Books with author - Bradley

What made Christopher Columbus such a famous figure in history?He was the first European to come to the New World and start a permanent settlement.As a result, he changed history forever. His discoveries opened the door for millions of Europeans to come to the New World and start the countries we know today, including the United States.It took a lot of bravery and courage to make the long, dangerous voyage from Europe to the New World. No one had ever sailed as far as Christopher did without stopping.He almost didn't make it.Several of his crew members died of starvation and disease. The others were ready to take over the ships and turn back.But Christopher believed in himself and convinced his crew to have faith in him.Read on and discover how this ordinary Italian mapmaker went on to revolutionize the course of history forever.

Bradley Lewis knew at a very early age that he didn’t quite fit in, or more likely that he wasn’t quite welcome. His look back illuminates a disturbing and peculiar seesaw Long Island childhood. His father was an emotionally remote man who spent a lot of his time away from his son. Lewis’ high-functioning mother was a businesswoman whose bohemian personality could bring a busy store to a standstill. Home life in the Lewis household was an off-beat combination of overachievement riddled with constant criticism. Early on, Lewis realized that his family wasn't very much like the others in town. Eventually he escaped to Manhattan, but not without carrying the family abuse with him. Lewis moves the reader swiftly through time; from his earliest memories until he finally breaks free. Mazie Was Crazy is a compassionate, sensitive analysis that recalls firsthand experience; a cultural criticism about growing up on insular Long Island; a deeply moving memoir with vividly colorful characters. Lewis shows the reader why it’s so hard for someone who grew up the way he did to have achieved almost anything. The reader will experience the flaws of the somewhat privileged, but also its family strengths wrapped within a traumatic portrait - what can wrong inside American families and the dysfunction that afflicted so many children born in the fifties and sixties. Lewis describes the alcoholism, sexual abuse, and an unrelenting system of control. A powerfully written memoir about the author’s journey from a troubled childhood to the beginning of life alone at NYU in Manhattan. Heartbreaking, heartwarming and dotted with ribald humor, it opens a small window of suburban America, one usually hidden from view, while offering genuine hope in the form of hard-hitting honesty. This quick and engaging insightful read is well suited to anyone interested in baby-boomer Jewish-American families.

Thanks to the Horologist’s Pocket Watch, Quinn still has a life to live, but for how long, he can’t say. The magical artifact tossed them into the past. To what year it would take him, Quinn would never expect.He’s stuck in 1750, smack in the middle of a conflict surrounding the founding of Wimbly’s. Another people claim the island as their home. They call themselves the Abenaki, and they guard an ancient force that promises the one who takes it power over the living and the dead.Dark things lurk in Wimbly’s past. The magicians might not be who Quinn thought they were. Some of their faces he recognizes. Some of their names he knows. None of them are who he expected.War looms over Woods Island, and it will trap Quinn between two bitter enemies. The Abenaki fight for their home while the talented fight for Wimbly’s. He can do what’s right and save the tribe, or he can help the magicians and ensure his future.Quinn wants to do the right thing. Then again, he is the Misfit King.

Marco Polo traveled to faraway Asian lands where no other European had ever gone before.He befriended the great emperor Kublai Khan and discovered Asian customs and inventions that Westerners had not yet imagined.The amazing stories of his travels and discoveries have stirred up the imaginations of countless young adventurers over the centuries.Download this easy-to-read children's book and discover...* Who was Marco Polo and why is he so important?* What did he see and experience on his many incredible journeys?* How did Marco Polo pass through strange and dangerous lands without being harmed?* How Marco's exciting stories made him famous all over Europe....and Much More!

