Francis: 3998 books

In 1939, Toma Ivanian, a high school student in Sofia, Bulgaria, is awarded a scholarship to the Technical University of Berlin- the world’s finest engineering and science university. Being sixteen, he doesn’t think about the war clouds about to burst around him. He’s told by a fellow Bulgarian...

A fast paced action packed adventure where our reluctant hero is abducted by 'aliens', how he uses his Recce (SAS) training to overcome tremendous odds and how he finds absolution.

It's Saturday night in New Orleans! The balconies and patios that line Bourbon Street are draped with beautiful women with drinks in their hands waving at the crowd of men gathering below. I've got a hand full of beaded necklaces and a cocktail in the other and can't wait to come back through for the “Boobs for Beads” show that New Orleans is famous for. But the night was just starting.

  When Sandy Jackson, made a mommy three months ago, is summoned into her boss's office, she checks her blouse and finds two tiny little spots of milk. She throws on her jacket and rushes off to see what Mr. Madisen needs. Does he want a coffee? Or does he want something much...

Modern Day Assassins The Black Hand - a shadowy organization that recruits, trains and supports assassins specializing in very specific murder techniques. A Father's legacy Max Jennings was trying to put his traumatic childhood behind him when he discovered that he had not...

The Black Hand... A shadowy organization that recruits, trains and supports assassins who specialize in unique methods of murder. A Talent for Murder When Jill Ringler learned that her uncle was abusing his young granddaughter, she put an end to it knowing that her family would close...

Modern Day AssassinsThe Black Hand - a shadowy organization that recruits, trains and supports assassins specializing in very specific murder techniques.A Father's legacyMax Jennings was trying to put his traumatic childhood behind him when he discovered that he had not only inherited his father’s...

A Former Assassin Leo Marston is done with long-distance murder and he'll do anything to keep it in his past even if he has to make one final kill shot. A Dead Man Nathan White seeks revenge from the grave—or so it seems when the computer program he wrote prior to his death begins a systemic...

Sir Hugo Baskerville was the picture of aristocratic excess, drunkenness and debauchery until he was struck down by a demonic hound sent to punish his wickedness – or so the legend tells. Two hundred years later his descendant Sir Charles apparently meets a similar fate, dying of fright in the grounds...

"The Witchkin Murders is a supernatural police procedural with interesting characters who are full of secrets and a plot that is full of twists and turns. A fun read." --Anne Bishop, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Country Four years ago, my world--the world--exploded...

100 exciting and ingenious ways to design and draw better fantasy figures - from developing characters to adding costumes, props and backdrops. Hollywood concept designer Francis Tsai shares tips and tricks for creating imaginative figures, giving readers a unique opportunity to gain guidance from a real pro.

THE BESTSELLING, FULLY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE Uniquely marrying the graphic skills of bestselling author Francis D.K Ching with the code expertise of Steven Winkel, FAIA, the new sixth edition of Building Codes Illustrated is a clear, concise, and easy-to-use...

Heteroglossic Asia presents an analysis of geographic, historical, cultural, economic, spatial and political factors underlying Taiwan’s maritime urbanity by means of case studies based on Taipei and Kaohsiung; two cities which represent the multi-accentual character of Taiwan’s urban environment...

An illustrated, evocative narrative of the nature and history of Stonehenge that places the enigmatic stone megaliths in a wider cultural context. Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient structure....