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Too Close to Ignore

Australia's Borderland with PNG and Indonesia

by Mark Moran, Jodie Curth-Bibb ...

Less than five kilometres from Australia's most northern islands in the Torres Strait lies the southern coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The people living on the PNG side of the border along the South Fly coast live in abject poverty, with a near total absence of services and infrastructure. The disparity in income, housing and health outcomes when compared with their nearby neighbours and ... Read more

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Less than five kilometres from Australia's most northern islands in the Torres Strait lies the southern coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The people living on the PNG side of the border along the South Fly coast live in abject poverty, with a near total absence of services and infrastructure. The disparity in income, housing and health outcomes when compared with their nearby neighbours and
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Death on the Devil's Teeth

The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey

by Jesse P. Pollack, Mark Moran ...

Narrated by Tom Campbell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

As Springfield residents decorated for Halloween in September 1972, the crime rate in the quiet, affluent township was at its lowest in years. That mood was shattered when the body of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma was discovered in the local woods, allegedly surrounded by strange objects. Some feared witchcraft was to blame, while others believed a serial killer was on the loose. Rumors of a ... Read more

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As Springfield residents decorated for Halloween in September 1972, the crime rate in the quiet, affluent township was at its lowest in years. That mood was shattered when the body of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma was discovered in the local woods, allegedly surrounded by strange objects. Some feared witchcraft was to blame, while others believed a serial killer was on the loose. Rumors of a
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Weird Ghosts

True Tales of the Eeriest Legends and Hair-Raising Hauntings Across America

by Joanne Austin, Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman ...

Series Book 24 - Weird
Prepare to be scared! This fully illustrated, award-winning collection of ghost stories will send shivers down your spine.If you're fascinated by haunted houses, ghostly graveyards, historic haunts, institutional apparitions, or spirited saloons, this spooky and spine-tingling collection of supernatural stories from across the US will tantalize your paranormal palate. Some of these hot spots are ... Read more

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Prepare to be scared! This fully illustrated, award-winning collection of ghost stories will send shivers down your spine.If you're fascinated by haunted houses, ghostly graveyards, historic haunts, institutional apparitions, or spirited saloons, this spooky and spine-tingling collection of supernatural stories from across the US will tantalize your paranormal palate. Some of these hot spots are
... Read more
Serious Whitefella Stuff

When solutions became the problem in Indigenous affairs

by Mark Moran ...

How does Indigenous policy signed off in Canberra work-or not-when implemented in remote Aboriginal communities? Mark Moran, Alyson Wright and Paul Memmott have extensive on-the-ground experience in this area of ongoing challenge. What, they ask, is the right balance between respecting local traditions and making significant improvement in the areas of alcohol consumption, home ownership and ... Read more

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How does Indigenous policy signed off in Canberra work-or not-when implemented in remote Aboriginal communities? Mark Moran, Alyson Wright and Paul Memmott have extensive on-the-ground experience in this area of ongoing challenge. What, they ask, is the right balance between respecting local traditions and making significant improvement in the areas of alcohol consumption, home ownership and
... Read more
Death on the Devil's Teeth

The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey

by Jesse P. Pollack, Mark Moran ...

Rumors, witchcraft, and murder in this true crime account of one of New Jersey's most notorious cold cases—from two Weird N.J. magazine contributors.As Springfield residents decorated for Halloween in September 1972, the crime rate in the affluent New Jersey township was at its lowest in years. That mood was shattered when the body of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma was discovered in the woods, ... Read more

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Rumors, witchcraft, and murder in this true crime account of one of New Jersey's most notorious cold cases—from two Weird N.J. magazine contributors.As Springfield residents decorated for Halloween in September 1972, the crime rate in the affluent New Jersey township was at its lowest in years. That mood was shattered when the body of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma was discovered in the woods,
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Spy Chiefs: Volume 2

Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia

by Paul Maddrell, Ioanna Iordanou, Emrah Safa Gürkan, Iain Lauchlan, Kristie Macrakis, Bodo V. Hechelhammer0, Paul M. McGarr1, Dina Rezk2 ...

Throughout history and across cultures, the spy chief has been a leader of the state security apparatus and an essential adviser to heads of state. In democracies, the spy chief has become a public figure, and intelligence activities have been brought under the rule of law. In authoritarian regimes, however, the spy chief was and remains a frightening and opaque figure who exercises secret ... Read more

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Throughout history and across cultures, the spy chief has been a leader of the state security apparatus and an essential adviser to heads of state. In democracies, the spy chief has become a public figure, and intelligence activities have been brought under the rule of law. In authoritarian regimes, however, the spy chief was and remains a frightening and opaque figure who exercises secret
... Read more
Spy Chiefs: Volume 1

Intelligence Leaders in the United States and United Kingdom

by Christopher Moran, Mark Stout, Ioanna Iordanou, Michael Graziano, Matthew H. Fay, James Lockhart0, Andrew Hammond1, Betsy Rohaly Smoot2, David Hatch3, Richard J. Aldrich4, Michael S. Goodman5, Rory Cormac6, Danny Steed7, Michael L. VanBlaricum8, Joseph Oldham9 ...

