THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryFinalist – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeFinalist – Wr...

From the author of Cash Out, a hilarious novel about one working stiff’s day of hooky—reminiscent of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Office Space—and the insanity that ensues.Rick Blanco walks out of meetings. He’s a serial meeting ditcher. A walk-out artist. He’s so good that no one seems to notice when he just gets up and walks out. A corporate illusionist of the covert kind, he learned his trade studying a former colleague, the master of meeting ditches, ...

Ever wondered how dangerous bats really are to humans? Or whether vampire bats actually drink blood? Or how a mother bat recognizes her baby out of thousands of other roosting pups? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked-plus "Did You Know?" fun facts and lots of lively, detailed illustrations.

For the past forty years, Richard Koch has worked to uncover simple and elegant principles which govern business success. To qualify, a principle must be so overwhelmingly powerful that anyone can reliably apply it to generate extraordinary results.Working with venture capitalist Greg Lockwood and supported by specially commissioned research from OC&C Strategy Consultants, Koch has now found one elemental principle that unites extraordinarily valuable companies: simplifying. Some f...

Ever wondered how dangerous bats really are to humans? Or whether vampire bats actually drink blood? Or how a mother bat recognizes her baby out of thousands of other roosting pups? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked-plus "Did You Know?" fun facts and lots of lively, detailed illustrations.

Success is a killer...Getting rich and unintentionally famous has its downsides. In Dante Jacoby's case, it's the beginning of a nightmare.After returning to San Francisco, a sorry-looking bank account forces him to take the plunge into entrepreneurship to fund his vigilantism. Thanks to wicked intelligence and a sickening work ethic, his novel spin on a nightlife venue takes off. Before he knows it, he's an overnight success story.When online inves...

What if you had the reflexes of an elite assassin...and nothing else?Dante Jacoby is a slave to the trappings of the modern world. Twenty-six years old and hopelessly addicted to booze, cigarettes, and procrastination, he's squandered every ounce of his potential. His corporate raider father, Dorian, reaches the end of his tether and cuts Dante off as heir to the Jacoby family fortune. His mother, Fiona, is smarter than her husband: she hasn't spoken to Dante in mo...

The sins of the father shall be visited upon the children.Chasing discomfort in the underbelly of Japan, Dante Jacoby is running from the coward he used to be. A chance encounter with a shopkeeper in Sapporo sets him on a path of destruction through the ranks of the yakuza. Only when he has the chance to stop and draw breath does he receive a distress call from the other side of the world.Stefani Pilecki didn't expect trouble in Romania, but when a mysterio...

In a war against pure evil, a vigilante hero is born...After two months of relentless forward progress, Dante Jacoby has not only rebuilt his wildly popular Bay Area bar from scratch but expanded his operations with two brand-new venues in San Jose and Santa Cruz.Then, almost as soon as he has more money than he knows what to do with, he receives a message from a mysterious and powerful source: "Go. Be a vigilante. Consider yourself sanctioned for action."

An extensive, easy-to-read guide to growing healthy orchids again and again, perfect for beginners, as well as experts looking for new tricks.Orchids are more popular than ever but can be intimidating in their exotic beauty. In this start-to-finish guide, acclaimed orchid expert Bruce Rogers demystifies the growing process so you can watch your plants thrive and bloom year after year. The Orchid Whisperer outlines:· How to buy orchids: What to look...

Dental entrepreneurs often have only part of their vocation mastered: dentistry. Meanwhile, they overlook the accounting and finance principles necessary to thrive as a business leader. The business acumen of a dental entrepreneur is the difference between their success and failure in growing a group of dental practices or becoming a DSO.In DEO’s Financial Secrets to Grow Dental Organizations, Ken Kaufman teaches you the critical finance tools you didn’t learn about in dental school...

As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning covers and engaging text, this book puts the spotlight on Bats! Did you know that the bat is the only kind of mammal that can fly? In fact, some bats can only fly, they cannot walk. From tip to tip, some kinds of bats, like Giant Flying Foxes, have a wingspan as wide as 6 feet (2 m). But there are also tiny bats, like Bumblebee Bats, with wingspans of only 6 inches (15 cm)—smaller than the length of a new pencil. Th...