Style is predominantly an individual matter – the way people put themselves together creates a sense of individual identity – but collectively it creates a sense of common culture in a community, a city or a country. Geographically isolated from the fashion hubs of Paris and New York, Australia may not yet be synonymous with style. But as it moves away from the beach look that it is usually associated with and adopts haute couture, Australia is emerging as a shining star in the Southern Hemisphere. Though not the political capital of the country, Sydney is nevertheless Australia’s cultural capital, and the style hub and epicentre of the country’s fashion evolution. Sydney Street Style depicts the style of this less-explored fashion capital. Beautifully assembled and packed with full-colour photos of the stylish and eclectic residents of Sydney, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of any fashionista or armchair traveller.
This book is written out of personal experience for those who are experiencing grief because of the death of a spouse or partner. I am writing especially for those who are involved with someone infected with the AIDS virus. This books purpose is to give support to the broken hearts of those who suffer or know someone who is suffering because of this disease. I would like for the world to know that the surviving spouse or partner of someone dying of AIDS suffers just as much or more as the infected one. They suffer because the love they have for that person does not die. I hope this book will help the reader identify with who I once was and am today. I hope that I may be able to offer comfort, support, and hope to all that suffer.
Carefully designed to provide an integrated introduction to both the biology of disease and the therapeutic agents that are used to manage them, this book considers the underlying pathology of many common illnesses and diseases but by focusing on those conditions which have a pharmacological intervention is able to provide nurses with a broader understanding of bioscience that reflects care given in practice. It covers the basics of pharmacology, the core pathological concepts of inflammation, infection and cancer as well as a systems-based consideration of the pathophysiology and relevant pharmacology of common disorders. Providing the ideal starting point for student nurses to develop a robust, integrated knowledge of human disease and pharmacology, this book will enable them to provide care based on up-to-date knowledge of this important subject.
Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! Colton's Montana Hideaway (A The Coltons of New York novel) By Justine Davis FBI tech expert Ashlynn Colton’s investigation into one serial killer has made her the target of another one. Only the suspect’s brother—handsome Montana cowboy Kyle Slater—will help. But as the duo grows closer, their deadly investigation isn’t the only thing heating up… Last Chance Investigation (A Sierra's Web novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn Decorated detective Levi Greggs just closed a high-profile murder case and took a bullet in the process. But when his ex-fiancée, psychiatrist Kelly Chase, returns to town with another mystery, saying no isn’t an option. Searching the wilderness for a missing child reignites long-buried desire…and more danger than they bargained for. Her Secret Protector By New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Bonnie Vanak Marine biologist Peyton Bradley will do anything to regain her memory and finish her important work. Even trust former navy SEAL Gray Wallace, her ex-bodyguard. Gray vows to protect Peyton, even as he falls for the vulnerable beauty. But will the final showdown be with Peyton’s stalker, her family, her missing memory or Gray’s shadowy past? Bodyguard Most Wanted (A Price Security novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Katherine Garbera When his look-alike bodyguard is murdered, CEO Nicholas DeVere knows he’ll be next. Enter security expert Luna Urban. She’s not Nick’s doppelgänger, but she’s determined to solve the crime and keep the sexy billionaire safe. If only they can keep their arrangement all business…
Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! COLTON’S BODY OF PROOF (A The Coltons of New York novel) by Karen Whiddon Officer Ellie Mathers just spotted her high school best friend…who’s been missing for sixteen years. Reuniting with ex Liam Colton is the only way to solve the mystery. But is Ellie’s biggest threat the flying bullets targeting her…or the sparks still flying between her and Liam? OPERATION WITNESS PROTECTION (A Cutter's Code novel) by Justine Davis Twisted family secrets are exposed when Case McMillan saves a woman from an attack. But Terri Johnson’s connection to the powerful Foxworth Foundation is only the beginning. She’s now in a murderer’s crosshairs, challenging everything, from Case’s former job as a cop to his carefully guarded heart. COLD CASE SHERIFF (A Sierra’s Web novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn Aimee Barker has had nightmares since her parents’ murder. Now she’s being shot at! Sheriff Jackson Redmond vows to protect the vulnerable beauty and help her solve the cold case. But can he offer the loving home she craves once his connection to the suspect is revealed? HER K-9 PROTECTOR (A Big Sky Justice novel) by Kimberly Van Meter Single mom Kenna Griffin is running from a dangerous ex. But her fresh start is complicated by K-9 cop Lucas Merritt…and her deepening feelings for him. She’s scared to trust him with her love and her dark secrets. Keeping them hidden could get them both killed…
The oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, the Honourable Artillery Company boasts a uniquely rich and eventful history. This book marks its distinguished service in the First World War, in which HAC batteries and battalions saw action in almost every theatre of war. Editor Justine Taylor and Art Director Ian Denning have drawn on the HAC's extraordinary wealth of photographs, written archives and treasured objects to produce a beautiful and frequently moving record from recruitment to demobilisation and beyond, concluding with an examination of the Company's role in the Army Reserve today. Packed with compelling accounts of life in the trenches, behind the lines and on the Home Front, this volume conveys the HAC's contribution to and experience of the war effort with stunning immediacy.
