"Such is Life" is an imaginary novel written by Australian author John Furphy, also known as Tom Collins.The story was published in 1903 and it is an imaginary account of rural life in the Australian regions of New South Wales and Victoria. The opera is set during the eighties of the 1800s. The Australian writer imagines many truly amazing characters. The whole novel is composed of a series of stories intertwined vaguely by the various people encountered by the narrator as he travels throu...

This accessible guide expertly distils the fundamentals of psychology through digestible text, full-colour diagrams and useful infographics.Unlock the wonders of the human brain in 10 concise chapters with this essential introduction to psychology. Learn about the theories of Sigmund Freud, the research of Ivan Pavlov, the distinction between behavioural and cognitive psychology, and much more besides. Written in accessible language with short chapters designed to ...

How do we learn? What is memory? How do we know how to behave?The formal study of psychology as a scientific enterprise began in Germany in the late 19th century but the observation of human behaviour dates back to Ancient Greece. Defined as the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes, psychology has attained a range of branches including clinical, cognitive, developmental, evolutionary, forensic, health and neuropsychology. In a wide ranging, highly ill...

Lyrics at Lunch is a heartfelt and thought-provoking collection of poetry that captures the rhythm of everyday life, the weight of human emotion, and the quiet strength found within.Through raw, relatable verses, this collection explores the highs and lows we all experience-love, loss, growth, frustration, hope, and everything in between. Each poem reads like a moment paused in time, turning ordinary thoughts into meaningful reflections that speak directly to the soul....

The Four Stars of Leadership unveils the hard-won lessons of 51 of America's most accomplished leaders-retired Four-Star Generals and Admirals-who led through crisis, commanded with integrity, and built teams that thrived under pressure. In an era of global uncertainty, rapid change, and deep societal division, great leadership is no longer a luxury-it's a necessity.Drawing from exclusive interviews and cutting-edge leadership research, Dr. Tom Collins dis...

Mark Rollins has sold the technology company he founded to a large multinational corporation. The transaction left him with more money than he can ever spend, a large empty office building, and far too much time on his hands. He repurposed the building into an exclusive fitness club for socially elite, wealthy women of Nashville, Tennessee. Against the backdrop of daily life in the fitness club, sixty-six year old Rollins becomes a father figure to club members who turn to him when they ha...

In September of 1864, a gang of Confederate irregulars stormed a Union train and made off with half a ton of gold which they buried somewhere in Asheville, North Carolina. Late in the winter of that year, Corporal James Donaldson Walker, one of the few surviving robbers, was captured by Union soldiers and was sent to Ship Island, a prisoner of war camp about twelve miles off the coast of Mississippi. The pure white sand of the island's beach as seen from his prison ship melted away Walker'...

Mystery writer, Tom Collins, departed from his usual genre to shine the light on Western North Carolina in his award winning ninth book, Exploring Asheville, winner of the Independent Press Award for its literary category. The book is a four-part "must have guide" for getting the most out of the Asheville experience.Part One: Asheville History consists of stories about the people and moments in time that forged the city's unique culture. You never know who you will see or meet walk...

The Speaker of the House has scheduled a vote on a resolution to impeach the president of the United States. With exaggerated piety the Speaker declares "The president has violated his oath of office. Among other crimes, he ignores the sovereignty of other nations, including our allies, using unmanned drones to assassinate their citizens without due process."In response to what they view as a legislative coup, a rogue military element threatens to break with 250 years of tradition ...

The gripping plot in Diversion unfolds against the backdrop of the opioid drug crisis in rural America—an anesthesiologist dies, a young girl goes missing, and terrorists plot an attack that could kill thousands or shut down American's military drones.The drug crisis is fueled by the illegal use of pain medications like Percocet and Fentanyl. Until recently, pill mills in Florida were where you went for a prescription. Now those drugs are moving to rural Middle Tennessee.Pi...

This book is simple. It is about the pursuit of excellence through leadership. It will give you the tools to empower others with the confidence to take the right action while they are on the front line—-when confronted with a decision to make, a problem to solve, or an opportunity to pursue. You will be able to move the know-how for achieving excellence from the back of the brain to the front. You can make doing and saying the right things, making the right decisions, and avoiding the wron...

'Such is life,' said Ned Kelly on the scaffold, kindly providing a title for this 'offensively Australian' classic: the splendidly farcical, tragical reminiscences of Tom Collins, philosopher and rogue.As he drives his bullock team across the plains of the Riverina and Northern Victoria, Tom becomes wildly entangled in the fate of others - like Rory O'Halloran, the two Alfs (Nosey and Warrigal), Mrs Beaudesart and Hungry Buckley of Baroona - recreating the humour, the pathos and th...