Books by Martin Brown

Nell and the Cave Bear

by Martin Brown (Piccadilly Press)

(20 reviews)

Delightful and heart-warming debut story from renowned illustrator of the Horrible History series. A long time ago, there was a little girl whose best friend was a cave bear cub. He had been small and frightened when Nell found him. Now that he was not so small and not so frightened, the grown-ups were not so sure he was a suitable pet. So Nell and Cave Bear set off on a big adventure, searching... See More

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Nell and the Cave Bear: The Journey Home (Nell and the Cave Bear 2)

by Martin Brown (Piccadilly Press)

(2 reviews)

Join brave little Nell and her beloved companion Cave Bear in this second charming and delightful adventure from renowned illustrator Martin Brown (The Horrible Histories). Nell and Cave Bear and their Clan have been living with the Sea Clan for some months when the Cave Clan decide it's time to move on. To their surprise Nell decides to stay with them - she's made good friends and soon meets... See More

Length: (45,971 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Glen Rose Moonshine Raid

by Martin Brown

(31 reviews)

With hills studded with whiskey stills and cisterns brimming over with beer, Glen Rose operated in concerted defiance of one of Prohibition's chief champions, Governor Pat Neff. In 1923, Neff dispatched Texas Rangers and undercover agents to do the job of the unwilling local law enforcement. More than fifty men were arrested, including the sheriff and the county prosecutor. Outraged, the town's... See More

Length: 133 Pages (2,055 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Murder in Marin 2-Book Set: Cozy Mystery Bundle (Murder in Marin Mysteries)

by Martin Brown (Signal Press)

(12 reviews)

OWN THE FIRST TWO BOOKS IN THE SERIES IN ONE BUNDLE! In The Gossiping Gourmet: (Book 1) Warren Bradley, renowned as the local gadfly in the picture-perfect community of Sausalito, California, is esteemed by his admirers and despised by his detractors. But for love of his caramel chicken and cherry fudge brownies, everyone has a story to share regarding their fellow citizens--? Stories that too... See More

Length: 409 Pages (4,998 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Gossiping Gourmet: A Murder in Marin Small Town Cozy Mystery - Book 1 (Murder in Marin Mysteries)

by Martin Brown

(1,282 review)

In Book 1 of the MURDER IN MARIN Mysteries: Warren Bradley, renowned as the local gadfly In the picture-perfect community of Sausalito, California, is esteemed by his admirers and despised by his detractors. But for love of his caramel chicken and cherry fudge brownies, everyone has a story to share regarding their fellow citizens-- Stories that too often find their way into his weekly... See More

Length: 286 Pages (2,534 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Wicked Wife: Murder in Marin Mystery - Book 2 (Murder in Marin Mysteries)

by Martin Brown (Signal Press)

(95 reviews)

In Book 2 of the MURDER IN MARIN Mysteries: When billionaire William Adams -- Marin County's most eligible widower -- marries international superstar model Willow Wisp, Belvedere's society women are dismayed. After all, she is half his age and, in their view, not interested in anything other than his money. Like everyone else, newspaper publisher Rob Timmons, his assistant, Holly Cross, and his... See More

Length: 292 Pages (4,649 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Bobby the Blobfish (Amazing Animals Book 2)

by Martin Brown

(9 reviews)

Number two in the series, this one is about Bobby the blobfish. This is a real sea-dweeling creature, found in Australia, that was recently voted the world's ugliest animal. I don't agree with this denigrating situation so I decided to honor blobfish in this way. See More

Length: 24 Pages (7,437 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Stock market for beginners: Your ultimate guide to the stock market world, what you need to know before investing in stocks.

by Martin Brown

(4 reviews)

The stock market is a fantastic money machine. Are you ready to get involved? If you are going to be a successful stock market player, you need to know how the stock market really works. Learn how this fascinating investor world works and start your investor journey today. This is the essential stock market guide for beginners. In this book, you will learn: • what first-time investor should... See More

Length: 99 Pages (544 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Marriage Confidential: 102 Honest Answers to the Questions Every Husband Wants to Ask, and Every Wife Needs to Know

by Josie Brown (Signal Press Books)

(2 reviews)

In writing this book, our aim was to get to the heart of the matter: how we so often can be both content with -- and confounded by -- our partners. To that end, we also asked each other those same tough questions.? Our answers to those questions and more are here, in Marriage Confidential. By blending experience, humor, and advice in the following 102 essays, we believe you'll find them... See More

