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A recovering alcoholic must face his demons in the ''land of the dead.'' Two actresses become dangerously consumed by an experimental approach to making theatre. A married couple travels to their old vacation spot in search of everything they''ve lost. A neighborhood''s misguided efforts to remove a gaggle of domestic geese lead to the transformation of a young boy. Two lifeguards wrestle over thorny questions of guilt and accountability in the long shadow of 9/11. The owner of a local bike store and a misjudged teenager enter onto a tragic collision course one fateful night. Set principally in the Jersey Shore area, these eleven stories portray people who somehow manage to wrest a strange and singular beauty from the ordeals that define their lives.

Todo el mundo habla sobre economía, pero ¿qué sabemos realmente sobre ella? ¿Cómo podemos evaluar la situación actual? ¿Cómo podemos nosotros, la gente de a pie interpretar los movimientos de la bolsa de Wall Street?. El autor Michael Goodwin se hizo a sí mismo estas preguntas hasta encontrar una solución: volver la vista al pasado, rebuscar en la historia de la economía, indagar en las distintas escuelas teorías y convertirlo en una novela grafica para hacerlo comprensible para todos. En una palabra: Economix

“Vice Versa mischievously turns the 2020 election upside down. With his sharp wit and fast-paced dialogue, Goodwin’s portrayal of partisan American politics will cause the reader to both laugh out loud and maybe quietly mourn.” —William Smith, PhD, author of Democracy and Imperialism Vice Versa offers an incisive and funny send up of the 2020 presidential election. Goodwin is tough on both sides of the political spectrum. And by making us smile, he also shows a way out of our divisive politics. —Nadia Schadlow, Former White House Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, Sr. Fellow The Hudson Institute and author, War and the Art of Governance: Consolidating Combat Success Into Political Victory Michael Goodwin has adopted an understated but commendable style of writing with Vice Versa. There is no slapstick comedy here, simply a well-written account where the ironies of American politics are subtly portrayed, but nevertheless in a bold and hard-hitting manner. Vice Versa exposes the ugly side of politics, from the informants, lobbyists, leaks to the press, disinformation, abuse of social media, and divided loyalties, to the bribery and corruption over campaign funding. —Reviewed by Leonard William Smuts for Readers'' Favorite Imagine if the 2020 presidential election were the mirror image of 2016, as the Biden campaign is accused of receiving aid from the People''s Republic of China. In this alternative universe, the media is mostly pro-Trump and the FBI rife with MAGA supporters. Gary Wang, a low-level Biden staffer, somehow becomes the center of the maelstrom and is pursued by the media, politicians, and the FBI. Vice Versa is a satirical take on the comedy and tragedy of current American media and politics.

Levi Martin was an average American guy who went off to college at S.U.N.Y., New Paltz with high hopes of becoming a geological engineer. Although ill-fated priorities and misguided goals destined him for academic failure, his heritage in the Martin Clan had prepared him for a different kind of life. His ability to think outside the box caught the attention of Dr. Elias Jefferson and soon Levi found himself training in the art of escape and elusion. Having been led to believe that he was becoming a star player in Jefferson''s research project and new book on problem solving, the boy from Bodega, CA steadily proved himself worthy of recruitment into one of the most clandestine organizations on the planet. Lies, trickery, and deception were the hallmarks of every IPM operative. Levi demonstrated his talent as one of the best. His eventual questions led to the discovery that nobody named "Elias Jefferson" had ever existed. Where was the man from and what were his actual intentions? The Bodegan formulated a clever strategy, that would not only land him on the inside of the secretive front of the International Pen Manufacturing Company in Paramus, New Jersey, but that also would result in his foreign imprisonment on the opposite side of the planet his first semester before New Year''s Eve. Trial by ordeal was the test of allegiance. Whose side was Levi Martin really on?

