Nov 27, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Autobiography, Biography, Christian, Memoir, Victoria, VoyaginK Publishing
ISBN 978-1-923333-11-6
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Standing Firm For God And Nation
Rosalie Crestani wasn’t just a Deputy Mayor – she was a fierce force for change in one of Australia’s fastest growing and most diverse regions. As a Councillor in the City of Casey, home to over 300,000 people from 150 different cultural backgrounds, Rosalie stood out for her bold, conservative values, igniting controversy and heated debates at every turn.
In this compelling memoir, follow Rosalie through the high-stakes battles of local government, where she faced both victories and crushing defeats. A story full of courage and endurance. From her family’s harrowing survival in war-torn Berlin, to the red dust of the Australian outback, to the harsh winters of upstate New York, Rosalie’s life is a tale of grit, perseverance, and the unyielding pursuit of her vision for a better community.
Strap in for the Rosalie rollercoaster – one woman’s courageous fight for her beliefs, a fight that echoes across all of Australia.
Nov 22, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Australian, Education, Language and culture, South Australia
ISBN 978-1-923265-86-8
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Cultivating your personal intellectual and character growth
ViaCultura inspires you to cultivate your intellectual and character growth every day.
The organised and clear structure provides you with the ability to increase your daily productivity, expand your vocabulary, teach yourself a new language, foster personal accountability, monitor goal attainment, design self-styled curriculums and reading plans, as well as providing a daily reflection and journaling section and a key excerpt section to capture the best ideas or phrases from
the books you read and lectures you watch.
Do you wish to improve your intellect and character every day, and enjoy the benefits of seeing yourself progress and achieve your goals? Then this journal is perfect for you.
Nov 18, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Australian, Autobiography, Biography, Health & wellbeing, Memoir, Self-help, South Australia
ISBN 9781923333666
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ISBN 9781923333871
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A True Story Of Resilience, Positivity and Self-Help
AT THE AGE OF 32, STAYING POSITIVE WAS ROB’S BIGGEST HURDLE, WHEN HE FOUND HIMSELF FACE TO FACE WITH STAGE 4 HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA.
While the doctors excelled in diagnosis, surgical procedures and prescribing chemotherapy regimens, when it came to maintaining
optimism or prescribing diets that nourish a body ravaged by cancer and treatment, the advice on hope and healing was scarce.
As Rob’s journey progressed, he seized the unique opportunity to analyse and document his path to maintaining a positive mindset.
Through simple yet powerful ideologies, Rob delves into the importance of perspective and captures deeply vulnerable moments through his journaling. Through the face of uncertainty, the agonising wait for a diagnosis, and the chilling realisation of death’s
veil over his life, Rob offers profound insights into the crucial strategies that enabled him to break free from the grip of negativity.
“I couldn’t escape by travelling overseas or quitting my job, the way most young people deal with their issues. My philosophy was to break the journey down into steps. One by one, there is a step to recognition, to recovery, and to maintain mindfulness and self-strength.”
Your Mate, Hodgkin’s is a compelling and detailed account of Rob’s journey through cancer. This must-read story weaves together extensive research with the firsthand experience of a chemotherapy patient. It offers valuable guidance to patients, support networks, and practitioners alike, providing essential tools for everybody coping with cancer and other life-altering traumatic events.
Nov 15, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Australian, Education, History, South Australia
ISBN 978-1-923333-42-0
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The Silent Witness To The Events And People Of Birdwood
Blumberg Hill is the fourth in a projected series of seven books focussing on some South Australians – why they came, what they and their descendants did, and why the State is better for their achievements.
Author Richard Maerschel’s aim is to shine a light onto several unknowns, to propose answers to some hard questions, and to correct a few misconceptions.
His subjects are mainly 19th century German-speaking migrants, their relations with Anglo-Saxons and Irish, and rural transport and communications. For this series so far Richard has written over 800 pages with hundreds of references, photos and maps.
Available week of 18th November 2024
Nov 15, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Christian, Education, Justice, law and crime, Perth, Western Australia
ISBN 978-1-923265-27-1
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ISBN 978-1923333-65-9
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God’s Love Through ALPHA in Prisons
This book chronicles the extraordinary journey of a retired civil engineer who heeded God’s call to minister to prisoners. After 42 years in engineering, Bernie embraced a new path as a chaplain, running Alpha courses in Prisons. This book recounts his transformation and the profound impact of Alpha on the lives of inmates. Through heartfelt testimonials, prisoners express their gratitude and newfound faith. With over 500 prisoners completing Alpha at six prisons in Western Australia to date, the ministry has witnessed remarkable spiritual awakenings. The narrative also highlights how spiritual transformation can reduce crime and recidivism, advocating for a rehabilitation-focused prison system. Bernie’s story encourages readers to step out in faith, promising an adventurous journey filled with blessings and purpose in serving the Lord.
Enjoy and be transformed!
BERNIE O’LEARY HAS had an amazing and awe-inspiring journey, over the last 10 years, running Alpha in Western Australian Prisons.
The Lord specifically led him into this ministry, after a 42 year career as a Civil and Water Engineer, with nothing to do with Prisons in his life! Bernie is the Alpha Prisons Ambassador – Western Australia, with Alpha Australia.
He has seen about 540 prisoners doing Alpha in WA, so far (at 2024), and seen many prisoners coming to the Lord, and being transformed.
This book has also shown the results of some overseas initiatives, in major focuses on spiritual transformation and rehabilitation, rather than only a custodial focus.
These have shown huge reductions in number of prisoners, and recidivism rates.
He has said that this whole journey continues to be an incredible adventure, with huge eternal impacts!
