Larla Somerset, a young widow, finds her life changed by an incredible secret which is revealed when she travels to the family estate of her late husband

Product Description: New York Times bestselling humorist Michael Perry makes his fiction debut with this hilarious and big-hearted tale, a comic yet sincere exploration of faith and the foibles of modern life that blends the barbed charm of Garrison Keillor, the irreverent humor of Christopher Moore, and the audacious insight of Chuck Klosterman...read more

Product Description: Tales from the Cincinnati Bearcats Locker Room covers 10 coaching eras, from former National Football League standout John “Socko” Wiethe (1946-52) to Mick Cronin, the Cincinnati native who returned to his alma mater in 2006 and resurrected the program...read more

From the acclaimed author of Population: 485 and Truck: A Love Story comes a humorous, heartfelt memoir of a new life in the country. Living in a ramshackle Wisconsin farmhouse—faced with thirty-seven acres of fallen fences and overgrown fields, and informed by his pregnant wife that she intends to deliver their baby at home—Michael Perry plumbs his unorthodox childhood for clues to how to proceed as a farmer, a husband, and a father. Whether he's remembering his younger days—when his city-bred parents took in sixty or so foster children while running a sheep and dairy farm—or describing what it's like to be bitten in the butt while wrestling a pig, Perry flourishes in his trademark humor. But he also writes from the quieter corners of his heart, chronicling experiences as joyful as the birth of his child and as devastating as the death of a dear friend.

Tuesdays with Morrie meets Bill Bryson in Visiting Tom, another witty, poignant, and stylish paean to living in New Auburn, Wisconsin, from Michael Perry. The author of Population: 485, Coop, and Truck: A Love Story, Perry takes us along on his uplifting visits with his octogenarian neighbor one valley over—and celebrates the wisdom, heart, and sass of a vanishing generation that embodies the indomitable spirit of small-town America.“Somewhere between Garrison Keillor’s idyllic-sweet Lake Wobegon and the narrow-mindedness of Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street lies the reality of small-town life. This is where Michael Perry lives.” —St. Paul Pioneer Press“Perry can take comfort in the power of his writing, his ability to pull readers from all corners onto his Wisconsin spread, and make them feel right at home.” —Seattle Times

The author chronicles a year during which he struggled to grow his own food, live peaceably with volatile neighbors, and fix his pickup truck, at a time when he also fell in love and befriended a paraplegic and quadriplegic biker team.

Product Description: From the acclaimed author of Population: 485 and Truck: A Love Story comes a humorous, heartfelt memoir of a new life in the country. Living in a ramshackle Wisconsin farmhouse ― faced with thirty-seven acres of fallen fences and overgrown fields, and informed by his pregnant wife that she intends to deliver their baby at home ― Michael Perry plumbs his unorthodox childhood for clues to how to proceed as a farmer, a husband, and a father...read more

Product Description: “A touching and very funny account. . . . Thoroughly engaging.” – New York Times Hilarious and heartfelt, Truck: A Love Story is the tale of a man struggling to grow his own garden, fix his old pickup, and resurrect a love life permanently impaired by Neil Diamond...read more

Product Description: Tuesdays with Morrie meets Bill Bryson in Visiting Tom, another witty, poignant, and stylish paean to living in New Auburn, Wisconsin, from Michael Perry. The author of Population: 485, Coop, and Truck: A Love Story, Perry takes us along on his uplifting visits with his octogenarian neighbor one valley over―and celebrates the wisdom, heart, and sass of a vanishing generation that embodies the indomitable spirit of small-town America...read more

Product Description: There is quickly growing student interest in human rights--the moral lingua franca of our day--and corresponding demand for new material that introduces undergraduates to this rapidly developing, complex, and controversial subject...read more

Product Description: Rick Priestley is a world-renowned games designer having created Games Workshop's Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 game systems amongst others. Following on from his highly acclaimed Horse & Musket rules, Black Powder, he has now turned his attention to the ancient world with Hail Caesar which spans from 3000 BC through to around 1100 AD...read more

Product Description: Spurred on by the Financial Crisis of 2009 and a struggling economy the 21st Century Workplace is undergoing dramatic and rapid change! It has become increasingly difficult to ensure that you won’t find yourself unemployed standing on the outside with a small box of your personal possessions! Common strategies that have been good enough in the past will not ensure your success in the future! In order to survive you must adapt and overcome these challenges with NEW and CURRENT career saving knowledge! This is a comprehensive Guide for Working People, Professionals, Working Stiffs, and Desk Jockeys...read more

Product Description: Pattern can be derived from many sources, if we remember to look closely. While patterns have been around forever, there'sa recent movement, a tendency among designers, to allow patterns to animate their work with colorful and exuberant complexity...read more

Product Description: Successful writer Peter Felix is still, years later, dealing with the fallout from the disastrous reception of his novel Dark Conquest when he gets a call from iconic British screen idol Guy Larymer. This fast-paced novel plots the course of the two men as they struggle with unreliable financial backers, over-emotional actors and their own volatile personal lives in their fight to bring their blockbuster of the Norman Conquest to the big screen and revive their stalling careers...read more

Product Description: This is a collection of poems that have been written by Michael Perry from the fall of 1992 to the spring of 2005.A lot can happen to someone in that amount of time. These poems cover Michael’s thoughts from the age of 21 to 34...read more