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Tropical Heat: Tropical Heat, Scorcher, And Kiss (The Fred Carver Mysteries #1)
by John LutzThe New York Times–bestselling author of Single White Female introduces hard-boiled Florida PI Fred Carver: &“Lutz has never written leaner prose&” (USA Today). When the criminal&’s bullet shattered his knee, Fred Carver&’s colleagues called him lucky. Between his pension and the insurance check, they said, he had a nice, easy retirement to look forward to. But Fred Carver would rather have his knee. His career finished, his marriage over, he takes a halfhearted stab at private detective work, and is already sick of it by the time he meets Edwina Talbot, a beautiful woman who wants him to find her dead lover. Of course, Edwina doesn&’t believe her lover is actually dead. Every piece of evidence at the crime scene pointed to suicide, but as far a she&’s concerned her man is just missing and Fred Carver is going to bring him back. Carver wants nothing to do with it, but he can&’t say no to a little adventure. Some men just aren&’t built for taking it easy. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Lutz including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection. Tropical Heat is the 1st book in the Fred Carver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
The World's Greatest Team: A Portrait of the Boston Celtics, 1957–69
by Jeff GreenfieldThe definitive history of the most dominant team in American sports historyNo superlatives are equal to the Boston Celtics of the 1960s. From 1959 to 1966 they won championship after championship, an eight-in-a-row streak that outshines any other in American sports. Led by coach Red Auerbach, center Bill Russell, and point guard Bob Cousy, they played a kind of basketball that seemed to come from an earlier era. Auerbach&’s Celtics played clean, honest, and strong, winning time and again by working as a team in a sport that is too often dominated by superstars. This book is a season-by-season history of their dynasty, covering thirteen years of breathtaking success—a level of brilliance that may never be reached again.
Conceived in Liberty: A Novel of Valley Forge
by Howard FastA stunning novel of American revolutionaries battling the brutal winter at Valley Forge—from the &“literary phenomenon&” and author of Spartacus (The Guardian). General George Washington&’s twelve thousand soldiers march into Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, under-fed and under-clothed, their frozen feet leaving bloody tracks in the snow. Shortly after the soldiers establish quarters for the cold months ahead, disease begins to rip through the camp. The men, helpless against sickness and despair, are facing the longest winter of their lives—and their survival will determine the fate of their young nation. Passionate and unforgettable, Conceived in Liberty is one of Fast&’s rawest accounts of the brutality of the Revolutionary War, and of the heroism of its soldiers. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
Drug Development Supported by Informatics
by Hiroko SatohThis book describes the state-of-the-art of chemoinformatics, bioinformatics, materials informatics and measurement/metrology informatics to develop drugs with desired activity or physicochemical properties and to optimize the functionality, efficacy, safety and quality of the compounds for drugs. Recently, "AI drug discovery", drug discovery research utilizing artificial intelligence technology such as machine learning, has attracted much attention. This book provides an overview of the four applied informatics fields and their applications in drug development for a wide spectrum of readers from learners to professional scientists in academia and industry. It focuses on the basic research stage of drug development with contributions from experts at the forefront of these fields. The authors hope that this book will be of assistance to explore new opportunities for collaboration between pharmaceutical science and informatics.
Nordic Traces in Israel
by Orna Keren-CarmelFor many years, historians have not given due attention to the relations between the Nordic countries and Israel. As a consequence, the existing body of research on this topic is almost entirely conducted by scholars from the social sciences, especially international relations and conflict resolution studies, a fact that has led to an overemphasis on their occasional interstate political disputes. This book offers a fresh and exciting historical analysis of their relations during the three decades following Israel’s establishment in 1948, focusing on their connection points and mutual influences in various fields. Furthermore, it is mapping Israel geographically according to the traces of diverse Nordic-Israeli initiatives throughout the years. In recent years, scholarship on Nordic studies has yielded new research areas regarding the influence of these countries on other parts of the world, and vice versa. Nordic policies, attitudes and experience have been analyzed in the framework of knowledge circulation, and this in turn sparked a renewed scholarly interest in the Nordic model(s). The book fits into this stream of research by arguing that close historical investigation helps to construct, and sometimes also deconstruct, the fluid definition of the Nordic model(s). By focusing on the intersection between Israel studies and Nordic studies, it provides insights into the complex, yet fascinating relations that developed between these countries since the mid twentieth-century.
