A novel about the art of creating fine whisky, against a background of Australia's finest countryside; an environmental rant and how to avoid the worst excesses of big industry; failure, then the success of a talented chef - and her sentimental life.

A book taking you from Dover to Douala, Islington to Islamabad, via Brighton,Brazzaville, Bangkok (even Bognor) and Antananarivo - ending in Chiang Mai. It is a mosaic, mixing love, half-baked philosophy, history, diplomacy, landscapes and cityscapes.You will meet famous, infamous but best of all, completely unkown. ordinary people. It is judgemental, prejudiced and struggles against egotism - in short a man's life.

This is a book taking you from Dover to Douala, Islington to Islamabad, via Brazzaville, Brighton, Bangkok and Antananarivo, finishing in Chiang Mai. It is a mosaic, mixing love, half-baked philosophy, history, diplomacy, landscapes and cityscapes with little discernment. You will meet famous, infamous and, best of all, completely ordinary, unknown people. It is judgemental, prejudiced and struggles against egotism – in short, a man's life.

Despite recent improvements in energy efficiency being made in new build, it is important that the existing commercial building sector also take action to meet emission reduction targets. The objectives and challenges of such action will reduce the risk of the sector becoming obsolete due to high energy use and poor environmental performance.This book presents a theory-based, practice-support methodology to deal with sustainable retrofitting opportunities for existing commercial bu...

Since 1975, when the University of Oklahoma faculty created their review course for second-year medical students, the Oklahoma Notes have been among the most trusted and widely used reviews for the National Boards.Each Oklahoma Notes book presents the core information of one segment of the medical school curriculum. Written by some of the most effective medical educators in the country, and now thoroughly updated and revised, the Oklahoma No...

The third and fourth series of the criminal family saga, based on G. F. Newman's bestselling novels'Terrific listening' The IndependentAs Ted Heath's government presides over the collapse of Rolls Royce, and Britain goes over to decimalisation, Brian Oldman is locked up in Brixton Prison.Joseph Oldman pulls every corrupt string in a desperate attempt to get him released; yet no sooner is B...

A chilling reenactment of the federal government’s anti-Communist investigationsEric Bentley has chosen highlights from the thirty-year record of the House Un-American Activities Committee to demonstrate HUAC’s focus on artists, intellectuals, and performers. Volume 1: 1938–1948 includes the testimonies of Hallie Flanagan, Ayn Rand, Adolphe Menjou, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Gary Cooper, Bertolt Brecht and many others. Thirty Years of Treason serves as a warnin...

The fifth novel in the George and Julie series. A new country and change of career prove an unexpectedly bumpy ride for the couple. The huge environmental damage caused throughout Australia by the mining industry and the ruthless protection of its interests, academic corruption, misogyny and crime are challenged by progressive legal change and resolute commitment to academic integrity.

Madagascar's bloody past and present. This is a political novel and a love story loosely based on my experiences in Madagascar over some 18 years - the title being a salute to George Macdonald Fraser's book " Flashmans's Lady" and a century and a half later the history of Madagascar still remains drenched in blood. Tragically the title could equally be "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose".

The joyful and sad experiences of five generations of Scots living in Australia; successful whisky brewing, accusations of embezzlement, sex abuse of children, kidnapping, expected and unexpected deaths.

A short, illustrated personal reflection on the meaning and perception of art and its many manifestations: painting, sculpture, architecture mosaics and photography..

Two horsemen of the apocalypse: Plague and war. The Covid pandemic and the Myanmar tragedy as seen by George and Julie in this third book of their story.