According to front cover: "to generations of Australians, the rollicking, action-filled ballads of pioneering days have been the 'best loved and most popular verse in Australian literature'". This book is an anthology of 'robust, humorous, and heroic verse by those larger than life figures from Australian literary history.

Australian Bush Ballads

Literature & Fiction

Stewart, Douglas

Poetry

Angus&Robertson

Old Bush Songs: Enlarged and Revised from the Collection of A.B. Paterson

Arts & Photography

Keesing, Nancy

PATERSON, A.B.

Music

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

A primer for managers who have little or no formal management training - or a refresher for more experienced managers. The book gives specific instruction on such topics as feedback, firing, presentation skills, meetings, career development (for self and staff), team building etc. Also included are self- assessment tests, surveys, checklists and feedback instruments, all written in an entertaining, accessible style.

The Power of People Skills: A Manager's Guide to Assessing and Developing Your Organization's Greatest Resource

Business & Money

Stewart, Doug

Stewart, J. Douglas

Management & Leadership

John Wiley&Sons

People skills have become the basic tools with which the contemporary manager carries out his or her organizational responsibilities; while computerized robots are learning to make products, managers are learning to develop employees' potential. This invaluable resource provides concise guidelines for good manager-employee communication, along with a number of practical assessments, checklists, and worksheets designed to be used to increase the quality of feedback. This book can also be used by consultants, teachers, and other human resources personnel to maximize the effectiveness of communication. Reprinted by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

The Power of People Skills

University Press of America

DEAD FIX #2 in the Det. Insp.Todd "Ratso" Holtom series Praise for HARD PLACE #1 in the Det. Insp. Todd "Ratso" Holtom series. "Wow What a page turner I can't wait for the next release. A definite 5-star from me " "Fantastic read, great characters, gripping storyline. Definitely want to read more adventures from Ratso. Roaring success Mr Stewart " "This book engenders the same get-to-the-end compulsion for the reader as does a Harlan Coben crime suspense or a Simon Kernick or Mark Billingham police novel... the prose is easy to read and the plot is enthralling." "Douglas Stewart has done a great job and has created in Detective Ratso a character who is quick-witted, clever and a worthy addition to the action thriller genre." "It is as if the author has inside knowledge of these characters and places; their portrayal is simple, effective and truly insightful." "Each chapter leaves you eager to continue reading. This was the first of Stewart's novels I have read but I will definitely read more." "In Hard Place, author Douglas Stewart offers up an oh-so-British thriller brimming with chilling mayhem, questionable police tactics, tough and terrible villains and a deep understanding of the real world of crime and cops. Try to put it down - I highly recommend." "I read a lot of thrillers and Hard Place is high up on my list of favourites." "Hard Place is inspired by a real-life event, though Douglas Stewart has transformed this into an entertaining crime thriller in the same manner as Roger Donaldson's 2008 film "The Bank Job". "I will definitely buy more "Ratso" publications." "Eat your heart out David Hosp." "... A very enjoyable read. It's a fast moving thriller in which you feel you really get to know the characters.... Each chapter leaves you eager to continue reading." "The plot was fast paced, characters well-constructed and believable. There are many twists and turns which makes the book very difficult to put down." "Couldn't stop reading, this was worth 5 stars." About DEAD FIX Dead Fix is the second in the "Ratso" series. It follows on from the acclaim and success of Hard Place. Now, in this gripping and compelling plot, Ratso is tasked with investigating international sports match-fixing, a labour of love for this London detective. Following a vicious attack on seeming innocents, he realises that he is up against more than bent players as he enters the shady and murderous world of criminal gangs. Billions are being staked on fixed results using illegal bookies operating in a global black-market. The trail and a murder point to a mastermind operating from Dubai and India. But are Ratso's instincts failing him? Once again he is supported by his police colleagues, Jock Strang, Tosh Watson and Nancy Petrie. As the investigation twists and turns, fresh evidence points to the USA. Here, his svelte long-distance lover, Det. Kirsty-Ann Webber of the Ford Lauderdale Police Department yet again proves her worth as the scope and scale of the investigation race to a dramatic climax.

