Books with author John V. Young

The Skipping Verger and Other Tales is a collection of delightful short stories set in the Canary Islands between the late 19th and early 21st centuries. The Tales of Tenerife are written in Reid Young's engaging and unique style, the stories range from the humorous and romantic adventures of Victorian travelers, who were determined to understand and partake in the charms of local traditions, to intrigue at the start of the Spanish Civil War.An English scientist who meets a man with a strange walk, a Scottish artist who falls in love with a barefooted woman, foreigners who discover marvelous old wives tales and remedies for a variety of ailments, boys who get up to mischief in the bananas, secret agents, stowaways and even a grumpy chaplain can be found wrapped up in the charms of these Atlantic islands.Based on the personal experiences and recollections of a fourth generation British immigrant, these stories will appeal to those who enjoy a touch of eccentricity and old fashioned ways.Contents optimized for 2nd generation eInk Devices.

Quick-witted, sharp-tongued Connor Lambert won't take it any longer: the bullying, the secrets, the sympathy. He's been dying from cancer for years, but he’s not dead yet. He's going down fighting.Forming an unlikely friendship with fellow juvenile delinquent Skeates, the pair stage a break out and set off on a crazy tour across Scotland -- dodging the police, joy riding and extreme partying -- to find Connor's dad, an inmate at Shotts prison.But Connor's left two things behind -- the medication he needs to keep him alive, and the girl who makes living bearable. A fresh and bold debut novel full of heart, guts and raw emotion. Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist is a brilliantly funny, thrilling exploration of friendship, identity and mortality populated with witty, sharply drawn characters.

'Ah! those red soldiers at Isandlwana, how few they were, and how they fought! They fell like stones--each man in his place,' exclaimed a Zulu warrior after the battle. The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 has never ceased to hold the attention of military enthusiast and layman alike.In this detailed work of reference, John Young presents not only an authoritative survey of the war, from its causes to its conclusion, but after years of painstaking research presents complete details of the composition of the British forces for each major engagement together with full casualty lists of killed and wounded on the British side, both officers and men, and provides estimates of the Zulu casualties. The author also includes citations for honours awarded. The stark casualty lists, side by side with the dramatic narrative of what happened at Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift through to the capture of King Cetshwayo, make for a vivid and telling reconstruction of this ever-fascinating campaign, with its tragedies and its triumphs, and its speedy reversals of fortune.Copiously illustrated with numerous pictures of the people involved, and providing definitive military statistics, They Fell Like Stones is indispensable for students of Victorian military history.

Quick-witted, sharp-tongued Connor Lambert won't take it any longer: the bullying, the secrets, the sympathy. He's been dying from cancer for years, but he’s not dead yet. He's going down fighting. Forming an unlikely friendship with fellow juvenile delinquent Skeates, the pair stage a break out and set off on a crazy tour across Scotland -- dodging the police, joy riding and extreme partying -- to find Connor's dad, an inmate at Shotts Prison. But Connor's left two things behind -- the medication he needs to keep him alive, and the girl who makes living bearable. A fresh and bold debut novel full of heart, guts and raw emotion, Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist is a brilliantly funny, thrilling exploration of friendship, identity and mortality populated with witty, sharply drawn characters.

This is a hardcover book published gilt decorated boards and without a dust jacket by Union Publishing House, Chicago, IL in 1881. It has an 1879 copyright. It includes numerous black and white illustrations. From the Preface: No one subject is of more importance to people generally than a knowledge of the rules, usages and ceremonies of good society, which are commonly expressed by the word "Etiquette." Its necessity is felt wherever men and women associate together, whether in the city, village, or country town, at home or abroad. To acquire a thorough knowledge of these matters, and to put that knowledge into practice with perfect ease and self-complacency, is what people call good breeding. To display an ignorance of them, is to subject the offender to the opprobrium of being ill-bred. In the compilation of this work, the object has been to present the usages and rules which govern the most refined American society, and to impart that information which will enable any one, in whatever circumstances of life to acquire the perfect ease of a gentleman, or the gentle manners and graceful deportment of a well-bred lady, whose presence will be sought for, and who, by their graceful deportment will learn the art of being at home in any good society.

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