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Books with author Christopher R. Ford

  • All About Knights: A Kid's Book About Knights, Chivalry, Swords, Horses and More!

    Christopher Lord

    eBook (, March 2, 2014)
    Does your kid love everything about the Medieval world of knights?Sit down with them and learn the exciting world of what it was to be a knight in the Middle Ages. Explore this world in full color pictures and illustrations throughout, including several images from rich Medieval manuscripts.A rich and entertaining learning experience for middle graders and up!This book is targeted for all kids in Grade 6 and up, who love to read about this enchanting part of European history. Or, help younger readers learn words like equestrian and hauberk. They will discover where this mightiest of the warrior class came from and the years of training it took to become a knight. They would start as a page, graduate to a squire and finally be elevated to full knighthood as an adult.Your child will learn:* The knighting ceremony* Chivalry, what it consisted of and where it came from* weapons such as swords, the lance and the mace* types of armour and shields, including the special names* horses, including the type of horse every knight wanted to own* jousting and tournamentsYou will also learn the lives of famous knights, including King Richard the Lionheart, Jacques de Molay, last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and Ulric, the German warrior poet who literally wrote the book on chivalric romance and deeds.Images are specially formatted so your child can delve deep into the world of knights, viewing actual Medieval scenes of jousting, castles, honorable knights in full regalia, weapons practice and damsels looking on in admiration. Also included are Victorian paintings bringing to life the splendor and majesty of this lost world.Author Christopher Lord, with a degree in Medieval History and two kids of his own, brings this magically and often mythical world to life! Available for a special price on Kindle, children and adults both can enjoy reading about the life of a knight, and what it meant to be the mightiest and most noble warrior in the land.*** Your child will love this book - we guarantee it! ***
  • Bryant & May off the Rails: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

    Christopher Fowler

    Paperback (Bantam, Sept. 13, 2011)
    Arthur Bryant and John May—and their team of proud eccentrics in the Peculiar Crimes Unit—have been given only one week to hunt down a murderer they’ve already caught once, but who somehow escaped from a locked room and killed one of their best and brightest. Facing a shutdown, Bryant and May, men of opposite methods, learn that their nemesis, expertly disguised, has struck again—and now he is luring them down into the vast labyrinth of tunnels and dark shadows of the London Underground. But soon they will discover a fresh mystery—one as bizarre as anything they have ever faced.
  • The Kids' Guide to the Constellations

    Christopher Forest

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2011)
    Stars fill the night with beauty and the mind with wonder. They have guided sailors and inspired story tellers for centuries. Thousands of years ago, humans believed the stars represented gods and goddesses. Discover the stories behind some of the most well known constellations, and learn how to spot them yourself.
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  • Bryant & May and the Invisible Code:

    Christopher Fowler

    Paperback (Bantam, June 6, 2013)
    Winner of CrimeFest 2013's 'eDunnit Award' for 'the best crime fiction ebook published in 2012 in both hardcopy and in electronic format'.Two small children are playing a game called 'Witch-Hunter'. They place a curse on a young woman taking lunch in a church courtyard and wait for her to die. An hour later the woman is indeed found dead inside St Bride's Church - a building that no-one else has entered.Unfortunately Bryant & May are refused the case. Instead, there are hired by their greatest enemy to find out why his wife has suddenly started behaving strangely. She's become an embarrassment to him at government dinners, and he is convinced that someone is trying to drive her insane. She has even taken to covering the mirrors in her apartment, and believes herself to be the victim of witchcraft.Then a society photographer is stabbed to death in a nearby park and suddenly a link emerges between the two cases. And so begins an investigation that will test the members of the Peculiar Crimes Unit to their limits, setting Arthur Bryant off on a trail that leads to Bedlam and Bletchley Park, and into the world of madness, codes and the secret of London's strangest relic.As the members of the Peculiar Crimes Unit dig behind the city's facades to expose a world of private clubs, hidden passages and covert loyalties, they realise that the case might not just end in disaster - it might also get everyone killed.
  • The Memory of Blood: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

