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      • Pantera Press

        Pantera Press is a young and enthusiastic Australian book publisher, created to champion writing culture and literacy in Australia with a clear community and cultural purpose. We discover and nurture talented Australian writers who are great storytellers. We also publish non-fiction books that matter, and have a quirky imprint designed for millennials, Lost the Plot. From our Australian origins we are now also publishing titles that fit our criteria from around the world. As a social purpose business, we use our profits to fund charities and not-for-profits that encourage reading and work to close the literacy gap in Australia.

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      • Pantomimus Media Limited

        Pantomimus Media is the VC backed entertainment company behind the Best Selling YA Fantasy Series THE RED HARLEQUIN. The Red Harlequin is a transmedia franchise consisting of Books, Comics and a TV Series in development with Omnifilm Entertainment, Showrunner Robert Butler and Lord of the Rings Co-Producer Rick Porras. Besides English, the books have been translated in French, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese and Spanish (Fall 2020).  Industries and market segments Young Adult Fiction & Comics, Media Tie-In

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      • Trusted Partner

        Pondering the Pantry

        The Smart Shopper’s Guide

        by JAY lEVINSON

        When shopping for food, know what you are buying. Don’t be fooled by advertising and buy something you don’t really need or don’t even want! This book helps readers be smart shoppers instead of victims of marketing gimmicks. Obviously, there are too many items on store shelves for this book to be "complete." Rather, the idea is to provide representative product examples to increase awareness and give consumers a better idea of what they are buying and a product’s benefits. There is no such thing as a "best buy." Some shoppers look for quality. Others are motivated by nutrition. Price can be a very strong consideration, but not for everyone. The basic philosophy of this book is not to push readers into any specific direction. Rather, the intent is to make readers aware of what they are buying so they can make intelligent decisions and choose a healthier diet. There are two rules that apply to all consumers: (1) understand the label, both what is written and what is not, and (2) realize that the serving size on the label is probably not the portion size consumers really eat, so adjust the cost and nutrition information accordingly. Jay Levinson has a PhD from New York University. His career has been extremely diverse, working for the US Central Intelligence Agency and then in the forensic division of the Israel Police. For some ten years he ran a food co-op, gaining understanding about food distribution and sales. He has published six books and several hundred articles and has lectured in more than two dozen countries in four languages. The author has visited several dozen food and beverage production companies, both big and small, and interviewed their key personnel.

      • Trusted Partner
        March 2024

        The Mindset Challenge

        For mastery of life and living

        by Kate Munari

        What kind of mindset do you really need to succeed  as a Helicopter Pilot in Afghanistan? Kate Munari really wanted to fly helicopters, and she really wanted to go into a combat zone. What it took to get her there, how she coped with everything from enrolment, to pilot training courses, preparation for deployment to one of the most dangerous places in the world, for anyone to be in 2008. Three successful tours of Afghanistan was the highlight of a 17 year career as a helicopter pilot for Kate, and she shares her stories to inspire anyone wanting to know more about the mindsets she employed during that time, and for her life in general. It’s a riviting tale of determination, courage, and ambition. Her personal stories include insights into:  12 hours per day transporting troop in Helmand Province while being shot at. Advanced training and formation flying that will leave you breathless. Flying under extreme pressure in various parts of the world. Enounters with Royalty, Tribal Chief's, and Interrogators.  This book is perfectly targeted at Leaders who are either in business or running teams of any size in any industry, based on Kate's development and insights as a military person. It is also ideally targeted at young women - 15-30 years of age who want to be inspired to either join up, punch well above their weight in any career path, and navigate a journey into what's truly possible for women any where in the world, in any industry based on a resilience and capability focused mindset.   As a full time presenter, Kate speaks to audiences throughout Australia and New Zealand about her perspectives on leadership borne out of her experiences both in the Navy and as a civilian. Her book is due for release in 2024.

      • Trusted Partner
        February 2021

        Layers

        by Poznanski, U.

