Bøger af David Meyer

A lost weapon lies hundreds of feet beneath Manhattan ... and it's about to explode!Lost subway tunnels, ancient rivers, and forgotten catacombs undercut New York City. For centuries, this vast, underground maze has harbored stolen treasures, desperate criminals, and violent creatures. It's a veritable playground for explorers ... until one of them goes missing.Disgraced urban archaeologist Cy Reed is hired to investigate the mysterious disappearance. His search leads him deep into a terrifying conspiracy. Decades ago, a Nazi physicist created a weapon capable of setting the world aflame. Now, a diabolical industrialist plans to finish the job. At stake is the future of a nation ... millions of innocent lives ... and one man's final chance at redemption.Penned by international bestselling author David Meyer, Chaos is a fierce, action-packed adventure that will have you reading long into the night. If you like Clive Cussler, Preston and Child, and James Rollins, you're going to love this book, the first installment of the thrilling Cy Reed Adventures.

A deadly vapor streaks across the globe ... and nobody knows how to stop it!A toxic mist rips through a secretive Israeli dig site, leaving Cy Reed's excavation in ruins. As dozens of people perish, a lethal artifact goes missing.Fighting off death, Reed races to escape the mist. At the same time, bizarre weather phenomena plague the globe. Billions of dollars vanish from U.S. government coffers. And a mysterious organization initiates a scheme of apocalyptic proportions.Searching for answers, Reed invades a forbidden island. Surrounded by enemies and isolated by endless dust storms, he launches a bold counterattack. As he races to unravel an ancient secret, he plunges into a savage struggle that could rewrite history ... or make him a part of it.In the tradition of Clive Cussler, Preston and Child, and James Rollins, Vapor is a rip-roaring action-adventure that will keep you awake all night.

The world's most famous magic school is under attack ... and only a lowly dropout can save it.Randy Wolf was once a promising young wizard, on track to earn a degree from the prestigious Madkey School. But then everything went wrong. Forced to drop out, he became an assembly-line magician at his former school, serving the high-powered faculty and arrogant student body. He thought things couldn't get any worse.Oh, how wrong he was!As the Madkey School celebrates a new semester, a forgotten order of magicians launches a stunning attack. Others flee, but Randy bravely steps forward ... and straight into the heart of a secret war. Many years ago, a terrible conflict tore the magical community apart. Now, history is threatening to repeat itself. With the help of his fellow dropouts, Randy must uncover the truth about the past ... before it destroys magic forever.Penned by international bestselling author David Meyer, Destroying Magic is an amazing roller coaster ride, one full of jaw-dropping twists and turns. Fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson will remember this book for years to come.

"A terrific biography of a rock innovator that hums with juicy detail and wincing truth. . . . Page after page groans with the folly of the '60s drug culture, the tragedy of talent toasted before its time, the curse of wealth and the madness of wasted opportunity."-The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES • NAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST ROCK BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ROLLING STONEAs a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. His intimates and collaborators included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, and Clarence White. Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country rock masterpiece Sweetheart of the Rodeo, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons' solo albums, GP and Grievous Angel, are now recognized as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country, gospel, and blues Parsons named "Cosmic American Music." Parsons had everything-looks, charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice-and threw it all away with both hands, dying of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six. In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N. Meyer gives Parsons' mythic life its due. From interviews with hundreds of the famous and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons-many who have never spoken publicly about him before-Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. Praise for Twenty Thousand Roads "Far and away the most thorough biography of Parsons . . . skewers any number of myths surrounding this endlessly mythologized performer."-Los Angeles Times "The definitive account of Gram Parsons' life-and early death. From the country-rock pioneer's wealthy, wildly dysfunctional family through his symbiotic friendship with Keith Richards, Meyer deftly illuminates one of rock's most elusive figures."-Rolling Stone "Meticulously researched . . . Though Meyer answers a lot of long-burning questions, he preserves Parsons' legend as a man of mystery."-Entertainment Weekly "Meyer gives Parsons a thorough, Peter Guralnick-like treatment."-New York Post

Tahiti has a rich history of oral tradition. Early visitors to the island transcribed recitations of myth, battle address, and land description. Until now their poetic organization has remained unexplored. From a computationally assisted analysis, this book describes early use of meter and parallelism and speculates on manner of composition. It sheds light on a poetic style unanticipated for Polynesia and remarkable among world poetries.

A Winter of Discontent addresses both the broad spectrum of movement activity and the political context surrounding it. The text explores the challenge of the nuclear freeze movement to the content of United States national security policy and the policy making process.

The long overdue, definitive narrative biography of The Bee Gees, by the acclaimed author of the award-winning Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and his Cosmic American Music.