Tina Turner had a powerful voice, but perhaps more importantly, she led a powerful life. Born into challenging circumstances, her early years in rural Tennessee were marked by adversity and struggle. Tina would soon prove that she could rise above it all, even though her path to stardom was far from straightforward. Her tumultuous and often violent relationship with Ike Turner became a highly publicized chapter in her life, yet she refused to be defined solely by her trials and tribulation...

Follow wild-haired Sybylla as she picks up her pen to try and write her way out of oppressive poverty in rural Australia, her father’s drinking debts, and obscene marriage proposals that simply cramp her style. Miles Franklin is Australia’s progressive literary star!Consider signing up for our 2026 Smith & Taylor Subscription, and get My Brilliant Career alongside six other incredible titles as they publish this year (and at a big discount).

Key Concepts in Educational Assessment provides expert definitions and interpretations of common terms within the policy and practice of educational assessment. Concepts such as validity, assessment for learning, measurement, comparability and differentiation are discussed, and there is broad coverage of UK and international terminology. Drawing on the considerable expertise of the authors, the entries provide:- clear definitions- accounts of the key issues...

A unique perspective on the influence and enduring fascination of Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisWhat Jackie Taught Us offers insights about how Jackie lived with poise, grace, and zest, including wisdom about image and style, focus, courage and vision, men, marriage, and motherhood.After more than a decade in print, this commemorative edition features fourteen new essays from notable individuals amplifying the ways in which Jackie’s life has influenced...

This audio program introduces Québec French through fifty short and accessible stories designed for beginners. Each story is first told in French, then repeated with a clear English translation, helping learners quickly connect new expressions with familiar language. The course emphasizes everyday vocabulary and simple sentence structures that reflect how French is spoken in Québec today.Created for English speakers with limited background in French, the program gradually develops ...

Supporting Staged Intimacy: A Practical Guide for Theatre Creatives, Managers, and Crew examines the relationship between staged intimacy, intimacy direction, and those supporting the process during pre-production, rehearsal, and performance.First, this book addresses challenges and trends in staging intimacy, helping backstage and offstage theatre artists recognize the problematic approaches and culture that led to the emerging field of intimacy direction. This text will ...

The COVID-19 Impact on Higher Education Stakeholders and Institutional Services provides different perspectives regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the institutional functionality of universities and colleges. Contributors argue that although the quick pivot to online in 2020 was unique to the times, the ramifications of this institution-altering shift far exceeded expectations as the pandemic forced higher education institutions to reconsider their daily operations. This collection demons...

How do you like your weirdness? A subtle nudge towards the untoward? A quick zap of zany? Or a full-on assault of aberration? Whatever your taste, you'll find it here, and many more strains of strange that you didn't suspect existed. From magic rain to a talking (severed) head, extraordinary eggs to belligerent birds, the stories in this collection enter the rabbit hole to explore its hidden corners and winding ways. Through all the variety, what they have in common is originality, creativ...

Ash is about to begin her senior year at high school but she sees things that no one else does — apart from that, life is pretty normal until childhood friends, Carey and the enigmatic Cooper, move back into town. Now it's not just the endless heat of summer getting her flustered. All grown up, the brothers are keen to reconnect, Ash is dubious, she hasn't seen them since they were boys. It isn't long before she uncovers that their parents have died under mysterious circumstances... But wh...

Whatever Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Stronger…Attacked and kidnapped, Farren wakes injured to find herself an unwilling test subject for the vampires. Soon realising college friend Jack has betrayed her. Farren's horror grows when she discovers she is pregnant. Her only hope of escape from Scion is the Guard but as time passes, this seems impossible. As she waits, rescue comes in an unlikely form. It seems she and her unborn child are safe for the moment, until things suddenly take a turn ...

Nibbles Frisby isn't scared of anything. He keeps the pests away from his garden patch, but in the dark they all come out to play. During the night he goes outside to pee, only to spot one sneaky critter after another. Bravely, Nibbles defends his turf, until he encounters one spooky creature he wasn't expecting!A lively, adorable tale of one little dog's efforts to defend his backyard during the witching hour.

Tina was just eleven years old that day in 1980 when she returned home from school to find an empty house, her mother and siblings gone with no forwarding address. It was the day she lost her childhood. Tina was now alone, alone on the streets of a major metropolitan city as she struggled to find food, shelter, and safety.In this memoir, Tina recounts the story of her abandonment and the reality of her experiences, which included rape, deceit, and betrayal, even from close friends....