From Tassie to the Top End, through the outback towns of Coober Pedy and Tennant Creek, to the coastal retreats of Fremantle, Cairns and Byron Bay and taking in the capital cities along the way, author- photographer David Darcy has traversed the length and breadth of the continent in search of women who have doggy tales to share.A Girl's Best Friend showcases a cross-section of women and their dogs, from all over the country and from all walks of life. Whether it's Nancy s...

In his years of travelling the length and breadth of Australia, David Darcy has met many an old timer with a story to share - childhood memories of a very different Australia, and stories from a lifestyle that is fast disappearing as Australia changes and takes its place in the modern world.Here David Darcy is on the road again, traversing the continent in search of a good yarn and an interesting face. Through candid portraits and poignant, intimate conversations with men and women...

What exactly is the purpose of the BBC nowadays - to entertain, educate and inform? But is that all? The broadcaster itself claims to be a fearless and independent provider of news tasked with ‘speaking truth to power’ – a true champion of the underdog.However, as David Sedgwick reveals in his new book the reality is somewhat different: not only does the BBC diligently protect power from scrutiny, it attacks and attempts to discredit those who dare to challenge the status quo....

A History of Irish Women's Poetry is a ground-breaking and comprehensive account of Irish women's poetry from earliest times to the present day. It reads Irish women's poetry through many prisms – mythology, gender, history, the nation – and most importantly, close readings of the poetry itself. It covers major figures, such as Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Eavan Boland, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, as well as neglected figures from the past. Writing in both English and Irish is considered, and close at...

Sirens, Book 2, THE BLUE PLANETS WORLD SERIESHe's an alien. She's not quite human.Can they survive an epic battle under the sea?Jake Rose's girlfriend, Em Tullis, has mysteriously disappeared, leaving only a one-word clue: Phoke. His search takes him around the world to fabled Aberforth Hills in the North Sea, home of earth's native aquatic people, the Mer‚ who are now known as Phoke. They've remained hidden for centuries, only emer...

Earth finally receives a message from space:You only live on land. Allow us to live in the seas.Pilgrims, Book 3, THE BLUE PLANETS WORLD SERIESRison will soon implode. They desperately need a new blue planet, a water planet. But Earth is crowded. Will humans be able to open their hearts to an alien race?Jake Rose joins the courageous crew of the Eagle 10 as they streak across the galaxy to Rison, the other b...

The consequences of Earth’s exploration of the Galaxy come home to roost when the Drasin track a human ship back to Earth. Mounting a desperate defense, the crew of the NAC spacecraft Odyssey, their allies, and the people of Earth face an overwhelming force of invading alien ships wielding terrible power. Doomed from the start, but with nowhere to retreat, Captain Eric Weston commits his ship to the defense of the human race even as the human outposts in Sol system fall one by one...

Gary Brown's BBC Radio 4 full-cast comedy dramatisation about artist Eric Gill's clash with the BBC over his famous sculpture of Prospero and Ariel, starring Anton Lesser as Eric Gill and Tim McInnerny as Sir John Reith, the first Director General of the Corporation. Originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Play’ slot on Wednesday 9 June 2010. Inspired by real events, the play charts a clash between the BBC's Governors and the artist over the propriety of the sculpture's appearance. Gill bec...

In his quest to capture that bond that exists between dogs and their owners and distil it into the perfect shot, author-photographer David Darcy goes trans-Tasman, traversing the length and breadth of the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand. From Auckland to Wellington, taking in Tauranga and Rotorua on the way; from Nelson to Invercargill by way of Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin, here are the dogs of New Zealand and their owners. Along the way, he meets the working dogs...

Back Cover TextA luminous gathering of love poems, this collection dwells in the quiet majesty of a shared life. Through ordinary mornings, sleepless nights, weathered seasons, illness, laughter, memory, vows, and faith, it honors a devotion not merely declared but daily lived. With warmth, wit, honesty, and reverent wonder, the poems reveal companionship as a form of grace: steadfast in hardship, radiant in simplicity, and deepened by time. Here, the smallest domestic gestures beco...

ABAYOMI, THE BRAZILIAN PUMA: The True Story of an Orphaned Cubby Darcy Pattison, illustrated by Kitty Harvill***NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2015***When a mother puma, an attempt to steal a chicken, she is caught in a trap and dies. The search is on for orphaned cubs. Will the scientists be able to find the cubs before their time runs out?Harvill uses original photos from the USGF as references to create accurate wildlife illustrations. These ar...

THE BLUE PLANETS WORLD SERIESEarth finally receives a message from space: "You only live on land. Allow us to live in the seas."Rison will implode soon. They desperately need a new blue planet, a water planet. But Earth is crowded. Will humans be able to open their hearts to an alien race?SLEEPERS, Book 1"A solid beginning to a trilogy..." Kirkus ReviewsA rogue militia. A diabol...