Books with author Rory Stewart

Bandi Guttmann is a 14-year-old Hungarian Jew, living in Budapest in 1944. German forces have occupied the city and life for Bandi and his family is about to become unbearable. Set apart from the rest of the Hungarian community, and denied basic human rights, the family's only weapon is their determination to survive. But in the face of mindless hatred, will the Guttmann's strength, love and courage be enough to hold them together? Based on the memoirs of Andor Guttmann, a survivor of the Holocaust. Part of a unique collection of fictional stories about young people caught up in real-life conflicts and disasters. Through their eyes we experience the day-to-day hardships and dangers of living through troubled times from throughout history.

Jerrod Jones has created the world's first true virtual reality where people can work and play. Its birth cry was 'Places - New York' a reality where anyone, anywhere in the world can experience all that New York has to offer. Businesses, governments and people, rich and poor, are all caught up in the excitement as life as they know it changes forever. Millions of people around the globe begin experiencing virtual life while leaving their old lives behind. Their new lives, this new way of living and all that it has to offer, is taking over and changing everything. Follow the Jarsan's, a small family in rural Louisiana, that join in on the excitement and soon find their lives in turmoil caused by the dynamics of virtual living. Contrast their rural roots against the creator of 'Places', Jerrod Jones, as he is trying to balance his life of making the whole world go virtual and at the same time, falling in love with the girl of his dreams, Jenna. She captivates the New Orleans playboy and after an explosive start, their love becomes the one part of their lives they still recognize. Life and love as they have been known in the past, are now forever changed by the concept of living virtual. Some lives are enhanced while others are destroyed, and in the end, blame and praise are laid at Jerrod's feet. What do you do when your place in the world is changed forever?

As if a bucket of cold water had suddenly been poured over him, Mikey became acutely aware of his plight. If this was really happening, he was stuck in the past.“I’ve seen a few movies and TV shows about time travel,” he said. “People stuck in a different time always find their way home.”Easier said than done. Mikey is an average Scottish school boy who is unexpectedly catapulted through time. Can he and his new friends find a way to return him to the 21st century?