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Bush School

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A charming story of a time long-gone and the struggles of a young man with his first teaching assignment in a village at the back of beyond.There was a bed, a timber floor, thin tar paper on one side for privacy from the nearby road but nothing else. The flimsiest of 'walls', no pegs or nails to hang even a hat, no door, no rug for cold morning bare feet, no bookshelf for a voracious reader, no ... Read more

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A charming story of a time long-gone and the struggles of a young man with his first teaching assignment in a village at the back of beyond.There was a bed, a timber floor, thin tar paper on one side for privacy from the nearby road but nothing else. The flimsiest of 'walls', no pegs or nails to hang even a hat, no door, no rug for cold morning bare feet, no bookshelf for a voracious reader, no
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A Perfect Offering

Personal Stories of Trauma and Transformation

Edited by Suzanne Heft, Peter O'Brien, Harold Heft ...

A Perfect Offering illuminates the dark recesses of trauma—the sudden loss of a child, surviving sexual assault, the legacy of residential schools, enduring war and imprisonment, living with chronic illness—and shines with the imperfect grace and resilience of the human heart. Some of the 31 stories will shock and disorient. Others will inspire and comfort. All are illustrative and compelling. The ... Read more

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A Perfect Offering illuminates the dark recesses of trauma—the sudden loss of a child, surviving sexual assault, the legacy of residential schools, enduring war and imprisonment, living with chronic illness—and shines with the imperfect grace and resilience of the human heart. Some of the 31 stories will shock and disorient. Others will inspire and comfort. All are illustrative and compelling. The
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Love & Let Go

Reflections, Confessions, Encouragements, and a Few Cautionary Forewarnings from a Father to a Daughter

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A father's heartfelt guidance for daughters embarking on new adventures.What are the right words to use when someone we love leaves home for school, a new job, or extended travel? How do you compress memories, feelings, and emotions into meaningful guidance? Love & Let Go offers reflections, encouragements, and support for these pivotal moments.Peter O'Brien shares his experiences as his daughter ... Read more

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A father's heartfelt guidance for daughters embarking on new adventures.What are the right words to use when someone we love leaves home for school, a new job, or extended travel? How do you compress memories, feelings, and emotions into meaningful guidance? Love & Let Go offers reflections, encouragements, and support for these pivotal moments.Peter O'Brien shares his experiences as his daughter
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Making Sense of Mass Education

by Nerida Spina, Peter O'Brien, Annetta Cayas, Jenna Gillett-Swan, Gordon Tait ...

Making Sense of Mass Education gives a comprehensive overview of the cultural contexts of education, addressing and debunking important myths in the field. This book is an approachable text for undergraduate and postgraduate readers studying the Sociology and Philosophy of Education. The text covers the rise of mass schooling as a disciplinary institution, including the governance of subjectivity ... Read more

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Making Sense of Mass Education gives a comprehensive overview of the cultural contexts of education, addressing and debunking important myths in the field. This book is an approachable text for undergraduate and postgraduate readers studying the Sociology and Philosophy of Education. The text covers the rise of mass schooling as a disciplinary institution, including the governance of subjectivity
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Existere 38.1

by Lauren Dick, Evan J. Hoskins, Sophia Yan, Julia Anderson, Elizabeth Bolton, Zhimin Liu, Bruce Harris, Sara Dunham, Nimra Bandukwala, Fabrizia Faustinella, Sanket Mishra, Véronique Darwin, Bruce McRae, Cameron King, Peter O’Brien, Vincent Poirier, Troy Hurtubise, Donna Emerson ...

As the zipper falls and reveals every storyline, we embrace the words pouring over us. We connect with each notch and each letter rushing past our gaze. My team and I crafted Existere Volume 38 Issue 1 to represent the cycle all writers, readers, poets, artists and audiences experience while interacting with art and literature. First, we see it. Next, we’ll look into its depths and begin to ... Read more

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As the zipper falls and reveals every storyline, we embrace the words pouring over us. We connect with each notch and each letter rushing past our gaze. My team and I crafted Existere Volume 38 Issue 1 to represent the cycle all writers, readers, poets, artists and audiences experience while interacting with art and literature. First, we see it. Next, we’ll look into its depths and begin to
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Making Sense of Mass Education

by Gordon Tait, Nerida Spina, Jenna Gillett-Swan, Peter O'Brien ...

