Books with author David Meyer

A lost weapon from World War II lies hundreds of feet beneath Manhattan ...And it's about to explode! Lost subway tunnels, ancient rivers, and forgotten catacombs undercut New York City. For centuries, this vast underground maze has harbored stolen treasures, desperate criminals, and violent creatures. It's a veritable playground for explorers ... until one of them goes missing. Disgraced urban archaeologist Cy Reed is hired to investigate the mysterious disappearance. His search leads him deep into a terrifying conspiracy. Decades ago, a Nazi physicist created a weapon capable of setting the world aflame. Now, a diabolical industrialist plans to find it and use it for his own nefarious purposes. At stake is the future of a nation ... millions of innocent lives ... and one man's final chance at redemption. Penned by international bestselling author David Meyer, Chaos is a fierce, action-packed adventure that will have you reading long into the night. If you like Clive Cussler, Preston and Child, and James Rollins, you're going to love this book, the first installment of the thrilling Cy Reed Adventures. What Readers Are Saying: "Take a lot of action and adventure, season it well with a little science and a pinch of science fiction, and finish it with a dash of mystery and magic, and you have a Cy Reed Adventure." "Fast paced adventure with interesting characters. Cy Reed rolls with the punches to be an amazing sympathetic character. Could barely put the book down." "Great story. Found it exciting and hard to put down. Can't wait to read the rest of Cy Reed's adventures." "What a great adventure. I love it when I come across a new author I have not read before, that can really tell a good story." "Agree with other reviewers....stacks up very well if you like Dirk Pitt. It's like many other good action novels, but Meyer adds in setting / environmental details that really add depth." Get your copy of Chaos today!

“A terrific biography of a rock innovator that hums with juicy detail and wincing truth. . . . Page after page groans with the folly of the ’60s drug culture, the tragedy of talent toasted before its time, the curse of wealth and the madness of wasted opportunity.”—The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES • NAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST ROCK BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ROLLING STONEAs a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. His intimates and collaborators included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, and Clarence White. Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country rock masterpiece Sweetheart of the Rodeo, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons’ solo albums, GP and Grievous Angel, are now recognized as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country, gospel, and blues Parsons named “Cosmic American Music.” Parsons had everything—looks, charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice—and threw it all away with both hands, dying of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six. In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N. Meyer gives Parsons’ mythic life its due. From interviews with hundreds of the famous and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons–many who have never spoken publicly about him before–Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. Praise for Twenty Thousand Roads “Far and away the most thorough biography of Parsons . . . skewers any number of myths surrounding this endlessly mythologized performer.”—Los Angeles Times “The definitive account of Gram Parsons’ life–and early death. From the country-rock pioneer’s wealthy, wildly dysfunctional family through his symbiotic friendship with Keith Richards, Meyer deftly illuminates one of rock’s most elusive figures.”—Rolling Stone “Meticulously researched . . . Though Meyer answers a lot of long-burning questions, he preserves Parsons’ legend as a man of mystery.”—Entertainment Weekly “Meyer gives Parsons a thorough, Peter Guralnick-like treatment.”—New York Post

Last year, Randy Wolf was kicked out of the famed Roderick J. Madkey School of Magical Administration ...Now, he's the only one who can save it.Randy Wolf was once a promising young wizard, on track to earn a degree from the prestigious Madkey School. But then everything went wrong and he was forced to drop out. Lacking options, he became a lowly assembly-line magician at his former school, serving the high-powered faculty and arrogant student body. He thought things couldn't get any worse.He was wrong.As the Madkey School celebrates a new semester, a forgotten order of magicians launches a stunning attack. Others flee, but Randy bravely steps forward ... and straight into the center of a secret war. Many years ago, a great conflict nearly tore the magical community apart. Now, history is threatening to repeat itself. With the help of his fellow dropouts, Randy must uncover the truth about the distant past ... before it can destroy magic forever.Penned by international bestselling author David Meyer, Destroying Magic is an amazing roller coaster ride, one full of jaw dropping twists and turns. Fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson will remember this book for years to come.Get your copy of Destroying Magic today!

