“stephen mclaren”

Easy Writer is a comprehensive guide to writing better essays and reprts, whether you are a complete beginner or just wishing to fine tune your writing skills. With a straightforward style and approach, Easy Writer takes you through all the stages of writing essays to university and TAFE level. Easy... More

For many years the bestselling study guides have been helping students achieve exam success. Essay Writing Made Easy offers an easy to follow, step-by-step guide to writing essays and extended responses, as well as help with essential writing skills useful in most other assessments. No matter how we... More

ENID BLYTON gave us the Famous Five and fatty’s Find-Outers, the Enchanted Wood and the Wishing Chair. Some of us, encouraged by austere critics, have pretended no longer to want what Enid gave. We have pretended that we were not once upon a time enthralled by every book she wrote, all 600+ of the... More

"Critical Pedagogy and Predatory Culture" is a major contribution to the radical literature on culture, identity, and the politics of schooling, especially as it addresses the challenge and the promise of school and social reform through what the author calls a "critical multiculturalism." The autho... More

In this innovative retelling, Clemence McLaren presents the story of Odysseus's epic journey through the eyes of his faithful wife Penelope, the sorceress Circe, the goddess Athena, and his old nanny Eurycleia.Four women.Four stories.One man's journey.Odysseus. His epic tale has been told countless ... More

The events surrounding the famous battle between the Greeks and the Trojans are related from the points of view of two women: the beautiful Helen and the prophetic Cassandra.Two women, one war.Helen, at age twelve, is not prepared to deal with her famous beauty: to have the face that will launch a t... More

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Many of the earliest books, particularly ... More

Macbeth Williams is not just your average twenty-something. After losing his older brother in a freak accident, Mac discovers that death isn't as final as he thought. On top of dealing with all of life's usual difficulties -- a denial-ridden and domineering mother, a need to pay the rent somehow, an... More