        Can You Believe Your Eyes?   Dorian has been living on the streets since running away from home, and has always managed to fend for himself pretty well. But when he wakes up one morning beside a dead homeless man who has evidently been murdered, Dorian panics – he can’t remember anything of what happened the previous night. Is he responsible for the man’s murder? Then a stranger appears with an unexpected offer of help, and Dorian seizes the opportunity with both hands – this is his chance to hide from the police. The stranger works with young people in need, and he takes Dorian to a villa where he is given food, new clothes and even schooling.But Dorian soon learns that you get nothing for free in this life. In return for being looked after at the villa, Dorian is expected to distribute mysterious free gifts – gifts which are very carefully sealed. And when an unexpected turn of events results in him keeping one of the gifts, he finds himself being hunted by merciless pursuers.   After the international YA-bestseller Erebos, Saeculum and The Eleria-Trilogy Ursula Poznanski now presents her new thriller: Layers   Awarded with the Hans-Jörg-Martin Prize 2016 for the best YA-Thriller! More information also available under: www.layers-buch.de

      • Rugby football
        September 2015

        Iron Curtain, The

        My Rugby Journey from League to Union

        by Phil Larder, with Nicholas Bishop

        The Iron Curtain tells the story of rugby pioneer Phil Larder, the first coach to break through the hidden wall between rugby league and union. The journey starts with Phil's upbringing as a player, takes in the 80s rugby league revolution he sparked as national coaching director, and his jump across the barricades to rugby union in 1997. The authors examine how rugby league ideas revolutionised the concept of defence in union and changed the face of the game forever, and discuss the scientific 'quantum leaps' in analysis and conditioning under Sir Clive Woodward that led to triumph in 2003. In a book that will appeal to rugby lovers of both codes, Phil reveals the sources of his coaching inspiration, the players he loved working with and the secrets of his defensive innovation, giving his frank views on the English Premiership and the two Lions tours in which he was involved.

      • Trusted Partner
        October 2017

        Ancho and Poblano Chiles

        by Dave Dewitt

        Of all the civilizations the Spanish explorers found in the New World, the one that loved the native chile peppers the most was the Aztecs. Theirs was a culture in which the hot and tasty treats were revered almost as much as sex. Over the centuries, Aztec cookery grew and spread to become the basis for the Mexican food of today, and many Aztec dishes have lasted through the years basically unchanged. Usually, these foods were roasted, boiled, or cooked in sauces, in a legacy that Dave DeWitt, the noted Pope of Peppers, has compiled into this wonderful addition to his scintillating Pepper Pantry series.

      • October 2021

        Game of Scones: From “The Doodle Boy” Joe Whale (Bad Food #1)

        by Eric Luper, Joe Whale

        Somewhere deep within the walk-in pantry at Belching Walrus Elementary lives an array of different foods that live in harmony. There are baskets of fruits and veggies, a cooler filled with chocolate milks and apple juices, and a freezer for ice-creams and yet-to-be-nuked chicken fingers.One day, the Supplies from the Principal's office show up and insist on sharing the coolness of the cooler. Their ruler is a ruler (pun intended) named Baron von Lineal. The Baron argues that they work harder than anyone in Belching Walrus Elementary while food just sits around. As such, the residents of the pantry have no choice but to open their doors. Anyhow, there's plenty of room in the cooler for everyone, right? Wrong! The Baron and his cohorts take over the pantry in no time!To free their fellow food, it's up to three young heroes Slice, Scoop, and Totz to venture out of the pantry and foil the Baron's plan for good. It's an epic, hilarious story kids will love.This fun, imaginative series will spur the creativity of kids worldwide. Highly illustrated with big black-and-white pictures from Joey on every page, this series will be sure to resonate with kids worldwide!

      • Children's & YA
        April 2019

        Soapy’s World

        by Aidi Vallik, Lumimari

        White Raven 2021Soapy’s name isn’t really Soapy – that’s just what people call her because more than anything else in the world, she loves blowing soap bubbles. Soapy got her very first bubble-blower when Mom came home from her job abroad for a few days. Dad had already left home by then – Soapy and her little brother are cared for by their grandmother. Whenever she blows bubbles, Soapy forgets that Mom and Dad no longer live together, that Mom is always sad and far away, and that no one has the time to notice her problems anymore. Blowing bubbles is great, because the soap bubbles you blow only take from the real world what you like and what gives you joy.

