Books by David King

Shortlisted for The Irish Book Awards Junior Children's Book of the Year 2022!From the Number One bestselling author of A Hug For YouWhen a trio of moody monsters jeopardise the Wompie Wonder Fair and throw the kingdom into chaos, something has to be done. And fast! Enter Sir Adam the Brave!Join him on his quest to save the day and find out what's making those monsters so very moody . . ._________'A sweet and fun story which shows the importance of empathy' Irish Examiner'Beautiful and inspirational' Paddy Donnelly

IRISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021Nothing warms us up quite like a hug, but what can we do when we can't be together?This is the story of a new hug's adventure and the boy who shared it with the world.Adam King stole the hearts of the nation when he introduced us to his Virtual Hug, a heart-shaped sign he carried during the COVID-19 pandemic to help him stay connected to his teacher while he was learning from home. He also took it to his regular hospital appointments to show his doctors, nurses, and care staff that he was still giving them a hug, just in a different way. This picture book, inspired by true events, tells the story of one little boy with a big idea that came straight from the heart. The virtual hug makes its way onto mugs, postage stamps and even all the way to outer space, spreading warmth and connection to people all over the world._____________'A gorgeous, moving book' Irish Times'A genuine ray of light' 2FM Breakfast

This Down To Earth Book Will Make YOU Feel Contented With Life Inside, Which In Turn Will Promote Yourself In A Positive Light To Others. Neuroscience is now catching up to what we already know deep within our souls, What makes us Happy, What makes us Smile, and gives us Peace of Mind. Take a quote regularly from this Aspiring Book, like when You take a coffee. .Turn negative thoughts into Positive. . Bad Days into Good Days. . Smile more, and Feel Fantastic . Learn to give and not give up . Learn to live and let live. Be kind to yourself first, and then to others. Don't overthink things. Simplicity is the key to consistency. Don't wait for it to happen, seize the day, buy this book, you'll never regret it.

The year is 1912. The world is reeling from the worldwide Great Depression, which has left every nation on earth reeling financially. During this time, two camps of nations have risen to prominence. The nations of America, France, England, and Russia, despite the economic collapses, have managed to start to pull themselves out of the Great Depression. On the other side is the UMN, the United Monster Nations, comprised of Transylvania (home of the vampires), Luciansburg (home of the werewolves, or Lycans), Covenia (home of the Witches or Wiccans), and Decemus (home of the zombies, or the walking dead). Both groups of nations are weary of one another. The UMN is ruled over with an iron hand by Grand Chancellor Alucard, who has brought to an end the centuries-long war between the monster races and has had the monster clans united in their hatred of mankind. At the outset of our story, the UMN has been on a military buildup for more than ten years now and is planning a massed military assault against the human nations listed above for control of the Earth. Though they preach for peace with America, this is just a clever ruse by Lord Alucard to buy his nations more time to prepare for war. One can only imagine the horrors of a conventional war. Gone are the days of lining up soldiers and having them simply walk into oncoming fire. This is a new century with new ways of warfare. A conventional war could mean the deaths of countless millions of lives, both monster and human. 

Why should you read another book about transport and land use? This book differs in that we won't focus on empirical arguments - we present political arguments. We argue the political aspects of transport policy shouldn't be assumed away or treated as a nuisance. Political choices are the core reasons our cities look and function the way they do. There is no original sin that we can undo that will lead to utopian visions of urban life.The book begins by introducing and expanding on the idea of Accessibility. Then we proceed through several major parts: Infrastructure Preservation, Network Expansion, Cities, and Institutions. Infrastructure preservation concerns the relatively short-run issues of how to maintain and operate the existing surface transport system (roads and transit). Network expansion in contrast is a long-run problem, how to enlarge the network, or rather, why enlarging the network is now so difficult. Cities examines how we organize, regulate, and expand our cities to address the failures of transport policy, and falls into the time-frame of the very long-run, as property rights and land uses are often stickier than the concrete of the network is durable. In the part on Institutions we consider things that might at first blush appear to be short-run and malleable, are in fact very long-run. Institutions seem to outlast the infrastructure they manage.Many of the transport and land use problems we want to solve already have technical solutions. What these problems don't have, and what we hope to contribute, are political solutions. We expect the audience for this book to be practitioners, planners, engineers, advocates, urbanists, students of transport, and fellow academics.

and a Companion Website that includes EC support technologies as well as online files.The book is organized into 12 chapters grouped into 6 parts. Part 2 focuses on EC Applications, while Part 3 looks at Emerging EC Platforms, with two new chapters on Social Commerce and Enterprise Social Networks.