Praxisbuch für wirksame Veränderung – mit der Theorie U arbeiten
by Cornelia AndriofWie gelingt Change? Die Antwort ist einfach und doch oft nicht umgesetzt: Wenn nicht nur Maßnahmen, Strukturen und Prozesse geplant werden, sondern sich auch die innere Einstellung zum Veränderungsthema entwickelt. Eine wirksame Methode für Veränderungsprozesse in Organisationen stellt die Theorie U dar. Dieses Praxisbuch gibt einen einfachen und verständlichen Einstieg in das Denkmodell der Theorie U. Die Autorin zeigt, wie diese Ansätze in Coaching und Beratung, in unternehmerischem Handeln und Führung genutzt werden können. Das Buch richtet sich an alle „Veränderungsmacher“ – Coaches, Berater und Führungskräfte –, die ein überzeugendes Framework und wirksame Methoden für ihre Change-Projekte suchen. Dieses Buch führt Sie von der Theorie direkt in die Praxis: Neben einer knappen Einführung in Kontext und Methoden der Theorie U liegt der Schwerpunkt auf der konkreten Anwendung in Change-Prozessen. Die Prozesse für kleine, mittlere und große Veränderungen werden beschrieben und die nötigen Fähigkeiten – Zuhören, Schreiben, Ideen finden – werden vertieft. Fallbeispiele und Vorlagen erlauben eine sofortige Anwendung der Veränderungsmethode. Berührungspunkte und Schnittstellen zu agilen Methoden wie Working Out Loud und Design Thinking runden die Betrachtung ab und erleichtern den Zugang aus ganz verschiedenen Perspektiven. In der zweiten Auflage gibt es noch mehr Einblicke in die Praxis: Mit Michael Groß, Byung-Hun Park, Anke Anderie, Martina Witzel, David Hillmer und Patrick Kinzler hat Cornelia Andriof aus ganz unterschiedlichen Perspektiven über Veränderungen gesprochen.
Fall of the Birds
by Bradford MorrowA new novella by acclaimed author Bradford Morrow about a man who tracks an inexplicable plague of bird deaths, and the mystery&’s profound effect on his family Hundreds of red-winged blackbirds are discovered scattered, lifeless, around a greenhouse in Warwick, New York. Heaps of common grackles litter the fields of a farm upstate near Stone Ridge. And in Manhattan, a Washington Square restaurant is forced to close its doors when a flock of pigeons inexplicably dies on the sidewalks out front. From Pennsylvania to Maine, birds are falling from the sky en masse—and nobody can figure out why. An insurance claims adjuster and avid birder is one of the first to recognize that something is wrong. His stepdaughter, Caitlin, has also noticed—their common interest in birds is one of the few things they share these days, since her mother died of cancer just six months ago. As they travel the Northeast together to investigate the ominous deaths, a bond forms that might prove strong enough to mend their broken family. Fall of the Birds is a moving story of a haunting near-future and a tribute to the power of love that can survive even the most harrowing of circumstances.
Third Base Ain't What It Used to Be: What Your Kids Are Learning About Sex Today—and How to Teach Them to Become Sexually Healthy Adults
by Logan LevkoffRenowned sexologist Dr. Logan Levkoff&’s groundbreaking parents&’ guide for discussing sex with today&’s teenagers&“When it comes to sex, most of us are clueless,&” writes sexologist and sexuality educator Dr. Logan Levkoff. &“Yes, we know how to have sex, but we have no idea how to teach our kids about it.&” With the cultural discussion surrounding sex growing increasingly charged, Levkoff&’s insightful how-to book equips parents with the tools and perspectives necessary for navigating this complicated landscape and talking about sex with their children in a healthy and productive way. Covering everything from anatomy and puberty to pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, Levkoff offers the facts and candid advice that parents can use to bring their values and experiences into the discussion on sexuality.