Making Sense of Mass Education provides a contemporary analysis of the ideas and issues that have traditionally dominated education research, challenging outdated preconceptions with fundamental theory and discussion. It takes a demythologising approach in assessing these issues and their relevance to schooling and education in Australia. This text examines the cultural context of education and ... Read more

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Making Sense of Mass Education provides a contemporary analysis of the ideas and issues that have traditionally dominated education research, challenging outdated preconceptions with fundamental theory and discussion. It takes a demythologising approach in assessing these issues and their relevance to schooling and education in Australia. This text examines the cultural context of education and
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Financialising City Statecraft and Infrastructure

by Andy Pike, Peter O’Brien, Tom Strickland, Graham Thrower, John Tomaney ...

Infrastructure systems provide the services we all rely upon for our day-to-day lives. Through new conceptual work and fresh empirical analysis, this book investigates how financialisation engages with city governance and infrastructure provision, identifying its wider and longer-term implications for urban and regional development, politics and policy.Proposing a more people-oriented approach to ... Read more

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Infrastructure systems provide the services we all rely upon for our day-to-day lives. Through new conceptual work and fresh empirical analysis, this book investigates how financialisation engages with city governance and infrastructure provision, identifying its wider and longer-term implications for urban and regional development, politics and policy.Proposing a more people-oriented approach to
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Hermeneutics as Apprenticeship

How the Bible Shapes Our Interpretive Habits and Practices

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A Fresh Approach to the Art of Biblical InterpretationThis book offers a fresh approach to the art of biblical interpretation, focusing on the ways Scripture itself forms its readers as wise and faithful interpreters. David Starling shows that apprenticing ourselves to the interpretive practices of the biblical writers and engaging closely with texts from all parts of the Bible help us to develop ... Read more

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A Fresh Approach to the Art of Biblical InterpretationThis book offers a fresh approach to the art of biblical interpretation, focusing on the ways Scripture itself forms its readers as wise and faithful interpreters. David Starling shows that apprenticing ourselves to the interpretive practices of the biblical writers and engaging closely with texts from all parts of the Bible help us to develop
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Beyond the Swastika

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O'Brien argues convincingly that fears of a resurgent German nationalism are exaggerated. He highlights the `technocratic liberalism' of the elite which, paradoxically, hinders full rights of political participation for minorities. ... Read more

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O'Brien argues convincingly that fears of a resurgent German nationalism are exaggerated. He highlights the `technocratic liberalism' of the elite which, paradoxically, hinders full rights of political participation for minorities.
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The Lost Man

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." —Stephen KingTwo brothers meet in the remote Australian outback when the third brother is found dead, in this stunning new standalone novel from Jane HarperBrothers Nathan and Bub Bright meet for the first time in months at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback.Their third ... Read more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." —Stephen KingTwo brothers meet in the remote Australian outback when the third brother is found dead, in this stunning new standalone novel from Jane HarperBrothers Nathan and Bub Bright meet for the first time in months at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback.Their third
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Red Dirt Road

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'A rising star of Australian crime fiction ' SUNDAY TIMES'Gripping' GUARDIANS. R. White is the real deal.' CHRIS HAMMER, author of SCRUBLANDSOne outback town. Two puzzling murders. Fifty suspects.In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pub town deep in the outback, two men are savagely murdered a month apart - their bodies elaborately arranged like angels.With no witnesses...
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East of Alice

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A gem-fossicking discovery echoes through time and leads to a dangerous journey through the red dust outback. A gripping mystery from Australian author Annie Seaton.Gemma Hayden has returned to her hometown of Alice Springs for a new job as a primary school teacher. It's been six years since her family broke apart following the disappearance of her twin brother. And the scars still run deep.Hard ... Read more

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A gem-fossicking discovery echoes through time and leads to a dangerous journey through the red dust outback. A gripping mystery from Australian author Annie Seaton.Gemma Hayden has returned to her hometown of Alice Springs for a new job as a primary school teacher. It's been six years since her family broke apart following the disappearance of her twin brother. And the scars still run deep.Hard
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