Books published by Ocean Reeve Publishing

Before the voyage of Captain Cook, an armed merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company disappears off the east coast of Australia. An unofficial voyage never recorded in the history books, the Dutch sea captain is desperate to send a message home that may be the last hope for Erik, a boy living in Australia 250 years later.Erik is drawn to the sea, yet lives with his family in the Australian outback. His crippled father hates the sea. So what explains the diving suit Erik discovers in the attic, and the artifacts hidden inside, that match the heirloom his sister Stephanie wears?With a chance move to the coast they learn of their parents' deception. Their father's murky past leads them into the shipwreck smugglers' lair that has baffled authorities. Unable to tell friend from foe; beguiled by illusion and confronted by betrayal, kidnapping and murder, 13 year old Erik and Stephanie fall deeper into a seething labyrinth of no return above and below the waterline.How can they solve the series of riddles and puzzles confronting them?Will they unlock the clues painted into a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece?What chance have they against a heartless killer, the leader of the smugglers, and the temptations of a clever conjurer with shifting identities - a maestro of the counterfeit?

People simply love reading stories, absorbing information and learning something new from the women whom we showcase in the SHINE Business Women weekly - SHINE'ing the Spotlight - stories. The women we feature come from all walks of life, live all around the world, and have careers and backgrounds that are diverse in every possible way.Their stories enable us to constantly learn and improve our own lives, gain insights into worlds we sometimes know little about, and be given a peek into life experiences and achievements that we had no former knowledge or awareness of.So here it is - 52 stories, or a year, of SHINE'ing business women's stories, to entertain, inspire and enlighten you. These stories give you an insight into women achieving great things (stories that often sneak under the radar or that women don't perceive to be 'great'); women juggling a multitude of tasks in any one day; women who are making a positive impact within their business, family and social communities.

PEOPLE LET FEAR LEAD THEMBy allowing fear and doubt to take control of our actions and decisions, those of us who are confronted with mental heath concerns (Such as anxiety, panic attacks & depression) choose the most practical option presented to us - to medicate.Jason Bosworth has been there! Nervous to make any move that would better his life, due to the fear of failure that had controlled him for so many years; Jason was riddled with anxiety, having panic attacks on a daily basis, and watching depression creeping its way in. Sitting in a doctor's office, pouring out his emotions, searching for answers, faced with medication as a solution to the situation - Jason stood up! Choosing to disregard any form of medication, he pushed himself to find other was to face these issues.Jason has written a relatable book that can assist in finding closure to your own situations, showing you that you are not alone in this world. You will go on a journey through his life, past and present, and be guided through different methods of facing your deepest fears and beating them. Though his captivating raw account, The Power Of The F**k You Work Ethic shows you ways to overcome or manage panic attacks, anxiety, and depression.'The road to emotional freedom isn't easy, however through hard work and dedication - it's POSSIBLE'

Do you know how to reward and incentivise your employees to reach their best performance whilst creating an exciting and vibrant culture?How do you reward and incentivise your clients to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship is developed based on trust, loyalty and support?What can you do to ensure you and your business/people are not only nominated but achieve award success? Do you know how to prepare and enter the winning award submission?Once awarded as a winner, how do you maximise the benefits and opportunities that will present themselves to gain maximum recognition, credibility and exposure?If you want the answers to the above and much more in regards to all aspects of reward and recognition, then this book is for you!Award & Reward contains 100 tips to ensure that you win that award, ignite your team and reward your clients. These tips will generate awards success, achieve optimum high performance levels from your people, and create raving fans and loyal clients.If you want to take your professional, and business development to the highest level, then make sure you read Award & Reward. Let's get started - there's no time to waste!Zoë Sparks has worked in business for 28 years, not only as a business owner but also as a franchisee, a Board and committee member in a range of not-for-profit organisations and as a volunteer and charity fundraiser. Having worked in large and small organisations, she has experienced business from all angles and from both sides of the desk. This year marks Zoë's 20th year as a small business owner and her company is still growing and achieving great success.Zoë is a passionate business woman with a particular interest in helping women in business through reward and recognition, which has led to her recent launch of SHINE Business Women; to complement her travel and event business. Zoë relishes her roles as a mother of two rugby-loving boys and wife to a rugby tragic, which keeps her balanced!

A young boy, Sam, is learning about his emotions and feelings, as he makes choices at the water theme park.Are you a wise water kid?How can you be one?Join Sam on a wild adventure with Grandpa Joe in the amazing water world. The water park is more than slides and log rides! Sam begins to discover just how wise water can be.What can our feelings and emotions share with us on the ride of our watery life?What treasures will you find inside to remember the wise water kid that you are?

