Bøger udgivet af Moshpit Publishing

In a world deep within us, lives an unlikely friend. This story follows the journey of a lonely bacterium, E. coli One, as he defends his home and his new found family. He lives deep within our gut protecting himself and every one of us. The Adventures of E. Coli was inspired through the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition. IGEM is an international competition dedicated to biotechnology and synthetic biology. The competition provides an opportunity for secondary and tertiary students to work in teams designing biological systems. Through this experience, the students gain valuable skills relating to scientific research, laboratory procedures and public outreach. The University of Melbourne iGEM team uses knowledge from other iGEM teams and the iGEM foundation to develop biological systems and operate them in living cells. In addition to this lab-based work, one of the goals of iGEM is to help educate the public about synthetic biology and its impacts on society. We believe that through this book, young children can learn about basic concepts and the language of biology, forming a scientific foundation to be built on in future years. Moreover, it is our hope that this book will inspire children to continue to learn about science and to appreciate all the wonders that it holds.

Geoff Kanofski is not a qualified psychologist. He was encumbered by symptoms of OCD, ADHD, and Tourette Syndrome. At age 33, he discovered how his disorders were functionally linked. This was the beginning of his understanding.Geoff then began to overcome his OCD, which increased his understanding. At 35, he no longer suffered with severe OCD. He then began full-time study. Hard work and tutoring allowed him to complete two years of pre-tertiary study. Then disability concessions enabled him to complete an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology. Eight years of full-time study increased his personal understanding (of this functional link).Then something happened that damaged Geoff's mind. He began to experience episodes of anger and sadness. Understanding how the functional link worked did not help his state of mind. His anger and sadness continued for a long time.At 55, Geoff found a way to heal his mind. His journey enabled him to understand the difference between the brain and mind. His autobiography explains this in fine detail.He finished writing this book when he was 64, and in his final chapter, he provides a hypothesis that is worthy of scientific research.

An anthology of reflections for Teachers dedicated to discipleship in the crucible of education - the classroom. These Christian reflections are derived from wide experience, speaking to the challenges facing Teachers - especially those committed to remaining as they were called.When facing pedagogical challenges, or reconciling polarities in curricula, these reflections can orient you to elements and essentials. Each reflection rests in the brilliance of Jesus' teaching, addressing controversial and confronting issues, as well as ways to cultivate blessing and happiness in your work, your calling.The collection is not a narrative, except insofar as every teacher's life is a narrative. Consistent themes are Christ the Leader, Christ the Teacher, Christ the Guide, pedagogy, valuing students, negotiating managerial and staffroom politics, classroom design and planning, foundations for curriculum, classroom management and discipline, practical designs for teaching and learning, spiritual warfare and how to navigate the difficulties which can antagonise all teachers. The spectrum of capacities required of teachers is extraordinary, because the work is both demanding and amazingly rewarding. Every part of every working day draws on your knowledge of pedagogy, your love for your students, your knowledge of the subjects you teach, your ability to maintain and coordinate multiple relationships - with both luminous and draining people. Being grounded in lived experience helps to make these useful; the working day for a teacher includes late nights of marking and preparation, meetings with parents and managers, school holidays appropriated as 'breaks' by careless administrators who want to control even much-needed rest. This is a book that is on your side, and understands the battles of a teacher's life. It is on your side, because Jesus is. He sees, He knows, He cares about what you are doing. The whole collection begins with the truth that Jesus is the greatest Teacher in the whole of history. Mary the Magdalene called Him 'Rabboni' - 'Master Teacher'.Utilise them in isolation, or in relation to other reflections. Each reflection has its own heading, which helps to identify its core focus. They are written to be helpful; it is my prayer and hope that as you pray and use them, the Holy Spirit will guide, accompany, and direct you. May their application enlarge the Kingdom, and extend the domain of Grace.

