Böcker utgivna av Austin Macauley

Ciara Alinec has visions of past and future events due to a unique sequence of DNA from an unknown source. Unexpectedly, her aunt and uncle move to South Korea, and Ciara finds herself attending a private international academy on Jeju Island. The school is the brainchild of a biotech billionaire, Dr Sanjung Kim, who has assembled the most gifted students globally. With guidance from the social counsellor, James Fernley, Ciara learns to harness her abilities. Ciara is critical to Dr Kim's plan to discover a race of supernatural beings from M¿ori mythology, a species with technology far in advance of humans. Through her visions of an 18th-century naval officer called William Hartley, Ciara experiences his life. But are her actions to discover the location of these beings preordained? Accompanied by her friends, Ciara travels to New Zealand to unravel the mystery, only to trigger a series of events that may destroy humanity.

Our contemporary world is experiencing a crisis in facts and truth. Conflicting messages or fake news bombard us every day, about religion, politics, and COVID-19 and vaccinations. The daily newspaper, internet news, websites, and social media all compete for our attention, and quite often each insisting on their version of the facts. Made-up news and distorted information, create confusion and a distrust in various religious and political institutions. How do we know what is true when watching the news, listening to elected officials and religious leaders, or using social media? Who is telling the truth? How can we know? What can we do? In Receiving your Personal Truth, you are taken on a journey where you experience what is truth for yourself. Practical ways of receiving your truth are suggested. The skill of awareness and self-critical thinking enables us to understand what is true and what is false. In observing that we are one with oneness of it all, we act with compassion towards everyone.

How do you like to make friends? Do you climb trees together and play games in the playground? Now imagine you are a dinosaur and cannot climb trees or swim. How can the little dinosaur expect to make any friends if he can't join in the other animals' games?

The nature of war is that there is no normal; emotions are always running on the surface; fear, hope, sadness and love can all manifest themselves in an instant. In this setting, four central characters embark upon a daring and extremely dangerous journey through war torn France in 1944. Two French orphaned children have no idea how they will reach what they believe to be their only surviving family. Meanwhile, two Allied prisoners of war escape their captivity, but behind enemy lines they are uncertain about their survival and their ability to get back behind Allied lines. They each carry a burden of their own personal heart-breaking tragedy as fate brings them together. The sadness and despair from the loss felt by each of them must be overcome if they are to survive. Survival, however, is not guaranteed as each step they take on the journey is fraught with danger. They soon realise that love and friendship are the most important ingredients to help them reach their personal objectives. Despite the perils they face they demonstrate courage and determination and never lose hope, because as each day passes and with each crisis they face, the bond between the two vulnerable children and the soldiers grows stronger.

Discover the epic tale of Draconian, the first being in existence, in the gripping novel The Creator. Witness as he creates Alaskia, a vast universe filled with billions of planets and countless species, which he rules as King and Emperor. With his vast power, he creates civilizations, gives life to beings and shapes entire worlds. However, as time passes, a threat arises that Draconian could never have foreseen. Envy and treachery begin to spread, threatening to tear his universe apart and putting the existence of every citizen in jeopardy. As the danger grows, Draconian must face a difficult choice: to fight and protect his creation, or to watch it all crumble before him.

Do you really know the person you have committed the rest of your life to? Are they the same person you married, once knew, or have you ignored those subtle changes and made compromises just for the sake of happily ever after? Perhaps it is you who has changed, and now everything you once cherished, once hoped for, does not bind you in the way that it once did. Against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean, Beth, and her husband Jake, travel to Samoa to reset and mend a broken marriage. But the suspicion of an affair, an addiction, a crime, or the thought that he just does not want to be around her anymore, travel with her to this island paradise. How does it feel to lose a child? Your children are not supposed to leave you before you leave them. How do you live in a vacuum, unable to breathe, when sleep and inevitable death are the only reprieve? And then, what happens when you are responsible for their death? An old man and women, isolated from the rest of the world, abandoned by their families and neighbours, grapple with grief. Falling Behind is a collection of six short stories that explores the character of grief and its manifestation in people and how these very same people attempt to ride it out and hope, at the same time, for it to end. As with Leaving Behind, each story bears an unexpected twist.

