Farm finance is a topic that is not often discussed but is vital to the success and longevity of these unique family businesses.Sustainable Farm Finance draws upon the practical, on-farm financial experience of John Mitchell, a grazier in New South Wales who saved his family farm, transforming it from financial peril to a successful business. The story of his success, and how he achieved it, is told here with input and insights from economist Bruce Chapman and scientist Da...

The Godfather Doctrine draws clear and essential lessons from perhaps the greatest Hollywood movie ever made to illustrate America's changing geopolitical place in the world and how our country can best meet the momentous strategic challenges it faces.In the movie The Godfather, Don Corleone, head of New York's most powerful organized-crime family, is shockingly gunned down in broad daylight, leaving his sons Sonny and Michael, along with his adopted son, consiglie...

A sweet'n'spicy collection of bonus tales, first shared on Patreon and featuring the guys and gals (and nonbinary aliens) from the superhero x villain MM+ (& FF!) romance series, Villainous Things (along with the MCs of the Villains in Space spin-off series)!Simon Says: It is required that you listen to Villainous Things books one through five first, and highly recommended that you also listen to Earth Boys Are Easy before tackling this bonus collection! ...

Some of humankind's greatest tools have been forged in the research laboratory. Who could argue that medical advances like antibiotics, blood transfusions, and pacemakers have not improved the quality of people's lives? But with each new technological breakthrough there comes an array of consequences, at once predicted and unpredictable, beneficial and hazardous.Outcry over recent developments in the reproductive and genetic sciences has revealed deep fissures in society's percepti...

He is one of the most highly regarded coaches in international rugby, but also one of the most controversial. Now you can read why ...John Mitchell’s rugby coaching career spans many years, several teams and various countries. He was assistant to Clive Woodward, who spearheaded England’s 2003 World Cup-winning campaign, for four years in the pioneering days of professional rugby coaching, and he took charge of the All Blacks and the Chiefs in New Zealand, the Western Force in Austr...

The book offers a variety of recipes that demonstrate the use of fireless cooking appliances, such as the fireless cooker (a type of insulated cooking pot), which could cook food using residual heat. The dishes include soups, stews, casseroles, puddings, and a variety of baked goods that benefit from the slow, even cooking process. Mitchell explains how to prepare meals in advance and then let the fireless cooker do the work, allowing home cooks to save time and energy while still creating...

The Fireless Cook Book turns a simple idea into a remarkably practical system for the home kitchen: bring food to a boil, seal it in an insulated cooker, and let retained heat do the rest. Written for inexperienced cooks as well as seasoned household managers, it explains the science behind fireless cooking and shows how this method can save fuel, labor, utensils, kitchen heat, and money while improving flavor and freeing the cook from constant attention. The book traces the evolution from...

The Lettsomian Lectures on Diseases and Disorders of the Heart and Arteries in Middle and Advanced Life, delivered in 1900-1901 by Sir W. H. Broadbent, is a seminal medical text that explores the complexities of cardiovascular health in adults and the elderly. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and observation, Broadbent provides a comprehensive examination of the physiological changes that occur in the heart and arteries as individuals age, and the ways in which these changes predi...

Trespassing, “a thoughtful, beautifully written addition to environmental and regional literature” (Kirkus Reviews), is a historical survey of the evolution of private ownership of land, concentrating on the various land uses of a 500-acre tract of land over a 350-year period. What began as wild land controlled periodically by various Native American tribes became British crown land after 1654, then private property under US law, and finally common land again in the late twentieth century....

In the heart of the Scottish Highlands, amidst the rugged beauty of the mountains and glens, two ancient faiths collide in a tale of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of tradition. Two Old Faiths follows the intertwined destinies of two young women, one a devout Catholic and the other a staunch Protestant. As their paths cross, they find themselves torn between their beliefs and the undeniable attraction that draws them together. But in a society where religious differences divide com...

This is the ironic story of how Italian Renaissance and Baroque gardens encouraged the preservation of the American wilderness and ultimately fostered the creation of the world’s first national park system. Told via Mitchell’s sometimes disastrous and humorous travels—from the gardens of southern Italy up through Tuscany and the lake island gardens—the book is filled with history, folklore, myths, and legends of Western Europe, including a detailed history of the labyrinth, a common elemen...

Early in 1973 I was flying a normal Variable Stability System (VSS) flight at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland. The student in the right seat of the converted B-26 aircraft was Lieutenant Commander Sidney White. He was flying his third consecutive VSS flight. Sidney had successfully completed all his upper air work in the vicinity of 10,000 feet. He commenced making a series of approaches to the active runway, which was oriented northeast/southwest (04/22)1. Each approac...