"Elmore Leonard fans should be pleased." —Publishers Weekly"Darby Holland is a modern hero in the mod of Sam Spade and Marlow only with more tattoos and in steel-toed boots." —Ace Atkins, New York Times-bestselling author of Robert B. Parker's Slow BurnIn this third novel in the Darby Holland Crime Novel series, Darby's past rises up to do more than haunt him. You...

Every man faces struggles, but few talk about it, especially with their sons.Afraid to appear weak or vulnerable, fathers tend to keep their fears and uncertainties bottled up inside while projecting an image of strength and resilience. Meanwhile, they secretly self-medicate in all sorts of ways— alcohol, food, affairs, and gambling—with many of them inadvertently blowing up their marriage, their family, and even their career in the process. At a certain point, every father who is ...

Neville Goddard (1905-1972) emerges as a significant figure in the realm of metaphysical thought, leaving an indelible mark as both an author and a charismatic lecturer. Born in Barbados and later moving to the United States, Goddard's life journey encompassed a captivating exploration of the human mind's potential and its intricate connection with the universe. His pioneering work delved into the realms of manifestation, consciousness, and the power of imagination, paving...

The second in the Darby Holland Crime Novel****series of humorous noir novels set in Portland, Oregon's seedy side, featuring resourceful Darby Holland, owner of the tattoo parlor called The Lucky Supreme, and his brilliant and slightly mad side kick—the twiggy, vinyl clad tattoo artist, Delia.Time is up in Old Town. As the pace of gentrification reaches frenzy in Portland, Oregon, Darby Holland’s beloved tattoo parlor, Lucky Supreme, is destroyed ...

Best Crime Novel of the Year--Joy Ride through the Tattoo Underworld of Portland's Old Town.The night world of Old Town, Portland, Oregon, has gone mad in the grip of gentrification, and at the center of it all is Lucky Supreme, a seedy tattoo parlor, whose proprietor is a street-bred artist with a unique approach to problem solving. Darby Holland has enough on his radar, but when some flash (tattoo artwork) stolen from him resurfaces in California he can't help himself. His effort...

In this third novel in the Darby Holland Crime Novel series, Darby’s past rises up to do more than haunt him. You can run, but in the information age you can only hide for so long.Midnight Rider Productions is a dark-web nightmare machine, headed by the one man who years ago drove Darby to hide in the seamy environs of Old Town and make his life there. But Darby left his own mark back in the day and the shadowy head of production has a grudge to settle. Rider has found him at long ...

In this completely updated and revised edition of Designing with the Mind in Mind, Jeff Johnson provides you with just enough background in perceptual and cognitive psychology that user interface (UI) design guidelines make intuitive sense rather than being just a list or rules to follow. Early UI practitioners were trained in cognitive psychology, and developed UI design rules based on it. But as the field has evolved since the first edition of this book, designers enter the field from ma...

Writer Ron Marz has revitalized Witchblade and is the architect behind the acclaimed First Born and Broken Trinity crossover events. Now, joined by artist Lee Moder (First Born: Aftermath, Painkiller Jane), Marz debuts DRAGON PRINCE, a four-part modern fantasy with equal doses of magic and martial arts mayhem. Like a lot of teenagers, Aaron Chiang feels he's never fit in, though he's never known why. But all that changes when he learns the truth of his heritage: He is the Dragon Prince, la...

Neville Goddard (1905-1972) emerged as a significant figure in the realm of metaphysical thought, leaving an indelible mark as both an author and a charismatic lecturer. Born in Barbados and later moving to the United States, Goddard's life journey encompassed a captivating exploration of the human mind's potential and its intricate connection with the universe. His pioneering work delved into the realms of manifestation, consciousness, and the power of imagination, paving...

180° South takes readers behind the scenes of the film, 180° South, made by Chris Malloy, to learn more about the people who made the original overland journey to Patagonia in 1968, and the repeat journey over ocean and land 40 years later. The book includes stories of events and experiences that inspired Chris Malloy, Yvon Chouinard, and Doug Tompkins to choose paths committed to saving what's left of the wild world. Open it anywhere and enjoy the photographs by the worl...

For all the benefits of social media, it has also served as a breeding ground for divisiveness and ill will. People write things online that they would hardly speak to someone’s face. In this helpful book, Jeff Johnson encourages us to tame our fingers under the sound communication principles found in Proverbs. He organizes these principles under five guiding questions that can help us cultivate heavenly wisdom in our use of social media:Am I controlled?Am I calm?

The fantastic tale by Ron Marz and Lee Moder continues! Aaron Chiang has learned the truth " the blood of dragons flows through his veins, and he is the last of his kind! But now, evil wizards known as the Magi " who would see dragonkind erased from the Earth forever " have sent a merciless Dragon Hunter after Aaron, forcing the boy to leave behind everything he knows and flee into the unknown. Featuring spectacular covers by Jeff Johnson (Amazing Spider-Man, Way of the Rat) and Michael Avon ...