In the third book of F. T. Bradley's spy adventure series that ALA Booklist calls "hilarious" and "authentic," troublemaker Linc Baker must infiltrate the set of a Hollywood blockbuster in order to stop a terrorist's plan for worldwide destruction.After his last mission, Linc thought his undercover junior agent days were behind him and tons of boring studying ahead of him. But when supersecret government agency Pandora wants your help, you don't exactly have a choice. Sinister criminal Ethan Melais is on the loose in Tinseltown, and it's up to Linc to find him.But while he's on the job, Linc is snagged by a famous director to star in a movie. Add "trying to impress the cute Hollywood starlet Savannah Stone" to Linc's to-do list and this mission has suddenly become more complicated. As always, Linc's look-alike agent nemesis, Ben Green, is hot on Linc's heels, and time is running out. Can Linc nab the thief, charm Savannah, and beat Ben at his own game?

The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and then to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. There are many extraordinary stories about characters like Prince Buster, King Tubby and Bob Marley. But this is more than a book of music history: it relates the story of reggae to the whole history of Jamaica, from colonial island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London.

Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce is an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison. In the summer of 1950, a series of inexplicable events strikes Buckshaw, the decaying English mansion that her family calls home. A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp pinned to its beak. Later, Flavia finds a man dying in the cucumber patch. For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. (Bestseller)

In the third book of F. T. Bradley's spy adventure series that ALA Booklist calls "hilarious" and "authentic," troublemaker Linc Baker must infiltrate the set of a Hollywood blockbuster in order to stop a terrorist's plan for worldwide destruction.After his last mission, Linc thought his undercover junior agent days were behind him and tons of boring studying ahead of him. But when supersecret government agency Pandora wants your help, you don't exactly have a choice. Sinister criminal Ethan Melais is on the loose in Tinseltown, and it's up to Linc to find him.But while he's on the job, Linc is snagged by a famous director to star in a movie. Add "trying to impress the cute Hollywood starlet Savannah Stone" to Linc's to-do list and this mission has suddenly become more complicated. As always, Linc's look-alike agent nemesis, Ben Green, is hot on Linc's heels, and time is running out. Can Linc nab the thief, charm Savannah, and beat Ben at his own game?

What is it like to go away and fight? David wondered. It seems like it should be exciting, but then again, going into battle must be terribly frightening too.David glanced across the fire at his oldest brother, Eliab, who was sharpening his sword. Eliab looked like a soldier, with his leather armored vest and his spear stuck into the ground beside him. His jet black eyes looked stern, and his jaw muscles tightened as he gripped his sword in his strong, sinewy hand. As Eliab turned to leave, David jumped to his feet.“Eliab?” David grinned excitedly. He was almost afraid to ask the question. “Do you think I could join the army sometime soon and fight with you and Abinadab and Shammah for the king?”“You’re not old enough to fight, anyway, so you can get that notion out of your head! When you’re a grown man, then you can sign up. . . . And besides, if you leave, who will watch the sheep?”As far as important jobs go, being a shepherd was just about the bottom of the heap. Most people hated the idea of being a shepherd. Sheep were smelly and stupid and totally unpredictable. But to forsake them? Never. David would rather spend endless days and cold nights caring for the sheep than to risk the life of even one sheep.Come along! The journey is just beginning for the shepherd warrior.

Discover the incredible life of Leonardo da Vinci. He created some of the most famous paintings of all time and invented things that were centuries ahead of their time.This children's book will show you why Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most influential artists and scientists in history. As a painter, Leonardo created the "Mona Lisa," probably the most famous painting of all time. Centuries later, it is now seen by millions of people every year in the Louvre Museum in France. You can't touch it, though. It is behind bulletproof glass!As an inventor, Leonardo designed inventions that were hundreds of years ahead of their time. He drew plans for bicycles, helicopters, parachutes, diving suits, and even airplanes - when no one else even imagined that such things were possible.Leonardo even designed an armored robot!Read this book and discover...* Why Leonardo is one of the most important people in history.* How Leonardo invented the airplane - 400 years before the Wright brothers' first flight.* Why Leonardo's drawings of the human body were so incredible.* How Leonardo came up with so many amazing ideas that were far ahead of his time.* How Leonardo became so famous and respected... despite only having a basic education.* How Leonardo can inspire us to use our imagination to achieve our dreams.So start reading and discover why Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most amazing and important persons of all time.