    Christopher Fowler

    Paperback (Bantam, Sept. 3, 2013)
    Christopher Fowler’s acclaimed Peculiar Crimes Unit novels crackle with sly wit, lively suspense, and twists as chilling as London’s fog. Now the indomitable duo of Arthur Bryant and John May, along with the rest of their quirky team, return to solve a confounding case with dark ties to the British theater and a killer who may mean curtains for all involved.For the crew of the New Strand Theatre, the play The Two Murderers seems less performance than prophecy when a cast party ends in the shocking death of the theater owner’s son. The crime scene is most unusual, even for Bryant and May. In a locked bedroom without any trace of fingerprints or blood, the only sign of disturbance is a gruesome life-size puppet of Mr. Punch laying on the floor. Everyone at the party is a suspect, including the corrupt producer, the rakish male lead, the dour set designer, and the assistant stage manager, who is the wild daughter of a prominent government official. It’s this last fact that threatens the Peculiar Crimes Unit’s investigation, as the government’s Home Office, wary of the team’s eccentric methods, seeks to throw them off the case. But the nimble minds of Bryant and May are not so easily deterred. Delving into the history of the London theater and the disturbing origins of Punch and Judy, the detectives race to find the maniacal killer before he reaches his even deadlier final act. Whip-smart and endlessly entertaining, The Memory of Blood is an ingeniously intricate mystery from the deliciously inventive Christopher Fowler.Praise for The Memory of Blood “[The Memory of Blood] breathes new life into the locked-room mystery. . . . Spiced with a little screwball-comedy dialogue and a touch of the occult.”—The Washington Post “Great fun.”—The Seattle Times
  • To Fall From Bliss

    Christopher Card

    Paperback (Independently published, July 25, 2018)
    "To Fall From Bliss" is a thought-provoking journey about following your heart while trying to identify yourself from the other 7 Billion personalities on the planet! Here’s how it unravels: In the world of Oblivion there exists the town of Bliss, a place of peace by way of unwavering Cosmic Balance. But underneath the beauty of Bliss there is one golden rule: One must never question anything beyond the world of Oblivion! Insert: Bella, an inquisitive girl who breaks tradition by questioning the ways of the creatures who live on the Urantia (Planet Earth). Bella is so captivated by the mystery of the “blue marble” in the sky, she secretly begins to study and educate herself about the fascinating creatures known only as “Humans”. But this breach of edict is a serious offense in Bliss. Bella is scolded by her twin sister (Isabella), then instructed to silence her queries and quit her quest. And then it happens: Bella and her companion (Bill) abandon Bliss and “Fall” to the lower world of Urantia, where they are approached by a mysterious man (Nazar) who will be their guide, leading them on a quest called the “Phases of the Sages”, where they must visit “Five Wise Men” and answer questions pertaining to the “Laws of Life” and other Elements of Existence. But things take terrible turn when an evil villain ( Darcuum) kidnaps one of the Sages (Mr. Edison) and steals “The Light” from the world of Urantia. Now, in order to defeat Darcuum and liberate “The Light” from the clutches of darkness, Bella and Bill must complete each phase to be awarded the “Accolades” needed to rescue Mr. Edison who is being held in the underworld of Amentia, where they must travel to kick Darcuum's butt, and save Humanity from eternal darkness!
  • This Book is History: A Collection of Cool U.S. History Trivia

    Christopher Forest

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Did you know that Washington, D.C. was not the first capital of the United States? Or that two U.S. presidents died on the exact same day? Do you know there is a secret vault hidden behind Mount Rushmore? Peek inside to learn some little-known secrets from U.S. history.
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  • Masters of Mystery: The Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini

