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 and updated 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 the...

Margaret of Austria (1480–1530) was the first female regent of the Netherlands. This book uncovers her remarkable political achievements, cultural patronage, and advocacy for women, offering a fresh perspective on her legacy through overlooked primary and new secondary sources.Readers will gain an in-depth understanding of Margaret’s regency under Maximilian I and Charles V, her pivotal role in electing Charles as emperor, and her contributions to peace negotiations and Ha...

**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...

Writing Center Administrators as Campus Leaders challenges the current erasure of the WCA role within discourse on campus leadership by highlighting the various ways these leaders have had transformative impacts on their institutions, emphasizing the wide range of knowledge, skills, and added value that WCAs bring to the university ecosystem.Contributors from diverse institutions, institutional contexts, identity formations, and career paths theorize different forms of lea...

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...

'If you missed it first time round, this is surely the book to take on a beach holiday' - Shots Mag'It's one of the best books I've read all year' - Crime ReadsPeople came to Huntington Beach in search of the endless party, the ultimate high and the perfect wave.Ike Tucker came to look for his sister and for the three men who may have murdered her.In that place of gilded surfers and sun-bleached blondes, Ike looked into the ...

From the LA Times Book Prize-winning author comes a suspenseful and mind-bending novel about Eldon Chance, a forensic neuropsychiatrist at the end of his rope - now a Hulu TV series starring Hugh Laurie and Gretchen Moi.Chance is a dark story about psychiatric mystery, sexual obsession, fractured identities, and terrifyingly realistic violence; a tale told amid the back streets of California's Bay Area, far from the cleansing breezes of the ocean....

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...

"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...

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 "...

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 and updated 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 the...

From the "Swedish Bikini Chef" comes Eat Meat and Be Happy!In her first book, Kem Minnick book shares the numerous positives of a meat-friendly diet. One thing we are all looking for is happiness, and the neurotransmitter serotonin is the key to that. Contrary to popular opinion and clever marketing ploys, there are no drugs, pills, or magic beans that produce serotonin. Only food does, and the foods that make serotonin are animal proteins...