Follow the blue wave as it rolls thousands of kilometres across the wide Pacific to reach the home of this novel, Bondi Beach, where Anu and Jai face the wave's magnificent and transformative crash onto warm white sands.

“Manipurated” is a manifesto for business owners struggling against an online ratings and reviews industry that is holding their businesses hostage through manipulative practices. “Manipurated” uniquely combines an exposé of the shifty inner workings of this industry with a step-by-step playbook to empower the 30 million American business owners desperately trying to fight back. In today’s hyperconnected world, business owners are confronted with the challenge of managing their online repu...

"The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield" by Edward Robins is a captivating exploration of the life and times of a celebrated actress in the 18th century. The narrative delves into the vibrant world of the theater, showcasing the challenges and triumphs faced by women in a male-dominated industry. Through rich character development and vivid descriptions, Robins paints a picture of Nance Oldfield's rise to fame, her relationships, and the societal norms that shaped her career. The book serves as ...

In "Chasing an Iron Horse," Edward Robins intricately weaves a tale that captures the fervor and complexity of America's industrial age. Set against the backdrop of the burgeoning railroad era, the novel employs a rich, evocative literary style that blends vivid imagery with poignant dialogue, immersing readers in the clash between progress and tradition. Robins deftly explores themes of ambition, innovation, and the human cost of technological advancement, crafting a narrative that speaks...

A germinal examination of rhetoric's beginnings through pre-fourth-century Greek textsHow did rhetoric begin and what was it before it was called "rhetoric"? Must art have a name to be considered art? What is the difference between eloquence and rhetoric? And what were the differences, if any, among poets, philosophers, sophists, and rhetoricians before Plato emphasized—or perhaps invented—their differences? In Logos without Rhetoric: The Arts of Language ...

Where would you go to survive the end of the world?Far from the smoking ruins of the cities, Hurst Castle stands alone. A medieval fortress surrounded by the tidal waters of the Solent on the south coast of England.Hurst’s seventy-four occupants scrape a living, scavenging for food and supplies in a lawless society without electricity or government. There is no time to mourn. Survival is all that matters.But they are not alone. Rival groups covet the castle’s closel...

In this book, the authors explore and clarify the nature of postmodernism and provide a detailed introduction to key writers in the field such as Lacan Derrida Foucault Lyotard They examine the impact of this thinking upon contemporary theory and practice of education, concentrating particularly upon how postmodernist ideas challenge existing concepts, structures and hierarchies.

With different pedagogic practices come different ways of examining them and fresh understandings of their implications and assumptions. It is the examination of these changes and developments that is the subject of this book.The authors examine a number of questions posed by the rapid march of globalisation, incuding:What is the role of the teacher, and how do we teach in the context of globalisation?What curriculum is appropriate when people and ideas beco...

As the volume of transactions in European financial markets continues to grow, the use of financial collateral, be it in the form of cash, shares, bonds or credit claims, has become a critical tool in supporting and managing risk in financial transactions.This book is the first of its kind to offer a systematic examination of the whole law relating to financial collateral. It does so in two parts. First, it explains the law created by the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No 2) Re...

'Seldom has a senior public servant been so candid. As a key policymaker, Meredith Edwards takes us inside the process to reveal how we get the policies the affect so much of our lives.' - Paul Kelly, International Editor, The Australian'This innovative and important volume, unique in the policy literature, provides ideas and case studies of interest to everyone who cares about the quality of Australian public policy. It will be an indispensable guide to past choices, and ...

A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A National Bestseller | Winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award | Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize |One of The Washington Post's Best Books of 2024 | An NPR Best Book of 2024 | An Elle Best Book of 2024 | A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 | An NAACP Image Award Nominee“A book we all need to revive our souls” (Nicole Dennis-B...

Edward Miller has been running a successful B&B enterprise in a peaceful part of the Lake District for over 25 years.Here he tells his story of how it came about and how he learned through trial and error to not only make a decent profit out of it, but to enjoy (nearly) every minute of it.The book is full of incidents, some beyond belief, others rib-tickling or just plain bizarre. But it is also full of practical advice and tips, all of them summarised at the end of each ch...