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  Bring Your Eyes and See - Our...

  Steve Goode, Marie Goode

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  Many people had warned us and said it was too dangerous to enter Afghanistan, but we knew that if we would not go into a country where we were recruiting people to serve, we had no right to recruit them.Steve Goode and Marie Bentley, high-school sweethearts from Tennessee, couldn't have imagined all they would see through multiple decades of service to the poor and oppressed. Never shying away from God's call, they have served in refugee camps and war zones and lived through personal illnesses and struggles. As long-term leaders of Youth With A Mission's mercy ministries and efforts against human trafficking in Southeast Asia and beyond, Steve and Marie have brought healing and hope to thousands of people and continue to inspire others to do the same.

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  The Man Who Made Movies - WKL...

  Paul Spehr

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  The story of W.K.L. Dickson—assistant to Edison, inventor, and key figure in early cinematography: “Valuable and comprehensive.” —Communication Booknotes Quarterly 
   
  W.K.L. Dickson was Thomas Edison’s assistant in charge of the experimentation that led to the Kinetoscope and Kinetograph—the first commercially successful moving image machines. In 1891–1892, he established what we know today as the 35mm format. Dickson also designed the Black Maria film studio and facilities to develop and print film, and supervised production of more than one hundred films for Edison. 
   
  After leaving Edison, he became a founding member of the American Mutoscope Company, which later became the American Mutoscope & Biograph, then Biograph. In 1897, he went to England to set up the European branch of the company. Over the course of his career, Dickson made between five hundred and seven hundred films, which are studied today by scholars of the early cinema. This well-illustrated book offers a window onto early film history from the perspective of Dickson’s own oeuvre.

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  Who is Elon Musk? - The Story of...

  Phil Cooper

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  As a kid, Elon became so lost in his daydreams that even his parents were worried he wasn’t in the right frame of mind. However, Elon knew that one day his dreams would come true. 
  In January 2021, Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley tweeted, “@elonmusk is now the richest person in the world at $190 billion.” The CEO of Tesla responded to this with the following tweet: “How strange” and “Well, back to work...” This tweet provides great insight into what Musk thinks about his wealth. Unlike other billionaires who flaunt their wealth, Musk is more focused on coming up with innovative solutions to make the world a better place. 
  This book will take you through the life journey of Elon Musk and how he founded PayPal and became the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as well as co-founding Neuralink and OpenAI, and founding The Boring Company, and more. Along the way, you will learn his secrets to success.

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  History's 9 Most Insane Rulers

  Scott Rank

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  Madness and PowerCan the insane rule? Can insanity be a leadership quality? Scott Rank says yes (well, sometimes) in this fascinating look atnine of history’s most notorious rulers, from the Roman emperor Caligula to the North Korean Communist dictator Kim Jong-il.Rank paints intimate portraits of these deeply flawed but powerful men, examining the role that madness played in theirlives, the repercussions of their madness on history, and what their madness can tell us about the times in which they lived.In History’s 9 Most Insane Rulers, you will meet:• King Charles VI of France, who thought he was made of glass• Sultan Ibrahim I, who was driven mad by the sadistic succession battles of the Ottoman Empire• Caligula, who built temples to himself and whose reign highlighted the lethal tensions between the power of the new Imperial Rome and the prerogatives of the old Roman Republic• The Russian tsar who became known as Ivan “the Terrible”• King George III of Britain, who not only lost his American colonies, but lost his mind as well• Bavaria’s “Mad” King Ludwig II, who left the world richer for his fabulous fairy tale castles and his patronage of the composer Richard WagnerInsane rulers did not die off with the last of the mad monarchs who inherited their power. Rank also examines the rise topower of crazed modern rulers, such as Idi Amin, who began as a lowly army cook and rose to the presidency of Uganda, andSaparmurat Niyazov, who ruled Turkmenistan and promoted a bizarre cult of personality around himself.Both entertaining and illuminating, History’s 9 Most Insane Rulers is a must-read for anyone interested in the role insanityhas played in history

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  Kundalini Running

  Doug Wilson

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  At the age of 31, Doug Wilson underwent a 14-hour operation to remove a life-threatening brain tumour. Just over a year later, he set a Guinness World Record by becoming the first person to run 7 competitive marathons on 7 continents in under 7 days.  In this gripping and fast-paced memoir, he shares the story of his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness and physical disability - and the extraordinary journey of healing that helped him to turn his life around.

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  San Francisco Noir

  Domenic Stansberry, David...

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  This anthology of “genuinely haunting noir fiction” set in the Golden City features new stories by Jim Nisbet, Alejandro Murguía, Michelle Tea and others (Publishers Weekly).   Oscar Wilde once quipped that anyone who disappears is said to be seen in in San Francisco. With its famous fog, winding streets, and hazardously steep hills, it is certainly an ideal place for getting lost. It’s also an ideal setting for noir fiction. From Fisherman’s Warf and The Golden Gate Bridge to The Haight-Ashbury, Chinatown, and Russian Hill, fifteen authors explore the sordid side of the City by the Bay in this sterling collection.  San Francisco Noir features brand-new stories by Barry Gifford, Robert Mailer Anderson, Michelle Tea, Peter Plate, Kate Braverman, Domenic Stansberry, David Corbett, Eddie Muller, Alejandro Murguía, Sin Soracco, Alvin Lu, John Longhi, Will Christopher Baer, Jim Nisbet, and David Henry Sterry.

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