Most Popular Books by David James

"The Statutes at Large of South Carolina" is a comprehensive legal compilation covering the Acts passed between 1815 and 1838. This volume includes an appendix of acts, errata, and other materials omitted in previous volumes (1-5). Compiled by Thomas Cooper and David James McCord, this historical record offers invaluable insights into the legal framework and legislative activities of South Carolina during a formative period in American history. Researchers, legal scholars, and historians will find this collection an essential resource for understanding the evolution of law and governance in the state. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A British naval officer details life as a prisoner of war and his courageous and suspenseful escape attempts during World War II. David James was in Motor Gunboats (with Robert Hichens of Gunboat Command). Captured in February 1943 after abandoning ship due to fierce engagement with three German armed trawlers in the North Sea, he was imprisoned in Dulag Marlag. His first tunnel was discovered before completion. In December 1943 he succeeded in escaping during the weekly bath house visit and was on the run for almost a week disguised as an officer of the Royal Bulgarian Navy. He was captured after several close calls while attempting to board a ship at Lubeck. In February 1944 he escaped again this time dressed as a Swedish sailor and traveled by train to Bremen, Hamburg, Lubeck, Rostock finishing up in Danzig, all the while searching for a suitable ship. He eventually succeeded in reaching Stockholm after two and a half days in the extreme heat of a ship's engine room. His superbly written narrative is full of suspense and excitement.

Step into the gentle, comforting world of Happy Humphrey — a place where small acts of kindness shine brightly, quiet courage matters, and everyday moments become tiny adventures worth sharing. In this collection of short prose stories, readers will meet Humphrey: a soft‑hearted little creature with the ears of a donkey, the snout of a pig, the wings of a bat, and a gift for noticing the things others overlook. He isn’t loud or bold, but he has a way of seeing when something needs a gentle touch — a friend who needs cheering up, a path that needs tidying, or a tiny problem waiting for a thoughtful solution. Each story is intentionally brief, usually just a few hundred words, making them perfect for bedtime reading or those quiet moments when a child needs a soothing tale and a parent has only a little time to spare. These stories are written to be easy to read aloud, calming to listen to, and full of warmth, reassurance, and the quiet magic of everyday kindness. Humphrey’s adventures remind children that kindness doesn’t need to be grand or noisy to make a difference. Through his gentle actions and thoughtful nature, he shows young readers that noticing, caring, and helping are powerful in their own right. Parents will find a character who models empathy in a natural, comforting way, while children will discover a friend who understands the bravery found in small, thoughtful deeds. Whether shared under a blanket, read before sleep, or enjoyed during a peaceful pause in the day, Happy Humphrey’s Short Stories offers a cosy escape into a world where kindness leads the way and even the smallest creature can brighten the world around them. Open the book, wander into Humphrey’s village, and enjoy a collection of heartwarming tales that linger long after the last page is turned.

Best-selling author David James Clarke IV, brings readers practical knowledge, tested techniques, real-world scenarios and hands-on lab exercises for NetWare 5.1 certification. The new NetWare 5.1 CNA exam is currently available. The old NetWare 5.0 CNA exam will eventually be retired. Existing NetWare 5.0 CNAs can use the new NetWare 5.1 CNA Study Guide to upgrade their certification to the latest version. Covers all the new changes in Novell Course 560 NetWare 5.1 Administration Version 2.0, including: new technology such as new ConsoleOne utility, ZENworks Version 2.0, advanced file system design, advanced NDS security and additional Browser configuration technology.

Friday, 12th February, 1993. Two outwardly unremarkable ten-year-old boys began the day by playing truant and ended it running an errand for the local video shop. In between they abducted and killed a two-year-old boy, James Bulger. In search of an explanation, award-winning journalist David James Smith looks behind the misinformation, misunderstanding and sensational reporting to an exact account of the events of that day. A sensitive and definitive account, The Sleep of Reason achieves a unique understanding of the James Bulger case, and comes as close as may ever be possible to explaining how two ten-year-olds could kill.

