Brian Williams
1) World War I
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, discusses the build-up to the war, along with battles, history, technology, and more. Fun facts, amazing pictures, quizzes.
2) The bodies keep coming: dispatches from a Black trauma surgeon on racism, violence, and how we heal
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Brian H. Williams has seen it all, from gunshot wounds to traumatic brain injuries. In The Bodies Keep Coming, Williams ushers us into the trauma bay, where the wounds of a national emergency amass. Black bodies will continue to be wracked by violence, racism, and healthcare inequities until we enact changes of policy and law"--
3) World War II
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Discover World War II facts and hear from people who lived through the war that shaped the modern world, from the cause of the conflict to the most important battles. From the prewar rise of Nazi Germany to the start of the war with the invasion of Poland in 1939 to the end of the war in 1945 and the Nuremburg Trials, all aspects of the deadliest conflict in human history are covered in great detail in DK findout! World War II with content that is...
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann-Raintree
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1939. Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, has invaded Poland. The world is about to enter into the biggest and most terrible war in history. But from the depths of despair rose some very courageous, selfless individuals, such as Douglas Bader, Leonard "Bud" Lomell and Joan Daphne Pearson, who risked their lives for the sakes of others in need, often for no gain and with no recognition. Here are some of their incredible stories…
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"In The Last Warlord, scholar Brian Glyn Williams takes Westerners inside the world of general Abdul Rashid Dostum, one of the most powerful of the Afghan warlords who have dominated the country since the Soviet invasion. Based on lengthy interviews with Dostum and his family and subcommanders, as well as local chieftains, mullahs, elders, Taliban enemies and prisoners of war, and women's rights activists, The Last Warlord tells the story of Dostum's...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Covers the key players of World War II, including Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Charles de Gaulle, along with major events such as the invasion of Poland, Battle of Britain, and Pearl Harbor.
Author
Publisher
Potomac Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Predators is a riveting introduction to the murky world of Predator and Reaper drones, the CIA's and U.S. military's most effective and controversial killing tools. Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal peoples who have been killed in the covert operation -- the CIA's largest assassination campaign since the Vietnam War era -- being waged in Pakistan's tribal regions...
11) Ancient China
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Describes daily life in ancient China, discussing life in the country, life in the city, schools, festivals, and other aspects.
14) Tunnels
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Will Burrows and his friend Chester embark on a quest to find Will's archaeologist father, who has inexplicably disappeared, they are led to a labyrinthine world underneath London, full of sinister inhabitants with evil intentions toward "Topsoilers" like Will and his father.
16) The solar system
Author
Series
Publisher
McRae Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the different planets in our solar system.
18) Lightning
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to lightning including what causes lightning and how to survive a lightning storm.
19) Deeper
Author
Series
Tunnels volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
As young archaeologist Will Burrows continues to search for his lost father in the strange underground world he has discovered beneath the city of London, he stumbles across a sinister plot with terrible implications for the world above.
20) Pirates
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Introduction to piracy, famous pirates and their world.