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Three million people living in the middle of the Pacific dream the same dream. Can they defend it? Can they protect their love? Will their world survive? What if the innovation of a new energy storage technology enabled a bunch of adventurers to start an alternative civilization in the ocean thousands of miles away from the nearest piece of land? It has now been thirty-two years since their voyage.

The world of wild swimming is where souls are restored, heavy hearts are healed, and the deep immersion in nature is resource-ing a new age of seekers. The explosion of wild swimming during the pandemic is testament to the power of taking the plunge, how nature is plugging us back into source, and how the need to immerse in nature is a powerful tool for change.

A family saga covering four decades, My Generation offers a window into the drugs and pop-fuelled protest movement inspired by writer Alice Nutter's own experience of the protest movement (she was part of the band Chumbawamba). With original music by Harry Hamer, My Generation stars Jo Hartley...

The Secret of Half-Arsed Parenting is a practical and entertaining antidote to the extreme stress of modern parenting. It pokes fun at the unrealistic goals and expectations thrust on parents today, and offers a way to raise kids with less pressure, less guilt, less stress and fewer cupcakes baked at midnight. It's not about doing a bad job. It's about recognising that parents don't have to be perfect. 

On her 13th birthday, Blue makes a desperate wish. To be transformed into a cool, confident teenager. Enter Red, appearing from nowhere like a wacky fairy godmother. She's only visible to Blue - in fact, she is Blue, but a year older. With Red by her side to guide her, Blue can avoid all the gruesome embarrassments! But her future self-causes a heap of crazy trouble - and there are dark secrets she's not telling...

When a series of victims are discovered encased in ice-packed crates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues for Isla Rivers. As she delves deeper, she finds a sinister link to past drownings that defies the pattern—unraveling a dark history that threatens to swallow her whole….

A second chance to set the record straight, and rekindle a lost love. Wisconsin, 1931—Buck Wilson refuses to accept failure as his reward for all he has sacrificed, but he’s kept secrets for too long to be believed. With his freedom on the line, there’s only one person he trusts to mine for the true story: the woman he left one month before their wedding. All investigative journalist Caroline Wagoneer wants is to shine a light on the truth wherever darkness threatens to obscure it. Which is the only reason she agrees to help her ex-fiance when he begs for her to go undercover in Crow’s Nest.

'Great ideas, no flannel, and just the right combination of empathy and tough love.' – Viv Groskop 'Clear, concise, and life-changing.' – Emma Campbell 'Like a series of coaching sessions for a fraction of the price!' – Reader review 'A wonderfully clear and practical book, packed with...

A king. A knight. A prioress. In 16th century England, Isabella Launder little realizes the twists and turns her life is about to take as she surrenders herself to a small nunnery in order to forget her unrequited love of the courtier Thomas Giffard. She must learn - along with her sisters in Christ - the true nature of faith and survival, withstanding passionate jealousies, intrigues, and the emerging threats to the Church itself as one by one the monasteries are dissolved.

The inspiring and thrilling combat memoir of the only Army Ranger serving in direct combat operations with a prosthetic limb. On October 3, 2005, Kapacziewski and his soldiers were coming to the end of their tour in Northern Iraq when their convoy was attacked by enemy fighters. A grenade fell...

Gunner is the Alpha of the Red Ridge Pack and has been searching for his mate for years. Then Bea finds him but with pack members who are less than welcoming and an old threat that resurfaces, will Gunner and Bea be able to find their happily ever after?

Pierce has been looking for his mate for over a decade and he finally found her. Unfortunately for him, so did Reed. Alexandra's on the run from her father and the friends that he tried to sell her to. She only stopped by Black River to regroup and try to make some extra cash. Things are going fine, until she witnesses two strange men turn into animals in front of her. When they start to fight for her attention, she doesn’t know what to think or how to react.

In Sex, Lies and Question Time, former MP Kate Ellis looks at what it is really like to be a woman in Australian politics today. In 2017, a survey showed zero per cent of young Australian women would consider entering politics. Zero. In a time when we critically need women in our parliament, and in a country that was an early leader in women's political participation, there is a perception that women and politics don’t mix. Shocking incidents have exposed the sexism that women in politics face from opposition, the media, the public, even their own colleagues.

Seit beinahe zehn Jahren führen die Krieger des Indomitus-Kreuzzugs einen Krieg des Widerstands und der Rückeroberung im ganzen Imperium. Als Teil der Kreuzzugsflotte Quintus, von manchen die Verfluchte Flotte genannt, gelangen die Ultramarines des Angriffskreuzers Rache der Ithraka zu einer vom Feind heimgesuchten Welt. Dort raubt eine unheilvolle Technologie der Necrons Millionen versklavten Menschen ihre Seelen und kündigt gleichzeitig die Expansion des Königreichs der Stille an.

Ein spannender Einblick in die Situation Russlands! Die einstige Supermacht Russland und ihre heutige Position in der Welt ist etwas, was als Thema oft vernachlässigt wird, dabei ist sie doch ein unverzichtbarer Partner des Westens. Um ein besonders gutes Gespür für die politische Situation in Russland und die möglicherweise damit zusammenhängenden Krisenherde zu bekommen, hat Autor Peter Scholl-Latour die verschiedenen Grenzregionen Russlands bereist und festgestellt: das Land befindet sich in einem Zangengriff.

In the mists of antiquity, long before recorded history, an advanced civilization flourished upon the Earth—the enigmatic Anunnaki. Originating from an unknown realm, these celestial beings established outposts across the planet, including the verdant continent of Lemuria and the island of Atlantis. Their influence wove an indelible thread through the tapestry of human history.

She's dated her fair share of New York City firemen, but after having been burned one too many times, she swore she'd never date another one. Enter Jesse Hogan—tempting her to bend her rules for one night. He was just a volunteer fireman, that had to be a loophole, right? Wrong. He was also a lieutenant in the FDNY. A fireman twice over. So she told herself to forget about that feeling in her chest (and that mind-blowing orgasm) and move on before he bulldozed her heart. Easy, right? Wrong.

When hikers vanish without a trace in the local forest, Jenna must confront her own haunted past. As she communicates with a former victim in her dreams, a 20-year-old cold case resurfaces—one that may hold the key to finding her long-lost twin sister.

Dr. William Johnson entdeckt an einem Denkmal ungewöhnliche, große rote Käfer. Aus den Augen der Statue rinnt eine rote Flüssigkeit … Blut? Kurz darauf wird der Arzt entführt und vom Kidnapper gibt es keine Spur. Werden Larry Brent und Morna Ulbrandson das Geheimnis um die Höllenkäfer lüften können?

JESPER BINZER OM KÆRLIGHED, ­SØVNLØSHED OG ENSOMHED Jesper Binzer har gået til psykolog og clairvoyant og været i regressions­terapi for at lære sig selv bedre at kende og slutte fred med sine ­dæmoner. I sin nye bog fortæller han også lidt om sine 40 år med D-A-D. Men mest taler...