A New York Times Notable Book—the award-winning debut novel of race and family that “casts a new light on urban life in Brooklyn” (Time Out New York).“Like the characters of Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry . . . [our] unnamed narrator is a black man concerned with identity in a decidedly white America” (The Washington Post)—a father of three in a biracial marriage trying to claim a piece of the American Dream. On the eve of his...

Network Security first-stepSecond EditionTom Thomas and Donald StoddardYour first step into the world of network securityNo security experience requiredIncludes clear and easily understood explanationsMakes learning easyYour first step to network security begins here!Learn how hacker attacks work, from start to finishChoose the right security solution for each type of riskCreate clear...

Anyone who seeks to know the truth, meaning, and purpose of life will find this book quite compelling, regardless of his religious or denominational preferences. It affirms that true Christianity is not a religion. It is neither in competition with religion nor is it in conflict within its own divided existence but transcending to a greater truth! It is the visible representation of the invisible kingdom of God. The kingdom begins with Christ, grows in Christ, and is consummated by Christ!...

As Chamonix's glaciers melt away, secrets emerge that have long been kept on ice. The mysterious monkeys of Mont Blanc? Hot on their trail, an aspiring athlete seeks closure to an almost forgotten trauma. Instead, he is found-by a dark secret that forces the villagers of Chamonix to examine their own tragic past. An elderly mushroom forager confronts her conscience. An eco-terrorist pornographer craves redemption. A child refugee awakens the mayor to the true identity of t...

Four strangers meet by chance--or is it destiny?Mortimer, Deere, Tom, and Fred, four Generation X hippies, cross paths in a small midwestern town, forging an unbreakable bond that leads them to form the legendary Forever band. But their journey is about more than just music. Together, they embark on a wild, unpredictable adventure filled with action, romance, and spiritual discovery.As they chase the meaning of life and the secret to happiness, they find love, unravel life'...

64 true crime cases in California from the early 1950s into the 1980sInside look at serial killers, assassins, sadistic rapists, bank robbers, kidnappers, Satan worshippers, and moreProvides crime overview, parties involved, evidence gathered, and theories for solutions

Agriculture is the product of a complex mixture of behavioural, biophysical and market drivers. Understanding how these factors interact to produce crops and livestock for food has been the focus of economic investigation for many years. The advent of optimisation algorithms and the exponential growth in computing technology has allowed significant growth in mathematical modelling of the dynamics of agricultural systems. The complexity of approaches has grown in parallel with the availabil...

How to navigate the day-to-day struggle for meaning, success, and happiness by sharpening your focus on the spiritual necessities.Meaning. Purpose. Calling. Vision. Whatever you name it, we are all searching for something that matters. Something that counts. We want to know that we're concentrating on the right things and that we're not missing the point.What Really Counts tackles twenty-two areas of significance—including God, Love, Wisdom, Purpose, Health—a...

Charles Foster Kent was one of the premier scholars in Jewish Studies at the turn of the century. He was particularly well-known for his comparisons of early Christianity to its Jewish roots. He also wrote several distinguished histories of Israel, the Jewish people, Torah studies, and the development of oral Torah.

Introduction by Terry Tempest WilliamsAfterword by T. H. WatkinsCalled a “magnificently crafted story . . . brimming with wisdom” by Howard Frank Mosher in The Washington Post Book World, Crossing to Safety has, since its publication in 1987, established itself as one of the greatest and most cherished American novels of the twentieth century. Tracing the lives, loves, and aspirations of two couples who move between Vermont and Wi...

**A profoundly moving memoir of caregiving, mourning, and love between a mother and her son—and about the joy of reading, and the ways that joy is multiplied when we share it with others.“A graceful, affecting testament to a mother and a life well lived.” —Entertainment Weekly, Grade A**During her treatment for cancer, Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spent many hours sitting in waiting rooms together. To pass the time, they would talk about the books they were ...

National Book Award FinalistShortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker PrizeFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of The Namesake comes an extraordinary new novel, set in both India and America, that expands the scope and range of one of our most dazzling storytellers: a tale of two brothers bound by tragedy, a fiercely brilliant woman haunted by her past, a country torn by revolution, and a love that lasts long past death.