Books with author John A. Davis

Drawing on a great working knowledge of digital processes, The Camera Book is full of broad-reaching, fun and informative projects. Illustrated with a mixture of professionally shot images and some taken by children, to demonstrate the dos and don'ts (or the 'good' and the 'even better'). The book will also show kids taking their pictures and setting up their shots.- Take fun pics with friends, or make great gifts.- Simple effects, making photo gifts, great photo album ideas.- Simple camera tricks (holding up a large building, friends standing on your hand).- Camera kit will be generic, rather than specific models.- Includes simple stills cameras, mobile phones.- Includes easy videoing and film making.

"Rome, 1960. World record holder Roger Moens headlined an impressive field in the men’s 800m final at the Olympic Games. At the gun, Moens led with a fast pace, and by 600m, the lead pack had thinned to five runners. It looked to be a sure victory for the Belgian. But then, something curious happened..."So begins Basic Training Principles for Middle and Long-Distance Running, a short booklet which gives you an introduction into the structure of a proper training program through the eyes of Arthur Lydiard's legendary training methods, first described in 1962. This booklet is short, gripping, informative, and written at a level which even complete novices can understand. It is designed to be an introductory lesson in fundamental training methods for newly-minted competitive runners.This booklet was written to get young, promising high school runners eager to embark on a training journey and to set them on the right track for long term development, but any runner, young or old, newbie or veteran, can gain something from Basic Training Principles.

Combat To College is the book for veterans who need to win the college battle. Veterans must utilize the unique skills and discipline gained in the military to succeed in higher education. When veterans get out of the military, their plan of action often determines whether they live out their dreams or their nightmares. How well you do in college often dictates how well you do in life. Rise up to your potential and navigate college with these straightforward lessons. Make your college success non-negotiable, you earned your GI bill and it's time to grit your teeth and use it! "Every single veteran I know struggles adjusting to college life, here is the solution" -SFC Samuel Brooks, Army Ranger, Bronze Star and Purple Heart Recipient "It's inspiring and hard-hitting and deserves a lot of attention from the military community" -Master Sergeant Dan "Bull" Colello "This is well worth the time to everyone interested in college. This will benefit student athletes who will gain a lot from embracing a winning military mindset" -Pat Angerer, NFL Linebacker "Politically impartial, logical, encouraging, and written with grace and strength, Combat To College has the kind of actionable information that can help you successfully redirect your life." - Self-Publishing Review

Overlooking Purgatory Chasm, there sits an old house that has far exceeded its occupancy limit. Only those who reside here are no longer living - they are the ones who have passed on within the confines of its walls and cannot escape. Death had all but forgotten the wretched souls here. When Clara Mae fell to her death and added to the count, it was one too many for the rest of them to take - something had to be done. There just wasn't room for all of them to exist in that house any longer. But what would it take to break the curse that kept them confined for all these years? While the others had occupied themselves with haunting the living, Charles plotted an escape. But could it work, or would it backfire and leave them worse off than they were before? Could he find a way out before more bodies piled up? Perhaps the evil one would find the answer, or maybe it would just take the help of a child to bring them the peace they had been waiting for all this time.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!US TOP 20UK TOP 40ENIGMA! REVENGE! REVELATION! THE BRAND NEW Trilogy From the International Bestselling Author of The Cortés Enigma and The Templar Agenda Trilogy Edition includes:The Cortés Enigma - new and revised edition, May 2016The Cortés Revenge - new release, May 2016The Cortés Revelation - new release, May 2016FROM THE BACK PAGEMexico 1520: As the Aztec Empire burns to ash at Hernán Cortés’s feet, in another part of the country a great treasure lies hidden in a sacred place watched over by its keepers. Throughout the land, a strange legend has long told of an ancient people dwelling deep within the jungle whose possessions include a precious set of stones with the potential to bring unlimited power to its owner. As well as wealth beyond their wildest dreams . . . 1904: In an old graveyard in a remote part of the Isles of Scilly, a distinguished academic makes a surprising discovery. The inscriptions on the gravestones are unlike any he has ever seen, at least in that part of the world. The clues point to an astounding possibility. A forgotten Spanish legend. And a four-hundred-year-old cover-up!Present Day: History lecturer Dr Ben Maloney is sitting in his office when the phone rings. A call from his cousin is rarely anything out of the ordinary, but today what he has to say is anything but normal. Their great-great-grandfather’s body has been discovered in a boat near a deserted island in the Isles of Scilly. With a bullet through his skull!Dropping everything, the cousins’ decision to visit the site of their ancestor’s demise soon proves to be one that will change their lives forever. With nothing but a hundred-year-old diary and legends from the past to guide them, Ben soon realises their quest to solve the riddle of their ancestor’s death will require them to take on an altogether greater mystery that will lead them not only halfway across the world delving deep into humanity’s bloodiest past but potentially to their own deaths. An unimaginable treasure remains undiscovered – one with the ability to change the world for better or worse. And some will stop at nothing to find it . . .

After a horrific car accident that left her dead for several minutes, June quickly learned that she didn’t come back from the other side alone. At only twenty-seven, she was now wheelchair-bound, living alone in a small apartment in Boston’s north end. As a summer nor’easter rolls in and the day nurse says goodbye, she is left to deal with the shadows and darkness by herself. When the power goes off, the dark entities make themselves known, growing stronger by the power of the raging storm. Another feeding on a soul of a dying person nearby would put them over the edge, June fears. But how will she keep that from happening? The sudden sounds of a fight downstairs has her concerned, and as the night and attacks by the shadow people progress, it looks like a losing battle. Is her ex-con neighbor still alive? Can she make it to daybreak?

Travels of Four Years and a Half in the United States of America is a meticulous account by author John Davis of his travels during the years 1798 to 1802, from New York to Philadelphia, and on to South Carolina, Washington, D.C. During his journey, he observes people from a broad range of socio-economic stations, ranging from upper-class Europeans to the indigenous peoples of Occoquan. In his letter to Thomas Jefferson, he wrote, “In frequent journeyings through your country, I have made remarks on the character, customs and manners of the people...I have alike communed with the slave who wields the hoe, and the task-master who imposes his labour.” Davis also includes an interesting account of the arrival of the news of General Washington’s death, as well as Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural speech.

Overlooking Purgatory Chasm, there sits an old house that has far exceeded it's occupancy limit. Only those that reside here are no longer living- they are the ones who have passed on within the confines of its walls and cannot escape. Death had all but forgotten the wretched souls here.When Clara Mae fell to her death and added to the count, it was one too many for the rest of them to take- something had to be done. There just wasn’t room for all of them to exist in that house any longer.But what would it take to break the curse that kept them confined for all these years? While the others had occupied themselves with haunting the living, Charles plotted an escape. But could it work, or would it backfire and leave them worse off than they were before? Could he find a way out before more bodies piled up?Perhaps the evil one would find the answer, or maybe it would just take the help of a child to bring them the peace they had been waiting for all this time.