As a kid growing up in Queens, Mike Feder identified with Scheherazade of The Thousand and One Nights: "The idea of someone having to tell a new tale every night to prevent their head getting chopped off seemed sadly familiar to me."Back then, the author's audience was his mentally ill mother, who used to stay in the house all day with the shades drawn, and then insist that her son tell her stories so that she might vicariously experience the world outside. Eventually she committed ...

National radio host Mike Feder's stories span across geography and demographic to speak to a broader audience. His stories, spanning a time period of several pivotal years in the 1980s, reveal the wit and depth of Feder as a writer and as a human being.

Financial services regulators are tasked with balancing the conflicting roles of empowering and policing their regulated communities. In order to be effective, agencies must be able to accomplish both tasks. This analysis examines several determinants of effectiveness among U.S. bank regulators. Using statistical and narrative analyses, it examines factors that have contributed to the regulatory effectiveness of the National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Cur...

Are you tired of being confused and overwhelmed by the ever-changing economic landscape? Do you feel like you're missing out on important information that could help you make better financial decisions?If you are looking to confidently navigate financial crises by gaining a deeper understanding of the complex world of monetary and fiscal policy, then you need to read this book!With this book, you will have everything you need to make sense of the economic l...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to excel in the high-stakes world of aviation exams and become a master of the skies? Whether you're a budding pilot preparing for your first certification or an experienced aviator aiming to advance your qualifications, understanding the complexities of Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information is crucial.This comprehensive guide is designed to transform your study routine and elevate your performance in the FAA written exams, o...

**In this “**excellent book for people who like to start sentences with ‘Did you know that…’” (The New York Times), discover the most bizarre ways you might become a federal criminal in America—from mailing a mongoose to selling Swiss cheese without enough holes—written and illustrated by the creator of the wildly popular @CrimeADay Twitter account.Have you ever clogged a toilet in a national forest? That could get you six months in federal prison. Written...

Sich mit den Protagonist*innen unserer Lieblingsromane identifizieren zu können, sich auf Buchcovern und Illustrationen und in den Gesellschaften phantastischer (Rollenspiel-)Welten wiederzuerkennen, ist für viele Leser*innen und Rollenspieler*innen ganz selbstverständlich. Aber welche Erfahrungen machen People of Color, queere Menschen, Menschen mit Behinderung oder Mitglieder anderer marginalisierter Gruppen, wenn sie phantastische Literatur oder Rollenspielbücher und Settingbeschreibung...

Im 9. Jh. n. Chr. ereignete sich in Island eine Serie von Vulkanausbrüchen, die eine Kaltperiode nach sich zog, die Entdeckung Amerikas verhinderte, durch Stürme auf dem Meer die Navigation mit Schiffen erschwerte und Nordeuropa mit Eis überzog. Europa versank in Territorial- und Religionskriegen. Dampfkraft, Æronautik und Elektrizität läuteten eine Periode des wissenschaftlichen Fortschritts ein. Enormer Rohstoffbedarf auf der einen und erschwerte landwirtschaftliche Bedingungen auf der a...