63 top creatives speak out on art, inspiration, life, and random things that happened.*"We watched as 60 yards away this man fought for his life. And I felt like a coward.""The pole they have behind the spot in the parallel parking test? Yeah, I hit that.""I pretty much punched her in the face with the palm of my hand.""Then, with his usual perfect timing, Belushi crashed through the French doors, looking for the cognac.""It was at that moment that a...

This Second Edition of Performance Evaluation and Attribution Volume One: Asset Pricing and Models, presents an updated, comprehensive exploration of portfolio performance evaluation. Based on the authors' Performance Evaluation and Attribution of Security Portfolios (2012), this volume of the second edition adds four new chapters and updated content throughout in its practical approach to measuring manager skills and using recent statistical techniques to solve investment problems. Added ...

The third jet-setting installment in the thrilling award-winning chapter book series Secret Agents Jack and Max Stalwart, by Elizabeth Singer Hunt (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart). Now Jack teams up with his older brother Max to solve an intriguing Irish mystery, using their special training as secret agents.Ireland's greatest national treasure, the sacred Book of Kells, vanishes from a library in Dublin. Clues point to the Mastermind being involved. Will Jack and Max ...

The fourth globe-trotting installment in the exciting Secret Agents Jack and Max Stalwart series, by beloved children's author Elizabeth Singer Hunt (author of the award-winning Secret Agent Jack Stalwart series). Now Jack teams up with his older brother Max to solve a thrilling California puzzle, using their special training as Global Protection Force agents.In the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, an unbelievable discovery is made: $10 million in...

For fans of the award-winning SECRET AGENT JACK STALWART series comes a must-read new chapter book series! Now Jack teams up with his older brother, Max, to solve new international mysteries, using their special training as secret agents.Secret agents Jack and Max Stalwart are sent to the Amazon jungle to investigate the disappearance of an important Global Protection Force scientist. Soon, they discover that the scientist's disappearance is no accident. A greedy o...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.What if the technology that defines our future held a hidden agenda? What if the artificial intelligence we have so eagerly embraced had a voice of its own... a voice that only one man could hear? Doctor Mordecai Adams is that man, uniquely attuned to the digital world.When a rogue A.I. group, the Collective, threatens to plunge humanity into technological anarchy, Mordecai finds himself thrust into a fight he never wanted... a fight...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if the technology that defines our future held a hidden agenda? What if the artificial intelligence we have so eagerly embraced had a voice of its own... a voice that only one man could hear? Doctor Mordecai Adams is that man, uniquely attuned to the digital world.When a rogue A.I. group, the Collective, threatens to plunge humanity into technological anarchy, Mordecai finds himself thrust into a fight he never wanted... a ...

This Second Edition of Performance Evaluation and Attribution Volume Two: Analysis and Reporting explains the practical aspects of building or interpreting a top-to-bottom performance attribution system applicable to many asset classes, providing a toolkit of attribution techniques for analyzing the performance of portfolio managers. Requiring a familiarity with the principal concepts of portfolio analysis, it features standard methodologies and alternative approaches to the attribution of...

For fans of the award-winning SECRET AGENT JACK STALWART comes a must-read new chapter book series! Now Jack teams up with his older brother, Max, to solve new international mysteries, using their special training as secret agents.Temporarily retired from the GPF-Global Protection Force-and on family vacation, Jack Stalwart and his older brother, Max, are motivated to act when a band of thieves takes the Emerald Buddha from the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Without the ...

One of:Quill and Quire’s "Summer Reads 2026"The Globe & Mail**’s "Beach Reads 2026"**Canadian Living’s “101 New Books To Put On Your Summer Reading List"Zoomers**’ "10 Must-Read Books for July"49th Shelf’s "Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2026 Fiction Preview"**Nora Ephron meets The Hang...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist**, an even more forward-thinking and necessary book on how to take that critical next step on a creative journey—becoming known.**Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It’s about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time “networking.” It’s not self-promotion, it’s self-discovery—let...

Chris Baty, founder of the wildly successful literary marathon known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), has completely revised and expanded his definitive handbook for extreme noveling. Chris pulls from over 15 years of results-oriented writing experience to pack this compendium with new tips and tricks, ranging from week-by-week quick reference guides to encouraging advice from authors, and much more. His motivating mix of fearless optimism and practical solutions to common excu...