Books with author HUGHES

"A classic is something utterly strange and original, and yet as deeply familiar and necessary as your own hands. The Iron Man is like no other story in the world and, fifty years after its first publication, we need it as much as ever." -- Philip PullmanPart modern fairy tale, part science-fiction myth, The Iron Man describes the unexpected arrival in England of a mysterious giant "metal man" who wreaks havoc on the countryside by attacking the neighbouring farms and eating all their machinery. A young boy called Hogarth befriends him, and Hogarth and the extraordinary being end up defending and saving the earth when it is attacked by a fearsome "space-bat-angel-dragon" from outer space. Ted Hughes' classic tale, with its message of peace and hope, is known and loved all over the UK and is an exciting collaboration between Walker Books and Faber and Faber. This beautiful, small-format paperback celebrates 50 wonderful years of Ted Hughes' classic tale.WINNER OF THE V&A BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR"A stunning production ... spectacular" The Sunday Times

SOMETIMES THE GOOD GUYS DON’T FIGHT FAIR...Jack Wheat was a Rhino hunter. At sixteen years old, he started roaming the planet in search of the monstrous creatures that burst from the ground and ripped humans to shreds with their great serrated horn.He and his horse, Killer, knew the land well: every desert oasis, every rock, every hill and mountain and forest. They were a team, and Jack was a hero… Until he and his lady, Sheffie Jarrett, were lured to New Lisbon to help “solve” the worsening Rhino problem in Agrilot’s largest city.While scientists in Lisbon worked to recreate a technological society, lost when Earth abandoned the prison planet, Jack soon learned that not everybody shared their goals. And Jack hid a secret, too, one he could not afford to have anyone discover.When no one else would, Jack listened to Crazy Mac, an old hermit who lived at a desert oasis. Jack knew how to sift through the nonsense the old man spouted forth in his high-pitched whine. By listening, Jack learned things that other people ignored. Then Mac and a stubborn mule named Toadstool made a discovery in the desert that would change everything. Agrilot held more secrets, both above and below, secrets that might cost Jack and Sheffie their lives.Awarded 5 Stars by READER’S FAVORITE – “Killing Rhinos is such a fascinating tale. It's exceptionally well-written and smoothly blends normal human life with seemingly believable science fiction… will keep readers intrigued and curious until the very end.”

Built on sugar, slaves, and piracy, Jamaica’s Port Royal was the jewel in England’s quest for empire until a devastating earthquake sank the city beneath the sea A haven for pirates and the center of the New World’s frenzied trade in slaves and sugar, Port Royal, Jamaica, was a notorious cutthroat settlement where enormous fortunes were gained for the fledgling English empire. But on June 7, 1692, it all came to a catastrophic end. Drawing on research carried out in Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States, Apocalypse 1692: Empire, Slavery, and the Great Port Royal Earthquake by Ben Hughes opens in a post–Glorious Revolution London where two Jamaica-bound voyages are due to depart. A seventy-strong fleet will escort the Earl of Inchiquin, the newly appointed governor, to his residence at Port Royal, while the Hannah, a slaver belonging to the Royal African Company, will sail south to pick up human cargo in West Africa before setting out across the Atlantic on the infamous Middle Passage. Utilizing little-known first-hand accounts and other primary sources, Apocalypse 1692 intertwines several related themes: the slave rebellion that led to the establishment of the first permanent free black communities in the New World; the raids launched between English Jamaica and Spanish Santo Domingo; and the bloody repulse of a full-blown French invasion of the island in an attempt to drive the English from the Caribbean. The book also features the most comprehensive account yet written of the massive earthquake and tsunami which struck Jamaica in 1692, resulting in the deaths of thousands, and sank a third of the city beneath the sea. From the misery of everyday life in the sugar plantations, to the ostentation and double-dealings of the plantocracy; from the adventures of former-pirates-turned-treasure-hunters to the debauchery of Port Royal, Apocalypse 1692 exposes the lives of the individuals who made late seventeenth-century Jamaica the most financially successful, brutal, and scandalously corrupt of all of England’s nascent American colonies.

Attila the Hun is a household name. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next two decades. Attila bullied and manipulated both halves of the Roman empire, forcing successive emperors to make tribute payments or face invasion. Ian Hughes recounts Attila's rise to power, attempting to untangle his character and motivations so far as the imperfect sources allow. A major theme is how the two halves of the empire finally united against Attila, prompting his fateful decision to invade Gaul and his subsequent defeat at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plain in 451.Integral to the narrative is analysis of the history of the rise of the Hunnic Empire; the reasons for the Huns' military success; relations between the Huns and the two halves of the Roman Empire; Attila’s rise to sole power; and Attila’s doomed attempt to bring both halves of the Roman Empire under his dominion.

