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The first book based on Tom Scott's hit podcast, LATERAL! Unlock a world of mind-bending brainteasers.This massive collection of lateral thinking puzzles features 100 questions with unexpected, fascinating answers. Figuring them out will require you to challenge your assumptions and find new perspectives—but whether you find the solutions or not (even Tom has been stumped!), the answer notes will let you share the “aha!” while learning more about t...

"In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and extreme gun violence and assesses the influence of gun ownership on contemporary political, economic, and social norms...A brief but powerful analysis of a searing national crisis." -BooklistTaking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann examines how guns have played important roles throughout American history, from ...

Drawn Out is a hilarious, heartbreaking, heart-warming account of Tom Scott's tragicomic childhood, his manic student-newspaper days, his turbulent years stumbling through the corridors of power, his fallings out with prime ministers, his collaborations with comic legends John Clarke, A.K. Grant and Murray Ball, his travels to the ends of the earth with his close friend Ed Hillary, and more...'A first-class memoir of a highly memorable life. Here is an important (often hil...

Drawing strong comparisons to New York Times best-selling authors Tom Clancy and Stephen Coonts, former Air National Guardsman Tom Young is a rising star in military suspense. The Renegades reunites Afghan Air Force adviser Lieutenant Colonel Michael Parson and his interpreter, Sergeant Major Sophia Gold, for a mission in Afghanistan. Following a devastating earthquake in the region, Parson and Gold find their aid and rescue efforts strained when a Taliban splinter group further destabiliz...

Tom Young has earned both popular and critical acclaim for his scintillating suspense fiction. In The Warriors, Lt. Col. Michael Parson couldn't be happier about his new assignment on a Kyrgyzstan air base. But after taking what he expected to be an easy job, a drug-laden C-27 crashes on the runway--drawing Parson into a deadly game of intrigue that could end in an international conflagration.

Anne Scott, the founder of Dream Weather Foundation, gives guidance as to how to tap into the wisdom that speaks to us through our dreams, how to interpret them, and how to start a dream circle of your own.

Flick, fake, and dribble your way to soccer masteryPrepare for the World Cup or learn the rules for your own indoor or outdoor league, with Soccer For Dummies. We cover the world’s most popular sport from one end of the field to the other, starting with the history of soccer and the basics of the game. Discover the positions on the field, the best tactics for winning, and the skills the players (including you!) need in order to dominate. This update to the...

TWO KIDS TAKE ON THE EMPIREThe EscapeWhen the parents of Milo and Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across the unknown reaches of Wild Space to rescue them—and to discover hope for the future.The SnareWith their monkey-lizard, Morq, and their family droid, CR-8R, Milo and Lina fly their parents’ starship, the Whisper Bird, to the remote planet of Thune to ask an old ...

Homeland Security Agent Ben Stafford is sent to Italy by a secret CIA artificial intelligence computer program. His job there is to find a shipment of heat-seeking missiles that were smuggled into Italy from Libya on an Egyptian cargo ship, along with a missing shipping of South African nuclear reactor fuel. While bullets are flying, time is running out. He has the help of a good woman, a Guardian Angel who is also a CIA agent, and a talking cat. Does he really hear the voice of God leadin...

A gripping biography of a reluctant hero. Discover the extraordinary life of Charles Upham, the only combat soldier to win the Victoria Cross twice during WWII. From a humble New Zealand stock worker to a legendary war hero, Upham's courage and leadership defied all odds in Crete and the Western Desert.Follow Upham's journey through intense battles, capture, and daring escapes from Colditz POW camp. This biography explores the man behind the medals, revealing his m...

Over the last twenty years research on the Reformation in Germany has shifted both chronologically and thematically toward an interest in the ’long’ or ’delayed’ Reformations, and the structure and operation of the Holy Roman Empire. Whilst this focus has resulted in many fascinating new insights, it has also led to the relative neglect of the early Reformation movement. Put together with the explicit purpose of encouraging scholars to reengage with the early ’storm years’ of the German Re...

A clever, funny picture book about one of life’s most important skills: the art of saying sorry.Sammy is in trouble. He’s stuck in his room (on his mom’s birthday!) writing sorry letters for things he shouldn’t have done. But what exactly has Sammy done?Told entirely through Sammy’s letters, this inventive and laugh-out-loud story gradually reveals the chaos behind his well-meaning plan. As one apology letter leads to another, the story of ...