Chris Ryan: 81 books

More than a comprehensive history, this ground-breaking volume is a colourful, insightful and affectionate portrait of Australian cricket. A selection of Australias best writers share their thoughts on different aspects of the game and its place in our national culture; from bowling, captaincy and scoring, to alcohol, media and literature.

The book examines the extent to which Coser's (1956) 16 propositions can apply to tourism impact studies and, where possible, to enhance, deepen and challenge the original theory, using evidence from communities in China that differ from the context used by Coser. The combination of ethnographic description...

Marketing Issues in Pacific Area Tourism exposes researchers, tourism professionals, and students to the complexities of marketing issues in the most dynamic region in world tourism today. Dispelling commonly held Western assumptions, inviting new research, and stressing the importance of tourism...

Working for a shadowy government agency, teenage special agent Zak Darke goes undercover to infiltrate a dangerous gang of fifteen-year-old gun dealers. But while the gang members may be young, they aren't so easily fooled. Has Agent 21 made his last mistake?

Ben gets the chance for a trip of a lifetime when his mum is invited to attend a big conference in Australia. In the midst of a drought, it's hot. And it's dry. Drier than it's been for years. And it only takes a spark to set off a fire... As world leaders gather and a student demo gathers pace, a...

Set in Scotland, Alpha Force are helping out on a survival outdoors adventure holiday programme for problem youngsters when they stumble across evidence of an illegal drugs laboratory, hidden high on the moors on the laird's land. High-speed chases with quad bikes and 4x4 vehicles across country along...

Alpha Force - a group of five kids dedicated to fighting against injustice in the world - are in Australia, helping with a TV reality show. But when Paulo spots a dangerous terrorist hiding out in a nearby town, events suddenly force them into a terrifying adventure as the terrorist seizes hostages...

Ben Tracy is on holiday in the Cayman Islands when a hurricane warning means he and his new friend, the son of an oil billionaire, must fly out of range. But as the plane heads for Miami, an unfamiliar voice comes over the tannoy: the aircraft has been hijacked. If anyone tries to make their way into...

When Ben Tracey sets out with his cousin to spot hen harriers - a protected bird of prey - he doesn't expect to stumble upon a secret operation. But renegade researchers are using a military base near the birds' nest site to develop Project Vortex: a project concerned with a top secret, utterly illegal...

You wake up in a dark room with no idea where you are. You are gagged and forced into a waiting truck. You have done nothing wrong. What would you do? Fourteen-year-old Ben travels to Pakistan on a school exchange programme. Ben and his Pakistani host, Aaarya, find themselves in the wrong place...

Das spektakuläre Zusammentreffen von Agent 21 und Agent 22! Nachdem Gabs und Raf entführt wurden, bittet Zak den neuen Agent 22, Ricky, um Hilfe. Zak wird als Verräter gesucht und Ricky ist der Einzige, dem er trauen kann. Ihm und dem Hacker Malcolm. Den dreien gelingt es eine Botschaft...

Der 14-jährige Ricky lebt auf der Straße. Ein hartes Leben, aber Ricky ist auch hart im Nehmen – bis er sein Diebesglück bei den falschen Leuten versucht … In letzter Sekunde rettet ihn ein mysteriöser Fremder und macht ihm ein erstaunliches Angebot: Ricky bekommt eine Wohnung und 100 £ pro...

Ein neuer Auftrag führt Zak nach Südafrika. Er soll ein paar Leute aus Cruz Martinez’ Drogenkartell observieren. Ein ziemlich harmloser Job, denkt Zak. Doch dann führt die Spur mitten in den afrikanischen Dschungel – und direkt zu seinem Erzfeind und dessen grausamer Armee aus Kindersoldaten....

Wettlauf gegen die Zeit Zaks dritter Auftrag stellt ihn vor ungeahnte Herausforderungen. Ein unbekannter Bombenleger hat es auf London abgesehen. Nach einer Explosion in der Londoner U-Bahn ist es an Zak und seinem Team herauszufinden, wie die Terrorzelle operiert und wer dahintersteckt. Aber...