“A terrific biography of a rock innovator that hums with juicy detail and wincing truth. . . . Page after page groans with the folly of the ’60s drug culture, the tragedy of talent toasted before its time, the curse of wealth and the madness of wasted opportunity.”—The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES • NAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST ROCK BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ROLLING STONEAs a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. His intimates and collaborators included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, and Clarence White. Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country rock masterpiece Sweetheart of the Rodeo, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons’ solo albums, GP and Grievous Angel, are now recognized as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country, gospel, and blues Parsons named “Cosmic American Music.” Parsons had everything—looks, charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice—and threw it all away with both hands, dying of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six. In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N. Meyer gives Parsons’ mythic life its due. From interviews with hundreds of the famous and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons–many who have never spoken publicly about him before–Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. Praise for Twenty Thousand Roads “Far and away the most thorough biography of Parsons . . . skewers any number of myths surrounding this endlessly mythologized performer.”—Los Angeles Times “The definitive account of Gram Parsons’ life–and early death. From the country-rock pioneer’s wealthy, wildly dysfunctional family through his symbiotic friendship with Keith Richards, Meyer deftly illuminates one of rock’s most elusive figures.”—Rolling Stone “Meticulously researched . . . Though Meyer answers a lot of long-burning questions, he preserves Parsons’ legend as a man of mystery.”—Entertainment Weekly “Meyer gives Parsons a thorough, Peter Guralnick-like treatment.”—New York Post

Gram Parsons lived fast, died young, and left a beautiful corpse–a corpse his friends stole, took to Joshua Tree National Monument, and set afire in its coffin. The theft and burning of his body marked the end of Gram Parsons’ life and the beginning of the Gram Parsons legend.As a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. Parson hung out with glamorous women and the coolest friends. His intimates and collaborators on his journey included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, and Emmylou Harris. Parsons had everything–looks, charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice–and threw it all away with both hands. His ballad is one of gigantic talent colliding with epic self-destruction.Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country rock masterpiece Sweetheart of the Rodeo. He formed the Flying Burrito Brothers, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons’ solo albums, GP and Grievous Angel, are now recognized as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country, gospel, and blues Parsons named “Cosmic American Music.” Four months before Grievous Angel was released, Parsons died of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six.In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N. Meyer gives Parsons’ mythic life its due. From Parsons’ privileged Southern Gothic upbringing to his early career in Greenwich Village’s folk music scene to his Sunset Strip glory days, Twenty Thousand Roads paints an unprecedented portrait of the man who linked country to rock. Parsons’ creative genius gave birth to a new sound that was rooted in the past but heralded the future.From interviews with hundreds of the famous and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons–many who have never spoken publicly about him before–Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. Shedding new light and dispelling old myths, Twenty Thousand Roads is a breakthrough in rock-and-roll biography and more–a chronicle of creativity, drugs, excess, culture, and music in the ferment of late-1960s America.Visit the official website: www.twentythousandroads.com

A SHATTERED MAN WITH NOTHING TO LOSE …A LOST WORLD FULL OF DANGER …A SHOCKING SECRET THAT WILL ROCK THE EARTH!To locate his missing friend, former urban archaeologist Cy Reed must piece together his shattered life and return to the one place on earth he truly fears … Manhattan.Soon, he's storming through flooded subway tunnels, discovering a lost laboratory, battling a mysterious man-eating beast, and scaling a mountainous skyscraper. But as he plunges deeper into the strange and murky legends surrounding a piece of forgotten technology, he begins to untangle a staggering conspiracy.More than sixty years ago, a Nazi physicist created a weapon capable of setting the world aflame. Now, a diabolical industrialist plans to finish the job. At stake is the future of a nation … millions of innocent lives … and one man's final chance at redemption.

Deep within the prestigious Madkey School lies an astonishing secret … one that could save magic … or destroy it forever!Getting accepted at the Madkey School was the greatest moment of Randy Wolf’s life. Unfortunately, a penchant for daydreaming brought his scholastic career to an early and embarrassing end. Lacking options, he took a staffer position, serving his former peers. He figured things couldn’t get any worse.Oh, how wrong he was!When a surprise attack rocks the school, Randy finds himself embroiled within a decades-old conspiracy. Before long, he and his friends are flying into an enchanted tsunami, dodging death spells, and learning the ancient art of havoc magic. Fighting their way into long-forgotten parts of Madkey, they uncover an astonishing secret … one that could save magic … or destroy it forever.*** If you like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, you’re going to love DESTROYING MAGIC, the first installment of Randy Wolf and the Dropout Magicians. ***

