Bøker av Thomas Taylor

A creepy magician with a shadowy act. A legend that goes back to the dawn of time. Eerie-on-Sea just got stranger. And darker...A mysterious stage magician has set up in the theatre at the end of the pier, with an act so hypnotic and strange that Herbie Lemon and his friend Violet Parma suspect dark forces are at work. Meanwhile, folk are disappearing from Eerie-on-Sea, and no one knows why. There is an Eerie legend that goes back to the dawn of time, about a creature made of darkness that devours the shadows of the living. But could the Shadowghast really have returned?

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous Malamander creep‿Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy ‿ especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. No one knows what happened to Violet Parma‿s parents twelve years ago, and when she engages Herbie to help her find them, the pair discover that their disappearance might have something to do with the legendary sea-monster, the Malamander. Eerie-on-Sea has always been a mysteriously chilling place, where strange stories seem to wash up. And it just got stranger...

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

This book is a treatise on the power of faith in prayer and how it can bring us closer to God. Thomas Taylor explores the deep and weighty questions about the nature of faith and prayer, providing insights and resolutions to many cases of conscience. By wrestling with God in prayer, can we prevail over the obstacles that we face in life? Find out in this inspiring work that is of great value to anyone seeking to deepen their faith in God.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.

Herbie and Violet's fifth adventure brings the Eerie-on-Sea series to a heart-stopping climax. A group of cryptozoologists are in town to investigate the mystery of the malamander's long-lost mate. The malamander is roused and the friends experience a terrifying encounter that may lead them to finally discover the Deepest Secret of Eerie-on-Sea...

Ever wondered what to expect from pregnancy?Layed out in a diary format, this book aims to put across one man's view on his wifes pregnancy.An excited couple have recently found out that they are expecting a baby. Extactic about the news, the father writes down his worries, feelings and changes that are happening to the both of them. A humorous take on pregnancy.A complete journal documenting physical changes as well as emotional. This book will hopefully help any man who is to become a first time father on what to expect. The good, the bad and the ugly. The diary ends with an emotional final chapter that reveals the emotional turmoil the couple experienced during labour.

It's nearly two years after the Arch attack in St. Louis, and the Governor's Security Division (GSD) again finds itself embroiled in controversy. When Lieutenant Kacey Underwood becomes involved in a headlines-grabbing incident, she finds herself in the middle of an internal investigation that could cost her job ... or worse.TIGER'S HEART explores the tactics and strategies of a high-level protective detail, and the challenges of a world-class female operative to exist in that world.Thomas A. Taylor knows executive protection operations. As a member of the Missouri Highway Patrol for 30 years, he protected four different governors over much of his career. He served as president of the National Governor's Security Association (NGSA) and commanded GSD for eight years.

A follower of the Occupy movement has decided to take out four highprofile public figures who belong to the "evil One Percent," the mostweathy segment of Americans. When the Governor's Security Division (GSD) determines their protectee, Governor William Ulysses Stovall, might be in theassassin's crosshairs, they implement high level protective measuresto keep him safe. But their efforts are undermined by an aggressive reporter, who decides to reveal GSD's most protective secrets, including their new armored Cadillac Escalade codenamed Achilles. As the risk to Stovall escalates, GSD finds their protectee pushing them back to apease the press.LAST CAME ANARCHY explores the tactics and strategies of a high level protective detail, and the importance an armored vehicle brings to any protective operation. Inspired by actual events, LAST CAME ANARCHY takes on the heated issues of Safety vs Exposure, the "protector's responsibility of safety" vs the "public's right to know."

"A gap is an opening; an opening is a space between barriers; a space between barriers makes for tremendous vulnerability. At the first sign of a gap, it should be shored up, or repelled, or stopped, or hidden, or overwhelmed. These are called the principles of stopping gaps." - The Master of Demon Valley, ancient Chinese classic.STOP GAPS explores the tactics and strategies for a high level protective detail, and the value of protectors to "find and stop gaps" in their rings of protection before they are exploited by their adversaries.When an unknown intruder penetrates the security surrounding the Missouri Governor's Mansion, Lieutenant Kacey Underwood and her team in the Governor's Security Division try to determine the intruder's identity, motive, and future intentions, before he can strike again. As investigators close in, the intruder takes the initiative, and Underwood and her team will be tested to the limits of their training and abilities.