David Naismith: 10 books

Dawn: A True Story of Courage and Survival. Non-fiction, short story. What would you do if you suddenly found yourself lost in the woods? In the winter time? At ten years of age? Here is a remarkable story about a young girl who faced down this dilemma - and lived to tell about it. Dawn, who has been...

Do you ever wonder if there is a similitude that exists in the lives spent on this earth? What is this thing we call "life" - are there hidden connections between seemingly disparate entities, metaphysical threads that bind the multitude of difference animating the flesh and spirit of this world?...

Fiction. Short Story. Science Fiction, horror. Black Glass tells the story of a worker in the not-too-distant future by the name of Henry Jones. Henry receives a mysterious letter in the mail one day, a letter with ominous overtones. The message from Head Office: clear out your desk, you are no longer...

Science fiction. Short story. Deep in space, there are gardens. The humanity of tomorrow have found a use for the tumbling asteroids of the Kuiper Belt - deep space farms. On the surface of these asteroids are cultivated a crop essential to the survival of the species. Much of the operation is done...

In the near future, the world of entertainment has reached new heights in the art of diversion for the elite of humanity. Adam Kimball has signed on for a high-tech adventure vacation reserved only for the select few. When something goes wrong in the process, Kimball gets much more than he bargained...

This short story peers into a world not often seen. It is a snapshot of a life in the tree-feeling business. This story focuses on a three man work crew, Murphy, Steve and Mike. The trio are a close-knit team who have been cutting trees for a long time together. It's just another shift in the woods, when the unthinkable happens.

Short story, Science Fiction. It is the year 2034. The world is seething with the folly of humanity; overcrowded, toxic, and on the brink of apocalyptic war - our species is set to plummet into extinction. Mankind has lost all hope, and now stands at the threshold of annihilation and oblivion. Nothing...

In this short story, we follow a young drifter as he wanders across the great northern tundra lands with his dog, picking up odd jobs when he can. When he finds himself in the small, wind-swept mining town of Fort Nichols, population 180, he befriends the locals and has the time of his life. Slowly...

Short story, Science-fiction. In the near future, humanity has lost the race to save its home world. The Earth has become too toxic to support life. In a last, desperate attempt to perpetuate the species, humans have created a vast, sealed city with which they hope to colonize a new world, some distant...

23 very well-known people from the arts, sport, and business worlds talk about how dyslexia affected their childhood, how they were able to overcome the challenges and use the special strengths of dyslexia to achieve great success in adulthood. Darcey Bussell CBE, Eddie Izzard, Sir Richard Branson,...