Dimension6, the electronic magazine of Australian speculative fiction brings you its fifth annual collection with all new stories from Trent Jamieson, Mark T Barnes, Shauna O'Meara, Robert Stephenson, Emilie Collyer, Mark Webb, Ephiny Gale, David Coleman, Adele Gardner and Doug Bost. Enter Dimension6!

Shortlisted for the Gemmell Morningstar Award - Best Debut NovelAn uneasy peace has existed since the fall of the Awakened Empire centuries ago. Now the hybrid Avān share the land with the people they once conquered: the star-born humans; the spectral, undead Nomads; and what remains of the Elemental Masters.With the Empress-in-Shadows an estranged ghost, it is the ancient dynasties of the Great Houses and the Hundred Families that rule. But now civil war t...

Echoes of Empire: Book 2An uneasy peace has settled over the Shrīanese Empire, and for Indris and Mari, a life together just might be possible. But while the fighting may be over, the struggle between the two great Houses vying to rule has just begun, and caught between them are Indris and Mari—warriors of the highest caliber…and members of the opposing families.With the court moved to a new city, the old machinations of Mari’s father, Corajidin, are still ...

The epic conclusion of the Echoes of Empire trilogy.Prophecy declared that corrupt politician Corajidin would rule the Shrīanese Federation, even become its new Emperor—and sinister magic has helped him defy death in order to do it. But his victory is not assured, thanks to clashing rival factions that hinder any attempts to unify the nation. Though he has taken increasingly brutal measures to eliminate all obstacles in his path, the dark forces supporting him grow...

Based on the Commonwealth Harvard Alcohol Research and Teaching Program, this clinically oriented work is designed to give internists and primary care practitioners the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and care for patients with alcoholism.

Want to make your students more responsible for their own learning? Want to create an academic environment in which students thrive and develop a genuine thirst for knowledge? Want to improve your students' standardized test results but avoid a "teach-to-the-test" mentality that throttles creativity and freedom?In this book, Mark Barnes introduces and outlines the Results Only Learning Environment—a place that embraces the final result of learning rather than the traditional method...

Why would anyone want to do something as dangerous as motorcycling? For those who love to ride, no explanation is necessary. For everyone else, there's Why We Ride. Designed as both an explanation for outsiders and an anthem for those within the fold, this new book presents the insights of Mark Barnes, PhD, a motorcycling clinical psychologist. As a popular columnist at Motorcycle Consumer News for more than 20 years, Dr. Barnes articulates the elusive physical, emotional, and interpersona...

Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: A-, , course: International Relations, State, and Strategy, language: English, abstract: Recent news surrounding the battles in Iraq and Syria give the impression that the Islamic State is losing many of their important gains and will eventually succumb. This, however, is not the time to withdraw the pressure from the Islamic State. They still have a vast arrange of ways of collecting money from a v...

"Crack and Back" is a story of how I was entrenched in a life of drug addiction, my drug of choice being crack and the depths it took me. I share about my introduction to drug use and the gateway drugs that led me to finally start using crack/cocaine. I talk about the places crack took me, the near brushes I had with death, and the situations and circumstances that only God brought me through. My house, my cars, my job, and my family were all things I lost from my addiction. I talk about t...

Even in an education system driven by the Common Core State Standards and high-stakes testing, teachers must adapt their methods to the styles of the modern learner. This means creating a student-centered classroom, driven by brief, interactive instruction from highly skilled teachers who know when the time is right to get out of the way. The five-minute teacher is one who delivers quick, thought-provoking lessons that send students clamoring to find meaning on their own, with the help of ...

Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - Other International Politics Topics, grade: A, , course: Geography and Strategy, language: English, abstract: The victory by China in the Johnson South Reef Skirmish emboldened them to make further aggressive claims and actions in the South China Sea. This paper discusses that battle, analyzes its importance, and shows how China has undertaken even more aggressive actions since then. Whether against Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, or even...

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject South Asian Studies, South-Eastern Asian Studies, grade: A-, University of California, Los Angeles, course: India and Pakistan, language: English, abstract: This paper goes into the background covering the differences leading up to the breakup of Pakistan, the civil war that broke out when West Pakistani troops tried to subdue the East, the regional war that broke out when India intervened, and the Cold War context that it was a part of at th...