The Absurdist’s Field Guide to Everything and Nothing is a book that promises everything, explains nothing, and delivers precisely what it intends: a gloriously useless, wildly entertaining poetic atlas of the absurd. This is not a guide in any conventional sense. It is a compass that spins without direction, pointing toward sock rebellions, spoon elopements, and the sacred ambiguity of lint. It offers a taxonomy of nonsense for the existentially curious, a survival manual for those who suspect meaning is optional, and a lyrical map of places that don’t exist—but feel strangely familiar. Your journey begins in the Bureau of Grandiose Vagueness, a sprawling bureaucratic compound that stretches infinitely in all directions yet contains only one room. A brass plaque on the door declares: The Absurdist’s Field Guide to Everything and Nothing—For Use in All Situations, Especially None. Inside, the walls are lined with filing cabinets labelled “Unprovable Theories,” “Emotional Weather Reports,” and “Sock‑Based Ontology.” A flamingo in a lab coat paces the room, dictating nonsense into a spoon‑shaped tape recorder. The receptionist—a monocled sock perched on a swivel chair—hands out maps that lead nowhere, annotated with footnotes about metaphysical lint. The guide itself is a tome of contradictions. One page offers instructions for navigating existential dread using only a kazoo and a metaphor. Another catalogues invisible creatures that nest inside bureaucratic forms. A later chapter explains how to identify meaning by its absence, followed by a fold‑out chart comparing the weight of irony to that of a teaspoon. Each poem is a specimen: mismatched, misbehaving, and mysteriously meaningful in ways that defy explanation. This is a celebration of the cosmic shrug, a handbook for those who find clarity suspicious and coherence overrated. Its illustrations are diagrams of circular logic, annotated with verses that rhyme “everything” with “nothing” and “truth” with “whatever.” It is grandiose in tone, meaningless in content, and perfect in its refusal to pretend otherwise. This is not a book for seekers of answers. It is for wanderers—those who delight in labyrinths, who find comfort in the absurd, and who understand that sometimes the best guide is the one that has no idea where it’s going. Bring no expectations. Only your most ridiculous self.

In this important new book, David James offers an innovative interpretation of a key element of Hegel's political thought. James seeks to identify the basic aims of Hegel's philosophy of right through an analysis of his approach to subjectivity. He argues that the basic aim of Hegel's philosophy of right is to accommodate subjectivity within a framework of universally valid ethical norms and that an analysis of how Hegel attempts to do this provides a key to understanding his philosophy of right. This in turn makes possible a highly unified interpretation of the project that determines the shape and structure of his theory of modern ethical life. The ways in which Hegel uses the term subjectivity have never before been analysed in sufficient detail. James shows that Hegel's understanding of this term depends very much on the context in which he is using it and by analysing this carefully shows that this concept is essentially related to his theory of freedom. This fascinating book offers a unified interpretation of Hegel's philosophy of right and will make an important contribution to the study of Hegel's political thought.

Edwardian London in 1910, the notorious tale of Dr Crippen and Ethel Le Neve re-investigated by a prizewinning journalist. At a time when Edwardian Britain seemed a golden place, basking in its imperial glory, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen and his wife Belle lived among the suburban villas of North London, renting a house at 39 Hilldrop Crescent. After supper on 31 January 1910, their friends went home and Crippen killed Belle with poison, dismembered her body and buried some of her remains beneath the brick floor of the coal cellar. Crippen never admitted killing his wife and took the secrets of the crime with him when he was hanged, following his conviction for murder. It is assumed that Crippen killed for the love of his mistress, Ethel le Neve. They began living together as man and wife, but under intense suspicion they fled disguised as father and son. The chase - indeed everything about the murder - was reported in fine detail, in Britain, in America and the rest of the western world. Crippen was finally arrested and with Ethel was brought back to England for trial. David James Smith has investigated afresh this celebrated murder case, and his researches have uncovered unexpected and startling information about 'Chamber of Horrors' stalwart Dr Crippen, Belle and Ethel.

Wendell Berry and David James Duncan present a haunting call to the collective conscience of the citizenry, and an urgent challenge to the meaning and workings of a true democracy. Their patriotic dissents expand the context for questions of terror and security, and present an enlightened understanding of the threats to -- and responsibilities of -- freedom.