Joan of Miami - Reviewed by Demetria Head for Reader Views (2/2025) A. Parrish’s “Joan of Miami” brings readers into the exploration of morality, ambition, and resilience. The setting is the vibrant backdrop of Miami in the early 2000s. Jean Molk is a young research assistant turned reluctant whistleblower. A tale of corporate corruption, community solidarity, and the eternal struggle between self-interest and the greater good begins to unfold. This novel is brought together by the richly ...

Here’s the Perfect Solution If You Want to Step Up Your Songwriting Game or Venture Into the World of Music Production!Do you want to learn how to write the next big hit song?Maybe you want to become a music producer and set up a studio right in your home?If that’s the case, we’ve got you covered!Of all the arts, music has always been the most mysterious and enchanting one. While there are some p...

Jumpstart Your Career In Music Production Even Without Prior Experience With This Beginner’s Guide To Music ProductionIn the music world, the only rule is that THERE ARE NO RULES! You essentially have the freedom to record whatever you want, automate them in ways that you see fit, mix rhythms never before heard, and combine genres like it’s no one’s business.However, no matter what type of music you create, you want to make sure yo...

The twenty-seventh Bathroom Reader in the beloved, bizarre trivia series with more than fifteen million copies in print!At a whopping 544 pages, Uncle John's Canoramic Bathroom Reader is overflowing with everything that Bathroom Readers' Institute fans have come to expect from this bestselling trivia series: fascinating history, silly science, obscure origins . . . plus fads, blunders, wordplay, quotes, and a few surprises (such as some of the "creative" m...

New Yorker writer and author of The Library Book takes readers on a series of remarkable journeys in this uniquely witty, sophisticated, and far-flung travel book.In this irresistible collection of adventures far and near, Orlean conducts a tour of the world via its subcultures, from the heart of the African music scene in Paris to the World Taxidermy Championships in Springfield, Illinois—and even into her own apartment, where she imagines a very...

The twenty-eighth edition in the bestselling bathroom-reading series is jam-packed with 512 pages of absorbing trivia material.Uncle John gets a Factastic facelift for the twenty-eighth all-new edition of this beloved book series. All of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader favorites are packed into these 512 glorious pages—from little-known history to the origins of everyday things—plus odd news, weird fads, quirky quotes, mind-bending science, head-scra...

An "engrossing" history of the restaurant atop the World Trade Center "that ruled the New York City skyline from April 1976 until September 11, 2001" ( Booklist, starred review).In the 1970s, New York City was plagued by crime, filth, and an ineffective government. The city was falling apart, and even the newly constructed World Trade Center threatened to be a fiasco. But in April 1976, a quarter-mile up on the 107th floor of the North Tower, a new restaura...

Palm Beach is known around the world as the most wealthy, glamorous, opulent, decadent, self-indulgent, sinful spot on earth. With their beautiful 3.75 square-island constantly in the media glare, Palm Beachers protect their impossibly rich society from outside scrutiny with vigilant police, ubiquitous personal security staffs, and screens of tall hedges encircling every mansion.To this bizarre suspicious, exclusive world, New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler b...

From the number one source of bathroom reading, an illustrated guide to trivia surrounding the City That Never Sleeps.You think you know New York? Fugeddaboutit!Uncle John takes you on a whirlwind tour of the greatest place on Earth! Discover fascinating history, odd facts, and the unique people who make New York the Big Apple of the world's eye. Read all about . . .· UFOs visit the Empire State· What ever happened to Crazy Eddie?· T...

Curious about the San Francisco Bay Area? With explorations into unique local legends, interesting landmarks, and uncovered histories, Bay Curious is a fun, quirky guide to the secret stories of the Bay Area for visitors, newcomers, and California natives alike.Who was America's first and only Emperor? Why are there ships buried under the streets of San Francisco? Was the word "hella" really created in the East Bay? Bay Curious brings you the answ...

"[Bloom] has poured his passion into Tears of Mermaids . . . a tell-all book about pearls and the network that delivers them. . . . A fascinating book." — Minneapolis Star-Tribune"It will be difficult for you to put this book down." ―Dale Maharidge, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of And Their Children After ThemA round, lumines...

Be the life of the party offering the wisdom of the ages or just some humorous facts and anecdotes to the delight of your friends.Between these pages you'll find hundreds and hundreds of assorted facts, curated from dozens of varied, reliable sources.You're the smart one. Go ahead and flaunt it with the facts you'll discover in this book.You'll never need to search for the perfect conversation starter again with tidbits like:"Did you know someone once tried ...