The Fuss that Never Ended

The Fuss that Never Ended
Author: Deborah Gare
Publisher: Melbourne University Publish
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780522850345

It is time to reassess the work of Geoffrey Blainey, and consider his role in Australian history, politics and public life. Geoffrey Blainey has steered Australian history into the nation's conversation. No one would dispute that he is a courageous public intellectual, a writer of rare grace and a master storyteller. And he has indeed provoked a rare fuss, both public and professional, with some of his comments on Asian immigration and Aboriginal land rights. Blainey has challenged the academic history profession, not only with his ideas but also by his practice. A brilliant student, he looked set for Oxford but chose instead the austere west coast of Tasmania for his postgraduate research. For the next decade he earned a living with his pen. And instead of political history in the traditional academic mould, he wrote corporate histories that dispensed with footnotes. Always probing and speculative, Blainey has dislodged many of the keystones in our understandings of Australia's past. He was one of the first to write about the expansive social history of this land before 1788; he questioned whether Botany Bay was founded primarily as a convict colony; he argued that the Eureka uprising had economic rather than political causes; and he identified sport as a neglected key to the Australian character. His controversial views earned such newspaper headlines as 'Brave Man Set Upon by Thugs for Telling Truth'. In The Fuss That Never Ended a lively and distinguished assembly of fellow historiansandmdash;of various ages, interests and political stancesandmdash;take a fresh look at Blainey's remarkable and sometimes controversial career.

The Story of Never Ending Coincidences Conundrums and Encounters That Encompassed Me and Thee

The Story of Never Ending Coincidences Conundrums and Encounters That Encompassed Me and Thee
Author: Derrick Stitt
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2010-11-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1453574905

What if the pieces of life's jigsaw could be rearranged in a differing pattern? How would this new mosaic appear? Could we improve the picture, or would it be distorted by Would we like what we discovered, or would it vary from our hopes and dreams? This is the saga, of the many facets of a relationship, and the ambitions of a couple engaged in their race up the corporate ladder. It is about the effect of these events, which compound their relationship. One miserable morning, when Mike is on the way to his weekly confrontation with his boss; he sees and falls for a most beautiful girl, Angie. He has never met her, yet feels that he knows her well. After a disastrous introduction, he discovers to his dismay, that they are to set up part of a new look business at Raymonds behest, the start of his scheme to become the most successful director in Norway. There is an uneasy standoff until, Angie walks in to Mikes office late one evening, and starts to talk to him. It seems as though they have been friends for many years this throws Mike completely. They form a team, and succeed in implementing Raymonds scheme, to everyones delight. Initially, as the workplace becomes pressurised Angie seems to thrive in this atmosphere. After a euphoric start, Mike becomes more nervous and reticent. The determination of Angie intensifies his anxieties, and he seeks professional help. They delve into his earlier life, his feelings for Angie, and his aspirations. She discovers accidentally while trying hypnotherapy that Mike and Angie appear to have shared memories of a past experience. Circumstances complicate matters further. On a crucial business trip to England, Mike is hospitalized after an accident; Angie tries to piece everything together, and save the deal, but she also discovers the extent of her business talent and acumen. Mike is a disoriented person who falls in Love with Angie all over again, but has huge difficulties in trying to rebuild his mind. He is sidetracked by other affairs. His recovery is hastened in business venture by, Ibrahim, a unique friendship ensues. Angie in contrast, develops, into a powerful businesswoman. Mike, sinks to his lowest ebb and contemplates suicide, and is rescued again in a surprising fashion.

The History Wars

The History Wars
Author: Stuart Macintyre
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 0522851282

'The History Wars is very important. The book will sit on the shelves of libraries as a code stone to help people understand the motivations of players in today's contemporary debate. It sheds light on the political battle which is carried on in the pubs and on the footpaths about who we are and what has become of us.' andmdash; Hon. Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia, 1991-1996 The nation's history has probably never been more politicised than it is today. Politicians, journalists, columnists, academics and Australians from all walks of life argue passionately andmdash; and often, ideologically andmdash; about the significance of the national story: the cherished ideal of the 'fair go', the much contested facts of Indigenous dispossession, the Anzac legend, and the nation's strategic alliance with the United States. Historians have become both combatants and casualties in this war of words. In The History Wars, Stuart Macintyre and Anna Clark explore how this intense public debate has polarised the nation and paralysed history departments. This edition includes a new afterword by Stuart Macintyre which recounts, with rueful irony, the outbreak of controversy that followed the book's original publication, and the further light it shed on the uses and abuses of Australian history.

