Extortion and corruption in seedy South Florida, by the master of American crimeJoe LaBrava has an eye for the perfect shotA former Secret Service agent, he’s now a photographer documenting Miami’s street life. What’s more, he’s good: really good, according to his pal Maurice. He just needs to catch a break. When Maurice asks for his help sorting a problem for a friend, and that friend turns out to be Jean Shaw, the retired movie star Joe’s been crazy in lo...

A gritty 1980s thriller about a killer millionaire and a Detroit detective, by America's top writer of hardboiled crimeRobbie Daniels is a spoilt millionaire Palm Beach playboy. He also likes to kill people...He’s the type who always gets away with everything, including shooting a Haitian refugee for ‘practice’. But his easy life of women, golf and guns is about to get a little harder when vacationing Detroit cop Bryan Hurd and wily journalist Angela Nolan ...

American boys are failing to meet their potential—the author of the New York Times bestseller The Collapse of Parenting explains why, and what we can do about it, in this updated edition.A growing proportion of American boys are failing. From kindergarten to college, boys are becoming less resilient and less ambitious, and the gender gap in college attendance and graduation rates ...

Beginning with our nation's earliest promises of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, this thought-provoking book explores how our pursuit of power, prominence, and control often reflects the absence of a shared foundation rooted in principled character. It argues that the health of a nation ultimately depends upon the character of the individuals who comprise it.Drawing from historical examples, contemporary research, and literary parallels, this work demonstrates that las...

Four experts with the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University provide the essential—and now newly updated—guide to becoming a more effective crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for everyday transformative leadershipToday, every leader must be ready to lead through a crisis. In You’re It, the faculty from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University draws on their expansive field research ...

This anthology gathers modern one-act and short plays chosen for their literary and dramatic value, with a special eye to classroom use, little theatres, and the growing appetite for contemporary drama. Its foreword and introduction champion live performance, simple staging, and experimental theatre as essential to a richer dramatic culture, while showing students and readers how conflict drives comedy, farce, and tragedy alike. Through examples and practical guidance, it invites imaginati...

When writer Brendan Leonard found out he was going to become a dad, he was excited-but also terrified. He read parenting books, but didn't find exactly what he was looking for. So he started interviewing the people who already had the job he would be starting soon: Regular dads.So Far, So Good: 40 Dads Talk About Becoming Parents and How They Figured It Out distills the best stories and wisdom from those interviews, sharing the experiences and knowledge of those dads in an...

A year has passed since the civil war ended and Millicia became empress. Unfortunately, peace has yet to settle in the Garnet Empire. Because of Millicia’s reforms, discontented nobles have been revolting one after another, necessitating Caim’s constant intervention. And as if that weren’t enough, the Holy Spirit Church also has decided to make its move, sending an envoy to observe Caim in the guise of celebrating Millicia’s ascension to the throne. Meanwhile, Caim is starting to feel unsa...

**‘Thrilling time-travel adventure’ - The Guardian'Readers are going to fall in love with this brilliant series'** — A. F. Steadman, bestselling author of SkandarSwashbuckling action adventure meets time travel in the fourth title in this epic series by bestselling award-winner M. G. Leonard. Perfect for 8- to 12-year-old fans of Adventures on Trains. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Manuel Šumberac.Sim...

Thirteen years ago, a terrible monster called the Poison Queen attacked the Jade Kingdom. A brave party of adventurers defeated her, but in the process one of them was stricken with a curse. In order to survive, she had to pass it down to her own son.Scorned as a cursed child since birth, Caim Halsberg is hated by everyone except his late mother and Tea, a maid working for his family. While his father and twin sister reside in their mansion, Caim is forced to live alone in a forest...

The New York Times bestselling true story of an Australian ultramarathon runner and a little dog who formed an unbreakable bond in the middle of the Gobi desert.Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup, who would later earn the name Gobi, went step for step with Dion over the Tian Shan ...

When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. Model dependent realism, the multiverse, the top-down theory of cosmology, and the unified M-theory - all are revealed he...