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'Not a Man' is set in an unnamed country of Arabia. Shuki is aged ten, and a 'bed-boy.' His master wants his beautiful boy to stay beautiful, so arranges for him to have 'a small operation.' This traumatic event changes forever the life of a clever, determined boy. Shuki learns to manipulate...

Shuki has such a good life now - his new home, his wives and his stepchildren, and becoming more important to him every day, young Zahu. It is hard to believe that Zahu could possibly want to stay with him when he is so much older. Surely one day, he will realise that a young woman has to suit him...

The Vikkers children are having a difficult time with their father in prison and their mother in a constant fog of alcohol. The welfare is sniffing around; they want to take the younger girls - 'in moral danger,' they say. The Vikkers need to disappear. Their mother's pension will be stopped if there...

It was called just 'the farm,' and was patronised only by the extremely rich. Its wares were beautiful boys, kidnapped and held prisoner. There was no escape. Instead, usually when they were in their late teens, they were 'retired,' put to sleep, never to awaken. But a far more cruel death...

A wild storm ruins the small beach that the Penwinnard boys regard as their own, but it also brings opportunities. Mutty builds a ‘fort’ with the planks washed ashore – a small shelter that is good for playing, good for having a campfire on the beach, and when more serious problems arise, it...

Sometimes our heart speaks to us regarding different things that are happening in our lives at any given time. We contemplate our past; think about our present, and our wishes and or desires for the future. I spent some time refl ecting on my life. The ups and downs, and lets not forget the beautiful...

Due to coma after a near death war trauma, Frank ends up in a laboratory where his life is extended for centuries. Traveling through time he experiences the changes in science, through which he comes to a life changing experience. A time where evolution and creation meet. Only to find that humanity missed the boat on a life threatening issue

Diamond Taylor didn’t think twice about what she was going to do when she heard her grandmother was on her deathbed. She immediately took a leave of absence from her position as Prima Ballerina and boarded a plane for Sydney and home. She wasn’t prepared for what she found when she got there,...

The human race reached the stars millenia ago only to fall into a new dark age. The Corporation of Man returned civilzation to a vast volume of the galaxy. Ruling it with a light and just hand from the vast city fortress of Canyons in the hidden star system of HoldPrime. But now Canyons and the Corporation...

Meet Layla McKelland: Novelist (unpublished, but cut her some slack…seventeen is a bit early to despair), Slightly neurotic introvert (Alright, let's be honest…there's no "slightly" about it), International Woman of Mystery, and… Okay, just scratch the bio. The...

Meet Layla McKelland: Novelist (unpublished, but cut her some slack…seventeen is a bit early to despair), Slightly neurotic introvert (Alright, let’s be honest…there’s no “slightly” about it), International Woman of Mystery, and… Okay, just scratch the bio. The only real “mystery”...

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) can be key to planning decisions by identifying the effects of new developments on views and on the landscape itself. This fully revised edition of the industry standard work on LVIA presents an authoritative statement of the principles of assessment....

What would the world be like if we no longer needed meaning? Australian sociologist Michael Casey's revealing work charts the collapse of the metaphysical world and the innate human need for meaning. With the decline of Christianity and the demise of secular universalism in the west, the meaning and...

A tutorial on the ancient practice of limpias to heal the mind, body, and soul • Offers step-by-step instructions for the practice of limpias, shamanic cleansing rituals to heal, purify, and revitalize people as well as physical spaces • Examines different types of limpia ceremonies,...