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Lord Somerton's Heir

by Alison Stuart ...

Narrated by Amanda McKay ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

From the smoke-filled chaos of Waterloo to the elegant halls of Brantstone Hall, Captain Sebastian Alder finds his world transformed overnight when he inherits the Somerton viscountcy. Yet his fairytale elevation masks a grim reality – crumbling estates, mounting debts and the disturbing questions surrounding his cousin's untimely demise. With a killer potentially still at large, Sebastian must ... Read more

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From the smoke-filled chaos of Waterloo to the elegant halls of Brantstone Hall, Captain Sebastian Alder finds his world transformed overnight when he inherits the Somerton viscountcy. Yet his fairytale elevation masks a grim reality – crumbling estates, mounting debts and the disturbing questions surrounding his cousin's untimely demise. With a killer potentially still at large, Sebastian must
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Workload, Burnout, and Wellbeing in Education

Theoretical Insights for Transforming Work Conditions

Edited by Amanda McKay, Fiona Longmuir ...

Series series Critical Studies in Educational Leadership, Management and Administration
This book focuses on contemporary, local working conditions for teachers and school leaders globally, using diverse ways to theorise critical issues of workload, wellbeing, burnout and retention within the teaching profession, thereby provoking alternative responses to the challenges faced.Sketching a broad picture of the ways in which teacher wellbeing, workload intensification, and staff ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book focuses on contemporary, local working conditions for teachers and school leaders globally, using diverse ways to theorise critical issues of workload, wellbeing, burnout and retention within the teaching profession, thereby provoking alternative responses to the challenges faced.Sketching a broad picture of the ways in which teacher wellbeing, workload intensification, and staff
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Fallen

The inside story of the secret trial and conviction of Cardinal George Pell

by Lucie Morris-Marr ...

Narrated by Amanda McKay ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

It’s the most shocking scandal ever to reach the inner sanctum of power in the Holy See. The Vatican’s treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, was ordered to face trial in his native Australia after being charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse. Investigative journalist Lucie Morris-Marr, who was the first reporter in the world to reveal the allegations against the cleric, attended each day of ... Read more

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It’s the most shocking scandal ever to reach the inner sanctum of power in the Holy See. The Vatican’s treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, was ordered to face trial in his native Australia after being charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse. Investigative journalist Lucie Morris-Marr, who was the first reporter in the world to reveal the allegations against the cleric, attended each day of
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Critical Education Leadership and Policy Scholarship

Introducing a New Research Methodology

Edited by Steven J. Courtney, Amanda McKay ...

This landmark publication for critical researchers develops and exemplifies a new methodology for researching education leadership, which Courtney has called Critical Education Leadership and Policy Scholarship (CELP). Building on the work of Helen Gunter, the chapters transform what Gunter identifies as a critical space, with its knowledge-production traditions and typical tools, into a ... Read more

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This landmark publication for critical researchers develops and exemplifies a new methodology for researching education leadership, which Courtney has called Critical Education Leadership and Policy Scholarship (CELP). Building on the work of Helen Gunter, the chapters transform what Gunter identifies as a critical space, with its knowledge-production traditions and typical tools, into a
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The Last Reunion

by Kayte Nunn ...

Narrated by Amanda McKay ...

Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

Burma, 1945. Bea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy: in search of adventure, attached to the Fourteenth Army, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle. Assigned to run a mobile canteen, navigating treacherous roads and dodging hostile gunfire, they become embroiled in life-threatening battles of their own.Oxford, 1976. A woman slips into a museum and steals several rare Japanese netsuke, including the ... Read more

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Burma, 1945. Bea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy: in search of adventure, attached to the Fourteenth Army, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle. Assigned to run a mobile canteen, navigating treacherous roads and dodging hostile gunfire, they become embroiled in life-threatening battles of their own.Oxford, 1976. A woman slips into a museum and steals several rare Japanese netsuke, including the
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Resistance in Educational Leadership, Management, and Administration

Edited by Amanda McKay, Pat Thomson, Jill Blackmore ...

Series series Critical Studies in Educational Leadership, Management and Administration
This edited volume brings together a range of perspectives on Educational Leadership, Management and Administration (ELMA) and various theories of resistance or compliance along with how policy and politics play out in school communities.The book makes a significant contribution to debates around theorising educational leadership and the implications of discourses on schooling and the politics of ... Read more

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This edited volume brings together a range of perspectives on Educational Leadership, Management and Administration (ELMA) and various theories of resistance or compliance along with how policy and politics play out in school communities.The book makes a significant contribution to debates around theorising educational leadership and the implications of discourses on schooling and the politics of
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The Silk House

by Kayte Nunn ...

