Best Selling Books by PAMELA ALLEN

The premise of Awakening to the Spirit Within is that all beings are connected by a spiritual energy which forms the essence of who they truly are. Eight paths, which facilitate an awakening to this essence, are explored: Native American Spirituality, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Kabbalah, Jesus and the Christ Within, Sufism, and The New Thought Movement. Practice exercises and references are also included. This book highlights some of the unique gifts which various spiritual traditions have to offer our world. In addition, it explores the mystical threads of connection which underlie them. Like the title suggests, it also gives ways of listening to guidance from within. The author includes messages from her own inner guidance in an effort to illustrate how this may occur. Her openness provides more warmth and intimacy than is usually found in such a book. In these uncertain times, there has been an upsurge of interest in books related to spirituality, religion, and mysticism. People are looking for ways to heal, rather than destroy, our planet. That is why this book, and others like it, are so timely and important in moving us closer to our shared goal of creating a more peaceful and harmonious world.

Picture-perfect books to share Join in the fun and make lots of noise as you count your way from one to ten with some of Pamela Allen''s most memorable characters.

The reader is invited to guess who causes the boat to sink when five animal friends of varying sizes decide to go for a row.

''Stay close, take care,'' quacked Alexander''s mother. But Alexander did not stay close and he did not take care. He straggled behind with his head in the air - and disappeared down a deep dark hole. Can you help Alexander''s mother, his brothers and sister and all the passers-by solve the problem? Beloved and award-winning author, Pamela Allen, has captivated readers worldwide with her enchanting stories and timeless characters for over 45 years, and Alexander''s Outing is no exception, continuing to win the hearts of new generations.

The Authentic Spiritual Leadership model encourages development of leaders who demonstrate a combination of authentic and spiritual leadership behaviors. This book has practical implications for leaders and organizations interested in confronting the current crisis in leadership regarding leadership ethics and leadership accountability. Diverse organizations require leaders who actually demonstrate how this unique approach contributes to a renewed focus on the well-being of people, psychological well-being, ethical well-being, sense of purpose, meaning, calling, and spiritual, moral, authentic, transparent and socially responsible behaviors. Organizations seeking to provide spiritual leadership development training could incorporate spiritual leadership into the design. But combining spiritual, authentic, ethical, and transformational leadership models into the training would also determine if other leadership styles exist within the organizational framework. Additional value should include study of spiritual leadership in one of the fastest-growing and sustainable corporations in the twenty-first century: The Mega Church. This book encourages development of a mega church corporate model as the new organizational form that includes authentic spiritual leadership and other leadership styles. The mega church is the new corporation of the twenty-first century, challenging leaders to join what Scharmer (2009) describes as a cultural-spiritual shift toward the rise of a new consciousness in models of leadership.

''With each new title, Pamela Allen still manages to come up with something special for her infant readers; Grandpa and Thomasis one of her best.''MagpiesThomas and Grandpa go the beach. It is an Australian summer. The sun is shining, the gulls are screeching and the sea is singing. Together they build a sandcastle, they have a picnic and they splash in the water. Then at the end of the day, Grandpa takes a sleepy Thomas home. In this lovely picture book for the very young, Pamela Allen gently unfolds the special relationship between grandchild and grandfather.

Children''s picture book about Old Tom and his efforts to milk the temperamental cow, Belinda. Colourfully illustrated by the author, winner of the Children''s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award 1983 and 1984, and twice winner of the New South Wales Premier''s Award for the best children''s book. Other books include TWho Sank the Boat?'' TMy Cat Maisie'', and TBertie and the Bear''. The book was shortlisted for the 1993 Children''s Book Council Picture Book Award.

The Diva''s Gift traces the far-reaching impact of the first female stars on the playwrights and players of the all-male stage. When Shakespeare entered the scene, women had been acting in Italian troupes for two decades, traveling in Italy and beyond and performing in all genres, including tragedy. The ambitious actress reinvented the innamorata, making her more charismatic and autonomous, thrilling audiences with her skills. Despite fervent attacks, some actresses became the first international stars, winning royal and noble patrons and literary admirers in France and Spain. After Elizabeth and her court caught wind of their success in Paris, Italian troupes with actresses crossed the Channel to perform. The Italians'' repeat visits and growing fame posed a radical challenge to English professionals just as they were building their first paying theaters. Some writers treated the actress as a whorish threat to their stage, which had long minimized female roles. Others saw a vital new model full of promise. Lyly, Marlowe, and Kyd endowed innamorata parts with hot-blooded, racialized passions, but made them self-aware agents, not counters traded between men. Shakespeare, Jonson, Webster and others followed, ringing changes on the new type in comedy, tragedy, and romance. Like the comici they recycled actress-linked theatergrams and star scenes, such as cross-dressing, the mad scene, and the sung lament. In this way, the diva''s prodigious virtuosity and stardom altered the horizons of playmaking even on the womanless stage. Capitalizing on the talents of boy players, the best playwrights created bold new roles endowed with her alien glamour, such as Lyly''s Sapho and Pandora, Marlowe''s Dido, Kyd''s Bel-Imperia, Webster''s Vittoria, and Shakespeare''s Beatrice, Viola, Portia, Juliet, and Ophelia. Cleopatra is not alone in her superb theatricality and dazzling strangeness. As this book demonstrates, the diva''s gifts mark them all.