      • Children's & YA
        2019

        The Poet and the Smell

        by Lote Vilma Vītiņa

        One fine day a poem sneaks into the little Poet’s nose! No, it’s a cloud! Or perhaps it’s rain? In any case, at 
this moment the Poet discovers the bountiful and multidimensional world of smells, which inspires him to write poetry and share his discoveries with others. Lote Vilma Vītiņa’s book encourages children 
(and adults) to pay more attention to the smells, odors and aromas which are all around us – in the pantry, on the bus, on the street and in the park. Can you imagine the smells of a sea breeze, a barn, picking berries off a blackcurrant bush, or really screwing up? There is also a special surprise hidden in the book for little readers’ noses, which can not only be smelled in their imaginations, but also in real life! The National Book Art Contest Award “Golden Apple Tree” 2019

      • Lifetyle & personal style guides
        January 2014

        Downsize With Style

        A 5-Step Process To Create A Happy Home and Refine Your New Lifestyle

        by Bettina Deda

        Downsize with Style is the first practical guide for empty nesters helping them reduce stress while downsizing, get rid of clutter and excess stuff, prioritise what to keep and optimise storage. Downsize with Style received the following accolades: * Shortlisted – Agent’s Pick of the Month, Andrew Lownie, London, October 2104 * Rated ‘Outstanding’ – Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, November 2014 * Bronze medal at the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards, National category Home & Garden * Finalist 2015 USA Best Book Awards   The book is based on an easy-to-follow 5-step process to achieve a stylish and functional home in a more compact space. De-clutter and tidy up Find your personal style Visualise your ideas Layout your space Start decorating Additionally, it covers expert tips from international designers, real estate and removal specialists.

      • Mystery
        2012

        Clues Over Croissants

        A Bess Bullock Retirement Home Mystery

        by Allen B. Boyer

        Bess Bullock knows about clues.  After all, her career as a policewoman has made her more than qualified  to help her fellow residents at the Honey Hills Retirement Center solve their various personal mysteries.  But when one morning, a tray of delicious, buttery croissants heralds the arrival of a fantastic new chef at Honey Hills, Bess is immediately curious as to why such a talented cook would lavish his amazing skills at a senior citizen home rather than a fancy four-star restaurant.   She decides to investigate and stumbles upon a decades-old mystery of family pride, stolen jewels, and sacrifice.   Of course, life for Bess is not just detecting mysteries.  There’s also the problem of flirtatious Lillian Peck, who’s out to snag Bess’s waltzing partner/boyfriend, Chet.  But Bess is an expert at more than just solving mysteries; she’s an expert problem solver too.  And you can rest assured that she’ll  solve the problem of Lillian Peck and reclaim her man.

      • Fiction
        July 2021

        Flawed (Author: Modupe Adeyemo Oyetade)

        by Modupe Adeyemo Oyetade

        Cecelia’s woes begin when she is deprived of parental love by her father, due to superstitions. Her cousin takes advantage of her as a child, by sexually molesting and breeding fear in her mind. Flawed not only mirrors the state of our society but also emerges as a timely narrative on the consequences of child molestation in the lives of the girl-child.

      • The Weight of a Human Heart

        by Daniel Mallen

        Spring 1944. Injured German soldier Max Jessen returns from the Eastern Front to find that his Roma wife has died of TB, and his son Manfred has been transported to Auschwitz. A desperate Max decides he has no option but to volunteer for camp duty as an officer in the SS, hoping he can find and rescue his son. THE WEIGHT OF A HUMAN HEART is an emotionally charged historical adventure that asks what lengths people will go to in order to protect their loved ones.

