Bøger af John Rowland

In this luxurious volume, founders Sarah Broughton and John Rowland will share a selection of their extraordinary body of work in Aspen as well as the surrounding mountains. Projects range from the Meadow House to Mountain Retreat, from Art Barn to Creek House, with essays about Aspen and its history and relevance, the importance of historic preservation, client relationships, and the philosophy of the firm.

Readers of mystery thrillers will find much to please them in this highly exciting story. It tells how Marjery Latimer living in a Bayswater boarding house was awakened one night by a scream. Slipping from her bed and crossing to the window she was in time to see a man hurrying down the street.The first of a series of crimes, which was to horrify the public and baffle the authorities had been committed! The mystery was further deepened by the strange behaviour of Marjory's employer who, in the apparent effort to be rid of her, told her of another and more lucrative position. Marjory acccepted, but to her dismay recognised in her new employer the man she had seen hurrying away from the scene of the crime. Then a second murder was committed and the hue & cry reached fever pitch as the re-doubled efforts of the police failed to bring the guilty to justice.

Jonas Salk became a hero after he developed the first vaccine to fight the polio virus. The summer of 1952 was the worst polio epidemic ever-nearly 58,000 cases were reported, and more than 3,000 children died. So when Dr. Salk was ready to test his vaccine in 1954, parents eagerly volunteered their children for the study. Salk tested the vaccine on more than 1.8 million children. More than a year later, he shared his good news. On April 12, 1955, Dr. Salk declared: "The vaccine works!" Originally published in 1960 in author John Rowland's larger "The Polio Man: The Story of Dr. Jonas Salk," this Kindle edition describes, in simple language for young and old, how Dr. Salk developed a vaccine made from a dead polio virus that had been killed with formaldehyde; when injected, the vaccine fooled the body into producing protective antibodies that would fight a real polio invasion.

The planet Cryon is due to collide with a black star resulting in the total destruction of the planet. The repercussions of this distant event are to have a profound effect on planet Earth. The year is 2024. Matt Slater and his family on a trip in the Wyoming outback stumble across a discovery that places the whole of mankind into turmoil. In a dangerous race against time, Matt must visit space and return in time to unlock a secret that has lain dormant for untold years. So begins a series of events, each one taking him and the authorities nearer to contact with an alien race and the chilling realisation that Matt must make a decision that will determine the very preservation of human life on Earth.

Rowland's memories and thoughts shake your own, and continue after closing the covers. The memories, people, places and things he depicts come alive. Like sailing or snorkeling, One Foot in Front of the Other transports the reader into a universe that also brings clarity to the one left behind.

In the peaceful seaside town of Broadgate, an impossible crime occurs. The operator of the cliff railway locks the empty carriage one evening; when he returns to work, a dead body is locked inside - a man has been stabbed. Jimmy London, a newspaper reporter, is first on the scene and is quick on the trail for clues.