In a study that explodes the assumption that early modern comic culture was created by men for men, Pamela Allen Brown shows that jest books, plays, and ballads represented women as laugh-getters and sought out the laughter of ordinary women. Disputing the claim that non-elite women had little access to popular culture because of their low literacy and social marginality, Brown demonstrates that women often bested all comers in the arenas of jesting, gaining a few heady moments of agency. Juxtaposing the literature of jest against court records, sermons, and conduct books, Brown employs a witty, entertaining style to propose that non-elite women used jests to test the limits of their subjection. She also shows how women''s mocking laughter could function as a means of social control in closely watched neighborhoods. While official culture beatified the sheep-like wife and disciplined the scold, jesting culture often applauded the satiric shrew, whether her target was priest, cuckold, or rapist. Brown argues that listening for women''s laughter can shed light on both the dramas of the street and those of the stage: plays from The Massacre of the Innocents to The Merry Wives of Windsor to The Woman''s Prize taught audiences the importance of gossips'' alliances as protection against slanderers, lechers, tyrants, and wife-beaters. Other jests, ballads, jigs, and plays show women reveling in tales of female roguery or scoffing at the perverse patience of Griselda. As Brown points out, some women found Griselda types annoying and even foolish: better be a shrew than a sheep.

On Fridays Jack spends the day with Grandma. One day they make potato people, but then when Jack doesn''t visit for a few weeks, the potato people shrivel up and spout stalks. Grandma plants them in the garden and when Jack finally does visit, there''s a big surprise. Suggested level: junior, primary.

A royal household is disrupted when a lion runs off with the baby.

Peter has a pirate suit and all the power to go with it, while his younger brother has to serve as the crew on their imaginary pirate ship.

Shhh! little mouse. Who is that sleeping? Will the little grey mouse find something to eat, or will he wake the sleeping cat? A delightful picture book for the very young from the best-selling, award-winning Pamela Allen

I wonder if you want to fly, to float about up in the sky? There''s magic here for everyone - a picture book that''s just for fun.

Mr McGee when out to play, down to the beach one windy day... When along comes a jumping, biting flea. ''OOOO! OWWW! EEEEE! cries Mr McGee. Told in Pamela Allen''s famously irresistible rhyme, she portrays the hilarious sequence of events as Mr McGee tries to rid himself of the biting flea, one article of clothing at a time!

"Here''s another adventure of Mr McGee, this time with elephants, one, two and three. A chance to perform and share the fun, so come and join in everyone. From the one-and-only Pamela Allen comes a new adventure in the life of loveable Mr McGee. With its jaunty rhyme and lively illustrations, this is Pam at her classic best."

This is a story of a plastic bag and a bird - a cautionary tale about taking care of our environment as well as being a wonderful showcase of some of the famous sights of Sydney. ''One day, a long time ago when I lived in Kirribilli, Sydney, I packed a lunch and set out to walk to the Botanic Gardens ... I crossed the harbour bridge then climbed down to Circular Quay. I walked beside the sea wall, past the Opera House until I reached the Botanic Gardens.

Andrew was a little boy who didn''t have anyone to play with. When a scruffy ginger cat arrives at his house, Andrew learns how to be gentle with her and they become firm friends. Paperback

After claiming the treasure that he and his brother haul out of the ocean, Herbert spends the rest of his life fearfully guarding it from possible thieves.

Daisy was an ordinary dog living an ordinary life with Stanley. Now she is an EXTRAORDINARY dog living an EXTRAORDINARY life - and all because of three lovely liquorice lollies . . .

Do not feed the animals, the notice board said. But Mr McGee had a big bag of bread. Share in the fun with this new Pamela Allen book for the very young as Mr McGee sets out to feed the animals in the zoo, and meets one very hungry crocodile!

In the winter, we love to visit Uncle Peter and his dog Millie at the beach. But the day we took our dog Danny with us, everything went wrong! Until Toby had a good idea . . . From the one-and-only Pamela Allen comes this delightful dog tale - full of fun and energy.

Repeat of storytime favourite. 2-5 yrs.

Hetty the cat wakes up, yawns, washes behind her ears, and pops through her cat flap into the bright sunlight. And what does she find in the big wide world? One plate of baked beans, two pork pies, three lamb chops - and that''s just the beginning! This charming counting book follows Hetty on her big day out.

The little boy climbed down from the train. Have you seen my grandmother? he asked. There are only goannas here, replied the station master. Is your grandmother a goanna? An entertaining, heart-warming picture book from the best-selling, award-winning Pamela Allen.

Who sank the boat? Was it the cow or the donkey or the sheep with her knitting? Surely it wasn’t the tiny little mouse? Winner of the 1983 Australian Picture Book of the Year Award, this wonderfully illustrated book is designed for sharing aloud and will make children giggle as they guess which animal spoilt a day’s rowing by sinking the boat.

While bathing with his friends one day, Mr. Archimedes discovers the principle for which his name has become famous.

A play adapted from a humorous story.