New Releases by Andrew Miller

A Best Book Of 2022 (New Yorker) A Best Book Of Fall 2022 (Wall Street Journal) From Costa Award-winning and Booker Prize-shortlisted author Andrew Miller comes a tender tale of guilt, trust, and a father''s yearning to atone. A harmless-looking letter drops onto the doormat in Stephen Rose''s Somerset home like an unexploded bomb. It is a summons to an inquiry in Belfast, asking him to give testimony about his participation in a disastrous event during the Troubles–one he has long worked to forget. An ailing ex-soldier and recovering alcoholic, Stephen has just begun to build a fragile bond with Maggie, the adult daughter he barely knows. For two years, he has worked hard to earn her trust, but the tragedy of what occurred back in the summer of 1982 has the power to destroy their new relationship. To buy time, he decides to write her an account of his life. Part explanation, part confession, it is also a love letter to Maggie. When the moment comes that he must face what happened in Belfast that summer, the consequences are devastating––but ultimately liberating. Giving voice to those little heard in the literature of the Irish Troubles, The Slowworm’s Song is an unforgettable story about a man who learns that the only way back from the underworld is up.

Tinderbox tells the exclusive, explosive, uninhibited true story of HBO and how it burst onto the American scene and screen to detonate a revolution and transform our relationship with television forever. The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, The Wire, Succession...HBO has long been the home of epic shows, as well as the source for brilliant new movies, news-making documentaries, and controversial sports journalism. By thinking big, trashing tired formulas, and killing off cliches long past their primes, HBO shook off the shackles of convention and led the way to a bolder world of content, opening the door to all that was new, original, and worthy of our attention. In Tinderbox, award-winning journalist James Andrew Miller uncovers a bottomless trove of secrets and surprises, revealing new conflicts, insights, and analysis. As he did to great acclaim with SNL in Live from New York; with ESPN in Those Guys Have All the Fun; and with talent agency CAA in Powerhouse, Miller continues his record of extraordinary access to the most important voices, this time speaking with talents ranging from Abrams (J. J.) to Zendaya, as well as every single living president of HBO—and hundreds of other major players. Over the course of more than 750 interviews with key sources, Miller reveals how fraught HBO’s journey has been, capturing the drama and the comedy off-camera and inside boardrooms as HBO created and mobilized a daring new content universe, and, in doing so, reshaped storytelling and upended our entertainment lives forever.

A British soldier flees to the Hebrides for reprieve from war while something else hunts for him in this historical thriller by the author of The Crossing. When Cap. John Lacroix returns home from Spain, wounded, unconscious, and alone, he believes that he has seen the worst of what men may do. It is 1809, and in England''s wars against Napoleon, the Battle of Corruna stands out as a humiliation: a once-proud army forced to retreat, civilized men reduced to senseless acts of cruelty. Slowly regaining his health, Lacroix journeys north to the misty isles of Scotland with the intent of forgetting the horrors of the war. Unbeknownst to him, however, something else has followed him back from the war—something far more dangerous than a memory . . . A New York Times Notable Book of 2019 "Miller''s writing is a source of wonder and delight." —Hilary Mantel Praise for New We Shall Be Entirely Free "Mr. Miller strikes an impressive balance between adventure and atmosphere." — The Wall Street Journal "Miller acutely imagines the war-scarred psychology of his characters . . . and uses the historical setting to great advantage." — The New Yorker "Miller is in fine form here, mixing an unforgettable cat-and-mouse chase with a moving love story." — Kirkus Reviews

The Last Laugh By: George Andrew Miller Jr. In 1938, Edgar Madison is suffering a financial crisis. He hires the McEachin brothers to stage a fake robbery of the mill’s shaky captive bank. After the robbery, he has the McEachins killed. Buddy Pate, four-year-old son of Tommy, is a secret, uncomprehending witness as Madison’s Security Patrol slaughter and bury the McEachins. By 1971, Buddy is a thirty-seven-year-old derelict. While sleeping under a bridge in Texas, he is attacked by a pack of starving dogs and barely escapes. Shaken, he takes steps to better himself. The Last Laugh by George Andrew Miller, Jr. is a riveting thrill ride that will leave you breathless and hungry for more.

Following a showdown with the devil, would God really limit his grace to his people? The kind folk at Clapham Community Church are about to find out...

