Wise advice on plot, character, and style from a legendary Esquire editor: "Every aspiring fiction writer ought to read this." — Writer's DigestOver the course of his long and colorful career as fiction editor for Esquire magazine, L. Rust Hills championed the early work of literary luminaries such as Norman Mailer, John Cheever, Don DeLillo, Raymond Carver, and E. Annie Proulx. His skill at identifying talent and understanding story made ...

A training manual for any dog owner using the tried, true, and trusted Weatherwax methods.The name “Weatherwax” is widely known in the dog world. The author is a third-generation professional dog trainer and owner of Weatherwax Dog Training. The family has trained the original “Lassie” (actually a male named “Pal”), Toto for “The Wizard of Oz,” and also “Old Yeller.” These theories and tactics are applicable to any dog lover and owner, not just those on the big scr...

A "fast-moving and highly readable account" of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and its lasting legacy in today's geopolitical tensions ( The New York Times).An NPR and Seattle Times Best Book of the YearNobody expected the events of 1947 in Southeast Asia to be so bloody. The liberation of India and the birth of Pakistan were supposed to realize the dreams of Muslims and Hindus who had been ruled by the British for centurie...

A theoretical astrophysicist explores the ideas that transformed our knowledge of the universe over the past century.The cosmos, once understood as a stagnant place, filled with the ordinary, is now a universe that is expanding at an accelerating pace, propelled by dark energy and structured by dark matter. Priyamvada Natarajan, our guide to these ideas, is someone at the forefront of the research—an astrophysicist who literally creates maps of in...

Do verb tenses make you tense? Does "affect" vs. "effect" put you in a panic? Help is here!This easy-to-use guide to grammar explains just how the English language works—especially the many ways it can trip you up—so you can write and speak with confidence. You'll find:•Thorough coverage of key areas of grammar•Easy-to-understand explanations and plenty of exercises to test and refine your skills•An answer key at the back of the book to encour...

"This splendid reference describes every woman in Jewish and Christian scripture . . . monumental" ( Library Journal).In recent decades, many biblical scholars have studied the holy text with a new focus on gender . Women in Scripture is a groundbreaking work that provides Jews, Christians, or anyone fascinated by a body of literature that has exerted a singular influence on Western civilization a thorough look at every woman and group of women me...

With an experienced CIA officer as your teacher, you’ll gain the knowledge and necessary tools to protect yourself and the ones you love.No matter where we go, we leave tracks and clues of our existence without even knowing. Our electronic footprint becomes our invisible trail. In this day in age where the world seems to be at our fingertips and social media plays a huge role in our daily lives, it’s hard not to leave part of our digital selves for others to find.

Oliver La Farge's *Laughing Boy* (1929) follows a young Navajo silversmith whose marriage to Slim Girl, an ambitious woman shaped by mission schooling and white consumer culture, exposes the profound tensions between communal tradition and imposed modernity. Moving between reservation life, trading posts, and the wider colonial economy, the novel combines romantic narrative with ethnographic attention to Navajo ceremony, kinship, artistry, and landscape. Its lyrical descriptions and carefu...

Man Booker Prize Finalist: A "winning and ingenious" novel about an eleven-year-old immigrant boy trying to solve a murder ( The Plain Dealer).Lying in front of Harrison Opoku is a body. It is the body of one of his classmates, a boy known for his incredible basketball skills, who seems to have been murdered for his dinner.Armed with a pair of camouflage binoculars and techniques absorbed from television shows like CSI, Harri and his best ...

New York Times Bestselling Series! 100 breakfasts, dinners, sides, and desserts to make holiday cooking easy!Here are 100 festive, fresh recipes that the whole family will love. All are made in an Instant Pot—your solution for tasty, terrific meals without a lot of time or trouble! The holidays are busy enough as it is—no need to spend hours at the stove. Your Instant Pot is perfect for making glazed ham, mashed potatoes, cheesecake, breakfast cinnamon rol...

What might we learn about our own human natures from the friskiness of a young goat, the focus of a hawk, the transformation of a butterfly, or the hibernation of a bear?How can animals—through their natural and cultural histories—offer us ideas that could help us better understand ourselves, navigate a relationship, or change an aspect of our lives? Do the animals that we admire or fear reveal something about us? What about the animals who appear in our dreams, vi...

Simple, practical, and inspiring tips for cooking, baking, and cleaning!The kitchen is the “hub” of any house. With this compilation of helpful hints, you can keep it running smoothly. Find hacks for the care of kitchen appliances, utensils, and cooking equipment to extend their life span. Discover easy ways to improve and simplify your cooking and baking and advice for saving money and making your groceries last longer. Natural products are used wherever appropriat...