Bøker av Doug Walsh

From the footsteps of the past, Malia must blaze her own future...Still reeling from her mother''s death, Malia refuses to spend the summer before college walking on eggshells around her overbearing father. So, hoping to reconnect with her mother''s spirit, Malia flees to the remote Kalalau Valley of Kaua╩╗i, where she was conceived. But when two people end up dead, her adventure in paradise becomes a battle for survival.Nothing in Kalalau is as she expects. Though quickly embraced by an eclectic group of squatters, Malia struggles to bond with her newfound ╩╗ohana, or family ... especially with the attractive surfer who holds her at arms''-length despite the chemistry between them. When a stranger joins the group, events rapidly spiral out of control. As secrets are revealed and illusions shattered, Malia finds herself at the center of a police investigation. And her life''s dreams at the mercy of a desperate murderer. Emotionally complex and charged with suspense, Shadows of Kalalau is a coming-of-age story as beautiful, rich, and compelling as its backdrop of Hawai╩╗i''s N─üpali coast.

The Walkthrough offers a rare peek behind the curtain of the secretive video game industry from an unlikely perspective, that of a career strategy guide writer. For eighteen years, Doug Walsh was one of the most prolific authors of officially licensed video game strategy guides.One part memoir and one part industry tell-all, The Walkthrough takes players on an entertaining march through gaming's recent history, from the dawn of the PlayStation to the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Switch. Follow along as Walsh retraces his career and reveals how the books were made, what it was like writing guides to some of the industry's most celebrated - and derided - titles, and why the biggest publishers of guidebooks are no longer around.Walsh devotes entire chapters to many of gaming's most popular franchises, including Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Gears of War, and Diablo, among others. From inauspicious beginnings with Daikatana to authoring the books for the entire Bioshock trilogy, with plenty of highs, lows, and Warp Pipes along the way, Walsh delivers a rare treat to twenty-first century gamers. The Walkthrough is sure to satisfy the curiosity of anyone who grew up with the works of BradyGames and Prima Games sprawled across their laps.With over one hundred books to his credit, and countless weeks spent at many of the most famous studios in North America, he is uniquely qualified to give an insider's perspective of a little-known niche within the multi-billion-dollar industry.

A couple's unforgettable journey around the world ... and a soul's journey across time.Lonely and tired of coming second to workaholic Edward's job, Kara has just about given up on their marriage. But on the day she plans to ask for a divorce, Edward is fired. Loathe to confess the truth to Kara, he instead promises her the one thing she's always dreamed of: an around-the-world bicycle tour, just the two of them.Soon they're pedaling across America, headed for Europe and beyond, but the truth about Edward's job isn't the only thing he's hiding from Kara. And with each mile, his deception mounts, setting in motion a series of events that shatter the bonds of time. Across the world, Kara's soul mate from another era awaits-Alessio, a nineteenth century art dealer. What should be the adventure of a lifetime, bringing Edward and Kara closer, turns into a fight for survival, as Alessio will stop at nothing to reclaim the woman he thinks belongs with him. Now it's up to Edward to rewrite the past to save his marriage ... and the woman he loves.Tailwinds Past Florence is an "enchanting, whirlwind tale" of action, romance, and travel-around the world and through time-that lingers in the reader's mind long after the last page is turned.