Bøker av Paul Brennan

A rare and ancient manuscript, saved from destruction and hidden since colonial times, is discovered in the basement of the British Library. A secret that links two great chefs, separated from each other by 250 years.

The Headless Horseman of Linton is a kindly ghost who has roamed the hills of the Yorkshire Dales for 600 years.Many children in the area have told stories of how he let them ride his old horse.But how did he come to be?Set in the year of 1411. Guinevere loved two men, Cedric the wealthy son of the local land owner and Alfred who looked after the horses in the local tavern.They both wanted to marry her, who would she choose and how is this connected to the start of the story of the Headless Horseman of Linton?

"This disaster, of which I am writing, was the greatest accident that ever happened during the war, and neither pen nor tongue can describe it."-Jacob Horner, Sultana Survivor The worst maritime accident in American history killed 1,600 steamship passengers, many starving just released Union prisoners returning north after the Civil War. Explosion of faulty boilers onboard the Sultana early morning on April 27, 1865 sent hundreds of men and women into the frigid Mississippi River near Memphis. Inspired by actual events, The Sultana Odyssey chronicles the tragedy of 2,300 travelers packed on a steamship built for 400 and the perseverance to survive against nearly impossible probabilities. It follows the journey of young Chicago doctor Finley Horne through the south and his efforts to return his sister from Alabama. Mistakenly tossed into a confederate prison camp, he experiences the atrocities and savagery of southern captivity before escaping and accompanying U.S. Colored Troops transporting their wounded by pushing an abandoned rail boxcar. The graphic and raw narrative captures the country's mood, greed, passion, values, and conditions: all against an historic backdrop of war and prejudice. Included are realities of an indelible blemish on American history: rampant death, starvation, abuses, and exposure to deadly diseases responsible for most Civil War fatalities. The doctor's journey concludes aboard the Sultana when explosion catapults sleeping passengers hundreds of yards into the Mississippi River and toward watery graves. Actual reminiscences of survivors reveal graphic and catastrophic efforts treading dark murky water toward a distant shoreline - all shadowed by a raging inferno consuming the steamboat's wood construction and burning alive helpless emaciated prisoners and amputees. Because it occurred days following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the tragic story of the Sultana remains to this day a little-known footnote of The War Between the States. This book contains graphic content some readers may find disturbing.

When the Godfather said, "Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer," he was quoting Sun Tzu, a Chinese Warlord who wrote the Art of War 2,500 years ago.This book will give you the foresight to avoid or minimise disputes in the first place, which is often the most effective but least popular option. It not only covers court actions, but fights with government departments, multinationals, club committees, your spouse, neighbours and all sorts of other people and organisations that wind you up.If a Chinese Warlord could temper decisive and sometimes highly aggressive action with planning and caution, so can you pause to consider the consequences of your actions and plan accordingly. Itis so often the difference between victory and defeat.This book combines the qualities of a useful book on litigation with wry humour and the odd belly laugh. Whether you are a corporate warrior, small business owner or professional advisor, it will keep you amused, while providing you with insights and the understanding to manage risk.