REA's Crash Course for the AP® Microeconomics Exam - Gets You a Higher Advanced Placement® Score in Less Time Crash Course is perfect for the time-crunched student, the last-minute studier, or anyone who wants a refresher on the subject. Are you crunched for time? Have you started studying for your Advanced Placement® Microeconomics exam yet? How will you memorize everything you need to know before the test? Do you wish there was a fast and easy way to study for the exam AND boost your score? If this sounds like you, don't panic. REA's Crash Course for AP® Microeconomics is just what you need. Our Crash Course gives you: Targeted, Focused Review - Study Only What You Need to Know The Crash Course is based on an in-depth analysis of the AP® Microeconomics course description outline and actual AP® test questions. It covers only the information tested on the exam, so you can make the most of your valuable study time. Our easy-to-read format gives you a crash course in: basic economic concepts, consumer choice theory, supply and demand, production and costs, and more. The author also includes must-know key terms all AP® students should know before test day. Expert Test-taking StrategiesOur experienced AP Microeconomics teacher shares detailed question-level strategies and explains the best way to answer the multiple-choice and free-response questions you’ll encounter on test day. By following our expert tips and advice, you can boost your overall point score! Take REA's FREE Practice Exam After studying the material in the Crash Course, go to the online REA Study Center and test what you've learned. Our free practice exam features timed testing, detailed explanations of answers, and automatic scoring analysis. The exam is balanced to include every topic and type of question found on the actual AP® exam, so you know you're studying the smart way. Whether you're cramming for the test at the last minute, looking for extra review, or want to study on your own in preparation for the exams - this is the study guide every AP® Microeconomics student must have. When it's crucial crunch time and your Advanced Placement® exam is just around the corner, you need REA's Crash Course for AP® Microeconomics!About the AuthorDavid Mayer earned his B.S. in Economics from Texas A&M University and his M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Mr. Mayer has had an extensive career teaching economics to high school students. Since 2004, more than 400 of his students have earned college credit on the AP® Economics exams. In addition to his work in the classroom, Mr. Mayer serves as an AP® Economics consultant for the College Board and is an AP® Economics Reader and Table Leader for Educational Testing Service. He has also written several economics books and test preps. Currently Mr. Mayer teaches AP® Economics at the Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas and acts as professional mentor to new AP® Economics teachers.

To locate his missing friend, former urban archaeologist Cy Reed must piece together his shattered life and return to the one place on earth he truly fears...Manhattan. Soon, he's storming through flooded subway tunnels, discovering a lost laboratory, battling a mysterious man-eating beast, and scaling a mountainous skyscraper. But as he plunges deeper into the strange and murky legends surrounding a piece of forgotten technology, he begins to untangle a staggering conspiracy. More than sixty years ago, a Nazi physicist created a weapon capable of setting the world aflame. Now, a diabolical industrialist plans to finish the job. At stake is the future of a nation…millions of innocent lives…and one man's final chance at redemption.

As the Titanic and her passengers sank slowly into the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg late in the evening of April 14, 1912, a nearby ship looked on. Second Officer Herbert Stone, in charge of the midnight watch on the SS Californian sitting idly a few miles north, saw the distress rockets that the Titanic fired. He alerted the captain, Stanley Lord, who was sleeping in the chartroom below, but Lord did not come to the bridge. Eight rockets were fired during the dark hours of the midnight watch, and eight rockets were ignored. The next morning, the Titanic was at the bottom of the sea and more than 1,500 people were dead. When they learned of the extent of the tragedy, Lord and Stone did everything they could to hide their role in the disaster, but pursued by newspapermen, lawyers, and political leaders in America and England, their terrible secret was eventually revealed. The Midnight Watch is a fictional telling of what may have occurred that night on the SS Californian, and the resulting desperation of Officer Stone and Captain Lord in the aftermath of their inaction. Told not only from the perspective of the SS Californian crew, but also through the eyes of a family of third-class passengers who perished in the disaster, the narrative is drawn together by Steadman, a tenacious Boston journalist who does not rest until the truth is found. David Dyer's The Midnight Watch is a powerful and dramatic debut novel--the result of many years of research in Liverpool, London, New York, and Boston, and informed by the author's own experiences as a ship's officer and a lawyer.

A compilation of magic tricks, interviews and experiences as related by and about Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, LeRoy and Talma, David Devant, Charles Bertram, Horace Goldin and a host of other past masters of magic. It is a wondrous collection of articles gathered from popular magazines of the 1890s through the 1930s, which brings to life the great magicians of the early 20th century. Houdini shares his secrets of escaping from ropes and handcuffs, Thurston shows how to produce playing cards "from thin air," marvels of sleight of hand are explained, card-sharpers and con games are exposed, the best tricks for amateur magicians are offered by the greatest mystifiers of the age. 196 pages, illustrated with over 400 vintage photographs.