Readers just can't get enough tales of government gaffes, and no one spotlights stupidity like best-selling humorist Leland Gregory. President George W. Bush and his administration can't seem to stop goofing up, and Gregory can't help writing about it. Am-Bushed! is a hilarious rundown of the mishaps, mistakes, mispronunciations, malapropisms, and misunderestimations committed by Dubya and his administration, including: * "You took an oath to defend our flag and our freedom, and you kept that oath underseas and under fire." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., January 10, 2006 * "There's a-some of the greatest programs, initiatives come out of our faith-based programs or faith-based churches or synagogues or mosques." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., January 30, 2003 * "The will of the United States can be shaken by suiciders . . . And suiciders who are willing to drive up to a Red Cross center, a center of international help and aid and comfort, and just kill . . . the strategy remains the same. The tactics to respond to more suiciders driving cars will alter on the ground." --George W. Bush, White House, October 28, 2003

First published in 1998, this volume explores the Australian welfare system in the 1980s through the lens of being ‘bushed’: lost, tired, confused and don’t know which way to go. Numerous key factors have hindered the development of Australia’s welfare system along with the ability of rural Australians to access formal welfare services which have frequently been inappropriate to their needs and lifestyles. These include a fragmented and centralised policy and service system for decision making, information, control and accountability, a highly professionalised welfare workforce and a ‘provision’ approach to social care built on the assumption that it is best provided by a network of formal services which are largely disconnected from natural sources of support.

BACK COVER BLURB:Everyone in Pete's family is either moving or adjusting to a move. Change brings challenges, not least of which are the family's nosy, new neighbours.Everyone says what they think, but are they right?Things are not always as they seem... and who is the mysterious little visitor who changes everything?THEMES: parenting; bullying; extended family, intergenerational relationships, grandparents, possums, town vs country, senior citizens rights, emotions & feelings, self esteem & self reliance, Values and Virtues, wildlife habitat, conservation, SUBJECTSChange--Juvenile fiction, parenting; bullying; extended family, intergenerational relationships, grandparents, possums, town vs country, senior citizens rights, emotions & feelings, self esteem & self reliance, Values and Virtues, wildlife habitat, conservation, BISAC:JUV013060 JUVENILE FICTION / Family / ParentsJUV039050 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & FeelingsJUV039230 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / BullyingJUV013030 JUVENILE FICTION / Family / MultigenerationalJUV039140 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceJUV039220 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & VirtuesJUV015000 JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / GeneralREVIEWS: "BUSHED?! " and for the first edition, UK, "All in the Woods"1. This large format illustrated story is enjoyable and entertaining. [It is] well written. LD, Reading Time, page 21, No. 4 November 20122. The book touches... on making snap judgements based on appearances, and on learning to keep an open mind and heart. Above all this is a beautifully written heart-warming tale that will appeal to children and adults alike as they discover Pete's secret. Magdalena Ball, writer & editor, www.compulsivereader.com 3. "With sensitive and humorous prose, J.R. Poulter tells a story of family life, love, and acceptance with beautiful illustrations by Linda Gunn... Perfect for young readers, this book speaks of a boy and his grandpa, a mother defending her son from gossip, and the surprise of love at any age." ~Janice Phelps Williams, author, illustrator www.janicephelps.com

Lost? Confused? Exhausted Alfonso and Ronnie Kettle certainly were! And where is their friend, Daniel Burrumbuttock? Has he really been kidnapped by the evil Farmer Cuticle? And if so, why? All these questions......! With their time-travelling rescue dog, the brothers search for the answers. Good luck to them!

Bushed! is a revealing analysis of the intent and consequences of the policies of President George W. Bush. Comprised of 15 Chapters (264 pages), the book covers the first three years of the Bush Administration from its ?Manifest Destiny? to Post-War Iraq. Bushed! contains more than 170 brilliant political cartoons by the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Miami Herald editorial cartoonist, Jim Morin. The illustrations are matched with the insightful text provided by Dr. Clemens, the distinguished professor of International Relations from Boston University.