NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved New Yorker cartoonist comes a collection of paintings and stories from some of the world’s most cherished bookstores.This collection of 75 evocative paintings and colorful anecdotes invites you into the heart and soul of every community: the local bookshop, each with its own quirks, charms, and legendary stories.The book features an incredible roster of great bookstores from across the globe and...

Twenty-two was just a lucky number.Until it wasn’t.Ella Rose Holt believes in magic. Not always the fairy-tale kind, but the quiet kind that shows up when you least expect it. On the brink of her golden birthday, chasing acting dreams in Los Angeles, Ella’s life feels full of possibility…and just a little unfinished.Christian Lucas has built his world on discipline, dedication, and the game he loves. As a professional baseball playe...

In this book, Jutta Eckstein examines how retrospectives –originally a kind of a facilitated workshop for gaining feedback– can be applied conceptually to initiate and implement organizational change. Technically, retrospectives were an instrument for a group to examine a past joint period of time and learn from that. The participants of a Retrospective for Organizational Change do not share a joint past, yet they learn from their different individual experiences and use this as a basis to...

First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. · Introductions to each New ...

In 1939, the Kohns flee the advancing Nazis. They evade Nazi capture, only to be arrested by the Soviets, who have invaded Poland from the east. Deported to northern Russia, they endure the savage conditions in a forced-labor camp. The Nazis invade the USSR, and the release of Polish prisoners in the Soviet Gulag is negotiated. The Kohns’ journey continues through Russia, Central Asia, across the Caspian Sea to Iran. Now in a foreign land as impoverished refugees, their hometown occupied b...

In association with the Visual Novel game 'Demihuman Story: Chosen Void King'Mason's first year of college is turning out to be far more eventful than he ever anticipated. He was lucky enough to score a room in a huge mansion, but soon discovers that the female occupants are all much more than they seem. And that his 'luck' is more intentional than he assumed.After all, it wasn't an accident that the Succubus who owns the mansion offered him such a...

"Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial Rome. Volume 2" by Ernst Eckstein continues the epic tale of the young Roman nobleman, Quintus Claudius, delving deeper into the political, social, and personal challenges he faces in Imperial Rome.In this volume, Quintus Claudius finds himself increasingly entangled in the power struggles and intrigues of the Roman elite. His journey is marked by intense conflicts and dramatic twists as he navigates the treacherous waters of Roman politics and soci...

Introduction.In Book One of The Dreamer series, readers are swept into a thrilling survival adventure that begins aboard the ill-fated two-mast ship "Mary." When a sudden and violent storm strikes at sea, young seafarers Robert and Alfred are forced into a desperate escape aboard a lifeboat, barely clinging to survival as chaos unfolds around them.But nature is onl...

In this novelette length (15k) book, long time blogger and Cult Watchdog Morgan Drake Eckstein discusses the numerous legal threats that he has received as a writer, including a promise by his youngest sister to get him charged with Gross Negligence for not reporting the child abuse that he had experienced as a kid. Mad Uncle Morgan has failed your favorite Purity Test, proving that he was never part of your esoteric tradition; now, if you could only find a lawyer on the cheap who agreed w...

In Mark and Liz Adventures – Book Thirteen: Adventures in Africa, Part One, the daring siblings face one of the most important choices of their young lives.Back home in Miami, Mark and Liz sit down with their parents after months of incredible journeys across Central and South America. They have flown with their belts above stormy seas, crossed dangerous jungles, and encountered both friends and foes. But now, with their latest adventures behind them, the brother and siste...

It's just an ordinary day in the life of the Grim Reaper until his slippery, boney fingers drop The Decagon Key down the sink while rinsing a teacup.The Night Foundry's first anthology follows The Decagon Key as it passes through 11 stories based on each author's universe. What destruction does The Decagon Key wish to unleash in each world? This is entirely dependent upon the finder of The Key.

“Like every Cardinals fan, I remember where I was when David Eckstein was named World Series MVP. What I didn’t know was the incredible amount of grit, determination, and perseverance it took for him to get there. His journey is the ultimate underdog story, proving that heart, preparation, and relentless work ethic can overcome even the longest odds.”—Andy Cohen"A page-turning sports memoir with a solid message."—Kirkus ReviewsIn JUST ENOUGH, two-time World...