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';[A] fantasy masterwork . . . a dirty, blood-soaked gem of a novel [that reads] likeMad Maxset in Tolkien's Middle-earth.'Kirkus Reviews(starred review)Jackaland his fellow half-orcs patrol the barren wastes of the Lot Lands, spilling their own damned blood to keep civilized folk safe. A rabble of hard-talking, hog-riding, whore-mongering brawlers they may be, but theGreyBastards are Jackal's sworn brothers, fighting at his side in a land where there's no room for softness.And once Jackal's in chargeas soon as he can unseat the Bastards' tyrannical, seemingly unkillable founderthere's a few things they'll do different. Better.Or at least, that's the plan. Until the fallout from a deadly showdown makes Jackal start investigating the Lot Lands for himself. Soon, he's wondering if his feelings have blinded him to ugly truths about this world, and the Bastards' place in it.In a quest for answers that takes him from decaying dungeons to the frontlines of an ancient feud, Jackal finds himself battling invading orcs, rampaging centaurs, and grubby human conspiracies alikealong with a host of dark magics so terrifying they'd give even the heartiest Bastard pause.Finally, Jackal must ride to confront a threat that's lain in wait for generations, even as he wonders whether the Bastards canor should--survive.Delivered with a generous wink to Sons of Anarchy, featuring sneaky-smart worldbuilding and gobs of fearsomely foul-mouthed charm,The Grey Bastardsis a grimy, pulpy, masterpieceand a raunchy, swaggering, cunningly clever adventure that's like nothing you've read before.Praise for The Grey Bastards';Saddle up the war boar and set off on a wild, gory thrill-ride that ends in an awesome climax and begs for a sequel.'Daily Mail (UK)';Non-stop action, though not for faint hearts . . . the Grey Bastards live up to their name in all respects.'The Wall Street Journal

From a leading journalist in Moscow and correspondent forThe New Yorker,a groundbreaking portrait of modern Russia and the inner struggles of the people who sustain Vladimir Putin's ruleIn this rich and novelistic tour of contemporary Russia, Joshua Yaffa introduces readers to some of the country's most remarkable figuresfrom politicians and entrepreneurs to artists and historianswho have built their careers and constructed their identities in the shadow of the Putin system. Torn between their own ambitions and the omnipresent demands of the state, each walks an individual path of compromise. Some muster cunning and cynicism to extract all manner of benefits and privileges from those in power. Others, finding themselves to be less adept, are left broken and demoralized. What binds them together is the tangled web of dilemmas and contradictions they face.Between Two Fireschronicles the lives of a number of strivers who understand that their dreams are bestor onlyrealized through varying degrees of cooperation with the Russian government. With sensitivity and depth, Yaffa profiles the director of the country's main television channel, an Orthodox priest at war with the church hierarchy, a Chechen humanitarian who turns a blind eye to persecutions, and many others. The result is an intimate and probing portrait of a nation that is much discussed yet little understood. By showing how citizens shape their lives around the demands of a capricious and oftentimes repressive stateas often by choice as under threat of force Yaffa offers urgent lessons about the true nature of modern authoritarianism.

For nearly thirty years, Teacher Effectiveness Training, or the T.E.T. book, based on Dr. Thomas Gordons groundbreaking program, has taught hundreds of thousands of teachers around the world the skills they need to deal with the inevitable student discipline problems effectively and humanely.Now revised and updated, T.E.T. can mean the difference between an unproductive, disruptive classroom and a cooperative, productive environment in which students flourish and teachers feel rewarded.You will learn: What to do when students give you problems How to talk so that students will listen How to resolve conflicts so no one loses and no one gets hurt How to best help students when theyre having a problem How to set classroom rules so that far less enforcement is necessary How to increase teaching and learning time

The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean—an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as ';the Eighth Wonder of the World,' until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century. In Last Train to Paradise, Standiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature's wrath.

Are you wondering what the next killer app will be? Do you want to know how you can maintain and add to your value during these rapidly changing times? Are you wondering how the word love can even be used in the context of business?Instead of wondering, read this book and find out how to become a lovecata nice, smart person who succeeds in business and in life.How do you become a lovecat? By sharing your intangibles. By that I mean: Your knowledge: everything that comes from all the books that Ill encourage you to devour.Your network: the collection of friends and contacts you now have, which Ill teach you how to grow and nurture.Your compassion: that human warmth you already possessin these pages Ill convince you that you can show it freely at the office.What happens when you do all this?* You become a rich source of information to all around you.* You are seen as a person with valuable insight.* You are perceived as generous to a fault, producing surprise and delight.* You double your business intelligence in one year.* You triple your network of personal relationships in two years.* You quadruple the number of colleagues in your life who love you like family.In short, you become one of those amazing, outstanding people to whom everyone turns, who leads rather than follows, who never runs out of ideas, contacts, or friendship.Heres the real scoop: Nice guys dont finish last. They rule!