Michael Brown: 187 books

when 12 year old tom tries to outwit the school bully, little does he think he'll end up in a bank raid or be plastered up as a statue. he tunnels under a multi storey car park so it slides into the river. his clever restoration of a prototype tunnel borer leads him into the clutches of witches and...

A series of eleven Fun Adventure Stories,introducing children to the Australian Outback. The author has lived in Australia for many years and loved the land, its people and their humour. The light-hearted adventures include the dangers and joy of living many miles from Help and Civilization. Watch out for a journey back in time and little green men.

A child trafficking master criminal, Fadwell, makes a fatal mistake when he abducts two nephews of Baxter, a tough mercenary, one for himself, if unsold. He misses rescuing Simon by seconds and the desperate boy's escape bid fails.Aided by Wazim, the sadistic knife-man, the huge Carl and ruthless...

while exploring a country churchyard, thirteen year-old nicholas is ensnared by a vampire. the ruthless sir dashwood has a crypt full of almost bloodless youngsters in his "wine cellar".needing a fresh supply, he forces nicholas into his service as his apprentice to ensnare fresh victims below.a middle...

Henry, 18, good looking, athletic but vulnerable arrives at half term in a rural state boarding school. His parents have gone abroad for some months. Will he survive the predators: nympho under-matron Virginia, eighteen, the radon treated monster slugs and the over friendly housemaster, Mr Jones? The...

Tom Hartley, aged 17, lives on a large Queensland property, helping his dad with the cattle. His mum leaves, fed up with flood, fire or drought. His dad is washed away in a flood and Tom survives, alone. A “kind” stranger, Kit, in league with the bank manager, befriends Tom and helps restore the...

Almost 14.5 billion years ago, it all started with a BIG BANG and what began as a cloud of gas, dust, and rock eventually took shape and bloomed into a molten sphere. Battered by asteroid collisions, ice ages, and shifting tectonic plates, our fledgling planet finally pushed forth continents. But...

The concept of “fandom” has been revolutionized over the past 20 years because of various technological, cultural, and communicative advancements. Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan: Communicative Approaches explores the elements of the sports fan that have markedly changed since the turn of the...

Since the early twentieth century, politically engaged and socially committed U.S. health professionals have worked in solidarity with progressive movements around the world. Often with roots in social medicine, political activism, and international socialism, these doctors, nurses, and other health...

The Politically Correct University shows how the universities' quest for 'diversity' has produced in too many departments a stifling uniformity of thought. Required reading for those who want American universities to eschew political correctness." — Michael Barone, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The first prototype for the Tiger tank was set to be ready for Hitlers birthday on April 20, 1942. The Henschel Company, competing with Porsche, produced the superior model, and by August of that year the formidable Tiger--or Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. H.--was in full production. This book takes...

Armed with three decades of feminism, men and women are coming to college with different ideas and expectations about sexual freedom and violence than did their parents. Since the early 1980's, a student movement has emerged from the belief that sexual violence is neither inherent nor inevitable....

This collection of enlightening and stimulating articles, written by some of the most important figures in school librarianship, demonstrates how teacher-librarians, classroom teachers, and administrators can work together to create a 21st century school library media program. With topics that emphasize...

Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions provides a forum for prominent religious scholars to examine the state of religious knowledge and theological reflection on spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Featuring essays from thinkers...