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School teacher Joseph Akeroyd was appointed Inspector General of Victoria’s prison system in 1924. He held this role until 1947 becoming the longest serving Inspector General in Victoria’s history. This book examines the experiences, achievements, and failures of Joseph Akeroyd, the longest serving Inspector General of Victoria’s (Australia) penal system, in reforming that system. This is not a traditional biography. It traverses Akeroyd’s experiences in his time and reflects on reforms through the author’s experiences as a contemporary prison educator.

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Drawing on his education background, Akeroyd revolutionized the ways prisons and prisoners in Victoria were managed and many of these reforms are embedded in current practice. Access to his personal diaries, letters, official reports, newspaper reports, and other private documentation gave insights so his single-minded reform agenda establishing Victoria’s unique relationship between education and prison management can now be recognized and acknowledged. 

There are many personal stories where Akeroyd interacted with infamous criminals. The examination of thwarted escape plans, rectifying wrongful convictions, recording the final days of those awaiting the noose, interviewing those about to be whipped or birched and following up after the events are moderated with contemporary stories of modern-day interactions between teachers and prisoner students- some humorous, some sad, some sobering. 

Finally, this book will challenge all readers to reflect on the role of education in prisons, gain insights following stories of conversations with inmates, challenges in changing practice, involved in education, especially prisoner education, whether you are forming policy, advising policy and practice, delivering programs, supporting those undertaking studies, managing those who teach and /or preparing to teach in these unique environments to reflect on your own learnings and how to adequately prepare for those undertaking this vocation in the future.

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“First Poem of Words” exists to inspire by sharing poignant thoughts, encourage by spreading sincere hope, and enlighten by being honest and forthright.  The words in this glittering collection of poems and lyrics are one of the most naked self-exposures a retired Professional Soldier undertook. Author Jef Harris reveals himself with a vibrant literary invention.  Speaking face-to-face to his readers, he paints a colorful tapestry of language that invites you to read or listen, appreciate and understand as you relate to the dynamic messages in his voice. You can watch the video of “First Poem of Words” here. 

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About Jef Harris: Jef Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois, grew up there, Massachusetts, Texas, Taiwan, Vietnam, South East Asia and Europe, and now calls Maryland his home.  He obtained a Master of Arts in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. Jef is a versatile poet and writer, offering poetry readings and writing services. Jef covers a wide breadth of topics and offers a fresh take on everything he writes about. He is blessed with excellent writing skills and has mastery in modern poetry, experimental poetry, short fiction, and technical writing. You can find out more about Jef at his website https://jefharrispoems.com/. You can find “First Poem of Words on Amazon. 

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On this edition of Books on Air, our host Sloane Freemont chats with Teresa Rowland about her charming children’s book. “Blusher’s First Christmas” is the story of a reindeer called Blusher who has rosy red cheeks. Mrs. Claus has come to find her, because Santa has hurt his leg and is unable to deliver the toys to the children on Christmas Eve.

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So with the help of eight other girl reindeer and Mrs. Claus, they will have to save Christmas. 

“Blusher’s First Christmas” is a story about the importance of friendship, being loved and believing in yourself. You can find Blusher’s First Christmas on Amazon.

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THE BLUES IN BLUE is the story of Vaughn LeMon’s life and the things he went through in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is a black patriotic American man who became a state police officer for a northeastern state.

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The things that are happening today are so eye opening because they are parallel to what it was like for the author so many years ago. LeMon has seen so many black and brown men and women and indigenous people being killed and brutalized by police officers who seem to show no regard for the law or for the life of others. 

The situation goes back to how officers are being trained, and how society is becoming tolerant of these incidents. Also, some of the attorney generals and police unions are giving officers a false sense of security that it’s ok to beat up people. The message is that an officer can shoot people of color, brutalize people of color, and we will back you up. 

Some, not all of them, are fighting for these rogue officers in court so that they can get away with it. You see what’s taking place, are these police officers have a pistol on their side, they are loaded with bullets, they are wearing their Kevlar vests, they have their blackjacks, they have their tasers, they have batons, and they have their spray and they’re attacking unarmed citizens, and then saying well, we were afraid. They are packed and stacked like a superhero. The only thing that is missing is a cape on their backs, and they have all these weapons on them. With all this weaponry they are supposed to serve and protect. 

Then why are they killing people of color for seemingly no real reasons at all or minor reasons such as class D or class E felonies? Why so much blue on black crimes? Why?

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Author Brenda Miller believes that everyone has a right to peaceful parenting, and that kids have the right to peaceful parents. Brenda’s book offers 100 strategies to give parents and kids “right now” relief. Her book and its one hundred “30 Second” parenting strategies take the anger and confusion out of parenting and bring us back to sanity and love as a natural response – no pretending, and no (or less) hollering, complaining, demanding and mumbling nasty stuff under our breath.

