Books with author Adam Walker Phillips

"Sandman's Goodnight Stories" by Abbie Phillips Walker. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

"Sandman's Goodnight Stories" by Abbie Phillips Walker. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

A frustrated corporate admin starts a side gig as a PI in this debut mystery—“Think Monk meets Moonlighting, with a whole bunch of The Office tossed in” (M. William Phelps). Chuck Restic has achieved the American dream: a successful career with a large corporation, his own home, a great health insurance and retirement package. But after twenty years in Human Resources he sees very little value in what he does all day . . . until he embarks on a mission to find a missing employee. Soon, Chuck finds himself moonlighting as a private detective—and feeling alive again. While balancing the inane demands of his office, he begins to unravel a web of murder and crooked real estate deals. And while his HR skills are surprisingly useful in detective work, Chuck just hopes to solve the mystery without getting himself terminated. “Full of humor, outrage, and suspense. Adam Phillips’s book is everything a thriller should be.” —Phoef Sutton, New York Times–bestselling author of Heart Attack and Vine “Phillips’ prose overall is smart and supple, with a humorous bent.” —Booklist “[An] absorbing first novel.” —Publishers Weekly “One of the most engaging and refreshing novels to hit the market this season . . . Like me, you’ll laugh your ass off while immersed in the mystery.” —M. William Phelps, New York Times–bestselling author of Dangerous Ground: My Friendship with a Serial Killer

Chuck Restic has achieved the American dream: a successful career with a large corporation, his own home, the best health care insurance and retirement package... but he's crumbling inside. Twenty years in Human Resources have pushed him into an existential crisis. He realizes there is so little value in what he does all day, and it is only when he embarks on a mission to find a missing employee from his firm that he truly starts to feel alive again.This is Chuck's first step toward moonlighting as a private detective ― a job in which he turns out to excel. Constantly balancing the inane demands of his office and the excitement of his new "job," he finally finds what he's been missing. By applying his HR skills and wit to his new passion for detective work, Chuck unravels a web of crooked real estate deals and three murders, staving off a fourth: his own.The first in the Chuck Restic mystery series, The Silent Second began life as the novel Smile Now, Cry Later, a self-publishing success story that led to a series commitment from publisher Prospect Park Books. Thoroughly re-edited, improved, re-designed, and re-titled, this smart, witty crime novel introduces an engaging (if sometimes bitter) private eye for the corporate era.

In 2007, Adam, then a toaster salesman, watched a film about a man attempting to change his life by swimming the English Channel, and was inspired to try to emulate the feat. After a year of rigorous training without a coach, he achieved his goal in 11 hours 35 minutes, despite a ruptured bicep tendon leading to medical advice to give up long-distance swimming. In 2011, after two operations, he became the first Briton to achieve a two-way crossing from Spain to Morocco and back. In the process, he broke the British record one way. Shortly afterwards, the Ocean’s Seven challenge was born, a grueling equivalent to the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. At first it seemed that injury would prevent Adam from participating but, ignoring medical advice, he developed an innovative technique—the Ocean Walker stroke—that would enable him to continue with the ultimate aim of completing this seemingly impossible feat. Always intriguing, sometimes terrifying, and occasionally very funny, Adam’s story is about sport in its truest form: rather than competitions between teams and individuals, it is about man against nature—and against his own failings and demons. In that, it is truly inspirational.

George Washington was a brave and fearless soldier who commanded the Continental Army in America's fight for independence against the British. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America who would serve as the country's first ever president.Phillip Walker's book gives you the important events in George Washington's life through a wide-ranging list of important facts.Reading a complete biography can often be intimidating for a young person, but Walker gives you George Washington's life in 60 easy to understand segments.We hope that the facts about George Washington in our book will fascinate you and motivate you to discover much more about the great and remarkable man.Chapters: Early Life | A Young Soldier | Farming & Marriage | Taxes & Protests | War with Britain | Victory & Independence | President George Washington | Retirement & Death | Assorted George Washington Facts

