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O’LEARY, Bernie

Nov 15, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Christian, Education Studies & Teaching, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Memoir, Perth, Psychology \ Mental Health, Western Australia

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Transforming Lives

 

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.
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About The Author

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!

NICKLIN, Jim

Oct 28, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Fiction \ Novel, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Science Fiction

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ISBN 978-1-923333-53-6
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U

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.

DAHL, Kai

Jul 15, 2024 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Autobiography, Biography, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Memoir, Queensland

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Survivor of Scourge

 

A true story of a survivor of paedophilia in an Australian school setting

 

“Survivor of Scourge,” tells Kai Dahl’s courageous journey in battle against paedophilia. In this compelling narrative, the author navigates the murky waters of justice, shedding light on the complexities of this crime across different nations.

From the revelation of varying age of consent laws to the details of his victimization, Dahl lays bare the realities of abuse and the ways perpetrators gain access to their victims. With unflinching honesty, he recounts the horrors endured over six agonizing years, revealing the heart-wrenching struggle to seek help amidst the turmoil.

From unsettled teenage years to desperate self-medication, the author’s journey to reclaim his voice unfolds with gut-wrenching intensity. With the gripping police interrogations and triumphant pursuit of justice, every page resonates with the indomitable spirit of survival.

“Survivor of Scourge” offers not only a window into the author’s trauma but also a stark reminder of the pervasive nature of abuse in society. Yet, it is also a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of speaking out. In the final chapters, Kai reflects on the profound impact of his experiences on his
married life, offering a poignant insight into the enduring scars of abuse.

This book is more than a memoir; it is a rallying cry for awareness and action, a testament to the strength found in confronting the shadows and reclaiming one’s narrative.

Sergeant Mick

Apr 18, 2024 | *Featured books, Australian, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Memoir

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ISBN 978-1-923156-18-0
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From the P’lice!

To fight the good fight for truth and justice

It’s the mid-80s and Mick realizes it’s time to take a stand: to make a difference.

But instead, he becomes a police officer… This is the story about what happens when one man, young and fearless, brave and determined, smart and resourceful, realizes none of these things matter when you’re knee-deep in drunks, trudging through insect-infested bush, or stuck in the in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night, busting for a pee.

From the P’lice! recounts Mick’s journey from shiny recruit to jaded detective, and the many escapades he gets caught up in, as he strives valiantly to fulfil his pledge of causing Her Majesty’s peace to be preserved without favour or affection, malice or ill-will. Albeit with a few shenanigans along the way.

GREEN S.K.

Oct 18, 2023 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Australian, Fiction \ Novel, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Thriller Fiction, Victoria

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ISBN 978-1-923088-72-6
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Suburban Insurgent

A Veteran’s Crime Odyssey

The only way to succeed in Melbourne’s globalised criminal world is to cripple bodies, end lives, and build alliances, only to destroy them.

That’s a lesson veteran Jason Farrelly is about to learn first-hand.

Disillusioned, disconnected and in need of a violent action fix due to his operational experience, Farrelly uses his military skills and street smarts to obtain illegal positions of power and accumulate great wealth.

A Chinese gang, Aryan militants, and notorious narco kings all feel the full effect of contracting and brutally falling out with Jason Farrelly, the suburban insurgent.

About the Author

Green S.K. is a former infantry soldier and member of the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, with which he went on operational service.

He has also spent much of his working life in the civilian security industry and holds a Master’s in Counter Terrorism Studies, and a Bachelor of Social Sciences.

UMUHOZA, Frida

Sep 26, 2023 | *, *listed, Biography, Christian, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Social Sciences \ Politics \ Government
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Frida

Chosen to Die, Destined to Live

“A BOOK DEMANDING TO BE READ.”

~ Christopher J. Mruk Ph.D. Fellow, American Psychological Association Professor of Psychology, Bowling Green State University

When Frida approached me as a student to help her work on this second edition of her book by directing it more toward resilience, I knew that I was about to become the student and she was to be the teacher.

As we went through the first edition talking about the changes she had in mind, it became clear to me that somehow this individual did everything “right” that we know about in terms of recovering from, and growing through, trauma. Her story takes the reader through all the stages of the process. It begins with the most devastating destruction of one’s sense of order about how the world works and the absolute shattering of personal identity. Next we follow her through the common after-effects of confusion, self-blame, betrayal, depression, and anger often associated with the process. Finally, the book leads us through the other side-effects that researchers talk about, especially finding ways to rebuild a sense of meaning, discover a larger purpose in life, being able to love again, and becoming even more than who and what one was before the trauma.
 
To put it in the simplest terms, this book is alive and powerful in a way that is humbling yet inspiring. It could be read as a story of personal survival, one of psychological transformation, or a journey to spiritual salvation. Anyone who has suffered at the hands of others, people who work with survivors, and those who are interested in the amazing capacity of the human spirit to be resilient could benefit from reading this book.

About the Author

Frida is the only survivor of her family, now married to Rob van der Zaag and the couple has seven children. She graduated from Bowling Green State University Firelands Campus in the State of Ohio with a bachelor’s degree of Arts in Communication. Frida has shared her story of miraculous survival, God’s grace, the power of forgiveness, inner healing and resilience around the world including, Africa, Europe, America and Australia. Frida is also a keynote speaker at high schools, universities, churches, business and not for profit organizations and various women groups.
 
Frida spoke at the UN Headquarters in New York during the 2016 Annual Commemoration of the Rwanda genocide against the Tutsis. In 2019, Frida spoke at Memorial de la SHOAH in Paris and at the Melbourne Jewish Holocaust Centre.
 
Frida is also the author of In the School of Resilience.