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A paleontological odyssey that manages to be informative, witty, educational--and enormous fun." --Simon Winchester, author of The Map That Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of the World An epoch tale of a scientist and an artist on the ultimate 5, 000-mile paleo road trip. Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway follows the most unusual travels of a paleontologist and an artist as they drive across the American West in search of fossil...

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A gripping account of one town's reckoning with the forces that strive to turn residents against each other-a story that involves racial prejudice, ecological disaster, and a significant chapter in the origin story of the modern white supremacy movement.In the late 1970s, the fishermen of Galveston Bay, Texas, were struggling to make ends meet. The ocean they relied on-which had sustained generations of shrimpers and crabbers before them-was b...

Herrlich spannend und wunderbar intelligent erzählt Kirk Wallace Johnson die Geschichte eines Diebstahls. Ein großes Lesevergnügen." Deutschlandfunk Kultur "Nein, dies ist kein Krimi. Sondern etwas viel Besseres: ein glänzend geschriebener Beweis dafür, dass es nichts gibt, was es nicht doch geben könnte." taz Kirk Wallace Johnsons "Der Federndieb" ist Sachbuch und Krimi in einem und dazu noch die wunderbar erzählte Geschichte eines kuriosen...

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KARMA IS CONTROLLING YOUR LIFE!When everything you know in life is taken away from you, how do you survive? Author Kirk Johnson uses the example of his own intense life trials to reveal the universal laws that are the underpinning of reality. He shows how taking responsibility for your actions is the catalyst to awakening to self-realization and living a life in tune with divine will. By Roasting Karma, you will:· Recognize that your present l...

KARMA IS CONTROLLING YOUR LIFE!When everything you know in life is taken away from you, how do you survive? Author Kirk Johnson uses the example of his own intense life trials to reveal the universal laws that are the underpinning of reality. He shows how taking responsibility for your actions is the catalyst to awakening to self-realization and living a life in tune with divine will. By Roasting Karma, you will:· Recognize that your present l...

HORROR UND HUNGER AUS DEM ALL Galactus nähert sich der Erde, doch diesmal ist etwas anders. Denn der riesige Weltenverschlinger scheint tot zu sein. Als die Fantastic Four, die Avengers und die X-Men aufbrechen, um die Lage zu sondieren, ahnen sie nicht, dass sie in Galactus' Überresten mit einem Zombie-Virus infiziert werden. Das verwandelt die Helden in eine Gefahr für die Welt, die sie beschützen wollten und die jetzt nur noch von Spider-Ma...

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In this book, Johnson interviews black Tea Partyers to reveal a group with deep regard for African Americans but also divergent perspectives on race, religion, government, and Tea Party racism. He argues in the context of their family structures and life experiences, their unusual political choices are knowable, understandable, and rational.

If you've experienced a breakup or divorce, you know the hurt that comes with the ending of a relationship. Author Kirk Johnson invites readers on a journey of self-discovery and overcoming heartbreak in his new inspirational book, My Heart Matters: Making a Comeback after Love Breaks Your Heart. Discover the strength found in letting go as you embrace the hope of Christ. Through Johnson's own testimony, learn how singleness can be a path of h...

If you've experienced a breakup or divorce, you know the hurt that comes with the ending of a relationship. Author Kirk Johnson invites readers on a journey of self-discovery and overcoming heartbreak in his new inspirational book, My Heart Matters: Making a Comeback after Love Breaks Your Heart. Discover the strength found in letting go as you embrace the hope of Christ. Through Johnson's own testimony, learn how singleness can be a path of h...

This book observes the idea of race as a false representation for the cause of disease. Race-based medicine, an emerging field in pharmacology, aims to create a specialty market based on racial groups. Within this market, the drug BiDil set a precedent in this area of medicine targeting African Americans as its first racial group. Consequently, selecting African Americans as a "starter group" led to ethical questions regarding the motive behin...

An illustrated companion map for Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway , which follows the zany travels of a paleontologist and an artist as they drive across the American West in search of fossils.

This book observes the idea of race as a false representation for the cause of disease. Race-based medicine, an emerging field in pharmacology, aims to create a specialty market based on racial groups. Within this market, the drug BiDil set a precedent in this area of medicine targeting African Americans as its first racial group. Consequently, selecting African Americans as a “starter group” led to ethical questions regarding the motive behin...

As heard on NPR's This American Life"Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller." -Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air"One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever." -Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, Th...

Kirk Wallace Johnson served in Iraq with the US Agency for International Development in Baghdad and Fallujah as the Agency¿s first co-ordinator for reconstruction in the war-torn city. He went on to found The List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies. His work on behalf of Iraqi refugees was profiled by This American Life, 60 Minutes, the Today Show, the subject of a feature-length documentary, The List, and a memoir, To Be a Friend is Fatal.A Sen...