Books with author Rod Brown

Follow the evolution of the rail legacy of the Canadian Prairies from the arrival of the first engine on a barge to today’s realities. Rails Across the Prairies traces the evolution of Canada’s rail network, including the appearance of the first steam engine on the back of a barge. The book looks at the arrival of European settlers before the railway and examines how they coped by using ferry services on the Assiniboine and North Saskatchewan Rivers. The work then follows the building of the railways, the rivalries of their owners, and the unusual irrigation works of Canadian Pacific Railway. The towns were nearly all the creation of the railways from their layout to their often unusual names.Eventually, the rail lines declined, though many are experiencing a limited revival. Learn what the heritage lover can still see of the Prairies’ railway legacy, including existing rail operations and the stories the railways brought with them. Many landmarks lie vacant, including ghost towns and elevators, while many others survive as museums or interpretative sites.

Cecil John Rhodes made a fortune from diamonds and gold, became prime minister of the Cape, and had a country named after him, but his ambitions were far greater than that. When he was still in his twenties, after a meeting with General Gordon of Khartoum, Rhodes set up a Secret Society with the aim of establishing a new world order. The society, disciplined on Jesuit-style rules, became Rhodes’s lifelong obsession, and after his death it lived on and grew under the leadership of his executor, Lord Alfred Milner. The society played a key role in the governance of Britain during the Great War and the peace terms to end it, and it was linked to appeasement initiatives involving Hitler, the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Simpson before World War II. Echoes of the Secret Society survive in different guises to this day, including the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) and the Rhodes Scholarships. In The Secret Society, Robin Brown unpacks this astonishing and largely unknown history. He brings Rhodes, his companions and his successors to life by drawing from diaries and letters, and sheds new light on Rhodes’s homosexuality. Ranging from the diamond mines of Kimberley to the halls of power in Westminster, and peopled with characters such as General Gordon, Leander Starr Jameson, W.T. Stead, Olive Schreiner, the Princess Radziwill, Joseph Chamberlain and David Lloyd George, this book is a page-turner that will make you see the world, both past and present, in a different light.

As computers and data systems continue to evolve, they expand into every facet of ourpersonal and business lives. Never before has our society been so informationand technology driven. Because computers, data communications, and datastorage devices have become ubiquitous, few crimes or civil disputes do not involvethem in some way. This book teaches law enforcement, system administrators,information technology security professionals, legal professionals, and students ofcomputer forensics how to identify, collect, and maintain digital artifacts to preservetheir reliability for admission as evidence. It has been updated to take into accountchanges in federal rules of evidence and case law that directly address digital evidence,as well as to expand upon portable device collection.

Capture the interest of young children with these brightly coloured notes!•Play tunes right away.•No knowledge needed – just follow the colours.•Fun exercises.•Solfege – develops the ability to play by ear.•Only one simple lesson per book. •Correct musical notation – for easy transition to formal lessons.•Can be used with some other instruments.•Written for parents.

All Zack wanted was to get through the new school year unnoticed, but after discovering a box of magic golf balls he finds himself thrown into the spotlight, playing the match of his life! With the friendship of an old golf pro who encourages Zack to embrace who he is and to have the courage to stand up to the school bully, Zack learns what it takes to accept himself and others, and to believe in the impossible. The Magic Dozen is a fun school yard adventure that teaches good character and what it takes to be a winner in school and on and off the golf course. The magic Dozen will positively impact players and golfers of all ages.

Capture the interest of young children with these brightly coloured notes!•Play tunes right away.•No knowledge needed – just follow the colours.•Fun exercises.•Solfege – develops the ability to play by ear.•One simple lesson per book. •Correct musical notation – for easy transition to formal lessons.•Can be used with some other instruments.•Written for parents, not just music teachers.

Doopy Cat Always Escapes…When the warrior Doopy Cat finds himself held fast in the jaws of a giant mechanical rat—the iron jaws and sharp incisors just inches away from his belly—he knows he can count on his superpowers to escape. After all, no trap set by the Evil Cheese Dweebs has ever been able to hold him! But Doopy Cat has not yet faced the Mother Dweeb, the leader of the Evil Cheese Dweebs, and she has laid the perfect trap. As an epic war rages in the skies above his home planet, Doopy Cat is captured yet again and sent straight to the Mother Ship. Will his special powers—Swiss Army Claws, Laser Eyes, and Exploding Hairballs—be enough to vanquish the most evil dairy product in the galaxy? And will he ever be able to stomach the sight of cheese again?