'[Nelson's] style is swift and straightforward, his narrative gift considerable ... Consistently diverting, this may be the novel about homosexuality to end all novels on the subject .. . [W]ill make many a reader's day.' - Julian MacLaren-Ross, Punch'Talented, amusing ... the story is told with sustained suspense: the various men in it are not merely types, but flesh and blood, even if one wishes that Patrick had never been born.' - John Betjeman,Daily Telegraph'Odiously f...

Business is slow at the provincial bookshop owned by young Michael Ransome, which suits him fine, since he'd rather be asleep or drunk than at work anyway. Unfortunately, there's the small problem of earning a living, but Ransome thinks he's found a solution. Sir Jeremy Etchingham's library is set to be auctioned off, and there is a legend that a unique and priceless bibliographical rarity is among its books, a legend which Ransome thinks he alone knows. He is determined to get his hands o...

Nothing embodied Franklin D. Roosevelt’s campaign to lastingly embed the New Deal in the major institutions of American government more than his effort to pack the Supreme Court. Vaulting Ambition, the inaugural volume in the Landmark Presidential Decisions series, presents a balanced assessment of FDR’s 1937 effort to fundamentally change the highest court in the land.Unlike most work on the subject, Michael Nelson centers his study on the president’s series of decisions ...

In the presidential elections of 1980, 1984, and 1988, the three Democratic nominees won an average of about 10 percent of the Electoral College vote—a smaller share than any party in any three consecutive presidential elections in US history. In the next seven elections, Democrats won the popular vote in all but one (2004), a feat not achieved by a political party since the Democratic Party’s inception in the 1820s. What separated these record-setting runs was the election and presidency ...

What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.And what if he was told by publishers that, at...

Deepen your connections with students, staff, and your larger community.Behind every thriving school or district are deeply interconnected teams that consistently engage in a reciprocal transfer of learning. Leading With Intention aims to make this process visible by helping leaders and teachers understand how their thinking impacts their decision-making and the overall well-being of their learning communities. Through five highly practical chapte...

If you want to build high quality websites using WordPress effortlessly, then keep reading…Do you have problems using WordPress? Making sure your website is secure? Adding plugins/ extensions to your site? Or providing users with the best possible experience? If you do, within this book many of the top website creators out there have shared their knowledge on how to overcome these problems and more.In this definitive guidebook, you ...

Leadership lessons in higher education and what they can teach us about leadership in all walks of lifeIn an era when college presidents serve for on average fewer than six years—leaving out of personal ambition for a next post or being forced to leave under fire—there is an inspirational counterexample of leaders dedicated to the long-term success of their institutions. This book weaves together the stories behind what the Washington Post dubbed “Virginia...

If you want to build a successful Blog to create passive income, then keep reading…Do you have problems gaining visitors to your site? Crafting the perfect post? Monetizing your blog? Or creating and maintaining your blogs website? If you do, within this book many of the top leaders in the field have shared their knowledge on how to overcome these problems and more; most of which have 10+ years’ worth of experience.In this definitiv...

If there is a formula for living a meaningful and successful life, love and goodness are its two key ingredients. Love and Goodness is a heartfelt and empowering guide to living with faith, compassion, and purpose. In his latest work, four-time author Michael L. Nelson explores how God works within each of us through "love signals"-gentle nudges that call us to respond with goodness. With clarity, humility, and the support of fifteen inspiring real-life stories, Nelson shows how even the s...

Why do some people retain cute baby-talk names for their relatives (like "Num-Num" and "Pee-Paw") well into middle age? How should a reasonable person respond when Olivia Newton-John sings, "Have you never been mellow?" Who's responsible for the sorry state of men's fashion, and is it the same guy who invented the jerkin? Is there any future in being a Midwesterner? Can you really enjoy your lunch when the restaurant is decorated to look like an African plain? How come women keep dozens of...

The simple act of parking a vehicle in a modern city has been quietly transformed into a highly lucrative, entirely unregulated financial trap. While citizens assume traffic enforcement is a matter of municipal safety, the reality is a brutal shadow economy run by highly aggressive, private impound cartels. These localized monopolies operate with near-absolute impunity, utilizing predatory surveillance tactics to extract billions of dollars from vulnerable, working-class drivers. This deep...