Narrated by Amanda McKay ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

Weaving. Healing*. Haunting*. The spellbinding story of a mysterious boarding school sheltering a centuries-old secret...Australian history teacher Thea Rust arrives at an exclusive boarding school in the British countryside only to find that she is to look after the first intake of girls in its 150-year history. She is to stay with them in Silk House, a building with a long and troubled past.In ... Read more

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Weaving. Healing*. Haunting*. The spellbinding story of a mysterious boarding school sheltering a centuries-old secret...Australian history teacher Thea Rust arrives at an exclusive boarding school in the British countryside only to find that she is to look after the first intake of girls in its 150-year history. She is to stay with them in Silk House, a building with a long and troubled past.In
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The Botanist's Daughter

by Kayte Nunn ...

Narrated by Caroline Lee ...

Unabridged

12 hours 21 min

Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower . . .In Victorian England, headstrong adventuress Elizabeth takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous plant. She faces a perilous sea voyage, unforeseen dangers and treachery that threatens her entire family.In present-day ... Read more

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Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower . . .In Victorian England, headstrong adventuress Elizabeth takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous plant. She faces a perilous sea voyage, unforeseen dangers and treachery that threatens her entire family.In present-day
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Rose's Vintage

by Kayte Nunn ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Series series Shingle Valley
Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

With her heart in tatters, Rose Bennett swaps her hometown of London for sunny Australia, but arrives to find the Shingle Valley shrouded in winter. As the weather improves, Rose starts to unlock the secrets of the valley – from bonfire ceremonies and wine-making traditions, to eccentric locals and their histories… And soon, Rose falls in love with the valley, the wines, the two children she’s ... Read more

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With her heart in tatters, Rose Bennett swaps her hometown of London for sunny Australia, but arrives to find the Shingle Valley shrouded in winter. As the weather improves, Rose starts to unlock the secrets of the valley – from bonfire ceremonies and wine-making traditions, to eccentric locals and their histories… And soon, Rose falls in love with the valley, the wines, the two children she’s
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Angel's Share

by Kayte Nunn ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Series series Shingle Valley
Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

Mattie Cameron thinks she’s got it all figured out: she’s got an impressive career in London, a gorgeous boyfriend and brilliant friends. But after a freak skiing accident leaves her with broken bones, an absent boyfriend and a job she can no longer do, moving back to Australia to recuperate at her brother’s winery seems like her only option. As Mattie’s injuries heal, she begins to wonder where ... Read more

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Mattie Cameron thinks she’s got it all figured out: she’s got an impressive career in London, a gorgeous boyfriend and brilliant friends. But after a freak skiing accident leaves her with broken bones, an absent boyfriend and a job she can no longer do, moving back to Australia to recuperate at her brother’s winery seems like her only option. As Mattie’s injuries heal, she begins to wonder where
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Dead Man Walking

The murky world of Michael McGurk and Ron Medich

by Kate McClymont ...

Narrated by Kate McClymont ...

Unabridged

14 hours

We all know Sydney is full of corruption and crime, but none of us expected to read about a Sydney businessman being shot in the back of his head, in his driveway, in front of his nine-year-old son, in Cremorne. Nor that the order would come from a Point Piper millionaire.Kate McClymont is Australia's best-known investigative journalist. Kate and McGurk received intel that he was going to be 'hit' ... Read more

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We all know Sydney is full of corruption and crime, but none of us expected to read about a Sydney businessman being shot in the back of his head, in his driveway, in front of his nine-year-old son, in Cremorne. Nor that the order would come from a Point Piper millionaire.Kate McClymont is Australia's best-known investigative journalist. Kate and McGurk received intel that he was going to be 'hit'
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Party Animals

The secret history of a Labor fiasco

by Samantha Maiden ...

Narrated by Leah McLeod ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

Secrets, lies, lawyers and covert recordings. If you thought the 2019 election was just about a death tax that didn't exist, you're in for a surprise.From the dark arts of the dirt units to the role of billionaire Clive Palmer, this is the untold story of an election debacle.The Labor Party was the unbeatable favourite to win the 2019 election right up until the polls closed and voters delivered ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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Secrets, lies, lawyers and covert recordings. If you thought the 2019 election was just about a death tax that didn't exist, you're in for a surprise.From the dark arts of the dirt units to the role of billionaire Clive Palmer, this is the untold story of an election debacle.The Labor Party was the unbeatable favourite to win the 2019 election right up until the polls closed and voters delivered
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