After winning a tennis tournament in Cincinnati, Jack Dantzler is approached by a man he once played against. The man wants to speak with Dantzler about a murder that occurred sixteen years ago. When Dantzler asks who the murder victim was, the man says it was his daughter, Jax. He wants Dantzler to look into finding Jax's killer. Dantzler is reluctant—cold cases are rarely ever solved—but he eventually relents and agrees to take the job. For Dantzler, knowing a killer might be walking fre...

Nick Gabriel was living the good life, having made serious money as a script doctor for the movies, andfrom a successful Broadway play. Hearing about a recent murder in his hometown, he decides to write abook, using Capote's In Cold Blood as his template. After reconnecting with his estranged daughter,Angel, Nick goes home to begin his research. But when two more murders occur, FBI agent Greg Harkinsis brought in to work the case. The trio's search for the truth...

The world is a crazy place, so if we’re going to engage with it successfully then maybe we need to think outside the box – be a bit crazy ourselves!This book brings together unapologetic dreams of utopia, hopes that we can discover enchantment in our everyday lives and explanations of that curious thing called a ‘commons’! All of these musings are set against the backdrop of a group of artists in the small city of Dundee, on the east coast of Scotland and the author’s care for his elderly ...

The book aims to be a concise and accessible guide to the latest thinking on climate change, along with the related topics of depletion of natural resources and the threats to bio-diversity. The book is focused, in particular, on what the individual might do to play a part in tackling these difficult issues. Without shying away from the serious risks the world faces, the book endeavours to offer a hopeful message as we face up to the future of our planet.Find out more about the politics ar...

Legendary homicide detective Jack Dantzler has never failed to solve a murder. Thirty-three killers apprehended, tried, convicted. Perfect, like God's soul. But Dantzler's perfection ends when three college women are brutally murdered, victims of a serial killer who strangles his prey, decorates their bodies with a St. Jude medal and photo of Michelangelo's Pieta, then lacerates the jugular post-mortem. The series of murders reawaken Dantzler's memories of his own mother's murder when he w...

Lexington Detective Jack Dantzler is asked to look into a death that has been ruled a suicide. When he learns how the person died-cyanide poisoning-he immediately suspects that the victim was murdered. Although the death occurred in another county, Dantzler agrees to look into what is a closed case. However, before he can begin his investigation, a medical clinic is bombed and a woman dies in the blast. Within days, the owner of the clinic is murdered. As Dantzler digs deeper into these ca...

Eighty delicious, imaginative recipes from the Star Tribune’s beloved annual cookie contest, with mouth-watering pictures and bakers’ storiesIt’s cold in Minnesota, especially around the holidays, and there’s nothing like baking a batch of cookies to warm the kitchen and the heart. A celebration of the rich traditions, creativity, and taste of the region, The Great Minnesota Cookie Book collects the best-loved recipes and baking lore from fifteen ...

Relationships hold companies together and fuel future growth. From connecting with customers to forging high-performing teams, success depends on everyone working well together. Yet many leaders prioritize potential relationships and take established ones for granted. They shouldn’t. Research reveals that these core relationships are often the weakest…and can prove more vital than missed networking opportunities.Whether working with employees or associates, vendors or customers,

Writer and illustrator Daniel Wallace has published stories in various literary magazines. Big Fish is a novel reminiscent of Garrison Keillor and Mark Twain. It is a surprising work, filled with imagination, homespun humor, and hyperbole. Edward Bloom, an aging salesman, is dying. As his grown son, William, cares for him, the young man tries to focus on what he knows about his father's life. Story after story surfaces in William's memory, and he shares mythic visions of a fantastic father...

It’s said that the ghost of the Black Abbot has been seen near the old abbey, but that doesn’t deter several of a nobleman’s employees from showing up to find a supposed hidden treasure. Soon, a mysterious hooded figure begins murdering those who may have figured out where the riches are hidden.Who is the Black Abbott, what is his purpose—and how he is connected to the treasure? From a malevolent ghost to a tangled romance and a plot for revenge, The Black Abbot brings cla...

From globalization to the digital revolution, secularization to the great recession, change has never happened so fast and wide and deep as we have seen in recent years. The nature of information and the speed with which it travels is unparalleled, and it is changing our world in seismic ways that reach into every crevice of our lives. It's as if the tectonic plates of society and culture are being torn apart and reshaped right under our feet. We are living through a cultural "GLOBEQUAKE."...

The original guide to creating wealth!With this seminal book, Wallace Wattles popularized the Law of Attraction, the powerful concept that inspired The Secret. The Science of Getting Rich explains how to attract wealth, overcome emotional barriers, and apply foolproof methods to bring financial success into your life.This special 100-year edition contains the complete, original text, along with never-before published biographical informati...