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Living Better is Alastair Campbell's honest, moving and life-affirming account of his lifelong struggle with depression. It is an autobiographical, psychological and psychiatric study, which explores his own childhood, family and other relationships and examines the impact of his professional and political life on himself and those around him. But it also lays bare his relentless quest to understand depression not just through his own life but through different treatments.

In May 2006, armed only with a small rucksack and a staff, Tony Kevin, an overweight, sedentary, 63-year-old former diplomat, set off on an eight-week trek across Spain. But this was not just a very long walk — it was a pilgrimage. From Granada, in the southeast, to Santiago de Compostela, in the far northwest, Tony followed the Via Mozarabe and the Via de la Plata, two of the many pilgrim trails that crisscross Spain and Portugal and that all lead to a single destination.

A bonzer (p. 288) discussion of the strange but dinkum (p. 289) pedigree (p. 224) of the naughty (p. 202), nice (p. 212), and, sometimes, obscene (p. 217) English language. We live in a torrent of words — from radio and television, books and newspapers, and now from the internet. But, as Julian Burnside reminds us in this new edition of the bestselling Wordwatching, words are a source both of pleasure and power, and can be deployed for good or for ill.

Lisa Millar has spent her whole life showing up, getting things done and making things happen. Despite the risks, despite the fear, despite life getting in the way. As a child growing up in country Queensland, she had dreamed of a big life. Working as a foreign correspondent gave her that. But it also meant confronting the worst of what humanity can bring - the dead children at Sandy Hook, the sorrow of grieving relatives after the Bataclan theatre terrorist attack and the aftermath of Manchester. Three decades as a journalist witnessing grief and unspeakable tragedy had a cost.

From prize - winning short - story writer Cate Kennedy comes a new collection to rival her highly acclaimed Dark Roots. In Like a House on Fire, Kennedy once again takes ordinary lives and dissects their ironies, injustices and pleasures with her humane eye and wry sense of humour. In Laminex and Mirrors, a young woman working as a cleaner in a hospital helps an elderly patient defy doctor's orders. In Cross - Country, a jilted lover manages to misinterpret her ex's new life.

Gospel workers are called to be both/and people: both patient and urgent, both confident and humble, both dependent on God and committed to hard work, both theologically driven and practically wise, and more. Often, these requirements feel as though they’re in tension. But this book shows that rather than leaning one way or the other, or seeking to strike a balance, authentic gospel ministry is found in pursuing both/and. To settle for less puts ourselves and our churches in danger.

This is a historical novel, based on the true story of a young English convict named William Buckley who, on Boxing Day 1803, escaped from Victoria’s abortive first settlement at Sorrento and then survived in the wilderness for thirty-two years, mainly because he was adopted and helped by local aboriginal tribes. In 1835 Buckley emerged with his tribal friends to meet Melbourne’s founders, and quickly became an important guide and interpreter in the crucial first years of the European conquest of the Port Phillip region.

On Christmas Eve, 1943, the newly formed but undermanned Homicide division of the Melbourne police force is called to investigate the vicious double murder of a father and son. When Military Intelligence becomes involved, Homicide's Inspector Titus Lambert must unravel the personal from the political. If only the killings had stopped at two. The police are desperate to come to grips with an extraordinary and disquieting upsurge of violence.

When Muster Dogs first hit screens in 2022, viewers were enchanted. Five lively kelpie pups adopted into farming homes across Australia on an intensive training program became instant stars. Could they learn to herd and muster within a year? Could they show that working with dogs was a better way to farm? Among those who lost their hearts to these amazing puppies was narrator Lisa Millar. In this companion book to the show, Lisa takes us behind the scenes to meet the cast, the crew and the star dogs themselves.

It's Ray and Sandra's first family holiday in Greece, on the island of Vasilema. The skies are cloudier than anywhere else in Greece, and the family is intrigued by local eccentricities -the lack of mirrors, the outsize beach umbrellas, the saint's day celebrated with an odd nocturnal ritual. Why are there islanders who seem to follow the family wherever they go? Why do Sandra and the teenage grandchildren have strangely similar dreams? Has Sandra been granted a wish she didn't know she made?