    Christopher Sandford

    eBook (St. Martin's Press, Nov. 22, 2011)
    Renowned mystery author Arthur Conan Doyle and famous illusionist Harry Houdini first met in 1920, during the magician's tour of England. At the time, Conan Doyle had given up his lucrative writing career, killing off Sherlock Holmes in the process, in order to concentrate on his increasingly manic interest in Spiritualism. Houdini, who regularly conducted séances in an attempt to reach his late mother, was also infatuated with the idea of what he called a "living afterlife," though his enthusiasm came to be tempered by his ability to expose fraudulent mediums, many of whom employed crude variations of his own well-known illusions. Using previously unpublished material on the murky relationship between Houdini and Conan Doyle, this sometimes macabre, sometimes comic tale tells the fascinating story of the relationship between two of the most loved figures of the 20th century and their pursuit of magic and lost loved ones.
  • Play Soccer Like a Pro: Key Skills and Tips

    Christopher Forest

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Scoring a game-winning goal is the dream of many players. But pro players work hard on many other skills like passing, slide tackling, and blocking goals to help their teams find success on the field. Try out the tips inside to play soccer like a pro!
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  • Masters Of Mystery

    Christopher Sandford

    Paperback (Griffin, Feb. 5, 2013)
    Renowned mystery author Arthur Conan Doyle and famous illusionist Harry Houdini first met in 1920, during the magician's tour of England. At the time, Conan Doyle had given up his lucrative writing career, killing off Sherlock Holmes in the process, in order to concentrate on his increasingly manic interest in Spiritualism. Houdini, who regularly conducted séances in an attempt to reach his late mother, was also infatuated with the idea of what he called a "living afterlife," though his enthusiasm came to be tempered by his ability to expose fraudulent mediums, many of whom employed crude variations of his own well-known illusions. Using previously unpublished material on the murky relationship between Houdini and Conan Doyle, this sometimes macabre, sometimes comic tale tells the fascinating story of the relationship between two of the most loved figures of the twentieth century and their pursuit of magic and lost loved ones.
  • Bryant & May off the Rails: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery

    Christopher Fowler

    Hardcover (Bantam, Sept. 28, 2010)
    Christopher Fowler’s Peculiar Crimes Unit novels have been hailed for their originality, suspense, and unforgettable characters. Now Arthur Bryant, John May, and their team of proud eccentrics have been given only one week to hunt down a murderer they’ve already caught once—and who is now luring them down into the darkest shadows of the London Underground.The young man they seek is an enigma. His identity is false. His links to society are invisible. A search of his home yields no clues. The Peculiar Crimes Unit knows only this: Somehow Mr. Fox got out of a locked room and killed one of their best and brightest. Facing a shutdown, Bryant and May learn that their man, expertly disguised, has struck again in the world’s oldest subway system. But as their search takes them into the vast labyrinth of tunnels that tie the city together, they discover a fresh mystery as bizarre as anything they have ever faced. . . . As the city blithely goes about its way, as tales of ghost stations and Underground legends emerge, Bryant and May, men of opposite methods, are each getting closer to what lies hidden at the heart of London’s celebrated Tube—and to the madness that is driving their man to murder.Sophisticated, fast-paced, and confounding until its final twist, Bryant & May off the Rails is Christopher Fowler dead on track and at the height of his power to beguile, bewitch, and entertain.
  • Mr. Mustache Goes to the Circus

    Christopher Ford

    Paperback (Archway Publishing, May 14, 2015)
    Mr. Mustache lives in a small town. He enjoys all the activities seven-year-old boys love to do like running, swimming, and bicycling. But most of all, Mr. Mustache likes to learn about new and exciting things, like the circus that has just come into town! Mr. Mustache has never been to the circus. After he receives tickets from a lion tamer, he sets off on an adventure to the big top where he hopes to see all the exciting circus acts. As the lights dim, a spotlight shines on the barker, and the circus begins, Mr. Mustache secretly wonders what it would be like to entertain an audience from inside the ring. In this delightful children's tale, a curious boy embarks on an adventure to the circus where he imagines a new life and happily discovers he is just fine with being himself.