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A uniquely humorous and deeply profound novel from a legendary stand-up comedian that follows the thoughts of a 1960s third grader during a single day at school.Steven Wright is one of the most significant and influential stand-up comedians in history. Rolling Stone ranked him fifteenth on their “50 Best Stand-ups of All Time” list, while the New York Times has written of his enduring legacy: “If you made a family tree of modern stand-up, he would...

The virtual world is calling....Bryce would never have just left.Thirteen-year-old Zach knows that deep in his bones. Something terrible must have happened to his older brother. So when the green-eyed fox leads him to a hidden message from Bryce deep within their favorite game’s virtual universe, Zach knows he must act quickly.Teaming up with his best friend, a skillful classmate, and Bryce’s girlfriend, Zach races into a real-world mission to decod...

What if your favorite video game was much more than a game?Bryce would never have just left. Thirteen-year-old Zach knows that deep in his bones. Something terrible must have happened to his older brother. So when the green-eyed fox leads him to a hidden message from Bryce deep within their favorite game’s virtual universe, Zach knows he must act quickly.Teaming up with his best friend, a skillful classmate, and Bryce’s girlfriend, Zach races into a real-world mission to ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ERNEST J. GAINES AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE“Withthis splendid debut, Steven Wright announces his arrival as a major new voicein the world of political thrillers. I enjoyed it immensely.” —John GrishamA blistering and thrilling debut—a biting exploration of American politics, set in a small South Carolina town, about a political operative running a dark money campaign for his corporate clients

Nourishing the Roots: Seeking the Foundations of Latter-day Testimony invites readers to move beyond superficial spiritual struggles and cultivate a faith rooted in the deep realities of the gospel. While many Latter-day Saints wrestle with the "branches" of their faith-such as historical complexities or modern cultural tensions-Walker A. Wright argues that the way forward lies in re-tending the "roots" of reality itself.Drawing on insights from philosophy, science, and th...

**“I am completely gripped by Sisters of the Midnight Sun . . . The book is excellent.” —Jessica Grose, The New York TimesThe stunning true story of a double homicide in the vibrant native Alaskan Iñupiat community at the arctic edge of the United States—written by the public defender at its center**Rebecca Wright is a defense attorney living in the Lower 48 when she suddenly finds herself a widow and an empty nester. In need of a radical change, she accep...

Here's the thing…Many traders use technical analysis in their trading but they are not getting the results they want.In fact, they are losing money consistently by following “so-called” textbook trading setups.Why is that?Let's say you have the keys to a Ferrari and you give these keys to a 13-year-old kid.Do you think the 13-year-old kid can drive the car and win an F1 championship?No.Why is that?Even though the kid has the r...

The offer he couldn’t refuse trapped him in a game he may never win....Bryce never meant to disappear. At the start of his senior year of high school, his focus was on getting into college, running track, and spending as much time as possible with his girlfriend, Maggie. But a cryptic invitation to join an elite computer programming unit at one of the world’s top high-tech gaming companies unlocks a level of intrigue and deception far beyond his imagination.Together with fe...

The international relations of the Persian Gulf have long been dominated by power politics. Its unrivalled energy resources have historically made this geopolitical arena a vital national security interest for the United States. Historically, Persian Gulf security became synonymous with the maintenance of the political status quo, but with the onset of the War on Terror, US foreign policy has shifted in priority towards combatting the root causes of Islamic extremism. The age-old policy of...

Pathology is a branch of medical science primarily concerning the cause, origin and nature of disease. Itinvolves the examination of tissues, organs, bodily fluids and autopsies in order to study and diagnosedisease. A tumor is an abnormal growth of body tissue. Tumors can be cancerous (malignant) ornoncancerous (benign). Surgery is the first option in the treatment of many malignant tumours. Thisbook provides a succinct overview of the principles, techniques and procedures of pathology an...

Extending their successful series of collections on Zen Buddhism, Heine and Wright present a fifth volume, on what may be the most important topic of all - Zen Masters. Following two volumes on Zen literature (Zen Classics and The Zen Canon) and two volumes on Zen practice (The Koan and Zen Ritual) they now propose a volume on the most significant product of the Zen tradition - the Zen masters who have made this kind of Buddhism the most renowned in the world by emphasizing the role of emi...

When books about Zen Buddhism began appearing in Western languages just over a half-century ago, there was no interest whatsoever in the role of ritual in Zen. Indeed, what attracted Western readers' interest was the Zen rejection of ritual. The famous 'Beat Zen' writers were delighted by the Zen emphasis on spontaneity as opposed to planned, repetitious action, and wrote inspirationally about the demythologized, anti-ritualized spirit of Zen. Quotes from the great Zen masters supported th...