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What powerful love relationships lie beneath the surface of a conventional, middle class, Jewish family? How do the dynamics of a family's emotional life shape the choices that are made as adults?We follow two sisters, Naomi and Ruth, as their lives unfold in Sydney from the 1950s to the 1980s. The spare and simple style of this family saga fearlessly probes and examines the nature and complexity of love relationships.

Jamie longs for love and acceptance. A debilitating childhood illness has left him with physical disabilities but he believes that some day someone will look beneath the surface, see his inner worth and love him for his true self. Despite constant rejection he continues to see every girl who crosses his path as the potential answer to his search for a loving life companion.As he endeavours to carve out a creative life for himself his great need for acceptance and love often alienates those around him. Leone Sperling's JAMIE is a poignant and moving tale of a young man's search for love and understanding.

'Wanted - A man in his forties; good-humoured, tolerant, affectionate, sensual, intelligent.'When Sophie meets John she enters his strange closed world. With him she finds eroticism, comfort and escape. He is her oasis. These three interlinked novellas explore the strands of Sophie's life and her capacity to love; the powerful love that binds her to her children, the poignant love for ageing parents, and the driving search for a loving relationship with a man.

Two powerful and controversial novellas comprise this ironically-titled book, in which very bizarre mother- child relationships are explored.The characters in MOTHER'S DAY all believe that perfection is possible, that destiny can be controlled, that disorder can be kept at bay, and that actions occur without consequences.MOTHER'S DAY is disturbing and disconcerting; its uncluttered and direct style adds to its rawness. The writing is individual and makes for gripping reading. It makes us examine our lives to see how far we manage to keep disorder at bay by ignoring it. And it makes us wonder how narrowly we have escaped fates similar to theirs.This is LEONE SPERLING'S second book, originally published in 1984. Her first book, COINS FOR THE FERRYMAN was published by Pan Books (Australia) in 1981.

At forty and divorced a woman journeys from Australia to Europe on a voyage to freedom and discovery. Her escape is from the past - from the demanding social and sexual roles which have trapped her all her life. In distancing herself she is at last free to examine her childhood, adolescence and marriage, to see with a new clarity her inner compulsions and driving sexuality. This is the story of one woman's liberation, told with wit and an eccentricity of observation. It is her realization that in the Stygian passage through life she has paid more than her due, and the rest of the journey is free. COINS FOR THE FERRYMAN is a startling first novel from a talented writer.

How would you feel walking out of a totally normal life into something closer to a Robert Ludlum thriller? Everything changes. Suddenly. Real becomes unreal. Normal, abnormal. True becomes false. Fact becomes fiction... You don't know where to turn or, more importantly, to whom.Well, that's what happened to me... I stumbled, the proverbial innocent abroad, from what was supposed to be a straightforward business deal into a lunatic world populated by characters unlike any others I'd ever met. Violent, unpredictable, devious, malevolent, treacherous and, ultimately, evanescent. And, because of this it was almost impossible to comprehend what exactly was actually happening to me - and around me. The worst of all was the waiting...for people...for phone calls...for outcomes...for instructions. Waiting, always, for tomorrow...For tomorrow, and the meeting with President Marcos in Malacanang Palace, a meeting which never eventuated. Waiting until days became weeks, and the weeks became months. Then, in quick succession, my so-called colleague defected to some attempted take-over merchants, and I was placed under House Arrest by President Marcos.... It's near-impossible to convey just how psychologically pulverising, physically debilitating, and how terrifying that waiting was for an ordinary bloke...The sense of isolation, of exposure, of powerlessness and of insignificance was enormously brutalising...My days were a dreadful, gut-cramping cocktail of anger, frustration, helplessness, at-times-uncontrollable terror, bewilderment and gross confusion, lost in a Rubix-cubed maze.

This book gives an account of the backgrounds and encounters of two men, Charles Juchau, a Huguenot refugee from 18th century France, and his great grandson, James Juchau, a transported convict from 19th century England. Both had to leave their countries and managed to build new lives and establish families in new homelands, Charles in England and James in the colony of NSW.Author Roger Juchau examines their transition. Both left difficult and testing conditions and entered new countries overcoming social and economic hurdles. Their encounters indicate they had a positive and independent character. They were not overwhelmed by the conditions faced during their forced migration countering both the psychological and physical barriers of departing and arriving. They surmounted the challenges of building lives in alien conditions. Both had persistence and drive.These portrayals give an unusual opportunity to observe how fate, in just over a century, meant that these two Huguenots descendants suffered exclusion but were able to find their feet and succeed in new countries. Importantly new insights are gained into French Huguenot and Australian colonial histories through a focus on individual experiences. The book also responds to a call by professional historians for greater coverage of how individuals encountered and reacted to events shaping histories. The book adds to the histories of migration focussing on individual displacement.Roger Juchau is a direct descendant of Charles Juchau and is the great, great grandson of James Juchau and lives in Balmain and Wallaga Lake NSW.