Never Ending Justice

Never Ending Justice
Author: John Noonan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2014-04-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496976266

Sergeant Brown stirs up a hornets nest when he makes public information that shows the unsavory connections between drug dealing, business, and politics. The Garda is getting too hot for him, so he contemplates retirement. He and his wife go to Spain to check out an apartment. Macker is already there. On the face of it settled down with a legitimate job and girlfriend, he is making a name for himself as a ruthless assassin for the ex-pat Irish and Russian mobs. He hates Brown and knows hes in town. Whos next for rough justice?

The Editor's Companion

The Editor's Companion
Author: Janet Mackenzie
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2011-06-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107402182

The Editor's Companion explains how to adapt the traditional skills of editing for digital production.

The Complete Memoirs

The Complete Memoirs
Author: Pablo Neruda
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0374719586

The classic memoir of the Nobel Prize–winning poet, now expanded with newly discovered material Southern Chile was an open frontier when the beloved poet Pablo Neruda was born there in 1904. A motherless, pensive child in the wild, he began writing poems long before quitting the countryside for Santiago, where he spent his bohemian student years. From there, his memoir follows his travels as a globetrotting Chilean consul—including a stint in Spain during its civil war, and in Mexico, where he attracted attention for aiding a man suspected of conspiring to assassinate Leon Trotsky—and his short-lived service as a Chilean senator. Neruda, a communist, was driven from his senate seat in 1948, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. After a year in hiding, he escaped on horseback over the Andes, then to Europe and Asia. The memoirs conclude shortly after the coup in 1972 that overthrew his close friend Salvador Allende, Chile’s first democratically elected president, as Neruda himself battled cancer. Now expanded to include newly discovered material, The Complete Memoirs is the definitive edition of Neruda’s classic memoir—a moving, revealing record of his life as a poet, a patriot, and one of the twentieth century’s true men of conscience.

Mountains Apart

Mountains Apart
Author: Carol Ross
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2014-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460328191

Winning this battle could mean losing it all San Diego workaholic Emily Hollings doesn't eat fish, doesn't wear flannel shirts and certainly doesn't fraternize with the enemy. So why is she finding herself charmed by Rankins, Alaska—her company's next development target—and the leader of its hostile opposition, Bering James? She must be more burned-out than she thought. Her professional reserve is slipping. And she's starting to fantasize about a life beyond work…a life like Bering has here. Maybe they can put their professional differences aside and explore this…friendship. Or maybe she's just deluding herself. Because one of them has to win.

Monomania

Monomania
Author: Marina Van Zuylen
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2005
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780801442988

'Monomania' explores the cultural prominence of the idée fixe in Western Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. The author revives the term monomania to explore the therapeutic attributes of obsession.

Instantly Mediterranean

Instantly Mediterranean
Author: Emily Paster
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1982173084

100 Mediterranean recipes as delicious as they are healthy for your electric multicooker, Instant Pot, and air fryer! Air fryers and electric multicookers, such as the Instant Pot, can make delicious dinners in a snap. Instantly Mediterranean delivers recipes developed especially for all of these indispensable countertop appliances, so you can prepare Mediterranean dishes, known for being low in saturated fats and high on flavor, quicker than ever. From soups and starters to mains and desserts, wow your family with 100 healthful and tasty dishes delivered with the convenience of your Instant Pot or air fryer, including: -Tomato & Pepper Shakshuka -Man’oushe, Lebanese Flatbread with Za’atar -Ratatouille -Turkish Stuffed Cabbage with Lamb -Italian Sausage Ragù -and more! With tips on using these appliances along with information on how to stock a Mediterranean pantry easily, this beautifully photographed book will help anyone bring healthy food that everyone wants to eat to the table.