"Characterizing a place can be an elusive project, but The Pittsburgh Anthology is . . . diverse, surprising, eloquent, playful, scrappy, and tenacious." — PloughsharesPittsburgh is ever-changing—once dusted with soot from the mills, parts of the city now gleam with the polish of new technologies and little remains of what had been there before. The essays and artwork in this anthology aim for the surprising, elusive stories that capture a Pittsbu...

Wayne Boyd's life is a powerful story of resilience, grit, and transformation. From wrestling success to betrayal, wrongful accusations, and personal heartbreak, his journey is anything but ordinary. In this compelling memoir, Wayne shares his struggles with self-doubt, his fight for justice, and the strength it took to rebuild his life.Through triumph and failure, he reveals that true victory comes from facing adversity head-on. An inspiring story of redemption and hope for anyone...

A guidebook for developing your leadership and networking skills through golfAccess to the game of golf opens doors to business opportunities for professional development and builds leadership skills. Unfortunately, this access has often been limited to those with club memberships or experience with the game—those privy to the rules, both spoken and unspoken.FairWays to Leadership teaches both advanced and novice golfers how to navigate a round of golf using six key leaders...

Your hands-on guide to Azure SQL Database fundamentalsExpand your expertise—and teach yourself the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure SQL Database. If you have previous programming experience but are new to Azure, this tutorial delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques.Discover how to:Perform Azure setup and configurationExplore design and security considerationsUse p...

In the enchanting realm of "Sea Babies and Other Babies," Edward Quintard paints a vivid tapestry of the animal kingdom's most adorable newborns. From the playful antics of baby seals to the curious explorations of baby elephants, this heartwarming collection captures the innocence and wonder of life's earliest moments. With lyrical prose and captivating illustrations, Quintard invites readers on a journey to discover the extraordinary diversity and beauty of the natural world, reminding u...

A guidebook for developing your leadership and networking skills through golfAccess to the game of golf opens doors to business opportunities for professional development and builds leadership skills. Unfortunately, this access has often been limited to those with club memberships or experience with the game—those privy to the rules, both spoken and unspoken.FairWays to Leadership teaches both advanced and novice golfers how to navigate a round of ...

With an introduction by Neil GaimanBefore television and radio, before penny paperbacks and mass literacy, people would gather on porches, on the steps outside their homes, and tell stories. The storytellers knew their craft and bewitched listeners would sit and listen long into the night as moths flitted around overhead. The Moth is a non-profit group that is trying to recapture this lost art, helping storytellers - old hands and novices alike - hone their stories...

For 25 years, there's always been a home in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for those times in life you wish you could take back--"oops" moments, embarrassing accidents, spectacular failures. Because we never get tired of reading about unfortunate accidents (as long as they're happening to someone else), here is a whole book of "the best of the worst," the troubling and funny stories of things got terribly awry. Read all about:* The little math error that took down a spaceship.* A sexy stimul...

The popular bathroom reader series is back with this collection that's flush with laughs.It's new, it's improved, it's the funniest ever! Back by popular demand, this newly revised edition includes plenty of all-time favorites, along with more than twenty-five pages of new content. That's page after page after page of laugh-out-loud dumb jokes, dumb jocks, toasts, pranks, kings, kittens, caboodles, and, of course, poorly translated kung fu movie subtitles such as "...

Welcome to the world of Jeopardy! where obscure information is crucial to survival, vast sums of cash are at stake, and milliseconds can change not just a game but the course of your entire life.Prisoner of Trebekistan is Bob Harris’s hilarious, insightful account of one man’s unlikely epic journey through Jeopardy!, gleefully exploring triumph and failure, the nature of memory, and how knowledge itself can transform you in unpredictable ...

From cult comedy icon and beloved radio host Tom Scharpling, an inspiring, funny, and thoughtful memoirIt Never Ends is Tom Scharpling’s harrowing memoir of his coming of age, a story he has never told before. It’s the heartbreaking account of his attempt at suicide, two stays in a mental hospital, and the memory-wiping electroshock therapy that saved his life. After his rehabilitation, Scharpling committed himself to reinvention through the world of comed...

In this sequel to the best-selling Uncle John’s Presents Book of the Dumb, guest author John Scalzi casts a wide net to bring readers more mind-boggling dumbosities perpetrated by dumb-doers. This time, to prove that dumb-nastics are not a modern phenomenon, Scalzi digs into the past to unearth some of history’s most ill-advised blunders. The lesson: Dumb is as dumb does. And you’ll be smarter for reading it.