Storm is having difficulty at cadet school. As Bushytail's daughter, everyone expects her to be the best cadet but she knows that she is far from it. As time goes on, and she still can't master the three rules, she becomes discouraged. It is not until the clowder is under threat and she is forced to make a journey to the city that she finds the skills within herself to lead others. When the guardians charge her with a mission to help the leader of Dark Clowder she is confused and disappointed. After the harm Brokenear caused she had hoped that Dark Clowder was disbanded for good, but the Guardians insist that all four clowders need to be strong for the Stone to be strong. She dutifully tries to play her part but is filled with doubts about whether or not she is doing the right thing. It is not an easy journey, but along the way she discovers that although she is not good at being still, she has other skills to offer. In the end she is forced to make hard choices. Does she follow in her father's footsteps or not?

Wheels within Wheels is not about the wheels which drive your local bus, but the hidden wheels which have run Sydney's buses for many years:The wheels of politics - because transport has always been influenced by politicians, and not always for the right reasons.The wheels of money - because too often public funds have been spent on unworthy causes.But not all politicians made wrong decisions, and not all money invested in Sydney's buses was wasted.Wheels within Wheels is the history of how Sydney's bus services developed and changed over six decades, including the story of how one bus owner stood up to the government, won five court cases in a row and got the law changed.

Did you know there was a piano on the First Fleet? That the first convict artist was hanged for his trouble? That the first female author here started writing under a man's name? That the King owns the painting of our Federation? And did you know that there was a convict who wrote a dictionary of Australian slang? A man who was transported to Australia a record three times? And what about the world's first full-length feature film? Made in Australia, way back in 1906! These are just some of the many fascinating stories in Imagining Australia: a history of our nation through music, film, literature & art. The history of Australia is incredibly interesting. Often hilarious, sometimes infuriating. Especially when it is told by its artists. Writers, painters, musicians, filmmakers: they hold up a mirror and tell us who we are. They have done that from the start of white occupation. And, of course, long before. Imagining Australia tells a story of our nation through the eyes of people who are trained to see. Artists look at the world around them much more carefully than most of us. And what they see both describes and shapes our nation. In more than 80 well-researched and highly engaging chapters, Imagining Australia looks at our history by discussing movies, paintings, photographs, songs, and books. It puts them in the context of the times they were made, and asks what they say about who we were and who we have become. History and the arts are two sides of the same coin. Each is reflected in the other. Imagining Australia takes you on an extraordinary journey of discovery.

With recently discovered information coming to light, the author revisits and presents new stories and pictures illustrating his family's complex genealogy in this reworked edition of the 1992 manuscript 'Life's Race Well Run'. The original concept of 'A Diary of Discovery' has been maintained and the book is now published for the first time.There is a dynasty established by a Foundry owner and his eleven sons who were draftsmen, fitters and turners, machinists, mining engineers and a mercer. They spread worldwide searching for new challenges and in the service of their country. Two elusive grandfathers are eventually tracked down with their fascinating histories and stories revealed. A never before heard of great, great, grandfather is discovered. His seven-year transportation sentence to Van Diemen's Land extends to sixteen years' incarceration at various locations. When he finally gains his ticket of leave and then is emancipated in 1849, he travels to the mainland where his sons and granddaughters link in with the genealogy outlined in the 1992 book. This leads to revelations of more ex-nuptial children and half-brothers that had never been previously known.The exceptional women in the story are not neglected. Their perseverance and endurance is outlined. Aunts, grandmothers, and great grandmothers all have unique tales to tell. They had large families, and many had to face the pain of losing their children to illness, disease, and accidents.Locations where the characters lived and died, religions, occupations, and service in wartime are detailed. The ships, from small sailing ships to luxury ocean liners, on which they travelled are described in detail.Then there is the expanded bloodline genealogy that was never fully explored in the first book. While keeping much of the original material, these new stories open a whole new world of investigating a family history.

Ben knows your house is empty. And that's not all. He knows his partner's left him for a man with chunks of pop-tart in his hair; he knows his boss has been fired; and his use of controlled substances is no longer under control. He knows his biggest customer is putting her business with the competition, writing off Ben, and the newspaper he works for, as irrelevant. He knows there's a general election which is boring everyone - including him. Now he must use what he knows to get his life back on track: win back the deal, the girl, the promotion, and maybe even the election. Trouble is, Ben needs the support of some unreliable characters - most of whom work for the tabloid press - and a psychotic cat.Funny, outrageous and poignant, Empty is a darkly satirical look at the advertising sales industry at the start of the 21st century, when the illusion of power still suckered young, overpaid, self-obsessed hedonists into thinking they made a difference, when, in fact, the lives they led were just like the space they sold: empty.

