Carmel: 133 books

Flash fiction satire dealing with end of life decisions, death, funeral planning and toxic medicine.

This short story was inspired by the number of employees who became disgruntled after a corporate take over where I was working a number of years ago. It is a satire that I wrote to try to lighten things up a bit.

The ''Queen’s Own'' Ulster Soldier, paints an unforgettable portrait of the British Empire at the pinnacle of its power and of Sergeant Major John Wright Duncan, who dared to do the extraordinary. Unfolding across the stunning backdrop of the Victorian Era, the story uncovers a fascinating glimpse...

The topic of sexuality and gender within the South Asian context is timely and widely discussed across a variety of academic disciplines. Since the end of the last century, there have been debates in the cultural sphere in India on issues concerning Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender people’s rights,...

Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. Get the job done and learn as you go. A how-To book with practical recipes accompanied with rich screenshots for easy comprehension.This easy-to-follow, hands-on guide shows you how to bolster...

How can novice e-learning researchers and postgraduate learners develop rigorous plans to study the effectiveness of technology-enhanced learning environments? How can practitioners gather and portray evidence of the impact of e-learning? How can the average educator who teaches online, without experience...

This book provides a re-conceptualization of grammar in a period of change in the communication landscape and widening disciplinary knowledge. Drawing on resources in systemic functional linguistics, the book envisions a ‘functional grammatics’ relevant to disciplinary domains such as literary...

Exploring how global changes affect education today, in the classroom and in local, national, and international contexts, this book explores the future of education's capacity for effectiveness in multicultural and multilingual contexts. The chapters deal with lifelong learning (a critique), immigration,...

 Taking an innovative approach to autism and play, this practical text focuses on the particular form play and friendship takes for children with autism and their peers. Autistic children have clear preferences for play, with sensory-perceptual experience remaining a strong feature as they develop....

This title was first published in 2003. Over the past two decades in Australia and other developed nations, public sector management philosophies and how the public sector is organised have changed dramatically. At the same time, there have been many demands, and several attempts, to preserve and...

This book looks at The One who has The Name above all Names, The One who came down from heaven to show us what God is really like and spread His message of mercy, like a heavenly scent across the world. John 3:16-17 (NLV) For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son....God did not send His...

Carrie's life is transformed when an anonymous stranger sponsors her college studies. It is clear that someone out there believes in her and wants her to succeed but just who is her anonymous benefactor and why is he so interested in helping her?When she meets the dashing Gianni Hamilton she believes...

Now I'm dead there'll be changes. I won't keep rolling over. I won't wag my tail at every insult and injury! Kathleen Duggan has rushed home to Ireland upon hearing the news that her mother, Maisie, has died. Only when she gets back to the house, she finds that her mother is alive and...

   Louisville, Ky., January, 1937. A new year begins with the hope that the city is leaving behind the desperate days of the Depression — until a record flood forces two-thirds of its citizens from their homes.    Miranda Kinley doesn't want to evacuate. She doesn't want...