Most Popular Books by Richard Byrne

For a group of recovering addicts, the only thing more powerful than the compelling drink of alcohol is the support they find in music, in each other, and in God. As the former addicts embark on a twelve-week recovery period at a European rehabilitation center, they begin to seek help through hymns. As the group battles their addictions, they’re faced with love and divorce, life and death, and the overall struggle to believe. Their journey of recovery has no bounds, showing addiction — and self-limitations —can be overcome with just a little amount of faith.

When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right. Cleverly using the physicality of the book, This book just ate my dog! is inventive, ingenious, and just pure kid-friendly fun!

Joey has chicken pox and has to stay at home. But being ill is boring. His mother tells him he can play with a friend, but only a spotty friend as he is infectious, so he sets off to search for one. Will Joey find anyone to play with who isn’t scared of his spots?

DIG THE ZONE OF FREEDOM by Richard Byrne BSc(Hons) Get ready to take a musical journey with a cast of characters you will never forget. Explore what it means to be a Christian through the eyes of a group of recovering addicts as they battle their demons, both figuratively and literally, and seek out the truth of faith and the word with the help of a handful of colorful rehab leaders, many of them former addicts who know exactly what their charges are going through as they journey towards recovery. DIG THE ZONE OF FREEDOM is based around over forty traditional hymns. This novelization features the full text of all songs within the context of the story. You’ll follow the zany cast of characters as they zoom from the pyramids of Egypt to the Rock of Gibraltar on a fantastical journey of faith and fun. This is not a trip you will want to miss; nor is it one that you will soon forget.

Getting your qualification is just the start of the safety professional’s journey towards effective workplace practice. World Class Health and Safety doesn’t repeat the whys and whats of health and safety management, instead it is a helpful how-to guide for newly qualified and experienced health and safety professionals to get the best out of their knowledge, experience and the people they work with. This book is filled with practical examples that bring the subject to life, covering the skills and techniques you need to be a leader of safety, overcome inaction and make lasting positive changes to safety performance and culture – enabling more people to go home safe every day. World Class Health and Safety teaches the reader to: work efficiently and effectively with senior managers and budget holders to implement the wider corporate social responsibility agenda emphasize the ‘value-added’ benefits of good health and safety management clearly and simply create effective and engaging training use monitoring and audits to get the best out of the resources available World Class Health and Safety is essential reading for those wishing to invest in their own professional development, to communicate effectively and to understand and deliver safety in the wider business context, wherever in the world they might be working.

Simple prayers, thought-provoking meditations and beautiful photographs are combined in this gem of a book which leads you through every season of the year, and all the seasons of life. Blank pages have been scattered throughout to allow you to include your own favorite reflections or photos, making this a very personal book which will be treasured by all. A great gift idea for any occasion. Makes a wonderful bereavement memento.

This isn''t a typical health and safety book. It won''t tell you why you should manage health and safety, or even what you should be managing - there are plenty of other books that do that. Instead, this book recognises that getting a qualification is only the start of the journey towards being an effective health and safety professional. From overcoming the traditional ''clipboard and cagoule'' image of health and safety to convincing people that good health and safety means good business, this practical no-nonsense guide will help you get the best out of your knowledge and experience and the people you work with. Read this book and you’ll learn how to: get the support of senior managers and budget holders for your ideas stress the ''value-added'' benefits of good health and safety management clearly and simply develop inspiring ways of overcoming inaction and lack of interest among managers and staff create effective and engaging training use monitoring and audits to get the best out of the resources available

Richard Byrne, black belt in shotokan and taekwondo, expert in tang soo do, 24 years as an instructor, and leading authority on breaking, has written his methods for developing speed, power and precision in delivering decisive blows through a progressive training program in the art of breaking, stressing both safety and correctness.

Richard Byrne presents a unique solution to the problem of drug addiction, and other social ills. Instead of adopting the usual method of dealing with such addictions by replacing one drug with another – Methadone, he has created a highly amusing, clever, and insightful play that uses the topics of sex and other comprehensive social issues such as politics, gender identity and ethnicity, to present religion in a new, more palatable way than conventional religion that usually simply goes over the heads of young people as boring. His characters: the Virgin Mary, Adam and Eve, the Angels Gabriel and Michael are presented in a fresh; almost tongue-in-cheek way that particularly appeals to the young. The result is a musical play that the youth of today can participate in directly and enjoy.

In this follow-up to This book just ate my dog! and We’re in the wrong book!, Bella and Ben and that adorable dog are back for another (mis)adventure. Ben has a new remote-controlled toy; it has all kinds of buttons—Up, Down, Siren, Spin. He and Bella try pressing each one, but the remote doesn''t seem to be working . . . at least, not on the toy. As things go haywire on the page, Bella and Ben realize their book is out of control! With a remote on the fritz, it''ll take the help of the reader to put things right in this interactive story.

One day, Millicent is busy making sandcastles in her garden when, THUMP, a big wooden box lands beside her. Inside, Millicent finds the most unexpected new friend. Who can he be and where has he come from? Find out in this fabulously funny book about the friendship between a feisty little girl and a sparky, adorable little meerkat.

In this next picture book from the author-illustrator of This book just ate my dog!, Bella, Ben, and that adorable dog have to rescue Ben''s cat from the clutches of the naughty book. When Ben''s cat disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella joins in the search-and-rescue mission. But when the helpers disappear one after another, Ben realizes it''s up to him to set things right. Cleverly using the physicality of the book, This book just stole my cat! is kid-friendly fun!

Study developed from conflict between Yuin people and woodchip industry in 1970s; emphasis on precontact land use, available food resources, results of site survey in sample areas outline of contact history, land claims and spiritual attachment, Mumbulla Mountain case, assessment of disturbance to sites and management recommendations; vol.2 includes appendices by P. Hiscook, and H. Sullivan, q.v. for annotations.