Books with author Wayne Anderson

Baen Books, 1991. Stated first Baen Book printing, August, 1991. (ISBN 0-671-72074-0) Near fine tight copy, near fine wrappers. "Everyone know that Poul Anderson is one of the best: they're wrong — he's better!" — Jerry Pournelle. Invaders from space, meet your match. What the aliens see: a blue-green orb, occupied by bipedal aborigines with early pretechnical civilization, a farm-oriented economy, population scattered in small groupings — a world ripe for the plundering. They choose one moderate population cluster to serve as a bridge head. What the Villagers see: Demons! They may be crude, but if medieval villagers know one thing, it's how to combat demons... Science fiction.

Anne Anderson had what many would consider a privileged upbringing. She was raised in an upper-middle class neighborhood, attended private schools, and frequented the country club with her well-to-do parents. But as privileged as her upbringing was, it was also disadvantageous…When Anne graduated from college, she was ready to begin her career as a teacher. But she was completely unprepared for what she was about to encounter. She accepted a teaching position in a culturally diverse and overcrowded public school, where she was pitted against disobedient children, bizarre parents, inept coworkers, and a cantankerous department chair who constantly criticized her and tried to get her fired.Needless to say, Anne was frustrated by her predicament. Yet, amazingly, she overcame it and went on to teach for thirty-five years, inspiring many other teachers—including her own daughter—along the way.Secrets from the Teachers’ Lounge thoughtfully recounts the challenges Anne confronted in her career, as well as the humorous, sometimes scandalous, situations she witnessed over the years. As entertaining as it is enlightening, it’s sure to appeal to anyone interested in the profession, providing an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the clandestine world of teaching.

While dealing with his father’s apparent abandonment and his mother’s grisly suicide, Tyler Linley uses pills and Hollywood escapism to numb his raging pessimism. As his college career ends, an old acquaintance reenters his life as a lover and yanks him back into reality. But reality is nothing like drugs or booze. It’s nothing like the movies, either. There’s no Morgan Freeman narration. Tyler finds himself out on drunken midnight vigilante missions to make the world right by him—Hollywood endings. But his friends make him realize he must face the fluctuating state of reality or he will self-destruct, destroying everyone around him.

f you enjoyed Templar's extraordinary Dragonology (New York Times Bestseller & Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week), then just wait till you see Egyptology. With a stunning gold foiled and embossed cover featuring three 'jewels', and with its creation overseen by TGH James, ex keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum, Egyptology is Emily Sands' lavish 1926 scrapbook journal of a lost expedition. Full of novelties and recreations, such as a piece of mummy cloth, a booklet on hieroglyphs and a working board game , the book brims with beautiful art and fascinating facts about Ancient Egypt, and a has a final magnificent novelty in the back case.