Nick was found dazed and wandering on a beach, his memory gone. Now he is alone and on the run in the Seventh Ward of the Lower East Side-the Bishop's criminal empire, where survival requires both luck and courage. Nick gains a foothold when a destitute actor takes him in. Soon he meets an extraordinary rat who reads his mind and becomes his sidekick. Then Nick joins the Mongrels, and the five boys get caught in the Bishop's grinder-forced to commit crimes on demand. Escape seems impossible. Then Nick hears a rumor about loot from a railroad robbery and sees an opportunity. His little sidekick challenges him to be a captain. Nick steps up and leads the Mongrels in a daring plan that takes them into an abandoned tunnel. Will the plan succeed? Will Nick discover his lost identity? Part fantasy and part fast-paced action and suspense, this gallery of earthy characters provides a vivid portrayal of the gritty New York underworld in 1903.

The Captain's Secret: A Lost Boy's Odyssey in Old New York

Teen & Young Adult

Seaman, John

Historical Fiction

iUniverse

This book is part of the Archive Photographs series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in Great Britain, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.

Sydenham and Forest Hill (Archive Photographs)

History

Coulter,John

Europe

Tempus

A Citizen of the World: The Life of James Bryce

Biographies & Memoirs

Jr., John T. Seaman

Historical

Bloomsbury Academic

Founded in 1961 by two entrepreneurs who saw an opportunity to expand access to high-quality, affordable medicine, Mylan went on to help shape an entire industry. Countless barriers stood in the way, but Mylan's attention to quality--and its willingness to choose paths less traveled, even after its early successes--enabled the company to overcome these obstacles. As the industry globalized, so did Mylan. An American success story with deep roots in Morgantown, West Virginia, the company made two bold acquisitions that transformed it almost overnight into a manufacturing powerhouse with global reach and purpose. Published in Mylan's 50th anniversary year, this book explains how one unconventional company learned to survive and thrive in the highly regulated, hyper-competitive world of generic pharmaceuticals--and to make high-quality, affordable medicine available to people around the world. This book will appeal to everyone interested in how the generic drug industry developed in the United States and abroad. Entrepreneurs will appreciate this case study in following the market wherever it leads, even to a place quite different from the one intended. West Virginians will be fascinated by the development of Mylan, whose Morgantown plant remains one of the largest pharmaceutical plants in the world. At a time of concern about U.S. manufacturing, here is a striking American success story.

Mylan: 50 Years of Unconventional Success Making Quality Medicine Affordable and Accessible

Medical Books

Landry, John T.

Pharmacology

Mylan Pub

This memoir describes events and anecdotes from James Lowenstein's long international career in government, the private sector, and foundations. It arose out of a wish by its subject to record for posterity some of the observations from his three decades in government service. These reminiscences would shed light on the many persons, institutions, or events with which he has been involved. He decided that his story was best told from an independent perspective by an author who could put that story in its broader historical context. This book is based on professional research, including interviews with Lowenstein and several of his friends and colleagues, an examination of memoranda and other papers in his personal archive, a review of other published accounts (such as memoirs, oral histories, newspapers), and reading in the scholarly and other secondary literature on relevant themes in foreign affairs. Lowenstein's long career in foreign affairs reflects in miniature the contours of "the American Century," when United States' global leadership was at its zenith-mostly for good but sometimes for ill.

From the Marshall Plan to COVID-19: James G. Lowenstein at 94

Arts & Photography

New Publishing Partners

Historian, politician, diplomat and traveller, mountaineer and man of letters: James Bryce (1838-1922) was a towering figure at the heart of 19th century British politics and public life. A popular British ambassador to the United States and acclaimed author of "The American Commonwealth", he also established himself as the foremost foreign observer of the United States since de Tocqueville. His life is a parable of the intellectual in politics, for the same versatility that seemed ideally to complement the reforming energies of mid-Victorian Liberalism left him unprepared for a changing world. John Seaman joins history and biography to recount a life of heroic failure and stubborn triumph, and in so doing, sheds new light on 19th century British politics and public life.

A Citizen of the World: The Life of James Bryce (International Library of Historical Studies)

I.B.Tauris

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