Only four months after leaving the serene Pacific shores of Bodega, California for his first year in college, Levi Martin found himself imprisoned in Thailand after finding his way into one of the most secretive spy organizations on the planet. While IPM set up trial by ordeal to determine Martin''s connections and motives, they weren''t expecting the kid ever to return to the United States. How did he escape his captivity? Was he really connected to Ambercrombie Relations Associates? Who was Dale Mattingly? IPM couldn''t afford to simply eliminate Levi because there were far too many unanswered questions. Instead, they''d let Oden Chang, a notorious criminal in South East Asia do their bidding. Demonstrating his determination to live, however, the kid with the punk attitude is about to give Chang a run for his money and disrupt his criminal empire. Levi Martin who''d been hailed as "Houdini" by IPM''s operatives was certainly destined for greatness in the world of intrigue. Yet, the kid''s survival placed the International Pen Manufacturing Company in an awkward position. He knew the answers to the questions, "Who? What? and Where?" regarding IPM''s secret existence. Should he be trusted and offered entry to join the ranks of operatives within the company or would his elimination be necessary? What exactly was "Spiritual and Intellectual Neutrality" and what were IPM''s steps in training its operatives in becoming "SAIN?" Would Levi expose his deepest secrets during the months of his formal preparation as a spy, or more importantly, had Jack Strauss and Joshua Pengrove really eliminated the question of whether or not Levi Martin was a mole?

Die erste umfassende Wirtschaftsgeschichte in Comicform. Alle sprechen von Ökonomie, aber was versteckt sich hinter all den hochtrabenden Worten und Theorien? Was müssen wir wissen, um verstehen und mitreden zu können? Diesen Fragen hat sich Michael Goodwin gestellt, und er gibt Antworten. Economix erklärt uns alles, von den Anfängen des modernen Kapitalismus und seiner Theorien über wirtschaftliche Erfolge und wirtschaftliches Versagen bis zur stets krisenanfälligen globalisierten Wirtschaft von heute. - die um 32 Seiten erweiterte und aktualisierte Neuausgabe des Erfolgstitels - mit einem neuen Vorwort von Rudolf Hickel

In 1994, Anders Hagman and Calle Eriksson, then a professional snowboarder and snowboard photographer, respectively, launched an online snowboard magazine from an apartment in rural Sweden. Method Mag, as it was dubbed, was not just one of the very first snowboard websites, but one of the earlier websites in general, published not long after the first images appeared on the nascent web. Drawing inspiration from California''s Heckler Magazine, Eriksson and Hagman set out to document snowboarding and its culture as they were experiencing it on the ground, which often stood in contrast to the polished press that populated major media at the time. Zigzagging across Europe with a carload of equipment, fashioning impromptu dark rooms in hotel bathrooms, hacking fax lines and constructing myriad other mobile workarounds, the pair published near real-time coverage and content in their unfiltered Gonzo style, bringing to life a media outlet as spontaneous and raw as the riders and scenes it covered. Perhaps more importantly, the website''s then-cutting edge flairs, like open forums and a commenting feature, brought the burgeoning global snowboard community together like never before. Over the next two and a half decades, Method evolved through numerous changes in format, ownership, location and staff, consistently pushing the conception of what a snowboard magazine could be and what it could deliver. But its journey was a tumultuous one, even by snowboard media standards. Throughout its existence, the magazine lived on the razor''s edge: it dodged so many would-be deaths that former staffers refer to it as "the cockroach of snowboarding." Yet, through an often chaotic blend of foresight, personal fortitude - i.e., working for magic mushrooms, squatting in abandoned properties, a stint in solitary confinement - and a fair serving of luck, Method always lived to publish another day. Part oral history, part archival collection, part contemporary commentary, Hold Fast, Tweak Hard provides an intimate look inside European snowboarding''s most influential and infamous title, diving into the outlandish characters and innovative products that guided Method through financial crashes, a shrinking industry and a dramatically changed media landscape to stand out across the globe as a definitive voice of snowboard culture.

