This is a quiz book for people with a memory like a sieve who can't remember a fact for five minutes. It's the opposite of the straight general knowledge quiz where you have to remember the date of the Armada or the capital of Peru -one of the problems with those quizzes is they are not much good for family entertainment, especially those trivia ones that rely on an encyclopaedic knowledge of Nineties pop music or the Hollywood years. Not much chance for ten-year-olds to shine with questio...

A riveting and unexpected novel that questions whether a peaceful and non- violent community can survive when civilization falls apart.Again, all are asleep, but I am not. I need sleep, but though I read and I pray, I feel too awake. My mind paces the floor.There are shots now and again, bursts here and there, far away, and I cannot sleep. I think of this man in his hunger, shot like a rabbit raiding a garden. For what, Lord? For stealing corn intended fo...

The acclaimed sweeping history of a nation at war with itself, told here for the first time by the people who lived it.Historian David Williams has written the first account of the American Civil War as viewed though the eyes of ordinary people—foot soldiers, slaves, women, prisoners of war, draft resisters, Native Americans, and others. Richly illustrated with little-known anecdotes and firsthand testimony, this path-breaking narrative moves beyond presidents and ...

Doodling has been seen as a mindless pursuit-until now. People are discovering the hidden discipline, order, and joy behind artful scribbles. Idiot's Guide: Zen Doodling gives readers all they need to get started or to continue the practice of using ordered, repeated "tangle" designs to create composite doodles that are great creative expression as well as works of art unto themselves.In this book readers get:-- Materials and methods for getting started with medita...

You've heard about the man who bought a penis enlarger on ebay and received by return of post 'a magnifying glass' with the instruction do not use in direct sunlight. This e book could have been Titled 'The Bleeding Obvious' It is a straightforward, no nonsense guide on how to reclaim your life from the insane conditioning that we have been programmed to follow since schooldays. Ten Top Tips to transform your life and thinking.

Rising winds, ravenous wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, floods: the world we will pass on is different than the one we inherited. With an unflinching gaze and a blunt pen, David Williams spells out how we will be morally tested on this harsher, hotter planet we have made for ourselves.Yet we are not without hope. In Our Angry Eden, Williams beckons readers toward a belief and a promise resilient enough to face the effects of the climate crisis. From altering our diets to w...

A murderer unmasked after 60 years. Investigative journalist David Williams unravels the 60 year old mystery of who murdered wealthy Suffolk businessman and notorious womaniser William Murfitt. In this true crime story, we find out who poisoned Murfitt and why, and why the file which finally gave up its secret was kept under lock and key by the authorities at the time.

It’s high summer in Oxford. The university vacation has just begun. The eight governors of the Moneybuckle Endowment (an architectural library) are assembling at All Saints College for the annual dinner before their meeting under chairman Mark Treasure, merchant banker. The talk at the table is of some pricey sketches said to be by Constable, and an offer from a dealer in the town. But the talk turns to shock when murder’s done in Walton Street with the sketches as the obvious motive. The ...

A Blueprint for kings and queens on the rise. David uses this book as a yellow brick road for others that may come behind him on their own journeys.

The little-known history of anti-secession Southerners: "Absolutely essential Civil War reading." — Booklist, starred reviewBitterly Divided reveals that the South was in fact fighting two civil wars—the external one that we know so much about, and an internal one about which there is scant literature and virtually no public awareness. In this fascinating look at a hidden side of the South's history, David Williams shows the powerful and little-un...

The modern world was not created by the civilization of Renaissance Italy, the advent of the printing press, or the marriage restrictions imposed by the medieval church. Rather, it was widespread reading that brought about most of the cognitive, psychological, and social changes that we recognize as peculiarly modern.David Williams combines book and communications history with readings of major works by Petrarch, Bruni, Valla, Reuchlin, Erasmus, Foxe, and Milton to argue that expan...

Is AI our greatest tool for progress—or the biggest threat to our future?In The Ethical Dilemma of Artificial Intelligence, David T. Williams takes a bold and thought-provoking look at the rise of AI, its impact on society, and the tough ethical questions we must answer before it’s too late. Drawing from real-world applications, historical parallels, and his own experiences as an early AI adopter, Williams explores AI’s role in the workforce, governance, creativity...