This stimulating edited collection focuses on the practice of revision across all creative writing genres, providing a guide to the modes and methods of drafting, revising and editing. Offering an overview of how creative writing is generated and improved, the chapters address questions of how creative writers revise, why editing is such a crucial part of the creative process and how understanding the theories underpinning revision can enhance writers' projects. Innovative and thought-provoking, this book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students of creative writing, along with all creative writers looking to hone and polish their craft.
Mills & Boon Romantic Suspense — Danger. Passion. Drama. Colton’s Body of Proof - Karen Whiddon Within minutes of reconnecting with her high-school boyfriend, CSI Ellie Mathers survives two attempts on her life. Liam Colton insists on staying by her side until he knows she’s safe, and Ellie doesn’t push him away. Is it because she wants his help figuring out if her long-lost childhood best friend wants her dead? Or because the bad boy she broke up with has grown into an upstanding — and extremely sexy — man? Operation Witness Protection - Justine Davis Case McMillan isn’t a cop anymore, but instinct sends him running when he sees a woman being held at gunpoint. Skittish and secretive, Terri is hard to trust — until a wily dog named Cutter helps Case see the self she’s been hiding. As sole witness to a murder, she needs more protection than he, alone, can provide, but he’s not leaving her side until he knows that she’s safe. Her K-9 Protector - Kimberly Van Meter When Kenna Griffin returns to Montana with her son, she believes she’s outrun her past. Having escaped her abusive ex-husband, the single mum is eager to make a fresh start. But nothing feels safe except the protection offered by K9 Officer Lucas Merritt and his fearless police dog. Because danger has followed Kenna to Cottonwood. Against all her instincts she lets Lucas into her life...though that just might kill them both. Cold Case Sheriff - Tara Taylor Quinn His investigation into the threatening occurrences befalling Aimee Barker leads Sheriff Jackson Redmond into a thirty-year-old mystery. Aimee’s nightmares have brought her to Evergreen in search of her past. The incidents seem intended to scare her off. But when an attack leaves Aimee without lodgings, Jackson offers her his home. Now, their sizzling chemistry makes keeping Aimee safe a much more challenging assignment.
This comprehensive history of the Royal Scottish Corporation covers four centuries of Scottish charity in London from 1603 to 2003. The entire history of the organization is chronicled, from its evolution alongside London's poor laws through its survival during some of the most tumultuous periods in English history.
Awkward Beauty has at its heart various components which, when considered, all form a kind of recipe for exciting creative outcomes, for things that are imaginative and tap into the imagination of others.