Reeling from the fallout of a terrorist attack in Hyde Park, Sydney, Lucas Bonham is haunted by the ghostly visions of a woman he can't remember, suffering escalating depression and anxiety, and is conflicted about who he was before he lost his memory. As he battles decaying mental health and monstrous visions of a giant Behemoth that seeks to consume him, Lucas fights against mounting pressure on all sides, unsure of whether he's alive or dead, who to trust, or who to blame. The Behemoth is ravenous for the one who conjures it into existence, as it lurks in the darkness of a shattered mind. Once you pull at the thread of lost memories, will the truth be what you wanted it to be? Or will you be unable to stop the entire thing from unravelling before your eyes? The Behemoth is a journey of self-discovery, but will Lucas' desperate attempt to recover and remember cost him everything he's gained in the wake of the terrorist attack?

Two years after finishing his tour of duty in the Occupational Forces in Japan, Damson O'Reilly arrives in Siena, Italy. Sight-unseen at a local auction, he buys an abandoned Tuscan farmhouse in which he aims to write, paint, and start a new life.The house, passed over at auction, becomes an impulse buy when it's put up for a final time. He's prepared for a semi-ruin, happy to turn his hand to renovating the house - however, what he's totally unprepared for are three dead bodies, one of which he stumbles over when he arrives at La Mensola, the name of his isolated farmhouse on the road between Siena and Montepulciano.Against the backdrop of a series of grisly murders, The Road to Montepulciano is the story of a young man, still suffering the scars of war, who, despite betrayal of trust and surrounded by a complex web of lies, finds friendship, love and the warmth of community.

One of the big challenges facing parents today is how to nurture emotional wellbeing in their children as they learn to live in our rapidly growing technological world. This heart-touching issue about raising lifetime values is at the core of Musical Island, wherein author Natalie Mitz, a passionate musician and theatre practitioner for more than 20 years, envisages music as a powerful means of instilling emotional wellbeing and a positive mindset in children and adults alike. The Musical Island plot showcases the dramatic potential of each character in a classic moral crisis. The misunderstood Silence, a witch, attempts to use her magical abilities to silence the music in the souls of her victims in her quest to destroy music forever. Prince Major, the happiest and loudest inhabitant of the island, suddenly disappears, leaving the community devoid of their tunefulness. No one is able to help except the initially shy but heroic Princess Minor who, with her band of friends, discovers the magical tune to break Silence's spell. Princess Minor's journey teaches young readers important lessons about moral courage, self-belief, teamwork and forgiveness.The introduction of musical concepts as part of the character development in the novel Musical Island aids in igniting a child's curiosity and imagination, while also serving as an educational tool to help them learn some basic musical concepts. A story of courageous characters, adventure and harmony of all kinds, Musical Island leads readers down the path to emotional wellbeing, using music as the path. For more information, please visit https://nmitz.com/

Have you ever dreamed of living your life over again?Would you make different choices this time around? Would you use the wisdom of hind-sight to make sure you didn't make the same mistakes? Would you have more confidence, take more chances, love more, and live more? Would you die without regret?When 67 year old Ariel Connolly participates in an experimental attempt to capture the brain functions and memories of 20 ordinary Australians in 2017, she honestly thinks nothing will come of it. She can hardly believe, in fact, that anyone would give good money to fund such research.Three days after the scan, Ariel dies. As she passed, she thought that would be the end of the story.So when Ariel wakes up 192 years later, in a new 19 year old body, in a post-apocalyptic underground city, her scepticism about the experiment isn't the only thing she is forced to re-evaluate. She finds herself excited and confronted in equal measure, with hormones raging and a body that looks like it could do anything.When she meets the charismatic and dangerous Carla, one of the most powerful women in New Sydney, Ariel learns just how much her new body is capable of.But Ariel's new body can't change who she is and who she has always been. Through love, rebellion and betrayal, Ariel learns one timeless lesson - no matter how many times you get resurrected, you can't escape from yourself.Ariel has wisdom beyond her years, but all the wisdom in the world may not be enough to save her.Please note: this book contains adult themes, occasional coarse language, and lesbian sex scenes

