Stephen Walker

On a quiet Monday morning in August 1945, the first atomic bomb detonated as expected, resulting in nearly 100,000 deaths. The Japanese surrendered nine days later. But if the bombing of Hiroshima represents one of the signal events of the twentieth century--indeed, in the history of mankind--at the time it was but another episode in an unprecedented drama whose final act had begun three weeks earlier, at the secret laboratory in Los Alamos. This...

Stephen Walker hits hard with his surreal hammer. Eye-wateringly funny novel. Wyndam-on-sea. Rainy season. Next Sunday. Sally manages her uncle's caravan park. He's ordered her to keep the park dull; the town council - feeling that the resort's image is being damaged by the liveliness of its caravan parks - has promised a million pounds to the least exciting park in Wyndam-on-sea. If that million pounds isn't won, the park will close. 18 year-old...

Martin, a young boy, finds out the circus is coming to town. While strolling down the street he is introduced to new people. Martin always tried to give a helping hand when he can. Let's see what happens with some acts of kindness.

People have experiences. The way mine happened was so clear and answered a lot of questions for me. It has to work in all areas of everyday life, right? I found out it worked in ALL areas of everyday life, and I know it can do the same for you. It's real! There are many stories of things that happened to me as well as others around me in various jobs and careers, marriage, friendships, safety and protection, life challenges, crossing cultural barriers,...

Mistakes, in the form of bad decisions, are a common feature of every presidential administration, and their consequences run the gamut from unnecessary military spending, to missed opportunities for foreign policy advantage, to needless bloodshed. This book analyzes a range of presidential decisions made in the realm of US foreign policy-with a special focus on national security-over the past half century in order to create a roadmap of the decision...

Young at Heart Chorus is based in Northampton, MA. See the final weeks of rehearsal for the group, whose average age is 81, and many of whom must overcome health adversities to participate. Their music is unexpected, going against the stereotype of their age group, performing songs that range from James Brown to Coldplay. Although the group has toured in Europe and sang for royalty, they are now focusing on preparing new songs, not an easy endeavor,...

This is the story of Noel who lost Maris, his beloved wife of 42 years, to suicide following years of struggling with depression. The abrupt ending of a life by suicide can be the most catastrophic of events for those left behind. Survivors experience intense pain and massive guilt. Grief banishes survivors to a place so removed from the normal hurly-burly of everyday life that they feel close to madness. Somehow they have to claw their way back....

A collection of five tales adapted from French legends.

Through dramatic reconstruction, eyewitness accounts, and archive footage, each episode pieces together the stories of the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs, and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the world.