Books with author Michael Leach

The New York Times bestseller: “Hilarious. No mushy tribute to the joys of fatherhood, Lewis’ book addresses the good, the bad, and the merely baffling about having kids.”—Boston GlobeWhen Michael Lewis became a father, he decided to keep a written record of what actually happened immediately after the birth of each of his three children. This book is that record. But it is also something else: maybe the funniest, most unsparing account of ordinary daily household life ever recorded, from the point of view of the man inside. The remarkable thing about this story isn’t that Lewis is so unusual. It’s that he is so typical. The only wonder is that his wife has allowed him to publish it.

Fans of Sherlock Holmes and David Baldacci’s Amos Decker will love Jonathan Roper. Sir James Taylor is a billionaire and philanthropist. He’s also a man with dark secrets. He’s vanished after stepping out of his Rolls Royce in the heart of London and Scotland Yard is in trouble. There are no traces. No witnesses. No ransom. Nothing. With pressure from all sides the Met must send for Jonathan Roper and Brian Hooley. What they uncover is going to make a lot of important people very unhappy.For all his skills, Roper struggles with the regular world because his autism makes him appear arrogant. It doesn’t help that he has an unfortunate compulsion to point out people’s mistakes. He genuinely believes he’s helping. They’re sure he’s not.As the investigation take a series of dramatic turns, Roper and Hooley form a remarkable relationship. But it will only work so long as Hooley can withstand a daily barrage of painfully direct personal remarks. This is the backdrop for some laugh out loud moments which break the tension generated by this unputdownable crime thriller.Going Underground is the first novel in the Jonathan Roper Investigates series. Each book can be read as a standalone story.

Travel to Vietnam soon?Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia with a population of around 95 million, ranked 14 on the list of most populous countries. The country has a long history of influence with China. Replete with rich cultural history, quiet and contented lifestyle and great job opportunities, Vietnam is a melting pot of cultures with cultural and historical influences from China, France, India, Japan, and many other countries from the across the globe, in general, and from Asia, in particular.Whether you want to visit Vietnam as a traveller or want to settle down there, this book will be immensely useful to know a lot about the country including:Its rich history dating back to the Palaeolithic ageIts culture, language, and customs picked up from other cultures and given a Vietnamese twistThe various religions practiced Lifestyle, housing, weather, and transportationJobs, cost of living, and other pertinent detailsAnd much more...Backed by a society that believes in collectivism and overall goodness for everyone in the community, Vietnam is a great country to visit or even in which to settle down. Armed with the information given in this book, you will be able to manage the differences in cultures and lifestyle without much ado appreciating the beauty of your own culture and country while being open-minded about imbibing and learning about new countries and cultures.What are you waiting for? Let's start learning about Vietnam today!

Newly Updated with corrections & MORE CONTENTNew personalize page to sign and date and with proposal poem to ask your ring bearer.New activity pages that include mazes, puzzles and drawing activities.New Keep Sake Journal Pages to record your ring bearers favorite moments of the wedding.Plus updated coloring pages about the role of the ring bearer in the wedding.Over 20 pages of new content!Special re-launch price. Add it to your cart and grab it today!Will You Be My Ring Bearer?Ring Bearer Coloring Book for Celebrating Little Boys Special RoleA Ring Bearer Gifts for Boys Series Book

"One of the best baseball―and management―books out.... Deserves a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame."―ForbesMoneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only "the single most influential baseball book ever" (Rob Neyer, Slate) but also what "may be the best book ever written on business" (Weekly Standard).I wrote this book because I fell in love with a story. The story concerned a small group of undervalued professional baseball players and executives, many of whom had been rejected as unfit for the big leagues, who had turned themselves into one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball. But the idea for the book came well before I had good reason to write it―before I had a story to fall in love with. It began, really, with an innocent question: how did one of the poorest teams in baseball, the Oakland Athletics, win so many games? With these words Michael Lewis launches us into the funniest, smartest, and most contrarian book since, well, since Liar's Poker. Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the front offices of major league teams, and the dugouts, perhaps even in the minds of the players themselves. Lewis mines all these possibilities―his intimate and original portraits of big league ballplayers are alone worth the price of admission―but the real jackpot is a cache of numbers―numbers!―collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers and physics professors. What these geek numbers show―no, prove―is that the traditional yardsticks of success for players and teams are fatally flawed. Even the box score misleads us by ignoring the crucial importance of the humble base-on-balls. This information has been around for years, and nobody inside Major League Baseball paid it any mind. And then came Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland Athletics. Billy paid attention to those numbers ―with the second lowest payroll in baseball at his disposal he had to―and this book records his astonishing experiment in finding and fielding a team that nobody else wanted. Moneyball is a roller coaster ride: before the 2002 season opens, Oakland must relinquish its three most prominent (and expensive) players, is written off by just about everyone, and then comes roaring back to challenge the American League record for consecutive wins. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis shows us how and why the new baseball knowledge works. He also sets up a sly and hilarious morality tale: Big Money, like Goliath, is always supposed to win... how can we not cheer for David?

