'A highly entertaining read, deftly melding social history with sporting memoir and travelogue' Mail on SundayA history of Latin America through cricketCricket was the first sport played in almost every country of the Americas - earlier than football, rugby or baseball. In 1877, when England and Australia played the inaugural Test match at the MCG, Uruguay and Argentina were already ten years into their derby played across the River Plate....

In "The Country of the Neutrals (As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot," James H. Coyne presents a meticulous historical exploration of the neutral territories in Southwestern Ontario, focusing on the intricate interplay of indigenous and colonial narratives. Coyne's literary style is both engaging and profoundly scholarly, combining rich descriptive passages with rigorous research. This work is situated in the context of early Canadian history, offering ins...

In "The Country of the Neutrals (As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot," James H. Coyne undertakes an exhaustive exploration of the historical and cultural landscape of Elgin County, Ontario, from the era of Samuel de Champlain to the settlement initiatives led by Colonel Talbot. This meticulously researched work combines archival records, ethnographic accounts, and oral histories, creating a narrative that is both scholarly rigorous and engagingly readable....

The brilliant, heart-warming debut novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Dummy and Man vs ToddlerFrank is a miserable old curmudgeon. An agoraphobic recluse and widower whose only company is the 'ghost' of his wife, Marcie. He is estranged from friends and family and is entirely cut off from the rest of the world.That is until he meets Red.Red is six years old. He's a funny, imaginative, and kind little boy wh...

James M. Buchanan, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1986, was a pioneer of public choice and constitutional political economy, as well as contributing to many fields of study, including philosophy, political science, and public finance.Each chapter in this volume seeks to explore, critique, and emphasize the continuing relevance of the vast contributions of Buchanan to our understanding of political economy and social philosophy. The diversity in topics and approaches will...

Before the odyssey began... there was the Trader.Stories of the Trader and his convoy of war wagons endure in the badlands of post-holocaust America. A dealer in Deathlands' most precious commodities—weapons and fuel—Trader takes note of a young Ryan Cawdor. Surrounded in myth and rumor, Trader sets into motion the beginnings of legend at a place called Virtue Lake...At Spearpoint, the ultimate redoubt housing a valuable cache of predark technology, two opposing wills clash. ...

Ryan Cawdor and his band of post-holocaust survivors come face-to-face with a specter from the past: out of the swirling dust that was once New Mexico bursts a regiment of pony soldiers, led by a man with flowing yellow hair.Brandishing Colts and Winchesters, the horsemen grimly prepare to destroy the ragtag strangers, intruders who dare to penetrate their ruthlessly defended stronghold.As the final showdown nears, Ryan makes a startling discovery: either he and his compani...

The nuclear storm that swept the globe has left behind the Deathlands, a legacy of hate and violence. Pockets of survivors live off the ravaged land or on stockpiles found in redoubts. But from out of the ashes, a fearless man spearheads the drive to pierce the heart of darkness...The gateways are secret installations from pre-dark days used by Ryan Cawdor and his group as escape routes. Once again the warrior survivalists emerge from a jump and into a world—and empire fallen—ruled...

After the liberation of Front Royal from the Magus’ tyranny, Ryan Cawdor and his companions grieve the heart-wrenching loss of loved ones, but must carry on. Ryan and his surviving friends assume leadership roles in Front Royal, contributing to the rebuilding of the ville and the struggle to carve out a future for the beleaguered community.Ryan must learn how to be a good father for his unique baby daughter, and with the support of his larger family do his best to help her navigate...

Reborn primeval in the fires of thermonuclear hell, America's aftermath is one of manifest evil, savage endurance and lingering hope. Traversing the lawless continent on a journey without destination, Ryan Cawdor seeks humanity in an inhuman world. In the Deathlands, life is cheap, death is free and survival demands the highest price of all.Magus is a steel-eyed cybernetic sociopath whose bloodlust knows no bounds. Now, the savage Pacific isles above a long-submerged Southern Calif...

In the hostile new world of post-nuclear America, there are many ways to die, but few are clean or quick. Long ago Ryan Cawdor and his band threw in their lot together—to do or die trying. It was a pact sealed in blood, on of selflessness and sacrifice that put a premium on the value of loyalty, friendship and honor—and the blind faith that survival is a better option than certain death.Compassion is a luxury in a brutal land where life is cheap, but Dr. Mildred Wyeth holds fast to...

Ryan Cawdor's post-holocaust odyssey across America is about to come full circle—Ryan Cawdor is going home.Forced away from Front Royal by a power-mad brother who had already committed fratricide, Ryan had roamed a devastated America searching out the small pockets of life where civilization was being reborn.Emerging from a gateway in the ruins of New York City, Ryan decides to put his own house in order—it's time to avenge the deaths of his father and older brother.