Jenny Kroonstuiver has lived and worked in most states of Australia, predominantly in remote areas, from the pastoral industry in Western Australia, to Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, to the mining towns of Mt Isa and Kalgoorlie. The final stages of her working life saw her working Australia-wide. In The Water Bag she recalls stories from her relatively unusual childhood and many varied careers.In many ways, her life has been a series of unique experiences across the vast Australian landscape. Often faced with challenges and tragedy, Jenny's innate ability to value the positives in life and learn from her experiences is reflected in her story telling. She records with delight, humour and compassion many of the colourful characters and experiences which have affected her life.The Water Bag is essentially a series of stories and reflections, roughly following the sequence of Jenny's life. She takes the reader on an entertaining journey across the length and breadth of Australia.

After recovering two pieces of the powerful Ayerstone, Bruce and his mates discover a third piece is located somewhere in the outback. Walter the common wombat is more concerned with finding the hairy-nosed wombats of the Nullarbor and studying the ancient art of Mortal Wombat. Along with Outback Jack and their platypus, koala and kangaroo mates, they travel into South Australia, finding that powerful Megalania-sized goannas are in control from their Kangaroo Island base, having conquered Adelaide and dominating much of the countryside.Bruce will need to escape Kangaroo Island with help from New Zealand fur seals while avoiding sharks, sea lions and the goannas. Then with his wombat friend, he sets out across South Australia as they aim to reach the Nullarbor and find the hairy-nosed wombats. On their way, they pass through German settled areas; the quaint village of Hahndorf and the shiraz vineyards of the Barossa. Also they explore rugged landscapes in the Flinders Ranges, the remote Birdsville Track through the harsh desert, the mysterious salt lake of Lake Eyre and the rich opal mines of Cooper Pedy. On their journey into the outback, they visit a wide range of communities from lush Waterfall Gully in the Adelaide Hills to remote towns like Marree, William Creek and Ooldea. The pair must deal with spiders, scorpions, snakes, goannas, other lizards and pursuing dingoes in their travels over the outback. Many pests prove a nuisance, including ants, frogs, snails, flies and other insects. While they are often battered by forces of nature: dust storms, floods, willy-willies and the searing heat as they try to learn more about the magic of the Ayerstone which has caused animals to grow in size and take over human settlements. Ancient creatures thought extinct still linger in remote places like the deep limestone caves at Naracoorte or the Ediacaran Hills. Preston the platypus has his own adventures: encountering whales, octopuses, snakes, leafy sea dragons and fur seals. Also the platypus must avoid numerous ocean predators in Spencer Gulf: bluefin tuna, cuttlefish and great white sharks.Bruce learns more about wombats from Walter; their superior digging skills and ability to live in a harsh environment surrounded by predators. Only with hairy-nosed wombat assistance and knowledge can the two hope to survive the outback.

This is the story of an activist, a sculptor, and a seeker of peace. Born in England in the 1940s, Tom Coley grew up without a father into a world he felt had gone completely off the rails. His life path took him from cruise ships in the 60s, to mining, theatre and communal living villages in Australia in the 70s and 80s, on a search through Vietnam, India, Brazil and China for peace and the perfect sculpture, and eventually to the American Consulate in 2013 where he passed a wad of documents over the counter before slitting his own throat in his most heart-felt act of protest. Laughter Tears Peace is an enlightening, amusing and endearing account of life and the world by a humble, self-described 'ageing activist' and environmentalist, whose attempts to 'save the world' have resulted in one stunning and empowering life story.

A poetry anthology to carry with you through times of growth and pain, This Feeling has Fangs and a Heartbeat is a war cry for young women and girls in a world that so often makes us feel small. It is a collection of vulnerable, raw poems that both break open the fragility of self-worth and sew it back together, stronger. These words are for anyone who struggles to feel seen when their emotions feel too big, or too different.

A friend said writing poetry is part of your healing. My stay in hospital was a long period of isolation and solitude and every day I got up to write with the vista of the city before me, I was engaging with healing of body and mind and as a period this offered me significant reflection and redeemed my style of writing with reflections on nature. So many of the poems were a response to kindness and care of those around me.

