By: William Bryan and Robert Rose, Orig. Pub. 1876, Reprint 2018, 590 pages, Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-502-7. This book is in 5 parts: The Life of Daniel Boone; Early Days in Missouri; Histories of Families; Biographies and sketches: Anecdote and Adventures. Parts one and three are veritable treasure trove, as part one contains a "Life of Daniel Boone" with important authoritative genealogical and historical data about the BOONE and BRYAN families. Part three contains more or less c...

A superb novel from an author gifted with the keenest sense of wit. Reading William Bryan Smith's The Late, Great Thor McHugh is like falling down a hill – once you start, it's hard to stop. If this novel were a TV series, it would be called Seinfeld.Lucy Glass had often dreamed of the father she'd never known, imagining he was a world-famous surgeon or perhaps an airline pilot. What she didn't expect was that he was Thor McHugh, an aging, self-absorbed Bigfoot hunter. Living off t...

I challenge you to read the first 4 chapters of the sample. If you aren't hooked by the end of Chapter 4, give up. That's how sure I am you'll like it.170 years from now, aliens decimate Earth. A relative handful of humans survive, hidden in deep subterranean enclaves that offer some protection from surface radiation. Although the main attack is now seven years in the past, one alien ship remains in orbit, and the conquerors are not content merely to let humanity lick its wounds.

Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him mis...

Practical budget management is at the core of this book. As well as giving an insight into the way budgets behave in certain circumstances and what can be done about it, the book also deals with practical steps the budget and resource manager can take to eliminate waste and reduce opportunities for fraud and collusion. Better budget management means that the organisation can concentrate greater resources on matters that will significantly enhance patient and client care. The book identifie...

Quando uma terrível seca atingiu o pequeno vilarejo onde William Kamkwamba vivia, no Malaui, sua família perdeu todas as safras da estação, ficando sem ter o que comer ou vender, impossibilitando também a continuidade dos estudos de William. Assim, o garoto começou a explorar os livros de ciências na biblioteca de sua aldeia e foi lá que teve uma ideia que mudaria a vida de sua família para sempre: construir um moinho de vento. Construída com ferro-velho e peças usadas de bicicleta, a incr...

New York Times Bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking ...

A father's mind races as he waits for his son in the aftermath of a high school shooting in this New York Times–bestselling psychological thriller.Simon Connolly's successful wife has gone to her law office each day, while he stayed home to raise their children—Jake and Laney. He has tried to do the best for the kids. For sunny, outgoing Laney, it's been easy. But Jake is different. He has always been on the quiet side, preferring the company of his small g...

The picture book retelling of the New York Times bestseller • Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A lyrical and gloriously illustrated true story of one boy’s determination to help his community that shows how—even in the worst of times—a great idea and hard work can rock the world.When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat ...

This book is a straight history about the foreign policy ideas of The Great Commoner, American statesman and politician William Jennings Bryan. Bryan has often been portayed as a pacifist and idealist in his foreign policy ideas. However, through considerable historical research, the book shows that Bryan actually held many traditional foreign policy beliefs and volunteered to fight in two wars himself. He also was willing to keep conquered land for the United States. For many years, he fo...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR – AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX AND A NEW WEST END MUSICAL.When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the farm – they could no longer afford his fees. This is his story of how he found a way to make a difference, how he bought light to his family and village, and hope to his nation.Malawi is a country battling AIDS, drought ...

With this 1990 speech, American politician William Jennings Bryan presents a compelling argument against imperialism. He outlines how maintaining military force over other nations goes against core American values. The speech highlights specific issues that were current at the time, particularly US relations with Cuba and the Philippines. Though the speech is over 100 years old, its core points about American democracy ring true in contemporary foreign affairs.