Roger Williams: 52 books

A short story set in the universe of Roger Williams's cult classic novel, The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect. Humanity has created a new god, the all-powerful Prime Intellect, whose prime directive is to promote and protect humans above all other species. Yet it's just another day to an ancient...

As well as his own substantial experience and that of other amateur restorers, the author had the help of various TR specialists and professional restorers. All this knowledge, allied to substantial photographic coverage, allows Roger Williams to provide truly detailed coverage of complete restoration...

The story of London's favourite "village hall", written to celebrate its upgrading and refurbishment. With unprecedented access to the archives, it tells of the great pageant of events that have taken place here. Home of the world famous Proms, opera house, sports arena, meeting hall, ballroom - it was also the only place the Beatles and Rolling Stones shared the same bill.

For the first time...• A book in English about one of Turkey’s most popular writers, Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (1890-1973), known as the Fisherman of Halicarnassus, who founded of the famous Mavi Yolculuk “Blue Voyages” and made the Aegean resort of Bodrum famous.• "The Fisherman of Halicarnassus"...

No one contemplating an MGB V8 engine conversion should start the project without reading this book, which is based on the real world experience of many owners and specialists who have re-engined MGBs in the past. Avoid expensive mistakes and pitfalls and end up with a car that performs, handle and...

This book which covers all Triumph TR5/250 and TR6 models, explains the characteristics of the various TR sportscars, what to look out for when purchasing & how to restore a TR cost-effectively. As well as his own substantial experience and that of other amateur restorers, the author had the help of...

An address book of recollections from a writer's life with links to diaries, articles, short stories and videos

A new, revised edition of the acclaimed novel about the cookery writer Elizabeth David and her mentor, the literary figure Norman Douglas. In 1951, famous, feted and a by-word for scandal, Douglas approaches death on the island of Capri. Invitations to a last lunch go out to Graham Greene, Gracie Fields, Nancy Cunard, Harold Acton and to Eric – but whatever became of this young protégé?

Using his own wealth of hands-on experience combined with input from many owners & aided by the top TR7 & TR7 V8 specialists on both sides of the Atlantic, Roger Williams explains in great detail how to increase the performance & improve the aesthetics, handling & braking of the TR7, existing TR7-V8...

Disgusted by a series of climate disasters that have destroyed humanity, the ruling artificial intelligences decide that a planetary surface is unsafe for living species. They begin a multi-million year quest to find a safer home for the human race. But the unpredictable humans they resurrect have...

A CASINO ODYSSEY is the true rags-to-riches story of a gambling team that climbed up from betting five dollars a hand to betting thousands. All names have been changed, and some casino names have been redacted, but the events of this story are true to the best of my recollection. In the 1990s, the...

The bomb dropped - but the world didn't end...Five 200-kiloton warheads explode over Eastern Britain. London is incinerated. Durham is devastated. Aberdeen is blown away. Through a shattered communications network the undamaged West struggles to respond as emergency systems creak into action. Burnt, bewildered, stunned, the survivors crawl from the wreckage into a fractured new world

CONTENTS1. The Ferryman2. The arrival of the English3. The Hansa merchants4. Island of the Dutch5. The Chaplain's tale6. At the sign of the Turk's head7. The Huguenots8. Seaman Pjotr Mikhailov9. Poor Palatines10. The Herring11. Hanoverians in a fog12. The Honourable East India Company13....

A space opera from the author of the singularity classic, "The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect." The universe is a garden carefully cultivated by the billions-year-old species known as The Curators. Everything is under control. Until an obscure species from a small blue planet pops...