All About Me is based on a programme designed to introduce individual children to their autism diagnosis in the context of their overall personal attributes. Includes practical guidance and tools for parents and professionals on how to approach the subject of a child''s autism diagnosis with downloadable templates and sample lesson plans.

Final issue! Miranda takes her final shot at revenge against those who murdered her family, while the Turquoise Man seeks vengeance against Joseph.

After surviving their latest dance with death, Joseph and Miranda begin to share the heartbreak that led them into this situation.

Miranda wakes in the Underneath, caught between the living and dead, and learns that even if she can''t die, she may be running out of time to get her revenge.

Seven outlaws have killed Miranda Coler and her family, but her death turned out to be a little less permanent than they expected. Blessed with the inability to fully die until she exacts revenge on her family''s killers, but cursed to lose a part of her memories every time she''s "œkilled," Miranda will need the help of Joseph Murray, an undertaker dabbling in necromancy hoping to bring back his wife, if she''s ever to find peace. Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (Deadpool Vs. Gambit, The Thrilling Adventure Hour) team up with Hannah Christenson (Jim Henson''s The Storyteller: Dragons, Harrow County) for a supernatural tale of revenge in the Old West, perfect for fans of Pretty Deadly and The Sixth Gun.

Williamson College of the Trades was founded in 1888 by Quaker businessman and philanthropist Isaiah V. Williamson, whose objective was to provide financially disadvantaged young men with a useful trade. Located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the school accepted its first students in the fall of 1891. Then, as now, the young men received free room, board, and tuition while dividing their day between the classroom and the shop. In 2015, the institution changed its name from Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades to Williamson College of the Trades, but its mission has never changed. Students still live on campus for free and are required to report for morning inspection, attend daily chapel service, and maintain a professional appearance at all times. Williamson has remained relevant in a changing world while still maintaining its core values of faith, integrity, diligence, excellence, and service. Despite changing times, Williamson College of the Trades has stayed true to those values and Isaiah V. Williamson''s legacy.

The biggest danger for beginning teachers is to teach as they were taught. In order to create teaching identities capable of resisting the mind-numbing orthodoxies of the mass-schooling machine, beginning teachers need to interrogate the theories and practices that have shaped them as teachers. Raging against the Mass-Schooling Machine is a compelling autoethnographic account of one beginning teacher’s struggle to transform his future teaching identity by unpacking the bruising encounters that shaped him as a student. This is a must-read book for all teachers wishing to ‘teach against the grain.’ The journey from student to teacher involves almost two decades of junior, primary, secondary, and tertiary education. Few of us critique this journey to see what emotional legacies and taken-for-granted assumptions we carry from one identity to the other. If we remain unconscious of the social and cultural discourses and practices that have shaped and defined us as students and teachers, we may unwittingly reproduce the inequalities, prejudices, and traumas we experienced or observed while growing up, or resort to transmission teaching and authoritarian control because this is the formula of schooling most of us know. Empowering education relies on teachers resisting these toxic scripts and becoming agents of change.

When we discuss accelerating top line growth and maximizing profitability, we often consider hiring more people, cutting expenses, or raising prices. What we should be doing is looking at different ways to effectively utilize what we already have. Rather than hiring new people, we need to improve the performance of our current employees. As an alternative to cutting costs, we need better invest the money we already spend. Instead of raising prices, identify ideal customers to market and sell to. This book will discuss strategies on how to do all of these things and more. The author provides 25 ways to accelerate revenue growth and increase profitability immediately, without making any new financial investments. That is the Unified Theory of Profitability. It means looking at the organization and finding ways to better leverage what already exists and focusing on the activities or changes that will provide optimal results. Readers will become experts on executing on these strategies. It can be done! Find the solutions that work, commit to implementing them and results will flourish.

“Magisterial. ... A must read for anyone who wants to work in Hollywood or just know how Hollywood works.” — The Hollywood Reporter A New York Times bestseller, now updated with an afterword and exclusive new material From the #1 bestselling author behind acclaimed oral histories of Saturday Night Live and ESPN comes "the most hotly anticipated book [in decades]" (Variety): James Andrew Miller''s irresistible insider chronicle of the modern entertainment industry, told through the epic story of Creative Artists Agency (CAA)—the ultimate power player that has represented the world''s biggest stars and shaped the landscape of film, television, comedy, music, and sports. Started in 1975, when five bright and brash upstarts left creaky William Morris to form their own innovative talent agency, CAA would come to revolutionize Hollywood, representing everyone from Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, and Steven Spielberg to Jennifer Lawrence, J.J. Abrams, Will Smith, and Brad Pitt. Over the next decades its tentacles would spread aggressively into sports, advertising, and digital media. Powerhouse is the fascinating, no-holds-barred saga of that ascent. Drawing on unprecedented and exclusive access to the men and women who built and battled with CAA—including co-founders Michael Ovitz and Ron Meyer and rivals like Ari Emanuel of William Morris Endeavor—as well as the stars themselves, Miller spins a unique and unforgettable tale of brilliance, ambition, betrayal, and outrageous success.

