New Releases by Peter Jennings

The First Principles Review of Defence is arguably the most significant review of the defence establishment since the 1973 re-organisation led by Sir Arthur Tange. David Peever''s team recommended a radical streamlining of decision-making in the Defence Department cutting senior management roles, slashing the number of committees, and abolishing the Defence Materiel Organisation. This Strategic Insights brings together a series of contributions to ASPI''s blog The Strategist written by ten experts with long experience and broad knowledge of Australia''s defence bureaucracy. They include former senior defence bureaucrats and military officers as well as ASPI''s own team of analysts led by Peter Jennings, Andrew Davies and Mark Thomson. They bring a wealth of different perspectives and point to significant challenges ahead for Defence if the reforms proposed by the First Principles Review are to succeed.

This is a study of the coalition campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

This paper explores new ideas on how to strengthen the US-Australia alliance.

"This paper calls for policy makers and business leaders in Canada and Australia to consider the broader and longer-term benefits of greater bilateral and multilateral cooperation in East Asia"--Executive summary.

The Osiris Connection (http://www.theosirisconnection.com) is a thriller based on spectacular real-life events. The novel centers around Mick Kamin, a conflicted individual capable of strong business prowess. As he excels and builds a power base, he struggles to bury a secret past, fighting debilitating anxiety battles that endanger the very self-assurance he must maintain to succeed. An extraordinary love story swirls throughout the plotline, featuring frustrating “hit and miss” encounters of Mick Kamin and Karen Reynolds, two people destined to unite, but cast apart by fate. Their lives collide when Karen becomes involved with the antagonist, Jim Siriso, whose goal becomes to destroy Mick''s career while employing graft, theft, smuggling and murder to build an illicit empire. Haunted by the influence of an ancient Egyptian god, Osiris, three people''s lives are propelled from the corrupt US/Canada border to the ruthless streets of Caracas, South America where an illicit $325,000,000 fortune stolen from the U.S. and Canadian governments is at stake.The Osiris Connection is written by Peter Jennings and Steve Douglas. Steve experienced many of the shocking events revealed in the book.

MEganize addresses how and why the educational system is not enabling children to become as productive they have the potential to be, and outlines how to get there, giving a child the "best education for life." This is a must read for all parents in order to understand motivation, career guidance, and increasing the probability of their child''s success academically and emotionally. MEganize is a unique approach to learning and how to boost their IQ and EQ, to facilitate their learning capability for life. This is a challenge to our education system as a whole as well as a guide for the individual, looking at home-schooling a realistic option. MEganize is in part a complement to John Gatto''s "Dumbing US Down".

Cybersecurity is rapidly emerging as a high-priority policy challenge for the Australian Government. This rise reflects growing international concern about the impact of malicious cyberactivity. Notwithstanding recent government policy announcements, this paper, authored by Peter Jennings and Tobias Feakin, argues that significantly more needs to be done to ensure that Australia has the right policies in place to manage cybersecurity risk. The paper discusses the organisational problems that have slowed Australia’s work to develop a simple but effective cyber policy, and contrasts our experience with steps taken by our closest allies, the US and UK. It recommends things the government should do to develop a clear policy framework. Much of this work will need to be done quickly after the 2013 federal election so that Australia can play an influential role in shaping a global approach to cybersecurity.

A number of recent policy documents signal the Australian Government''s intent to deepen defence engagement in the Asia-Pacific. This paper considers current defence relations between Australia and Japan and looks at reasons and opportunities for increased engagement and cooperation, including in the areas of submarines, AirSea Battle and computer network operations.

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive. Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers! The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first-person accounts, the most surprising and the most terrifying events of the past hundred years. These are the voices of ordinary people--children and adults--who were part of history in the making. Their joys and sorrows, their hopes and fears provide a compelling insider''s look at momentous events that have reshaped the world. The Century for Young People is a riveting read and an essential research resouce. It is the story of our time for all time.

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive. Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers! The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first-person accounts, the most surprising and the most terrifying events of the past hundred years. These are the voices of ordinary people--children and adults--who were a part of history in the making. Their joys and sorrows, their hopes and fears provide a compelling insider''s look at momentous events that have reshaped the world. The Century for Young People is a riveting read and an essential research resource. It is the story of our time for all time.

Experience the greatest moments of the 20th century with an accessible narrative that makes history come alive. Adapted from the #1 national bestseller especially for young readers! The twentieth century was a time of tremendous change, the most eventful hundred years in human history. Join Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster for a fascinating journey back in time to experience, through vivid first-person accounts, the most surprising and the most terrifying events of the past hundred years. These are the voices of ordinary people--children and adults--who were part of history in the making. Their joys and sorrows, their hopes and fears provide a compelling insider''s look at momentous events that have reshaped the world.The Century for Young Peopleis a riveting read and an essential resource. It is the story of our time for all time.

The fascinating story of Jack Sullivan, a Boston lawyer and magistrate, who was cured from illness after praying to Newman. It was this miracle that led to the approval for Newman''s beatification.

Revised 20th anniversary edition. Embrace your magickal awakening with this essential guide to modern paganism. From Wicca to Druidry, Shamanism to Heathenry, Paganism is bound together by a collection of spiritual paths that are rooted in the ancient religions of our world. In this enlightening guide, pioneer of the modern Pagan movement Pete Jennings introduces the core concepts of each unique strand of Paganism, explaining their foundations, beliefs and practices to help you in your own personal spiritual journey. Exploring magick, sacred sites, celebrations and organisations and the pivotal role of nature and the divine, this is your guide to finding the path that feels good and true to you.

Australia faces its most challenging and turbulent strategic outlook since the mid-1960s. This publication surveys our troubled strategic horizon recommending some new policy responses.

In this essential new volume, Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster, the bestselling authors of The Century, take readers on a journey through the United States, and into the great themes of American identity. In Search of America explores the most controversial and liveliest debates of the day, and then moves back in time to the earliest days of the country''s founding, to answer this central question: How have the ideals and principles on which the United States was founded served us -- have they withstood the inexorable march of time?

The 20th Century in pictures and words.

Some years ago the author, Jim Forrest, a professional engineer and model engineer of many years'' experience, needed a purpose-built and relatively inexpensive workshop for his hobby. After discussing this need with Peter Jennings, a professional architect familiar with system build construction, a three-metre wide design was developed which proved to be very easy to build and easily the match for far more expensive types of building. This book was written as a complete work on the construction methods used. It not only contains the details required to build the floor assembly, walls and roof, but also covers all of the peripheral areas including layout, planning regulations, tools, materials, fitting out, security and insurance. The design is easily adaptable and most variants are covered including several floor types, lean-to construction etc., and illustrative drawings are used extensively to show precisely how the building is detailed.