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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

A Novel

by Anna Johnston ...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER“A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel.”—Library JournalA zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family.“Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I ... ... Read more

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER“A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel.”—Library JournalA zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family.“Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I ...
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When Lemons Give You Life

A Novel

by Anna Johnston ...

From the author of the beloved international bestseller The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife comes a heart-stirring novel about family, second chances, and the lengths we go for those we love, following a woman fighting to hold onto life and her older brother who's rediscovering reasons to embrace it.Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite. He’s done with grief, guilt and the ... Read more

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From the author of the beloved international bestseller The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife comes a heart-stirring novel about family, second chances, and the lengths we go for those we love, following a woman fighting to hold onto life and her older brother who's rediscovering reasons to embrace it.Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite. He’s done with grief, guilt and the
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

A Novel

by Anna Johnston ...

Narrated by Tim Carroll ...

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10 hours 49 min

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER“A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel.”—Library JournalA zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family.“Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I ... ... Read more

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER“A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel.”—Library JournalA zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family.“Would you mind terribly, old boy, if I borrowed the rest of your life? I ...
... Read more

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The Antipodean Laboratory

Making Colonial Knowledge, 1770–1870

by Anna Johnston ...

In this compelling study, Anna Johnston shows how colonial knowledge from Australia influenced global thinking about convicts, natural history and humanitarian concerns about Indigenous peoples. These were fascinating topics for British readers, and influenced government policies in fields such as prison reform, the history of science, and humanitarian and religious campaigns. Using a rich variety ... Read more

$32.79 USD

In this compelling study, Anna Johnston shows how colonial knowledge from Australia influenced global thinking about convicts, natural history and humanitarian concerns about Indigenous peoples. These were fascinating topics for British readers, and influenced government policies in fields such as prison reform, the history of science, and humanitarian and religious campaigns. Using a rich variety
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Travelling Home, 'Walkabout Magazine' and Mid-Twentieth-Century Australia

by Mitchell Rolls, Anna Johnston ...

Series Book 2 - Anthem Studies in Australian History
'Travelling Home' provides a detailed analysis of the contribution that the mid twentieth-century 'Walkabout' magazine made to Australia’s cultural history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia’s sense of itself as a nation. By advocating travel—both vicarious and actual—'Walkabout' encouraged settler Australians to broaden their ... Read more

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'Travelling Home' provides a detailed analysis of the contribution that the mid twentieth-century 'Walkabout' magazine made to Australia’s cultural history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia’s sense of itself as a nation. By advocating travel—both vicarious and actual—'Walkabout' encouraged settler Australians to broaden their
... Read more
Travelling Home, 'Walkabout Magazine' and Mid-Twentieth-Century Australia

by Mitchell Rolls, Anna Johnston ...

Series series Anthem Studies in Australian Literature and Culture
'Travelling Home' provides a detailed analysis of the contribution that the mid twentieth-century 'Walkabout' magazine made to Australia’s cultural history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia’s sense of itself as a nation. By advocating travel—both vicarious and actual—'Walkabout' encouraged settler Australians to broaden their ... Read more

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'Travelling Home' provides a detailed analysis of the contribution that the mid twentieth-century 'Walkabout' magazine made to Australia’s cultural history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia’s sense of itself as a nation. By advocating travel—both vicarious and actual—'Walkabout' encouraged settler Australians to broaden their
... Read more
Travelling Home, 'Walkabout Magazine' and Mid-Twentieth-Century Australia

by Mitchell Rolls, Anna Johnston ...

Series series Anthem Studies in Australian Literature and Culture
'Travelling Home' provides a detailed analysis of the contribution that the mid twentieth-century 'Walkabout' magazine made to Australia’s cultural history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia’s sense of itself as a nation. By advocating travel—both vicarious and actual—'Walkabout' encouraged settler Australians to broaden their ... Read more

$21.89 USD

'Travelling Home' provides a detailed analysis of the contribution that the mid twentieth-century 'Walkabout' magazine made to Australia’s cultural history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia’s sense of itself as a nation. By advocating travel—both vicarious and actual—'Walkabout' encouraged settler Australians to broaden their
... Read more
Cocreating with a living intelligent Earth

Pathways to kincentric leadership

by Justine Afra Huxley, Anna Kovasna ...

