Books

Is your success as a leader undermined by conflicting demands that drain your time and energy, compromise your effectiveness, and strain your relationships? The Way of the Catalyst provides a clear framework to take control of your inner world, align...

The not-for-profit sector thrives on passion and purpose, but even the most dedicated leaders need more than good intentions. Managing a charity, membership organisation or community enterprise carries the same legal responsibilities, challenges and...

Hospitality is among the most rewarding industries in the world - but independent business owners have to work harder than most to thrive in this competitive sector. Stand Out Hospitality offers a grounded, proven framework to help you lead with purpose,...

Do your bad hair days often turn into bad days? Do you wish your hair made you feel great 365 days a year, not just for the few hours after you step out of the salon? Based on the legacy of hairdressing hero Leslie Spears, this book shows that your...

How can ticketing deliver for your club? Stop guessing and start growing. Drive attendance, build loyalty and create scalable commercial results. Many football clubs struggle to turn ticketing into a consistent driver of revenue and growth. This...

Are other sports clubs more successful than yours, win leagues and attract the best players? If your club wants to attract and retain the best coaches, enthusiastic volunteers and committed team members and raise its game, the C+L+U=B Framework is your...

Lead in the digital age and unleash your organizations hidden potential. Innovation From Within will empower you to master innovation, tap into your organizations hidden potential, and take a leading role in the ever-evolving digital landscape. Learn how...

You matter. Your body matters. Pregnancy and birth may be everyday occurrences, but they are not easy, and the after-affects can be wide-ranging and sometimes difficult to live with. Taking care of your physical and mental health is paramount, not only...

Despite being least affected by the virus itself, children and young people bore the brunt of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. When schools were closed, playgrounds taped up and play outlawed, children's lives were closed down. The catastrophic impact on...

In this 'antenatal course in a book', experienced hypnobirthing and antenatal practitioner Jackie Kietz discusses all the topics that would be covered at face-to-face birth preparation classes. From how to tell whether you're really in labour, to...

Woman as comestible. Woman as kingmaker. Woman as oblivion. Why is our culture governed by the principle of separation? Beginning with a devastating exploration of the 1960s, understood up until now as the era of female liberation, free love and the...

That maternity staff are under pressure, with many leaving their jobs each year, is well known. Personal sacrifices, long working hours, lack of resources and an overstretched system take their toll, and occasionally staff are involved in traumatic and...

The first three months of your baby's life, sometimes called the 'fourth trimester', is a transitional phase, in which each of you is processing the birth experience you shared and acclimatising to a new way of being. It can be hard to interpret your new...

The loss of a baby, however it occurs, can be heartbreaking and painful and leave parents in need of support as they grieve. While awareness about baby loss is increasing, the suffering and sadness, isolation and loneliness parents feel is often...

When we think about trauma and PTSD we tend to think about war and conflict. But around a third of women feel some part of their birth was traumatic. This experience can impact on their mental and physical health, their relationships and future plans. In...

Meet Chloe: passionate about midwifery and on the cusp of adulthood. As a student midwife in inner-city Leicester, Chloe finds fulfilment caring for women and families from wide-ranging backgrounds - but will her own personal challenges derail her...

The Peaceful Pregnancy Colouring Book is packed full of beautiful, calming illustrations for creative mothers-to-be to colour and complete. Featuring more than 100 gorgeous, detailed images, of the natural world, mothers and babies, and abstract and...

A beautiful book for children and their families, Milky Moments celebrates the joy of childhood and mothering, and normalises breastfeeding as a part of day-to-day life. Delightfully illustrated scenes are complemented by lyrical rhyming text which...

Turn the pages now and find That loving stories here unwind... Join the games at a birthday party, travel on the bus, play at the beach or snuggle up at bedtime. At home, in hospital or out and about, every beautifully illustrated scene tells a story...

What is the future of the human capacity to give birth? What is the future of underused physiological functions? Should we expect an evolution of Homo sapiens in relation to the way babies are born? Can fast-developing scientific disciplines induce a new...

Sweet Sleep is the first and most complete book on nights and naps for breastfeeding families. It is a how-to guide for making sane and safe decisions on how and where your family sleeps, including words of wisdom and reassurance from mothers, all backed...

The fourth of a delightful series of illustrated books by Monica Calaf and Mikel Fuentes gives young children the opportunity to learn about how they were born.