In literature and film the spy chief is an all-knowing, all-powerful figure who masterfully moves spies into action like pieces on a chessboard. How close to reality is that depiction, and what does it really take to be an effective leader in the world of intelligence?This first volume of Spy Chiefs broadens and deepens our understanding of the role of intelligence leaders in foreign affairs and ... Read more

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In literature and film the spy chief is an all-knowing, all-powerful figure who masterfully moves spies into action like pieces on a chessboard. How close to reality is that depiction, and what does it really take to be an effective leader in the world of intelligence?This first volume of Spy Chiefs broadens and deepens our understanding of the role of intelligence leaders in foreign affairs and
... Read more
Forever Tourmaline

by Karen L. Moran, Ph.D, Barbara Milbourn ...

In a bohemian mountain village in southern California, Karen grows up surrounded by free spirits and dissidents. The child of artists, her natural path is to become one, but her dreams call her out into the unfamiliar and dangerous world.One day, while playing in a river, Karen suffers severe trauma. Panther, a dark figure, enters her dream life. Unseen, it stalks her cross country as young love ... Read more

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In a bohemian mountain village in southern California, Karen grows up surrounded by free spirits and dissidents. The child of artists, her natural path is to become one, but her dreams call her out into the unfamiliar and dangerous world.One day, while playing in a river, Karen suffers severe trauma. Panther, a dark figure, enters her dream life. Unseen, it stalks her cross country as young love
... Read more
DO-4U the Robot Experiences Forces and Motion

by Mark Weakland, Paul Ohmann, Terry Flaherty, Ph.D., ...

Illustrated by Michael Moran ...

Series series In the Science Lab
Greetings! DO 4U the robot here, and I'm hard at work at Worldwide Robotics. I'm conducting experiments to find out about things like pulling, pushing, and friction. Charge your batteries and join me to learn all about forces and motion! ... Read more

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Greetings! DO 4U the robot here, and I'm hard at work at Worldwide Robotics. I'm conducting experiments to find out about things like pulling, pushing, and friction. Charge your batteries and join me to learn all about forces and motion!
... Read more
Microbial Glycobiology

Structures, Relevance and Applications

by Anthony P Moran ...

This book presents in an easy-to-read format a summary of the important central aspects of microbial glycobiology, i.e. the study of carbohydrates as related to the biology of microorganisms. Microbial glycobiology represents a multidisciplinary and emerging area with implications for a range of basic and applied research fields, as well as having industrial, medical and biotechnological ... Read more

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This book presents in an easy-to-read format a summary of the important central aspects of microbial glycobiology, i.e. the study of carbohydrates as related to the biology of microorganisms. Microbial glycobiology represents a multidisciplinary and emerging area with implications for a range of basic and applied research fields, as well as having industrial, medical and biotechnological
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A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana

The Tragic Betrayal of Nettie Diamond

by Jane Simon Ammeson ...

Narrated by Alexa Elmy ...

Unabridged

4 hours 18 min

Gold digging, adultery, and a slaying on Valentine's Day, 1923, in this "juicy . . . page-turner" of a true crime story (Chicago Tribune).It was a Roaring Twenties fatal attraction. Nettie Herskovitz was wealthy and widowed when she met Harry Diamond. The attentive, irresistibly sexy twenty-three-year-old suitor would become Nettie's fifth husband. He was also a bootlegger, pimp, and first-class ... Read more

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Gold digging, adultery, and a slaying on Valentine's Day, 1923, in this "juicy . . . page-turner" of a true crime story (Chicago Tribune).It was a Roaring Twenties fatal attraction. Nettie Herskovitz was wealthy and widowed when she met Harry Diamond. The attentive, irresistibly sexy twenty-three-year-old suitor would become Nettie's fifth husband. He was also a bootlegger, pimp, and first-class
... Read more

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The Darkest Night

Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town

by Ron Franscell ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

Casper, Wyoming: 1973. Eleven-year-old Amy Burridge rides with her eighteen-year-old sister, Becky, to the grocery store. When they finish their shopping, Becky's car gets a flat tire. Two men politely offer them a ride home. But they were anything but good Samaritans. The girls would suffer unspeakable crimes at the hands of these men before being thrown from a bridge into the North Platte River. ... Read more

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Casper, Wyoming: 1973. Eleven-year-old Amy Burridge rides with her eighteen-year-old sister, Becky, to the grocery store. When they finish their shopping, Becky's car gets a flat tire. Two men politely offer them a ride home. But they were anything but good Samaritans. The girls would suffer unspeakable crimes at the hands of these men before being thrown from a bridge into the North Platte River.
... Read more

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