M C Hobbs: 3 books

The captivating and quite unique historical novel, based on the incredible true story of Charles, Chevalier d’Eon de Beaumont. Paris, 1755. On the eve of a major European war, Charles – master swordsman, spy and Europe’s principal cross-dresser – is sent on a clandestine mission to Russia...

This book challenges the widely held assumption that a nuclear-armed Iran would provoke a proliferation cascade in the Middle East. Arguing that a domino effect is by no means inevitable, the authors set out a number of policy measures that could be enacted by the international community to reduce this risk.

Solve a mermaid's problem… Step off the edge of a roof… Dig up a grave at midnight… Take advice from a fortune cookie… Visit the last library… Meet a bridge troll… And more… In one instant, like a bolt of lightning, a single impossible event changes a person's life. And like the...