Michael Meadows

This is Book III of Michael Meadows' exciting Gods of Olympus series. Book II of the series, Interlude of the Dragon, presented the story of the unique crew of the colony spaceship, Olympus, during their virtual reincarnation into the sword-and-sorcery world of the Intermountain Valley. Book III of the series presents more of the back histories of two of those characters: the magician, Yokesh Singh, and the former Eastern Empire soldier, Ramsey Hua. Yokesh's journey from a disgraced, assistant professor of fire-realm magic at the Cassandra Collage for Magic Arts to the principal magician in the small village of Olympus Landing involved a scandal, battles with river pirates, and a close encounter with the mysterious river fairies. Ramsey's transformation from an injured stranger to respected trader would require first earning the trust of his partners and resolving a surprising conflict with the legendary high elves.

Is he a murderer... or a potential lover?(Information on your free gift with purchase below Don't miss out )Thomas Geis was in over his head, and it ended up killing him. His murderer was someone with connections in every field of work and spies around every corner. There was only one answer to backing out of deals: eternal slumber. James Poole arrives at the Geis family home just days after Thomas's death. Mary Geis, the victim's daughter, refuses to trust him. No, there's something fishy about this James Poole. He's handsome, yes, but he's more fit for the war than for accounting. And who would hire someone just out of university? At the same time, however, she finds herself thinking of him. Constantly. He does good work, and he makes her feel interesting, exciting emotions. Was he sent to murder her, too? Or could he be the key to unravelling the whole conspiracy? PLUS You get an extra gift Included in this book is one more story Continue reading to find out more: His War Bride (An Old Fling and New Love): by Harley Harper. Love grows as bombs fall... It's wartime, and almost every woman is left home without her husband or boyfriend. Millie Conley is no different. She's waiting for her beau, Ellis Jackson, to return home to her from World War 2. When she meets him unexpectedly at a USO party for men on shore leave, sparks fly once again. Will both of them realize just how much they need one another?

The audience-producer boundary has collapsed in indigenous and ethnic community broadcasting, and this is the first comprehensive study globally to chart the rise of its new relationship. Based on studies of radio and television audiences in Australia, the authors argue that community radio and television worldwide represents an essential service for indigenous and ethnic audiences, empowering them at various levels, fostering ‘active citizenry’ and enhancing the processes of democracy. The authors, former journalists, spent months on the road, travelling tens of thousands of kilometers from urban centres to the most remote regions of the Central Desert to ask why they engage with and adapt local broadcast media. They draw on two decades of primary research material taken from face-to-face interviews and focus-group discussions with audiences. Consequently, Developing Dialogues offers international researchers a new social, cultural and historical perspective on the emergence of the unique Australian community broadcasting sector within the context of other global trends. It will appeal to scholars of media and cultural studies, as well as to industry practitioners and policy makers.

This book examines race relations in Australia through various media representations over the past 200 years. The early colonial press perpetuated the image of aboriginal people as framed by early explorers, and stereotypes and assumptions still prevail. Print and television news accounts of several key events in recent Australian history are compared and reveal how indigenous sources are excluded from stories about their affairs. Journalists wield extraordinary power in shaping the images of cultures and people, so indigenous people, like those in North America, have turned away from mainstream media and have acquired their own means of cultural production through radio, television, and multimedia. This study concludes with suggestions for addressing media practices to reconcile indigenous and non-indigenous people. This study will appeal to students and scholars studying mass media, particularly journalism and public relations, Australian history, and sociology.