A fast, fun book of easy handyman skills and cool fatherhood tricks for dads. Rob Palmer is a third-generation builder and father-of-three on a mission to pass on the sort of no-nonsense tips we used to get from our parents and grandparents. Dad Hacks is brimming with ingenious household hacks that are easy to learn and will save your family time and money, while making Dad feel like a DIY champion! Learn how to: * Build a cubby * Roll a backyard cricket pitch * Get your family out the door on time * Cook something they'll actually want to eat * Make a speech * Stop your shoes smelling * Avoid a hangover * PLUS MUCH, MUCH MORE A perfect blend of old-fashioned commonsense, practical skills and time-saving hacks for busy modern families. This is a specially formatted fixed-layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book.
Ages 3+Come on an adventure with Missy and BeefyMissy is an Australian bull terrier, her little brother Beefy is an Australian bulldog, and their dad Chris is a tradie. Missy and Beefy love to visit worksites with their dad and find out about all the different jobs that tradies do. But Beefy is so excited to meet the tradies that he keeps getting in the way and making a mess!Be among the first to join Missy and Beefy on an adventure full of mischief and trouble in MY DAD' S A TRADIE.
William McInnes' bestselling memoir, A Man's Got To Have A Hobby, takes us back to the long summer holidays of the 1960s and 70s, and the last of the baby-boomer childhoods. William writes with humour and affection about his family, and especially his mum and dad, who talked to the TV set and enjoyed life in their house near the bay. William McInnes is a talented writer and a natural storyteller. A tail-end baby boomer, he recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay; a time when the Aussie battler stood as the local Labor candidate and looked out for his mates; and a time when the whole family would rush into the lounge room to watch a new commercial on TV. He writes about his father - a strong character who talks to the furniture, dances with William's mother in the kitchen, and spends his free time fixing up the house and doing the best for his family. In William's writing you can hear his father speaking and listen to his mother singing. This is a book about people who aren't famous but should be. It's about cane toads and families, love and hope and fear, laughter, death and life. Most of all, it is a realistic, down-to-earth book by a man who had a great time growing up. His warmth and humour come through on every page. This Australian memoir tells of a time that will be familiar to many readers and a delight for all. 'McInnes applies a deft touch to a swag of recollections, shaping a yarn that should be listed with the national treasures' - The Courier Mail 'This will make you laugh till you cry' - The Age 'A perfect balance between humour, humility, seriousness and light, laughter and tears' - Sunday Telegraph
"Enzo the koala had grown into a big strong boy and he thought it was time to find a tree of his own. Like all koalas living in the wild, Enzo has to deal with lots of challenges in his search for a new home. Join Enzo on his journey to find 'a tree for me'. Enzo is based on an actual koala that lives at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast of Queensland Australia. He is loved by visitors and staff and is featured in the sanctuary's Koala Experience. Enzo was born at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in 2018 to his mother, Caramello and father Gianni. His brothers and sisters include Osha, Chardy, Moet and Brut." -- Publisher.
Missy and Beefy are on the next adventure to meet more tradies. They also learn that there are Mum's that are tradies too and Beefy gets into more trouble as he gets in the way, and creates havoc when he meets new tradies. From a house flipper to a sign writer and many more, Beefy & Missy meet a whole of new tradies and what they do for work.
Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding of the contemporary profession. Focusing on the period 1870 to 1920 when the foundations were being laid for the U.S. architectural profession that we recognize today, this study traces the formation and standardization of the fundamental relationships among architects, owners, and builders, as codified in the American Institute of Architects' very first Handbook of Architectural Practice. It reveals how these archetypal roles have always been fluid, each successfully redefining their own agency with respect to the others in the constantly-shifting political economy of building. Far from being a purely historical study, the book also sheds light on today's digitally-enabled profession. Contemporary architectural tools and disciplinary ideals continue to be shaped by the same fundamental tensions, and emergent modes of practice such as BIM (Building Information Modelling) and IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) represent the realization of programs and agendas that have been over a century in play. Essential reading for professional practice courses as a contextual and historical companion to the Handbook, Assembling the Architect provides a critical perspective of the profession that is fundamental to understanding current architectural practice.
This is the story of a loving family man, that so happens to be a hitman, who is paid to kill the single mum of an autistic boy. It's the story of an unremorseful man and his path of destruction and the story of a heart broken, bereaving woman dealing with unimaginable events shot gunning through her life. A story of companies, charities, mums, dads, who lose money to an international conman and don't even know how it happened. The story of two people happily in love, whose world fractures in a millisecond of improbability. The story of a shy woman who is forced into hiding, traveling across the globe to keep her son safe. It's about the difference between revenge and justice, and how far someone will go to achieve either. It's the story of a petrified woman forced to become an investigator whilst on the run, in order to stay alive. A story of questioning sanity and our versions of reality. It is a story about betrayalA story about truth.It's a story that so happens to be true.
Queer Masculinities: A Critical Reader in Education is a substantial addition to the discussion of queer masculinities, of the interplay between queer masculinities and education, and to the political gender discourse as a whole. Enriching the discourse of masculinity politics, the cross-section of scholarly interrogations of the complexities and contradictions of queer masculinities in education demonstrates that any serious study of masculinity—hegemonic or otherwise—must consider the theoretical and political contributions that the concept of queer masculinity makes to a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of masculinity itself. The essays adopt a range of approaches from empirical studies to reflective theorizing, and address themselves to three separate educational realms: the K-12 level, the collegiate level, and the level in popular culture, which could be called ‘cultural pedagogy’. The wealth of detailed analysis includes, for example, the notion that normative expectations and projections on the part of teachers and administrators unnecessarily reinforce the values and behaviors of heteronormative masculinity, creating an institutionalized loop that disciplines masculinity. At the same time, and for this very reason, schools represent an opportunity to ‘provide a setting where a broader menu can be introduced and gender/sexual meanings, expressions, and experiences boys encounter can create new possibilities of what it can mean to be male’. At the collegiate level chapters include analysis of what the authors call ‘homosexualization of heterosexual men’ on the university dance floor, while the chapters of the third section, on popular culture, include a fascinating analysis of the construction of queer ‘counternarratives’ that can be constructed watching TV shows of apparently hegemonic bent. In all, this volume’s breadth and detail make it a landmark publication in the study of queer masculinities, and thus in critical masculinity studies as a whole.