An authoritative introduction to the exciting new technologies of digital money Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies provides a comprehensive introduction to the revolutionary yet often misunderstood new technologies of digital currency. Whether you are a student, software developer, tech entrepreneur, or researcher in computer science, this authoritative and self-contained book tells you everything you need to know about the new global money for the Internet age. How do Bitcoin and its block chain actually work? How secure are your bitcoins? How anonymous are their users? Can cryptocurrencies be regulated? These are some of the many questions this book answers. It begins by tracing the history and development of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and then gives the conceptual and practical foundations you need to engineer secure software that interacts with the Bitcoin network as well as to integrate ideas from Bitcoin into your own projects. Topics include decentralization, mining, the politics of Bitcoin, altcoins and the cryptocurrency ecosystem, the future of Bitcoin, and more. An essential introduction to the new technologies of digital currency Covers the history and mechanics of Bitcoin and the block chain, security, decentralization, anonymity, politics and regulation, altcoins, and much more Features an accompanying website that includes instructional videos for each chapter, homework problems, programming assignments, and lecture slides Also suitable for use with the authors'' Coursera online course Electronic solutions manual (available only to professors)

Mad scientist or brilliant artist? Dr. Manny Loewe makes history by creating, Eve, the world''s first ever living humanoid with real DNA. His joy in creating her is matched only by her voluptuous physical beauty and her enormous capacity for love. Yet it is these very features that ultimately bring her to the edge of ruin, and him to a shocking resolution. There was always much more at stake than she could ever have imagined.

The Japanese language is often under attack by linguists, translators and even amateurs for having a seemingly vague set of rules, making it near impossible to ever fully grasp all of the language''s facets. Roy Andrew Miller guides the reader through these often contradictory allegations by evaluating Japanese in the light of linguistic science. He also pays particular attention to the problems inherent in certain systems for describing the language, and to questions posed by published translations from Japanese literature.

***Out now: Andrew Miller''s new novel THE LAND IN WINTER*** ''ANDREW MILLER''S WRITING IS A SOURCE OF WONDER AND DELIGHT'' Hilary Mantel ''ONE OF OUR MOST SKILFUL CHRONICLERS OF THE HUMAN HEART AND MIND'' Sunday Times ''Enthralling'' Financial Times ''Remarkable'' Guardian ''Hypnotic'' Mail on Sunday An extraordinary portrait of modern love and motherhood, the lure of the sea and the unknowability of others, from the critically acclaimed author of Pure Who else has entered Tim''s life the way Maud did? This young woman who fell past him, lay seemingly dead on the ground, then stood and walked. That was where it all began. As magnetic as she is inscrutable, Maud defies expectations and evades explanation - a daughter, girlfriend and mother who, in the wake of a tragedy, embarks on a dangerous voyage across the Atlantic, not knowing where it will lead . . . PRAISE FOR ANDREW MILLER ''Unique, visionary, a master at unmasking humanity'' Sarah Hall ''A writer of very rare and outstanding gifts'' Independent on Sunday ''A highly intelligent writer, both exciting and contemplative'' The Times ''A wonderful storyteller'' Spectator

(Japanese version) Three short stories place the birth of Christ in modern times. Each brings a very different perspective. Each brings insight, warmth and a touch of humour. Each sees how Jesus might have worked the social media, healed in the light of modern medicine and handled the fame culture. Driven even addresses that nagging question: ''What would Jesus drive?''

