Most Popular Books by Ed Wright

Settlements of the Doomed is part of the Pocket History series - a conveniently portable, stylishly packaged and eminently collectible set of twelve books that each open a window onto a selection of remarkable stories, characters and themes from the past. History they say is written by the winners. We read about the first settlers arriving in Sydney Cove with modern icon the Opera House in our minds. But the world is scattered with the remnants of other, forgotten settlements. Here in Settlements of the Doomed are twelve tales from the annals of history''s many failures that have as much to tell us about human nature as anything that smacks of success.

A successful barrel racer has known how to select a winning prospect, to train and condition it, and maintain the seasoned horse''s competitive edge. In this truly comprehensive guide to barrel racing, Ed and Martha offer experience and wisdom from three decades of professionally training and competing on winning barrel horses, Learn the philosophies and techniques which Ed and Martha use to produce consistent results.

This is Issue Three of Volume Six of the Review of Australian Fiction, curated by Geordie Williamson. It contains new short fiction by David Musgrave and Ed Wright.

Scandalgate is part of the Pocket History series - a conveniently portable, stylishly packaged and eminently collectible set of twelve books that each open a window onto a selection of remarkable stories, characters and themes from the past. A leader is a salesman selling a version of themselves and we know they are never as good as they pretend to be. We rightly suspect that the seeking of power is often a kind of greed in itself and we love to hear of powerful people who have successfully deceived us with the sheen of their charisma getting their comeuppance. Welcome to Scandalgate, thirteen tales of political and courtly mischief, muckraking and blackmail - from the sacking of Gough Whitlam to the impeachment of Bill Clinton.

This is a very exciting time in life as you begin preparing for your big wedding day. Marriage by GOD is designed to assist you in preparing for a BIG MARRIAGE. In this personalized program you will be mentored by a mature Christian couple through a 6-week curriculum that is designed to give you a strong foundation for a joyful marriage. This unique program is formatted to be administered couple-to-couple. Using the companion counselor''s guide, a mature Christian couple can come beside you and mentor you through biblical principles and time-tested techniques for fulfilling God''s great plan for marriage. This highly personalized curriculum will help open discussions on your expectations and needs in marriage, the differences between men and women, and personality differences. The materials will equip you with how to effectively resolve conflict. You will be given tools to assist you in creating sound financial principles in marriage. Communication will be explored in detail especially in the areas of forgiveness, sex, and love languages. You will also be mentored on how to institute the proper safeguards to "affair-proof" your marriage. All of this will be done with the emphasis of putting Christ at the center of your marriage.

Gas Deities is the result of a quest for meaning that negates the big ticket items of ego, intellectual fashion and salvation, leaving behind the generative joys of doubt. Using dramatic monologues and the slipperiness of the lyrical I, Wright takes us on a journey through suburban Australia, with the odd overseas excursion, finding magic in the ordinary, and understanding the creativity of erring at the same time as mining the foibles of pretension. ''Ed Wright cracks his eggs and lets the yolks run wild.'' -- Jennifer Sloop, author of Chuffa Garde

Brings to light the fascinating but rarely told stories of history''s lost colonies. Unlike many of the colonial success stories from lands like America, Australia, Canada and South Africa, the ghost colonies were promised lands that failed entirely to live up to their promise.

The poems in When Sky Becomes the Space Inside Your Head are a series of lyrical meditations that play with the relationship of inner states to the outside world, of individuals to others. These poems are accessible and welcoming, even as they present troubling ideas as flashes in the sideshow of the mind.