This original and authoritative book is presented in a practical yet inspirational way. Dan Barton shares with us his expert knowledge and two decades of research, giving both detailed step-by-step horticultural instructions and a fascinating insight into the creative process of Bonsai, to provide a genuine understanding of the subject.As well as giving the essential descriptions of stock, equipment, basic care, and training techniques, the book includes new methods of achieving qu...

When Hollywood stand-up comedian Biff Kincaid learns the comedian he’s filling in for at the last minute at a comedy club was murdered, he uses his skills as an amateur detective to find out who the killer is. He uncovers a joke thief who recorded Biff’s act and sold it to wealthy wannabe who plans to use Biff’s material for his debut special. Another comedian would let it slide, but Biff has never backed away from a fight in all his years in the funny business, and he’s not going to start...

Hollywood stand-up comedian turned amateur sleuth Biff Kincaid is called at the last minute to headline a comedy club inside a sprawling resort on the Las Vegas Strip. He's thinking big laughs and good times are all that's in store when he boards the next plane to Sin CIty. He has no idea that the real gig won't be just headlining a showroom--it's solving a murder.It turns out he's filling in for his friend and fellow comic Tiger Moore. Tiger was stabbed by a mysterious killer who ...

Tinker Gordon doesn’t want anything to change. He thinks that if he holds on tightly enough, his family, his tiny Cape Breton Island community, his very world will stay exactly the way it has always been. But explosions large and small—a world away, in the Middle East, in the land of opportunity in western Canada, and in his own home in Falkirk Cove—threaten to turn everything Tinker has ever known upside down.Set variously in the heart of rural Cape Breton, on the war-torn streets...

In this fast-paced novella, when ventriloquist Priscilla Graham has her wisecracking stuffed sidekick Checkers stolen, she turns to her opening act for help—none other than stand-up comedian turned amateur sleuth Biff Kincaid. With just twenty-four hours to go before show time--and the hefty payday he desperately needs--Biff springs into action. It’s up to him to track down the dummy-nappers who stole Checkers by uncovering their twisted motives and dark deadly secrets. Biff races against ...

Danger finds comedian Biff Kincaid once again in this novella set in the high-stakes world of late night talk shows. For years Biff’s friend Lonnie Udall has been the sidekick to Doug Easton, host of Last Laughs, television’s top-rated late night talk show. When Biff accepts a gig as Lonnie’s opening act at a Palm Springs casino, he thinks he’s in for a lucrative week of sold-out stand-up shows. The first night goes well, but the next morning Lonnie is nowhere to be found. Despera...

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction and the July/August selection for the Amnesty International Book Club.Joanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother who had no sexual boundaries.After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to reconnect, Joanne visits with her, unearthing a trove of devastating secrets.

Discover how you can use mind mapping to get organized, improve your memory, plan your business strategy, and much more—from the original creator of this revolutionary thinking tool.For the past five decades, Tony Buzan has been at the leading edge of learning and educational research with his revolutionary Mind Map technique. With Mind Map Mastery, he has distilled these years of global research into the clearest and most powerful instructional work available on the Mind Map techn...

**White Tears is a ghost story, a terrifying murder mystery, a timely meditation on race, and a love letter to all the forgotten geniuses of American music and Delta Mississippi Blues."An incisive meditation on race, privilege and music. Spanning decades, this novel brings alive the history of old-time blues and America’s racial conscience."—Rabeea Saleem, Chicago Review of Books**Two twenty-something New Yorkers. Seth is awkward and shy. Carter is the gla...

Learn how to navigate without a compass, even when it seems impossible!Whether we are walking or driving, whether in the woods, on the water, or in the city, it’s vital that we know where we are and are able to find our way around. But with society’s current dependence on modern tools and technology, many persons would have no idea how to navigate without a compass or GPS. In an emergency situation, that lack of knowledge could easily prove fatal.In The...

Revive the lost arts of fermenting, canning, preserving, and creating your own ingredients. The Institute of Domestic Technology Cookbook is a collection of 250 recipes, ideas, and methods for stocking a kitchen, do-it-yourself foodcrafting projects, and cooking with homemade ingredients.The chapters include instructions on how to make your own food products and pantry staples, as well as recipes highlighting those very ingredients—for exa...

Elevate the classic Chinese takeout staple with 50 creative, budget-friendly, and easy-to-make fried rice recipes from around the world!Infinitely customizable, cheap to make, and downright delicious, it's no wonder fried rice is one of the world's most popular comfort foods. These 50 delicious recipes draw inspiration from all over the globe, and they'll expand your fried rice repertoire.In addition to standards like spicy-funky Indonesian Fried Rice and c...