Length: 264 Pages (1,770 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Monogamy and Music: and other musings about life

by Martin Brown

(2 reviews)

This book is a collection of short pieces of observational writing. Martin sees the world through his own personal viewpoint and writes about things that inspire him. Maybe they will inspire you, anger you or make you smile. The important thing is to have some reaction, and you will. Martin has written about subjects as diverse as performance art, trainspotting, bilocation, elder abuse, hip hop... See More

Length: 95 Pages (3,918 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Spain is Spain: A humorous look at contemporary Spain

by Martin Brown (Martin Brown)

(16 reviews)

A humorous look at Spanish life from the perspective of an Englishman and his Spanish friends. Spain is a country of many contradictions. This is a collection of short articles about Martin's observations about different aspects of Spanish life; civil servants, football, music, driving etc. Translated into Spanish by Martin's friends and students, who then argue against his attack on their... See More

Length: 141 Pages (1,057 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Coventry Tales

by Rosalie Warren (Greenstream Publishing)

(2 reviews)

Coventry Tales is the new book inspired by the city and the people of Coventry. Fifteen local authors make up this colourful colection of nineteen short stories and poems, providing insights from Coventry's past and present, narratives that explore the fabric of the city life and what makes it unique, stories that celebrate the life of Coventry and the people who inhabit her. Have you ever... See More

Length: 98 Pages (653 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Amazing Black American Inventors

by Martin Brown

Throughout history, Black American inventors have contributed greatly to the development of the world. The contributions of African Americans in physics, medicine, biology, and industrialization are tremendous and have improved our lives in many ways. A great deal of the modern day equipment and machinery that make our life better, like the refrigerator, traffic signal, blood banks, mower, and... See More

Length: 23 Pages (136 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Fit in 50 Days: Creating the Habits that will Keep You Lean for Life

by Martin Brown

(5 reviews)

In 50 days, you can change your life forever. You can create the healthy habits that will keep you lean for life. And, you can do it all in just seven weeks and a day. Most importantly, you can put an end to yo-yo dieting, and the unhealthful cycle of getting in and out of being fit. Getting fit -- and staying fit -- is considered by most of us to be a wonderful but unattainable goal. Fit in... See More

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Christmas Tales - Seasonal stories, poems and greetings from the Coventry Writers' Group

by Rosalie Warren (Greenstream Publishing)

(4 reviews)

Christmas Tales is a collection of seasonal stories, poems and greetings on the subject of Christmas. Written by members of the Coventry Writers' Group, the writers include a number of well-known published authors including Ann Evans, Rosalie Warren, Michael Boxwell and Martin Brown. Many of the pieces explore the lighter side of Christmas: you will find plenty to make you chuckle. Other stories... See More

Length: 35 Pages (179 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Malicious Mayor: Another Small Town Murder in Marin Mystery (Murder in Marin Mysteries Book 6)

by Martin Brown (Signal Press)

(13 reviews)

IN THE 6th NOVEL OF THE MURDER IN MARIN MYSTERIES: After a quarter-century at the heart of Sausalito's daily life, Mary Anderson had long been thought of as a permanent fixture in the life of a town famous for beautiful vistas and nasty politics. Admired by a narrow majority and despised by a vocal minority, Anderson's grip on power was guided by her oft-stated advice: "Keep your friends close... See More

Length: 250 Pages (3,552 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Anyone Can Write A Song!

by Chris Paul Overall

(7 reviews)

Have you always wanted to write a song but that annoying little voice inside your head says: -It's too difficult -I don't know where to start -I don't have anything to say -Nobody would care about my songs -I need to wash the dishes Well, this is the book for you. Written by songwriters, it is chock full of motivation, explanations, techniques and exercises, all aimed at making the process of... See More

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Memory Circus: A collection of poems

by Martin Brown

(2 reviews)

Memory Circus a first collection of poems by Martin Brown. Covering 8 years between 2012-2020 it includes reflections on love and loss; hope and hopefulness and the randomness of what happens in a life. Drawing on nature as an inspiration, he weaves different styles together in a quirky mixture that is thoughtful and thought provoking, with occasional flashes of humour. See More

Length: 108 Pages (2,005 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Quest for Excellence: The Arthur A. Dugoni Story

by Martin Brown (University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry)

(5 reviews)

