The collapse of South Canterbury Finance (SCF) is one of the biggest New Zealand stories of the last decade. The sweep of events, from Timaru to the Beehive, include some of the most revealing moments on issues critical to this country – everything from poor governance and systemic issues in the finance sector, through to the structural risks this exposed and the costs it ultimately presented to all New Zealanders. There has not yet been a book that has attempted to tell this story, certai...

Shallow Slumber is a new play by award-winning writer and social worker Chris Lee, exploring therelationship between a young mother and a social worker.Dawn never thought motherhood would feel like this. Moira never thought she'd have a case like this. Unfolding backwards to the heart-rending moment when everything changed, Shallow Slumber looks past the headlines to the lives beneath.The play tackles the topical and thorny issue of social care, interventio...

About the BookJust Another Love Story centers around Brian, recently divorced, who is looking for a fresh start.Looking to start over in a new town in a house with no furniture with no guidance for his future, he heads to a hardware store to fix a broken toilet. There, he finds a woman named Janie, the complete opposite of his ex-wife in every way, who helps him with his plumbing issue as well as his lack of direction. He starts to fall hard for Janie, but she has her own his...

In Seasons in the Dark, the stigma and silence around mental health in Christian life are shattered. This anthology dives into the raw, turbulent waters where faith meets despair, offering a lifeline to those who believe in a God who heals, saves ,and sets free--and yet find themselves struggling under the weight of depression and anxiety. Seasons in the Dark is a collection of six short fiction stories interwoven with reflective poetry and a poignant devotion, offering spiritual insight a...

Though boasting a smaller student body than most other Southeastern Conference schools, Vanderbilt University’s spirit and passion is without bounds-and with good reason. This book highlights several Vandy sports programs whose teams have shined over the course of the school’s athletic history and the players and coaches who have been a part of them.Much of Vandy’s recent athletic success has come from the football team. Under coach James Franklin, the Commodores had their first so...

′Lee is sensitive to the challenges that face both staff and pupils and gives many ideas for challenging and changing what we do in school. He doesn′t shy away from the difficulties involved in confronting established values, offering to ′shine light′ through structured staff discussion on our preconceived ideas and prejudices...this book will prove to be a useful additional reference for many working at all phases of education′ - Special′Chris Lee′s book ably balances well argued ...

This collection of poems came to life after an epic story in real life. Wanting to pen down all the emotions felt through the ups and downs of what it means to slowly pick up the pieces from a lost love, it became a glimmer of light that I wanted to share with people who may have gone through the same thing. Tortured, but beautiful. Yearning, but encouraging.

Brought to you by Penguin.NOW AVAILABLE: Bite-sized wisdom and inspirational advice to lift your spirits and help you live a fuller life - from Instagram's answer to Fleabag's 'Hot Priest'.______________________One minute could change your life.Reverend Christopher Lee is a young vicar who has taken the internet by storm. With more Instagram followers than the Arch Bishop of Canterbury and the...

Adam and Eve destroyed paradise. The Creator drove them from the Garden of Eden where the Tree of Life grows. They must survive in a young world where few plants grow and only the first pairs of creatures roam. Angels scorn them and no longer obey their commands. Animals that they spoke with and ruled over in paradise are now wild and deaf to human words. Some creatures find their teeth suited to eating meat. The first two humans suffer hunger and starvation, injury and pain. Death teaches...

Adam and Eve have lived three centuries on the world they cursed. Their descendants number over one-thousand, plus the dust and bones of others who walk only in memories. Mankind live behind walls and palisades, or protected by cliffs or water. The lands around Eden are no longer barren. Brave men and women hunt forests and grasslands in Cush and Nod. Predators hunt the hunters. Seth trains the Nephilim to kill beasts as large as tyranos. Adam and Eve fight other enemies alone. Only eyes t...

Alex Drydon retired as a rifleman after the Napoleonic wars. In 1821 he sails across the world searching for his pirate brother Bram. His quest leads him to the islands of New Zealand where musket wars ravage Maori tribes. Less than one-hundred foreigners live in the Bay of Islands. Most are missionaries, some are sailors, a few are escaped convicts. Alex finds himself fighting epic battles alongside Maori warriors and chiefs. In a land beset by war, slavery, and cannibalism, he struggles ...

This book highlights the genomic findings, observations, and analysis of DNA/RNA sequences and protein structure of the dreadful virus of this decade- COVID-19. The Corona group of viruses though known species, the strain that caused the Pandemic of 2019 is a completely new strain, belonging to the same corona family with a novel genetic make-up. This makes it a new pathogen which is causing the current outbreak leaving the global scientific community clueless of any therapeutic breakthrou...