New Releases by Mike Thomas

The definitive biography of Johnny Carson, the entertainer who redefined late-night television and American culture, told through intimate insights and riveting accounts of his legendary career and complex personal life. In 2002, Bill Zehme landed one of the most coveted assignments for a magazine writer: an interview with Johnny Carson—the only one he’d granted since retiring from hosting The Tonight Show a decade earlier. Zehme was tapped for the Esquire feature story thanks to his years of legendary celebrity profiles, and the resulting piece portrayed Carson as more human being than American TV icon. Following Carson’s passing in 2005, Zehme embarked on an exhaustive nearly decade-long research journey, interviewing dozens of Carson’s colleagues and friends to craft this “immensely informative and insightful” (The Minnesota Star Tribune) biography, although his efforts were halted by a cancer diagnosis. When he died in 2023 his obituaries mentioned the Carson book, with New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman calling it “one of the great unfinished biographies.” Yet the hundreds of pages Zehme managed to complete are astounding both for the caliber of their writing and how they illuminate one of the most legendary talk show hosts of all time: A man who brought so much joy and laughter to so many millions, but was himself exceedingly shy and private. Zehme traces Carson’s rise from a magic-obsessed Nebraska boy to Navy ensign in World War II to a burgeoning radio and TV personality to, eventually, host of The Tonight Show—which he transformed, along with the entirety of American popular culture, over the next three decades. Without Carson, there would be no late-night television as we know it. On a much more intimate level, Zehme also captures the turmoil and anguish that accompanied the success: four marriages, troubles with alcohol, and the devastating loss of a child. In one passage, Zehme notes that when asked by an interview in the mid-’80s for the secret to his success, Carson replied simply, “Be yourself and tell the truth.” Completed with the help from journalist and Zehme’s former research assistant Mike Thomas, Carson the Magnificent offers just that: an honest assessment of who Johnny Carson really was.

Four bodies are discovered in the foothills of the Pyrenees on Spanish territory. All four have been executed and posed in plain sight for anyone to find. When the identities of the victims are revealed to be from Alicante, over 700 kilometres away, Judge Ortega is summoned north to investigate. The deaths are linked to a turf war between rival drug gangs operating in the Alicante area. The new kids of the block are the Incognitos, young, local and gratuitously violent. Opposing them are the Irish from Marbella, monied and established, but incomers to the town. The mysterious Bolivian indigenous Runa Torres are the unknown threat in this three-sided standoff, at the centre of which stands Judge Ortega and his team.

This book is for people who teach calculus – and especially for people who teach student teachers, who will in turn teach calculus. The calculus considered is elementary calculus of a single variable. The book interweaves ideas for teaching with calculus content and provides a reader-friendly overview of research on learning and teaching calculus along with questions on educational and mathematical discussion topics. Written by a group of international authors with extensive experience in teaching and research on learning/teaching calculus both at the school and university levels, the book offers a variety of approaches to the teaching of calculus so that you can decide the approach for you. Topics covered include A history of calculus and how calculus differs over countries today Making sense of limits and continuity, differentiation, integration and the fundamental theorem of calculus (chapters on these areas form the bulk of the book) The ordering of calculus concepts (should limits come first?) Applications of calculus (including differential equations) The final chapter looks beyond elementary calculus. Recurring themes across chapters include whether to take a limit or a differential/infinitesimal approach to calculus and the use of digital technology in the learning and teaching of calculus. This book is essential reading for mathematics teacher trainers everywhere.

Recently divorced and expelled from an end times cult, Cody Ferguson lives a quiet life of blurred monotony until an embarrassing near death experience forces him to face the stranger in his mirror. Visits from his recently deceased father let loose demons of past abuse, adultery, and deceit. Cody''s chance meeting with enigmatic younger woman, Soledad Estrada, and his obsession with her places him on a collision course with betrayed former friends and long forgotten ambitions, transforming Cody from docile office worker to feral pugilist. Conventional life''s rules and norms are challenged during his conversion. Concepts of security, conformity and surety are questioned: are they practicality or fear? When is it too late to be what you might have been? When is it too late to find out?