Why do doctors, generals, civil servants and others consistently make wrong decisions that cause enormous harm to others? Irrational beliefs and behaviours are virtually universal. In this iconoclastic book Stuart Sutherland analyses causes of...

On paper, Kenny Everett's qualifications did not look promising - not much in the way of education, physique or social skills, just a gift for funny voices, an oblique imagination and a way with a tape recorder. Yet, by an odd twist of fate, when in the...

Grammy Award winning Wilco rose from the ashes of one of the most respected alt-country groups of the 1990s, Uncle Tupelo, to emerge as a celebrated (and far more popular) act in their own right. Led by frontman Jeff Tweedy, Wilco have evolved from a...

From the early days of The Rolling Stones, with a relatively baby-faced 'Keef' sporting a hounds-tooth jacket, to his heroic piratical look of the present day, rock's indestructible hero has been photographed by many people over half a century. Featuring...

A track by track analysis of every song recorded on officially released albums by Cohen, from his 1968 Songs Of Leonard Cohen to his most recent studio and live sets from the 21st Century Features include...An up to date chronology of all the important...

Leonard Cohen: A Remarkable Life tells the story of the life, loves and work of Leonard Cohen, the poet, songwriter and singer 'born with the gift of a golden voice.' As the man himself once dryly put it.Anthony Reynolds' fascinating and detailed...

David Bowie’s career is defined by the 70s, his ‘golden years’. This book chronicles Bowie’s creative life during that decade in a year by year, month by month, day by day format, placing his works in their historical, personal and creative contexts. It...

A 2021 CHOICE Outstanding Title From the turn of the twentieth century to the 1950s, a group of transgender people on both sides of the Atlantic created communities that profoundly shaped the history and study of sexuality. By exchanging letters and...

The information age has opened a new front of adversarial statecraft. The past decades have seen the rise and refinement of conflict enacted in the world of information, with tactics including seeding disinformation, the theft of sensitive data,...

Understanding Mental Health across Educational Contexts provides an overview of mental health and mental health disorders from a Canadian classroom perspective. Providing definitions and current understandings of mental health challenges and disorders...

An Introduction to Global Health presents a broad yet detailed overview of population health in developing countries. This text carefully examines the factors that influence a community's health status and determine the effectiveness of modern aid...

With the aim of producing counterstories that participate in social resistance, Critical Clinical Social Work focuses on integrating critical theory with direct clinical practice. Exploring the impact of oppression and power in constraining and limiting...

The Contemporary Leonard Cohen is an exciting new study that offers an original explanation of Leonard Cohen's staying power and his various positions in music, literature, and art. The death of Leonard Cohen received media attention across the globe,...

Music lives where people live. Historically, music study has centred on the conservatory, which privileges the study of the Western European canon and Western European practice . The Eurocentric way music has been studied has excluded communities that...

A large wall calendar with full page date pad featuring stunning aerial photographs of Australias diverse landscapes.

A large wall calendar with full page date pad featuring stunning photographs of Australias scenic coastlines.

Featuring stunning panoramic images of Australias diverse wild landscapes by leading wilderness photographer, Steven Nowakowski.

Compact 13 month desk-top calendar featuring stunning panoramic images of Australias diverse wild landscapes by leading wilderness photographer, Steven Nowakowski.

A large wall calendar with full page date pad featuring stunning photographs from Australias Tropical North.

A magnificent diary featuring some of Australias wild places. Fifty-two unique images, with a week to a page. Photographed by Australias leading landscape photographer, Steven Nowakowski.

Featuring 13 months of stunning panoramic images of Australias diverse wild landscapes by leading wilderness photographer, Steven Nowakowski.

‘You’re weird, you’re WIRED!’ And it’s time to embrace your power. What if your unique gifts of intuition, inner knowing and your connection to the unseen weren’t strange but extraordinary? Wired not Weird will help you discover that you’re not an...

Extraordinary traditional art from Australias tropical north by renowned artist Melanie Hava.

Widely acclaimed wildlife photographer Martin Willis shares some of Australias most iconic and stunning bird images.

Annelise helps Fages and his players TACKLE a pressure problem and play with the PRIDE OF LIONS. Another great Brisbane victory! The series is designed for primary school-aged readers and centres around popular AFL clubs, including Collingwood,...

Inspired by Ollie’s lethal – WOOF! – left foot, the Blues start kicking with confidence and skill, on the way to an impressive victory. The series is designed for primary school-aged readers and centres around popular AFL clubs, including Collingwood,...