In this new book from Australia's foremost investigative journalist Chris Masters turns his attention to the modern Australian soldier. Moving away from the ongoing fascination with the Anzac story he looks at the rich & illuminating present to write a character study of the modern Australian soldier
- war fighter peacekeeper street-level diplomat & aid worker. Having been taken into their ranks in a way rarely before afforded an outsider Masters gives heart & shape to the contemporary digger: how they are selected how they are led & how they are transformed from civilians to disciplined professional soldiers. & in asking if they are unique he examines what it is that allows these young Australians to lend moral authority to communities teetering on the precipice of violence in places such as Iraq & Afghanistan. By sharing the experiences of the young men & women who make up the Australian army Masters puts under severe challenge the notion that soldiering is the province of dumb grunts. In doing so he argues that the best measure of Australia's military legend is found in the present. Uncommon Soldier is a rare & powerful work.
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This book presents a provocative challenge to the conventional wisdom of raising children. Author of nine books including the controversial Punished by Rewards" Kohn expands upon the theme of whats wrong with our societys emphasis on punishments & rewards with regards raising children. Kohn the father of young children himself sprinkles his text with anecdotes that shore up his well-researched hypothesis that children do best with unconditional love respect & the opportunity to make their own choices. Kohn questions why parents & parenting literature focus on compliance & quick fixes & points out that docility & short-term obedience are not what most parents desire of their children in the long run. He insists that "controlling parents" are actually conveying to their kids that they love them conditionally
- that is only when they achieve or behave. Tactics like time-out brides & threats Kohn claims just worsen matters. Caustic witty & thought-provoking Kohns arguments challenge much of todays parenting wisdom yet his assertion that "the way kids learn to make good decisions is by making decisions not by following directions" rings true. Kohn suggests parents help kids solve problems; provide them with choices; & use reason humour & as a last resort a restorative time away (not a punitive time-out)."
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This is the first English-language translation of a crucial memoir of the dying days of Hitlers Third Reich. Walter Ludde-Neurath was an accomplished officer who served with a variety of torpedo boats & destroyers slowly rising through the ranks. In September 1944 he was selected to be the new adjutant to Grand Admiral Donitz. He enjoyed a close relationship with Donitz over what proved to be a crucial period: the formation & dissolution of the Flensburg Government (named after the headquarters Donitz was using at the time of the appointment). The memoir details the discussions within the new cabinet which was created after Hitlers suicide & records how Donitz believed he would rule a new Germany & reach an accommodation with the Allies. Ludde-Neurath details the fighting amongst the candidates
- in particular the confrontation of Donitz with Himmler (for which Donitz kept a revolver within his reach). Ludde-Neurath was present when the British Royal Hussars carried out Operation Blackout surrounding & arresting the fledgling government & records how Donitz was asked if he had any comment. Donitz responded: Any words would be superfluous & was taken into custody.
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One of Freuds central achievements was to demonstrate how unacceptable thoughts & feelings are repressed into the unconscious from where they continue to exert a decisive influence over our lives. This volume contains a key statement about evidence for the unconscious & how it works as well as major essays on all the fundamentals of mental functioning. Freud explores how we are torn between the pleasure principle & the reality principle how we often find ways both to express & to deny what we most fear & why certain men need fetishes for their sexual satisfaction. His study of our most basic drives & how they are transformed brilliantly illuminates the nature of sadism masochism exhibitionism & voyeurism. ...

Working in the human services has always been stressful & the current massive changes in the organization of these services together with dwindling resources & ever greater demands for cost effectiveness add to the stresses inherent in the work. Even in the best run & best resourced organizations there are pockets of irrationality where unconscious institutional processes undermine both effectiveness & morale. The contributors to this book use ideas drawn from psychoanalysis open systems theory Bions work with groups & group relations training to explore the difficulties experienced by managers & staff in a wide range of care settings. Each concept is illustrated with examples from practice to make it recognizable & useful to the reader. Each chapter develops a theme relating to work with a particular client group or setting (including hospitals schools day centres residential units community services & many others) or explores aspects of work organization (for example the supervisory relationship facing cuts & closure or intergroup collaboration). By describing both the difficulties & their own feelings & thoughts while consulting to these institutions the authors offer the reader new ways of looking at their own experiences at work which will be both enlightening & helpful. ...

Im uncovered...I try to hide my nakedness with my h&. But it doesnt work. Everyone can see. Also on show... Bad rabbit habits. Rapt
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Out of sight out of their minds: Its a school-trip splatter fest & completely not cool when the other kids in her class go all braindead on new girl Bobby. The day of the ski trip when the bus comes to a stop at a roadside restaurant everyone gets off & heads in for lunch. Everyone that is except Bobby the new girl who stays behind with rebel-without-a-clue Smitty. Then hours pass. Snow piles up. Sun goes down. Bobby & Smitty start to flirt. Start to stress. Till finally they see the other kids stumbling back. But theyve changed. & not in a good way. Straight up theyre zombies. So the wheels on the bus better go round & round freakin fast because thats the only thing keeping Bobby & Smitty from becoming their classmates next meal. Its kill or be killed in these hunger games heads are gonna roll & homework is most definitely gonna be late. Combining the chill of THE SHINING the thrill ride of SPEED the humor of SHAUN OF THE DEAD & the angst of THE BREAKFAST CLUB Kirsty Mc Kays UNDEAD is a bloody mad mash-up a school-trip splatter-fest a funny gory frighteningly good debut! ...

Undead shopaholic Betsy Taylor has found that being vampire queen has more problems than perks. It may be easy to find blood in the dark of night but try finding a strawberry smoothie. & employees at her nightclub Scratch have been giving her nothing but grief since she killed their former boss. Some people... But Betsys life" takes an interesting turn at a baby shower for her wicked stepmother who lets it slip that Betsy has a long-lost half sister. Now twenty years old this girl just so happens to be the devils daughter & destined to rule the world." ...

And the first who shall noe the Queen as a husband noes his Wyfe shall be the Queens Consort & shall rule at her side for a thousand yeares. The Book of the Dead. If that rat bastard Sinclair thinks Im going to be his wife for a thousand years hes out of his f***** mind. From the private papers of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I Empress of the Undead Rightful Ruler of the Vampires Consort of Eric I Lawful King. Nothing can make Betsy Taylor give up her shoe fetish
- even dying & rising as the new Queen of the Vampires. Only being royally undead doesnt mean there arent still credit card bills to be paid. Things couldnt be better
- except for her new friends who keep pestering her while shes at work. As if she has time to socialise when there are deliciously sinful shoes to try on
- & buy at a discount. It seems theres been a string of vampire murders in town & theyre all clamouring for Betsy to do something about it. The worst part is shell have to enlist the help of the one vamp who makes her blood boil: the oh-so-sexy Eric Sinclair. Only the last time she ran into Sinclair she accidentally fulfilled an ancient prophesy
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Betsy Taylor Vampire Queen already has plenty on her plate. For one thing next week is her birthday-the big 3-1 in human years & one in undead years. (Yes she bit the dust on her birthday last year.) On top of that she still has wedding plans to finalize-and its not helping that the prospective groom is avoiding anything to do with it. & then theres her decision to stop drinking blood-something she has yet to share with Eric Sinclair her fianc-who also happens to be the vampire king... So the last thing she wants to deal with is uninvited guests even if they happen to be the powerful European vampires who have finally come to pay their respects the week before her birthday. Some of them dont want Betsy as their Queen & will do anything to get rid of her. As if turning thirty last year (not to mention dying) hadnt been traumatic enough. & trying to give up blood is making her really cranky... ...