Michael Stevens

Jamie, 12 and his brother Al, 14, having returned to London. Are evacuated again after a V1 bombing and an Aircraft strafing. Too close to home. They continue their escapades. First in Wales and then in Sussex, Southern England. They are billeted with a Retired Army Colonel, who has a penchant for animals, both dead and alive. The boys find themselves being stalked by an avenging Welshman, who is convinced that they are criminals. They mix with top military brass at times to help them combat the enemy. Jamie's spy catching skills come to the fore again, with the help of a classmate, who he had previously helped to rescue from abductors. After celebrating victory in Europe, he successfully emigrates to Australia.

Your name is Adam Luce. The Year is 1923, and you're on your way to Berlin, which the guide books and newspapers have come to call the World Capital of Sin. Your mission is to learn the secrets of manufacturing the new wonder drug, aspirin. You have a degree in chemistry, you have a letter of introduction to the world's largest chemical cartel, and you're prepared to accomplish that mission. But you're not prepared for Charlotte, nor for the secrets she'll share. And nobody told you that you'd have to save the world.

"A Simple Recipe for How to Change the World" will inspire folks to act on their dreams; will motivate, inspire, encourage, and challenge people to be creative and submit ideas and not be silent and fear rejection, criticism, or ridicule. The book describes a simple recipe for how you can change the world-even if "your world" is just your home, community, or your workplace. If there ever was a time where innovation, new ideas were needed to improve our world, that time is now. Four stages in the evolution of an idea and the eight-step process, "Suggestions Made Easy," will demonstrate how to get ideas adopted. The book chronicles examples for how, through a 30-year career the author sought to bring about change.