Kids are part of God's special plan!Miriam, Samuel, young Jesus—the Bible is full of stories about kids! In fact, it’s one big story about a parent (God) and His children. Some of these kids have become grown-ups who, of course, still need God as their true Father. And some of the kids in the Bible are actual kids!Featuring Caroline Saunders’s delightful storytelling, these thirty-three stories—some favorites and some surprises—show how God loves t...

No one makes a home like God!The Bible is filled with stories about homes, from the Garden of Eden to the Promised Land, from the tabernacle in the desert to the temple in Jerusalem. But what do these stories have in common? What is God showing us through them? Enter The Story of Home and discover God’s perfect plan to build the homiest of homes through Jesus. Learn how Jesus welcomes all who are homesick to be part of His family and live happily w...

Get up-to-speed with some of the biggest challenges facing New Zealand with this bundle of high-profile BWB Texts. These four works are combined into one easy-to-read e-book, available direct and DRM-free from our website or from international e-book retailers. Seventy-five years after Labour’s social security reforms of the 1930s, Paul Dalziel and Caroline Saunders argue in Wellbeing Economics it is time for a major shift in New Zealand’s economic perspective. In Growing Apart, Shamubeel ...

New Zealand is recognised as having been a pioneer in creating in 1938 what was arguably the Western world’s first comprehensive welfare state … we argue in this book that more than seventy-five years later there is a new opportunity for New Zealand to pioneer a further transformation in how a country enhances the wellbeing of its people.Seventy-five years after Labour’s social security reforms of the 1930s, it is time for a major shift in how New Zealand regards the wellbein...

Clothes occupy more than closet space—they take up mental space too. We regularly face uncomfortable waistbands, dressing for big moments, and managing kids’ outgrown clothes. And as Christians, we have deeper questions: How much time and money should we spend? For parents and ministry leaders, how much “clothes-policing” is appropriate? Modesty matters, but are clothes only about covering up? Does God really care about what we wear—and should we? Is the whole idea superficial? What is hap...

Kids are part of God's special plan!Miriam, Samuel, young Jesus—the Bible is full of stories about kids! In fact, it’s one big story about a parent (God) and His children. Some of these kids have become grown-ups who, of course, still need God as their true Father. And some of the kids in the Bible are actual kids!Featuring Caroline Saunders’s delightful storytelling, these thirty-three stories—some favorites and some surprises—show how God loves t...

Economists have long sought to maximise economic growth, believing this to be their best contribution to improving human welfare. That approach is not sustainable in the face of ongoing issues such as global climate change, environmental damage, rising inequality and enduring poverty. Alternatives must be found.This open access book addresses that challenge. It sets out a wellbeing economics framework that directly addresses fundamental issues affecting wellbeing outcomes. Drawing ...

Two gentlemen create elaborate alter-egos to escape the burdens of social duty, leading to a hilarious tangle of mistaken identities and romantic chaos. This play is the pinnacle of the comedy of manners, where every line is a polished jewel of wit and social commentary. From the interrogation of Lady Bracknell to the mystery of the christenings, the narrative celebrates the glorious absurdity of Victorian etiquette. It remains a triumphant masterpiece of the trivial and the profound.

Acclaimed crime writer Tony Cavanaugh is back with a gripping new novel featuring Australia's answer to Michael Connelly's Hieronymus Bosch - Darian Richards.Darian Richards is an ex-cop, a good one. He did whatever it took to solve a crime and stop the bad guy. Whatever it took! But after sixteen years as the head of Victoria's Homicide Squad, he'd had enough of promising victims' families he'd find the answers they needed. He had to walk away to save his sanity.

A little girl vanished 100 years ago. Her name was Sophie. Where did she go?An old house in Balmain. A portrait and perfume bottle hidden in a chimney.Unknown and untouched, while a century passed, their memory slowly fading.Glimpses of an eight year old girl and her school friend, missing, never found.The grief of those left behind, those who searched, those who yearned.So begins a journey to discover an Australian family, five generations, from 1840 ...

How were Ned Kelly's bones finally identified? What makes cockroaches some of the most successful creatures on the planet? Could some obscure bacteria finally rid the world of dengue fever? How did infant reflux become the disease of the moment? From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilarating, or poetic, but it w...