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When used long-term, long-term patience and wisdom show up, and short-term craziness vanishes; or at least makes fewer, less stressful appearances. When you use these strategies, you’ll find that they give you and your kids ‘right now relief’. To go from chaos to calmness in 30 seconds is nothing less than a miracle!

You can find The Kid Code: 30 Second Parenting Strategies by Brenda Miller on Amazon. Brenda has also authored three other books: Blessing Mistakes, Bullyproof Yourself and Your Kids and Mr. Tuskerelepha’s Secret Secrets. You can find out more about Brenda Miller at her website https://www.thekidcode.ca/. 

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The transition from childhood to young adult is never easy. 

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When a man’s young son asks him for help in overcoming his fears for an upcoming baseball game, it sends his father into his basement, where he revisits the summer that his friends, baseball, and a girl forced him to learn that he could no longer play games.

David is a talented baseball player and soon-to-be high school junior who doesn’t want to follow the same path as many other athletes and adults from his hometown. His desire to seek a better life for himself is conflicted because of his loyalty to his best friends. 

His personal life at home is not as it appears, and the only ones that can give him comfort are his friends and a girl named Becky. David struggles through a summer of important lessons in family, friendship, baseball, and love, only to discover that we often already have what we desire in life; we just have to fight for it. 

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After the author was filled with the Holy Spirit, he had his first vision about the horrors facing unbelievers. In response, and fearing for his family, he began to soak up the Word of God ‘like a sponge’ under the instruction of amazingly dedicated Bible teachers. His education over a period of more than 40 years, is reflected in the book. 

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Dr. Pallaghy is very concerned about complacent Christians presumptuously resting on God’s mercy and benefits unaware that God’s promises are always conditional depending on repentance. He became particularly interested in end-times, in the unity promised by Jesus in John 17 and in the prophetic days of the creation.

God has given him the gift of interpreting the symbolism, used in the prophetic scriptures, which he hopes readers will appreciate. The prophetic elements in the life of Samson and the Temple of Solomon, elaborated in this book, will be new to the

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When Alex Williams, a quiet Deaconess Hospital Laboratory employee, falls ill with a highly contagious and lethal infection, the entire hospital staff panics worrying about their personal exposure, and they don’t show up for work. Hospital executives are concerned about the hospital’s image as well as the possible negative publicity.

Maggie Hamilton, the infectious Diseases Specialist, is perplexed. Where, she asks herself, could Alex have acquired the disease? After medical scrutiny, they find that Alex suffered from a “weapons grade” strain of Ebola infection that could potentially spread and become a worldwide lethal epidemic. As more evidence surfaces, the medical specialist and her newfound FBI friend, find themselves travelling across the country to

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After a devastating combat injury destroys her body, Captain Jane Hunter volunteers for an experimental programme to turn her into a super fighting machine. Jane has always been one to take risks, and her choice launches her into a strange and dangerous world with a handsome young lieutenant as her only companion.

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The pair are sent into the jungles of Colombia, to search for two hostages and a mysterious meteorite that is not quite what it seems. As their mission progresses, a close bond develops, but this threatens to lead to an impossible relationship between cyborg and soldier. 
The novel examines the problems that might arise with installing a human brain into a machine. How will the cyborg cope with the lack of physical and emotional engagement with humans? What are the ethical considerations? “Enter the Huntress” gives the reader an exciting glimpse into the developments in science and the possibilities for the future. You can find Enter the Huntress on Amazon.
About Janus Black: Janus Black has lived an exciting life as a traveling musician, bus driver, teacher and author. In his free time, Janus practices a form of martial arts called Budokan.  The classical budo, or “martial ways” are not combat systems like their forerunner, bujutsu, or “martial arts”; nor are they sports like modern judo, kendo, or karate. They are first and foremost spiritual disciplines, whose ultimate goal, achieved through the most rigorous mental and physical training, is self-realization in the tradition of Zen Buddhism.  Janus is a 2nd Dan Blackbelt and going for his 3rd Dan at 80 years young.

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“To have a service dog like Able should be the medication any soldier is prescribed who has gone out and had trauma of some kind.” 

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In Hope Has a Cold Nose, the author relays true stories of military veterans and others who rose from the ashes of PTSD and MST with the help of their service dogs. 

Each chapter tells the story of a different human-canine pair. The author shares the story of each person with PTSD and their service dog with pathos and creativity. She also renames the familiar initials “PTSD” which stand for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to instead stand for “Pain Trauma Sorrow Despair.” 

These powerful stories are told as part testimonial and part the author’s interpretation using rhythm and rhyme. Each story brings important insights about how service dogs help people with PTSD and MST in countless ways. From sensing a nightmare and waking a veteran before terror takes hold, to placing a comforting paw on someone’s shoulder to ward off a panic attack, these dogs play a key role in helping those who’ve lived through trauma reintegrate into society.

Lovingly written, Hope Has a Cold Nose is a unique and compelling collection of survivors’ stories for dog lovers of all kinds, for those who’ve experienced PTSD and their loved ones, and for those interested in how service dogs can help people heal from the deepest emotional wounds.

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