These Are the Real Stories Levi Martin forced the International Pen Manufacturing Company into a very difficult situation when he learned the answers to the questions, "Who?" "What?" and "Where?" regarding IPM''s secret existence. Resultantly, only four months after leaving the serene Pacific shores of Bodega, California to attend college in Upstate New York, he found himself drugged, kidnapped, and imprisoned far across the world in Thailand. While IPM set up trial by ordeal to prove either guilt or innocence, they faced the problem of determining whether or not he was a mole. Was he actually in collusion with Oden Chang? If so, he would undoubtedly escape easily. Was he really an operative employed by Ambercrombie Relations Associates? That might be proven by his ability to secure a speedy trip back to the United States. If he returns, will it be necessary for IPM to end his life to protect their world of operations or should they recruit and train him? Although prisons impose confinement and force control upon captives, Levi has proven his ability to visualize potential in situations clouded with limitations. He always seems to come out on top. Will his reputation as "Houdini" save him and lead to a destiny of greatness in the world of intrigue? Levi''s own choices may become a further matter of contention. Would he be likely to cooperate with a plan to bring him into the ranks of IPM? Is their process of training and re-forming the minds of new operatives in "Spiritual And Intellectual Neutrality," (i.e. becoming "SAIN") a form of brainwashing, or are their methods truly empowering? If he Levi lives long enough to begin the training, will he actually expose his deepest secrets during the months of his formal preparation as a spy? These are the Real Stories

Getting Your FREE Bonus Download this book, read it to the end and see "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter after the conclusion. Bread Recipes: Delicious and Healthy Homemade Bread Baking Recipes You love bread, and you know that there is nothing better than baking your own. But, you know there is a trick to baking bread, and you''re not sure what that is. How hard can it be? Can you make bread when you haven''t before? Can you make it without too much trouble? That is where this book comes in. In it, you are going to find the recipes to all kinds of bread recipes, and you are going to find just how easy it is to make your own. There''s no end to the breads you can make, or the fun you can have while you make them. This book is going to change the way you feel about bread, and it is going to give you everything you need to make your own. Let''s get started Discover a variety of different bread recipes you can make yourself Have fun and make the bread you like the way you like it Make bread and enjoy fresh baked goods any time you want And much, much more! Download your E book "Bread Recipes: Delicious and Healthy Homemade Bread Baking Recipes" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now with 1-Click" button!

" Goodwin has surprising sensitivity and wisdom that is unusual in such a young poet." - Charlotte Gordon ( Author of Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley)

Want to go to Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Yale or other Ivy League schools? Tens of thousands of high school students have wished this every year, but never in the history of college admissions...has a zombie wanted to...until now. And here''s how this zombie, Zombie, did it. Going to the best colleges not only means earning stellar grades and test scores, but also writing a compelling, interesting, and unique personal essay that helps the admissions offices understand how you think and how you can contribute to society. So what do you do? You can either bang your head and your keyboard (painfully) thinking about what to write, or you can take this one-of-a-kind fill-in book and discover, through a fun and simple way, what you want to write about in no time. This is the first college admissions essay book of its kind. No other one is like it. Since Zombie is the first zombie ever to want to go to college, this book is appropriately the first to approach the writing process without throwing at you a dry, boring encyclopedia of words. So go ahead, take this book around everywhere. It''s meant to be abused. Sleep with it under your pillow. Brush your teeth with it. Photobomb someone with it. Watch a movie together (preferably comedies...Zombie doesn''t like how zombies are portrayed in popular media). Make a funny YouTube video with it. Protect it from prying eyes. Just don''t do one thing: leave it blank.

George Eastwood is a fifty-two year old, middle-aged man, husband and proud father of two grown children. George has been brought up within the old traditional values of working hard for a living and getting on with life, no matter what it may throw at you. The problem is life is not being very kind to him at the moment: he is getting older, out of work and the demands of family life are pushing him to the edge of despair. He feels anxious and depressed and cant seem to look forward to anything that can make him feel better. Then, one day, he finds himself on his way to a job interview with a promise that it could be just what he needs to turn his life around. As he rushes to cross the busy road to catch his train, he is helplessly hacked down by a speeding car driven by a seventeen year old drop-out. Georges story continues as he wakes up in strange surroundings: an old Library containing the knowledge of the universe. It is within this place of no time but all time that he looks around believing he is dead but yet not dead . . . and then the strangest of occurrences takes place. He is confronted by a voice that speaks to him of his true destiny; a voice that gives reason to a world that has become confused and lost within the false identity that has created it. He is astounded as a friendship is pulled together, and the big fundamental questions of who we truly are and our purpose upon the earth are revealed to him in a series of conversations and reflections that lead him towards peace, forgiveness, the relinquishment of fear and finally to know that life can be happy on the earth plane, when the false self that has held us tightly in its grip for thousands of years is finally released. George is fascinated by the voice that holds all the answers to a freedom that has been long lost, but, even more astonished to know that the voice is his own . . . . . his own true self.

