Most Popular Books by Andrew Davidson

Skáldsagan Steindrekinn (e. The Gargoyle, 2008) er eftir Andrew Davidsson og birtist hér í íslenskri þýðingu Sölva Björns Sigurðssonar. Á myrkum vegi um miðja nótt hrapar bifreið í gljúfur. Illa brenndur sleppur ökumaðurinn lifandi frá slysinu. Hann þolir óbærilegar kvalir og sársaukafulla meðferð á sjúkrahúsinu í þeirri einu von að verða nægilega hraustur til að fremja sjálfsmorð. Þá birtist hin leyndardómsfulla Marianne Engel myndhöggvari. Hún fullyrðir að þau séu elskendur frá fyrra lífi, í Þýskalandi á miðöldum. Hann málaliði og leiguþý og hún skrifari og nunna í klaustrinu Engelthal. Marianne segir ævintýraríkar sögur frá fyrra lífi þeirra, m.a. frá Íslandi og Japan. Því meira sem þær fléttast saman, sljóvgast ruddaskapur hans og vantrú – brátt neyðist hann til að trúa hinu ótrúlega.

Un terrible accident de trànsit deixa el protagonista d''aquesta màgica història prostrat en un llit d''hospital amb el cos mig cremat. En despertar-se, l''única idea que el turmenta és poder tornar a casa per posar fi a la seva vida: no pot suportar la idea d''haver-se convertit en un monstre. Però just en aquest moment entra en escena l''enigmàtica Marianne Engel, una pacient de l''àrea de psiquiatria que treballa com a escultora de gàrgoles.La revelació que li farà la Marianne és del tot sorprenent: havien estat amants a Alemanya durant l''època medieval. La Marianne li anirà desvetllant els detalls d''aquesta relació per mitjà d''unes intrigants faules carregades de passió i misteri, i arribarà un moment en què no sabrem del cert si tot el que explica és veritat o mentida.La gàrgola és una novel·la màgica que transportarà el lector a una època plena de fantasia; un llibre amb una atmosfera especial que ens farà tornar a creure en l''amor sense condicions, en els miracles i en el seu poder redemptor.

Un hombre pierde el control de su coche cuando ve una lluvia de flechas caer sobre él. Despierta en el hospital, convertido en un monstruo a causa de las quemaduras. Sólo piensa en el suicidio hasta que empieza a recibir visitas de una inquietante paciente de psiquiatría, que asegura haber vivido una historia de amor con él en el siglo XIV, cuando él era un mercenario y ella una monja escultora de gárgolas.

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In this groundbreaking work, Andrew Davidson explores the relationship between geography and the distribution of infectious and climatic diseases. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in epidemiology, geography, or public health. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Colourfully illustrated and with simple text this book is especially designed for young readers.

David and the Big Giant is one of a series of books, especially designed for young readers. They offer colourful illustrations and simple text.

''Padre McShane says the reason I was not given a Brigade was for being so outspoken at Loos. He said that if that were so, I wear the invisible cross of military glory.'' Colonel Graham Chaplin, commander of 1st Cameronians, wrote letters from the trenches almost daily to the wife he had married just before the war began. Even if he had no time to write, he would at least send a postcard to reassure her he was ''Quite well''. These personal and loving letters give a rare insight into the mind of a serving officer, his worries about his men and his family back home, his concern for the progress of the war (however cautiously phrased) and his comments on the growing list of friends dead or wounded. Most startling of all though, these letter finally reveal the shocking truth of why it was that a man endorsed by so many of his fellow officers, and respected and trusted by his men, wasn''t promoted out of the trenches until 1917 - the only officer to whom this happened. Andrew Davidson, author of the highly praised Fred''s War, analyses Chaplin''s unique status and weaves around his letters a fascinating portrait of a soldier''s life and of the war on the Western Front.

Everybody wants to know why life''s winners are so successful: how did they do it?, why they do it?, what makes them different? All of us are fascinated by the lives and backgrounds of the rich (and sometimes famous). Behind every entrepreneur is a story. Andrew Davidson has interviewed dozens of leading entrepreneurs over many years. He has asked the questions we all want to ask. He has probed into their backgrounds, delved into their psyche. Compared, contrasted and considered just what it is about them that makes them different. Here he pulls together all the information, and takes an overall look at the bigger picture and what we can learn from the living giants, who did it their way. Davidson interprets the psychology of success, telling the entrepreneurs'' stories in their own words, and the words of the people closest to them. For anybody with a will to succeed or a fascination as to how others do this combination is unputdownable.

La route, la nuit. Un accident de voiture. Et le feu, dévorant... Au service des grands brûlés, un homme contemple son corps calciné. Les cendres d''une vie dissolue. L''Enfer lui a ouvert ses portes - plus rien ne le retient chez les vivants, sinon les visites régulières de Marianne Engel, schizophrène reconnue. Et celle-ci de lui raconter une bien étrange histoire. Une histoire d''amour fou qui débute à l''ombre d''un monastère, au XIVe siècle. Une histoire où grimacent les gargouilles, brûlent les damnés, planent les fantômes de Dante et des mystiques allemands. Leur histoire. Leur amour. Ce qui est né par le feu renaîtra par le feu. Pour une ultime fois, les amants maudits traverseront chaque cercle de l''Enfer. Pour leur délivrance. Et leur rédemption...

Roman d''amour

"As a twenty-five-year-old medical officer and one of the first doctors to win the Military Cross, Fred Davidson took countless photographs while he served in the trenches from 1914-1915. Though he took them illegally, more than 250 of the photographs shot by Davidson and his fellow officers survived and are now shared for the first time in this harrowing, eye-catching, and poignant narrative of the Great War. In A Doctor in the Great War, author Andrew Davidson-the grandson of Fred-depicts the everyday lives of soldiers, both on and off duty: from the parade ground at Glasgow''s Maryhill to the brothels of Armentieres, from the band of brothers who dubbed themselves "Old Contemptibles" to the original folding Kodak and Ansco cameras they used. It is the story of the 1st Cameronians, who achieved notoriety for selling the Great War''s earliest front line photographs. And it is a deeply personal account of the pictures that have been passed down for three generations, describing the men who fought with Fred Davidson, the conditions they served in, the battles they saw, and the horrors they endured."--Provided by publisher.

Designed for Career and Community colleges that introduce students to the concepts and basics of Business Law such as contracts, torts. Can be used at either quarter or semester schools because of the concise chapter format. Helps prepare students for conducting business in todayUs marketplace by focusing on the most important laws regulating commercial activity. This best-selling book has the latest information on critical topics like contracts, environmental law, and ethics.

The Agency CMO market, an often overlooked corner of mortgage finance, has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade. This paper explains the rationale behind the construction of Agency CMOs, quantifies risks embedded in Agency CMOs using a traditional and a novel approach, and offers valuable lessons learned when interpreting these risk measures. Among these lessons is that to fully understand the risks in Agency CMOs a full bond-by-bond analysis is necessary and that interest rate risk is not the only risk that needs to be considered when conducting risk management with CMOs.

A textbook history of the United States from prehistoric times to the present.