The Hard Blue Sky: A Novel (Voices Of The South Ser.)
by Shirley Ann Grau&“An arresting and beautifully written novel&” about a young woman who yearns to escape her life in Louisiana, by a Pulitzer Prize–winning author (The New York Times). West of New Orleans among a few small Gulf islands lies the Isle aux Chiens, a tiny, impoverished strip of land burdened by intolerable heat and roaming packs of wild dogs. Here a handful of Creole families eke out a meager existence by fishing the Gulf waters. Such is the fate of Al Landry and his seventeen-year-old daughter, Annie. All Annie has ever known is the wild sea, but she longs for other people and places, including the glamor of life in the Big Easy. When a cruel, handsome sailing boat pilot from the city passes through, he kindles Annie&’s fantasies for a life beyond the island. Soon, the young girl faces a decision: remain planted in the predictable life she has always known, or toss it all aside for her dreamed-of adventure. Elsewhere on the island, eighteen-year-old Henry Livaudais disappears on a hunting expedition, sparking a feud with a neighboring settlement of Yugoslavian oystermen. As the summer heat intensifies, his father tries to discover why Henry left the isolated fishing settlement. By the author of The Keepers of the House, this novel follows two teenagers on the cusp of adulthood as they look for an escape from their Southern homes. The National Book Award–shortlisted author establishes herself as the master chronicler of bayou life in this debut novel that captures the complexities of the Deep South&’s most impoverished corners. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Shirley Ann Grau, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
The Gift Shop
by Charlotte ArmstrongThis conspiracy thriller from an Edgar Award–winning author is &“jet-paced, revved up for action before the first page is flipped over&” (The Pittsburgh Press). Bernie staggers off the airplane from Honolulu, a lei around his neck and blood seeping from the wound in his chest. He stumbles to the terminal gift shop, and demands the cashier point him to a payphone. As his life seeps away, Bernie calls Harry Fairchild, his old fraternity brother. Dying or not, he has a job to do. Harry is a playboy, the scion of an oil-rich family known throughout California. Bernie was in Honolulu working for Harry&’s father, and he has a message to give the old man before he expires. Baffled, Harry races to the airport, arriving just as Bernie is being taken to the hospital, where he dies on the operating table. Somehow Harry&’s father is mixed up in the murder, and Harry is going to find out how, even if it means risking a knife to his own gut.
Motor City Blue: Motor City Blue, Angel Eyes, And The Midnight Man (The Amos Walker Mysteries #1)
by Loren D. EstlemanThe first book in the long-running Amos Walker Mysteries introduces the hard-boiled Detroit detective as he searches for an aging mobster&’s missing adopted daughter Private eye Amos Walker is a Vietnam veteran who was thrown out of the Police Academy for punching a fellow cadet. He&’s a hard man in a ruined city, scratching out a living looking for lost things. Walker&’s latest case comes by way of ex-mobster Ben Morningstar, who&’s been living out his retirement in Phoenix while raising Maria, the daughter of a long-ago murdered friend. Only now, Maria is missing and the gangster needs Walker&’s help. But the trail has gone cold—the only clue is a faded pornographic snapshot. Never one to give up, Walker witnesses the kidnapping of a former Vietnam friend and solves the murder of a young black labor leader while slugging his way to a solution. Fans of Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard&’s crime fiction will find Estleman&’s lean prose, retro style, and tough-guy hero irresistible. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Slipping into Darkness: A Mystery
by Peter BlaunerCrime thrills from the New York Times–bestselling author of Sunrise Highway—&“One of the best books I&’ve read in a long, long time&” (Stephen King). When Allison Wallis was beaten to death, Detective Francis X. Loughlin found the killer—Julian Vega, a teenager with a crush on the murdered girl. Using his natural sense of empathy, he cozied up to young Julian, convincing him to give a confession that would put him away until he was thirty-six. Twenty years later, Julian is finally out of jail, attempting to remember how to live in a world without bars, and Detective Loughlin is still on the job, his sight fading, though his instincts are still sharp. But when Allison&’s blood appears at a new crime scene, everything he thought he knew about that long-ago murder is called into question. Was it really Allison they buried? Was Julian actually the killer? And if he wasn&’t, who else is in danger now? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Blauner including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Notes on Chopin
by André GideAn inspiring discourse on the power of music from one of the twentieth century&’s most important figures, André Gide André Gide, one of the great intellectuals of the twentieth century and a devoted pianist, invites readers to reevaluate Frédéric Chopin as a composer &“betrayed . . . deeply, intimately, totally violated&” by a music community that had fundamentally misinterpreted his work. As a profound admirer of Chopin&’s &“promenade of discoveries,&” Gide intersperses musical notation throughout the text to illuminate his arguments, but most moving is Gide&’s own poetic expression for the music he so loved. This edition includes rare pages and fragments from Gide&’s journals, which relate to Chopin and music.
