Bernard Ryan, Jr.

Selected Works

Fantasy
Tyler's Titanic
104-page chapter book for all ages: How a boy and his dog manage to visit the shipwreck, what they do, and whom they meet.
Biography
The Wright Brothers: Inventors of the Airplane
Two who (in their own words) "lived together, played together, worked together, thought together"
The Poisoned Life of Mrs. Maybrick
Life of the principal in one of the world's great murder trials, who may have been the wife of Jack the Ripper.
Hillary Rodham Clinton: First Lady and Senator
Life story of the U.S. Secretary of State in the administration of President Barack Obama.
Finance/Parenting
Simple Ways to Help Your Kids Become Dollar-Smart
125 Dollar-Smart Tips for Today's Busy Parents
Parenting Guide
Helping Your Child Start School
A practical and thorough guide that gives parents a preview not only of what happens in kindergarten but why it happens.
Teenage Volunteering
Community Service for Teens (8 volumes)
Eight books covering opportunities for teens to perform voluntary community service
Trials
Great American Trials, Great World Trials, and Sex, Sin and Mayhem: Notorious Trials of the Nineties
Three major works reporting courtroom trials throughout history and in our time

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Farewell to Russell Hoban
Good words from England's The Guardian about American writer Russ Hoban, who died in London (his home for more than 30 years) in December 2011.
The Head of Orpheus: a Russell Hoban Reference Page
Do you know Russ Hoban's works? Here's a link to a splendid web site about him.
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