Books with author Michael A Harrison

Catch-22 with radiation.Area 51 meets Dr. Strangelove.Except it really happened.Operation Redwing, the biggest and baddest of America’s atmospheric nuclear weapons test regimes, mixed saber rattling with mad science, while overlooking the cataclysmic human, geopolitical and ecological effects. But mostly, it just messed with guys’ heads.Major Maxwell, who put Safety First, Second and Third. Except when he didn’t.Berko, the wise-cracking Brooklyn Dodgers fan who was forced to cope with the H-Bomb and his mother’s cookies.Tony, who thought military spit and polish plus uncompromising willpower made him an exception.Carl Duncan, who clung to his girlfriend’s photos and a dangerous secret.Major Vanish, who did just that.In THE ATOMIC TIMES, Michael Harris welcomes readers into the U.S. Army's nuclear family where the F-words were Fallout and Fireball. In a distinctive narrative voice, Harris describes his H-bomb year with unforgettable imagery and insight into the ways isolation and isotopes change men for better—and for worse."A gripping memoir leavened by humor, loyalty and pride of accomplishment. A tribute to the resilience, courage and patriotism of the American soldier." —Henry Kissinger

James is no ordinary teenager. He is a very smart,nerdy Brit recently relocated to California who thinks big strategic thoughts about everything from dating,healthy eating and marriage. He has decided he is not going to be digging the other guy's ditches, he will be a CEO of a multinational corporation, earning mega bucks, but first he will be a millionaire before he leaves his teens. His head is bursting with brilliant new business ideas and he forms a company with his best friend Dave. The appointment of the new Board member Emma, brings James face to face with his first true love and their developing relationship is hilarious and heartwarming. Part two jumps forward four years and follows James as a young man attending UCLA completing an internship with a private detective.Young adults will fall in love and identify with James and older readers will wish they were young again.

Just before Karis’s birthday she is told she can have whatever present she wishes for. She asks her friend Cassie to help her decide on the perfect gift, and Cassie comes up with a brilliant idea. This lovely children’s story has been beautifully illustrated with very attractive, bright and colourful full page pictures, which will appeal to young children. The storyline is simple and easy to read, explaining the importance of friendship and sharing.

BOOK REVIEW by Stuart Jewkes, Editor of The Rider's Digest"All the gear and no idea" is usually meant as a pejorative term aimed at chequebook bikers. On the other hand, Michele Harrison inverts the phrase here to illustrate her refreshingly honest and upfront admission of her inexperience in relation to the magnitude of her undertaking - a massive road trip round India, all by herself, on a locally-procured Royal Enfield, with no backup or support of any kind. Unlike many of her "moto-travel-lit" peers, Michele uses the best policy of all, which is to adopt the value system of her host nation and leave everything to fate; a policy which eventually has a lasting impact on the rest of her life (in a good way - but I won't give it away!). As a result, she makes Homeric road trips like this sound accessible and achievable to mere mortals, when so many others give the impression that lack of expertise is a barrier to entry.It's not all Pirsig-style mysticism either. Instead you variously get crashes, dynamite, harrassment and hospitality, charity and larceny, disease, enlightenment and a side-trip into the Himalayas. At the centre of all this is Michele and her motorcycle ("Big Thumper"), which is the perfect vehicle for the human interaction that is the cornerstone of all great travel stories, including this one.BOOK DESCRIPTIONJust because someone told her India was "really in your face", Michèle Harrison quit her office job at the age of 33, bought herself an Enfield motorbike and set off for nearly a year in 1997 to tour the Indian subcontinent. Until then, she had only ridden scooters around London. With more gear than sense, her 17,000 miles journey took her through the mayhem of Delhi traffic, the mountains of Kashmir, the deserts of Rajasthan, the beaches of Goa, the southern tip of India, the remote tracks of Nepal and the eerie Himalayan barrenness of Ladakh. She wanted an adventure to spice up a boring life and fulfil her wanderlust. She got that, and more.

On his commute to school CJ sees a rat on the New York subway. Nothing special about that until the rat stands up and waves to him. When CJ returns home and notices his back pack move he is very surprised but when the zipper slowly opens and the rat emerges saying, “Do you have any popcorn, I’m starving”, well, you get the picture. This incredibly smart, well educated, street wise rat joins forces with CJ on two important projects, helping those less fortunate and eradicating bullying from CJ’s school.

SHOCKING, FUNNY, SAD AND RAUNCHYThe biggest and baddest of America’s atmospheric nuclear weapons test series, Redwing mixed saber rattling with mad science, while overlooking its cataclysmic human, geopolitical and ecological effects. But mostly, Redwing just messed with guys’ heads.“A gripping memoir...Leavened by humor, loyalty and pride of accomplishment, this book is a tribute to the resilience, courage and patriotism of the American soldier.” — Henry Kissinger“One of the best books I've ever read! Destined to become a classic.”— John G. Stoessinger, Ph.D., winner of the Bancroft Prize for International Affairs, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, former Acting Director for the Political Affairs Division at the U.N.“Shockingly honest...Deeply personal and politically profound.”— Sen. Charles Schumer“Hard to put down...Touching, horrifying and uproariously funny.”— Dr. Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University“Brilliantly conceived, elegantly rendered and persuasively authentic.”— Robert B. Parker, author of the Spenser and Jesse Stone series“An entertaining read in the bloodline of Catch-22, Harris achieves the oddest of victories: a funny, optimistic story about the H-bomb.”— Publishers Weekly“Absurd and terrifying....Bored, frightened, angry, and sexually frustrated, the men turn cruel, violent and suicidal. Harris' frank and disturbing descriptions of the criminally irresponsible proceedings on Eniwetok and the physical and mental pain he and others endured constitute shocking additions to atomic history.” — Booklist

On his commute to school CJ sees a rat on the New York subway. Nothing special about that until the rat stands up and waves to him.When CJ returns home and notices his back pack move he is very surprised but when the zipper slowly opens and the rat emerges saying, “Do you have any popcorn, I’m starving”, well, you get the picture.This incredibly smart, well educated, street wise rat joins forces with CJ on two important projects, helping those less fortunate and eradicating bullying from CJ’s school.