Conservative Prime Minister Andrew Butler is assassinated in the garden of his home in Sussex. An anti-personnel mine was planted in his bird hide. Among the suspects, the terror groups, Jihadi suicide bombers and domestic white supremacists, the name Michael Butler is flagged up. A onetime Captain in Her Majesty''s Intelligence Corps, Michael Butler is the PM''s younger brother, noted for his free spirit and his neutrality, both politically and socially. He is also the father of the PM''s stepdaughter, Cristina. The only problem with him being named among the suspects is that he was reported MIA and later confirmed dead, more than a decade before.

Judge Jose Ramon Ortega is in his first few months of exile to the Pyrenees, after falling foul of the Valencian judiciary, when the mundane life of the mountains is shattered. Two sisters are found dead in a field across the border in France. One of the Catalan sisters, Llora, is a well-known and popular singer; the other, Ona, is a healer, who is a divisive and dominating personality, determined to bend people to her way of thinking. It''s not enough that her sister loves her and shares her house. She wants them to be as one, inseparable and indivisible, married to similar husbands, with matching children. Sisters married to brothers. The Alicante team, Tom and Maria are reunited with Ortega as they start to unravel the secrets and mysteries on both sides of the Pyrenees.

Mike was a dope boy from Philly who was used to having everything his way. The women, the money, the fast cars. Whatever he wanted he took without thinking of the consequences and when he was through, he disposed of it as quickly as he got it. Thats until Karma caught up to him and everything he feared would arrive on his front step. Will he be able to redeem himself as he struggles to transform his life and way of thinking?This is a page turning journey and test of Mike''s manhood and faith. In the end Mike will have to choose between the two women he loves Quetta and Gabby and pay his debts to the streets? But will he survive it?

The gratitude journal for kids ages 5-10, is a journal where kids can write out their thought on a daily basis. The journal has a 100 journal entries for kids. This is a large print book and is easy to read. The book is aimed at giving kids goals or task to get things done in a positive way. It should be done with parents and child each day, go through it with your child. It is an exploration journal designed to focus on being thankful for what. your child has. Some of the features inside are the following: The book is large print 100 pages for kids to write Gives your child a lot time to write,100 days activity can be done by parent and child Gives tasks What are you waiting for? Get gratitude journal for kids ages 5-10

Get ready to enjoy Sudoku for Kids Age 8-12. The puzzles are fun and challenging for kids 8-12 and are large print puzzles . This Sudoku book makes a great gifts for the holidays or birthdays and any smart kid that enjoy solving hard puzzles involving numbers. These puzzles are, for any level but are mostly for kids. Here are some of whats Inside this Sudoku Puzzles Book for Children: 200 sudoku puzzle Clever kids Easy to read They puzzle are large print The answers are at the end of the book Good gifts for the holidays Challenging Get your copy of this Sudoku book Now!

A Doggie Journal From MyDogCorner. When you experience the loss of a pet, you always have those feelings of wishing you had spent more time with them. This journal attempts to address those feelings by bringing back all the great memories you had through the years. Write down your favorite moments, in your dogs voice. Capture them with a photo and hold onto those memories forever.

Audrey Sebbege is the direct descendant of the slaves who worked on the Sebbege plantation at River Run, Stone water Mississippi. Fascinated by her past, she traces her ancestry on her father''s side back to the small village in southern England his descendants emigrated from in the seventeenth century, and she pays them a visit. On her trip she meets her future husband and several of her father''s distant family, who are not exactly pleased to see her. Against the backdrop of village prejudice and ignorance Audrey struggles to confront and overcome the same attitudes that prevailed in her ancestors'' lives on the Sebbege plantation

"The Successful Dyslexic" is a book for dyslexics, their parents, friends, and loved ones. It explains what it is like to be dyslexic and gives fresh insight for the non-dyslexic parents, helping them to better understand their dyslexic child. The chapters describe in detail what the dyslexic is experiencing and how best to help the dyslexic child, teen or adult deal with their disability. In addition, the book offers specific ways dyslexics can better compensate day to day.The author, Mike Thomas, who is himself dyslexic has spent his entire life learning how to overcome his disability. Mr. Thomas has a degree in Physiological Psychology and has studied and taught dyslexics at the UCLA Psychological Clinic School. He later taught and tutored both dyslexic and non- dyslexic students in elementary, middle and high school.

