A comprehensive overview of the history of greyhound racing in NSW, beginning with the origins of the sport in coursing and tin-hare racing through to the current controversies threatening its existence. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in “the sport of the people”.
A Celebration of Australia's Historic Mountain Shelters
Lavishly illustrated with beautiful full-colour photographs, High Country Huts is a nostalgic collection of abandoned mountain homesteads, shearers huts, travellers shelters and many other lonely structures. The text portrays a short history of each hut along with many fascinating accompanying stories!
Hugh Watson draws on experience of Federal politics to weave a gripping political thriller, against the backdrop of rural NSW. The residents of Gwydir and an intuitive detective, Susan Swift, must deal with a troubling series of murders. Barry Kingscliff, a power broker from the city, appears to be at the centre of it all.
Teacher Strategies for Nurturing Students' Healing, Growth, and Learning
This accessible guide advises teachers on creating classroom environments that promote healing and growth for all students, particularly the most vulnerable. Grounded not only in trauma-informed education but in positive psychology.
How to use what you already have to get what you actually want
Breaking the Gender Code explores the myths created by the Gender Code and how they drive our own personal myths, with a particular focus on business and career women who are juggling families and careers. For many us the myths around career and motherhood have fed into the illusion of having it all.
Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. It provides complete guidance on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers and course assignments.
What counterintuitive lessons can we learn from the meteoric rise of Mindset Theory in education? Why have computers so overwhelmingly failed to become the academic panacea many expected them to be? How can the simple act of assigning grades drive student narcissism and damage teacher professionalism?
Cancel culture and political correctness are destroying free speech and Western civilisation’s institutions and way of life – it’s time to fight back and return to sanity. A topical and informative anthology exploring the origins and impact of cancel culture and political correctness on Western societies – including schools, universities, ......
A Therapeutic Story With Creative Activities About Trust, Anger, and Relationships for Children Aged 5-10
Amongst the beauty of the Okavango delta in Botswana, Cleo the Crocodile loved having fun with all of his animal friends. That is, until one day Hogan the Hippo, who was supposed to look after Cleo, started to act mean and hurt him. Cleo has to leave the swamp to find a safe new home - he's scared and puts his prickles up for protection, so ......