The Long March (Virago Modern Classics)
by William StyronThe author of Sophie&’s Choice, &“the foremost writer of his generation,&” portrays a rebellion by two marines on a miles-long march in the Carolina heat (The Wall Street Journal).In the shadow of the Korean War, a series of misfired mortar shells kill six men in a marine camp during a training exercise, prompting the commanding officer to order a grueling punishment: a thirty-six mile march through the suffocating heat of the Carolina summer. Intended to beat discipline into the aging reservists, the march instead rankles marines Culver and Mannix, whose growing resentment of the brutal trek leads to an ultimate, powerful act of rebellion. Styron&’s The Long March is a withering critique of a military system that leaves no room for dignity or personal identity. Told in part through flashbacks and dream sequences, the story is immersed in vivid language and philosophical reflection—a poignant defense of the individual in the face of attempted dehumanization. This short novel marks another triumph by the New York Times–bestselling author of Sophie's Choice and Darkness Visible, who has been honored with both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, among other accolades. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of William Styron, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Styron family and the Duke University Archives.
Ash Child (The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré #9)
by Peter BowenIn modern-day Montana, brushfires, meth dealers, and murder challenge a deputy in a mystery that&’s &“a pleasure to read&” (Publishers Weekly). In the midst of a drought in Toussaint, Montana, Métis Indian tracker and cattle investigator Gabriel Du Pré learns that Maddy Collins has been killed—and goes looking for answers. Du Pré suspects a pair of boys who, despite their good upbringing, have fallen in with a gang of crystal meth dealers. Not long after the murder, they vanish. As the town is threatened by a forest fire, Du Pré puts his own life at risk to hunt for the two young men, not knowing whether they&’re alive or dead. But if the inferno reaches Toussaint, no one will be safe.Ash Child is the 9th book in The Montana Mysteries Featuring Gabriel Du Pré series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Monkeys (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
by Susan MinotMinot&’s bestselling debut: A moving novel of familial love and endurance in the face of shattering tragedy Monkeys is the remarkable story of a decade in the life of the Vincents, a colorful Irish Catholic family from the Boston suburbs. On the surface, they seem happy with their vivacious mother Rosie at the helm. But underneath, the Vincents struggle to maintain the appearance of wealth and stability while dealing with the effects of their father&’s alcoholism. When a sudden accident strikes, their love for one another is tested like never before. Written by the bestselling author of Evening, Monkeys is a powerful story of one family&’s struggle to overcome life-changing tribulations and Minot&’s wrenching ode to the ties that bind even the most wounded of families. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of Susan Minot, including artwork by the author and rare documents and photos from her personal collection.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology: A Holistic Analysis of Growth Factors (Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship and Social Challenges in Developing Economies)
by Rajagopal Marcus Goncalves Vladimir ZlatevThis book critically analyzes the convergence of success and failure factors of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, business practices, public policies, and consumer values affecting the growth of the global-local business to support regional development. It provides a platform for researchers to learn entrepreneurial perspectives of various countries and develop pro-active entrepreneurship models. Chapters in this anthology share new impetus on global entrepreneurship and technology in future.