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Economix is an essential and accessible guide to understanding the economy and economic practices. This New York Times bestseller is a must-read for every citizen and every voter. With clear, witty writing and quirky, accessible art, this important and timely graphic novel transforms “the dismal science” of economics into a fun, fact-filled story about human nature and our attempts to make the most of what we’ve got . . . and sometimes what our neighbors have. Economix explains it all, from the beginning of Western economic thought; to markets free and otherwise; to economic failures, successes, limitations, and future possibilities. Everybody’s talking about the economy, but how can we, the people, make sense of what Wall Street or Washington say they know? Read the New York Times bestselling Economix, from author Michael Goodwin and illustrator Dan E. Burr. “Goodwin brilliantly contextualizes economic theories with historical narrative, while Burr’s simple but elegant illustration employs classical techniques like caricaturing politicians and symbolizing big businesses (as a gleeful factory) to help the reader visualize difficult concepts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “This witty and elegant volume takes on a number of complex issues—in this case, economics, history and finance—and makes them comprehensible for mere mortals.” —Miami Herald “Michael Goodwin hasn’t just written a great graphic novel—he’s written one that should be required for every school, newsroom, and library in the United States.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune

Resurgence of A Lost World In the near future the Jihad War nearly shatters the world, making Earth into a ravaged new planet. Out of the radioactive and biological cataclysm emerges the sole surviving member of America''s black ops military, the nano-enhanced super-soldiers called - the Blood Berets. Raised on a reservation among the traditional Native Americans and trained as a super-soldier by the Marines, Sergeant Kyle McQuinn leads his unit into the battlefields across the war-torn globe. After a decade of fighting, scarred in mind and body, McQuinn finally finds solace in the arms of a beautiful woman and settles down to create a family in his new home in Africa. But when a past foe from the Jihad War comes seeking revenge upon McQuinn, Russian terrorist Gregori Krylenko destroys McQuinn''s home and kidnaps his wife, Sonja, then the ex-Blood Beret must follow the savage winds of fate toward danger and his destiny. Krylenko wants to take his revenge on McQuinn, cleverly surrounding himself with a pack of murderous mercenaries who, at his command, are ravaging Africa, on a quest to find an ancient deadly secret: a supernatural portal hidden away for countless millennia with treasures beyond belief on the other side. But recently, powerfully evil creatures have emerged from it, slaying all in their path. When McQuinn stalks his enemies like a starving jungle cat, prowling the primal African landscape towards the much more deadly predator known as man, his desperate hunt will take him on an odyssey beyond imagining. So begins McQuinn''s quest to save his beloved, which, unknown to the ex-Blood Beret warrior, will eventually lead him to uncover a hidden secret that will take him from Earth to Perraxxus, and to a dark truth - if he lives that long. And beyond Earth. Where an ancient, lost heritage awaits him.

When Vultures Dance follows Seth Farragut, a young hedge fund manager, as his drive to take over a bankrupt auto supplier leads to an indictment for insider trading. A "vulture" investor who excels at highstakes trading of distressed companies'' securities, he makes decisions that all too easily cost others their jobs and create plenty of enemies. Under the influence of tough, attractive Lauren Hayward, he bets everything on the survival of a small Chicago manufacturing company that could, if he can rescue it, be his career-making score. But his quest spawns an attempted murder, suicide, and the prospect of years in prison. Seth is more than a Type-A, fast trading up-and-comer. He is a loner who increasingly questions what he does for a living after seeing first-hand the consequences of his actions. He finally meets someone who opens him up to love and a life beyond trading and money. Meanwhile, in the background, Wall Street is in turmoil as the economy tumbles. When Vultures Dance explores themes that are all over today''s news: the growing divide between the haves and have-nots, the rule of capitalists over the shrinking blue collar work force, and the stupendous wealth accumulation by a very few. Goodwin''s eye for detail brings the headlines to life.

"Vengeance is in my heart, death in my hand, blood and revenge are hammering in my head." Such were the Shakespearian sentiments simmering in one man''s soul since being bullied at school forty years earlier. But Sam''s philosophy was more straightforward. Although he had regrets and one in particular, he saw no point in harbouring grudges. But his view was about to change, as his regrets and the vengeance of someone else converged.

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