Mills & Boon Romantic Suspense — Danger. Passion. Drama. Colton’s Montana Hideaway - Jusine Davis A serial killer’s threats drive FBI tech expert Ashlynn Colton undercover at a dude ranch. Investigating her prime suspect’s half brother, cowboy Kyle Slater, the city girl is unprepared for how displaced she feels on a ranch...or her attraction to Kyle. When Kyle’s murderous father threatens Ashlynn, she and Kyle take refuge at a remote cabin. Now Ashlynn’s greatest danger comes from her own heart. Her Secret Protector - Bonnie Vanak Assigned to protect sea turtle biologist Peyton Bradley from a dangerous stalker, former SEAL Gray Wallace is determined to save his headstrong charge — even if she doesn’t want to be saved. Their attraction is powerful. But damning rumours around the handsome bodyguard’s past get him fired. Only when Peyton is kidnapped and loses her memory does Gray reveal his startling — possibly deadly — secret. Last Chance Investigation - Tara Taylor Quinn When a message in a bottle points to the possible copycat case of a just-solved crime, Detective Levi Griggs is determined to find closure, and the potential new victim. Even if at the case’s center lies Kelly Chase — the woman who shattered his heart. Renowned psychiatrist Kelly certainly doesn’t expect to find herself pursuing a mystery with the high school love she left behind. But as she and Levi untangle the past, they’re running out of time in the present... Bodyguard Most Wanted - Katherine Garbera When Nicholas DeVere’s bodyguard is murdered, Luna Urban takes on the task of protecting the tabloid-famous billionaire. Her task is complicated by the fact that, having already survived countless attempts on his life, Nick feels invulnerable. And, after one electric kiss, the attraction between them becomes a dangerous distraction. Will his recklessness be his undoing — or will her feelings leave her fatally compromised?
Heart-racing suspense, whodunit mysteries and romance under extraordinary circumstances. Marked for Revenge - Delores Fossen Ever since female victims started turning up wearing death masks of her face, Deputy Ava Lawson has been in terror for herself and her unborn child. The Texas Ranger assigned to the case knows Ava’s deepest, darkest secrets. Harley Ryland is also her baby’s father. As her past explodes on the present, Ava and Harley track a killer who won’t stop until a long-awaited revenge is complete… Pursuit at Panther Point - Cindi Myers When he sees dog handler Anna Trent during a search-and-rescue mission, Deputy Lucas Malone is stunned. Two years ago, they met when she lost her husband on the same cancer ward where Lucas’s girlfriend died. As Lucas now wonders about their mutual attraction, the case they’re working turns into a murder investigation — and Anna becomes a target. Lucas was powerless to save his past love. Now he’ll do whatever it takes to protect Anna… Colton’s Montana Hideaway - Justine Davis A serial killer’s threats drive FBI tech expert Ashlynn Colton undercover at a dude ranch. Investigating her prime suspect’s half brother, cowboy Kyle Slater, the city girl is unprepared for how displaced she feels on a ranch…or her attraction to Kyle. When Kyle’s murderous father threatens Ashlynn, she and Kyle take refuge at a remote cabin. Now Ashlynn’s greatest danger comes from her own heart. Last Chance Investigation - Tara Taylor Quinn When a message in a bottle points to the possible copycat case of a just-solved crime, Detective Levi Griggs is determined to find closure, and the potential new victim. Even if at the case’s center lies Kelly Chase — the woman who shattered his heart. Renowned psychiatrist Kelly certainly doesn’t expect to find herself pursuing a mystery with the high school love she left behind. But as she and Levi untangle the past, they’re running out of time in the present…
How much are YOU worth? Many people, when asked, "How much are you worth?" think of the assets they have: real estate, shares, money in the bank... Many people attempt to satisfy their inner need to feel valued with status, career, who their friends are, what they look like... Self-worth is often based on what other people think of us. Power, prestige and position are common foundations people base their self-worth on. But when we rely on the wrong things to give us value, we are not fulfilled. We continue to seek that 'something' to satisfy the inner person. Once you have an inner-sense of great worth, you can develop far better relationships"--https://www.wildsidepublishing.com/buy-books/how-much-is-one-person-worth.
The Politics of Religious Literacy challenges popular understandings of religious literacy as an inclusive framework for navigating religious diversity in the public sphere. Offering a new model, this book provides insights into the often-overlooked feelings and practices informing our questionably secular age.
Redstone computer genius Ryan Barton needed a favor from the last woman he wanted to see. Two years ago, stunning but cool Sasha Tereschenko left him without a word after a night of fiery passion. Now the missing-children expert was the only one who could help him find his sister. Was reuniting with Sasha worth the risk of losing his guarded heart for good? Unwanted thrills shuddered through Sasha the second she'd heard Ryan's voice. Total opposites, she knew fun-loving Ryan had never wanted anything more than a casual romp--she was sure of it. Now she'd do anything to save his sister from an online predator, except fall for Ryan's carefree charms...again.