      • Historical fiction
        June 2021

        The Admiral's Baths

        by Dana Gynther

        The Admiral’s Baths is composed of four inter-connected stories, each told from the perspective of a different woman in her own time period.  The story opens as a contemporary historian conducts research at the baths, making discoveries which lead us back in time. History unfolds through the stories of the struggles, desires, tragedies, and triumphs of these four protagonists. Although they are separated by hundreds of years, we find that what connects them is more powerful than the passage of time. The Admiral’s Baths (102,300 words) revolves around an actual monument in Valencia, Spain, a medieval public bathhouse which was open for nearly seven centuries and is now a museum.  Some years ago, I translated several articles about the monument, covering its history, owners, architecture, and restoration. I became fascinated with the subject, and was particularly struck by its longevity. The Baths’ long history became an integral part of the story; instead of choosing one moment in the Baths’ – and Spain’s—history, I chose four: the 14th, 16th, and 19th centuries as well as the 21st.

      • August 2021

        Barbarians of the Beyond

        by Matthew Hughes

        Twenty years ago, five master criminals known as the Demon Princes raided Mount Pleasant to enslave thousands of inhabitants in the lawless Beyond. Now Morwen Sabine, a daughter of captives, has escaped her cruel master and returns to Mount Pleasant to recover the hidden treasure she hopes will buy her parents’ freedom.   But Mount Pleasant has changed. Morwen must cope with mystic cultists, murderous drug-smugglers, undercover “weasels” of the Interplanetary Police Coordinating Company, and the henchmen of the vicious pirate lord who owns her parents and wants Morwen returned. So he can kill her slowly…   Barbarians of the Beyond is a return to “Jack Vance Space” and space-opera derring-do that follows in the science fiction Grand­master’s footsteps.    On the Paladins of Vance label, Spatterlight publishes original works by authors who have given their own imagination free rein in the many wonderful worlds of the Grandmaster of fantasy & sci-fi.

      • October 2020

        Details Are Unprintable

        Wayne Lonergan and the Sensational Cafe Society Murder

        by Allan Levine

        The body of 22-year-old New York City socialite Patricia Burton Lonergan was found in her bedroom. Charged with her death was her husband of two years, Wayne Lonergan. Details Are Unprintable is a suspenseful account that builds from the moment the body was discovered in October 1943 to Lonergan’s conviction in April 1944. The case focused on the tantalizing rumor that Lonergan, a 26-year-old cadet and playboy, was a “homosexual,” who killed his wife in a fit of rage when she removed him from her will.   Part fast-paced drama and part social history, this is a chronicle of Lonergan in denial living in an intolerant world, contrasted with the life of his entitled wife.   What truly happened on that tragic night? Should we accept Lonergan’s confession as the jury did? Or was he a victim of physical and mental abuse by the state prosecutors and the police, as he maintained for the rest of his life?

      • Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

        The Garden Dwellers

        by Liliana Stafford

        The Garden Dwellers is an illustrated story book based around a group of little people in a magical garden. The story is suitable for children age six to ren or any child who loves fairies and magic. This book is the first in a series.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2020

        Bionics – Medicine and Cosmetics #15

        by Bernd Hill (Author& Illustrator)

        We are constantly looking for new medicines to treat deadly diseases such as cancer, diabetes and strokes. To do this, pharmaceutical researchers rely on ingredients from nature: plants and animals alike are important sources for new pharmaceutical products. The cosmetic industry is also discovering important ingredients in the rainforests. For example, skin creams that are developed from oily fruits, seeds and palm trees or new fragrances created from various orchid species. This book introduces many interesting examples, where nature and its ingredients furthered the invention of medical and cosmetic products.

      • Biography: general

        Colorado Profiles

        Men and Women Who Shaped the Centennial State

        by John H Monnett , Michael McCarthy

        This popular volume, available again in paperback, presents the exciting history of Colorado though the lives of thirty-two of its most noteworthy citizens, both famous and obscure, who helped to shape Colorado as we know it today. Among those featured are: Black Kettle (Cheyenne chief); David Day (outspoken newspaper editor of the San Juans); Anne Bassett (feisty cattle rancher); Lewis Price (real estate entrepreneur); Casimiro Barela (legendary lawmaker from Trinidad); Josephine Roche (social activist and labour organiser); Jefferson Randolph 'Soapy' Smith (infamous con-man) and Enos Mills (conservationist and park advocate).

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