Robert Thompson

Jack is a senior who loses his wife suddenly. He's elegant, a professional engineer, who now wonders what the rest of his life is going to be, alone, or in community with others.

When Robert Thompson left Cambridge to join the Malayan Civil Service in 1938 the sun still shone on the British Empire for 24 hours a day. The outbreak of war in the Pacific found him in Hong Kong from which he was obliged to make a hurried and dramatic exit. From that point most of his working life was spent in military and political circles as one of the world's leading experts on counterinsurgency measures, on which subject he has written a number...

The Cat with the Question Mark Tail is an adventure story about a cat who is extremely curious about the world around her. Each day, she ventures out in a quest for knowledge about all that she encounters. Along the way, she meets all sorts of creatures and has questions for all of them. In the book, children are transported into the world as seen through the eyes of this cute and extremely curious cat. They will learn about the intricacy of God's...

In this first-ever biography, historian Robert Thompson tells the dramatic story of the life and death of William Crawford, a legendary figure from the violent world of the American colonial frontier, and a man recognized as a martyr by many Americans. Writing what has been described as a "compelling narrative," the author shines light on a man, who was once a legendary figure in American folklore and history. A pioneer farmer, surveyor, and soldier,...

Robert F. Kennedy: The Brother Within, first published in 1962, is a lively account of the life and career of the younger brother of John F. Kennedy. Robert, or "RFK," part of the politically important Kennedy family of Massachusetts, served as the U.S. Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 (under his brother and then Lyndon Johnson); he was a dedicated supporter of civil rights for African-Americans and also fought the corruption prevalent in organized...

50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
Mario Puzo’s classic saga of an American crime family that became a global phenomenon—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This...

Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her assistant Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy work to solve four more perplexing cases, set in rural Northumberland.