In a world where the dominant paradigm has separated humans from the rest of nature and is leading us ever deeper into chaos and polycrisis, this handbook of Kincentric Leadership offers a rich seam of hope and a radically different way forward. Rooted in the understanding that human beings are inseparable from the wider web of life, it invites readers to listen to, learn from, and work with the ... Read more

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In a world where the dominant paradigm has separated humans from the rest of nature and is leading us ever deeper into chaos and polycrisis, this handbook of Kincentric Leadership offers a rich seam of hope and a radically different way forward. Rooted in the understanding that human beings are inseparable from the wider web of life, it invites readers to listen to, learn from, and work with the
... Read more
How a Hashtag Changed The World

Stories, Lessons and Reflections from the #LinkedInLocal Movement

by Anna McAfee, Nicole Johnston ...

This is the story of a global movement that began when a single LinkedIn user who was missing face to face connection started a local meetup, and the global movement that followed. #LinkedInLocal began as a single meeting over a coffee for fifteen strangers in 2017, and grew to over 650 cities, in over 90 countries in less than two years. This book details how the volunteer movement began, how it ... Read more

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This is the story of a global movement that began when a single LinkedIn user who was missing face to face connection started a local meetup, and the global movement that followed. #LinkedInLocal began as a single meeting over a coffee for fifteen strangers in 2017, and grew to over 650 cities, in over 90 countries in less than two years. This book details how the volunteer movement began, how it
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When Lemons Give You Life

A Novel

by Anna Johnston ...

Narrated by Socratis Otto, Ainslie McGlynn ...

Unabridged

12 hours 42 min

From the author of the beloved international bestseller The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife comes a heart-stirring novel about family, second chances, and the lengths we go for those we love, following a woman fighting to hold onto life and her older brother who's rediscovering reasons to embrace it.Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite. He’s done with grief, guilt and the ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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From the author of the beloved international bestseller The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife comes a heart-stirring novel about family, second chances, and the lengths we go for those we love, following a woman fighting to hold onto life and her older brother who's rediscovering reasons to embrace it.Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite. He’s done with grief, guilt and the
... Read more

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Efficiency and Bureaucratisation of Criminal Justice

Global Trends

Edited by Ed Johnston, Anna Pivaty ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Procedure
This book tackles the growing issues concerning the managerialism and bureacratisation of criminal justice systems across a number of jurisdictions. Here, managerialism means the move towards more standardised, bureaucratic and efficiency-driven systems, influenced by a desire to ensure predictability, control risks and, ultimately, economic savings via a more efficient process. The volume ... Read more

$60.99 USD

This book tackles the growing issues concerning the managerialism and bureacratisation of criminal justice systems across a number of jurisdictions. Here, managerialism means the move towards more standardised, bureaucratic and efficiency-driven systems, influenced by a desire to ensure predictability, control risks and, ultimately, economic savings via a more efficient process. The volume
... Read more
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The Little Colonel

by Annie Fellows Johnston ...

Narrated by Anna Fields ...

Unabridged

1 hour 54 min

In the prettiest part of Kentucky, an old Southern family is torn apart by tragedy. When his beloved daughter married a Yankee, the Old Colonel disowned her and has not spoken a word to her or even laid eyes on his granddaughter. The old man’s heart turned hard as stone and children fear him. Hard times have befallen his daughter, and there is talk of her “goin’ to the the poorhouse.” But she ... Read more

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In the prettiest part of Kentucky, an old Southern family is torn apart by tragedy. When his beloved daughter married a Yankee, the Old Colonel disowned her and has not spoken a word to her or even laid eyes on his granddaughter. The old man’s heart turned hard as stone and children fear him. Hard times have befallen his daughter, and there is talk of her “goin’ to the the poorhouse.” But she
... Read more

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