This book concerns Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Article 18 establishes the right for all individuals to adopt personal, moral values, whether religious or otherwise (a 'belief') and the right to practise, observe and teach ('manifest') the tenets of that belief. The UDHR has been adopted by the 195 member states of the UN. The provisions of Article 18 are repeated in many international treaties. Meg Wallace addresses specifically the response of governments to Article 18 and its interpretation and oversight by the UN and the European Council.She proposes that, perhaps with the best of intentions, those responsible have overwhelmingly failed to fulfil the promise of Article 18. Government involvement in religion is ubiquitous.Imprecision in both the terms and implementation of Article 18 has led to distracting concentration on the meaning of 'religion': what constitutes a religion, which religions are acceptable to government, and what limits government can reasonably place on religious practise. Protection of non-religious beliefs is mostly ignored. Article 18 has been used to justify what amounts to sectarian interests.Looking at these issues using a 'right from religion' perspective, turns these justifications on their head, revealing their inherent biases.Wallace suggests the model of political liberalism, developed by John Rawls, as a means of maximising belief rights for everyone. These are based on Rawls's notion of 'overlapping consensus': the principles for governance that everyone, regardless of belief, can accept. Those principles require a secular state, impartial to the dictates of belief. Rawls's model is outlined and used in assessing the effectiveness of Article 18. The book attempts a thorough examination of the issues involved, with copious footnotes for students who want a deeper consideration of the issues.

What happens when a woman falls in love with a 'wounded' man who's still snagged by his past?Marianne has two choices.Heed the warnings of her best friend, Ana, or submit to the stirrings of her heart.Kieran has only one choice.If he wants to restore the man he once was, he needs to allow his heart to talk, not the black beast of his fear.The choice each makes leads to relationships that teeter on the edge of failure, and an odyssey with monstrous unforeseen circumstances that show what it is to love deeply and abundantly.For the Love of Kieran is an agonizingly tender tale of a late-in-life love. It's a third chance romance for Marianne but a fourth chance romance for Kieran. They both discover that when love finds you in your fifties and sixties, it is a whole lot more complicated.

An inspirational story of the power of the mind to heal. Australia, 1950s. Ivy, a teenager from an immigrant family, is on the cusp of adulthood, struggling to survive undiagnosed anorexia nervosa. She endures primitive electro-convulsive therapy and exile from her family, to no avail. It is only through psycho-analysis that hope is possible. Will Ivy conquer The Voice which tries to kill her? A Dangerous Daughter is a work of literary fiction, which draws on true events from the author''s life. It will resonate with people of all ages and cultures who have endured the shame and blame of this misunderstood disorder. "Through deftly combining her life experience with fiction in A Dangerous Daughter, Dina Davis provides a window into the much-misunderstood eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, and the complications that surround it."Dr June Alexander,www.thediaryhealer.comwww.lifestoriesmentor.com.au

"Some people plan their life. I fell into my action packed one." At sixteen Helene Grover wrote a number one hit, 'Barefoot Boy', and became one of the pioneers of Australian rock 'n roll music. She spent over forty years in the entertainment industry, as a song writer, actor and theatrical agent.In the eighties, she met 'Enfant Terrible' of jazz, Serge Ermoll. In a twenty-six-year relationship, Helene managed his music career, produced and recorded several albums, booked many of his performances which included the Sydney support concerts for the Dizzy Gillespie tour. Serge grappled with a lifetime of addictions. Helene launched her innovative Laughter Strategies and spent the next twenty years travelling throughout Australia and South East Asia conducting seminars for conferences and training programs for the health and corporate sectors. Harper Collins published her first book "Laugh Aerobics" also translated into Japanese for the Japan market. She has appeared on many TV programs such as The Today Show on Channel 9 and the Midday show with Kerri-Anne Kennerley.'Sometimes the Music' presents the captivating lives of Helene Grover and Serge Ermoll, two dynamic individuals, children of migrants from opposite sides of the planet, and the music environments, Rock'n Roll and jazz. This autobiography is poignant, funny, adventurous, with an honest vulnerability. I loved Helene's book and you will too. Couldn't put it down. She brings to life so many of those fabulous Jazz Legends and Characters many of whom are sadly no longer with us. The stories are so fascinating and entertaining. It brought a smile to my face to be reacquainted with many of them once more. Geoff Kluke - Australian Jazz Legend.

In life you find three kinds of people: those who will change your life, those who will harm your life and those who will be your life.- AnonymousA woman blindsided by a lover who is not what he appears, a devoted husband who breaks the law to keep a promise, an unbreakable bond of male friendship over the rise and fall of fortunes, and a boy who must, from fragments, piece together the man he will become.Within Sunshine and Shadow showcases stories that are compelling, highly nuanced, psychologically precise and at times amusing. Each story willingly explores the variety and depth of what it is to be human.The stories will appeal to the reader who enjoys literary fiction, is curious about what lies beneath the surface of situations and relationships, reads to be entertained as well as educated and who prefers plots that are character-driven.Each story is illustrated with an original pen and ink drawing whose relevance is only revealed as the story is read. 