Jack Hanson has never been one to stand out of the crowd. An orphan, an alcoholic, a student. Millions like him. He had resigned to the fact that excitement, danger, hope, and love were the things that would evade him for the rest of his life. Enter Charlotte Jones. When the woman that makes all others seem obsolete walks into the one place he spends most of his time, his life is flipped upside down. Private jets, tinted windows, unlimited credit cards, and a penthouse apartment overlooking New York City's opportunity ridden streets, a standard of living he couldn't have dreamt. Everything changes, not a single shred of his former life remains the same. But as he falls deeper and deeper into the excess that coats every inch of his new life, he realizes that not everyone is as they seem. Will Jack be able to shun the excess and leave unscathed, or will he be another name in a long list of aspiring authors who never existed.

Owen's Dream profiles the detailed struggles of Owen, a 12-year-old seventh grader diagnosed with autism at the age of four. Despite his condition, Owen tries hard to fit in with his few friends and classmates. Owen's biggest desire is to make his school's basketball team so his family will be proud of him.Owen's story provides the inspirational details of his disappointments and the discovery of the special abilities that he possesses because of his autism. With the help of his older brother Paul, a high school athlete, Owen's life takes an unexpected turn that provides him with surprising new opportunities that showcase Owen's skills.Owen's Story provides a positive message that can be used by all to encourage how determination and hard work can result in the most surprising successes in life.

Are you a girl who loves to have fun outside and get a little messy, but also enjoys dressing up and feeling fancy? Look no further than Fancy Girls - the ultimate guide to being a well-rounded, kind, and joyful young woman. With this playful and engaging book, girls can learn how to cultivate inner beauty while also expressing themselves through fashion and style. Get ready to discover your true beauty inside and out with Fancy Girls!

Do you ever feel like the world is crumbling beneath your feet just as you are making strides towards success? In the midst of pursuing happiness, do feelings of anxiety, depression, and fear of failure hold you back from experiencing life's positive aspects? This collection of poems delves into the raw emotions of a teenage girl who is struggling to find herself amidst the hardships of life. Though she may seem chaotic and doubtful, she eventually finds clarity and peace. As she approaches the finish line, everything that was once overwhelming suddenly makes sense. Join her on a journey of self-discovery and triumph over adversity in this powerful and moving series.

"Maria knew not to ask Eli where he would be going or when he might return. She felt certain that her birthing time was very close and hoped that Eli might be home early. Then she found herself hoping that he would not be coming home at all."Oklahoma Territory 1889: Eli Brandt is a cruel and profane tyrant, quick tempered and physically brutal. A victim of her abusive husband, Maria endures his frequent rages with a futile hope that things might somehow change. Both Maria and their son Jacob endure years of Eli's cruelty and suffer his punishments until Jacob rebels in defense of himself and his mother and their lives are forever changed.

In a time when parishioners bowed down at feet of priests in front of pulpits, an innocent boy is placed in foot of an altar that hides deep dark secrets. Under a cloak of darkness, and within the reach of the devil's grasp, young Peter Malone is brought up by a religious mother with a priestly plan. Blinded by the light of her spiritual salvation, Mother Mary Malone pushes the parameters of obedience at all cost, to achieve her spiritual reward. In this distorted world of fanatical worship, her seventh son of a seventh son is precariously placed in front of fallen clergy, who are cloaked in deception.On his preordained spiritual journey of life, young Peter Malone is pushed and pulled from the good and evil forces that surrounds his every step. Covered by the protection of three good priests, Peter is lifted with faith and filled with inspiration while growing into an adult. Watched closely by the peering eyes of evil three evil priests, Peter is confused by their disturbing deeds and conflicted by the holy leadership's reluctance to respond. As he stumbles towards his celibate life, Father Peter Malone finally searches for answers from his holy brothers, but only receives an empty chalice of silence.With the absence of answers and in a void of protection for the most vulnerable, the demented priests' prey on the weakest lambs. The wake of destruction perpetrated upon the fragile flock is too much for one broken boy to handle. That innocent soul is finally released from the pain by the ultimate sacrifice and becomes a catalyst for change within the church, and in the life of Father Peter Malone.

In this marvelous Clarke Fable, your child will learn what it is to forgive another and how to let go of hurt feelings.The little possum will capture your heart as she faces the mistakes she has made and discovers that owl is a true friend.Be sure to keep an eye out for the little stink bug who appears throughout the colorful pages.

