John - Libros y biografía

New York City. 1974. Lee is hired to investigate the murder of his childhood friend, Graham Fell,the head writer of America's most popular daytime soap opera, Joys and Woes.

Miksi yrittäjät epäonnistuvat innovaatioiden kehittämisessä julkisella tuella eivätkä ne pääse edes markkinoille? Kirja on alansa Wikileaks. Sen keskiössä ovat startup-yrittäjien kokemukset sekä toimialan...

Este livro é um relato amplo e dramático de como três grandes personalidades mudaram o curso da história. Todos eles lideraram com coragem, mas também com otimismo ímpar. Juntos, derrubaram um império...

"…a fast-paced western adventure that ropes in subjects of prejudice, race, and death…a captivating and engrossing read." (Quill and Quire)Set in the harsh desert world of the Arizona Territory and northern...

"…fast-paced and gripping" CCBC MagazineIt is 1913 and Edward Simpson is enthralled by his German uncle, Horst, who designs and builds simple—and extremely dangerous—planes in his barn. Fascinated by...

"Dark Terror is part adventure and part history, with just a touch of romance. It's a fast-moving, gripping take on a little-explored side of the [First World] war effort." CBRIn June 1915, young Alex...

"…a strong, engaging read." CM Magazine "A Dangerous Game is a pleasure to read. It's a fast-paced, exciting story with lots of accurate historical information…a great read [and] a refreshing change from...

Cuba, 1952. Twenty-year-old Ernesto Ruiz is determined to save his family's cigar business by exporting directly to the American market, but he'll need to learn about American customs and lifestyles first....

"…impressive…fast-paced…The high calibre of writing, together with the thoroughly researched historical detail, make The Alchemist's Dream a compelling read." Quill & QuireIn the fall of 1669, the...

Nestes ensaios clássicos baseados na série televisiva inglesa Modos de ver, exibida em 1972, John Berger revoluciona a crítica de arte ao apontar as estruturas de poder presentes no processo de criação...

A perfect, illustrated, easy-to-read novel for eager young dinosaur fanatics. "As a great adventure story and scientific tour of the Cretaceous world, Weet keeps the reader enthralled to the end." The...

Will Parker se prépare à la Cérémonie depuis l'enfance. Ce jour-là, iI y aura une fête au village, puis un gigantesque Tripode de métal arrivera et l'emportera avec tous les autres jeunes de quatorze...

An old man sits by the dying embers of a fire in London of 1669. The ghosts of the past surround him and a decades old guilt weighs him down. As a young man, Robert Bylot did it all: journeyed to the...

"Du bist in Ordnung, Frank, obwohl du so'n Studierter bist." Auf dem Weg zu seiner Studentenbude fällt Frank immer wieder dieser Satz seines Kollegen ein. Und Frank Zappas alter Song über Bobby Brown...

Zu Anfang des Jahres 1688 wurde Bunyan von einer heftigen Krankheit ergriffen, erholte sich aber wieder so weit, daß er noch ein besonderes Liebeswerk auszurichten imstande war, das freilich sein letztes...

"This is a fun book and dinosaur-mad youngsters will have fun reading it and imagining themselves in the shoes of Eric and Rose. Recommended." (CM Magazine )This compelling sequel continues the time-travel...

"…the story is…exciting, and the relationships between the humanoid dinosaurs and the young humans are believable and noteworthy. Eric struggles with his dilemma of whether or not to tell Weet that his...

The thrilling Prequel to the best-selling 7Series book, Lost Cause"Wilson successfully creates a series of layered mysteries each more compelling than the last...The Missing Skull is a great, fast-paced...

Welcome to The Winter of Defiance: The Untold Story of an American Pilot in Nazi-Occupied Holland, a pulsating and deeply moving novel set in the gripping landscape of Holland under the dark shadow of...

Shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards Football Book of the Year Unknown in Scotland upon his arrival and unheralded in the English game, Ange Postecoglou revelled in his status as an outside agitator....

butterfly on a leafsips dew abovemy father's grave Over three decades as an author, John Wilson has often come up with ideas, thoughts and ephemera that either wouldn't fit into a novel or demanded to...

"…a highly readable and interesting book…Through personal stories and anecdotes, all giving vivid pictures of social history, the writer guides us through historical events that changed the world. Some...

Everybody pees, poos and pukes, and everyone has icky skin and smells horrible. But have you ever wondered what would happen if your burps could power a hot air balloon? You could burp your way across...

A tropical island in no man's land. A young cryptocurrency expert ready to leave her mark. Can she outsmart backstabbing partners who will kill to get what they want? Jessica Ayala craves adventure. So...

Lost in the woods.Ten-year-old Emily and her friend go into the woods to play hide and seek, but it takes a dangerous turn when Darcy is kidnapped. In a panic Emily searches for her. The two men come...

"…a richly re-imagined fable which goes far beyond anything the historical record alone might suggest." Russell A. Potter, Arctic Book ReviewPerhaps, on a barren Arctic shore in the summer of 1849, knowing...

"High adventure, terrifying danger, close friendship, family troubles faced and resolved, and a dash of the mystical or supernatural: this novel for teens has it all." Canada Book Review Annual.Fed by...

"…the best life of Franklin yet produced…(a) wonderfully engaging book." Arctic Book ReviewSir John Franklin was many things in his life: an officer in the great naval battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar;...

Lost in the woodsTwo young  10 year old girls Ariana and Chevelle, go into the mysterious Ellham Woods to pick wildflowers. They soon discover that they have entered a different world where all lost things...

What is the material basis of the thoughts that occur inside our heads? Where do imaginative, creative, or spiritual thoughts come from - can these really be the product of nerve impulses in the brain?...