Have you ever played an active part in the design of your mind? Do you spend time cultivating thoughts that bring you happiness? For most of us the answer is no. Anxiety, depression and negative thinking are growing at record levels. We currently spend too much of our time working on our image, career, diet, and fitness - but not enough time on our minds. This book provides the insights and tools for you to create a positive mindset. It is time to take control of your happiness and redesign your mind.

The countdown is on to the biggest show on the national cutting horse calendar and professional trainer, Cutter Jones, is ready to defend his title. But the road to success is somewhat rocky.Outside the cutting pen, Cutter is faced with new challenges that test his level of control, so when old wounds are reopened, Cutter needs to cowboy-up and fight for what he believes in while remaining faithful to the code that he lives by.In the second instalment of The Cutter Series, The Cowboy Code, there are more horses, more laughs, a heart-stopping rodeo, a wild storm, and more family drama, all before Cutter leaves for the show in Dallas to compete at the highest level. The Cowboy Code is the warm-hearted, funny, and ever romantic follow up to The Cutter.

An unexpected turn of events threatens to unravel Gina and the lives of those around her.From the outset Sandra Helipern draws us into a mystery that sits at the heart of a contemporary family, deftly weaving social issues of our time with the complexity of family drama, an exploration of identity and the bonds that flow across generations.

“Wayne and his 'voices' give us an incredible opportunity to witness, learn and hopefully better understand his complicated journey.”Cecile Hunt Born in New Zealand in 1964, Wayne Haddon was raised in Auckland and Hokianga before moving to Australia in 1999. Diagnosed with a schizoaffective disorder that has dominated his life experiences, his creative work across poetry, visual art and music, now speaks for itself.

Fate has a way of sorting through the roughness of life and turning out the best outcomes…Australian girl, Raylee Tremayne, has it all. She is young, beautiful, and her overprotective family is extremely wealthy. She also has the number one cutting horse in the world, trained by legendary trainer, Cutter Jones, at her stunning property in the Hunter Valley.On the other side of the world, Texan rancher, Cutter Jones, is picking up the pieces of his broken life. He is mourning the death of his father, regretting the sale of his beloved colt and has now inherited a ranch sinking deep in debt, while trying to resume his career in the cutting pen. When Raylee asks Cutter to work with the colt again, their worlds collide spectacularly. His humble upbringing as a cowboy is no match to her privileged life on the vineyard, where Raylee has everything at her beck and call, and it doesn’t take him long to see that it’s not only the colt that needs his help. But will Cutter have enough time to take the polish off Raylee and change her into a real cowgirl, before suffering the heartache of saying goodbye to the colt all over again?

No matter how hard politicians try to broker agreements about curbing greenhouse gas emissions there are deeper obstacles that would seem to guarantee Planet Earth's ecological decline.Beyond the Limits is a hard-hitting and probing analysis of the underlying problems that define the possibilities of any response to the problem of climate change. If you have wondered how humanity has managed to reach a point of no return, this is a book for you. Our problems stem from an unwavering commitment to the growth of economies, populations and improved standards of living. Unpalatable as this diagnosis may be, the underlying issues involve cultural prejudice, inertia, outmoded political programs, and an overwhelming faith in technological innovation and social progress. Further, insufficiently analysed optimism may blind us to the obvious: there still are limits to growth. The author is able to combine evidence-based scientific analysis with the best of contemporary social and cultural theory to provide a compelling interdisciplinary analysis. His appeal for a genuinely eco-centric approach to politics will definitely rattle a number of philosophical cages.

"The Terania forest protest set a significant precedent. It gave voice with awesome power to the ideals and aspirations of a generation alienated from mainstream society. The green fire ignited in the rainforests of Terania continues to burn to this day."Ian Cohen came to international attention in 1986 when he was photographed hanging onto the bow of a US nuclear-armed warship entering Sydney Harbour in protest against the nuclear arms race. In Green Fire, Cohen, the first Green member of the NSW Parliament, looks back over sixteen years of radical environmentalism. Cohen tells it as it was on the ground, at protests such as the 1982 Nightcap Forest campaign, the Franklin River blockade, Roxby Downs uranium mine protests, Daintree, the Chaeundi old growth forest campaign in northern NSW and the campaign to end French nuclear testing in the South Pacific.Green Fire is a gripping, powerful and insightful account of the Australian environmental protest movement, a movement which has transformed Australian politics.

Sneaking out at night to visit the Zoo is not for the faint-hearted. The Super Cool Boy with the Super Cool Glasses is not your average 7-year-old. He's not going to let a little obstacle like bedtime get in the way of an adventure.