J. A. Henderson Bücher

Geheime Experimente – Wie viel ist ein Menschenleben wert? Vor etlichen Jahren wurde eine geheime mili-tärische For-schungsstation zerstört. Die zwei einzigen Überlebenden wussten nicht, was mit ihnen aus dieser Katastrophe entkam. Ereignisse, die in unterschiedlichen Jahrzehnten und an unterschiedlichen Schauplätzen stattfinden und scheinbar nichts miteinander zu tun haben, verdichten sich zu einer Geschichte, in der ein militärisches Experiment im Mittelpunkt steht: Das Projekt Wächter. Eine fesselnde und actionreiche Handlung. Für alle die Spannung lieben.

In this vivid coming-of-age memoir, Rob Henderson recounts growing up in foster care, enlisting in the US Air Force, attending elite universities - and what he learnt from seeing life from both sides of the tracks. Rob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling between ten different foster homes in California. When he was adopted into a loving family, he hoped that life would finally be stable and safe. He was wrong: tragedy, poverty and violence marked his adolescent years. An unflinching portrait of shattered families, desperation, and determination, Troubled recounts how Henderson eventually managed to find an escape route through the military, which led to an academic career at Yale and Cambridge. As he reflects on the fate of many of his friends - drugs, death, prison - Henderson never escapes the feeling of being on the outside looking in, or a sense that his academic achievements are hollow compared to the love and protection that comes from stable family life. He dissects the hypocrisies of contemporary social class and shows how the most privileged among us benefit from a set of 'luxury beliefs' that actively harm the most vulnerable. Rave Reader Reviews 'Eye-opening and heart-breaking' 'Inspiring' 'Incredible' 'Wow' 'Powerful and thought-provoking'

This text explores macabre events, paranormal occurences, haunted locations, occult societies, witchcraft and even spooky hoaxes to try to discover why Edinburgh is a city that appears to have more that its fair share of supernatural goings-on.

Ah, Ohio, so nice and normal. We have apple pie heroes like Hopalong Cassidy, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Edison, and Doris Day. Our state bird is the jaunty and ever popular cardinal, and our state flower is the carnation, found in the buttonholes of politicians and bridegrooms everywhere. We started America rolling by opening the country's first gas station, and we have a museum dedicated to America's music, rock and roll. Why, we're just so all-American normal, it can bring a tear to the eye. But there's something else we have a whole lot of, and that's...weirdness. Yes, the Buckeye State has lots and lots of strange people and unusual sites, and they burst forth from every page of this, the biggest, most bizarre collection of Ohio stories ever assembled: Weird Ohio.

At eight o'clock in the evening, on Monday 24th December 2007, Pinewood Military Installation exploded. The blast ripped apart acres of forest and devastated the remote highland valley where the base was located. No official cause was given for the incident. Inside Pinewood were 185 male and female military personnel - a mixture of scientists and soldiers. There were also seven teenagers there. This is the story of their last day . . .

Greyfrair's Cemetery in Edinburgh has a centuries old reputation for being haunted. Its gruesome history includes use as a mass prison, headstone removal, witchcraft, bodysnatching, desecration, corpse dumping and live burial. Homes next to the graveyard wall became plagued by crockery smashing, objects moving and unidentified laughter. schovat popis

"For almost 250 years Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall. Unable to expand its boundaries, it became the most densely populated city in Europe. The towering tenements of the Royal Mile were a direct result of this massive overpopulation and, when the city buildings couldn't get any higher, people were forced to construct new edifices over what was already there. An underground slum developed which existed for over 350 years. Trapped in lives of poverty and crime, these subterranean dwellers lived in darkness and misery, ignored by chroniclers of the time." "This is the first book to chronicle fully Edinburgh's secret city: its history and structure; its inhabitants and the lives they led; the story of its rediscovery; the amazing tales, both ancient and modern, that made it legendary; the areas where it existed and where to find the parts that remain."--Jacket

The story follows Harper and Scarlet as they embark on humorous escapades along Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile. Their playful adventures lead to a series of amusing incidents that showcase the charm and history of the area, highlighting the family's dynamic and the fun they have together.

A book for the post-Covid world, this is a fun and reassuring look into the amazing science behind saving the world from disease.

'Project X Origins' is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development.

Matrix pro náctileté. 24 hodin napětí. Strhující příběh na pomezí skutečnosti a virtuální reality. 24. prosince v osm hodin večer vyletěla vojenská základna v Pinegrove do povětří. Výbuch zdevastoval rozsáhlé plochy lesního porostu i část odlehlého horského údolí, kde základna sídlila. Žádná oficiální příčina katastrofy nebyla nikdy zveřejněna. Na základně bylo v době výbuchu 185 vědců a vojáků, mezi nimi i sedm zvláštních teenagerů. Tato kniha vypráví o jejich posledních čtyřiadvaceti hodinách.

Kniha s více než 200 barevnými fotografiemi poodhaluje, jak se můžete díky tvrdé práci, odhodlání a talentu stát mistrem na fotbalovém hřišti i mimo něj. Autor spolupracoval s Cristianem Ronaldem a jeho zapálení zapůsobilo na takové osobnosti jako jsou David Beckham a Neymar. Andrewova upřímná doznání o cestě za snem a překonávání nepřízně osudu, prokládané dechberoucími triky, ukázkami taktizování, základními dovednostmi a tipy na zlepšování techniky, dokazují, že nadšení a trpělivost hrají jednu z nejdůležitějších rolí v každé sportovní aréně i mimo ni. Andrew Henderson byl šestnáctiletý nadějný hráč ragby, když jeho kariéru ukončilo vážné zranění. Obrátil tedy pozornost k fotbalu - přesněji řečeno k freestylovým fotbalovým dovednostem - a už se nikdy neohlédl zpět. Nyní je pětinásobným mistrem světa a osminásobným mistrem Velké Británie ve freestylovém fotbale. V této jedinečné knize Andrew shromažďuje všechny své zkušenosti a rady, které vám pomohou stát se lepšími fotbalisty.