Leonora Gaerth was a foster child, and her younger brother, Landor, was adopted. They grew up in the coalmining town of Collie in the southwest of Western Australia. Leonora showed exceptional talent and skills as a dressmaker before winning a scholarship to Modern School in Perth where she matriculated and went on to study law at the University of Western Australia. Landor was often used as a tailor's dummy for Leonora's projects. His big sister kept him interested by teaching him how to cut and stitch and rewarded him by painting his fingernails for the first time. Landor became a plumber's apprentice and met 'Ginger' Sutherland when he was assigned to Ginger's garage and workshop project. Ginger taught Landor the pugilistic arts. A murder at Minninup Pool in Collie threatened to derail both siblings' lives.When the Second World War broke out in 1939. Landor volunteered for the Royal Australian Navy and saw action in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the crew of HMAS 'Parramatta' II before his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. With seven of his shipmates Landor was plucked from the sea by the Germans and spent the last three and a half years of the war in a German prisoner of war camp, Stalag 334.After the war Landor was reunited with his successful barrister sister in Perth, Western Australia. Leonora reveals what she knows of their joint histories. Landor seeks to find out who his biological parents were. All is revealed at Landor Station near Meekatharra. Landor now knows who he is and in what direction he wants to take in life.

Shannon failed to save the earth colony of N'arth.Back on earth her life is a disaster. Her twin, Raylene, has alienated all her friends. Nan has disappeared. The police suspect Shannon of murder.Shannon makes two new friends, Zharu and Mungo, but one will betray her.Enhanced night vision, superhuman hearing, hardly sleeping and a strange marker on her DNA-What is Shannon morphing into?Whatever it is, she's terrified of being captured, interrogated, and dissected.Her only solution? Return to the pre-industrial world of N'arth. But how? And when she does return, what awaits her there?

Bhòid grasped Sulaire's hand. 'Stay behind me. Whatever happens.' She shook her head, her face a wild mask of red and shadows in the firelight, and stayed where she was. The wolves slipped out of the woods, moving over the snow in a loose pack of shadows...Thousands of years ago in Stone-age Scotland... ...twin brother and sister, thrall born, but with dreams beyond the Custom of the Beaver Clan. Bhòid can only become a Hunter if he shows outstanding courage in the Wolf Guard. Lamed by a fever, Sulaire fears she is no longer fit to be Healer. When Bhòid injures the Headman's son whilst protecting his sister, he must flee to an uninhabited island. Can he survive, alone and defenceless? Can Sulaire heal the Headman's son from his injuries and his inner darkness? Will the twins ever see each other again? Twin Stars is set on the island now known as Eilean Bhòid--the Isle of Bute--in Scotland.

Teaching kids to love Jesus is full of challenges and opportunities. God's Family Now: A New Look At Kids' Ministry helps Christians and churches do the 'what' of kids' ministry better by starting with the 'why'. We minister to kids because Jesus has made us all children in God's family. In God's Family Now, the author explores how seeing children and youth as part of the church community helps us teach them.

Any mother would die for their child. She would do anything to take away their pain. In the case of suicide, the mother keeps the pain and loses the child. On 5 July 2020, Jessica Revill took on her son's agony and had to learn to live as an "emotional amputee". She couldn't grow her son back. She had to navigate the world without her beautiful, funny, musical, autistic boy. So, if you can't die for your child, how do you live for them? Over the year following Gregory's death, his mother went on an intense journey of grief and post-traumatic growth as she did a deep dive into Australia's fractured mental health system. With her background as a clinician and an academic, Dr Revill investigates how poor medical training, ill-equipped emergency rooms, ineffective prevention programs and the bias against the disabled and mentally ill fail to save over 3000 lives a year. The book is framed by Revill's daily connection to a child who continues to guide his mother's prevention work as she finds him among the living.

