Bøker av James Rourke

Konrad, a charismatic outsider, wanders an apocalyptic land known as The Province. Arriving at the town of Aln he installs himself as schoolmaster and gradually subverts the community's order. He succeeds in getting himself elected mayor, further feeding his appetite for power. Privacy is declared a sin, private property is abolished and polygamy implemented. The City is forced to send its army to get rid of him for good. But at his show-trial Konrad's mysterious manipulation produces an extraordinary outcome.Set in a barren fantasy landscape, The Mayor of Aln combines elements both ancient and modern. A strange, dark and amusing tale of moral manipulation and the cult of personality.The Mayor of Aln is the first book in James Rourke's The Province Trilogy.

This is a lonely town. You can die of loneliness.Jack Martin is a struggling screenwriter living in a seedy L.A. hotel. Stumbling across the body of a young woman at the foot of the Hollywood sign he becomes a murder suspect. But when his alibi checks out and the LAPD drop the case he decides to investigate her story himself. His search takes him deep into the underbelly of Hollywood, a desert in Mexico, and the early days of silent movies.The Hollywood Sign Girl paints a darkly humorous picture of guilt, alcoholism, and failed dreams. The story of a writer's compulsion to solve a real-life crime and exploit it as fiction. Jack Martin is a striking addition to the crime genre.

What price would you pay to become a member of a vibrant society where poverty and crime have been eradicated? Medical advancements render cancer no deadlier than the common cold. You can teleport to your next destination. Art flourishes and intellectual accomplishments are celebrated the way lesser nations celebrate athletic contests. The only cost is your soul.Raymond and Karen Butler, as new citizens of the Common States of America, endeavor to embrace the nation's demanding vision. The allure of prosperity collides with the ferocious realities of initiation. Their struggle to accept new customs and modes of thinking unfolds under the cruel gaze of Kurt "Stone" Adams, the secretary of internal security, who defends the nation he loves with revolutionary intensity.Would you sell your soul for Utopia?

Many teachers struggle with the importance of their profession and, by extension, their own value and purpose in the world of education. This book offers classroom-tested methods for increasing student performance and combating teacher apathy and burnout. It provides philosophies and practical techniques that can cause student achievement to soar.

This fascinating journey into the heart of comics connects their unique blend of entertainment and wisdom with school curriculum to invigorate teachers and students alike.