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A fighting team with a very special difference...In times gone by, the looting didn’t start until the foe was vanquished! But in North Africa nobody bothered to hang around for the enemy to retreat.With half of Egypt waiting open-armed for anything going, people stole whatever wasn’t screwed down – and flogged it on the Cairo black market. The British… The Italians… and Rommel’s Afrika Corps: they all used each other’s captured weapons, stores, vehicles – even their uniforms.This is the enthralling story of an unlikely group of fighting men – the Desert Ratbags – a concert party stranded behind enemy lines. Their very special skills, from pilfering to stage performing, help them not only to survive, but also to see a little action for themselves.An enthralling, suspenseful tale of WWII, perfect for fans of Alistair MacLean, David Black and Jack Higgins.Praise for Max Hennessy‘Mr Harris is a master storyteller’ Sunday Mirror

Each year thousands of men and women and families recreate on Maine’s Public Reserved Lands. Most of these visitors know only that the large green areas on the map promise them access to some of the state’s most magnificent places. Very few have any idea how Maine acquired them. Or that, as a conservation success, their acquisition (600,000 acres) rivals the celebrated purchase and gift to Maine people of Baxter State Park (210,000 acres) by Governor Percival Baxter.Maine’s two hundredth anniversary is an appropriate moment to celebrate the largest land conservation triumph in its history. The story of the state’s Public Reserved Lands and how we got them speak to the very essence of Maine’s identity. With dramatic moments and colorful characters, the book weaves its way from 1820 to the present, providing an engaging and informative overview of conservation and preservation in Maine.

"Gregory Pratt had a rare front-row seat to the passions, problems, peculiarities, hopes, disappointments, shenanigans, and pettiness in the drama and farce that was Lori Lightfoot's uneasy tenure on the fifth floor at City Hall. What he delivers on these pages takes us backstage to give us a powerful, incisive portrait of the woman, the details of her mayoralty, and the many players who shared the stage." —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune reporter and author of A Chicago Tavern   Chicago is a world-class city, but it is also a city in crisis.   Crime is up, schools have repeatedly shut down due to conflict between City Hall and the powerful teachers' union, and COVID-19 only deepened the entrenched poverty, institutional racism, and endless tug of war between the city's haves and have nots.   For four years, the person at the center of this storm was Lori Lightfoot. A groundbreaking figure—the first Black, gay woman to be elected mayor of a major city and only the second female mayor of Chicago—she knew the city was at a critical turning point when she took office in 2019. But the once-in-a-lifetime challenges she ended up facing were beyond anything she or anyone else saw coming.   Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Royal Pratt offers the first comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the tumultuous single term of Mayor Lightfoot and the chaos that roiled the city and City Hall as she fought to live up to her promises to change the city's culture of corruption and villainy, reform its long-troubled police department, and make Chicago the safest big city in America.   Some of Chicago's problems can be explained by forces greater than the mayor: national polarization, long-standing cultural and racial tensions, our plague years. But some are the result of Lightfoot's poor leadership at City Hall, a story that hasn't been told in full—until now.

This flash fiction can be sipped or slammed, just like the booze it represents! A cocktail is like an excellent story—bitter and sweet and over too quickly, but the memory of it stays with you. From the Pimm’s Cup to Smoking Bishop, the Manhattan to the Moscow Mule, Mixed Up features not only more than two dozen classic recipes and hot tips on ingredients and preparations, but new cocktail-themed short stories from some of today’s most popular and acclaimed writers. Contributors include: • Maurice Broaddus • Nick Mamatas • Selena Chambers • Jim Nisbet • Jarret Kobek • Benjamin Percy • Libby Cudmore • Dominica Phetteplace • Gina Marie Guadignino • Tim Pratt • Elizabeth Hand • Robert Swartwood • Cara Hoffman • Jeff VanderMeer • Carrie Laben • Will Viharo • Carmen Machado

You’re only stuck if you stop moving. Pain and regret can hold us captive. Our past mistakes and trauma tell us to blame others, feel ashamed, or turn to a temporary fix that often becomes a permanent escape. By the time Satan whispers we need to dress it up and call it home, pain is our new normal.Pastor and motivational speaker Real Talk Kim has a message for us: the pain might not be our fault, but the healing is our responsibility. In You Gotta Get Up, Pastor Kim reminds us as only she can that staying stuck requires as much energy as moving forward. She explains how to get up andFigure out what needs to change in your life.Unpack the messed-up thinking that holds you back.Replace destructive thoughts with God’s truth.Stop bleeding on people who didn’t cut you.Stand up just one more time than you fall down.What will you choose today? The effort to get moving or the effort to stay stuck? A powerful blend of biblical wisdom and a loving kick in the pants, You Gotta Get Up calls you to heal, let go, and get moving . . . because hope is never too far away.

Journey from ink to skin with This Is a Book for People Who Love Tattoos, a glorious full-color celebration of the history and craft of tattooing. From the earliest known origins of tattooing to the latest trends, this gorgeously illustrated guide offers a deep look at the culture of American Traditional style tattoos. Tattoo aficionado and historian Verena Hutter profiles not just the key tattoo artists who inspired the style, such as Sailor Jerry, Bert Grimm, and Dainty Dottie, but also the meanings and origins behind some of the most iconic designs found in tattoo shops across the globe She traces the indelible “I love Mom” tattoo back to a 19th-century folk song sung by Irish sailors and reveals the significance of eagles, skulls, horseshoes, lighthouses, and dozens of other designs. This Is a Book for People Who Love Tattoos will inspire your next tattoo session while celebrating the rich history of the craft. 

