Böcker av Mark Butler

When gangs of rioters, political activists and religious extremists descend on a small English town, stirred by corrupt politicians and officials, bent on bringing down the fabric of society, who will stand in their way? It's left to two amateur detectives, a gay marine, an escaped mental patient, oh, and a group of heavily armed Girl Guides. Not one of them under 70! Sleuths is a riotous story of crooked men who plot to destroy the British government, abolish the monarchy and shut down the bars. Their carefully laid plans suffer a hiccup when they arrest Lady Wilsbrough, a woman with more connections than a Google server and a late husband who hoarded more weapons than many small countries have. Her neighbours, Cathy and Lynda, aspiring detectives, who have their fingers on the pulse of the neighbourhood, particularly the men, get together with gay, transvestite marine Trevor and Wilsbrough's son, Oswald, a recent inmate of an institution for the laughably insane.Together with a grizzled hospital matron and the toughest bunch of girl guides ever to tote arms, they set out to right the wrongs and restore order. But with corrupt policemen, hapless MI5 agents and a rabid deluded sheikh to contend with, it's going to be an uphill struggle that can only end in a battle royale!Some unlikely allies come forth together with some sinister foes. One thing's for sure, the little town of Warminster, along with the halls of Westminster, will never be the same again. It is said the first casualty of war is the truth! Not when you arm enthusiastic pensioners with submachine guns and mortars, it isn't!Will the mismatched group prevail, or will the forces of the greedily evil play the final ace up their sleeve?

You don't need another self-help book full of pious finger-wagging. Life is tough enough without someone bright and shiny piling on the guilt.But if you're in a post-pandemic slump, bordering on burnout and wondering why you should even bother, Up Yours! is the book for you. Radical self-care crosses every aspect of life. It's mind, body and spirit - at work and home. The smallest change can make the biggest difference if you know why you're making it.Pursuing sustainable peak performance through a better, healthier and happier life involves self-awareness and self-compassion, far more than the usual suspects of sleep, diet and exercise.Up Yours! is packed with valuable information. It's a radical recharge if you've been running on empty for too long. There are no quick fixes or glib promises of overnight transformations here. Mark Butler won't nag you to eat your vegetables or implore you to hit the gym six days a week. Instead, he offers a clear, thoughtful understanding of what ails us and why we need to change. Mark writes as an experienced professional who has seen it all and lived much of it.

Explores the politics of ageing in Australia. Ageing will dominate Australian politics for years to come, touching almost every area of policy - retirement incomes, housing, employment, urban design and more. Advanced Australia makes the case for a much more positive approach to ageing that celebrates the continuing contribution older Australians make to our community.