Life on the farm taught Ken MacKenzie many things: integrity, responsibility, generosity, and stewardship. In this compendium of childhood recollections, Ken shares these lessons through another farm tradition: storytelling. Guided by the wisdom of past generations, MacKenzie recounts some of the guiding principles that shaped him into the man he is today. Winters are a quiet period to plan for a brighter spring. Your farm animals are your partners in success. Hard work has the sweetest rewards. Vacations are sometimes found in the smallest moments of joy. And, most importantly, your roots help you grow; nurture them, mind them, and listen to what they have to say. MacKenzie attributes his business ethic, practical know-how, and worldview to the farm’s teachings. In his journey to articulate these lessons, MacKenzie shares the nuggets of wisdom that have followed him from the farm to his life over and beyond the rail fence.
The financial advice industry -- including banks, mutual fund and insurance companies -- has a vested interest in our hard-earned savings. Industry advisors are constantly warning us that we may not be financially prepared for retirement. And, feeling anxious about our future, we become convinced that it’s a good idea to let them handle our money. After all, they seem to have all the answers. But retirement planning today isn’t the same as it was in the past. We’re living longer, leading more active lives, with more options about how we want to live once employment is no longer the main focus. For the 1.6 million Canadians who will be retiring in the next five years, the questions at play are more complex than “How much do I need to retire?” Industry veterans Warren MacKenzie and Ken Hawkins have seen firsthand the mistakes that Canadians make in their financial preparations for the future. In The New Rules for Retirement, they offer simple, unbiased advice while at the same time debunking the many myths surrounding retirement.
Career criminal Steve Forbes is back in Sydney and still up to his evil ways, with his partners in crime. The feared foursome are about to launch a new illegal rort that could see them all extremely rich or very dead.
Whether you're a world-class palyer or a weekend enthusiast, improving your golf game begins with your mind. You may be amazed to discover what happens when you free yourself from overthinking you shots and let your unconcious mind play the game. Now acclaimed sports counselor Dr. Marlin Mackenzie provides more than 30 situation-specific exercises to help you deepen your awareness of your emotional and intellectual barriers. You'll learn to capitalize on your inner resources to play up to your potential.
Jasper is a very curious and adventurous little kitten. What will happen as he ventures into the garden, up on the roof, into the pipes and even on a bus!
Set in contemporary times, Some Days Are Diamonds is the story of a crime family living and running their various illegal endeavours of drug running, brothels and extortion to name a few in the exclusive Sydney suburbs of Rose Bay, Clontarf, Sylvania Waters and the seedier inner city. Big Jim Dunbar is the patriarch of the family. His godson, Steven Forbes, is one of his right-hand men, the son of his former mate and business partner. The two have a natural bond as Big Jim brought Steve up when both his parents and innocence were blown away by a lone gunman when Steve was a small boy. But somebody is trying to put the frighteners onto the outfit, with a bombing campaign on their brothels and that of an associate Tim Smith and his criminal enterprises. Steve is ordered to look into who is behind the bombings and bring the bastards to task. Fast, filthy and violent, Some Days Are Diamonds is the second book by a writer who doesn't mince words, which is how the real bad-arse crims go about their day-to-day business of polluting society to make an illegal earn, if you don't believe that, you still believe in the tooth fairy!
Lure of the Dirty Dollar is set in Sydney in the late 1990s. The background to the story revolves around the Cash In Transit industry, where the main protagonist, David Lewis, ex-Navy clearance diver, nightclub owner, screw and sometime private investigator works on the armoured cars as a casual employee, a cover for his more sinister occupation as a career hit man for a secret government agency. Lewis's next contract kill is an ex Stasi intelligence officer, Rudi Dietrich, who, it has been decided by various governments around the world, must be liquidated as he has been organizing robberies across Europe with gangs of other ex military personnel that have netted millions of dollars in cash, gold and diamonds. The proceeds, it is believed, may be used as a refunding for the once powerful Stasi organization, or helping to finance Rudi's old masters to continue living in the style they had become accustomed to. Dietrich and his live-in lover, Vass Tsanidis, are seduced by Lewis, who gains their confidence through his machinations, getting the pair involved in a plot to rob an armoured vehicle in an effort to make a dirty dollar before Lewis is ready to kill Dietrich. Twist and turns make this story highly possible, with the intrigue and espionage that we find so much a part of normality in these troubled times. It's a fast-paced read of raw talk, sex, drugs and violence, definitely not for the faint hearted or wowser.
David Lewis, former Navy clearance diver, one-time screw and bouncer, is kidnapped by unknown persons. His lover, ex-Federal police officer, Rachel Dawes, has to call on the help of the only person she can - Steven James Forbes, career criminal and probable psychopath. The two travel to David's farm, Tobin's River Run, at the foot of Mt Seaview in Port Macquarie's hinterland, to see what they can ascertain about David's disappearance, finding the main bedroom a blood-covered mess. The kidnappers contact them and make their demands. Rachel and Steve begin the machinations to get David back unscathed. But things don't go easy when they find that David's kidnappers are a band of Australian-born, radicalised Muslim bad boys who are hell-bent on wreaking havoc in Australia. This brings two other players onto the scene: Oktay Saglam, a Turkish national with a mysterious background, and Craig Johnson, a disgraced and corrupt New South Wales cop, now apparently working for one of the intelligence services. The two coerce David, Rachel and Steve into helping them try to locate an Afghan/Russian hit man, working for a notorious Sydney outlaw motorbike gang, which is engaging in its own nefarious activities. The story is told through the eyes of the main protagonist, Rachel Dawes, who pulls no punches when mixing it with all the alpha males. Fast-paced and sexually explicit, Shot at the Title is a wild tale of what could easily happen.
From the authors of Golf: The Mind Game and Tennis: The Mind Game comes a practical handbook of techniques to improve skiing confidence and performance by training the mind and the body. Acclaimed sports psychologist Mackenzie teaches readers how tapping into the unconscious can make them dramatically better skiiers.
According to Dr. MacKenzie, the ability to play winning tennis is in the mind.The acclaimed sports psychologist, and author of Golf: The Mind Game, now brings his mind-opening formula to tennis. Intended for players at every level of the game, this handbook shows how to release mind blocks and tap intoinner resources for better concentration and enhanced performance.
Opening Up North America, 1497-1800, Revised Edition integrates in a chronological narrative the voyages taken from Florida to Newfoundland, covering the first recorded contact of John Cabot in 1497 through Alexander Mackenzie's journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific in 1793. Through these stories, the geography of northeastern North America is pieced together and the impact European exploration had on Native American society continues to be felt today. Coverage of this title includes: the importance of cod fishing in the North Atlantic; Beaver hats and the role played by the fur trade in exploration of the continent's interior; Spanish, French, and English claims to territory in the southeast in the 16th century; and, exploration by Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Etienne Brule, Rene-Robert Cavaller, Sieur de La Salle, and others.
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