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OTTWAY, Meredith

Jan 27, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Fiction \ Novel, Music, South Australia

meredith ottway author baton of courage book
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ISBN 978-1-922452-36-8 PAPERBACK

Baton of Courage

All profits go to the Eye Surgeon’s Foundation

GORDON HUGHES, A BLIND VIOLINIST, LOSES HIS SIGHT IN HIS MID TEENS DUE TO A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.

Born in Moonta in 1896 to a family of fishermen, Gordon shows an early talent for music, playing both the violin and pedal-organ with an ambition to become an orchestral conductor, contrary to his father’s wishes.

After his loss of sight Gordon experiences disappointment, hardship, romance and eventually gains successes and wisdom from the multiple characters he meets and works with along the way.

Gordon spends his earlier teenage years as a student attending the ‘The School for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb’ founded in 1874 at Brighton, South Australia, and later to be known as Townsend House, before then attending the ‘Blind School’ at North Adelaide where he learns basket weaving, the usual occupation for the unsighted in those times.

On leaving boarding school, Gordon has to now face the hardships of not only being unsighted, but of finding suitable accommodation and fending for himself in a sometimes harsh world.

All profits go to the Eye Surgeon’s Foundation

Radio NOVA919

Jan 18, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Australian, Children's Books, Comedy \ Humour Fiction, Design, FRONT PAGE - appear large, Painting & Illustration
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ISBN 978-1-922722-40-9
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Herbert the Dancing Horse

Herbert the Dancing Horse’s school talent show is coming up and he’s sad because he doesn’t have a special talent like the rest of his friends.

Join Herbert on his journey as he discovers everyone is unique and special in their own way.

“I’ve never read this book”
Andy Lee

“Send me the book!”
Zoe Foster Blake

“It sounds intriguing… but I’ll get my lawyers onto it”
Shaun Micallef

About the Authors

Ben was a dairy farmer in Two Wells and Liam is a Golden Grove born, uni drop out and fried chicken enthusiast. Ben & Liam are MADE for Adelaide! Join them up early, from 6am Monday to Friday on Nova 919 (or catch up on the weekly podcast!) and share your stories, hear the latest about God’s country (South Aus) and beyond!

Well what a journey that was hay (that’s a horse joke)! We hope you enjoyed it and who knows, maybe it won’t be Herbert’s last. We just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped make this book a reality and to everyone that’s picked it up and given it a read (yeah, that’s YOU!!).

Love, Ben & Liam

 
 

DAIR, Geoff

Dec 2, 2020 | *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Fiction \ Novel, South Australia, Thriller Fiction

Author Geoff Dair - The 192
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ISBN 978-1-922527-11-0
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The 192

JANE IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
The brutal murder of an Adelaide man has Detective Jane Anderson scrambling. A recluse with no apparent enemies, Donald is the last person she expected to turn up dead. She must scour through every inch of his life to solve the case.

SHE CAN’T SHAKE THE FEELING THERE IS MORE TO COME.
When a second victim is found, Jane realises they share a dark truth. Armed with few clues, a hostile media and an impatient boss – the pressure mounts. If she can’t figure out the motive behind the murders more people will die.

WHAT WILL SHE BE WILLING TO RISK TO FIND THE KILLER?

About the Author

Although coming from a technical background in physics and engineering, Geoff has always been interested in crime fiction. Particularly stories with a high degree of verisimilitude. He has now turned his hand to releasing his debut novel in the crime genre. Geoff lives in Adelaide with his wife and children.

EATTS, Steve

Nov 5, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Business, Comedy \ Humour Fiction, Design, Fiction \ Novel, South Australia, Technology \ Computer \ Internet

StupIT People by self-published author Steve Eatts
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ISBN 978-1-922452-52-8
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StupIT People

StupIT People is a tongue in cheek exposé of the world of modern big technology business. It’s a world where corporate madness and self-interest rules. One in which clients and employees simply don’t matter, as senior executives (aka company psychopaths) pursue short-term personal profit and internal point-scoring at absolutely any cost.

The story revolves around Michael Mansfield, a loyal and hard-working IT Sales Executive who strives to do the right thing by his company. For Michael, saving stupid people from themselves, navigating the constant back-stabbing within the business, and dealing with corporate political correctness gone mad has become a way of life.