Think Oasis was just Britpop and brawls? Think again. In this, the definitive book on Britain’s biggest band, John Robb peels back the layers of Manchester's best known musical export, revealing a tale of ambition, ego, talent, and a whole lot of attitude. From the gritty pubs of Manchester to the dizzying heights of global stardom, this unauthorized biography is a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers' turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation.

«En Madrid se mata poco», le decía al joven subinspector Ángel Zárate su mentor en la policía; «pero cuando se mata, no tiene nada que envidiarle a ninguna ciudad del mundo», podría añadir la inspectora Elena Blanco, jefa de la Brigada de Análisis de Casos, un departamento creado para resolver los crímenes más complicados y abyectos.

Es la noche del fin de año chino, empieza el año del cerdo. Chesca, al mando de la Brigada de Análisis de Casos desde hace un año, ha quedado con Ángel Zárate, pero en el último momento este le da plantón. Aun así, ella sale a divertirse, conoce a un hombre y pasa la noche con él. A la mañana siguiente, tres hombres rodean su cama, a la espera de unirse al festín. Y un repulsivo olor a cerdo impregna la estancia.

It is 1982 and in the Kingdom Hall we are Jehovah's Witnesses. The state of the world shows us the end is close, and Satan is like a roaring lion, seeking to devour us. Ali Millar is waiting for Armageddon. Born into the Jehovah's Witnesses in a town in the Scottish Borders, her childhood revolves around regular meetings in the Kingdom Hall, where she is haunted by vivid images of the Second Coming, her mind populated by the bodies that will litter the earth upon Jehovah's return. In this frightening, cloistered world, Ali grows older.

Un día tórrido de verano la inspectora Elena Blanco, al frente de la Brigada de Análisis de Casos, irrumpe en la vivienda de una familia de clase media y llega hasta la habitación del hijo adolescente. En la pantalla de su ordenador se confirma lo que temían: el chico está viendo una sesión snuff en directo en la que dos encapuchados torturan a una chica. Impotentes, presencian cómo el sádico espectáculo continúa hasta la muerte de la víctima de la que, de momento, no conocen el nombre. ¿Cuántas antes que ella habrán caído en manos de la Red Púrpura?

El cambio transformará su vida... O supondrá su muerte. Cuando Jamie Mills, un chico de diecinueve años, aparece colgado de un árbol en un parque local, se determina que su muerte ha sido un suicidio. Tras un caso desgarrador que dejó su cuerpo y mente destrozados, la inspectora Kim Stone debería reincorporarse al trabajo de manera gradual, pero siente que algo en este caso no encaja, y cuando descubre que los padres de Jamie lo enviaron a una clínica para "curar" su homosexualidad, rápidamente toma las riendas de su equipo.

The thinking woman's erotica: Quiver's 12 interlinked short stories explore desire in all its complexity, and transport us into a world of love, power, pain, pleasure and obsession. Experience the excitement of the new, sexual friction at its most primal, and the lingering fingers of a past that refuses to let go. Tobsha Learner's passionate short story collections, Quiver, Tremble, and Yearn, will consume you - and have you begging for more.

Los huéspedes que van llegando al encantador y remoto hotelito Mitchell's Inn se observan mutuamente con interés pero desde una prudente distancia. Todos ellos han recalado allí en busca de un relajante (quizá hasta romántico) fin de semana en medio del bosque y lejos de sus vidas.

Vivo en la oscuridad con mis padres, mi abuela, mi hermana y mi hermano. Todos están desfigurados por el fuego. Mi hermana lleva una máscara blanca para tapar sus quemaduras porque papá dice que su cara podría asustarme.

El don de hablar con los muertos…. puede costarte la vida. Una noche, mientras el último tañido de las campanas de la iglesia resuena en el aire, el cuerpo frío y sin vida de Sandra Deakin es hallado con múltiples heridas de arma blanca en el cementerio. La detective Kim Stone llega rápidamente al lugar, y la violencia que presenta el cuerpo la convence de que el ataque fue personal. ¿Qué podría haber causado tanto odio? Mientras el equipo empieza a investigar la vida de la víctima, descubren que Sandra creía tener la capacidad de comunicarse con los muertos.