As one tribe stands against many, and the might of a kingdom works toward their ruin, a warrior and a shaman must find a way to save their people.Friends from birth, Cossak and Nova must lead the last of their tribe in a search for a safe place, surviving attacks from their own people and a kingdom intent on stripping the land of everything to get what it needs.Cossak will become chief. In doing so, he must find the strength to lead his tribe through their destruct...

Simon Joness graphic history of underground warfare during the Great War uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for supremacy, covers the tunneling methods they employed, and shows the increasingly lethal tactics they developed during the war in which military mining reached its apotheosis. He concentrates on the struggle for ascendanc...

A twenty-something farming woman working the fields discovers there is a whole universe out there, but she is supposed to decide humanity’s fate?Leena is a young, small-town woman, known for her questioning nature yet destined to live out her life like the others: in servitude to the Bright One, under the guidance of the Vicar.Suffused with holy purpose, the Vicar demands their neighbouring towns be ‘cleansed’, for through him the Bright One speaks. His townspeople are fait...

Think about our buildings for a moment. They had one important job. It was an evolutionary bargain with our environment: we build structures to protect us from the elements and keep predators out.Objectively, however, we are failing. Somewhere along the way, we forgot the mammal inside the box. We became obsessed with the box itself, how energy, efficient it is, how airtight we can make it, and how cheaply we can stack it. In doing so, we broke the bargain. Instead of keeping dange...

A gripping military thriller about war, fatherhood, and the cost of survivalBy Simon JonesSome battles never end.Some consequences can't be escaped.Repercussions is a powerful and emotionally charged military thriller that explores the lasting impact of war and the impossible choices faced by those left behind.Peter Laing is a former British soldier who has spent years trying to bury a violent incident from the Gulf War. He has built a quiet life, fa...

BODIES IN FLIGHT make performance where flesh utters and words move, challenging and re-energizing the relationship between audiences and performers, and audiences and place.Emerging from rigorous interdisciplinary and collaborative methods, often with new technologies in cutting-edge venues, we insist on the buzz of ideas, on philosophy and poetry, using words and images, movement and stillness, voices and bodies, through which they aim to move audiences emotionally and spirituall...

A defeated chief and a broken shaman stand against a relentless killer, a desperate power-broker, and the might of a kingdom, inexorably converging to decide the fate of the land.With his tribe decimated and nowhere to go, Cossak must pick up the pieces and rebuild what remains of his people’s lives. But it was he who led them to their ruin, and the loss of so many weighs on his heart.Nova flees northward, doggedly pursued by the Gentleman, who wants what he has an...

Business success depends on the ability to build trust. Trusted brands succeed and sustain. Trusted leaders inspire followers, grow companies, revenues and futures. But sadly, deceit has infected business and become widespread. Far too many leaders now use their own "alternative facts", to mislead and misinform their customers, colleagues and communities. The skilfulness and ease with which some leaders now lie has become a Lie-Ability. And when customers stop trusting the products, servic...

This absorbing illustrated study reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914–18.Covering the Western Front but also the Gallipoli and Italian theatres, this study explores three aspects of World War I below ground: military mining, attack tunnels and dugouts. In 1914–17, the underground war was a product of static trench warfare, essential to survive it and part of both sides' attempts to overcome it. In 1917–18 ...

Remote sensing of our environment is becoming increasingly accessible and important in today’s society. This book aims to highlight some of the broad and multi-disciplinary applications, and emerging practices, that remote sensing and photogrammetric technologies lend themselves to. The papers have been selected from the 13th and 14th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conferences given by experts in remote sensing, spatial analysis and photogrammetry from across the Asia Pacif...

Artists in the Archive explores the agency and materiality of the archival document through a stunning collection of critical writings and original artworks. It examines the politics and philosophy behind re-using remains, historicising this artistic practice and considering the breadth of ways in which archival materials inform, inflect and influence new works.Taking a fresh look at the relationships between insider know-how and outsider knowledge, Artists in the Arch...

A brand new day. With all creation bathed in light after night. Young boy waking to rejoice in it.