Handbook for Culturally Competent Care
by Eric A. Fenkl Larry D. PurnellThe second edition of this incisive book, based on the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence, addresses the potentially challenging topic of culture in a forthright style. It is a valuable resource in today's team-based healthcare environment, preparing health professionals, regardless of setting, to conduct in-depth assessments of individuals and families from culturally specific population groups. This book will appeal to all healthcare workers in all fields, and it is particularly suitable for nurses interacting with patients in very diverse settings. This book delves into 32 different cultures and areas of support common to all individuals and families that health professionals must recognize and consider. African American, American Indian, Brazilian, Cuban, Chinese, Korean and Filipino, but also Arab, Hindu or Haitian, as well as many European heritages are examined among others. Brand new chapters explore Greek, Italian, Jamaican, Thai, and Ukrainian heritages. For each culture, chapters detail communication styles, family roles, workforce issues, biocultural ecology and high-risk health behaviours. Also discussed are nutrition, pregnancy and child bearing, death rituals, spirituality, healthcare practices, and the perceptions of traditional, magico-religious, and bio-medical healthcare providers. Culture’s characteristics - such as age, generation, gender, religion, educational/marital/parental/socioeconomic or even military status, but also political beliefs, physical characteristics, sexual orientation or gender issues - determining the diversity of values, beliefs, and practices in an individual's cultural heritage in order to help prevent stereotyping are discussed. At the end of each chapter, readers are provided with specific instructions, guidelines, tips, intervention strategies, and approaches specific to a particular cultural population. Additionally, reflective exercises help the reader reinforce the concepts presented in each chapter. For this second edition, most of the chapters are authored by individuals who either identify with the culture being addressed in the chapter or have personal knowledge of the culture via life experiences.
Bank Shot (The Dortmunder Novels #2)
by Donald E. WestlakeA crew of thieves hopes to hijack a mobile home full of money in this crime caper from &“the funniest man in the world&” (The Washington Post). John Dortmunder has been working an encyclopedia-selling scam while waiting for his next big heist. Unfortunately, his latest mark seems to be wise to the con, and he has to cut his sales pitch short and make a quick escape. But opportunity awaits: Main Street bank has temporarily relocated to a mobile home. All Dortmunder has to do is get past seven security guards, put the bank-on-wheels in gear, and drive away. It&’s a simple plan, until it all goes wrong . . . Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen or Lawrence Block&’s Bernie Rhodenbarr series, the Dortmunder novels by New York Times–bestselling and multiple Edgar Award–winning author Donald E. Westlake are a rollicking treat that combine fast-moving suspense with laugh-out-loud wit. Bank Shot is a &“hilarious&” standout in the series (The New York Times).
Speak No Evil
by Mignon G. Eberhart“A well told and interesting mystery . . . excellent intricacy and with real subtlety of character drawing. . . . One of the best of [Eberhart’s] tales.” —The New York TimesElizabeth Dakin has reason to fear her older, wealthy husband. Throughout their two-year marriage—a union made in haste after the death of her father—she has been the victim of his alcoholic bouts of rage. She never imagined she had to be afraid for him. But when she stumbles upon his dead body, suddenly the life they lived in a Jamaican paradise is revealed for the sham that it is. Or so she thinks. For suddenly Elizabeth finds herself the lead suspect in his murder . . .
Lydia
by Howard FastA hard-boiled insurance investigator upends New York in search of a perfect diamond necklaceDeath follows the Sarbine necklace. Its eleven diamonds are flawless, and all cut from the same stone—one of the largest ever unearthed from the mines of South Africa. But lately this most elegant piece of jewelry has become a bad luck charm. Its original owner killed himself, and his daughter, who was meant to inherit the piece at eighteen, died shortly after. When the necklace itself goes missing, it becomes Harvey Krim&’s problem—and his chance to make a fortune. An insurance investigator with a porous moral code, Krim will collaborate with thieves if it means recovering the necklace. The answer could lie with a Texan maid named Lydia Harvey, but she seems too inept to be a skilled jewel thief. Those who possess the Sarbine necklace have a short lifespan, and with so many others looking for it, if Krim isn&’t careful, his neck could be next. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
Not Exactly a Brahmin: A Jill Smith Mystery (The Jill Smith Mysteries #3)
by Susan DunlapNewly promoted detective Jill Smith confronts a traffic circle homicideAfter six months of perfect weather, the people of Berkeley, California, have forgotten how to drive during a thunderstorm. Newly christened homicide detective Jill Smith is on her way home to a chocolate ice cream dinner when she gets caught in a traffic jam at the city&’s only roundabout. At the front of the line, she sees the trouble: a flipped-over Cadillac and one dead driver. The man behind the wheel was one of the city&’s leading citizens, a philanthropist in a town that puts charity first. He was coming down Berkeley&’s steepest hill when his brakes failed, flipping his car and ending his charity work forever. Two things trouble Jill. First, the car&’s brakes had been inspected that afternoon. Second, the driver was nearly blind, and unfit to ever take the wheel. Finding the killer will lead her from Berkeley&’s upper echelon all the way into the depths of the community&’s underbelly.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Dunlap including rare images from the author&’s personal collection.
