Maurice Allen: 9 books

Life on the Road is a collection of short love stories with a distinctive Australian theme. These are as much about a love of the country, as they are about the characters that live there. Some of them are based around the cities, while others are set in this vast, largely uninhabited, countryside....

What would you do if you believed that your church was more interested in profit than prophet?This was the dilemma facing Frank McIvor. He had become disillusioned with the doctrine of the church that he had attended, and paid his tithe to, for the past 10 years, so he decided to do something about...

What would it take to transform me from a writer geek toThe Avenger'?Could it be that my wife is having an affair with my financial advisor?Could it be that the local crime boss was after me for several million dollars that he believed was his?Could it be that several government agencies were...

The Dancing Man is set in the late 1960’s, early 70’s.It had begun as a normal summer’s day in suburban Wahroonga on Sydney’s affluent North Shore. In the back yard of the Swain house, workmen set about making good the garden that they had disturbed when connecting the house to the new sewer...

In the early hours of the 13th of February 1978 outside the Sydney Hilton Hotel, a bomb detonated in the rear of a garbage truck killing to City Council garbage men and wounding several police officers, one of whom later died from his injuries. This much is fact.The Hilton Hotel was the venue of the...

What do you do when you realise that your church is more interested in profit than prophet? This was the question facing Frank McIvor. The Shining Light Christian Church had told him that his finances would increase sevenfold if he tithed diligently. For ten years he tithed diligently, and not one...

Big Data and Big Analytics are a big deal today. Big Data is playing a pivotal role in many companies' strategic decision-making. Companies are striving to acquire a 'data advantage' over rivals. Data-driven mergers are increasing. These data-driven business strategies and mergers raise significant...

The concept of identity has steadily emerged in importance in the field of intercultural communication, especially over the last two decades. In a transnational world marked by complex connectivity as well as enduring differences and power inequities, it is imperative to understand and continuously...

In this rich and diverse collection, 28 writers describe what positive experiences they have had as an autistic person, and show how the most unexpected subject areas can be a source of the positive. They demonstrate that individuals can, and do, experience life in positive ways, sometimes in the...