A dark slice of Cardiff crime for fans of TONY PARSONS, JAMES OSWALD and LUCA VESTE. There isn''t always a welcome in the valleys . . . Bombs detonate in a busy souk, causing massive devastation. An explosion rips apart a mosque, killing and injuring those inside. But this isn''t the Middle East - this is Cardiff . . . In a city where tensions are already running high, DC Will MacReady and his colleagues begin the desperate hunt for the attacker. If they knew the ''why'', then surely they can find the ''who''? But that isn''t so easy, and time is fast running out . . . MacReady is still trying to prove himself after the horrific events of the previous year, which left his sergeant injured and his job in jeopardy, so he feels sidelined when he''s asked to investigate a vicious knife attack on a young woman. But all is not as it seems with his new case, and soon MacReady must put everything on the line in order to do what is right.

Bombs detonate in a busy bazaar, causing massive devastation. An explosion rips apart a mosque, killing and injuring those inside. But this isn''t the Middle East--this is England. In a country where tensions are already running high, DC Will MacReady and his colleagues begin the desperate hunt for the attacker. If they knew the "why," then surely they can find the "who?" But that isn''t so easy, and time is fast running out. MacReady is still trying to prove himself after the horrific events of the previous year, which left his sergeant injured and his job in jeopardy, so he feels sidelined when he''s asked to investigate a vicious knife attack on a young woman. But all is not as it seems with his new case, and soon MacReady must put everything on the line in order to do what is right.

A cop killer on the loose in Cardiff - introducing a dark and gritty new voice in crime fiction, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and David Mark At a squalid flat near the Cardiff docks, an early morning police raid goes catastrophically wrong when the police aren''t the only unexpected guests. A plain clothes officer is shot dead at point blank range, the original suspect is left in a coma. The killer, identity unknown, slips away. Young and inexperienced, Will MacReady starts his first day on the CID. With the city in shock and the entire force reeling, he is desperate to help - but unearths truths that lead the team down an increasingly dark path...

A young woman is found dead, bound in copper wire; another woman and her six-year old daughter go missing in Barcelona; in Goa a father is overcome with grief as his past life catches up with him; a grandmother is suspected of child abduction; two police officers are brutally attacked and Investigating Judge Jose Ramon Ortega is tasked with unravelling it all

The Magnet Bird on a little girl''s fridge comes to life.

"Fusion 360 was developed for small start-up companies who want a more advanced solution than Autodesk 123D, but don''t need or cannot invest in a more sophisticated modeling product like Autodesk Inventor or SolidWorks. Render your 3D know-how from rank beginner to confident practitioner in this intro course from Autodesk expert Mike Thomas."--Resource description page.

"This course focuses on the tools and techniques needed to produce accurate 3D component designs, industry standard technical documentation, and compelling 3D design presentations. It features extensive lessons on building bodies, rendering, assembling design workflows, and creating animations, drawings, and simulations. You''ll learn how to build components that are accurate real-world representations, create photo-realistic renderings of designs, apply animations to designs, produce drawings of designs that incorporate proper technical documentation, and simulate environments for stress testing designs before manufacturing."--Resource description page.

A crucial step towards improving the conceptual use of digital technology (DT) in the mathematics classroom is to increase teacher involvement in the development of tasks. Hence, this research considers some teacher factors that might influence DT algebra task development and implementation in secondary schools. We observed and assisted one group of three teachers as they designed and implemented DT tasks. Our preliminary analysis examines the richness of the two tasks produced by one group and seeks to explain the difference between them. The results suggest the intervention provided with respect to task design led to improved Pedagogical Technology Knowledge for the teachers, and hence a richer task. The delivery of the intervention could be of assistance in focusing professional development programs so they may better facilitate the training of teachers in the use of digital technology in teaching mathematics.

The LEMMA series is a collection of booklets that contain sequences of metamathematical activities, which invite students to go beyond memorising and applying rules and skills, to thinking, working, and communicating with intriguing mathematical structures on a higher level.

An all-scripture guide with no commentary. The perfect companion for personal devotions. Speak the praises of God with one easy-to-use volume, and meditate on Him through His revealed Word. * The most comprehensive collection of praise scriptures ever assembled: 2,085 verses from 57 Bible books, illustrating 87 of God''s traits and works. * An awe-inspiring portrait of who God is and the wonders He performs. * All scriptures in the King James Version, unparalleled in the beauty of the language. * In each verse, selected key words are highlighted in bold for special meditation. Mike Thomas is a professor at Baylor University, Waco, and former pastor of New Hope Community Church, Temple, Texas.

