Books with author Jonathan Davis

Smart and socially gifted, Adam and Cynthia Morey are perfect for each other. With Adam’s rising career in the world of private equity, a beautiful home in Manhattan, gorgeous children, and plenty of money, they are, by any reasonable standard, successful. But for the Moreys, their future of boundless privilege is not arriving fast enough. As Cynthia begins to drift, Adam is confronted with a choice that will test how much he is willing to risk to ensure his family’s happiness and to recapture the sense that the only acceptable life is one of infinite possibility. The Privileges is an odyssey of a couple touched by fortune, changed by time, and guided above all else by their epic love for each other.

There were seven of them when they left the summer camp of Coronado’s army and struck out into that unknown land, which is now our great Southwest, to find the golden cities of Cibola. Writing in his cell during the days of his trial for withholding the King’s Fifth, or royal share of treasure, Esteban de Sandoval, a young mapmaker, recalls all that happened since they left. The greedy and gold-hungry Captain Mendoza led the party, with an Indian girl, Zia, as a guide, on a hazardous expedition. For Esteban it was all an unbelievable adventure until the moment when he held in his hand a piece of the desired gold and for the first time felt its awful power.“Motivations and characterizations are finely drawn...in this excellent novel of the sixteenth century which brings to life people and events.” —Library Journal, starred review“What a day to celebrate—the day an author who has written a magnificent book comes through with another one which is equally magnificent! Scott O’Dell is the author, The King’s Fifth is the book he has created to join his multiple prize winner Island of the Blue Dolphins among the greats on young people’s bookshelves...It is the story of two journeys...together they make for a magnificent book.” —Publishers Weekly“Compelling, deeply felt story of a boy who, almost too late, comes to realize the awful cost of the lust for gold in honor and human life.” —Booklist

There were seven of them when they left the summer camp of Coronado’s army and struck out into that unknown land, which is now our great Southwest, to find the golden cities of Cibola. Writing in his cell during the days of his trial for withholding the King’s Fifth, or royal share of treasure, Esteban de Sandoval, a young mapmaker, recalls all that happened since they left. The greedy and gold-hungry Captain Mendoza led the party, with an Indian girl, Zia, as a guide, on a hazardous expedition. For Esteban it was all an unbelievable adventure until the moment when he held in his hand a piece of the desired gold and for the first time felt its awful power.“Motivations and characterizations are finely drawn...in this excellent novel of the sixteenth century which brings to life people and events.” ―Library Journal, starred review“What a day to celebrate―the day an author who has written a magnificent book comes through with another one which is equally magnificent! Scott O’Dell is the author, The King’s Fifth is the book he has created to join his multiple prize winner Island of the Blue Dolphins among the greats on young people’s bookshelves...It is the story of two journeys...together they make for a magnificent book.” ―Publishers Weekly“Compelling, deeply felt story of a boy who, almost too late, comes to realize the awful cost of the lust for gold in honor and human life.” ―Booklist

Welcome to the Camel Club. Existing at the fringes of Washington, DC, the Club consists of four eccentric members. Led by a mysterious man known as Oliver Stone, they study conspiracy theories, current events, and the machinations of government to discover the truth behind the country s actions. Their efforts bear little fruit until the group witnesses a shocking murder and become embroiled in an astounding, far-reaching conspiracy. Now the Club must join forces with a Secret Service agent to confront one of the most chilling spectacles ever to take place on American soil an event that may trigger the ultimate war between two different worlds. And all that stands in the way of this apocalypse is five unexpected heroes."