Books with author Frederick Burk

First published in 1878, this is the story of Frederick Burnaby's harrowing thousand-mile winter journey from Constantinople to eastern Turkey. War between Turkey and Russia threatened, and Burnaby was on a mission to discover whether the Turks could resist a potential thrust toward Constantinople by the Russian Empire. This entertaining account, a bestseller of its time, will appeal to armchair travelers, military history buffs, and anyone interested in the history of this fascinating and tumultuous region. British soldier and writer FREDERICK BURNABY (1842-1885) was a member of the Royal Horse Guards, and in 1882, he became the first balloonist to cross the English Channel alone. Three years later, he died from a spear wound sustained in battle in the Sudan. He also wrote A Ride to Khiva (1876).

Anyone looking for adventure, romance, authentic American frontier life, and colorful characters, all based on people who actually lived at that juncture in history, can consider reading this book an accomplishment that makes her/his day or week, however long it takes to knock off this book. Throw in a bit of modern science, like the van de Graaff generator, and you have something unbelievable. Holding her own with the very masculine male characters of this novel is Wind-Singing-in-Grass, an Indian princess you wouldn't believe. The book is written for young adults, but anyone young at heart will enjoy it.

The RingTwo Damaged Men and the Woman Who Needs ThemThe Ring is the fictional story of two men who suffer traumatic amputations; one in a workplace setting, the other in combat, and the woman who helps them confront their physical and emotional challenges.Gary Dwornick, a high-school dropout, lives with his mother in an adversarial relationship, and works in a factory that makes large industrial blades. One day, while standing in for a co-worker in an unfamiliar location, he loses his right hand in a terrible accident. Seemingly against all odds, after his injury he hopes for something to transform his life for the better.Frank Gordon, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, loses his left leg to an improvised explosive device while on his third tour in Iraq. Medically retired, he sinks into depression. His wife abandons him and their daughter Anne, shortly after he returns home. Resisting treatment and therapy, despite his daughter’s best efforts he has come to feel his life, once seemingly blessed with success, is not worth living.Anne Gordon, Frank’s daughter, is struggling to help her father overcome his depression and re-engage with life, while failing to focus on her own life goals. She feels doomed to failure, and wonders where the strength will come from to help her father, much less, herself. How these stories intertwine will capture the reader’s attention. Can these three once again embrace life and face the future with confidence?Author’s Note: This story is dedicated to the Amputee Coalition of America, to which a share of all net profits is dedicated.

"This book is exactly what parents should share with the children to help with separation anxiety."--Leon Coe, City Commissioner Gone Again is designed to help children of first responders and military families deal with the departure of a parent who works long hours or is deployed. The book promotes resilience and recognition of support systems, and helps children maintain their normal routine while a parent is fulfilling a duty to defend, protect or serve.

The world has a new hero. All he needs is someone to save . . . Spy Kids meets Garfield in this action-packed, humorous, middle-grade adventure.Timber Howligan wants nothing more than to follow in the pawsteps of his espionage hero, the Great Nim, and be a real secret agent cat. When he finds a suspicious room of caged animals at the local barn, he vows to help.Then he discovers the spy cat program is in his town…without him! Now more than ever he needs the CIA’s help—but every attempt to prove himself ends in disaster.Worse, these animals may be at the heart of an international smuggling operation. Can Timber save them before it's too late?

What if nature's revenge needed a little help? Ilon knew in his heart what it meant to be scheduled for extinction, but how could he ever convince the Egris, hunted for their hides, to fight? The Battle for Tomorrow is a tale of deep ecology with a militant edge, of animal instinct colliding with technology in a battle where the stakes are extinction or planetary conquest.This fast-paced Sci-Fi/Adventure novel takes us into the mind of an animal fighting for survival against a technologically-advanced culture, merely for the beauty of their hides. In this fully imagined alternative world, the Egris had evolved on wide plains and lush forests as pack hunters, but were no match for the guns of the Iranha. They had no way of knowing they stand in the way of colonization as the Iranha fled the self-inflicted ruin of their home planet. With the mysterious appearance of Ilon the Hunter the balance of nature is altered in a startling evolutionary leap. But why? And by whom? Ilon himself only has clues to his dark past, enough to know that he had already lived the future of the Egris, his own species hunted to extinction once on Earth. How can he get them to understand the danger and turn on the invaders in The Battle for Tomorrow?

"Keep My White Sneakers, Kit Carson" is a book about the Blackfeet Indians and the mountain men, trappers who tried to survive in the same, stunningly beautiful land just northwest of the Great Plains in what is now Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana. That they would get in each other's way was a given if one understands the fiercely independent nature of both. In a twist of science fiction, Ted, a high school student, is hurled back in time to join the man reputed to be the greatest mountain man of them all, Jim Bridger, and his friend, Kit Carson. They are the enemies of the Blackfeet, wily rulers of what was in the 1830's called the Edge of the Rockies. Into this fierce struggle comes Wind-Singing-in-Grass, the Blackfoot princess who rivals the charisma of Sacajawea. Her unique personality touches all in this chaotic region, including her father's captives such as Ted and the mysterious Shoshone, Sit-Near-Fire. Does Ted ever get back to the Twenty-first Century? Does he survive a Blackfoot onslaught that promises to put an end to Jim Bridger and Kit Carson? You'll enjoy the pace of a book written for young adults.

He was a giant in his day, in terms of physical strength and literary fame. Captain Frederick Burnaby not only stood over most men in the flesh, he towered over them when it came to cold courage. A case in point was his decision to explore Russia on horseback in 1875, a country which had just been declared off-limits to all foreigners by the Czar. That didn’t intimidate Burnaby. A famous swordsmen and notable linguist, the author set off determined to cross Russia during the height of winter. His goal? The forbidden Central Asian city of Khiva! The resultant tale is a classic of equestrian adventure travel. Burnaby fills every page with a memorable cast of characters, including hard-riding Cossacks, nomadic Tartars, vodka-guzzling sleigh-drivers and a legion of peasant ruffians. “A Ride to Khiva” remains one of the most thrilling tales of the Victorian Age.