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No visit to Sydney is complete without a trip to the historic Rocks district on the harbour foreshore. And no visit to the Rocks would be complete without this self-guided audio walk. The Rocks is the enclave where European Sydney had its beginnings. Here the first convicts were ordered to build their huts and here they worked the sandstone that made Australia's first buildings. This self-guided walk will take you to the places they lived and tell you their stories.

Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It explains what’s behind the worst inflationary storm in more than forty years—one that is dominating the headlines and shaking Americans by their pocketbooks. The cost-of-living explosion since the COVID pandemic has raised alarms about a possible return of a 1970’s-style “Great Inflation.” Some observers even fear a descent into the kind of Weimar-style hyperinflation that has torn apart so many nations. Is this true? If so, what should be done? How should we prepare for the future?

Travelling from Circular Quay to one of Sydney’s most popular beachside suburbs, Manly, the Manly Ferry is a 30-minute cruise across Sydney’s iconic harbour past cherished landmarks like the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. But the ferry is primarily public transport for Sydney residents, despite carrying a million tourists a year. There is, therefore, no audio commentary introducing the sights and their history.

Take a self-guided audio walk from Sydney's Circular Quay -- the spot where European Australia had its beginnings. The walk takes in the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House and winds its way along Sydney Harbour into the Royal Botanic Gardens. It finishes at Mrs Macquarie's Chair, with views of Fort Denison, Garden Island and down harbour. As you enjoy spectacular views and iconic landmarks, you'll enjoy a breezy commentary on 200 years of Australian history.

In this uproarious satire, the author takes you on a wild ride through the pristine yet perilous paradise of the Gulf Islands, where entitled tourists run amok and chaos reigns supreme. From mistaking local wildlife for exotic pets to attempting to haggle with Mother Nature herself, these city slickers stumble through one laugh-out-loud escapade after another, leaving locals shaking their heads in disbelief.

For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon. Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite number were specially selected from across the Armed Forces, at which point they simply ceased to exist. X Platoon had no budget, no weaponry, no vehicles and no kit - apart from what its men could beg, borrow or steal from other military units. For the first time a highly decorated veteran of this specialised force - otherwise known as the Pathfinders - reveals its unique story.

Airlifted into the heart of the Sierra Leone jungle in the midst of the bloody civil war in 2000, 26 elite operators from the secret British elite unit X Platoon were sent into combat against thousands of Sierra Leonean rebels. Notorious for their brutality, the rebels were manned with captured UN armour, machine-guns and grenade-launchers, while the men of X Platoon were kitted with pitiful supplies of ammunition, malfunctioning rifles, and no body armour, grenades or heavy weapons. Intended to last only 48 hours, the mission mutated into a 16-day siege against the rebels.

The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits. With writing from Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen Venables, Alfred Lansing and others, Epic is a collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world’s most famous peaks, often in the worst possible conditions!

In today’s competitive business landscape, the art of communication is more important than ever. It’s essential to develop a deep awareness of not only what we say, but also how we deliver it, resulting in a message that is both credible and incredibly impactful. In this era of digital communication and information overload, clear messaging has never been more vital - and personal credibility has never been more valuable.

When seasoned journalist Harry Dunkley is slipped a compromising photograph of a federal MP one frosty Canberra morning, he knows he is onto something big. But the deeper Harry investigates, the more he realises that this photograph is merely the hint of a larger conspiracy at work and a secret its guardians are willing to kill to protect.

Do scientists see conflict between science and faith? Which cultural factors shape the attitudes of scientists toward religion? Can scientists help show us a way to build collaboration between scientific and religious communities? To answer these questions and more, the authors of Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion completed the most comprehensive international study of scientists' attitudes toward religion ever undertaken, surveying more than 20,000 scientists and conducting in-depth interviews with over 600 of them.

Covering the continent from Perth on the Indian Ocean to Sydney on the Pacific, the Indian Pacific is one of the world’s iconic rail journey. Climb aboard in this short feature to get a sense of what life onboard is like and the sights to be seen, including desolate Cook in Australia’s extraordinary Nullabor.

A review of Cloudland in Brisbane, without doubt one of Australia’s strangest dining experiences. The decor is like diners fell down a rabbit hole into one of Paris Hilton’s dreams played out on a set designed by Cindi Lauper. The walls are covered in 5,000 plants, making it perhaps the only Australian restaurant with an on-staff gardner.

For a ticket costing less than $10, you can cruise Sydney Harbour on a public ferry from Circular Quay, in the heart of the city, to Manly, the first of Sydney’s northern beaches. The journey takes about 30 minutes and a million tourists a year join commuters on this iconic trip. This feature covers the highlights but is not the audio commentary that is also available from Audible.

Ask an Australian to name Australia’s culture capitals and Brisbane, Queensland’s capital, won’t get a look in, even if you’re asking Brisbanites. In this entertaining feature, we tour some of Brisbane’s cultural highlights, which give the lie to the idea that Brisvegas is a cultural desert.

A review of Cafe Sydney, one of Sydney’s best-placed restaurants. Sandwiched in an historic building at Circular Quay, between the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, this might be the city’s most spectacular dining venue.

A Dream So Big is the story of Steve Peifer, a corporate manager who once oversaw 9,000 computer software consultants, who today helps provide daily lunches for over 20,000 Kenyan school children in thirty-five national public schools, and maintains solar-powered computer labs at twenty rural...