In the rigidly controlled world of Apollyon, assassination is not a crime but a civic ritual, and Rad Bartol is seized because his face can stand in for a ruler's. Surgically altered and hypnotically conditioned into the exact double of the Autarch, he is forced to smile, wave, and play his part even as an attack on the palace begins. The premise fuses political satire with science-fiction suspense, trapping Bartol between his stolen identity and the commands buried in his mind. Chosen bec...

Special Agent Jack Randall of the FBI finds himself appointed to track down and stop a vigilante shooter. Not by his superiors but by the killer himself.When a prominent lawyer is shot while waiting at a suburban stop sign it sets off a nation-wide manhunt for an elusive killer.As more bodies fall the shooter takes his message to the press, earning the support of the public with his choice of targets and confounding the FBI at every turn. From the desert of...

From Elvis and Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash and The Beatles, to B.B. King and Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, dozens of artists across many decades are discussed in this eBook. Essay topics include how musicians pay tribute to other musicians in song lyrics, how highways in road-trip songs represent our life’s journey, how love songs can evoke both joy and heartbreak, how spoken words integrated into songs lead to great storytelling, and how music fans befriend one another and f...

This volume offers a timely and authoritative overview of narrative gerontology, a dynamic interdisciplinary field that examines aging through the stories by which lives are understood, lived, and remembered. Bringing together leading scholars and emerging voices, the collection takes stock of developments in theory, research, and practice since the publication of earlier foundational works, while pointing toward new directions for the field. Grounded in the concept of bio...

This book brings together studies that provide ethnomethodological accounts of music-related phenomena, describing in detail how they are accomplished and how they contribute to our understanding of the local production of order.Reflecting the extent to which music intersects with everyday life, the topics covered are broad in scope, including studies of order surrounding the actual playing of musical instruments, as well as chapters that examine how music is produced as a recorded...

After fifty years and more than 100,000 deals spanning music licenses, real estate, and major copyright agreements for songs you've heard in movies and commercials, Randall Wixen has learned what actually works when real money and real relationships are on the line, and he's put it all in this book.Wixen isn't providing a step-by-step system or a framework with a catchy acronym. Negotiation: Laugh and Learn is an honest, experience-driven guide to handling pressure, readin...

Snuggle up for a magical journey with 24 enchanting bedtime stories from around the world - one for every hour children fall asleep somewhere on Earth. From mysterious forests and clever, mischievous animals to starlit skies and flying beds, each tale is a window into the rich folklore, nature, and traditions of a different country.Written by James Randall and brought to life with charming illustrations by Freya Hartas, this truly ...

The World of the Bible Brought to LightArchaeologists are continually unearthing both surprising and substantial answers to the many questions people ask about the Bible and the accuracy of its historical accounts. From lost civilizations to stone inscriptions and ancient scrolls, amazing artifacts are shedding new light on the people, places, and events of the Bible—bringing them from the realm of mystery to the world of fact.The Comprehensive Illustra...

Meet the evangelical statesman who chose principles over partisanship.What does it look like when faith gives a politician the independence to follow his conscience rather than march in lockstep with his party? In A Voice in the Wilderness, award-winning historian and New York Times bestselling author Randall Balmer tells the remarkable story of Mark O. Hatfield—a Baptist, an evangelical, and arguably the last liberal Republican in America. Drawin...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When will Facebook contain more profiles of dead people ...

A collection of twenty pieces that represent the best science and nature writing published the previous year and explores our ever-changing world.On his selections for this year’s The Best American Science and Nature Writing, Randall Munroe writes, “Rather than simply telling people facts, I leaned toward articles that explained why we knew those facts, and why we cared, sharing portraits of people trying earnestly to understand the world around t...

Professional life is filled with opportunities to learn. One such opportunity is to learn from colleagues***. Believe! The Winning Mindset for Project Managers*** is an opportunity to learn from dedicated project managers.People who are dedicated and believe in their profession achieve amazing results because they enjoy what they do, feel positive about all activities they do, and are confident and happy with the people around them. The book shows how this is true for project profe...