The woman in this book is tormented by her painful past. Poverty renders her defenseless and she lack the nurturing guidance that is imperative for a firm foundation in adolescence. Despair and desperation leaves her vulnerable and she is easily lured by the illusions of the night. As she stumbles through the darkness of treacherous worlds she finds nothing stable to rely on. All she was subjected to reduces her to nothing - her shame was immense.But her soul is wise and ferocious, and dwells only in the realm of possibilities. She understands that evolution is always possible. She takes on an inner journey, and even as resentment resurfaces, she supplants her vulnerabilities and reaches deep within herself turning depression into realizations, her anxiety into hope. She builds a new life. She decides to expose her story and reveal her pain as a way to help others.

Little Red Riding Hood is not who she seems. With crooked town officials, there are plans to change the face of Grandmother's forest forever. As murder lurks in the shadows, the question on everyone's mind is: where is the great Wolf? And where is the woodsman, who is supposed to protect the forest and its inhabitants?

With Putting Art to Work, we want to show how artwork with pictures can be used as a tool to support the development of individuals, groups and organizations. With our tailor-made workshops, we invite all professionals working with learning and development: from educators at all levels, management and organizational consultants, psychologists, coaches, therapists, social workers, and health educators to use our art-based workshops, since a more exciting and enjoyable way of promoting health and supporting change and development in work life, we think, is hard to imagine.

Have you ever been in love? This book will make you think on this matter of the heart. It takes some men a long time to tell the difference between love and just plain lust. I think the difference is when you change from a ME person to thinking what is best for your partner and seeing to their needs ahead of yours.

In a small corner of America, a place where no one knows, there is a small town called Baskerville. The people are ruled by a simple set of rules. However, if those simple rules are broken you will be hanged. There is no room for discussions and no way that you are able to get away with it. If you break the rules, you will be hanged in front of the whole town. However, there is one girl who does not want to live by Baskerville's rules. She is slowly becoming a law breaker in the name of love. Amy Cleave, a bubbly girl and the daughter of one of the highest ranked monitors, takes on the greatest challenge of all within this story: changing the world.

In this fable for our times, feisty M'bali Hoyle has returned to the town of her youthful disgrace. Will tiny, isolated Quimbleton take her to its heart this time? Two glamorous visitors drop into her world just as she meets ex-rock star Hayes. Only M'bali sees the dark threat behind their glitzy facades. How can she convince Hayes and the starstruck locals, a cast of rural eccentrics, that her intuition is right? Can she draw them all more or less together when danger strikes? With a dry wit, the narrator observes the foibles of human nature as the reader is launched into a twisting, turning adventure with the future of life on Earth at its core.

In Two Marriages: From Paradise to Hell and Back Again, Jette tells the story of her journey through love and heartbreak. The first third of the book is written from the perspective of a narrator and details Jette's career, social life, and the betrayal by her first husband. The last two thirds, written by Jette in the first person, is a tribute to her second husband, Ernest Edward John Paradine, a former Major of the British Royal Artillery, who was honored by the Queen in 1981 with an MBE. Jette recounts the couple's move to England and her experiences travelling with Ernest to India, Pakistan, Brunei, Singapore, and Jordan. Along the way, the reader learns of Ernest's family secrets and Jette's love for England and classical music. The book is a true love story and a glimpse into life in 'third world countries' from 1988 to 2000, with unbelievable coincidences playing a role in both Jette and Ernest's lives.

Being with a loved one through a degenerative illness or disease takes us on a journey that requires courage. Rather than an immediate singular loss, we experience 'long loss' which includes multiple losses and changes over time. Long loss requires us to face, endure, and adapt to what is happening. Written from a personal perspective of supporting older parents with vascular dementia and episodic delirium, this book defines and applies courage to manage this form of loss. Included is the wisdom of older adults from Christchurch, Aotearoa, New Zealand, who took part in the author's doctoral study into courage. Their life experiences in managing adversity, from coping with a bombing in World War II to surviving domestic violence, illustrate courage, grit and resilience - and how to put these into action. Through the sharing of personal insights and knowledge, this book supports the application of inner strength and courage to help stay the course when experiencing the long loss of a loved one.

The angels reject me So, the demons hug me A deal with the devil To love me; for I no longer fear peril Gifting my soul away My black heart he prudently conveys The angels see their abandonment and mistake But let their minds regretfully contemplate For now, the devil lovingly hates me Protecting and indulging; he allowed me to see To fall in love with the darkness, It was truly the angels who made me heartless...

Meet these three young siblings who wake up to a new adventure every single morning. Today, Mammy is taking the Little Rascals on a shopping trip where they will cause much trouble and mischief but, as always, manage to find their way back out of it!