Bøger af David Horn

When modern lives collide with the lure of forbidden fruits, the euphoria is undeniable, the excitement intense, and the consequences unconsidered until it is way too late. When old friends find the brief thrill of partner swapping too much to resist and all four go into the experience with great expectations, their primal desires and urges are briefly fullfilled. But it is in the days and months and years afterwards that they have to deal with the unexpected emotions exposed, the raw truths of who they really are, and the consequences that none of them even considered.

A snowstorm on a spaceship? It's all Eudora's fault. Book 5 in the Eudora Space Kid series, Winter Storm Eudora is a hilariously funny, early reader sci-fi chapter book perfect for elementary-aged kids. Eudora is a normal third grader who just happens to live on a 36 deck AstroLiner. In SPACE! As a math and science whiz who's been adopted by what you might call . . . aliens, she has normal ambitions-like being the chief engineer on an AstroLiner. But when Eudora tries to get her ship a snow day by tricking its mathematical weather models into predicting a snowstorm, can she keep the fake storm from snowballing out of control? Or will she end up in the ship's brig? Again . . . Brilliant for engaging emergent and early chapter book readers.

The rural idyllic of Exmoor is destroyed by a grisly murder. A single mother, bringing up her child in the social upheaval of the 1960's, discovers that the murderer is her own son. If he is caught, he will hang for his crime. If he confesses, he will live. If he is not caught, he will kill again. If she says anything... she will be his next victim.

When Jack Thurstone's nine-year-old daughter is abducted on a trip to South Africa, he is out of his depth and all alone. He has to call of his training from his days in the SAS, his past growing up in Africa, and all of his wits to find her before she becomes another statistic of child trafficking. But who can he trust? Who will help him? Who are his allies, and who are his enemies? Whatever the outcome, failure is not an option...

In the great age of sail, ten year old William Knevytt dreams of going to sea. When the opportunity presents itself he volunteers to go aboard the frigate HMS Fortitude. Here he is thrown into a world of hardship, camaraderie, danger and adventure, and where the enemy take no prisoners.

When a mother and wife senselessly dies in a random shooting, a father is left to pick up the pieces and hold what is left of his family together. But with questions unanswered and their lives imploding, the truth of it all is so close, yet so far.

Samira knew only that her heart was racing. She didn't know Declan personally, and she didn't think she even liked him. But her heart was racing as if he had just kissed her for the first time. Not that he had. Not that he ever would, she thought to herself. God no! Rich. Moneyed. Arrogant. No doubt a lying, cheating bastard, she mused. They all were, these types. But here she was, and here he was, coming towards her from the other side of the room.

In 1994 a group of friends chartered a yacht to take them to the Arctic. They never returned. A decade later a search party went looking for them. The wreckage was found and the full horror of their ordeal was discovered. Their story was put together from the journals, recordings and photographs left by them, while gaps in their narrative were filled in through supposition and conjecture, and by the words of those who knew them.

This book is a pictorial biography of Italian-born South African artist, Marisa Horn. This second edition of "Shintilla" offers a wider glimpse into the incredible talents of Marisa, along with brief synopses of her works - the inspirations and motivations behind her styles and themes, and the histories behind her various works. It has been separated into the various mediums that Marisa used, but a one time or another these overlapped, as did the themes and concepts behind her works. This second edition was completed with the assistance and permission of the artist.

What if you are friends with the coolest robot in AstroFleet... but you've broken him? Book 3 in the Eudora Space Kid series, Do the Robot! is a hilariously funny, early reader sci-fi chapter book perfect for elementary-aged kids. Eudora is a normal third grader who just happens to live on a 36 deck AstroLiner. In SPACE! As a math and science whiz who's been adopted by what you might call . . . aliens, she has normal ambitions-like being the chief engineer on an AstroLiner. But when Eudora breaks Lootenant Commander Walter, the priceless AstroFleet robot officer, she needs a plan. Do Eudora and her best friend Arnold have the skills to trick the entire ship into thinking Walter is fine? Or will they end up in the ship's brig? Again . . . Brilliant for engaging emergent and early chapter book readers.

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The first in a new series of hilariously funny, early reader sci-fi chapter books perfect for elementary-aged kids. Meet Eudora Jenkins, the math and science whiz who lives in SPACE!Eudora is a normal 3rd grader. A normal 3rd grader who lives on a 36 deck AstroLiner. In space. A normal girl adopted by what you might call . . . aliens. Whose mom is a dog-like species named Pox who runs the onboard jail (brig) and whose dad is an octopus-like species from the planet Pow. A girl who has normal ambitions, like being the chief engineer on an AstroLiner. A girl who comes up with a plan to prove her worth by improving her ship's engines and breaking all known speed records. Will she succeed and earn a promotion? Or will she end up in the brig? Again . . .Brilliant for engaging emergent and early chapter book readers.

This work traces the evolution of the "criminal body" by focusing on the work of Cesare Lombroso, an Italian physician and anthropologist, who is widely held to be the father of modern criminology.