Adam Walker is not your everyday record-breaking sportsman. He took on arguably the toughest extreme sport on the planet – to swim non-stop across seven of the world’s deadliest oceans wearing only swim trunks, cap and goggles. It is not a test for the faint-hearted.In 2007, Adam, then a toaster salesman, was inspired by a film about a man attempting to change his life by swimming the English Channel to try to emulate the feat. After a year of rigorous training without a coach, Adam achieved his goal in 11 hours 35 minutes, despite a ruptured bicep tendon leading to medical advice to give up long-distance swimming. In 2011, after two operations and a change to his swimming style to take pressure off his injured shoulder, he became the first Briton to achieve a two-way crossing from Spain to Morocco and back. In the process, he broke the British record one way.Shortly afterwards, the Ocean’s Seven challenge was born, a gruelling equivalent to the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. At first it seemed that injury would prevent Adam from participating but, ignoring medical advice, he developed an innovative technique – the Ocean Walker stroke – that would enable him to continue with the ultimate aim of completing this seemingly impossible feat. Whether man would triumph over ocean, or fail in the attempt, forms the core of this extraordinary autobiography.Always intriguing, sometimes terrifying, and occasionally very funny, Adam’s story is about sport in its truest form: rather than competitions between teams and individuals, it is about man against nature – and against his own failings and demons. In that, it is truly inspirational.

The Wright Brothers: 75 Fascinating Facts for KidsThe Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, became interested in flight at an early age. When their father gave them a toy helicopter they spent hours playing with it and when it broke they built their own flying toys. Years later, the Wright brothers would build a real airplane and become the first men ever to take to the air in a powered aircraft.Phillip Walker's book brings you the important events and milestones in the Wright brothers quest to become the first men to fly an airplane, by means of a detailed list of 75 important facts.We hope the facts about the Wright brothers in this book will fascinate you and encourage you to discover much more about Orville and Wilbur Wright.Chapters: The Early Years | Newspapers | Bicycles | Early Flight | The Problem of Control | Kitty Hawk | The Flyer | The Flyer's First Flight | "Flyers or Liars" | Fame & Fortune | Retirement & Legacy | Assorted Wright Brothers Facts

400 years ago, on September 16 1620, the Mayflower left the port of Plymouth, England to begin a long and dangerous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. On board were the Pilgrims - men, women and children who were fleeing from religious persecution in England to seek a new life in America. The 3,000-mile (4,800 km) voyage of the Mayflower lasted for two long months with the Pilgrims suffering cold and uncomfortable conditions on the stormy seas of the Atlantic. When the Mayflower reached America the Pilgrims would need to construct buildings quickly to provide shelter from the freezing winter temperatures.Phillip Walker's book gives you the facts about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims through a comprehensive list of 53 Mayflower facts. We hope that you will be fascinated by the facts about the Mayflower in this book and that you will be encouraged to discover even more about the remarkable journey that would lead to the creation of the United States of America.

Oscar Wilde called this collection of essays the "holy writ of beauty." Published to great acclaim in 1837, it examines the work of Renaissance artists such as Winckelmann and the then neglected Botticelli, and includes a celebrated discussion of the Mona Lisa in a study of Da Vinci. The book strongly influenced art students and aesthetes of the day and is still valuable for the insights it offers and the beauty of the writing.

George Washington was a brave and fearless soldier who commanded the Continental Army in America's fight for independence against the British. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America who would serve as the country's first ever president.Phillip Walker's book gives you the important events in George Washington's life through a wide-ranging list of important facts.Reading a complete biography can often be intimidating for a young person, but Walker gives you George Washington's life in 60 easy to understand segments.We hope that the facts about George Washington in our book will fascinate you and motivate you to discover much more about the great and remarkable man.Chapters: Early Life | A Young Soldier | Farming & Marriage | Taxes & Protests | War with Britain | Victory & Independence | President George Washington | Retirement & Death | Assorted George Washington Facts

400 years ago, on September 16 1620, the Mayflower left the port of Plymouth, England to begin a long and dangerous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. On board were the Pilgrims - men, women and children who were fleeing from religious persecution in England to seek a new life in America. The 3,000-mile (4,800 km) voyage of the Mayflower lasted for two long months with the Pilgrims suffering cold and uncomfortable conditions on the stormy seas of the Atlantic. When the Mayflower reached America the Pilgrims would need to construct buildings quickly to provide shelter from the freezing winter temperatures.Phillip Walker's book gives you the facts about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims through a comprehensive list of 53 Mayflower facts. We hope that you will be fascinated by the facts about the Mayflower in this book and that you will be encouraged to discover even more about the remarkable journey that would lead to the creation of the United States of America.