How did rescue dogs become status symbols? Why are luxury brands losing their cachet? What’s made F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous observations obsolete? The answers are part of a new revolution that’s radically reorganizing the way we view ourselves and others that “will be hard for pop-culture readers to put down” (Booklist).Status was once easy to identify—fast cars, fancy shoes, sprawling estates, elite brands. But in place of Louboutin’s and Lamborgh...

Chuck Thompson—dubbed "savagely funny" by The New York Times and "wickedly entertaining" by the San Francisco Chronicle—spent two years traveling the American South to determine whether, as he’d long suspected but not yet proven, the whole country might be better off letting Dixieland make good on its two-hundred-years-old threat to secede. The result is a long overdue and serious inquiry into national divides that is deliberately provocative and uproario...

Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Thompson, with the assistance of veteran Associated Press sportswriter Gordon Beard, shares a personal play-by-play account of his celebrated career and life in this newly updated paperback edition of Ain't the Beer Cold!Since his broadcasting beginnings fresh out of high school in 1939, Thompson has served with the Armed Forces in World War II, relaxed as a one-man audience for a crooning Bing Crosby, and done sportscasting for the Phillies, ...

It's not every day you witness someone's brains blown out over the scorching desert sand, much less survive a meteorite strike. This day has included both.The media manipulates, politicians lie, banks steal and the world is not what you've been taught to believe it is by those in power, the education system or even your parents. We were once endless possibilities, now we are the property of limited liability companies. And nobody has bothered to inform you.There is an alter...

How did rescue dogs become status symbols? Why are luxury brands losing their cachet? What’s made F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous observations obsolete? The answers are part of a new revolution that’s radically reorganizing the way we view ourselves and others that “will be hard for pop-culture readers to put down” (Booklist).Status was once easy to identify—fast cars, fancy shoes, sprawling estates, elite brands. But in place of Louboutin’s and Lamborgh...

1632 & Beyond Issue #002PrefaceIntroductionGrantville's Secret SantaThe GiftAt Christmas TimeChristmas at the SchickelmansNo Proper CarolSanta's LappNatalaA Christmas StollenOne Night OnlySad Spectacles of Deceitful Iniquity at ChristmastimeThe View From Nakatomi TowerConnect with Eric Flint's 1632 & BeyondThis is a reissue of the second half of A 1632 Christmas, one of t...

Twin Peaks meets Into the Wild in this fascinating real-life mystery about two missing hikers in a remote forest, a jarring examination of the contemporary outdoor community and the authorities who must police themOn Christmas morning, 2024, Dean Pommerville and Eric Straughter were reported missing. Three days later, their frozen bodies were recovered. What should have just been simply a tragic ending to an ill-fated adventure became a sensation ...

Ben Thompson was a remarkable man, and few Texans can claim to have crowded more excitement, danger, drama, and tragedy into their lives than he did. He was an Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, Confederate cavalryman, mercenary for a foreign emperor, hired gun for a railroad, an elected lawman, professional gambler, and the victor of numerous gunfights. As a leading member of the Wild West’s sporting element, Ben Thompson spent most of his life moving in the unsavory underbelly of the West: sa...

The inspiration for this book comes from the Lord as a calling. It is my belief that we are put on this earth for the purpose of the Lord, and that the Lord does not rule our lives, but, rather allows us to make our own decisions about whether we will believe in God, about whether we will believe in Jesus, how we will treat others, etc. I just don't believe that He intervenes in most cases. In some cases however, when the Lord calls someone, it is an offer that one cannot refuse, and somet...

The Heart of Resilience teaches you to relieve stress and promote wellbeing in yourself and those you serve. Authors Chuck Fisher and Meri McCoy-Thompson blend the warmth of Chicken Soup for the Soul with the transformative power of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. They share real-life stories of inspiration from more than 100 people showing how the We Are Resilient™ approach transforms struggles into strengths. With heartfelt anecdotes and practical skil...

Learn how to relieve stress and promote wellbeing in yourself and those you serve. In The Heart of Resilience authors Chuck Fisher and Meri McCoy-Thompson blend the warmth of Chicken Soup for the Soul with the transformative power of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. They share real-life stories of inspiration from more than 100 people showing how this approach transforms struggles into strengths. With heartfelt anecdotes and practical skills to strengthen...

For Dutton Caliber's American War Heroes series, the riveting true story of United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot Chuck Yeager.Bold, brash, and brimming with courage, Chuck Yeager burst onto the scene as a national hero in 1947, when he became the first to fly an airplane faster than the speed of sound. Yet even before his days as America’s most famous test pilot, Yeager was a young fighter ace in the US Army Air Force, flying a...