The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Discipline in the House of God Brief Thoughts on the Church as the Body and the House A Slight Sketch of the Holy Spirit''s Ways "Not ashamed of the gospel." The "Record" and "Christian Standard" Miller''s "Short Papers on Church History" Letter on Receiving the Spirit (R. Govett) Reply to the Letter on the Spirit Jesus the Shepherd (John 10) Thoughts on Jacob (Gen. 28: 20-22.) Responsibility Remarks on the Epistle to the Hebrews The Resurrection of the Body Hoare''s "Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem" The Spirit of God and the Baptism of the Holy Ghost Letters on the Sufferings of Christ Neil''s "Palestine Re-peopled" The Advocate or the Accuser? Fragments The Son (Heb. 1: 2) Notes on Greek Tenses, Moods, and Prepositions Witherby''s "Gospel of our Salvation" Neatby''s "Our Lord''s Coming Again"

While many in the present day are teaching and writing much on the important subjects of consecration, devotedness, and holiness of heart and life: and while many are more or less affected by the general interest which these inquiries are creating; it may be well for thee, my soul, to retire for a little into the sanctuary of thy Lord''s presence, and there learn what has been long written on these and kindred subjects. Be assured there is nothing new under the sun. These various aspects of christian character, with the motives and objects by which they are created and sustained, are fully revealed in the word of God. The true ground also on which they rest, thou wilt find there. Oneness with Christ as the last Adam, the exalted Man in the glory, must be thy standpoint, otherwise thou wilt "see men as trees walking" — thou wilt be confounding that which has its roots in nature with that which is of the grace of God in truth. Know then, and assuredly believe, O my soul, that thou art one with Him who bore thy sins on the cross, who is now on the throne, and who is coming again to take thee up to be with Himself in His home of love and glory. Wrong ground — a mistaken point of view — leads to great confusion and self-contradiction, to the mixing up of law and gospel, faith and experience, self and Christ. No matter how good our eyesight may be, we cannot see without light. Thou must be in the sunlight of thy Lord''s presence to see the true foundation and the divine course of all things. And there, O wondrous truth! O privilege infinite! O blessedness unspeakable! thou art at home — at home, as thou art nowhere else — in the concentrated light of heaven''s noonday brightness. He is thy righteousness, absolute and complete, in the presence of God; He is thy eternal life, thy peace, thy joy, thy rest, thy glory. Thus arrayed in the moral glories of thy Lord, and basking in the beams of His complaisant love, what hast thou to fear? And know also, O my soul, that all this is true now — true to faith, though not to experience, and always true in the sight of God. Subjects covered: The Cause of Weakness the Source of Strength Christian Responsibility Reflections on the Membership of the "One Body" Reflections on Practical Christianity

The following brief "Meditations" have been written chiefly with the view of helping young Christians. The subjects embraced are both fundamental and practical; and all necessary to the complete understanding of Christianity. As, the plenary inspiration and divine authority of the Scriptures are now so openly and daringly called in question by many, it is most needful for all, but especially for the young, to be well instructed and well grounded in the truth of God. "It is written," should be our watchword. One line of scripture is of more value than a thousand theories. May the Lord, in His grace, be pleased to use what has been written, for His own glory, and the good of many souls. So prays, etc., A. M. London.

Meditations on the Beatitudes Letter from an Old Disciple to a Young Sister in the Lord Meditations on Psalm 23 Meditations on Psalm 84 Love''s Separating Barriers.

Note from the author: Some have raised objections to the title "The Brethren," as giving the idea of a sect; others as arrogating to a particular community that which is equally true of all Christians. Such thoughts never occurred to me while writing the book, and were not suggested by those to whom I spoke of it. Expressions such as "the writings of Brethren," "the meetings of Brethren," etc., are in common use among themselves; which simply mean a convenient designation, and one which cannot be misunderstood. In no other sense is it used here. To be obliged to make use of a description instead of a name would greatly encumber the style and embarrass the writer. A. M. Chapter 1 — "THE BRETHREN." Chapter 2 — READING MEETINGS. Chapter 3 — THE ORIGIN OF THE TITLE — "PLYMOUTH BRETHREN." Chapter 4 — FALSE DOCTRINE DETECTED. Chapter 5 — THE TWO CAMPS. Chapter 6 — GLEANINGS FROM THE WRITINGS OF BRETHREN. Chapter 7 — CHRISTIAN POSITION. Chapter 8 — THE CHURCH OF GOD. Chapter 9 — THE MILLENNIUM.

