Phillip Ryan: 21 books

A photographic exposition of Boston Common, Boston's central public park, and of the 'horror stories' behind its famous landmarks!

At what hotel did John Wilkes Booth stay a week before he shot Lincoln? What is the first public school in the United States and who is its most famous dropout? What cryptic message is inscribed on a bronze statue inside the courtyard of Old City Hall? All these questions and more are answered in this photographic exposition of Boston’s historic School Street

What is Boston's oldest pen store? Where is Boston's largest retailer of new and used photographic equipment? Where can you find a touch of Egyptian architecture in the heart of Boston? These questions and more are answered in this photographic exposition of Boston’s historic Bromfield Street.

Where does Spring Lane get its name from? What is the first steel frame skyscraper in all of Boston and why is it gently curved? Who was Mary Chilton? Who is ‘Dusty’ the cat? These and more questions are answered in ‘Boston Vignettes – Spring Lane’, a photographic exposition of one of Boston’s oldest streets.

Where is the site of Samuel Adams’ home? Where was the third-oldest restaurant in Boston? Where is the entrance to a famous concert hall where Oscar Wilde once lectured? These questions and more are answered in this photographic exposition of Boston’s historic Winter Street!

Which famous American painter spent his childhood on Long Wharf? What is the wharf's oldest surviving structure and what is its connection to John Hancock? These questions and more are answered in this photographic exposition of Boston’s historic Long Wharf!

Is Belle Isle an actual island? What unique distinction does it have? These and more questions are answered in this photographic introduction to Boston’s last remaining salt marsh.

Disappearing salt mounds? A salt marsh in the middle of a residential neighborhood? A vertical-lift bridge? Mysterious white tanks? Yes, all these appear in this photographic exposition of Condor Street Urban Wild, as we virtually ascend the walking path along its wave-like landforms.

Explanations to the inner workings of one of the least understood, but arguably most important, areas of business finance is offered to readers in this engaging volume: venture capital. Venture capitalists provide necessary investment to seed (or startup) companies, but the startup is only the beginning,...

The major stock indexes are spoken about daily, but the average person knows little about them. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NASDAQ, and others are referenced all the time in business reports. Readers discover what the indices are, why we have them, and why they're so critical to the efficient...

This book explains what the gold standard is and how it assured long-term price stability. Readers will learn why the standard broke down during World War I and why America stopped using it—and how it has affected our economy ever since. Detailed but uncomplicated language, in both the narrative and sidebars, explain financial concepts in an engaging way.

Networking online is here to stay. It’s one of the quickest ways to connect with others who wish to be found. Just as with every form of communication, online social networking has its own rules and etiquette. This book informs readers on the ways to use networking sites properly and to their advantage, and how to avoid making common mistakes.

Which famous American painter spent his childhood on Long Wharf? What is the wharf's oldest surviving structure and what is its connection to John Hancock? These questions and more are answered in this photographic exposition of Boston’s historic Long Wharf

As American interests assumed global proportions after 1945, policy makers were faced with the challenge of prioritizing various regions and determining the extent to which the United States was prepared to defend and support them. Superpowers and developing nations soon became inextricably linked...