For the firm of Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services, stopping extortionists is not only grand, but excitingly lucrative.When a pleasant afternoon’s bicycling through Golden Gate Park with a friend ends with the revelation of threatening letters, followed by a gunshot in a mansion garden, Sabina Carpenter knows this is a case that demands her immediate and undivided attention.The questions her partner John Quincannon has to unravel are not difficult: Wr...

Can the true identity of the Sherlock Holmes imposter be revealed at last?Sabina Carpenter and John Quincannon are no stranger to mysteries. In the five years since they opened Carpenter and Quinncannon, Professional Detective Services, they have solved dozens, but one has eluded even them: Sherlock Holmes or, rather, the madman claiming his identity, who keeps showing up with a frustrating—though admittedly useful—knack for solving difficult cases.Roland W. Fairchild, rece...

In the late 13th century, a young Basque monk, Itzal, is sent on a seemingly meaningless mission—to gather the melodies of troubadour songs. His qualifications? His ability to navigate the many languages of Provence, his crude knowledge of transcribing music, and his guitarra Latina.Along his journey, he acquires a band of unlikely companions: a dim-witted monk, a converted Moor, a maimed jongleur, a restless young woman, and a renegade German monk. Clever but unworldly, Itzal must...

In The Limits of Liberalism, Mark T. Mitchell argues that a rejection of tradition is both philosophically incoherent and politically harmful.The Limits of Liberalism identifies why most modern thinkers have denied the essential role of tradition and explains how tradition can be restored to its proper place. Mitchell demonstrates that the rejection of tradition as an epistemic necessity has produced a false conception of the human person—the libe...

VirtuosiA Defense and a (Sometimes Erotic) Celebration of Great PianistsMark MitchellA bravura performance!"Vigorous, opinionated, and always entertaining, here is a personal essayist of great charm and sincerity. Mitchell's erudition—his collection of odd and illuminating bits of knowledge—is always a delight and adds a sauce piquanteto the whole dish!" —Edmund White"...a literary work of real élan, vibrancy, and grace—the very qualities that in his v...

A profound analysis of the terrifying technological project on which our world has embarked—and the ancient myth it recapitulates.Digital technology is hijacking our attention, colonizing our consciousness, harvesting our personal data, and destroying our souls. We have become a nation of addicts, unable to turn away from the glowing light of those digital devices which enchant and possess us. Furthermore, our disease is facilitating the greatest concentration of power in history—e...

In the fast-paced world of software development, agility and innovation are key to staying ahead. AI Agile delves into how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing Agile methodologies, offering a comprehensive guide to integrating AI with Agile practices to enhance efficiency, creativity, and decision-making.This book provides a deep dive into the convergence of AI and Agile, exploring how AI tools and technologies can streamline Agile workflows, optimize sprint pla...

The polymath Michael Polanyi first made his mark as a physical chemist, but his interests gradually shifted to economics, politics, and philosophy, in which field he would ultimately propose a revolutionary theory of knowledge that grew out of his firsthand experience with both the scientific method and political totalitarianism. In this sixth entry in ISI Books’ Library of Modern Thinkers’ series, Mark T. Mitchell reveals how Polanyi came to recognize that the roots of the modern politica...

VirtuosiA Defense and a (Sometimes Erotic) Celebration of Great PianistsMark MitchellA bravura performance!"Vigorous, opinionated, and always entertaining, here is a personal essayist of great charm and sincerity. Mitchell's erudition—his collection of odd and illuminating bits of knowledge—is always a delight and adds a sauce piquanteto the whole dish!" —Edmund White"...a literary work of real élan, vibrancy, and grace—the very qualities that in his v...

Sir Gawains Little Green Book retells two of the classic stories about one of King Arthurs foremost knights.The Green Knight takes its title and its story from the Middle English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.In The Green Knight Sir Gawain reminisces, looking back on his life from his point of view as an aging legend. He recalls his youth, when he was much greener, and his first adventure, the only one that has remained his through all the centuries.One Chris...

Mark J. Mitchell was born in Chicago in 1955. His family moved to Southern California when he was four. He attended Catholic schools in Torrance and Redondo Beach. He went on to the University of California at Santa Cruz where he studied writing with George Hitchcock, Barbara Hull and Raymond Carver. He also focused on modern poetry and Medieval Literature.He moved to San Francisco in 1978. He lives with his wife, the filmmaker, Joan Juster, whose film Alaska Far Away, documenting ...

All the excitement and fun of Christmas is brilliantly portrayed on this CD of stories and song, full of the joy and spirit of the festive season. From the much-loved Eloise at Christmastime brilliantly told by actress Sophie Lee to the rollicking Crisis on Christmas Eve humorously read by Mark Mitchell, children will love this special collection. Join Kym Lardner and friends telling a beautiful version of the traditional Christmas nativity story and actor Jane Clifton as she sings A Bellb...