Nov 15, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Christian, Education Studies & Teaching, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Memoir, Perth, Psychology \ Mental Health, 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!
Nov 6, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Comedy \ Humour Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction \ Novel, Science Fiction, Victoria
ISBN 978-1-923265-11-0
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A Post Apocalyptic Christmas Tale
A perfect balance between silliness and profound emotional depth, making it a truly unique and heartwarming experience.
The spirit of Christmas is facing its greatest challenge. After the apocalyptic COVID-19 Zeta strain devastated humanity, Kris, once known as Santa, wanders a desolate world. Depressed and aimless, he stumbles upon a struggling settlement on Coode Island and sees a glimmer of hope.
Determined to revive the joy and unity of Christmas, Kris seeks the help of his wife, Martha, and his old friends, April, the Tooth Fairy, and Harry, the Easter Bunny.
Together, they must confront the dangers of this new world and the divisions and deceptions threatening to tear them apart. As Kris battles to restore the traditions that once brought people together, he discovers his greatest fight is against hopelessness and despair.
Requiem for a Pandemic is a poignant post-apocalyptic Christmas tale of redemption, resilience, and the enduring power of hope.
Oct 28, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Fiction \ Novel, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Science Fiction
ISBN 978-1-923265-74-5
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ISBN 978-1-923333-53-6
HARDBACK
Rachel, a brilliant organic chemist and Sam, her husband find themselves ensnared in a web of ambition, addiction, and dangerous secrets. When they strike a Faustian deal with the enigmatic Massey Mancuso to create the ultimate recreational drug, their lives take a perilous turn. As they journey deep into this capricious world, they face betrayals, violence and startling revelations that confront their reality.
U explores the seductive power of science and hedonism and the morally ambiguous world of drug development in the overlap between Big Pharma and the criminal underworld.
About the Author
JIM NICKLIN is a semi-retired Professor of Gynaecological Oncology, still active in teaching, research, mentoring and medical aid work.
He has written 130 papers in peer reviewed medical journals and 15 book chapters and invited reviews. He has co-written and produced a short film, and has dabbled in writing poetry, screenplays and a novella. This is his first novel.
Oct 23, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Family History, History, Victoria
ISBN 978-1-923333-26-0
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ISBN 978-1-923333-27-7
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A new life in the Colony of Victoria
Four brothers and a sister emigrated from Ireland to the Colony of Victoria between 1853 and 1858. They came as part of the gold rush, but not because of the lure of gold. They came to farm the new pastoral and agricultural estates. Life in Northern Ireland
during the early 19th Century, provided limited opportunities for families. After years of hard work as agricultural labourers on the large estates of the far-off colony, they became successful landowners. Their children were born as first-generation Victorians who
continued in the traditional trades. However, some embarked on new careers as novel opportunities became available after Federation.
About the Author
Barry J Conn is a fourth generation Australian who grew up on a wheat and sheep farm at Wail, in the Wimmera district of western Victoria. He was briefly a mathematics and science secondary school teacher at the Horsham High School before becoming a botanist employed in Bulolo and Lae, Papua New Guinea, and then Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. He published many scientific papers, including the ‘Trees of Papua New Guinea’ (three volumes) and one children’s book, ‘My brother Neville is a pest.’ He retired as Principal Research Scientist from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney in 2015 and, together with his wife, now lives in rural Victoria.
Oct 23, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Children's Books
ISBN 978-1-923265-5-30
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Fun and strange facts about animals
Get ready to laugh and learn with this sequel to Animals Are Weird and discover there’s always something new and weird to explore in the wonders of the animal kingdom!
ISBN 978-1-922337-81-8
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Fun and strange facts about animals
Animals are weird…
…they do some strange things and have some odd features.
Look inside to find out about some of them!