Olympian ZeusBetween the shipsWho met who?Would call you blessedIn all elseWhen you harken to meAs I to theeSilhouette City is a place of magic, a place of wonder - a city of dazzling oceans, of magnificent mountains and the call of the wild. It's a land of poetry and art-scapes that scintillate and terrorise; a place where the hands of gods reach down and shift energies, resonating with extra-terrestrial force as they clear a path toward fate and destiny. It's a city where dreams and despair collide, awakening the soul to all that is possible in life, if you choose to receive it. Come fill your cup with beauty and joy beyond your wildest dreams! Is it a real place? According to Catherine Harford it is. That is, if you want it to be.

This anthology covers some of the many conflicts during the 20th century, beginning with the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900 and the fate awaiting European missionaries. The book culminates with celebrations in Paris on New Year's Eve, 2000.Not all the stories depict military conflict - others cover the efforts and experiences of environmentalists, freedom fighters and factory workers.I outlined the trials and tribulations of women in the workforce prior to the first World War. They not only received half the pay of men doing the same work, but often had to endure sexual advances from many of their male co-workers. The subject of suffragettes is briefly mentioned, as they played an important part in improving conditions for working women. Two brothers enlist to fight in World War I, one in the British army and the other in the Australian army; both of whom meet in France to participate in the same battle.The troubles in Ireland have been ongoing for many years, but I set my story around the time just prior to the Irish Civil War during the 1922. I don't try and explain the reasons for the civil conflict, but endeavour to show how it affected people in isolated communities. The danger of survival for Germans with Jewish heritage becomes apparent during the 1930's and my story details the efforts of one family's bid to survive. Two escape and one is captured and interned in one of the more infamous concentration camps.A love story during the war-torn 1940's between two serving officers in a newly formed regiment is my longest story in the anthology.The capture of the Royal Gloucestershire Regiment after being hugely outnumbered by the enemy at the Imjin River during the Korean war is my story for the 1950's. They were to endure horrific conditions during their incarceration, the story in this anthology concentrates on the actions of one of the senior officers in his efforts to survive.Young Australian conscripts were sent to Vietnam, one of whom becomes a sniper due to his expertise with illegal killing of deer in the Tasmanian bush. As well as fighting the Viet Cong, he's confronted with a strange yellow powder covering the trees in which he spends most of his time. He's told it's called Agent Orange.A Greek island is the setting for my 70's story, although it had its origins in terrorist activity in England. The reluctant development of a relationship between a school teacher on sabbatical and a retiring soldier brings the story to its inevitable conclusion.Young people came together from all over Australia and indeed from several parts of the world to help save the last wild river in Tasmania. The 1980's story details the lives of two young volunteers from overseas who took part in the fight to save the last wild river.One of the most difficult stories to write was the disappearance of aboriginal women along many miles of unsealed roads in isolated communities. Hundreds of women have disappeared over a large area of British Columbia and nearby provinces. Some perpetrators have been brought to justice, but many remain unknown and continue with their brand of violence to plague such communities to this day. This is my story about one community along the "Highway of Tears."Not all the stories have happy endings in this anthology, as conflict often means either death or injury to one of the adversaries. They are written chronologically, but they can be read in any order.

After losing two yachts, the first off the coast of Africa and the second on a reef in New Guinea, many friends encouraged Jan and John to write a book of their adventures.So they have ...However, the loss of two boats was only a small part of their adventurous life story.John first met Jan in 1966, when John was building a trimaran, with the intent of sailing it back to England. The boat was only 29-feet long and, unfortunately, he was unable to entice Jan to join him on that adventure. So, to John's dismay they parted company after sixteen months and went their own ways for nearly eight years.John was building the Heart of Edna, a 50-foot ketch, with his brother David, when Jan turned up unexpectedly one day with her parent, who had agreed to drive her in search of John. Jan had been living in Melbourne for five years and had heard of John's exploits. Soon their relationship was all on again - John was chuffed!They chartered the 50-foot ketch for nearly four years before her loss. After building Tafua, they chartered in Northern Queensland before returning to the Western Pacific. It was exciting times for Jan and John, and their new daughter, Kelly.However, it was clear they wouldn't continue to take Kelly out of school, so their next big move was to increase the size of Tafua from a 60-footer to a 70-footer, thereby tripling the number of guests they could have on board on Sydney Harbour. It was a great move, setting the way for a prosperous future.Over the next few years they built three more sailing catamarans ranging from 90 to 100 feet, which also became extremely successful on the harbour. In 1997, they were made an offer for Sail Venture Cruises (their company). It was an offer they couldn't refuse. That started another challenge, which was to be their last, the building and running of a five-star lodge in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland.In 2014, they finally sold their beautiful lodge and bought a home in Newport on Pittwater, New South Wales, where they live happily to this day.

