Adored for its large fluffy ears, spoon-shaped nose and bright button eyes, the koala is universally recognised and revered as an Australian icon. But it hasn't always been so. After coexisting successfully with Aborigines for thousands of years, the koala was considered sloth-like by the early Europeans and valued for little more than its fur, and by the early twentieth century millions of koalas had been hunted, driving the species to near-extinction.Yet the koala is also one of ...

The Missouri River 340 (MR340), known as the longest non-stop canoe and kayak race in the world, is rated as one of the top 100 American adventures by National Geographic. Covering 340 exhausting miles of the mighty Missouri River, only two-thirds of those paddlers starting in Kansas City, MO finish in St. Charles four days later. What does it take in equipment, training and strategy to complete a race this tough? "Missouri River 340 First Time Finisher" provides the analysis and insights ...

This book traces the historical development of the World History course as it has been taught in high school classrooms in Texas, a populous and nationally influential state, over the last hundred years.Arguing that the course is a result of a patchwork of competing groups and ideas that have intersected over the past century, with each new framework patched over but never completely erased or replaced, the author crucially examines themes of imperialism, Eurocentrism, and national...

Married father of two Matthew Wraight has a secret, a secret no one, not even his wife knows. He kills people for a living.Wraight has managed to keep his two lives, loving family man and ruthless assassin, completely separate from each other. That is until a job goes wrong, sending those two worlds crashing into each other, endangering not only Wraight's life but the lives of his family as well.

This book explores the evolution of Canadian and Australian national identities in the era of decolonization by evaluating educational policies in Ontario, Canada, and Victoria, Australia. Drawing on sources such as textbooks and curricula, the book argues that Britishness, a sense of imperial citizenship connecting white Anglo-Saxons across the British Empire, continued to be a crucial marker of national identity in both Australia and Canada until the late 1960s and early 1970s, when educ...

Megan Kathleen Murphy is a successful young accountant at one of the most prestigious firms in the region. She is young, smart, and pretty, with her whole career ahead of her. Professionally, shes satisfied and challenged, but something in her life is missing. She yearns for someone to take control, tell her what to do. She longs for Him, the man who will take her handand then tell her exactly what she is to do with it. She desires someone who can make her fly.Stephen Jackson is, b...

EKTON. A story of fiction, humour and thrills in the year 2025. The main characters are a dwarf named Kahl who creates the world's biggest fortune and it's most powerful computer - Ekton. Who happens to be a woman in her visual persona. She has form as well as life, in a three dimensional laser light being. Kahl's adversary is a teenage boy, who battles against great characters including live robots, comical criminals and the main character Ekton. A story of man against machine, that is in...

A need has long existed for a book such as “The Civilized Jungle,” Tropical Plants, Facts & Fun (Volume I)”. It is written simply, explaining tropical plants in an uncomplicated and sometimes humorous manner. Tommy treats his plants with respect for what they are - living entities with a purpose for existence. Accordingly, his descriptions are such that we all can fast and easily understand their physical wants, needs and individual “personalities”. These tropical bushes, flowers, palms, p...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.TO SEE AS GOD SEES IS TO SEE WITH TOTAL LOVE and no fear. “When you can see through the eyes of God with total love and no fear, then your vision will become clear,” whispered the still small voice within. This revelation occurred during my time with the Mayan shamans over a decade ago and has been the lofty goal directing my quest to have my severely damaged vision restored. I have been astonished at all that has cross...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Buddha defined enlightenment as the end of suffering. It could also be said that enlightenment involves realizing that who and what we really are, our essential identity, is the light of awareness or consciousness whose very nature is love, peace, and joy. This is in contrast to most of us who identify ourselves with our body and mind.In other words, most of us see ourselves as an individual with a personal history, in effec...

Like the Sydney Opera House or Uluru, the kangaroo is a unique symbol of Australia. This is the remarkable story of our most famous marsupial, from its ancient origins and prehistoric significance to current-day management and conservation.Marsupial specialists Stephen Jackson and Karl Vernes examine our sustained fascination with kangaroos-spanning 40,000 years-that allows these engaging marsupials to be instantly recognised by people the world over. The amazing diversity of this ...

The delightful, expeditionary trek continues - this time through “The Civilized Jungle,” Tropical Plants, Facts & Fun (Volume II).” Once again, in an uncomplicated, simply written - often with droll, tongue firmly in cheek levity and an occasional, personal, acerbic stab at contemporary society, the “modern” world out of control political correctness and the body politic - Tommy introduces us to an array of his “plant pals” - all of which flourish in his spectacular, multi-terraced, tropic...