Books with author Brian Murphy

The San Francisco Giants celebrate more than 50 years in the City by the Bay. Follow the Giants from their early days at Seals Stadium to Candlestick Park to latest decade led by Barry Bonds, from the World Series in 1962 and 1989 (and the earthquake) to the National League Pennant in 2002. Player profiles include 1968 no-hit hurler Gaylord Perry, and high-kicking Juan Marichal; slugger Willie McCovey, National League MVP in 1969, and of course the great Willie Mays, who hit over 600 career homers with the Giants. Other chapters cover stories such as how in 1963 Jesus Alou joined his siblings Felipe and Matty on the roster, giving the team the first all-brother outfield in Major League history. Join some of San Francisco's famous fans, from Peanut's creator Charles Schulz to Danny Glover, Carlos Santana and Robin Williams, in celebration of this golden anniversary. In addition to the often rare and amazing visual history presented in this book, each chapter features reproductions of Giants memorabilia that will provide fans a complete San Francisco Giants scrapbook. And an audio CD of famous play-by-play radio calls, player interviews and more -- collected here for the first time -- makes this book a lasting pleasure.

Written by and for teens and young adults with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD), as well as for their parents, teachers, therapists, and others who care about them, and backed by the latest neuropsychological research, NLD from the Inside Out offers hundreds of useful tips on: - Organization and planning, including study skills- How to successfully navigate the transition from dependent child to independent adult - Creating more harmonious family and peer relationships- Changing disabling attitudes. The book will help teens and young adults to avoid the angst and pitfalls often associated with NLD. More than that, it offers real stories from now-thriving young adults who grew up with NLD - proof that a full and rewarding life lies ahead for those who are now struggling.

Written by and for teens and young adults with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD), as well as for their parents, teachers, therapists, and others who care about them, and backed by the latest neuropsychological research, NLD from the Inside Out offers hundreds of useful tips on: - Organization and planning, including study skills- How to successfully navigate the transition from dependent child to independent adult - Creating more harmonious family and peer relationships- Changing disabling attitudes. The book will help teens and young adults to avoid the angst and pitfalls often associated with NLD. More than that, it offers real stories from now-thriving young adults who grew up with NLD - proof that a full and rewarding life lies ahead for those who are now struggling.

A story of tragedy at sea where every desperate act meant life or deathThe small ship making the Liverpool-to-New York trip in the early months of 1856 carried mail, crates of dry goods, and more than one hundred passengers, mostly Irish emigrants. Suddenly an iceberg tore the ship asunder and five lifeboats were lowered. As four lifeboats drifted into the fog and icy water, never to be heard from again, the last boat wrenched away from the sinking ship with a few blankets, some water and biscuits, and thirteen souls. Only one would survive. This is his story.As they started their nine days adrift more than four hundred miles off Newfoundland, the castaways--an Irish couple and their two boys, an English woman and her daughter, newlyweds from Ireland, and several crewmen, including Thomas W. Nye from Fairhaven, Massachusetts--began fighting over food and water. One by one, though, day by day, they died. Some from exposure, others from madness and panic. In the end, only Nye and the ship's log survived.Using Nye's firsthand descriptions and later newspaper accounts, ship's logs, assorted diaries, and family archives, Brian Murphy chronicles the horrific nine days that thirteen people suffered adrift on the cold gray Atlantic. Adrift brings readers to the edge of human limits, where every frantic decision and desperate act is a potential life saver or life taker.

Sooty and Casey are not just normal suitcases! They are extraordinary suitcases! Whenever Mr. and Mrs. Jones and twins Bobby and Linda go on holiday, Sooty and Casey come down from the attic so the family can pack their belongings and get ready to go. But once the family heads out, Sooty and Casey come alive and take off on their own adventures.Sooty and Casey’s Holiday Adventures is a collection of stories perfect for stoking the imaginations of young children and introducing them to new places through the eyes of two intrepid suitcases that can’t help but get into mischief wherever they go.These five short stories will delight young children as they listen to the tales of Sooty and Casey as they leave their home in Scotland to travel to Disney World in Florida, Wales, Loch Ness, Lapland, and Ireland. During each journey, the cases encounter surprising characters and overcome obstacles, always making it back to Mr. and Mrs. Jones and the twins just in the nick of time.

It’s summertime and Dylan and his friends are dismayed to hear they’ll spend their days with the mysterious Mrs. Ticklepenny, a woman who lives in the big Victorian house on the edge of town. To their great surprise, Mrs. Ticklepenny shows Dylan and his friends how to throw a Giving Festival, where they raise money to donate animals to Fridah and her classmates in Chuka, Kenya. What hard work and fun for everyone! When the children in Kenya care for the animals and watch them multiply, they are able to improve their school and save money for school fees. Find out how these children make their lives better and impact both their communities on two continents. You’ll meet the real children of Chuka, Kenya, including adorable Baby Moses! What started out as an especially bad summer turns into an adventure Dylan and his friends will never forget. In fact, they’ll try to repeat it the next year!!!Proceeds from The Giving Festival will assist Kenyan families.