Books with author d. Watson

In the spring of 1814 at the young age of seventeen Ephraim Bradford deserts from the British Army to begin a new life in America. When his ship to the New World is commandeered by privateers Ephraim becomes an indentured servant to the pirate empire commanded by Captain Jean Lafitte. Soon Ephraim, a merchant by training, begins managing the sale of Lafitte’s stolen goods on the streets of New Orleans. The same day that Ephraim lands in America, a thousand miles away in the bustling city of Baltimore, Charlotte Fuller reluctantly marries a swindler twice her age and boards a ship to the Gulf coast. After her foolhardy husband is killed she is left starving and alone on the streets of the Crescent City. Desperate and near death, the only way she can find to survive is by taking a job in a Bourbon Street bordello. Pirates or Patriots follows a young British merchant from the cold fields of Shropshire England to the warm waters of the Mississippi delta and a young farm girl from the cool shores of the Chesapeake Bay to the gritty underbelly of the French Quarter. On a sunny summer afternoon the two fall in love only to have their passions torn apart by their secret lives and the looming Battle of New Orleans.

Is it really better to burn out than to fade away?Aldo Evans is a desperate man. Fired from his job and deeply in debt, he struggles to balance a broken family life with his passion for music.Luce Figura is a troubled woman. A rhythmic perfectionist, she is haunted by childhood trauma and scorned by her religiously devout mother.Ross McArthur is a wise ass. Orphaned as an infant, his interests include game shows, home-grown weed, occasional violence and the bass guitar.They are Public Alibi. A rock n’ roll band going nowhere fast.But when the sharp-suited, smooth talking producer Gappa Bale offers them a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make their dreams come true, they are caught up in a maelstrom of fame, obsession, music and murder.Praise from readers:★★★★★ - "Watson is the Christopher Brookmyre of horror. Readers will be very, very afraid."★★★★★ - "Classic occult horror in a modern (musical) setting. A terrifying, excellent horror story that really resonated with me."★★★★★ - "A book I will soon not forget. If you love music, plot twists, and horror stories, this one is for you."

This booklet presents a summary review of North Carolina’s monetary history during the colonial period, the Revolution, and the Confederation. The author demonstrates a thorough understanding of the wide range of factors and considerations that shaped monetary policy during the period and the consequences thereof. An ongoing theme is the limited set of fiscal options available under early economic conditions. [Description based on a review of the print edition in the July 1981 issue of the North Carolina Historical Review.]

Since its publication in 1968, The Double Helix has given countless readers a rare and exciting look at one highly significant piece of scientific research—Watson and Crick's race to discover the molecular structure of DNA. In this Norton Critical Edition, Watson's lively and irreverent account is placed in historical perspective by Gunther Stent's introduction and by retrospective views from two major figures in the adventure, Francis Crick and Linus Pauling, and by Rosalind Franklin's last student, Aaron Klug.Background materials include reproductions of the original scientific papers in which the double helical structure of DNA was first presented in 1953 and 1954. In Criticism, which begins with "A Review of the Reviews" by Gunther Stent, other scientists and scholars reveal their own experiences and views of Watson's story. There are reviews by Philip Morrison, F. X. S., Richard C. Lewontin, Mary Ellmann, Robert L. Sinsheimer, John Lear, Alex Comfort, Jacob Bronowski, Conrad H. Waddington, Robert K. Merton, Peter M. Medawar, and André Lwoff; as well as three letters to the editor of Science by Max F. Perutz, M. H. F. Wilkins, and James D. Watson.

Since its publication in 1968, The Double Helix has given countless readers a rare and exciting look at one highly significant piece of scientific research—Watson and Crick's race to discover the molecular structure of DNA. In this Norton Critical Edition, Watson's lively and irreverent account is placed in historical perspective by Gunther Stent's introduction and by retrospective views from two major figures in the adventure, Francis Crick and Linus Pauling, and by Rosalind Franklin's last student, Aaron Klug.Background materials include reproductions of the original scientific papers in which the double helical structure of DNA was first presented in 1953 and 1954. In Criticism, which begins with "A Review of the Reviews" by Gunther Stent, other scientists and scholars reveal their own experiences and views of Watson's story. There are reviews by Philip Morrison, F. X. S., Richard C. Lewontin, Mary Ellmann, Robert L. Sinsheimer, John Lear, Alex Comfort, Jacob Bronowski, Conrad H. Waddington, Robert K. Merton, Peter M. Medawar, and André Lwoff; as well as three letters to the editor of Science by Max F. Perutz, M. H. F. Wilkins, and James D. Watson.