This light-hearted tale of redemption will resonate with anyone who has experienced the sheer head-scratching absurdity that often exists within the modern business bubble.

About the Author

Born and raised in Adelaide, Steve Eatts worked in the field of Information Technology for more than 30 years, in many different roles across both public and private sector organisations. Throughout his career his work has taken him on business assignments in the United Kingdom, USA, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and across all states of Australia.

After a hectic career involving far too much time away from family and friends, Steve decided to step off the corporate treadmill of IT and big business to pursue some other interests including writing his debut novel.  He now describes himself as semi-retired, and is a widower who lives in South Australia with his two sons.

CHARLTON, Samuel

Jun 1, 2020 | *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Health & Wellbeing, Manual \ Training Material, Parenting & Family, Psychology \ Mental Health, Relationships, Self-help \ Personal Development, South Australia
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ISBN – 978-1-922337-67-2
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The Journey of Resilience

 

How do we teach and guide resilience and emotional intelligence?

“Life doesn’t get any easier or more forgiving, we are the ones who get stronger and more resilient – but how?”

The Journey of Resilience is a supportive step-by-step resource that has been designed to evolve, and maintain resilient and emotionally intelligent behaviours in our current and upcoming generations. By guiding young people through the activities, their behaviours are reinforced and developed to promote: independent resilience, emotional connections and persistence. Adaptable to any age, The Journey of Resilience aims to evolve and create resilient communities, individuals and families.

  • Evolves individuals, families and communities
  • By teachers and parents for teachers and parents
  • Evidence based, trialled and proven
  • Step-by-step support
  • Creates and maintains emotional intelligence and resilience
  • Unlocks an individual’s full potential
  • Adaptable to any age

About the Author

Samuel is an educator, author and parent with professional experience in Australia and the United Kingdom. Samuel has been developing, adapting and trialling activities and methods around these life-empowering traits and has seen how this book can evolve individuals, families and communities.  

He has a passion for educating professionals and parents and supporting young people in creating and maintaining strong resilient and emotional intelligent traits that can empower their lives. The Journey of Resilience –  a powerful resource and outworking of his mission –  aims to equip individuals, families and communities with the traits of resilience, persistence and emotional intelligence.

RYAN, Debbie

Apr 29, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Biography, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology \ Mental Health, South Australia
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ISBN 978-1-922337-79-5
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Bullied to Broken

This is Maddy’s story.

Much of her story is from her text messages and accounts to those she was close to. I am proud to be my daughter’s voice. This book has also become my story. Maddy, suffered bullying from a young age. This caused her severe mental health trauma and left her with self-esteem issues, panic attacks and anxiety. On 24 June 2018 Maddy took her own life, aged 23 years.

This book is intended to advocate for mental health awareness. Maddy lived in fear for much of her young adult life. Maddy had a high drive for perfectionism. Maddy was afraid to let people know of her mental health issues as she feared judgment by others. Maddy’s story will give an insight into how bullying effects the individual, the long lasting psychological trauma that it can cause. It is hoped that people who choose to bully can find empathy to cease the behaviour. It discusses strategies to cope with bullying, how to build resilience and ways to heal pain and grief.

Bullying is becoming an epidemic. Children are bullying in the school yard, and then through cyberbullying. There is bullying in workplaces and sporting organisations. There is often no respite for those being bullied. Many of those who are bullied have chronic mental health issues, increased risks of suicide, there is more burden on the health care system and exorbitant costs to the government, the cycle goes around and around. Writing this book has been a difficult personal journey. I hope that Maddy’s story will help others, then the journey would have been worth it.

About the Author

Debbie’s passion is advocating for mental health awareness and suicide prevention in memory of her daughter, Maddy.  She does this through her family business B Kind Co. which sells products that give part proceeds back to charity.

Debbie has qualifications in human resource management and currently has a corporate role in operational human resources.  She holds a mental health first aid certificate, has volunteered in peer support and has Department of Communities and Social Inclusion approval to work with children.

Debbie’s book, Bullied to Broken is a true story about her daughter Maddy who struggled with psychological trauma as a result of being bullied for many years.  Part proceeds from the sale of the book are donated to Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation.

Debbie lives in Adelaide with her husband, son and menagerie of animals.