Tales of a life well lived. Rewind 60 plus years, to an era devoid of social media and mobile phones. Where one was fully engaged in the here and now, and personal events were witnessed by those who were present. An era where life was looked at through a different lens ... that of our own eyes, and to savour, ponder and grow from those catalyst moments and events that shape us into who we are. How does a young, middle-class man from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne leave his job, his family and friends, and set off to the other side of the world, not knowing when he would return? Frank did just that. With little forward planning, and only a 'rough' idea of where he was going, his drive and determination to leave behind the familiar and explore the unknown outweighed any considerations of risk. At a young age, Frank had an inner drive to live life to the fullest and to take opportunities head on. Rather than play small and live up to others' expectations or, worse still, try to be someone he was not, Frank kept true to himself, honouring his calling without a backward glance, and ultimately paving a way for a unique life that he could call his own without regrets.

THE AZZIL TERRITORIES - The second major power to be found on the world of Perencore and traditional enemy of the Hamaforth Kingdoms.THE CITY OF TERRIMORTER - The capital city of the Azzil Territories.RULER JOM AZZER - The man who rules the Azzil Territories with absolute authority.A major military conflict now brews between the two powers of the Hamaforth Kingdoms and their dreaded enemy the Azzil Territories. These authorities are currently vying for a superior position in an upcoming war. Eventually, the king, Entell Thellon the Third leads a mighty army to the west to combat the constant threat but discovers recent events are not what they initially appeared to be leading up to this conflict.The evil authority over in the dreaded nation of Blurican has fallen thanks to the interference of Dale Johnstone, Connie York and Sean Corrigan.They have now fled back to the Hamaforth Kingdoms and are attempting to come to grips with the horrors they faced while in that northern nation aiding the Freedom Brigade who were in a rebellion against the authority of the now deceased Grand Duke Termer Bethnorack and the horrific slave trade he openly supported.The Appor tribe and their associates, the Bonaparte family arrive at Valderhien, the capital city of the Hamaforth Kingdoms to discover that Carl Buchanan and the other Civil War soldiers along with Sergeant Major Walter Bradshaw and his British redcoat squad are already in place. Unfortunately, due to an issue within the Appor tribe a conflict arises between these various groups of Beyonders.Colin Bourke and his associates are involved in cleaning up the chaos after the attempted invasion of Xerous from the Azzil Territories under the guise of reinstalling Lord Perorn back on the Porran throne. During this time he is aided by Lieutenant Gary Wyndham and his Marines squad who have recently escaped a siege by the Anhil bandits just across the border. Unfortunately, not everything goes according to plan and they still face threats from inside the city.And further to the west, Victor Chan, Lorraine Montague and the Rider, Immir Hanis have been captured by a battalion of Territorian soldiers who will eventually escort them across the Azzil Territories to the city of Terrimorter to meet with none other than Ruler Jom Azzer. During their journey, they come across numerous threats to their safety from mysterious beasts to insane members of the local military. On reaching Terrimorter, they discover their lives in constant peril from the many different sources to be found in this legendary city.

Elsie wants to ride a rollercoaster. Thomas has an embarrassing secret. Frank and Douglas find love. Shirley launches her stand-up career. Millie organises a protest. Alexander wants them to get his name right. Not Dead Yet is an eclectic collection of fiction about nursing home life for those often forgotten. Laugh and cry as they run, stumble, fall, get up and live at this last stop. Dried fruit gives me the runsBoiled lollies hurt my gumsGiftshop flowers have no smellFruit jellies, well, they're just hell

Be warned! If you do a bad deed, the Karma Llama will pay you a visit and teach you a lesson. But who is the Karma Llama, where did he come from and why is the lesson so gross? Mimpy the panda and Cormack the fainting goat are about to find out.