Michael Young: 64 books

Lab Monkey: I Survived, is the gripping true story of the life of Michael Young, an African American male born into poverty and subjected to secret involuntary medical testing and experiments disguised as treatment for his already debilitating condition of cataracts. Young leaves no stone unturned...

The Dwarfs and The Giant, in this engaging moral based tale, written by Michael Young and illustrated by Richard Svennson, fantasy creator in the Elfwood Gallery, teach the value of acceptance of others, tolerance and working together!The dwarfs just want to enjoy a simple life. But when they’re...

Buddy and his family are living a wonderful life on a small ranch in New Mexico until Buddy’s father takes ill and the family is forced to sell and move to Colorado. They settle in the mile high city of Denver so Buddy’s father can be close to the military hospital. The family is forced into poverty...

Every young man reaches a point in his life where he must leave the nest and spread his wings. I tried my wings during the turbulent, early years of the seventies. The trials I endured tested my skills and made me stronger. I made many mistakes that could have caused my demise and I look back on them...

NOT SINCE THOMAS FRIEDMAN’SFROM BEIRUT TO JERUSALEM IN 1989 HAS A JOURNALIST OFFERED SUCH A POIGNANT AND PASSIONATE PORTRAIT OF LEBANON—A UNIQUELY PLURALIST ARAB COUNTRY STRUGGLING TO DEFEND ITS VIABILITY IN A TURBULENT AND TREACHEROUS MIDDLE EAST. Michael Young, who was taken to Lebanon...

Showdown at Chaperito is a story of greed, revenge and Murder. Alexander Spivey murders his brother and steals his bag of uncut diamonds. He flees to the west where he runs a ranch and stirs trouble with the Apache Indians. Many heroes rise up to confront Alexander and the town of Chaperito is the...

Michael Young has christened the oligarchy of the future Meritocracy. Indeed, the word is now part of the English language. It would appear that the formula: IQ+Effort=Merit may well constitute the basic belief of the ruling class in the twenty-first century. Projecting himself into the year 2034,...

'This book tackles some of the most important educational questions of the day... It is rare to find a book on education which is theoretically sophisticated and practically relevant: this book is.' From the Foreword by Hugh Lauder What is it in the twenty-first century that we want young...

James VI & I, the namesake of the King James Version of the Bible, had a series of notorious male favourites. No one denies that these relationships were amorous, but were they sexual? Michael B. Young merges political history with recent scholarship in the history of sexuality to answer that...

First published in 1957 ,and reprinted with a new introduction in 1986, Michael Young and Peter Willmott’s book on family and kinship in Bethnal Green in the 1950s is a classic in urban studies. A standard text in planning, housing, family studies and sociology, it predicted the failure...

Written at a time of uncertainty about the implications of the English government's curriculum policies, Knowledge and the Future School engages with the debate between the government and large sections of the educational community. It provides a forward-looking framework for head teachers, their...

A classic adventure fairy tale of love and King John's quest. Spelled by an evil sorceress, King John must forge the Dark Forest to save his only love - Queen Orvis. Little does he know that when he finds the one item that will save the queen time begins to run out. Can he make it back to the castle in time to save his one true love?

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ADULT SHORT STORY A rough, rollicking, darkly amusing tale. Audra gets herself into trouble when she arranges a surprise for Michelle's birthday. Dominic, whom she hires to surprise Michelle, turns on her and challenges her to a sexual endurance test with Michelle. Her reputation at stake,...