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This "searing and persuasive exposé of the American health care system" demonstrates the disastrous consequences of putting profit before people ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).In this timely and important book, Mike Magee, M.D., sends out a "Code Blue" —an urgent medical emergency—for the American medical industry itself. A former hospital administrator and Pfizer executive, he has spent years investigating the pillars of our health system: Big Pharma, i...

The Dead Sea Squirrels series continues with a hilarious action-adventure story about encouragement and overcoming perfectionism.Caps, gowns, and . . . spy gear?Fifth grade graduation is almost here! While Michael, Justin, Merle, and Pearl are already dreaming about summer adventures, Sadie must face her greatest fear—public speaking. She's practiced her graduation speech in front of stuffed animals and even the mops in the janitor's closet, but she still f...

The Dead Sea Squirrels are back with a patriotic bang for their latest Fourth of July adventure!Three, two, one . . . uh oh!It's the Fourth of July and Michael, Justin, and Sadie are on a mission to earn one of the most important Junior Rangers badges for firework safety. Michael even built his own epic cannon he proudly calls Old Glory! The problem is it's not exactly legal. Michael's disappointment only grows when he discovers his neighbor, Edgar...

Get ready for a hilarious road trip adventure full of family fun and the usual squirrelly chaos.Are we there yet?Michael, Jane, and the squirrels are headed to Florida for a week of sunshine, sandcastles, and a visit to the ultimate roadside superstore, Bekki's! Michael is determined to try out the new go-kart track, but first he must prove to his parents that he is responsible by babysitting Jane. How hard can it be? Turns out watching Jane is super boring...

The Dead Sea Squirrels action-packed adventure series continues with the ultimate teamwork test—Field Day!Go, Team, Go!It's Field Day at Walnut Creek Elementary School and Michael is named Team Captain. But his greed for victory makes him overlook his classmates whose unique strengths could be the key to beating the fourth-grade team, specifically Edgar. Merle and Pearl Squirrel need to speak some sense into Michael, but they're too busy escaping from the f...

Continue the series Kirkus Reviews said will make kids "undoubtedly laugh out loud" with "plenty of humor to tickle young readers" and recommended for fans of Big Nate and Stink!Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of VeggieTales, is back with more adventures with Michael and his friends!Fancy costumes, an upgraded hamster house, and a dinner invitation? Sounds like Merle and Pearl are really coming up in the world...

Merle and Pearl meet . . . a talking donkey?Merle and Pearl are still in the clutches of their squirrelnapper. The Gomez family, along with Justin and Sadie, is in hot pursuit. After a wrong turn, they receive a hint from the most unlikely of sources.Meanwhile, Merle and Pearl are having their own adventure, riding a donkey from Bethlehem to Nazareth under the watchful eye of their abductor. As usual, their hijinks bring laughter and a few surprises―this ti...

How has the United States, with more resources than any nation, developed a healthcare system that delivers much poorer results, at near double the cost of any other developed country—such that legendary seer Warren Buffett calls the Medical Industrial Complex "the tapeworm of American economic competitiveness"? Mike Magee, MD, who worked for years inside the Medical Industrial Complex administering a hospital and then as a senior executive at the giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer, has s...

The Dead Sea Squirrels discover artificial intelligence! Begin a new story arc in the hilarious action-packed adventure series by Veggie Tales' Mike Nawrocki.Merle, Pearl, Michael, Justin, and Sadie thought their epic adventures in Israel were over. But after returning to Tennessee, they're faced with an even bigger challenge—make-up homework! Desperate to escape the mountain of assignments, Michael and Justin strike a deal with their teacher and agree to create an...

A second nutty buddy collection of Dead Sea Squirrels adventures!Merle and Pearl have been squirrel-napped and taken back to Israel! As Michael, Sadie, Justin, and the Gomez family set off on a wild rescue mission, the squirrels will uncover a villainous plot and meet more talking animals like a lock-picking alpaca, a retired tour-guide donkey, and a honey-loving lizard. Get ready for daring disguises, hilarious jokes, and much more Middle Eastern mayhem in books 7...

The Dead Sea Squirrels are alive!In book 2 of Mike Nawrocki's hilarious new series, the two petrified squirrels Michael brought home from Israel are awake and ready to dive into the 21st century. Turns out, the squirrels lived during the time of Jesus and love sharing the lessons they learned from his teaching in their own quirky way. Missteps and misadventures abound as Merle and Pearl help Michael and his friends confront a bully, using lessons from the Sermon on...

A hilarious new chapter book series from Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of VeggieTales .The first six books of the Dead Sea Squirrels series are now together in one set! Enjoy the misadventures of Michael, Merle, Pearl, and friends as they navigate everyday life at school, learn about the Bible, flee from a squirrelnapper, and more.Filled with enough clean humor and excitement to entice reluctant young readers while al...