The Great Rebellion in heaven is over. Being forever cast from the kingdom, Satan and his followers now wage a different battle – a battle for the souls of God’s chosen ones.When Kevin Foster and his wife Teri receive the news that their youngest son is dying of cancer, their lives are devastated. With their world torn apart, their other two children, Emily and Josh, must face a heartbreak and fear of their own as the family foundation crumbles.Seeing the vulnerability and weakness of the Fosters, Bela, commander of the fallen ones, wastes no time in sending his demons to break the family bond. But the prize he’s after is not Kevin or Teri - it’s Josh. Bela’s orders are to snatch the very soul of the young saint before God’s strength and power take root in his heart.Standing between the fallen ones and their victims is the army of the Lord – the mighty angelic warriors. And they will stop at nothing to protect the saints of God under their watch.As the Lord’s army of angels arise to protect the Fosters, the team of Bomani, Speranza, Elian, and Analise, under the leadership of Commander Zedekiah, find themselves pitted against their former friends Dorjan, Talman, and Mara. The battle has begun.But that’s only the beginning. Follow Josh as he fights a battle of his own, and grows from a boy into a strong spiritual man. With the help of Bomani, Speranza, Elian, and Analise, Josh finds out what it takes to walk the path set before him. Though the angels are unseen, Josh soon realizes their presence is always near. Now in one volume witness as darkness and light collide in a clash of forces so powerful yet nothing can stop the mighty angelic warriors.

This delightful collection of three board books is perfect for toddlers acquiring language skills. Each page features a full-color photo of a familiar animal followed by a two-word text that includes the animal’s name and a verb to describe what the animal is doing, e.g. Penguin splishing/ Horse splashing. At the end of each book, a young child is shown having a bath, having a nap, or playing. The rhythmic cadence of the text, the rich vocabulary, and the vivid photos are ideal for sharing with a toddler.

In his widely acclaimed Chasing Shadows ("the best account yet of Nixon’s devious interference with Lyndon Johnson’s 1968 Vietnam War negotiations"-- Washington Post), Ken Hughes revealed the roots of the covert activity that culminated in Watergate. In Fatal Politics, Hughes turns to the final years of the war and Nixon’s reelection bid of 1972 to expose the president’s darkest secret.While Nixon publicly promised to keep American troops in Vietnam only until the South Vietnamese could take their place, he privately agreed with his top military, diplomatic, and intelligence advisers that Saigon could never survive without American boots on the ground. Afraid that a preelection fall of Saigon would scuttle his chances for a second term, Nixon put his reelection above the lives of American soldiers. Postponing the inevitable, he kept America in the war into the fourth year of his presidency. At the same time, Nixon negotiated a "decent interval" deal with the Communists to put a face-saving year or two between his final withdrawal and Saigon’s collapse. If they waited that long, Nixon secretly assured North Vietnam’s chief sponsors in Moscow and Beijing, the North could conquer the South without any fear that the United States would intervene to save it. The humiliating defeat that haunts Americans to this day was built into Nixon’s exit strategy. Worse, the myth that Nixon was winning the war before Congress "tied his hands" has led policy makers to adapt tactics from America’s final years in Vietnam to the twenty-first-century conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, prolonging both wars without winning either.Forty years after the fall of Saigon, and drawing on more than a decade spent studying Nixon’s secretly recorded Oval Office tapes--the most comprehensive, accurate, and illuminating record of any presidency in history, much of it never transcribed until now-- Fatal Politics tells a story of political manipulation and betrayal that will change how Americans remember Vietnam. Fatal Politics is also available as a special e-book that allows the reader to move seamlessly from the book to transcripts and audio files of these historic conversations.

Destiny is where you least expect to find it.Joe is different to most of his pack, they‘re cat shifters, but he’s a wolf. His mother died when he was young, and he doesn’t have a clue who his father is. He’s no purpose in life except to breeze through it with his friends. Walking into a trap on the spookiest day of the year changes all that. It awakens a strength inside him he didn’t know he had. The flame headed fox changes his outlook on life and forces him to realise everything isn’t as it seems. Red headed, fox-shifter Diane was stolen from her family and has spent the last year living in a cage — she has lost everything. Her family, home, and hope of a happy life. She’s told she’s special and needs to be looked after, but all she sees is nothing. Can Joe help her unravel the mystery surrounding her blood coloured hair?Or will a prophecy end up destroying them both?Welcome to the Evergreen series, a world of shifters and witches, magic and mayhem, set in the forests of England. Secrets, lies and prediction are wound together by the past and threaten our heroes as they seek to uncover the truth.