About the Book Written in part to bring hope to people who are lost, when the words are carefully taken, Testimonial Praises: Up for Grabs awakens readers, touching the hearts of believers and bringing awareness to the mind of sinners. About the Author Irma Jean Driver is a spirit filled, God fearing woman on a mission to share and help others to understand. Through her poetry collection, she is fulfilling a vision with the words written, the book title, and the cover design. She is a volunteer servant for the Lord who is thankful for this God-given gift. She is a member of Cedar Street Missionary Baptist under the leadership of Pastor Darion C. Thomas, which has contributed much to her growth.

A young girl makes her way through a variety of career possibilities—dancer, doctor, superhero, plumber—in a variety of costumes. She can be graceful, creative, brave, caring, silly, and even scary. She can wear braids or glasses, a crown or a beret. No matter what she chooses, her puppy is twirling, painting, and hammering right beside her, often with an accessory of his own. The story is simple and yet suggests infinite, limitless opportunities and the little girl’s right to choose who and what she wants to be. The message is one of exploration, choice, and self-expression. And ultimately another option for the little girl is to be “just me.”From the author and illustrator of Paint Me! comes a new story that teaches children to explore and to be open-minded. Featuring simple text but an inspiring story and lovely, detailed illustrations, Dress Me! is sure to charm young readers and parents alike. This book is perfect for early readers and for reading out loud.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

I chuckled because I didn't know what she could be doing in there just hanging out and because I knew I'd be startling her. But she didn't hear me even then. That's because she was on her knees and elbows with her head on the green and her cheek lying on her arm and turned around so she could see up and behind herself. And up and behind her was Curt.

An anthology of erotic stories where gender is up for grabs. Thousands of people spend time on the Internet identified with a gender other than the one they were born with, for erotic gratification or to stretch their imaginations. But what if you got a tax break for changing your gender? What if you could choose to be no gender at all until you went on a date? Five stories.

As editor Lauren P. Burka says in her introduction, “All erotica is the story of sex breaking free from biological need to become the co-conspirator of pleasure.” Never is that more apparent than in the sharp-eyed, sharp-minded stories she has selected for Up For Grabs 2, the second volume of gender exploratory erotica she has brought together by asking the question “What happens to sex if we let go of every assumption we have about gender and start from scratch?”Have you ever dreamed of being so close to the people you loved that you could share your identities, your emotions, and your pleasures? M. Christian has written a story just for you. Do you crave the touch of intersex flesh so much that you will set aside everything you believed about your own sexuality? Raven Kaldera has got you covered. What would the future be like if we had an option beyond male or female, where “it” is not an insult? Elizabeth Thorne takes us on a tour. In a harsh future where the meaning seems drained from life, will gender still matter? Ask Zachary Jernigan. What would happen if our sexualities were defined not by our gender but by specific body parts? Find out what sex is like for a “mouth” in M. Svairini’s story of the same name.

A new year means new opportunities to grab everything you can… online or off, so let’s start the year off right with a juicy pair of online tales you can’t resist grabbing. A coed named Kiera discovers it doesn’t take a long chat to have lasting consequences, while another coed named Paula lets pop-up ads really get to her in all new ways.This Grab Bag Includes:Video Chit Chat: After accidentally initiating a video chat with a man she's never met before, Kiera finds herself quickly sucked into a rather open and friendly conversation online. As the chat progresses, it becomes a challenge for her to prove that there is nothing this man can say or ask her to do that will embarrass her. In the end Kiera proves that even if she didn't know it, there is nothing she won't do.Pop-Up Paula: After a hectic week during which a geeky boy declared his love and tried to kiss her, Paula now just wants to get her Christmas shopping done online without any surprises.Unfortunately surprises like she never could have imagined are just a pop-up ad away, and they are soon coming faster than she can handle, each ad doing something much more devious than just an advertisement.

The chill of winter is cold and cruel, and so is Courtney, the new office manager. But a fancy massage chair may have her boosting morale in hot new ways. And Stan has everything he could have wished for with a girl like Hoshi, at least until a genie has twisted ideas in mind for making Hoshi a real star! Grab another pair of hot tales for another cold month!This Grab Bag includes:Massaging Up Morale - Hoping to boost the morale of employees, Griffin has purchased fancy new chairs. These chairs, Leathertech Automassagers, adapt to whoever sits in them, providing the perfect massage. Unfortunately even a fancy chair can't solve the problem of a bitchy production manager like Courtney, can it?Party Like a Rock Star - Stan and Hoshi are at his apartment one day, Hoshi watching TV, saying she'd love to be a famous actress one day. Little do they know she's about to get her big debut after noticing the rock he found on a recent hike in the woods. Running her fingers over the moss on that strange rock, a blinding flash of light introduces the couple to Eugenie, a hulking black man who claims to be a genie.

A good Grab Bag needs plenty to get your hands on, and this month you could get more than you can handle. But don’t let that concern get you down, Cheer Up, or let Chloe cheer you up as only she can do by the end of her tale. Then witness the masterful mental mesmerism of Mister Master, a hypnotist who reminds his biggest fan… there are rules that can’t be broken but can certainly be bent in entertaining ways, just like she can.This Grab Bag Includes:Booby Trapped: Cheering UP the Crowd: Chloe is the girl with everything to lose, but she's only gaining in this twisted tale. But just who's behind it, and could any of this have something to do with her quirky top heavy friend, Zoe? After all Zoe seems to say the same happened to her a few years back. It's the biggest Booby Trapped ever... in more ways than one.Bending the Rules: Everyone knows there are rules to hypnosis, impossible to break, set in the stone of one's mind. No one will do under hypnosis what they would not do otherwise... but what if you could bend those rules, bend them just enough to get exactly what you wanted? But when Annabeth becomes a volunteer, her own mind may end up broken as all the rules are bent and she becomes a more entertaining girl.