Born in San Francisco in 1925, Art Dugoni's immigrant parents and grandparents taught him that in America, the "impossible" was always possible. With an early life shadowed by the Great Depression and the Second World War, he entered the Navy's V-12 officer's program at Gonzaga University as a pre-dent student, in 1943. There, he met a strikingly beautiful seventeen-year-old named Katherine Groo... See More

Length: 312 Pages (13,530 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Horrible Husband: Murder in Marin Mystery - Book 5 (Murder in Marin Mysteries)

by Martin Brown

(23 reviews)

In Book 5 of the MURDER IN MARIN Mysteries: Holly's dear friend, Beverly Bent, admits that her marriage to "Wild Bill" Bent -- the top-rated host on KBUD in San Francisco -- is a disaster, and she needs to create a life for herself. Holly suggests she apply for a position on KLIB, "San Francisco radio for the modern woman." Before long, "The Battling Bents." are Topic Number One throughout the... See More

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Collected Poems: 2002 - 2010

by Martin Brown

This is a collection of poetry published between 2002 and 2010. See More

Length: 78 Pages (650 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Poems from Another Life: 2010-2014

by Martin Brown

Poems written after the publication of Martin's second book, "A Ballad of Life, Anchorages, and Other Poems" (2010), it charts his struggle with mental health problems and the strains and stresses imposed by modern life. The book also returns to Martin's familiar themes of human relationships, the power of memory, poetry, and the relationship between humanity and Nature in the 21st century. See More

Length: 51 Pages (689 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finding Mr. Right: Get Your Love Life Moving in the Right Direction

by Josie Brown (DK)

(5 reviews)

In a world of Mr. Right Nows, a guide to Mr. Right... Chock full of solid advice, this guide for women offers exercises to help the reader learn more about herself. She then uses that information to recognize mates with compatible qualities. In it are the five myths about Mr. Right, the seven deadly sins that women make while dating, how to spot Mr. Wrong, where to meet Mr. Right, dating DOs and... See More

Length: 418 Pages (1,888 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

The Terrifying Teacher: Murder in Marin Mystery - Book 4 (Murder in Marin Mysteries)

by Martin Brown (Signal Press)

(33 reviews)

In Book 4 of the MURDER IN MARIN Mysteries: News that elderly Henrietta Hammer has died, Sausalito's retired fifth grade teacher, who once terrified her students including Sheriff's Detective Eddie Austin, newspaper publisher Rob Timmons and his assistant Holly Cross, is greeted with bemused nostalgia. But Hammer, who was left a very wealthy widow by her enterprising late husband, was the target... See More

Length: 300 Pages (3,875 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Paul The Panda (Amazing Animals Series Book 16)

by Martin Brown

(1 review)

Paul The Panda is a beautifully illustrated, rhyming book for children and for the adults who read them to their kids. Full of humour and whimsy, the books are a delight for everyone. See More

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CARLA THE CHAMELEON (Amazing Animals Book 3)

by Martin Brown

(1 review)

Number three in the series See More

Length: 12 Pages (11,020 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Poison Rising

by Martin Brown

A short collection of poems that explore the highs and lows of falling in love. See More

Length: 34 Pages (3,108 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Marvin the magic pillow: the magic pillow meets Amber / la almohada mágica conece a Amber

by Martin Brown

A bilingual story book about a magic pillow who changes the lives of the children he meets. All children have fantasies and dreams. When they sleep with their head on Marvin, he reads their dreams, and the next day, amazing things happen to the children. Un libro bilingüe sobre una almohada mágica que cambia la vida de los niños que la encuentran. Todos los niños tienen fantasias y sueños... See More

Length: 14 Pages (9,630 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Alan The Alien (The Amazing Animals Series Book 1)

by Martin Brown

(6 reviews)

First in a series of humorous rhyming stories about creatures from A-Z, colourfully illustrated. Alan wants to see what life is like on earth, so he goes to the zoo to see some earth animals. He is disappointed because the animals he goes to see are not there. See More

Length: 24 Pages (15,819 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

Marvin the magic pillow: the magic pillow meets Joan / la almohada mágica conoce a Joan

by Martin Brown

A bilingual story book about a magic pillow who changes the lives of the children he meets. All children have fantasies and dreams. When they sleep with their head on Marvin, he reads their dreams, and the next day, amazing things happen to the children. Having been given to a Spanish boy having problems adapting to life in the UK in the previous book, Miguel and his family take Marvin with them... See More

Length: 16 Pages (12,427 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled