These 24 stories are written by a variety of authors, with the aim to inspire readers with positive visions of what a sustainable society might look like and how we might get there.The stories are diverse in style, ranging from whodunnits to sci-fi, romance to family drama, comedy to tragedy, and cover a range of solution types from high-tech to nature-based solutions, to more systemic aspects relating to our culture and political economy.Reviews‘These tremendous an...

"Diana Sands was a comet. Brilliant, singular, and gone far too soon. In her short time with us, she left a body of work so rich and fearless it still ripples through generations of artists who follow. To watch her was to see possibility itself take the stage: a woman, yes, Black, rendered with nuance, intelligence, beauty, and depth at a time when the world rarely allowed it. Good thing Diana Sands never asked for anyone's permission."Steve Willis and Joel Lobenthal's beautiful bo...

WINNER OF THE THE GREEN STORIES PRIZE 2023Fairhaven – A Novel of Climate Optimism traces the lives of a group of innovators, engineers, and visionaries as they struggle against the odds to bring climate solutions to Southeast Asia and to the world.Grace Chan, a young Malaysian working at the Fairhaven infrastructure project in Penang, is terrified of what the future might bring. She reluctantly comes to terms with the role that she and her colleagues will play in addressing...

Is disaster inevitable? Defying Futility offers sixteen stories by the authors of the award-winning climate fiction Fairhaven – A Novel of Climate Optimism that offer a definitive answer to the question, with a range of creative, heartwarming tales that showcase how real disasters in history might have gone differently.Instead of a “Black Mirror” future, the stories are a “Green Mirror” alternative. Defying Futility and Fairhaven are perfect for ...

It was 1984 in Europe, a time well before the internet and Brexit. Cycling had yet to become a passion for 'middle aged men in Lycra' and was regarded as an economical way to get from one place to another.Steve (an Englishman) brings this period to life, through a humorous account of his cycling journey with his Aussie girlfriend, Jenny, as they peddle through the byways of Europe. Experiencing the French and their love of food and life; the Italians, who seemed to hug everything a...

This book is so tough it needs a bullbar!There's big. There's big and strong. There's big and strong and fit. And there's Steve Willis.Steve Willis, aka Commando Steve, is the uncompromising, unsmiling, military-style trainer on Channel Ten's massively popular show, The Biggest Loser. Commando Steve is also a much sought-after coach in the CrossFit program and a world-class CrossFit athlete, who was ranked 4th in the gruelling 2009 International CrossFit Games in C...

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver brought his mini-series, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, to Huntington, West Virginia, "the fattest city in America." But long before the small town was on the chef's radar, one pastor had already begun to pray for Huntington's spiritual and physical transformation. Winning the Food Fight is pastor Steve Willis' insider look at the divine timing of Jamie Oliver's visit and a backstage pass to the events that are changing the heart and health of...

Imagining the Small Church: Celebrating a Simpler Path bears witness to what God is doing in small churches. Steve Willis tells stories from the small churches he has pastored in rural, town, and urban settings and dares to imagine that their way of being has something to teach all churches in this time of change in the American Christian Church. Willis tells us in the introduction, 'This book boasts no ten or fifteen steps to a successful small church. Instead, I hope to encourage you to ...

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, find...

‘A simply brilliant book – modern, clever, beautiful and full of delicious recipes.’ Jamie OliverA modern vegetarian cookbook packed with quick, healthy and fresh recipes, that fits perfectly with how we want to eat now.How we want to eat is changing. More and more people want to cook without meat a couple of nights a week, or are looking for interesting ideas for dishes for their vegetarian friends (whilst pushing their own vegetarian repertoire beyond a r...

New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman’s modern classic, Coraline—also an Academy Award-nominated film"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house...."When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be ...

The New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Lies and Fragile returns to The Hollows, delivering a thriller that explores matters of faith, memory, and sacrifice.After giving up his post at the Hollows Police Department, Jones Cooper is at loose ends. He is having trouble facing a horrible event from his past and finding a second act. He’s in therapy. Then, on a brisk October morning, he has a visitor. Eloise Montgomery, the psychic who plays a key ...