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  • Austin Noir

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    Austin joins Dallas and Houston in Akashic's deep dive into the Lone Star State's darkest dimensions."Seems like everybody comes to Austin, sooner or later, and now the Akashic Books series of original noir anthologies has finally arrived, its freshly inked pages strewn with shadows and ill intent." — Austin ChronicleFrom the editors' introduction:"You've probably heard of Austin. You may have ... Read more

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  • The Shape of the New

    Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World

    "Offers an impressively learned and evenhanded treatment of the Enlightenment's key ideas and the reactions to them over the past two centuries." ―Zoltan Barany, author of The Soldier and the Changing StateOne of the New York Times 's 100 Notable Books of 2015One of Bloomberg Businessweek 's Best Books of 2015<... ... Read more

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    Nuclear power is not an option for the future but an absolute necessity. Global threats of climate change and lethal air pollution, killing millions each year, make it clear that nuclear and renewable energy must work together, as non-carbon sources of energy. Fortunately, a new era of growth in this energy source is underway in developing nations, though not yet in the West. Seeing the Light is ... Read more

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  • Does Science Need a Global Language?

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  • How Did You Get Here?

    Lessons of Unconventional Success

    Scott Montgomery was not set up for success. Growing up with little structure and having a reputation as a troublemaker in his teens, the prospects of his moving ahead were limited. His life began to shift when he started working at a local grocery store at sixteen. As he developed new habits and skills, guided by managers and mentors who recognized his potential, he built an unconventional path ... Read more

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  • TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY - Christmas Carols & Poems

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    Gagsmith (not really a proper trade, like a blacksmith) Scott Montgomery is back with another little joke book… and this time it’s personable! Within these pages are five hundred swearword-free one-liners and puns for all ages.Just invested in a dilapidated cow shed. It’s a fixer udder.Ever see ‘Tin-Opener: The Movie’? What a twist! (That movie premiered at the Can Film Festival)Met my sniper ... Read more

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    All Guts No Glory is a memoir of a father who sacrifices his time and self-respect to become a first time little league coach, during a season in which his team loses every game. It is also a humorous and contemplative critique of youth sports in America. It is also a tender and self-deprecating meditation on parenting. And finally, it is also a portrait of Seattle, as told and revealed through ... Read more

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  • How Did You Get Here?

    Scott Montgomery was not set up for success. Growing up with little structure and having a reputation as a troublemaker in his teens, the prospects of his moving ahead were limited. His life began to shift when he started working at a local grocery store at sixteen. As he developed new habits and skills, guided by managers and mentors who recognized his potential, he built an unconventional path ... Read more

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  • Before I Knew

    A Village Boyhood on Vancouver Island

    Stuey Moore is in trouble—again. When he’s not carving his initials on the family piano or stealing his mother’s prized curling gloves for dubious winter “sports,” the somewhat impulsive youngster is likely buying candy at Mr. Beck’s store, or riding his bike up Hospital Hill after watching actual dog fights in the village of Sunderland.Before I Knew: A Village Boyhood on Vancouver Island, is a ... Read more

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