In this dark comic novel by the author of Home Land, a college development officer's last chance to keep his job comes at a high cost.A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceMilo Burke—husband, father, development officer at a third-tier university—has just joined the burgeoning class of the newly unemployed. Grasping after off jobs to support his wife and child, Milo is relieved to get another chance from his former boss. All he has to...

Milo Burke -- husband to a 'touched-out' wife, father to a three-year-old son, fund-raising officer at a third-tier university -- has just joined the swelling ranks of the unemployed. As he grasps after odd jobs to support his wife and child, Milo is contacted by Purdy Stuart, a wealthy, one-time university friend with a sinister agenda. It is the start of a hilarious and harrowing odyssey through several degrees of peculiarly 21st-century hell -- a journey recorded by Milo with the causti...

From the author of Home Land and Venus Drive comes Sam Lipsyte's searing, beautiful, and deeply comic novel, The Ask.A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceMilo Burke, a development officer at a third-tier university, has "not been developing": after a run-in with a well-connected undergrad, he finds himself among the burgeoning class of the newly unemployed. Graspin...

Insight is the superpower that drives innovation and enables us to understand the world from other peoples’ points of view, be they customers or colleagues, advocates or competitors. This new book from data storyteller Sam Knowles explains how to ask smarter questions – questions that, by design, stimulate more useful answers. This is the shortcut to better productivity, fast-tracked innovation, and organisational success – for businesses, universities, charities, and governments.F...

Ask Dr. BlackJack By Sam Barrington What do the Readers Think of "Ask Dr Blackjack"? "I struggled to stay even playing Blackjack and thought I could be a better player. After reading "Ask Dr Blackjack" my game really picked up when I instituted the extra plays in the book". Phillip Cuffman - Attorney "I have travelled all over the world gambling with my husband. We have both played professionally and done well, thought we knew all there was to know about Blackjack. After reading "Ask Dr Bl...

The church is widely viewed in the world at large as being outdated, boring, irrelevant and filled with backbiting hypocrites.How different that picture is to how the Bible talks about the new family that Jesus has gathered. It is a precious bride, a sparkling jewel, a lifeboat for forgiven sinners that is precious and holy; nurturing and warm; filled with truth, friendship and all embracing, forgiving love.Sam Allberry understands the collision between these two views, and...

Picking up Nobody to become Somebody in front of Everybody without asking AnybodyBiblically, it is unequivocally proven that God favours some and not all of his human creation. Interestingly, God's act is favour, and not favouritism, and that is not sin as James states in chapter 2v5, "Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the kingdom he promised to those who love...

This book is a succinct set of notes in a question and answer format covering the fundamental principles of surgery. It is aimed at anyone who works in a surgical specialty, not only surgeons, but also nurses, operating department assistants, assistants in surgical practice, trainee surgeons, junior doctors, dentists, podiatrists and medical students of all surgically-oriented disciplines. Many facts and principles are important to those who work in a surgical field, but there is no single...

A “choose your own adventure” for personal growth!When most men are asked about their lives—peeling back the layers of church, sports, work, and hobbies to what matters to their core—they’ll likely admit that something’s missing.Sam Feeney reached a “good enough” level of living, with a great family, nice house, and good job, only to find that he was seeking something more. He shares his journey to find personal satisfaction and growth within Why Aren’t...

The Best Guess examines different subjects and genres of thought that people struggle with when considering Christianity. In The Best Guess, Sam Wittke begs us to consider the trustworthiness of the Christian paradigm without simply proclaiming he has all the answers. Instead he challenges us to question and think through the obstacles of the faith in a fun, thoughtful and engaging way.

Det är något märkligt som är i görningen. Mitt under en föreställning på Nationalteatern får en man syn på detektiv Asbjörn Krag. Mannen, advokat Albertsson, söker upp Krag mellan akterna, i stort behov av detektivens tjänster. Han menar att han är förföljd och att någon ämnar spionera på honom. Senare samma kväll försvinner ett till synes mycket viktigt telegram ur advokat Albertssons västficka, men när detektiv Krag bestämmer sig för att undersöka saken närmare ligger telegrammet åter tr...

IS YOUR MARRIAGE HEADED FOR DIVORCE?YOU CAN TURN IT AROUND! JUST AS THESE COUPLES DID."We were more like roommates than lovers . . . Now we are more in-love than ever! We are stronger than ever! Jesus is truly now at the center. We are healed, healthy and whole!" — K.S & G.S., married 9 years"We were looking into divorce attorneys. Today we are very happily married. We are grateful for each other and having the other in...