Trevor White

Irish village. Viking town. English city. Proud European capital. A Little History of Dublin is a high-speed history of life in the Irish capital. The key events are explained in short, digestible chapters, and the reader can expect to discover the complete history of Dublin in the time it takes to walk from Dollymount to Dalkey. Incident, humour and humanity are privileged throughout this history in a hurry. Author Trevor White writes with affection...

Texas 1860s. Dan Lyons had been in frontier towns before but when he accepted Taylor Countys job as District Rural Sheriff to assist in the protection of the outlying ranches from Indian raids, he hadnt anticipated being in the area very long. Now after several years of being based in the fledgling town of Sabilene he had grown to like the place.

The first Euro dollar crime occurred during the changeover period. Interpol security forces tried to keep this hushed up. But the illicit activities of Londons gang of notorious villains, the Croad brothers made this impossible. Scotland Yard Detective Sergeant Warren Dalton was appointed to Interpol to investigate the theft from a Spanish mint of Euro banknote paper that could be printed into one hundred dollar notes illegally. If they were distributed...

The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.

Tad travels to Las Vegas to attend archaeologist Sara Lavroff's presentation of her latest discovery, the papyrus that show the existence of the Necklace of Midas, the mythical King who turned everything he touched into gold. But this happy reunion will be clouded when an evil rich man kidnaps Sara in order to find the talisman and get infinite wealth. Along with his friends, Tad will have the use his wit to rescue Sara on a trip around the world,...

Robert H. Frank is the H. J. Louis Professor of Management and Professor of Economics at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management. He has been an Economic View columnist for the New York Times for more than a decade. His many books include The Winner-Take-All Society, The Economic Naturalist, and Success and Luck (Princeton). He lives in Ithaca, New York. Twitter @econnaturalist From New York Times bestselling author and economics...

George S. Patton Jr. was widely regarded as the US Army's finest practitioner of mechanised warfare. Despite his ability, Patton was thoroughly reviled by most soldiers, partly due to his insistence on traditional military discipline, but also because of his unwillingness to pander to the growing power of the press. This combination of ability and controversy has combined to make him one of the most interesting figures in military history.

Dr. Daniel Gibbs is one of 50 million people worldwide with an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. Unlike most patients with Alzheimer's, however, Dr. Gibbs worked as a neurologist for 25 years, caring for patients with the very disease now affecting him. Also unusual is that Dr. Gibbs had begun to suspect he had Alzheimer's several years before any official diagnosis could be made. Forewarned by genetic testing showing he carried alleles that increased...

This "quick fix" guide will give you the inside information on how to do business and cope with business socialising in Japan. Despite what some would have you believe, there's nothing particularly mysterious or complicated about doing business with the Japanese, but there are some important rules to follow in order to avoid causing offense and to ensure that things go smoothly. This title gives you practical tips on how to navigate your way through...

A young gang member turns his life around in prison, thanks to the friendship he forms with a convicted murderer who becomes his mentor.