New, revised edition! With virtually no experience and absolutely no support, Adrian rides a basic stock motorbike 20,000kms across nine countries in three months to fulfil a lifelong dream. He sets off from the bleak, windswept former gulag gateway city of Magadan in a remote corner of Siberia, but before the day is out he crashes badly, breaking his bike and seriously injuring himself. He is completely alone. He struggles on through swamps, bogs and mud tracks and nearly drowns in the icy rapids along Stalin's infamous Road of Bones. Although it is summer in Siberia, it is freezing and the driving rain is relentless. When the sun does appear, he is attacked by fierce squadrons of giant mosquitoes and, with wild bears roaming, he cannot stop, often riding for days at a time. Sheer physical strength saves his life on numerous occasions. He battles on deep into central Russia, across the vast Steppes of Kazakhstan and on through the scaring Taklimakan Desert in remote western China. He scales the breathtaking Pamirs and rides across the roof of the world before entering the fabled Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. He scurries across oddball Turkmenistan, and on across ancient Persia before finally arriving at his destination, exotic Istanbul. At every turn, Adrian is adopted by a vast array of characters, each with stories to tell and who, extraordinarily, expect nothing in return; tough Siberian truck drivers, frontier road workers, border guards desperate villagers, drug-addled soldiers and crazy modern-day traders, each insisting that he join them in their homes to share their lives and most of their provisions. It is these encounters which provide such a rich and compelling subtext to his extraordinary journey.

The Road Gets Better From Here

Travel

Adrian Scott

Asia

Vivid Publishing

Like a tiny piece of personalised music, each of us has a name that, like all sounds, evokes some small and subconscious response from those we meet. This collective reaction, over the years of our existence, can gently trickle down and influence whom we become. This book is a must-read if you are faced with one of the following scenarios..... 1. You've either fallen pregnant - or knocked-up your girlfriend - and are trying desperately to arrive at a baby name that won't destroy the child's life. 2. You work with an idiot and you wonder how they became an idiot. 3. Your parents didn't have access to this book and they mysteriously called you Nigel, Colleen, Sharon or Kingston. And you wonder why people seem to treat you differently.

Why Shouldn't I Call My Son Clint? Using Secret Sounds of Names as a Predictor of Personality

Hocking, David

Parenting & Relationships

Wonder, Thunder and Blunder Down Under: Tales of a Ten Pound POM

Spencer Ratcliff

CSIRO Perfidy

Geoffrey John Russell

A retired couple stumble across an interesting object in an old outback town. They are able to purchase it and then discover that it is an ancient religious relic. All the people that come in contact with it are mesmerised by its mystical qualities - the couple's lives are irrevocably changed from that moment on... The past, present and future are foretold in manuscripts found at the location of the relic, which predict their future. Untold wealth is thrust upon them, with it is the offer of eternal life. Will they be able to fulfill the predictions? Will they accept long-livability, knowing that their family and friends will grow old while they remain the same? Or will they do what comes natural and not think of themselves.

Heaven's Bells

Basil Swiney

The spin doctor's guide to effective and authentic communication Stay on Message reveals the simple yet powerful tools that will allow you to communicate effectively and authentically in a world with unlimited media possibilities. Every day, these tools are used to influence and impact the coverage of events all around the world. Yet for the most part, the principles of context, narrative, framing and the media cycle are hidden from the very people they are seeking to influence. Paul Ritchie draws from his experience working with organisations such as the National Rugby League, the Australian Olympic Committee and national political leaders to detail how you, too, can use these principles to communicate your message. Stay on Message details: • What actually drives the news cycle • How to frame a message and create a personal narrative • How to actively promote or explain your message • The most common mistakes made by people in a crisis • What the rise of the citizen journalist means for organisations • Why the rise of Facebook and Google will make spin doctors even more influential than ever before. Stay on Message explains how you can use the secrets of modern spin doctors to be a more effective and authentic communicator at home, in the workplace and in the community. For further information, visit http://www.vividpublishing.com.au/stayonmessage

Stay on Message

Business & Money

Ritchie, Paul

Marketing & Sales

Black Bold 'n Beautiful - Marrying an African?

Self-Help

Olugbemiro, Florence

Relationships

When It's Hit the Fan

Biographies & Memoirs

Wilks, Elizabeth

Professionals & Academics

A remarkable and delightful book that shows how children are alike the world over, while at the same time celebrating the rich and interesting diversity of their ordinary lives. AWARDS Winner of the Christian Media Children’s Book Prize, France Parents Magazine Best Books of the Year Award, USA NSCC/CBS Notable Children’s Book, USA Children’s Book Foundation Book of the Year, UK IRA-CBC Favourite Paperbacks for 1994, USA REVIEWS "An extraordinary book." Publishers Weekly "This unusual, sensitive book really brings out our shared human experiences, regardless of race." Child Education "A winner. What I liked about the book was that each kid’s life seems far more interesting and exciting than the other’s, and it’s a hook that I can’t see a young reader getting off." Times Educational Supplement "Gray understands that children are capable of insight and compassion, even into complex issues." The Irish Times "Conveys the most complicated ideas effortlessly." Mother Magazine "Terrific." Catholic Library World "A unique book." Focus "Never condescends or patronises." Five Owls "Simple in concept, yet rich in execution." Booklist "An ingenious and worthwhile idea." The School Librarian "A wonderful picture book. A welcome addition to the collection." Nassau Library System "Well executed and intriguing." Junior Bookshelf Unique among picture books, it avoids didacticism while joyfully celebrating the kinship of human cultures." Review "This book covers a portion of the early social studies curriculum far better than any textbook." Times Herald "There is no sense that one life is better than the other, rather that they are the same tapestry rewoven with a slightly different thread." Parents Magazine "A wonderful book." Wings "Wow! The possibilities for follow-up in the classroom seem endless. Excellent." Maine Collection "Cleverly done." Lindsay Mackie "Unusual and thought-provoking." Kent &amp; Sussex Courier

A Country Far Away

Children's Books

Gray, Senior Research Associate Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Nigel

Growing Up & Facts of Life

The evolving image of the 18th century English literary giant, Dr. Samuel Johnson, was employed copiously in the fiction and essays of the Romantic and Victorian Periods. References to Johnson were intended to carry profound weight in the narratives, on the assumption of their common understanding. Although still popular today, these narratives have lost much of their initial power due to cultural evolution.  A biographical study of Johnson’s life does not return to current readers the full weight of the many Johnson references, neither does a critical survey of Johnson’s writing. It is necessary to pinpoint the public image of Johnson at the time that the references were made, as it stood in the minds of the writers who used the image to their literary ends and to their intended audiences. This book traces Johnson’s public image with triangulations of many sources and various references to Johnson by literary figures who both describe and prescribe the Johnsonian image with their literary uses of the icon.

The Iconic Dr. Johnson: Biography of an Image

Scheuermann, Stefan

Arts & Literature

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