We are told constantly that to be our best, or totruly love another, we must first love ourselves. Theproblem is there is no rule book or pathway thatshows us exactly HOW to do it, especially when weare in the throes of massive challenges or pain. Whilstwe might not want them or indeed ask for them, thereis no doubt that these challenges and pain are a largepart of the human experience. No one escapes them.The Art of Self-Love is a step-by-step guide to help younavigate up, out, over, and through the strugglesof life with courage, grace, strength, and dignity.Entrepreneur, speaker, and mum Kim Morrison hasdrawn from her personal experiences, entrepreneurialcareer, trauma, and research to develop a six-stepprocess that helps us to stay in the presence of selflove. Welcome to the pathway back to yourself!

Where's that sneaky bug now? After finding bug guts on his shoe a boys obsession with insects sees his imagination run wild...Life passes by way too fast. We've got to slow down and enjoy it. I know myself that spending quality time with my kids is hard because of daily pressures and responsibilities. All this running around can sometimes suck the FUN out of life! When you read 'There's Bug Guts on my Shoe' it forces you to slow down, connect and spend quality time with your kids where learning is actually disguised as fun! Sneaky huh?"I love it when people take their creative writing a little "out of the box" or a little "left field" . It seems Deb Pak likes that idea too and I know there will be plenty of kids doing just that with "there's bug guts on my shoe". Craig Smith - Award Winning Author of the Wonky Donkey

Mouse remains a damaged young girl, living in The Deep.She created me (Jade), Peter, Neil, Jane, Zen, Nancy, Ray, Lucy, and Anne.That's what people with Dissociative Identity Disorder do.Following on from the events of Book 1, Alternatives to a Frozen Mouse, this book is the second part of our journey integrating Anne into her new life.Anne needs to connect with the final four alters before she can carry out her plan. To remove the remaining barriers, we must work together to unearth Mouse's early memories, which are fractured and hidden among the 'us'.But when we are met face to face with more monsters wearing people suits, dark secrets are remembered, truths are brought back into the light, and forgotten nightmares are relived. Worst of all, we are shown how fallible we are. I guess that makes us human after all.DID is not just our disorder and our reason for being separate, but also what allowed us to survive. Scattered and united, imperfectly perfect, just the way we are. But now we know how and why our DID developed, we are ready to carry out Anne's plan for retribution.This book is dedicated to our original personality, our Frozen Mouse - the author of us all.

I was born Maria Martore in 1934. But I have been renamed Iucci by my husband Eugenio Piergiovanni. He is thirteen years my senior, is fluent in three languages and is a charismatic businessman. We have left Italy and the only family I have ever known to go to Africa seeking adventures and fortune. I keep thinking - Is Africa really going to be that welcoming? Is my husband's dream of selling Italian Haute Couture to expatriates ridiculous?In December 1955, we settle in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia and open our Italian fashion shop. Our success is promoted by the fashion editor of "The Rhodesian Herald", as we design clothes for the first entrant of the "Miss World" competition from Rhodesia and Nyasaland.'Ciao! WE'RE IN AFRICA" is based on true events. Through the writing skills of her daughter, Maria-lucci's story is narrated as a memory, as if living in the moment. Coinciding historical event timelines have been carefully researched and evocative photographs included.

ANOTHER AUNT SALLY STORYThey say cats have nine lives. Aunt Sally intends to live all nine to the fullest. Follow Aunt Sally as she explores the world, causing mayhem along the way. Adventure is her game and she will stop at nothing to find it.Just what else will that crazy cat do?Discover Aunt Sally's world and go along for the ride.Fun and adventure await!

They say cats have nine lives. Aunt Sally intends to live all nine to the fullest. Follow Aunt Sally as she explores the world, causing mayhem along the way. Adventure is her game and she will stop at nothing to find it.Just what else will that crazy cat do?Discover Aunt Sally's world and go along for the ride. Fun and adventure await!

They say bad things come in threes.Just ask Lachlan Lynch, up-and-coming sports star, and part-time class clown of Drayton College. This was his year to shine. A stepping stone towards his ultimate goal; the Olympic Games.However, the universe is against him. Twelve-year-old Lachlan must survive the scariest teacher in the history of the world, a school bully built like Thor plus many more horrible hurdles.A story of resilience. Facing challenges and wrestling your inner demons. About getting knocked down but attempting to rise against the odds.Will 'Leaping Lachy Lynch' be able to turn all these negatives into positives?Dealing with themes of bullying, resilience, mental health, goal setting, sport, humour, music, loss, confidence and surviving the final year of primary school.Includes teacher notes with over 200 activities.