This work expands the scope of Morrison’s project to examine the ways and means of memory in the preservation of belief systems passed down from the earliest civilizations (both the Classical Greek and the Ancient Egyptian) as a challenge to the sterility of modernity. Moreover, this research explores the author’s specific use of Foucauldian theory as a vehicle for her narrative, which reclaims the very origins of civilization’s primal concerns with life, procreation and regeneration, springing from the very Heart of Africa. Despite the weight of "white" authority and the disparaging of "blackness," Beloved’s multiple "ghosts" conjure up a legacy so potent that no authoritarian discourse has been able to entirely erase it, a legacy that still speaks to us from a heritage we no longer acknowledge yet that nevertheless remains, and sustains us.
Geographic information, spatial analysis and geospatial technologies play an important role in understanding changes in planetary health and in defining the drivers contributing to different health outcomes both locally and globally. Patterns influencing health outcomes and disease in the environment are complex and require an understanding of the ecology of the disease and how these interact in space and time. Knowing where and when diseases are prevalent, who is affected and what may be driving these outcomes is important for determining how to respond. In reality, we all would like to be healthy and live in healthy places. In this book, epidemiology and public health are integrated with spatial data science to examine health issues in dynamically changing environments. This is too broad a field to be completely covered in one book, and so, it has been necessary to be selective with the topics, methods and examples used to avoid overwhelming introductory readers while at the same time providing sufficient depth for geospatial experts interested in health and for health professionals interested in integrating geospatial elements for health analysis. A variety of geographic information (some novel, some volunteered, some authoritative, some big and messy) is used with a mix of methods consisting of spatial analysis, data science and spatial statistics to better understand health risks and disease outcomes. Key Features: Makes spatial data science accessible to health Integrates epidemiology and disease ecology with spatial data science Integrates theoretical geographic information science concepts Provides practical and applied approaches for examining and exploring health and disease risks Provides spatial data science skill development ranging from map making to spatial modelling
As seen on Foxtel's Logie winning The Good Cop and Channel 7's Homicide with Ron Iddles 'A - Assume nothing. B - Believe nothing. C - Check everything.' Ron Iddles In an incredible twenty-five year career as a homicide detective, Ron Iddles' conviction rate was 99%. Yet that only partly explains why Iddles is known to cops and crims alike as 'The Great Man'. Tough, inventive and incorruptible, stoic in the face of senseless horror yet unafraid to shed tears for a victim, Ron has applied his country cunning and city savvy to over 320 homicide cases - some of them the most infamous, compelling and controversial crimes in the nation's history. To the victims of crime, Ron is both a shoulder to cry on and an avenging angel. Ron Iddles never gave up on a 'lost' cause. He became a regular on the nightly news - the dogged face of Australian justice. Working long hours, dodging bullets, chasing leads and outwitting killers, Ron would tell his teams: 'The answer is just one call away'. And in 2015, that belief saw him crack Victoria's oldest unsolved homicide, yet another remarkable feat in a life devoted to keeping the public safe. This is the extraordinary inside story of a real crime crusader. Ron Iddles. The Good Cop.
Jack Kyle was the rugby giant of his time, but he was also so much more than a sporting legend. Whilst he was winning a Grand Slam and touring with the Lions, Jack Kyle was also studying to be a doctor. When he retired from playing rugby - as the world's most-capped player - his sense of adventure and medical ambition led him to settle in Chingola, Zambia, where he spent the next thirty-four years of his life. For many years, he was the only medically trained surgeon in the town and so faced many challenges, not least the appearance of and devastation caused by AIDS. Written as a series of conversations with his daughter, Justine, Conversations with My Father reveals Jack Kyle as a supremely gifted rugby player, a dedicated surgeon and a gentle family man.
He makes her uncomfortable. Edgy. But as strange accidents befall Lilith Mercer and Tony Alvera becomes her bodyguard, she realizes that her wariness of the street-rough, enigmatic, younger Redstone operative covers an all-consuming attraction. Soon, hiding her feelings becomes next to impossible. No one could protect Lilith better than Tony. Maybe he'll never be good enough for the classy executive, but he trusts her safety to no other. Then one explosive night changes everything between them—and to save Lilith, Tony must go back to the streets and expose secrets that may forever set them apart.
