A book set amongst musicians and casinos in Reno, Nevada, The Bass Sax and the Landlord explores the landlord-tenant dynamic when an excessive noise complaint plunges the landlord into the gritty blue world of a tall sly bass sax player. A dark family secret is forever silenced leading to an inheritance obtained and tricky revenge exacted in this humorous tale about a bass saxophone.

The story of the banjo's journey from Africa to the western hemisphere blends music, history, and a union of cultures. In Banjo Roots and Branches, Robert B. Winans presents cutting-edge scholarship that covers the instrument's West African origins and its adaptations and circulation in the Caribbean and United States. The contributors provide detailed ethnographic and technical research on gourd lutes and ekonting in Africa and the banza in Haiti while also investigating tuning p...

The author of the Washington Post’s hugely influential ""Plum Line"" sounds the alarm on the subversion of our democracy by self-interested politicians, greedy plutocrats, foreign government hacking, racial prejudice, media propaganda and our own lack of vigilance, and what must be done to save it before it’s too late.The sophistication and ambition of those now eroding American democracy by gaming the rules in their favor is unprecedented, including computer-generated ger...

The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith. But this leads to an inescapable question: why should we trust the Bible? Written to help non-Christians, longtime Christians, and everyone in between better understand why God’s Word is reliable, this short book explores the historical and theological arguments that have helped lead millions of believers through the centuries to trust the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Written by pastor Greg Gilbert, author of the popular books Wha...

The Star Wars epic continues its dazzling space odyssey in The New Jedi Order–as Luke and Mara, Leia and Han, and others battle the mighty enemy from beyond the galactic rim.The brutal Yuuzhan Vong are scouring the universe for Jedi to slaughter. With no help from the divided New Republic, the Jedi stand alone against their seemingly invincible foe. Han and Leia Organa Solo risk deadly consequences with their controversial tactics to bolster the J...

In this delightful series written by BabyLit author Jennifer Adams and illustrated by kidlit darling Greg Pizzoli, each book showcases a different city with lighthearted baby-appropriate text and ridiculously charming illustrations. Take a whirlwind tour of the Big Apple: cheer with the roaring crowds at Yankee Stadium, chug along peacefully on the Staten Island Ferry, wonder at the bright lights of Times Square, and say good night to the famous New York City skyline.

"A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book ReviewAn Editor's Choice, New York Times Book ReviewLonglisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science WritingLonglisted for Goodreads Choice AwardEvery physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, ...

This compelling guide draws back the veil on the unseen world of angels and their profound role in salvation history and our daily spiritual battles. Grounded in Sacred Scripture, the Church Fathers, and firsthand experience with solemn exorcisms, it explores the nine choirs, guardian angels, the fall of the rebellious spirits, and the tactics of the demonic. With clarity and without sensationalism, these pages reveal how the holy angels defend and strengthen souls, illuminate the mysterie...

In this book, Adam Hamilton explores how, with God’s help, we can make love last. Drawing upon a survey of thousands of couples and singles, interviews with relationship and marriage therapists, the latest research in the field, and wisdom from the Bible, Hamilton looks at what it takes to create and sustain healthy, meaningful, and romantic relationships across the course of a lifetime. The six keys he has identified as fundamental to successful marriages are coved in six chapters: More T...

The untold story of the heretical thinkers who challenged the establishment to rethink quantum physics and the nature of reality.Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics as meaningless. A mishmash of solipsism and poor reasoni...

ESPN has grown from a start-up cable network in a small Connecticut town to a $50 billion global enterprise. For the past 35 years, ESPN – along with its sister networks – has been the preeminent source for sports for millions around the globe. Its 24-hour coverage of sports news and programming has cultivated generations of sports consumers, utilizing multiple ESPN platforms for news and entertainment. The pervasiveness of the company’s branded content has influenced how sports fans think...

A game of witches and spells . . . and thirteen magical bones.I'm back in Dearmont, and confused as hell. The world I left behind was on the brink of an apocalypse but now it's business as usual. New case, new mystery, new danger. Sounds fun, right?When a mega-rich guy with a penchant for occult relics creates a televised competition to find thirteen magical bones, I'm all in. I have to win this thing to make sure the supernatural equivalent of a nuclear bo...