Miller''s Church History Introduction The Seven Churches of Asia 1: The Rock Foundation Foundation of the Church Opening of the Kingdom of Heaven Church Government 2: The Day of Pentecost Resurrection and Ascension of Christ Descent of the Holy Ghost Calling in of the Gentiles First Christian Martyr 3: The Disciples Persecuted and Scattered Jerusalem and Samaria United by the Gospel Conversion of Saul of Tarsus 4: The First Missionaries of the Cross The Twelve Apostles Herodian Line of Kings 5: The Apostle Paul First Visit to Jerusalem First Missionary Journey Third Visit to Jerusalem Visit to Athens 6: Paul''s Third Missionary Journey Departure for Macedonia Fifth Visit to Jerusalem Before the Sanhedrin Martyrdom of Paul 7: The Burning of Rome First Persecution Under the Emperors Downfall of Jerusalem The Real Cause of Persecution Persecutions in France 8: The Internal History of the Church Apostolic Fathers Origin of Clergy and Laity Origin of Dioceses 9: From Commodus till the Accession of Constantine. Persecution in Africa Altered Position of Christianity The General State of Christianity The Condition of the Church 10: Constantine the Great Church as Constantine Found It Effects of Royal Favour Baptism and Death of Constantine 11: The Council of Nice The Council of Tyre The Barbaric Invaders 12: The Internal History of the Church Infant Baptism First Society of Ascetics Calamities of Rome 13: The Epistle to the Church in Thyatira Leo the First, Surnamed the Great Missionary Zeal of Gregory Romish Hierarchy in England 14: The Spread of Christianity Over Europe First Preachers in Ireland First Preachers in Scotland Foreshadowing of the Man of Sin 15: Mohammed, the False Prophet of Asia. Religion of Islam Successors of Mohammed. Second Council of Nicaea 16: The Silver Line of Sovereign Grace Origin of the Paulicians Religious Wars of Charlemagne Feudal Hierarchical System. 17: The Propagation of Christianity Louis the Pious The Slavonians Receive the Gospel England, Scotland, and Ireland 18: The Church-Building Spirit Revived. Learning of the Arabs Imported into Christendom Traces of the Silver Line of God''s Grace 19: The Pontificate of Gregory VII Gregory and Clerical Independence Celibacy and Simony The Emperor Deposed by the Pope Effects of the Papal Policy Burning of Ancient Rome 20: The Crusades The First Crusade The Second Crusade The Third Crusade The Remainder of the Crusades 21: Henry V and Gregory''s Successors St. Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux. The Great Council of the Lateran Arnold of Brescia 22: The Encroachments of Rome in England The Introduction of Canon Law into England Thomas a Becket and Henry II The "Constitutions of Clarendon" 23: The Theology of the Church of Rome Transubstantiation Mary — Worship Saint — Worship Relic — Worship Purgatory Extreme Unction Auricular Confession Indulgences. 24: Innocent III and His Times Innocent''s Views of Popedom Philip and Otho Innocent and England England Surrendered to Rome 25: Innocent and the South of France Peter Waldo Raymond a Spiritual Outlaw The Real Object of the Catholics 26: The Inquisition Established in Languedoc The Application of Torture The Auto de Fe St. Benedict New Orders — St. Dominic and St. Francis 27: The Approaching Dawn of the Reformation Christianity in Ireland Christianity in Scotland Popery as a System. 28: The Decline of Papal Power Gregory IX and Frederick II The Overruling Hand of God The Humiliation of the Pontiff 29: The Forerunners of the Reformation Literary Men The Theologians The Waldenses The Dark Year of 1560 30: John Wycliffe England and the Papacy Wycliffe and the Bible The Lollards. 31: The Reformation Movement in Bohemia The Imprisonment of John Huss The Arrest and Imprisonment of Jerome The United Brethren or Moravians 32: The Capture of Constantinople The First Printed Bible The Immediate Precursors of Luther Reflections on the Life of Savonarola 33: The Reformation in Germany Popery and Mankind The First Period of Luther''s Life Luther''s Conversion 34: The First Papal Jubilee Luther''s Public Appeal Distinguished Men of the Sixteenth Century The Diet of Worms 35: Luther at Wartburg. Luther and the German Bible The Hundred Grievances The First Diet of Spires 36: Protestantism The Lutheran Churches Meetings of the Protestants 37: The Sacramentarian Controversy The Conference at Marburg A Proposal for Toleration and Unity 38: The Council at Bologna The Diet of Augsburg The Articles of Faith The Letters of Melanchthon and Luther 39: The Popish Refutation The Final Decree The League of Smalcald The Peace of Ratisbon 40: The Reformation in Switzerland Zwingle, Pastor of Glaris The Rising Storm 41: The Leaders of the Reformation in Switzerland The Progress of the Reformation-Zurich Zwingle and His Brothers The Disputations at Zurich 42: The Results of the Disputations The Answer of Zurich to Lucerne The Swiss and German Reformation The Weapons of Rome''s Warfare 43: The General Progress of Reform The Reformation in Berne The Conference at Baden The Great Conference at Berne The Reformation of Basle 44: The Extension of Reform in Switzerland. The Five Cantons Form a League with Austria The Treaty of Cappel War Declared Against Zurich 45: The Reformation in Germany The Great Actors Passing Off the Scene The Death of Luther Reflections on the Life of Luther 46: The Opening of the Council of Trent The Smalcald War The Treachery of Maurice The German''s Treated as a Conquered People 47: "The Interim" The Revolution in Germany The Calamities of the Protestants The Rise of the Jesuits 48: The Effect of the Reformation in Germany on the Nations of Europe Nations of Europe Sweden and Denmark Italy Spain The Netherlands 49: The Reformation in French Switzerland Early History of William Farel The Arrival of Calvin in Geneva Calvin and Calvinism 50: The Reformation in France The Bible in French at Meaux Commencement of Persecution in France The Year of the Placards 51: The Great Progress of the Reformation The First Planting of the Reformed Church in France The Saint Bartholomew Massacre The Council of Trent 52: The Waldenses The Wars of Extermination The Sympathy of England The Persecution and Expulsion of the Waldenses 53: The Reformation in the British Isles Ireland Scotland The Fiery Zeal of Cardinal Beaton George Wishart John Knox 54: The Reformation in England The Reformation Begun The Persecution Begins Ridley, Latimer, and Cranmer 55: The Reign of Elizabeth The Puritans John Wesley Sunday Schools Foreign Missions 56: Philadelphia Laodicea Church Truth The Spread of the Truth Conclusion