When Last Seen Alive (The Aaron Gunner Mysteries #5)
by Gar Anthony HaywoodAn encounter at the Million Man March sucks Gunner into an ice-cold missing persons caseElroy Covington should have run. He had traveled to the Million Man March in Washington, DC, looking forward to a new city and new faces. Then in a Dupont Circle restaurant, a twist of fate brought him face to face with a man from his long-forgotten past. Instead of running, Elroy said hello. He never made it home. Eight months later, Elroy&’s sister shows up in the Los Angeles office of private detective Aaron Gunner, who traded business cards with Elroy at the march and promptly forgot they ever met. Elroy&’s last known location was Los Angeles, and his sister thinks he was coming to see the detective. As he tries to warm up Elroy&’s frigid trail, Gunner uncovers ties to a black militant group. The time for brotherhood is over, and finding the vanished marcher will mean getting tough.
The Habit
by Susan MorseThere is an unmistakable gleam in Ma&’s eye, and her absolute composure both appalls me and rips my heart from its root. I burst into tears. The gauntlet is thrown.From the time she was conceived, Susan Morse was her mother&’s &“special&” child. For Susan, special translated into becoming her incorrigible mother&’s frazzled caretaker, a role that continued into adulthood. Now she finds herself as part of the sandwich generation, responsible for a woman whose eighty-five years have been single-mindedly devoted to identifying The Answer To Everything. And, this week&’s Answer looks like it may be the real thing.Susan&’s mother is becoming a nun.Mother Brigid is opinionated and discerning (Don&’t call them trash cans. They&’re scrap baskets!), feisty and dogmatic (Stop signs and No Parking zones are installed by bureaucratic pencil pushers with nothing better to do), a brilliant artist (truly, a saving grace), and predictably unpredictable, recently demonstrated by her decision to convert to Orthodox Christianity and join its holy order. Dressed in full nun regalia, she might be mistaken for a Taliban bigwig. But just as Mother Brigid makes her debut at church, a debilitating accident puts her in a rehab center hours from Susan&’s home, where Susan&’s already up to her neck juggling three teenagers, hot flashes, a dog, two cats, and a husband whose work pulls him away from the family for months at a time. Now Susan gets to find out if it&’s less exhausting to be at her mother&’s beck and call from one hundred miles away or one hundred feet. And she&’s beginning to suspect that the things she always thought she knew about her mother were only the tip of a wonderfully singular iceberg.In this fresh, funny, utterly irresistible memoir, Susan Morse offers readers a look at a mother-daughter relationship that is both universal and unique. For anyone who&’s wondered how they made it through their childhood with their sanity intact, for every multitasking woman coping simultaneously with parents and children, for those of us who love our parents come hell or high water (because we just can&’t help it), Susan Morse&’s story is surprising, reassuring, and laugh-out-loud funny. A beguiling journey of love, forbearance, and self-discovery, The Habit introduces two unforgettable women you&’ll be glad to know—from a safe distance.
Table Money: A Novel
by Jimmy BreslinAs a city worker and former war hero tumbles into alcoholism, his wife fights to hold on to her newfound freedom Owney Morrison has walked the catacombs underneath New York City since he was eleven. His father was a sandhog—a tunnel worker—and the first to introduce him to the miles of passageways snaking beneath the ground. Now an adult, back from Vietnam with a Medal of Honor and no work prospects, Owney takes up the family legacy, digging and maintaining the tunnels that provide the city with water. It is dangerous work, and at the end of each shift he deserves a few drinks. But when alcohol takes control of him, his wife Dolores is left with a decision. Should she take her baby daughter and cut ties with her husband, or stay and risk being dragged under by a man who feels safest one hundred feet below the street? At once witty and moving, Table Money is a memorable portrait of family and marriage in modern America. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.