Bøker av David (University of Durham) Knight

Terry Bannister, tough, mean and not too fussed about the law, is not happy. Firstly, he barely survived a firefight in Sydney with his enemy Jack Martin the rescue by Jack and his buddies of Jack's daughter from Terry's clutches. And secondly, he is out of a job after the collapse of the shady bank he was working for.But these setbacks won't stop Terry. Greener pastures await him, this time with the big boys in the Americas. And play he does, although in the back of his mind he still wants to settle the score with Jack even as his bank balance soars.And what of Jack? Well, he and his family are safely ensconced in Europe with new names and a truck load of money. Safely? Not really. A ruthless CIA agent wants Jack to do his bidding and threatens to tell Terry where he is if he doesn't. But Jack, no slouch himself, has friends who are not afraid to lend a hand when things get nasty.As the action swings from one side of the Atlantic to the other, Terry and Jack continue their battle amid international terrorist plots, cocaine smuggling, arms dealing and money laundering on a grand scale. As circumstances bring them spiralling together, Terry and Jack engage in one last titanic struggle that will result in death, destruction and, ultimately, one survivor. Who will it be?

Guelph Versifiers of the 19th Century is a comprehensive introduction to the poets and poetry of the City of Guelph, Ontario before the year 1900. It includes some writers as famous as John Galt and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, some so obscure that even their names have not survived, and some who are no longer commonly known but who played an important part in the literary and cultural life of the city during their time. Together they comprise an interesting and significant insight into the history and culture of Guelph during its early years, a book that will both entertain the general reader and engage the serious scholar.

In this entertaining biography David Knight introduces us to Humphry Davy, one of the first professional scientists. Best remembered for his safety lamp, he taught Faraday chemistry, but is also recognized for his poetry and was friends with Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. This book illuminates science and its institutions in Regency Britain.