Michael Bennett

In "Echoes of Tomorrow," a transcendent collection of poems, readers are invited on a journey through time, memory, and the fleeting nature of existence. Each verse resonates with the delicate interplay between past experiences and future aspirations, crafting a tapestry of emotions that reflect the human condition. Through vivid imagery and heartfelt expression, the poems capture the whispers of dreams unfulfilled and the hopes that linger on the horizon. The author deftly weaves together themes of love, loss, and resilience, illuminating the echoes that shape our present and inform our future. With each poem, "Echoes of Tomorrow" challenges us to contemplate the connections that bind us across time, urging us to listen closely to the messages of our yesterdays as we step boldly into what lies ahead. This collection is an invitation to reflect, resonate, and rekindle the spirit of possibility that exists in every moment.

In "Echoes of Tomorrow," a transcendent collection of poems, readers are invited on a journey through time, memory, and the fleeting nature of existence. Each verse resonates with the delicate interplay between past experiences and future aspirations, crafting a tapestry of emotions that reflect the human condition. Through vivid imagery and heartfelt expression, the poems capture the whispers of dreams unfulfilled and the hopes that linger on the horizon. The author deftly weaves together themes of love, loss, and resilience, illuminating the echoes that shape our present and inform our future. With each poem, "Echoes of Tomorrow" challenges us to contemplate the connections that bind us across time, urging us to listen closely to the messages of our yesterdays as we step boldly into what lies ahead. This collection is an invitation to reflect, resonate, and rekindle the spirit of possibility that exists in every moment.

"Unforgettable You" is a heartfelt collection of poetry that explores the depths of love, loss, and the indelible marks left on our hearts by those we cherish. Each verse serves as a tribute to the unforgettable moments that shape our lives, capturing fleeting emotions and timeless memories with delicate precision. Through vivid imagery and poignant language, the poems invite readers to journey through the complexities of human connection. From the exhilaration of new love to the bittersweet ache of farewell, this anthology celebrates the beauty found in both joy and sorrow. Dive into a world where every word resonates, leaving an imprint long after the pages are turned. "Unforgettable You" is a celebration of the people who stay with us, forever changing the landscape of our souls.

"Unforgettable You" is a heartfelt collection of poetry that explores the depths of love, loss, and the indelible marks left on our hearts by those we cherish. Each verse serves as a tribute to the unforgettable moments that shape our lives, capturing fleeting emotions and timeless memories with delicate precision. Through vivid imagery and poignant language, the poems invite readers to journey through the complexities of human connection. From the exhilaration of new love to the bittersweet ache of farewell, this anthology celebrates the beauty found in both joy and sorrow. Dive into a world where every word resonates, leaving an imprint long after the pages are turned. "Unforgettable You" is a celebration of the people who stay with us, forever changing the landscape of our souls.

From the author of Better the Blood, the gripping second novel in a crime series starring Māori detective Hana Westerman, in which the discovery of human bones in the dunes of New Zealand upends a long-ago murder convictionAfter the perils of a case that landed much too close to home, Hana Westerman turned in her badge and abandoned her career as a detective in the Auckland CIB. Hoping that civilian life will offer her the opportunity to rest and recalibrate, she returns to her hometown of Tātā Bay, where she moves back in with her beloved father Eru. Yet the memories of the past are everywhere, and as she goes for her daily run on the beach, Hana passes a local monument to Grace, an old classmate, who was murdered more than twenty years ago and hidden in the dunes overlooking the sea. A Māori man with a previous record was convicted of the crime, although Eru never believed he was guilty.When another young woman's skeleton is found in the sands, Hana soon finds herself in over her head again. Investigators suspect that this is Kiri Thomas, a young Māori woman who disappeared four years ago, after battling years of drug addiction. Hana and her daughter Addison are increasingly captivated by the story behind this unsolved crime, but without the official police force behind her, Hana must risk compromising her own peace and freedom if justice is to be served.Full of vivid characters and startling revelations, Return to Blood is a winning continuation of the story of Hana Westerman.

The riveting follow-up to the acclaimed crime debut Better the Blood.

The riveting follow-up to the acclaimed crime debut Better the Blood.

Within two years of the battle of Bosworth, Henry Tudor was forced to defend his throne against a formidable challenge mounted on behalf of a ten-year-old boy who had been crowned in Dublin as ‘Edward VI’. Though presented as the last surviving Plantagenet, the young lad is generally known to history as Lambert Simnel.Lambert Simnel and the Battle of Stoke unravels the tangled web of dynastic politics and rivalries in Yorkist England, seeking a context for the bizarre events of 1487. It considers the political instability and the miasma of intrigue associated with the reign of Richard III and the first years of Henry VII. It seeks to probe the mysteries surrounding Lambert Simnel, raising questions about his identity and the roots and ramifications of the movement that centred on him. Above all, it charts the progress of the conspiracy and rebellion, from the raising of troops in the Netherlands and Ireland to the ‘coronation’ in Dublin in May 1487, from the invasion of northern England through to the final, bloody encounter outside the village of East Stoke, near Newark, in June. Henry’s triumph in the field, the last occasion when an English king personally took to the field against a rival, marked an important stage in the development of Tudor polity.In this revised and updated edition, Professor Michael Bennett offers new information and insights on this remarkable episode in English history, seeks clarity and coherence in accounts of the fast-moving drama, re-examines old and new evidence, including misconceptions and misinformation, and addresses recent theories regarding the identity of the Dublin king.

