“john c symons”

The past thirty years have witnessed the rise of political parties and other formal groups in the Middle East and elsewhere with Islamic agendas, a phenomenon that has both surprised and frightened many in the West. Events from the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 to the attacks of September 11, 2001, ... More

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Genesis Code" comes this gripping international thriller. Jack Wilson, brilliant mathematician and diabolical madman, plans to adapt a harmonic resonance weapon to dismantle the technologically interdependent components of Western civilization.Fro... More

"Politics in the Republic of Ireland" is newly available in a fully revised fourth edition. Building on the success of the first three editions, it continues to provide an authoritative introduction to all aspects of politics in the Republic of Ireland. Written by some of the foremost experts on Iri... More

"Food, Morals and Meaning "traces our complex relationship with food and eating and our preoccupation with diet, self-discipline and food guilt. Using our current fascination with health and nutrition, it explores why our appetite for food pleasures makes us feel anxious. This second edition include... More

What drives markets? During the 1990s Western stock markets enjoyed a long boom while Asian markets slumped. Starting in mid-2000 stocks fell back everywhere while property and government bonds surged. Whats next? Will stocks resume their upward march along with a stronger world economy or will defl... More

The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was writ... More

Stunning concept, totally engrossing read - a new generation of Mafia thriller is born. All Marco wants is to be a stand-up guy. To make his way in the world without too much trouble. Right? But in 1970s New York, that's not so easy. Marco has the Mafia in his blood and at only sixteen years old he ... More