A masterful account of today's money culture, showing how the underpricing of risk leads to catastrophe.When it comes to markets, the first deadly sin is greed. Michael Lewis is our jungle guide through five of the most violent and costly upheavals in recent financial history: the crash of '87, the Russian default (and the subsequent collapse of Long-Term Capital Management), the Asian currency crisis of 1999, the Internet bubble, and the current sub-prime mortgage disaster. With his trademark humor and brilliant anecdotes, Lewis paints the mood and market factors leading up to each event, weaves contemporary accounts to show what people thought was happening at the time, and then, with the luxury of hindsight, analyzes what actually happened and what we should have learned from experience.As he proved in Liar's Poker, The New New Thing, and Moneyball, Lewis is without peer in his understanding of market forces and human foibles. He is also, arguably, the funniest serious writer in America.

The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor.A new edition for World History Topic 10: Authoritarian states (20th Century)An authoritative and engaging narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping students to develop their knowledge and analytical skills. This second edition of Access to History for the IB Diploma: Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states provides:- Reliable, clear and in-depth content from topic experts - Analysis of the historiography surrounding key debates- Dedicated exam practice with model answers and practice questions- TOK support and Historical Investigation questions to help with all aspects of the Diploma

This lovely new title follows the life cycle of a hare, from a leveret's first steps to finding a mate. You can also find out about some of the different habitats that are the hare's home, the threats facing hares today, and why some people see them as pests. You can also be an "animal detective" and find out how to tell if a hare has been in your neighborhood, and how to tell the difference between a hare and a rabbit. It also includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary, and "unusual fact" boxes.

This lovely new title follows the life cycle of a deer, from a kid's first wobbly steps to finding a mate. You can also find out about some of the different habitats that are the deer's home, the threats facing deers today, and why some people see them as pests. You can also be an "animal detective" and find out how to tell if a deer has been in your neighborhood. It also includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary, and "unusual fact" boxes.

In 1900 China was politically undeveloped and economically exploited by western colonial powers. Over the next fifty turbulent years it had rejected its imperial past, welcomed republicanism, survived Japanese occupation, w itnessed civil war and embraced a Marxist revolution. These extraordinary developments are examined in this book which combines a factual narrative with up-to-date analysis of the events.

Travel to Vietnam soon?Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia with a population of around 95 million, ranked 14 on the list of most populous countries. The country has a long history of influence with China. Replete with rich cultural history, quiet and contented lifestyle and great job opportunities, Vietnam is a melting pot of cultures with cultural and historical influences from China, France, India, Japan, and many other countries from the across the globe, in general, and from Asia, in particular.Whether you want to visit Vietnam as a traveller or want to settle down there, this book will be immensely useful to know a lot about the country including:Its rich history dating back to the Palaeolithic ageIts culture, language, and customs picked up from other cultures and given a Vietnamese twistThe various religions practiced Lifestyle, housing, weather, and transportationJobs, cost of living, and other pertinent detailsAnd much more...Backed by a society that believes in collectivism and overall goodness for everyone in the community, Vietnam is a great country to visit or even in which to settle down. Armed with the information given in this book, you will be able to manage the differences in cultures and lifestyle without much ado appreciating the beauty of your own culture and country while being open-minded about imbibing and learning about new countries and cultures.What are you waiting for? Let's start learning about Vietnam today!

Fans of Sherlock Holmes and David Baldacci’s Amos Decker will love Jonathan Roper. The assault came without warning. Three terror attacks that sent shock waves through London, triggering plans to evacuate the Royal Family. Police, politicians and the security services are left scrabbling for answers. When a previously unknown group claims responsibility the mystery deepens. This is the dramatic back drop to the most challenging investigation yet undertaken by autistic crime solver, Jonathan Roper, and his mentor and friend, Chief Inspector Brian Hooley. The pair are the detectives Scotland Yard turns to when all else fails. Before long they are sucked into the case and are about to discover they will face challenges that will test them to the limit. To have any chance of success they are going to need every ounce of Hooley’s policing know-how… but above all they will need Roper at his brilliant best. His autism has given him savant like qualities that enable him to spot things others miss and make intuitive leaps before anyone else realises there are connections. These qualities make him a superb investigator, but he lacks social skills and can be a complex man to deal with. He’s already been on the brink of being thrown out of Scotland Yard because he has managed to put so many back’s up. Hooley can see past the problems to the special detective underneath but, as his father always told him, “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” The veteran DCI has to ride some intense personal observations as he helps the younger man stay on track. It is this “special relationship” that makes the Roper series stand out. It provides unexpected warmth and genuine humour at even the darkest moments. But this time it emerges that fate has a few nasty surprises in store for Brian Hooley. Not only does he need to support Roper, his own health will become an issue that sets the clock ticking. The investigation also sees Hooley and Roper running a new team, unofficially dubbed the “Odd Bods” and introduces two new investigators that Roper is championing. Just Kill Them is a dark, page turning thriller that grabs you by the throat from the beginning... don’t be surprised to find yourself laughing out loud.