Four and a half months after her boyfriend became a paraplegic in a motorbike accident, he and Emma travelled to Australia, Emma's home country, and embarked upon a 18,000 kilometre backpacking trip.This story takes the reader on a whirlwind trip around Australia. A young woman struggling to accept her boyfriend's paralysis, and a paraplegic man backpacking during a time many spinal injured patients remain in hospital.Written with honesty, insight and dark humour, Emma exam...

'A great beach read! ... a quick page-turner that immediately grabbed my attention... Highly recommend if you're looking for an engaging, easy-to-read book for vacation or a relaxing weekend!' Amazon Review, 5 starsThe first rule of Murder Club? Don't trust the other wives.Marta and her true-crime book club escape to remote Snakebite Island for a long weekend of rosé, late-night confessions, and obsessive discussio...

The author graduated from prestigious Yenching University in China. He was a public servant in the Department of Treasury under the Chinese Nationalist rule. After being retained in 1949 by the Chinese Communists, he was later convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison with a groundless charge in the Anti-counterrevolutionaries Campaign in 1951. Having endured unimaginable ordeals and terrors in prison, he was forced to volunteer to stay in the labor camp after his release. He was exone...

Widely popularized images of unobtainable and damaging feminine ideals can be a cause of profound disjunction between women and their bodies. A consequence of this dissonance is an embodied performance of these ideals with the potential development of disordered eating practices, such as anorexia nervosa. This book develops a spirituality of anorexia by suggesting that these eating disorders are physical symptoms of the general repression of feminine nature in our culture. Furthermore, it ...

**Develop Your Social Skills and Live a Happier, Healthier, and More Successful Life!**Do you feel like a lack of social skills is holding you back in your relationships or career? If so, this book is exactly what you need.I used to be socially reclusive, avoiding interactions at all costs. It affected my friendships, grades, and love life. But then I decided to change. After a year of dedication, I learned that social skills aren’t just helpful—they’re essential for living...

The first rule of Murder Club? Don't trust the other wives.Marta and her true-crime book club escape to remote Snakebite Island for a long weekend of rosé, late-night confessions, and obsessive discussions about serial killers. No husbands. No responsibilities. Just four friends and a shared love of dark stories.Until one of them turns up dead on the shore. Murdered.They should call the police. But they can't. An investigat...