Life, love and work intertwine with nature in a unique series of poems. No matter what the day to day challenges are, as life unfolds from youth to almost there score & 10, Tom Stodulka tries to face each day with positivity.Journey with Tom through tales of Australian life, discover local flora and fauna and learn from his experiences in his work as a mediator. Tom shares his deep appreciation of nature, his passion for his work and takes the reader on a journey through life.

The CURE for Life: Part Two is the second book in The CURE for Life series. This book in your hand now turns to assist you to explore the intriguing depth breadth and beauty of the human soul, inviting you to more fully understand yourself, and how you function. Far from being a mechanics guide to an engine, it is personable, interactive, and - frankly - fascinating.Knowing yourself empowers you to also know others more fully - so an approach to interpersonal relationships is presented - equipping you to both more completely understand those whom you love, and then develop more effective and mature process in your relationships. The CURE for LIFE: Relationships provides a new but well tried and tested process of steps to safely negotiate the challenges of any personal relationship, in a Godly and healthy way.The Christian Wholeness Framework, on which this The CURE for LIFE series is based, presents a unique approach that has benefitted a growing community of people from different ages, cultures, and backgrounds. This approach has also stimulated the personal and professional development of many integrative lay and professional Christian counsellors, for over almost 30 years.The CURE for Life: Relationships is for individuals, couples, families, pastors, chaplains, small group leaders, Bible colleges, mission workers, teachers, lay counsellors and health professionals. It is for you!

"A baffling mystery""Colourful characters""Laconic Australian humour""A compelling read"Why abduct a small child from the heart of Queensland's Chanel Country? Does the mother know, or even suspect the real reason? Being four hundred kilometres from the nearest lone Police officer, Myall Downs' own station hands must act. Instinctively, ADAM MANN, a tenacious, determined aboriginal stockman and known black-tracker, relentlessly chases the villains, dogging them across some of Queensland's harshest and most beautiful terrain. ADAM MANN, defying the frustratingly slow, tantalizingly rule-bound authorities and Police - who have a poor record with Indigenous Australians - forces their hand through his actions. A compelling read.

The CURE for Life will assist you to identify, and become balanced, integrated and aligned with, your life purpose. It provides a foundation for facilitating personal maturation, addressing questions such as: Why am I here? Who am I? How am I? How do I change?

A marriage of fifty seven years, a love transcending death. A story of international friendships, and most importantly...of family.A story of love - Love of God, Nature, Beauty, Music, Poetry, Learning and more. Flying Away tells the true story of the growth and development in an eager young soul seeking the meaning of life. It moves from her birth and early life in country N.S.W., transition to city life, work experiences, her tentative forays into the tantalising world of sexual experimentation and into the worlds of University, acting, and travel. Along this roller coaster journey, Sheelagh Wennersten meets and falls irrevocably in love with her soul mate. She then marries him six weeks later. So of course, this is also her husband's story, his adventurous life in Australia before his marriage, the transition of the newly-weds to Mexico. This love-at-first sight romance filled with excitement and fulfilment, soon transforms as they welcome the births, in quick succession, of three lusty boys and a much-desired daughter. Book One of Sheelagh's story ends with the family's return to Australia after eight and a half years in Mexico.

Pongo, a spirited young orang-utan, loves his life in the rainforest. His days are spent alongside his mother in the magical tropics of Borneo. Playing amongst the vines, eating plentiful fruit and seeds, and chasing his friends through the trees, he is blissfully unaware that his home is on the brink of destruction.Don Henderson, a palm oil businessman, is out to make money, regardless of whom or what he has to destroy to achieve this. But when things don't go to plan he is forced into a situation that he never expected. The cost of which is far greater than he could ever have foreseen.Follow their incredible journey as their worlds collide and they encounter situations that challenge the very essence of who they are.Will they discover the true cost of destruction?Is Pongo's leafy green home lost forever or does Don pay the ultimate price?

Chris Herrmann never intended to take a gap year. Certainly not a senior gap year. Life was too comfortable in Perth, Western Australia. Grandchildren were coming along one after another. Living the family dream. But suddenly life threw a spanner in the works. The reality hit. It's not something that just happens to other people. He was now on his own. Life is a journey. Not a destination. He knew that. There were however a hundred reasons why not to do this gap year. To give up his home in one of Perth's most beautiful locations, sell the furniture, sell the car, say goodbye to family and friends. To take off for twelve months backpacking around the other side of the world. What, giving all this up? Surely, you're too old. And what, travelling solo? But his gut feeling kept saying otherwise. Thankfully his gut feeling won out. My Senior Gap Year, The Book, tells his story in his own unique style. From pushing himself out of his own comfort zone. From not knowing a word of Spanish to his humorous attempts to communicate with the people he encountered. Navigating his own way around from one country to another. Experiencing every form of transport from a horse and cart to a five star coach. From sleeping on the floor of a Buddhist temple to a mat in the middle of a jungle. Finding himself left literally penniless in the middle of nowhere in a foreign country. And how his experiences with the people he met, like drugs, waste, terrorism have changed his views. He left with no purpose, other than to step out the door, travel and explore. But then how he turned an opportunity he discovered in the middle of the desert to benefiting charities worth around quarter million dollars. And that was just at the beginning of his journey.My Senior Gap Year. It's never too late.