Boxing day, late shift. On duty: Flub, Dullas, Vince and Thrush. The new guy: Sergeant Martin Finch. What begins as a routine shift policing a football match rapidly descends into chaos. But how far will new guy Martin go to fit in? One thing is for certain: the lives of everyone on the Ugly Bus âe" and the life of a young woman drawn into their orbit âe" will change for ever.

The theories and conclusions made within the pages of this book are meant to open the minds of the religious and non religious readers to the idea that faith that is declared a truth can and must be scrutinized in order to confirm and also remove doubt has to how one can perceive the world and appreciate its wonderful burden and blessing with regards to how religion paints our perception however accurate or inaccurate. The title ?Truth to the 1st Power? is an analogy to the math equation that anything to itself is essentially itself. The theory is to bring to life the principle idea that truth will always remain true and it will only expand but continue to remain constant all while being scrutinized. The truth will never deviate its first position of complete logic and relevance. The author attempts to bring this theory to the topic of religion with compelling conclusions.

Beloved TV comedic actor Phil Hartman is best known for his eight brilliant seasons on Saturday Night Live, where his versatility and comedic timing resulted in some of the funniest and most famous sketches in the television show''s history. Besides his hilarious impersonations of Phil Donahue, Frank Sinatra and Bill Clinton, Hartman''s other indelible characters included Cirroc the Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, Eugene the Anal Retentive Chef and, of course, Frankenstein. He also starred as pompous radio broadcaster Bill McNeal in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio and voiced numerous classic roles — most memorably washed-up actor and commercial pitchman Troy McClure — on Fox''s long-running animated hit The Simpsons. But Hartman''s seemingly charmed life was cut tragically short when he was fatally shot by his troubled third wife, Brynn, who turned a gun on herself several hours later. The shocking and headline-generating turn of events stunned those closest to the couple as well as countless fans who knew Phil only from afar. Now, for the first time ever, the years and moments leading up to his untimely end are described in illuminating detail through information gleaned from exclusive interviews with scores of famous cast mates, close friends and family members as well as private letters, audio/video recordings, extensive police records, and more. Both joyous tribute and serious biography, Mike Thomas'' You Might Remember Me is a celebration of Phil Hartman''s multi-faceted career and an exhaustively reported, warts-and-all examination of his often intriguing and sometimes complicated life—a powerful, humor-filled and disquieting portrait of a man who was loved by many, admired by millions and taken from them far too early.

Danny Proctor never met his father, a man who called himself Jack in one world and Tommy in another. Danny''s never heard anybody say a good word about him and he''s only ever seen one photograph of him. Thirty years down the line Danny receives a tape cassette in the post. On the tape his long dead father warns him about two men, who he names and shames for the part they played in his downfall, but both men have already played key roles in Danny''s life and continue to do so.

"What turns ordinary teachers into highly effective teachers? How are great teachers able to ignite the love of learning among their students, accelerate that learning, and change students'' lives? What does teaching look like at its very best? This book provides the best researched and most revealing answers to these questions"--

A practical medium- and heavy-duty truck systems Featuring more than 100 in-depth lab exercises, this hands-on guide provides the practice you need to succeed as a medium- and heavy-duty truck service technician. The labs meet and exceed NATEF standards. Every system is thoroughly covered--from electrical and lighting to brakes and transmissions. Each lab includes: Objective of the lab Safety precautions Tools needed to complete the lab Challenging review questions help to reinforce the topics covered and are patterned after the typical questions found on the ASE Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Certification tests (T3 through T8). Written by an expert with decades of experience as an automotive and diesel technician and instructor, this lab manual is the perfect companion to the comprehensive text, Truck and Trailer Systems. Truck and Trailer Systems Lab Manual covers: Vehicle identification numbers Engine, transmission, and drive axle ID tag numbers Safety Tools and measuring equipment Basic electrical Magnetism Batteries Starting system Charging system Lighting and wiring Computer systems Mobile heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems Tires, wheels, and wheel end systems Frames and suspensions Steering systems Trailers and fifth wheels Hydraulic brake systems Air brake foundation brakes Air brake air system Anti-lock brake systems Drive lines Clutches Drive axles Single and twin countershaft manual transmissions Automated manual transmissions Automatic transmissions Allison automatic transmissions PMI Auxiliary power units