When an ancestor saddles them with the responsibility to purge Australia of a demon threatening to wipe our humanity with black flames, fraternal siblings Amber and Michael Hauksby lay their lives on the line. As the world crumbles around them into chaos, and ancient marsupials wreack havoc in their hometown, they must journey into the treacherous wild lands of the outback to extinguish the black flames that loom on the horizon. First, Amber must seek the counsel of a mysterious being, who calls himself the light spirit.

What happens when an alien probe strikes the earth in the Arizona desert? What happens when rock hounds, college students, and the US Army confront this probe? What happens when religious zealots trek to the alien with hopes for salvation? An Australian shaman foresees that the Earth will change. And he sees that Uluru will rise. Can humankind adapt? Or must they resist? Down under, the Earth is carved until the land itself becomes a weapon. Can we handle a second invasion? A team of American scientists and soldiers work to understand then protect us from what they find. Like termites in search of their next meal, humans must address their limitations in a world gone mad. Uluru will rise.

This new-look edition of the only stand-alone guidebook to the Northern Territory is perfect for both domestic and international tourists. There are expert chapters by an NT enthusiast as well as a special section on Aboriginal arts.Lonely Planet regional guides feature:- Inspirational colour "Highlights" sections and tailored itineraries to make pre-trip planning a breeze- Insider tips and opinionated reviews from authors with intimate ties to the region- Special sections and detours that take travellers off the beaten track

In the beginning, Sapphire had been just another kid in foster care. Now she has everything she ever dreamed of, a loving family, friends who wouldn’t leave, and the power to keep them all safe and whole. Fate has other plans. Traveling across continents, Sapphire grapples with mythical beings, ancient riddles, and inner demons. She and her family fight to protect everything they hold dear from the egomaniacal schemes of Cartazonon. She will succeed. She must. But at what cost? This series is complete; all books are published and available.

Do you hunger to have a deep, personal relationship with God. Do you long to know more of His character? Do you need to find more of His peace, love, and mercy? Do you want more strength to face the challenges and trials of life and emerge victorious? God is so awesome it is impossible to confine Him to mere words. No two people relate the same way to God, and God is fresh in His dealings with each individual. Yet His character is constant and eternal, the same yesterday, today, and forever. We glean foremost from His Word but also by the insights of others, inspired by the Holy Spirit, to discover His Workings in the lives of mankind. These can be beams of light on our own pathway through life. The first part of this book attempts to capture a fragment of Who God is in poetry and verse. The second part is stories from the life of the author and her ancestors which proclaim God in every day living. God is to be in every part and aspect of life, and this book relates stories of life's joys, sorrows, heartrending trials, triumphs, and special times with God, as well as the mundane and the funny happenings of living. There are also poems of God's hand in nature outside the author's backdoor. To proclaim God, you must also live God. This book presents not only His Word but also how His Word can be applied to real-life situations and God's faithfulness throughout generations.

The Mosaic Escalator entertains and absorbs. Four university students from Melbourne are on a guided tour around Uluru, the red monolith at Australia’s centre. Entering a mysterious opening into the rock, they are unable get back out; with their indigenous guide, Yvonne, an adopted Dingo pup, and conflict and humour, they embark on an amazing journey through time and space. As they travel through the unknown, the question invariably arises; whatever happened between the Free and the Obediently Confined...?

Welcome to the carnival of nonsense where hankies turn into mischievous cats, a messiah is born with her feet in her mouth, you can fave hun by socking on the ree-raw and your favourite corn cakes are made of . . . are you sure you want to know? For the last eighteen hundred years Indian arts have been seen in terms of strictly classified emotional effects known as the nine rasas. The Tenth Rasa: An Anthology of Indian Nonsense celebrates, for the very first time, what Sukumar Ray called the spirit of whimsy , or the tenth rasa, through the topsy-turvy, irreverent, melodic genre of nonsense literature. This fabulous selection of poetry and prose, brilliantly translated from seventeen Indian languages across India, includes works by Rabindranath Tagore, Sukumar Ray, Vinda Karandikar, Gulzar, Dash Benhur, Manoj Das, Navakanta Barua, Mangesh Padgavkar, Sri Sri, Vaikom Mohammad Basheer, Kunjunni and other known, lesser-known and previously unpublished authors. In forms as varied as stories and songs for children and adults, lullabies, folk tales, Bollywood song lyrics and medieval court verse, the writers open doors to wildly imaginative worlds populated by peculiar characters and fantastical creatures, where only nonsense makes perfect sense. Crackling with wit, wordplay and riotous rhymes, and frequently revelling in pure gibberish, this immensely entertaining collection will delight you from start to finish.

Award-winning Charlotte Grimshaw's remarkable collection of intertwined short stories. Richly detailed, vivid with local colour, each story in this book is an inspection of human motive and of the complex ties that bind five principal characters together. The stories cover a wide range of territory, from childhood innocence to adult desperation, from the depths of poverty to cushioned affluence, from London to Los Angeles, Ayers Rock in Australia to the black sand beaches of New Zealand's wild west coast. The stories can be read as discrete pieces, yet each contributes to a unifying narrative, which also links back to her previous work Opportunity and forward to her subsequent works, The Night Book and Soon. Both Singularity and Opportunity were shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Prize, and the latter won New Zealand's premier award for fiction, the 2008 Montana Book Award.

Judith Wright is one of the most significant and best-loved of Australian twentieth century poets, with a reputation both at home and abroad. In addition, she is a major figure as a literary intellectual actively engaged in some of the most challenging issues facing Australian society--notably environmental protection and land rights for Aborigines. In this study, Jennifer Strauss looks at Wrigt's poetry in the context of her work as activist and as critic. Strauss sees Wright's poetry as a central aspect of her work, showing that is intrinsically connected to Wright's view of what is important in the totality of human life.