Christopher Brown

"Timely, dark, and ultimately hopeful: it might not 'make America great again,' but then again, it just might."-Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling and award winning author of Homeland Acclaimed short story writer and editor of the World Fantasy Award-nominee Three Messages and a Warning eerily envisions an American society unraveling and our borders closed off-from the other side-in this haunting and provocative novel that combines Max Barry's...

"I'm no pro-surfer or millionaire. And I'm not a coach or guru. I'm a normal guy, but I have a life many don't consider normal. A life you might think is reserved for lucky or successful people. I don't intend to tell you how to live. But if you've ever felt something is not quite 'right' about how we pursue success, you're not alone. When the bubble of career success burst, I found respite and freedom in the surf. I discovered the surfer's mindset...

Peter Rabbit and Friends, Book 2 is the second audiobook of Lil Pete, now Pete, who is now a daring young teenage rabbit. Peter learns an important lesson with the help of his friend Lento, a gopher turtle, not to give up when things get tough. Their unexpected friendship and his other classmate will help Pete learn more critical life lessons living in his hometown Willow Tree Meadow. Young children will have an enjoyable experience listening to...

Revisiting the origins of the British antislavery movement of the late eighteenth century, Christopher Leslie Brown challenges prevailing scholarly arguments that locate the roots of abolitionism in economic determinism or bourgeois humanitarianism. Brown instead connects the shift from sentiment to action to changing views of empire and nation in Britain at the time, particularly the anxieties and dislocations spurred by the American Revolution....

Young Rembrandt' concentrates on the first ten years of the career of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). Born in Leiden, he trained there with Isaac van Swanenburg and in Amsterdam with Pieter Lastman. After a short stay in Amsterdam he returned to Leiden and set up a studio where he began his extraordinary career, painting scenes from the Bible and classical mythology and history, as well as a handful of genre scenes and portraits. His progress is remarkable:...

RIGOROUS DAP in the Early Years: From Theory to Practice provides teachers with a roadmap for teaching that helps children meet academic expectations and maintains focus on the appropriate development of the whole child. A construct of eleven practices, RIGOROUS DAP supplies teachers with strategies for 1) making instructional decisions that meet the needs of the individual child; 2) sustaining culturally relevant practices; 3) engaging stakeholders...

In turns beloved and reviled, twentieth century art, painter, filmmaker, and designer Salvador Dali set Europe and the United States ablaze with his uncompromising genius, sexual sadism, and flirtations with megalomania. His shocking behavior and work frequently alienated critics; his views were so outrageous, even prominent Surrealists tried to ostracize him. Still, every morning he experienced "an exquisite joy-the joy of being Salvador Dali," and,...

In this sequel to Christopher Hayes-Brown's book Secret Island, the High Lord Amon of Atlantis devises a plan to rebuild and recolonise an Earth which has suffered a complete environmental collapse. While Amon himself stays behind and travels across Atlantis, a series of ships undertake the dangerous journey into an unknown world. Prince Oliver and Prince Artorious are on board the lead ship. As they head towards the continent of Africa, what will...

Christopher and David are two lecturers who have come to Egypt to visit the magnificent pyramids. But awaiting them are not the mysteries of Egypt but of a land altogether unknown. Beyond a shroud of mist and raging seas, guarded by ferocious creatures, Atlantis is as mercurial as it is eerily familiar. Its people are proud guardians of all life on earth, from the dinosaurs they have given refuge to, to the eagles they revere. This story tells of...

An amazing magical adventure from the animals at Snowdrop Hall, celebrating this time an autumn feast and Halloween with amazing stage effects. Then followed by music, including from Tilly, Pip, Oliver Fox and Ollie the German Shepherd, and the many animals who will be singing some wonderful and memorable songs. There is wonderful dancing and of course amazing magic from our wonderful wizards. A book that will touch your heart and soul, but more so...