From the Preface: May He in mercy grant that both reader and writer may be found faithful to this sacred trust. And may He graciously own and bless, in the service of the gospel, the following papers now going forth in a collected form; and may His name alone have all the praise and the glory.

God loves his children, blesses his own, rewards those who serve him, tells us to ask and receive, and heals those who believe. Really? Then why on earth am I lying in a hospital bed with cancer? So This Is Suffering... is a first-hand, real-time account of a battle with cancer over a three month period. Told with candor, insight and humour, the author shares a world of needles and nausea, fear and fatigue, and hospitals and bad haircuts. But it turns out there was more to it all. Much more. For the experience also opened up a rich world of Biblical understanding, ministry opportunities and most of all the reality of joy in even the most desperate circumstances.

James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales''s definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, hailed as "incredible" (Vulture) and "required reading" (People). When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and legendary late-night show. In their own words, unfiltered and uncensored, a dazzling galaxy of trail-blazing talents recalled three turbulent decades of on-camera antics and off-camera escapades. Now decades have passed, and bestselling authors James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales have returned to Studio 8H. Over more than 100 pages of new material, they raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies.

Operational excellence is a mindset, and it achieves breakthrough results. It''s about finding money and performance boosts in areas. Redefining Operational Excellence covers it all: processes, people, and operations. This revelatory guide presents a groundbreaking way of doing things that will benefit organizations and their customers.

The clearing of a cemetery stokes the fires of revolution in eighteenth-century France in this Costa Prize–winning “novel of ideas disguised as a ghost story” (The New York Times). Paris, 1785. An ambitious young engineer, Jean-Baptiste Baratte arrives in Paris charged with emptying the overflowing cemetery of Les Innocents, an ancient site whose stench is poisoning the neighborhood’s air and water. A self-styled modern man of reason, Baratte sees his work as a chance to clear away the burden of history. But he soon suspects that the destruction of the cemetery might be a prelude to his own fate—and the demise of the social order. As unrest against the court of Louis XVI mounts, the engineer realizes that the future he had planned may no longer be the one he wants. His assignment sets him on a path of discovery and desire, as well as relentless labor, assault, and sudden death. “Pure is a compelling, timely novel—with its throb of revolution, of ordinary people arising in anger—a narrative that takes death as its subject yet races with life.” —The Guardian