A month by month guide to weather forecasting and what to look out for. Full details of flowers,birds and plant life and their relevance to the day to day weather and the longer term outlook are given the prominence they deserve in this follow up book to Weather Without Technology.One thousand years of weather lore collected together.

En fortælling, der tager læseren med helt ind i de begivenheder, der katapulterede Hitler og nazistpartiet ind på den politiske scene i Tyskland – og i fremmarch mod magten. I november 1923 forsøgte Hitler og nazistpartiet med Ølstuekuppet at tage magten. Fængslingen og den efterfølgende retssag gav Hitler en scene og et spotlys, der var som skabt til at hans demagogi. Et nederlag sendte nu i stedet Hitler og nazisterne på fremmarch i et politisk stærkt splittet Tyskland. På vej mod magten. Bogen er historiefortælling, der går helt ind og lader sin læser møde hovedpersonerne og begivenhederne time for time, dag for dag.

Michael Cavanagh spent half his childhood fatherless and all of it with a mother who was a whore. No wonder insecurity is one of his problems, Or that fear of sex is another. At 35 he has one failed marriage and a teenage daughter he hasn't seen since she was 4 years old.He has a cabinetmaking business in Suffolk village, and when Meredith Lomond's bicycle punctures outside his workshop, it seems an unlikely catalyst for a metamorphosis in Michael's life. Yet soon afterwards, Michael finds himself rushing across Brittany to rescue Meredith's daughter, Daisy, from abusive husband, Jean-Paul. He smuggles Daisy and her 4 year-old son to England aboard a small yacht.Storms and tidal races provide a lively, even life-threatening, passage but when they reach England, the maritime elements seem mild in comparison to what awaits them on land. There is a secret between Daisy and her mother from which Michael is excluded. He finds that Jean-Paul has something at stake, too, that makes him infinitely more dangerous than a mere cuckolded husband.Learning to father Daisy's son makes Michael brood about his own estranged child, and after an unexpected encounter he is forced to confront his own childhood too. Michael must unravel his past and discover his inner strength to save the people he cares about. The consequences test his mental, moral and physical forces to their limits.

Important aspects of fifteenth-century England and Europe assessed in this new collection.

Simon & Schuster's Two-Minute Crosswords Volume Four, created by one of the country's top puzzle constructors, these compact puzzles--each nine squares by nine squares--will challenge even the most demanding solvers.In this compact volume you'll find 95 puzzles, each a tiny gem of cleverly constructed word play that will soon have you addicted--it's impossible to do just one!

Simon & Schuster's Two-Minute Crosswords Volume Five, created by one of the country's top puzzle constructors, these compact puzzles--each nine squares by nine squares--will challenge even the most demanding solvers.In this compact volume you'll find 95 puzzles, each a tiny gem of cleverly constructed word play that will soon have you addicted--it's impossible to do just one!

Simon & Schuster's Two-Minute Crosswords Volume Three, created by one of the country's top puzzle constructors, these compact puzzles--each nine squares by nine squares--will challenge even the most demanding solvers.In this compact volume you'll find 95 puzzles, each a tiny gem of cleverly constructed word play that will soon have you addicted--it's impossible to do just one!

Simon & Schuster's Two-Minute Crosswords Volume One, created by one of the country's top puzzle constructors, these compact puzzles--each nine squares by nine squares--will challenge even the most demanding solvers.Puzzle veterans and newcomers alike will enjoy this totally new format in crosswords: 95 miniature crossword puzzles in a pocket-sized book.

Dr. Michael Kendall, head scientist for a research project for a new energy invention, is abducted by a UFO that contains time travelers whose mission is to save Micheal, his project, and protect the good universe. During the course of this journey, they tell their stories and that of the time vessel the Light Bridge. Please come and enjoy this witty,hopeful journey into the future and beyond and join the adventure of "The Time Travelers."

THE MOST AMAZING TRUE STORY SINCE AGENT ZIGZAGOCCUPIED PARIS, 1944.A swastika crowns the Eiffel Tower.Nazis march through the streets.And in the dark heart of the city, a madman is at work . . .At a chic Right Bank address, a horrific pile of dismembered bodies is discovered. The property's owner, well-to-do Dr Petiot, immediately becomes the prime suspect, but he has vanished without a trace. As the police delve into the doctor's past, a disturbing history of violence and corruption is uncovered. It seems like a cut-and-dried case, but the investigation soon takes a surprising turn. Is Petiot a sadistic serial killer or a hero of the Resistance? Who are his victims?In this fascinating true account of a case that gripped wartime Paris, David King draws extensively on new sources to paint a chilling portrait of a murderer whose crimes devastated a city already in the grip of evil.