An absorbing, clever debut thriller that speaks to the longstanding injustices faced by New Zealand's indigenous peoples, by an acclaimed Māori screenwriter and directorA tenacious Māori detective, Hana Westerman juggles single motherhood, endemic prejudice, and the pressures of her career in Auckland CIB. Led to a crime scene by a mysterious video, she discovers a man ritualistically hanging in a secret room and a puzzling inward-curving inscription. Delving into the investigation after a second, apparently unrelated, death, she uncovers a chilling connection to an historic crime: 160 years before, during the brutal and bloody British colonization of New Zealand, a troop of colonial soldiers unjustly executed a Māori Chief.Hana realizes that the murders are utu--the Māori tradition of rebalancing for the crime committed eight generations ago. There were six soldiers in the British troop, and since descendants of two of the soldiers have been killed, four more potential murders remain. Hana is thus hunting New Zealand's first serial killer.The pursuit soon becomes frighteningly personal, recalling the painful event, two decades before, when Hana, then a new cop, was part of a police team sent to end by force a land rights occupation by indigenous peoples on the same ancestral mountain where the Chief was killed, calling once more into question her loyalty to her roots. Worse still, a genealogical link to the British soldiers brings the case terrifyingly close to Hana's own family. Twisty and thought-provoking, Better the Blood is the debut of a remarkable new talent in crime fiction.

One Team One Fight One Family is a historical documentary regarding the US Army and the US Armed Forces Taekwondo team. The intent is to carefully document the creation of each team representing the four main branches of the US Military in this sport, the individuals who played a crucial role in the development of these teams the subsequent programs that supported them and to honor its early generations athletes, coaches and support staff. It is our intent to shed some much-needed light on this topic and to preserve our team's rich and powerful history for future generations.

Top of the Lake meets Val McDermid by way of Jane Harper in this brilliantly gripping debut by award-winning New Zealand screenwriter and director, Michael Bennett.

Kylmäävä rituaalikosto maorien mailla. Hana Westerman on sitkeä aucklandilainen etsivä, joka tasapainottelee yksinhuoltajuuden ja poliisinuransa välillä. Kun salaperäinen video johdattelee hänet rikospaikalle, hän löytää kätketystä huoneesta murhatun miehen. Tutkimuksen edetessä Hana paljastaa hyytävän yhteyden murhien sarjan ja historiallisen rikoksen välillä. Pian tehtävästä tulee henkilökohtainen. Kaksi vuosikymmentä aiemmin Hana oli nuorena maoripoliisina osa tiimiä, joka lähetettiin lopettamaan voimakeinoin maorien luvaton miehitys pyhillä mailla. Yhtäkkiä tapaus tulee pelottavan lähelle Hanan omaa perhettä.Palkitun käsikirjoittaja-ohjaajan esikoisteos hätkähdyttää ja koukuttaa.

Top of the Lake meets Val McDermid by way of Jane Harper in this brilliantly gripping debut by award-winning New Zealand screenwriter and director, Michael Bennett.

Health Choices is a collection of information and recipes that have helped Chef Michael Bennett's wife survive and thrive after being told she had Cancer two years ago.The information part of the book has been culled from the Internet yet all the recipes are a product of Chef Bennett's experimentation and his wife's decision on the results in taste of the recipe.Chef Michael has been a leader of healthy cooking and menus for the Miami community where he lives. He even left the USA to live in the Caribbean regions of the world to investigate cooking techniques and flavor combinations for his other four cookbooks.

Considered an essential resource by many in the field, Diving and Subaquatic Medicine remains the leading text on diving medicine, written to fulfil the requirements of any general physician wishing to advise their patients appropriately when a diving trip is planned, for those accompanying diving expeditions or when a doctor is required to assess and treat anyone who has been involved in a diving accident. For this fifth edition the original author, Carl Edmonds, is joined by a new team of collaborators and the content has been entirely refreshed and updated throughout. Clinical cases, a feature popular with readers, are expanded, as is the illustrative content. Established and emerging diseases of diving medicine are all covered in full, as is the latest in types of diving, including free and indigenous diving, and associated equipment. Each medical disorder is discussed from a historical, etiological, clinical, pathological, preventative and therapeutic perspective in the informative and accessible style that has made previous editions so popular.

Michael Bennett provides the first history of the global spread of vaccination during the Napoleonic Wars, offering a new assessment of the cowpox discovery and Edward Jenner's achievement in making cowpox inoculation a viable and universally available practice. He explores the networks that took the vaccine around the world, and the reception and establishment of vaccination among peoples in all corners of the globe. His focus is on the human story of the horrors of smallpox, the hopes invested in vaccination by medical men and parents, the children put arm-to-arm across the world, and the early challenges, successes and disappointments. He presents vaccination as a quiet revolution, genuinely emancipatory, but also the sharp end of growing state power. By the end of the war in 1815, millions of children had been vaccinated. The early success of the war against smallpox paved the way to further advances towards eradication.