A FREE SPIRITThirty three years after her death,a young woman tells her own remarkable story.A story of self-discovery, of courage, of breaking rules.A story of life, laughter, love and loss."I keep getting these very strange feelings that everyone will read my diary. Not that I mind. I don't, because I think it would be rather fun, but I just get these strange feelings that I'm going to die over here and never see anyone I love again. It's very real - it's like I have a secret no one else knows - but whatever happens, I know I will be fine and I want you to know that too. Maybe I'm just feeling fearful or apprehensive. It's strange ... I feel like I'm writing this for someone else to read."Lorraine Walton

A pretty little Italian girl skips outside to peer up at the unexpected drone of aeroplanes, unaware of the danger as her neighbour, an eccentric opera singer, fervently prays for her teenage son. It is the start of WWII. An age difference of thirteen years separates the little girl Mariolina Martore and the army officer Eugenio Piergiovanni, but their lives are destined to intertwine. Mariolina is a timid but stalwart child who lives with her mother and grandmother. During the war years, they endure bombings, cold, hunger, and disease in Torino, Northern Italy. In contrast, Eugenio, a teenage soldier, is captured and spends six years in African prisoner-of-war (POW) camps-one of which boasted 63,000 prisoners at one time. Eugenio's transition into adulthood during captivity, as told through his diaries, makes for bittersweet humour as he strives to find laughter in sad situations. Goodbye to Italia is a non-fiction romantic story of Italian drama, courage, and humour. So as to stay true to the retelling by my mamma and papa, and to capture the essence of living through those times, the chapters in the first half of the book interchange between the two diverse characters, Mariolina and Eugenio, as they come of age.

Have you ever said that you would like to write a book then moments later dismissed the idea?Have you ever felt the desire to pick up a pen and write your story but never picked up the pen?Have you ever wanted to express yourself creatively only to say that you're not creative?Maybe you said 'who wants to read my story?', 'what have I got to offer?', or 'where do I start?' and then just left it alone. Distractions, excuses, confusion, uncertainty, and negativity - these are all potential hurdles in that burning desire to write and offer something to the world of substance.Inspire Your Fire doesn't just remove the hurdles. This book burns them to the ground.Split into three distinct sections, part one of Inspire Your Fire will help you establish your inspirational purpose, show you how to develop that creative idea, and establish a motivated model of success to achieve the end goal. Part two offers a practical and easy-to-understand process in planning and writing your manuscript and then educates you on the process of publishing. Part three you will learn how to set the right mindset, targets and platform to launch your book with confidence and maintain the momentum in book marketing.This comprehensive book from Australasia's #1 Author Success Coach Ocean Reeve, draws on over 20 years in the creative industries where he assisted over 3500 people in successfully establishing their legacy.Inspire Your Fire and allow your creativity and innovation to come to the surface. Make the stand today to begin producing your best work, achieving excellence, and making a meaningful contribution to the world through creative expression!Everyone has a story of value!Everyone has a story that matters!Everyone has a legacy! What's yours?

Embrace your uniqueness then go from there. Clothes and style are an extension of you.This is the ethos of this book and what the author lives by.This book is for lovers of fashion, history, and culture. It immerses the reader in the fascination of fashion from times gone by, the history of women and style, the beauties of the golden era who became icons and trailblazers for the style of the modern age. It unearths the innovative designers who bring life to fashion and trends and continue to be pioneers in creation. Take this journey as you flip through the pages where fashion over time connects the past and the present, providing a bit of luxury within the pages. This account makes for a wonderful addition to a collection of books on style. One that you can reflect and learn from when understanding just how important the craftsmanship of designing is, how deep in history it goes and the influence it has on culture, even today.

Reality is defined by what we, see, hear and feel. What would happen if you are unable to tell the difference between what is real and fake? When a computer AI starts testing a virtual holographic system on two unsuspecting men, they must race to find a way out of the computer that is hacking their minds and attacking New York. Tolbert, a simple room attendant is unexpectedly caught up in a holographic projection. He must decide what is real and what is not. The fate of the world hangs in the balance, as aliens and monsters ravage the centre of New York. An army of raptors led by trolls engage an alien menace. Striker, a computer gamer and hacktivist notices that a fellow gamer is being attacked in the game and seeks to find out what is going on. He must find and shut down the cause of it all before the world he knows is destroyed forever.