Learn to navigate the perils of everyday awkwardness with this smart, funny and charmingly illustrated guide.Homo sapiens have been speaking for thousands of years—and yet basic communication still stymies us. We freeze up in elevators, on dates, at parties, and just about everywhere else. We stagger through our exchanges merely hoping not to crash, never considering that we might soar. But no more.With What to Talk About you'll learn to speak—fluently, intel...

A cookbook about the unique, fire-based cooking approach and ingredient-focused philosophy of Camino restaurant in Oakland, CA, with approximately 100 recipes.“It is impossible to imagine how one translates the beauty which is Camino into a book. Somehow, Allison and Russ’s labor of love shines through every image and every recipe . . . And now I’m off to make their herb jam.”—Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times bestselling author of Ottolenghi Si...

Mind-effing factoids—from anatomy awareness to CIA cats—and quirky commentary that give the traditional trivia book a fun reboot.Which came first, Brad Pitt or lasers? Who, what, or where is "shrapnel" named after? And can you really use cheese to tell the future? These questions and many more are answered in Good Job, Brain!, a collection of freaky facts, perplexing puzzles, and quirky quizzes based on the award-winning podcast of the same name.So...

" Un roman qui vous percute comme un marteau ! Je n'ai pas pu le lâcher et je ne l'oublierais jamais. " Gillian FlynnJusqu'à ce jour de 1975, Monta Clare était une petite communauté tranquille du Missouri. Aujourd'hui, les sirènes des voitures de police retentissent dans toute la ville. Dans un quartier paisible, les habitants sont interrogés, tous doivent fournir des alibis. La raison ? Le jeune Patch Macauley a disparu. Dans la forêt voisine, on a retrouvé son te...

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar AnthologyThe Mortal Realms have been despoiled. Ravaged by the followers of the Chaos Gods, they stand on the brink of utter destruction. Against such foes, courage is the best defence and the most effective weapon. It is something that Sigmar’s chosen do not lack. But they are not always strong enough to prevail, and even in victory, each new battle saps their souls a little more.This is a time of turmoil. This is the era of war. ...

This issue of Weird Tales presents a batch of entirely new short stories, flash fiction, poems, and an essay dealing with monsters who defy death, including zombies, vampires, mummies, and various and assorted revenants. There are some real heavy hitters here—bestsellers and names listeners might not yet know … but should. And will.Like Weird Tales itself—the magazine that never dies—these monsters are coming for you and they are very, very hungry.“The Eyr...

Mere months after the high-speed ejection that nearly killed him, Colin Pearce is recalled to active duty to investigate a murder at his last duty station in the USAF, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. But what begins as a favor for a friend turns into a high-stakes mission where Pearce uncovers a plot to steal the Air Force's newest fighter, the F-35 Lightning II - a plot that seems to involved the USAF's Office of Special Investigations - the same agency that was responsible for Pearce's dep...

For the last year an elusive assassin, code-named The Shadow, has evaded counter-intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the world. During that time, 50 people have been killed with long-range, precisely-placed shots taken from the assassin’s .50 caliber rifle. The CIA knows the assassin is using a private jet to travel between targets, so Pearce’s handlers call on his unique talents to help them get closer to the killer. They send him to Paris, as a contract crew member on a ...

Still recovering from injuries gained in his last adventure, Colin Pearce is called back to action to help a friend in need: Sarah Morton, a former monthly mistress for Bachelor Magazine and now the Chief Pilot of the magazine’s flight department. Sarah Morton is one of the very few women from his past who managed to get under his skin and the last thing Pearce needs now is to have those feelings resurrected. But the tone of her voice and the urgency of her request tell Pearce this is ...

Several years after a bitter retirement from the Air Force, former fighter pilot Colin Pearce has found a second career: flying Gulfstream and Falcon business jets as a daily contractor. Between the constant travel and his extensive Single-Malt Scotch collection, he manages to keep the demons of his past where they belong. It's a lucrative, solitary existence and that's the way he likes it. But then he takes a phone call while making a connection in the Atlanta airport and his life changes...

For the last five years, Colin Pearce has been hiding from the CIA and hiding from himself. He's been living under an assumed name in an isolated place, flying tourists in the OV-10 aircraft, drinking single-malt whiskey, and avoiding companionship.But all of that changes when a former CIA comrade shows up planeside at Pearce's workplace - a woman he left for dead during his time with the Agency. On a flight over the scenic landscape of Sedona, Arizona she tells him she's not there...

It was supposed to be a routine trip to Chicagoland for Colin Pearce. A long-awaited reunion with Sarah Morton, the woman he almost married, and the child they had together.But upon his arrival in the western suburbs, Pearce learns that he is there for another, darker, purpose. As part of an international goodwill effort, Enteron, a large energy company based in the area, has been contracted by the U.S. Government to assist the North Korean regime's efforts to stabilize its nuclear...