With more species of fungi than any other region in Canada, British Columbia is a rich playground for mushroom hunters. Authors and mushroom experts Andy MacKinnon and Kem Luther bring a practical and playful approach to helping people quickly and confidently identify the mushrooms of British Columbia. Common names trump technical terminology, fungi are grouped by overall shape, and written descriptions of more than 350 common species are reinforced with carefully curated diagnostic images...

**NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTKem Nunn’s “surf noir” classic is a thrilling plunge into the seedy underbelly of a Southern California beach town—the inspiration for the film Point Break.**People go to Huntington Beach in search of the endless parties, the ultimate highs, and the perfect waves. Ike Tucker has come to look for his missing sister and for the three men who may have murdered her. In that place of gilded surfers and sun-bleached blonds, Ike’s search take...

Heart Attacks is California’s last secret spot—the premier mysto surf haunt, the stuff of rumor and legend. The rumors say you must cross Indian land to get there. They tell of hostile locals and shark-infested waters where waves in excess of thirty feet break a mile from shore. For down-and-out photographer Jack Fletcher, the chance to shoot these waves in the company of surfing legend Drew Harmon offers the promise of new beginnings. But Drew is not alone in the northern...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER!Unlock the secrets to building a values-driven Unicorn Team and revolutionize your leadership approach! A Fortune 500 consultant shares practical insights and actionable strategies essential for entrepreneurs, executives, and aspiring leaders.**You are a Unicorn. You are inspiring, innovative, and powerful—and your idea has the potential to be the next big thing. But whether it’s a product, a service, or a brilliant upgrade that your company could make...

From Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Kem Nunn and “principal heir to the tradition of Raymond Chandler and Nathanael West” (The Washington Post)—an intense psychological suspense novel about a San Francisco neuropsychiatrist who becomes sexually involved with a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder, whose pathological ex-husband is an Oakland homicide detective.A dark tale involving psychiatric mystery, sexual obsession, fractured...

An adult Gay novel of Ancient Rome. When Marcus, a young magistrate, spies a male slave being sexually abused by a slave trader in broad daylight, his better nature forces him to interfere. He ends up by buying Lucian, a handsome youth recently arrived from Britannia. Now the dark-haired, blue-eyed Lucian must strive to fit into a proper Roman household. He must meet the exacting demands of his exasperating new master. And somehow, he must try to regain his freedom. Lucian struggles to res...

A humorous tale from a new Gay version of the Canterbury Tales? Author Kem Austin manages just this, and wonderfully, with his delightfully humorous and ribald story of The "Miller" And The Village Idiot, a rewrite of Chaucer's classic tale, only this time with a definitely Gay theme.For Donny, a slightly mentally impaired young man, life with his girlfriend, Sandra, isn't easy. She's abusive and mean, to say the very least. Her mother, Jenny, is no better. However, there is a thir...

Lost in a southern California barrio, Earl Dean has a hard time believing there is one living soul in this foul-smelling night who wants to be found by a salesman hawking vacuum cleaners. What awaits Earl in the faint flow of a distant porch light is the world of Dan Brown...Dan Brown’s brother has been killed. Dan has plans to handle the revenge, and Earl has strayed into the crossfire. Dan is the last of the road warriors, a murderous, drug-crazed biker who only thinks of laws as...

From Kem Nunn, the National Book Award-nominated author of Tapping the Source and The Dogs of Winter, comes an exquisitely written tale of loss and redemption. Nunn renders the dangerous beaches and waters of California's borderland as only the critically acclaimed poet laureate of surf noir can, and Tijuana Straits confirms his reputation as a master of suspense and a novelist of the first rank.When Fahey, once a great surfer, now a recl...

A swirl of Jewish sectarian movements muddied the religious waters during the late Second Temple period. In recent decades, scholars of the Bible have struggled to understand the role these sects played in the rise and spread of the Jesus movement. Nazorean joins this wave of sectarian scholarship. In this book, Kem Luther sketches the history of a wisdom-oriented sect that gave birth to the Christian church. Weaving a series of what the philosopher and historian R. G. Collingwood called "...

"Advanced Strategy for Medical Practice Leaders: Financial Management Edition," unlocks the secrets to success in managing and optimizing the financial aspects of a medical practice. This book provides healthcare professionals, administrators, and financial managers with comprehensive insights, detailed strategies and practical tools to ensure the financial health and prosperity of their medical practices.Within the intricate landscape of healthcare finance, making informed decisio...

With more species of fungi than any other region in Canada, British Columbia is a rich playground for mushroom hunters. Now there's Mushrooms of British Columbia, the newest handbook from the Royal BC Museum. It's perfect for anyone wanting to know more about BC mushrooms—whether for study, harvest, photography or appreciation.Authors and mushroom experts Andy MacKinnon and Kem Luther bring a practical and playful approach to helping people quickly and confidently identify...