In this dystopian novel set in the 2030s, a man suffering from a gunshot wound is trying to remember what happened to him in the years since Trump got elected.Fimple is an alcoholic psychological counselor suffering from post-traumatic amnesia. As he recovers in the hospital, he tries to reconstruct his past, but can’t recognize the America his country has become.As his memory slowly returns, he realizes the hospital is owned by his half-uncle, a Trump-like corporatist who wants to run for...

This new memoir by renowned wildlife photographer, author, and naturalist Tom Walker shares his adventures living in Alaska for more than five decades. Wild Shots blends natural history with stories about Walker’s wide-ranging forays into the wilderness to photograph animals--beginning as a clueless "cheechako" (newcomer), but ultimately becoming a seasoned old-timer revered by many. Vivid, clear prose beautifully captures the landscape both around his home just outside of Denali ...

"Walker’s writing is an invitation to travel along virtually with the peripatetic lone wolf through the heart of Alaska’s wilderness, an adventure not to be missed.."--Margaret Bauman, author of The Cordova TimesFollow one wolf’s incredible journey 2,600 miles across Alaska and CanadaOffers remarkable insights into one of the most beloved, feared, and mysterious creaturesThe Wanderer is the first book ever to chart a...

WalkerBy: Tom WalkerIn this heartwarming historical educational piece, Tom Walker gives readers a glimpse into the world of public special education, with its many rewards and challenges. He shares insight into the way it grew via trial and error – and a lot of patience, compassion, and good humor, from its infancy in the 1970s up through the 1990s.When Walker started teaching, he began writing down funny things that happened in the classroom. One day, he was reading...

A new prime minister is left with a rather big problem created by her father, a former prime minister. She needs help.A friend of her knows who can help her resolve the problem. It is her past lover and the father to her now nineteen-year-old son.Having been identified as 'missing in action' and presumed dead, she is shocked to find out John is still alive despite her father telling her different.He reluctantly agrees but demands something in return that her father ...

True story of one mans determination, ingenuity and skill to escape from a hostile country against all odds and not give up until he was free. Tom Walker a British overland travel tour operator working in cooperation with the Turkish tourist office in London found himself trapped in Turkey with a group of 8 tourists in his care during the 1971 Turkish uprising. Martial law had been declared, the army was in control of the country and For bringing scuba diving tourists to Turkey, as leader ...

OVER THIRTY YEARS AFTER its publication, Fort Apache: New Yorks Most Violent Precinct remains the definitive account of the vicious cycle of violence that has griped urban America over the past century.A swollen head floating down the Bronx River, a junkie murdered for stealing a womans wig, a French Connection-style chase through blind alleys, police barricaded inside their precinct as a wild mob lays siege to the station and, above all, mindless violence that seemed to erupt in p...

Guilt and a desperate need to repent drive the antiheroes in Tom Walker’s dark (and often darkly funny) stories:A gullible journalist falls for the 40-year-old stripper he profiles in a magazine.A faithless husband abandons his family and joins a support group for lost souls.A merciless prosecuting attorney grapples with the suicide of his gay son.An aging misanthrope must make amends to five former victims.An egoistic naval hero is hau...

CLICK HERE to download the first two chapters from The Seventymile Kid* A true and complete account of the first successful ascent of Mount McKinley—setting the record straight* The summer of 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the McKinley's first ascent* Features archival photographs, including rare and never-before-published imagesThe Seventymile...

This book is based on my experiences and observations during a most exasperating and frustrating time as a newly hired Director at Bronx Hospital. Sometimes it takes the uninitiated to see the truth. I do not believe that the shock evoked in me upon my arrival as a police lieutenant in the Four-One Precinct in 1971 will ever be duplicated. But this came damn close. At Bronx Hospital, it wasnt the shock of Fort Apaches violence and mayhem. This time, it was in many ways a much more sinister...

•*More than 150 stunning images, featuring the “Big Five”: caribou, Dall sheep, grizzly, moose, and wolf•*Both an educational overview and a tourist-oriented gift book•*Includes all of Alaska’s iconic wildlife speciesFrom grizzlies, Dall sheep, and the elusive wolverine to bald eagles and the common ground squirrel, photographer Tom Walker displays birds, mammals, and more from work that spans four decades. This is a “Best of” collection from a celebrated Alaskan writ...

This book provides an account of the ethics of chronic illness. Chronic illness differs from other illnesses in that it is often incurable, patients can live with it for many years, and its day-to-day management is typically carried out by the patient or members of their family. These features problematise key distinctions that underlie much existing work in medical ethics including those between beneficence and autonomy, between treatment and prevention, and between the recipient and prov...