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Living life with a physical disability from birth means a hard road ahead for anyone, but Ian McDonald has taken it all in his stride and through tough times and good, he has led what some people would describe as a relatively normal yet in some respects, extraordinary life despite his disability. This has seen him treated well by his family and friends, but who survived his school years being mercilessly bullied by other children. As his life...

Living life with a physical disability from birth means a hard road ahead for anyone, but Ian McDonald has taken it all in his stride and through tough times and good, he has led what some people would describe as a relatively normal yet in some respects, extraordinary life despite his disability. This has seen him treated well by his family and friends, but who survived his school years being mercilessly bullied by other children. As his life...

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The Passion Within" is an inspirational guide to help readers discover, use and cultivate their gifts while pursuing their passion. The book also discusses what may cause a person to overlook their gift and how to overcome fear in the process of pursuing one's passion. The authors want the readers to know that God always sends a motivator in those moments when doubt and feelings of being inferior overshadow the desire to be successful in their...

As he enters his nineties, the poet's world has become, increasingly, his house and garden, his wife, children and grandchildren, a world experienced as no less rich than anything in the past - indeed ever more precious for its evanescence.

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A time-traveling, futuristic saga of a family trying to outlast and remake a universe with a power unlike any we've seen before.When Raisa Hopeland, determined to win her race to become the next electromancer of London, bumps into Amon Brightbourne-tweed-suited, otherworldly, guided by the Grace-in the middle of a London riot, she sets in motion a series of events which will span decades, continents and a series of events which will change the...

Produced as tribute to Neuromancer, William Gibson's genre defining novel, Night, Rain, and Neon is a volume of all new stories written by some of the sharpest and most insightful authors of cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk fiction around, curated by editor Michael Cobley. "...this anthology offers something to enjoy here for any cyberpunk enthusiast - especially those who like it urban, grimy, and dangerously plausible." - Publishers Weekly ...

A visionary literary SF novel about a vast family intimately linked - a new way for mankind to live.

The âEURœRed BaronâEUR? from Local 213 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) was Les McDonald, once a firebrand Communist activist and the youthful leader of the left faction within the Vancouver electrical workersâEUR(TM) union. His fate would be intertwined with the Lenkurt Electric strike of 1966, a wildcat strike that led to the imprisonment of four trade union leaders. Following his involvement as a long-time trade...

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How does representative democracy work in the modern age? Examining 21 post-war democracies, this strikingly innovative approach by two world-class scholars demonstrates how the voter in the middle--the median elector--empowers the centre party in parliament to translate political preferences into public policy.

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Ian McDonald's first novel, which announced the arrival of an exciting new voice in the realm of science fiction. There's nowhere quite like Desolation Road. Once you go there, you may never be the same . . .

This is a major revision of the highly successful first edition of Market Segmentation. In today's marketplace, effectively segmenting the market in order to target profitable customers is key to many companies' own profitability and growth. First published in 1995, this book was the first of its kind to help practitioners tackle this issue head on, providing step-by-step guidance through the difficult terrain of market segmentation. Since its...

A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR SCIENCE FICTIONThe continuing saga of the Five Dragons, Ian McDonald's fast-paced, intricately plotted space opera pitched as Game of Thrones meets The ExpanseA hundred years in the future, a war wages between the Five Dragons-five families that control the Moon's leading industrial companies. Each clan does everything in their power to claw their way to the top of the food chain-marriages of convenience, corporate e...

A re-issue of the novel that secured McDonald's reputation as one of the most exciting voices in global SF.