Bøker av Chris Taylor

A wide-ranging exploration of human interactions with the land over thousands of years, as well as a model for teaching art and design in the field.

Isobel Donnelly has a perfect life. Married to a renowned orthopedic surgeon who''s employed at the illustrious Sydney Harbour Hospital, she also has a successful and satisfying career as a pediatric nurse. Life couldn''t get any better.But then her babies arrive and the husband she adores turns into a cold and angry stranger. Her perfect world is shattered the first night he hits her.Now, she''s trapped in a violent marriage with nowhere to turn. Her husband has threatened to kill her and the kids if she ever dares to leave. In public, they''re the perfect couple, but inside, she''s slowly dying... Mason Alexander has relocated to the city to take up his dream job as a pediatric doctor at the prestigious Sydney Harbour Hospital. Recovering from a failed marriage, he''s determined to put the change of scene to good use. The distractions and demands of his new job are just what he needs to get his life back on track.Then he runs into Isobel Donnelly and his world is once again turned upside down. He''s loved her since they were children. She''s the reason his marriage failed. But Isobel''s still married to his nemesis: the incomparable Nigel Donnelly. From all accounts, the two of them are still blissfully in love.Vowing to steer clear of the woman who''s haunted his dreams for far too many years, Mason does his best to avoid her, but Isobel continues to seek him out and he can''t help but notice her assurances about her happy marriage appear a little forced.When she arrives at work with a blackened eye, he''s immediately suspicious: There''s no way she fell over toys left in the way. The thought that Nigel might be abusing her is abhorrent, but the signs are there for all to see. Will Mason be able to convince her to leave her husband...or will they both die trying?

A race against time...Samantha Wolfe is no stranger to death. As a senior forensic pathologist at the Department of Forensic Medicine in Sydney, she''s lost count of the number of post mortems she''s performed in the quest to find answers. But something strange is happening in the Glebe Morgue. The number of bodies coming through with donated organs has surged upwards and there doesn''t appear to be any valid reason. Has the government''s initiatives to increase the number of organ donors finally paid off, or is something far more sinister at play? The more Sam delves into the mystery, the more she''s certain evil lurks nearby. Detective Sergeant Rohan Coleridge is put in charge of the investigation and he''s not exactly happy about it. The last time he spoke to Samantha Wolfe, she was a college student and accused him of walking out on his responsibilities. Taking on the investigation means significant hours spent up close and personal with her and he''s not sure if either of them will walk away unscathed... or even if he wants to.The more Rohan investigates, the more he''s convinced something is definitely amiss, but is the perpetrator one of the doctors of the prestigious Sydney Harbour Hospital, or is it someone far closer to home....?

A family in denial...When former New South Wales District Court judge, Duncan Munro, is found lying unconscious in a hotel room surrounded by evidence incriminating him in an affair, his close knit family are rocked to their core.Marguerite Munro is unwilling to believe her husband of forty years has been cheating on her, but the evidence doesn''t lie. Roses, champagne, massage oils, lingerie...it''s obvious he was expecting a woman and she knows darn well it wasn''t her.When the distress call goes around the family, they gather together in shock and disbelief. No one wants to believe their father is an adulterer, but the Munro siblings have law enforcement running through their veins. They''ve learned to look at the facts and draw logical conclusions and all of the evidence is pointing toward their father''s guilt...Will Duncan regain consciousness and provide the explanation they''re praying for, or will this be the end of Marguerite''s marriage and the Munro family as we know it...?

Home is where the heart is...Detective Sergeant Chase Barrington has never forgotten his high school sweetheart. He and Josie Munro planned to marry as soon as she graduated, but fate stepped in and Chase made the painful decision to end it. Unable to find the courage to tell her the truth, he left town without a word of explanation.A decade after graduating high school, Doctor Josie Munro, Child Psychologist, has recently returned to her hometown. When she''s appointed by the court to provide a report on a child''s capacity to stand trial for murder, it''s inevitable that she runs into the lead detective on the case. Unaware of the real reason why Chase ended their relationship, her anger and grief from all those years ago immediately rise to the surface. Being a consummate professional, she has no choice but to complete the task she''s been given, but she''s determined to keep Chase at a distance and to get the job over with as quickly as possible.As Josie gets to know the child through therapy sessions, she''s torn between doing what the law requires of her against what her heart knows is right. She''s also conflicted over her feelings for Chase. She wants to hate him, but she can''t.Will she follow her head or her heart?

When ten-year-old Andy Warwick witnesses the murder/suicide of his sister and father, his world is torn apart. Twenty years later, despite his tragic childhood, Andy''s a highly respected police negotiator based in North Sydney. He''s living a comfortable life, but still suffers from guilt-ridden nightmares from his past and yearns for a family to replace the one he lost.Sixteen, pregnant and abandoned by those she loved, Cally Savage learned early to fend for herself, but raising a son on her own hasn''t come without a price. It''s a decade after Jack''s birth, but she''s struggling to make ends meet, despite taking on a second job as a cleaner at the North Sydney Police Station. On top of her financial woes, her house has recently been burgled and she''s terrified the perpetrator might return...In desperation Cally turns to the hot looking detective at the station and seeks Andy''s permission to place a "roommate wanted" advertisement on the noticeboard in the squad room. Attracted to Cally''s innocent beauty and intrigued by the vulnerability in her eyes, Andy offers to move in with her. The more he gets to know her, the more he wants to be part of her life. But first, he has to break through the barriers she''s erected around her heart...Just when things appear to be on track, the man who believed for more than ten years that his child had been aborted, discovers Cally''s deceit. Enraged, he vows not to give up until he''s found his son and punished the woman who lied to him...

It explains what attachment is, what the different patterns look like in children and young people, how early attachment experiences affect their lives, and how this understanding can help childcare workers to develop therapeutic ways of caring. An essential book for professionals such residential carers, social workers and foster carers.

Topics covered:A guide to leather and the tools used for leatherworkingBasic techniques including joining leather and plaitingDesign and cutting patternsDecoration - curving, stamping and colouringProjects ranging from making boxes to a bridleCare and repair of leather

This seminal study, from one of Britain's most eminent landscape historians, takes a chronological tour through British parks and gardens since Roman times.