Books by John Kelly

A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of the worst human disasters in history.

The Irish famine that began in 1845 was one of the nineteenth century's greatest disasters. By its end, the island's population of eight million had shrunk by a third through starvation, disease and emigration. This is a brilliant, compassionate retelling of that awful story for a new generation - the first account for the general reader for many years and a triumphant example of narrative non-fiction at its best.The immediate cause of the famine was a bacterial infection of the potato crop on which too many the Irish poor depended. What turned a natural disaster into a human disaster was the determination of senior British officials to use relief policy as an instrument of nation-building in their oldest and most recalcitrant colony. Well-meaning civil servants were eager to modernise Irish agriculture and to improve the Irish moral character, which was utterly lacking in the virtues of the new age of triumphant capitalism. The result was a relief programme more concerned with fostering change than of saving lives.This is history that resonates powerfully with our own times.

It's time for the most GRUESOME game ever . . .Don't miss the MONSTER BALL cup final THIS SATURDAY! The FANGTOWN FANTOMS vs the AWFUL ALL-STARS. Tickets on sale now! (Sadly tickets are not to be eaten.)When the ball eats the referee at the annual MonsterBowl competition, it's once again up to Ozzy and the monster doctor to save the day.The fourth in a howlingly hilarious series of monster adventures written and illustrated by John Kelly that will have you laughing your head off . . . literally. Don't miss Ozzy's adventures in The Monster Doctor, The Monster Doctor: Revolting Rescue and The Monster Doctor: Slime Crime.

Give yourself a HUGE dose of fun with the monster doctor in this hilarious illustrated series from John Kelly.

Raymond Rush from Prescot, St Helens, was the only man from his Company who landed at D-Day and who fought the Third Reich all the way back to Germany. The rest of the 600 men who landed with him on Sword Beach were wiped out. They were front-line soldiers whose duty was to go in first and clear the way. The heroism of these working-class volunteers from the South Lancs regiment never made it into the history books, because no one was alive to write their story. No one, except for Raymond Rush, the last man standing. Now, for the very first time, his remarkable true story is told.

Give yourself a HUGE dose of fun with the fiendishly funny follow-up to John Kelly's Monster Doctor!

It is 1934. Winsome Manor is in financial difficulties and, with a heavy heart, the widowed Lady Winsome needs to fire long-standing servants Joe the gardener and James the chauffeur. However, unbeknown to Lady Winsome, James has been using the estate's Rolls Royce for a taxi business and Joe has been profiting from the garden produce.

A practical reference guide for orthopedic surgeons, fellows, and residents specializing in shoulder injuries, this book explains the latest techniques in arthroscopic surgery for rotator cuff repair and incorporates evidence-based analysis to help readers select the best surgical techniques for their patients.

Meet the Grumblies. All they do is ARGUE! So when a huge, hungry GOBBLESTOMP arrives in their village, which little Grumbly will banish the beast?

Give yourself a HUGE dose of laughter with the monster doctor in this hilarious illustrated series from John Kelly.

Comparative Employment Relations in the Global Economy presents a cross-section of country studies alongside integrative thematic chapters covering essential topics such as theoretical approaches, collective representation and employment regulation.

John Dollond FRS (10 June O.S. (21 June N.S.) 1706 ? 30 November 1761) was an English optician. He followed his father's trade, but found time to acquire a knowledge of Latin, Greek, mathematics, physics, anatomy and other subjects. Early in 1757 Dollond succeeded in producing achromatic refraction by the aid of glass and water lenses, and a few months later he made a successful attempt to get the same result by a combination of glasses of different qualities .

Shhh! Do not disturb! Bella is busy reading. Please come back when she has finished this UTTERLY AMAZING and TOTALLY INCREDIBLE book! A fantastically funny tale, celebrating imagination and the joy of reading.

Oscar's getting a pet! But which pet should he pick? And what on earth will he do when they all move in? His house is like a zoo!

Duck wants to join a club. But he needs to be able to ROAR to join Lion Club, or TRUMPET to join Elephant Club. And all he can do is QUACK! What's a Duck to do? Why, set up his own club of course... where everyone is welcome to join!

The history of the field of industrial relations and the history of social democracy are intimately connected, through the events of the Cold War and the activities of key individuals such as Allan Flanders, one of the central figures in the creation of the field of industrial relations in Britain.

"A reader-friendly guide to how people can build success out of the stress and adversity of divorce."-Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, London

A visual record of a stay in Signy Island, Antarctica, containing sketches, photographs and a written journal. "Due South" is published to coincide with exhibitions at the Natural History Museum and Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum.

This book looks at the transfer and further development of value management procedures, as practised in North America, in a United Kingdom and Commonwealth construction industry context.