Best Selling Books by John Busby

When Cylin Busby was nine years old, she was obsessed with Izod clothing, the Muppets, and a box turtle she kept in a shoebox. Then everything changed overnight. Her police officer father, John, was driving to his shift when someone leveled a shotgun at his window. The blasts that followed left John''s jaw on the passenger seat of his car-literally. While clinging to life, he managed to write down the name of the only person he thought could have pulled the trigger. The suspect? A local ex-con with rumored mob connections. The motive? Officer Busby was scheduled to testify against the suspect''s family in an upcoming trial. Overnight, the Busbys went from being the "family next door" to one under 24-hour armed guard, with police escorts to school, and no contact with friends. Worse, the shooter was still on the loose, and it seemed only a matter of time before he''d come after John-or someone else in the family-again. With few choices left to them, the Busby family went into hiding, severing all ties to the only life they had known.

Ever wondered where novelists get the inspiration for their characters? Why the hero or villain of your favourite book seems oddly familiar? Who inspired Mordecai Richler to create Bernard Gursky; Margaret Atwood to create Zenia in The Robber Bride? In which novel does Northrop Frye appear (as a character named Morton Hyland)? The answers can be found in Character Parts, Brian Busby’s irreverent yet authoritative guide to who’s really who in Canadian literature. The most original and entertaining reference book to be published in years, Character Parts is the behind-the-scenes look at CanLit we have all been waiting for. Brian Busby settles the suspicions that arise when a fictional character reminds you of a real-life one, listing the sources for characters from the whole of Canadian literature. His canvas stretches from the settlers who inspired 1852’s Roughing It in the Bush to Glenn Gould’s appearance as Nathaniel Orlando Gow in Tim Wynne-Jones’ The Maestro, and beyond. But Character Parts is also chock-full of fascinating, less famous people who have been immortalized in Canadian books: seductive Alberta politicians, British army generals, anarchists, models, aristocrats -- and, of course, parents, siblings and ex-spouses. Authoritative, but presented with a light touch, Character Parts is as at home in a university library as on a bathroom shelf. It’s that rare find: an exemplary reference book that is also an absolutely entertaining read in its own right.

The first biography of Canada''s most enigmatic literary figure, a self-described "great practitioner of deceit."

How much do you really know about football in England? Go ahead and test your knowledge in this ultimate quiz book... The English game is universally renowned for having some of the best leagues in the world, with some of the most popular teams & greatest players. This quiz book will not only test your knowledge of various topics within the professional game, it has been written to include the trivia & facts within the answer section to help educate the reader along the way. An ideal way to test your own knowledge or that of friends & family at your next gathering. Topics included in this quiz book are .... The Premier league Cup competitions The national team The football league Famous supporters Stadiums Nicknames Laws of the game The book is ideal for all abilities with the range of questions provided being able to challenge all. There are straightforward, common knowledge questions, through to the very difficult. If you are interested in the beautiful game and would love to learn more about it, then what you waiting for !!

Examines the kerb and driveway design systems currently in use in Toowoomba and includes a trial computer design model.

To date, the illustrations have appeared in over seventy books, yet strangely this is the first major volume in which Busby has made a selection of his own work. It spans his entire career from the 1950''s, and includes all his favoured media, particularly oil, pencil and watercolour. For good measure, we have a substantial body of text in which the artist explores his own preoccupations and influences.