This book examines how mobile phones and the internet have become a vital part of the everyday lives of people experiencing homelessness. But the access mobile phones provide is costly, insecure and limited, producing an experience of being precariously connected. Drawing on findings of research conducted with over one hundred young people, families and adults experiencing homelessness in Australia and the United States, this book analyses homelessness as a mediated condition and explores the underpinning processes that shape digital disparities. It contributes to scholarship on mobile communication and inequality, highlighting the digital patterns, issues and difficulties of a group disproportionately affected by service reform and developments in digital citizenship, smart cities and algorithmic governance.
Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! OPERATION COWBOY DADDY by Carla Cassidy Cowboys of Holiday Ranch When a baby is left on cowboy Tony Nanki’s doorstep, he turns to Mary Redwing to help care for the child while he tries to find the baby’s mother. Little do they know, baby Joey’s villainous father will do anything to get him back, bringing danger—and desire—to Tony and Mary’s door. COLTON FAMILY RESCUE by Justine Davis The Coltons of Texas Jolie Peters’s daughter, Emma, has witnessed a murder, and the only person they can turn to for protection is T. C. Colton. T.C. never thought he’d see Jolie after she broke his heart four years ago. Still, he agrees to help, spiriting them away to his reclusive cabin in the woods. But that may not be enough to save them all from a murderer who could be behind the missing Colton patriarch. GUARDING THE SOLDIER’S SECRET by Kathleen Creighton Scandals of Sierra Malone War correspondent Yancy Malone never thought she’d see Hunt Grainger, the special forces operative who stole her heart years before and left her with an orphaned little girl to protect, again. But when she and her adopted daughter are threatened, Hunt can’t stay away—or stop hoping for a second chance at the family he had to leave behind. WORTH THE RISK by Melinda Di Lorenzo Samuel Potter, PI, has one lead in his current case: the missing woman’s sister, Meredith Jamison. When bullets start flying, Meredith realizes Sam is the only one who can protect her, and together they race against the forty-eight-hour limit set by the kidnappers—and discover a sizzling attraction along the way.
He saved her life once… …and he won’t lose her now. Case McMillan isn’t a cop anymore, but instinct sends him running when he sees a woman being held at gunpoint. Skittish and secretive, Terri is hard to trust—until a wily dog named Cutter helps Case see the true self she’s been hiding. As the sole witness to a murder, she needs more protection than he alone can provide, but he’s not leaving her side until he knows that she’s safe. From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama. Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Cutter's Code series: Book 1: Operation Midnight Book 2: Operation Reunion Book 3: Operation Blind Date Book 4: Operation Unleashed Book 5: Operation Power Play Book 6: Operation Homecoming Book 7: Operation Soldier Next Door Book 8: Operation Alpha Book 9: Operation Notorious Book 10: Operation Hero's Watch Book 11: Operation Second Chance Book 12: Operation Mountain Recovery Book 13: Operation Whistleblower Book 14: Operation Payback Book 15: Operation Witness Protection
Vivid and bloody and bold and fast—I feel like Razorhurst is in my bones now." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert The notoriously bloody history of a mob-run Sydney, Australia neighborhood is fertile ground for this historical thriller with a paranormal twist: two girls' ability to see the many ghosts haunting Razorhurst. Sydney’s deadly Razorhurst neighborhood, 1932. Gloriana Nelson and Mr. Davidson, two ruthless mob bosses, have reached a fragile peace—one maintained by “razor men.” Kelpie, orphaned and homeless, is blessed (and cursed) with the ability to see Razorhurst’s many ghosts. They tell secrets that the living can’t know about the cracks already forming in the mobs’ truce. Kelpie meets Dymphna Campbell, Gloriana’s prize moll, over the body of the latest of Dymphna’s beaus to meet an untimely end—a string that’s earned her the nickname the “Angel of Death.” Dymphna can see ghosts, too, and she knows that Gloriana’s hold is crumbling one henchman at a time. As loyalties shift and betrayal threatens the two girls at every turn, Dymphna is determined to rise to the top with Kelpie at her side.
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