Dead Fix (International Crime Thriller Series ( Detective Ratso))

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Chewton Limited

Even as you read this book, mariners somewhere are being attacked by armed pirates, their faces masked and the weapons deadly. Organized crime has taken over where Blackbeard left off. Piracy today is just as brutal, perhaps even more so. Crew-members may be murdered, tortured, seized as hostages or simply dumped overboard to sink or swim. To the big-time gangsters behind much of the crime, life is cheap and must not stand in the way of profit. Attacking and stealing tankers or other cargo is a multi-billion industry. International law enforcement has yet to show sufficient concerted will to beat organised crime at sea, though it is awakening from its years of slumber. Additionally since 9-11, a new and fearful maritime threat has emerged- international terrorism. Experts agree that civilised nations, American ports and cities far from the sea, are vulnerable to a variety of terrifying risks from use of the sea and ships. The book looks at the dangers and what is being done to defeat the terrorists. The Brutal Seas brings to real life all the terror of an attack by pirates armed with rocket-launchers and automatic machine-guns. It tells of disappearing phantom ships and of a cigarette fraud run by a fraudster from New Jersey. As it enters the mysterious world of the Triads, some of the most bloody, cunning and lucrative attacks, frauds and schemes of the past twenty years are brought to the page in an exciting and refreshing way. Written with an unprecedented degree of co-operation from the ICC International Maritime Bureau, a non-Government agency dedicated to tackling the problems, it is no surprize that The Brutal Seas has been called the benchmark on crime at sea by the Bureau's founder Eric Ellen.

The Brutal Seas: Organised Crime at Work

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

AuthorHouse

Praise for Douglas Stewart's Books "A clever blend of villainy" - Sunday Times "Do read this superb novel" - Sunday Independent "So hard to put down"- A1 Crime "Racy, pacy and lacy, easily a match for the latest Jackie Collins blockbuster" - Hazardous Cargo Magazine Ever wanted to get revenge against a casino? Dex did after being cheated! Revenge - an obsessive all-consuming thirst for revenge is the theme of Late Bet, set in the casino world of London and Las Vegas. Ignoring the dangers of taking on casino moguls, Dex plans to destroy Space City, the glitzy mega-resort on the Las Vegas Strip as well as its partner, the discreet Dukes Casino in London's Mayfair. In taking on casino bosses like the sinister Audley Shawcross and Carlo Letizione, weak links are a risk. Dex involves fellow gambler Scotty Brannigan, a Las Vegas based Formula One Grand Prix racing driver to help him. Scotty though has troubles of his own as does Mark, a brilliant blackjack card-counter who abuses cocaine. A Malaysian betting syndicate that corrupts sportsmen plays a sinister role. Pretty women too present both opportunities and problems as Dex gets involved with Tiffany Richmond, a svelte BBC-TV journalist and the outrageous Jude, an Australian nurse. The action races through time zones between London and Vegas, the French Riviera, a Caribbean hideaway and glitzy Grand Prix circuits including Monaco and Indianapolis. Murders, suspense and jaw-dropping shocks abound as the vile Shawcross fights dirty to the breathtaking end.

Late Bet

Thrillers & Suspense

In this first of series, free-wheeling London detective Todd "Ratso" Holtom is on the front-line against a ruthless international gang that imports drugs into the UK and Europe. His nephew has died from drug abuse and Ratso is obsessed with bringing down the London king-pin who seems immune from arrest. The trail leads to the USA and the Bahamas where he is helped by Kirsty-Ann Webber, a svelte Florida detective who has troubles of her own. Mayfair club-land and the Mediterranean feature as Operation Clam races to a climax in a series of dramatic confrontations. Inspired by the facts of true crime and set against the background of the war in Afghanistan from where the drugs are coming, Ratso enters a political minefield involving London and Washington D.C.

Hard Place (International Crime Thriller Series ( Detective Ratso))

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Capturing the nostalgia of springtime -- picnics, dances, the drama of first love -- this gentle autobiography tells the story of Douglas Stewart's youth in a New Zealand country town, 'an almost invisible speck on the map about two hundred miles north of the great glittering metropolis of Wellington'. Brmming with mischievous humor and rejoicing of nature, Springtime in Taranaki offers us a fascinating portrait of the artist as a young man, of leaving home, and a world of innocence long past.

Springtime in Taranaki: An Autobiography of Youth

Arts & Literature

House of Books

3150 is the USA air force classification for an atomic weapons technician. When David Freeman completed his tour in the air force he wandered around America and Canada, finally ending in Australia. He decided that Australia was a peaceful quiet place to retire so he settled there. He never realized that he unwittingly became involved in a diabolical conspiracy that nearly brought down the governments of Australia and America. He had no choice, he was the only one that could prevent another cold war. But just as he thought retirement would come after preventing another cold war, things took another turn when he reunites with a long-time friend that he served with.

Great Conspiracy

Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers Ltd

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