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The Girl with the Cardboard Port
This shocking tale of one young woman’s fight for survival and connection is not for the faint of heart.
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The Healthy House
The definitive guide to creating a safe, healthy and environmentally friendly home. The Healthy House shows that you can put a stop to pollution in your own surroundings, whether you are building a new house, renovating an existing building, or renting. Also see Australian Earth-Covered and Green Building.
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The Hitchers of Oz
World famous actor Sam Neil and rap legend Chuck D rub shoulders with writers like JP Donleavy and Carmel Bird. Physicists, business leaders, publishers, political activists, soldiers, poets, athletes and comic book creators are brought together by their common experience of hitching a ride sometime in the past.
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The Importance of Being Cool
Explore an urban underworld where many people get lost, lose it or just disappear! Twenty-something Oli shapes a torrent of chemicals into a searing account of survival in the urban Melbourne scene.
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The Job Tree: Winning Your Next Job
Winning a new job can be a challenge. Jobs are changing worldwide. Technological change, globalization and economic disruptions like recessions all have an impact. Workforces are becoming increasingly mobile with frequent job changes.
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The Quaking Meeting (2009 James Backhouse Lecture)
Once Quakers quaked; some still do. This book discusses the individual and communal practices of Waiting Worship, using mystical elements to transform our lives, bringing us closer to holy obedience to the Divine.
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The Rag Boiler’s Daughter
This story follows Maggie Gilliland from her birth in Denny, Scotland in 1865 and spans the factories of 19th Century Scotland, the Irish War of Independence, two world wars, and a family’s migration to Australia.
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The World Cup Baby (2nd ed)
Incisive, punchy, emotional and humorous, this is a story of obsession. An absolute must-read for those people who spend four years of their lives waiting for each World Cup, not to mention those who have to live with them!
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This We Can Do (2015 James Backhouse Lecture)
Quakers have had a big influence on the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) from its beginning in 1975. This is consistent with their emphasis on seeking ‘that of God in everyone’ and their commitment to finding nonviolent ways to respond to conflict.
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This We Can Say
Prepared over a period of nearly 10 years, this is the distillation of the thoughts of around a thousand Quakers with an interest in spiritual subjects.
The book includes inspirational writings and personal stories about challenge and opportunity, which reflect on the geography and social history of Australia.
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Wobbles: An Olympic Story
Wobbles spans the physical, psychological and spiritual growth of an athlete from childhood into her stature as a fierce, Olympic competitor.
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Workplace Mentoring
Provides a process by which mentoring plans can be developed, monitored and evaluated in the workplace. Geared to supervisors or colleagues responsible for mentoring.
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Yoga Happiness: A Path for Transformation
Yoga Happiness: A Path for Transformation provides an insightful companion resource that propels you towards happiness transformation. Syntheses of ancient yoga principles and Eastern philosophies are easily defined to challenge our unwanted negative patterns.
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You Only Want Me for My Mind and other bedtime stories
You Only Want Me for My Mind reveals a quirky boy born not only with cerebral palsy but with an uncanny ability to overcome obstacles and mobilise people. In a world reminiscent of My Left Foot and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, we watch him laugh off the verdicts of the experts as he grows towards a life of his choosing – as an independent artist, writer and mentor for young people.
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Your eBook Survival Kit (2nd ed)
A practical, no-nonsense guide into the essentials of composing and publishing eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, mobi (Kindle), optimized pdf as well as the new Fixed Layout formats suitable for spread-oriented books.
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Your eBook Survival Kit (3rd ed.)
A practical, no-nonsense guide into the essentials of composing and publishing eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, mobi (Kindle), optimized pdf as well as the new Fixed Layout formats suitable for spread-oriented books.
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Your eBook Survival Kit (4th ed.)
A practical, no-nonsense guide into the essentials of composing and publishing eBooks. The Kit provides advice and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a file for conversion into the dominant formats of ePub, mobi (Kindle), optimized pdf as well as the new Fixed Layout formats suitable for spread-oriented books.