Jay: 3078 books

Last Plane to Heaven is the final and definitive short story collection of award-winning SF author Jay Lake, author of Green, Endurance, and Kalimpura. Long before he was a novelist, SF writer Jay Lake, was an acclaimed writer of short stories. In Last Plane to Heaven, Lake has assembled thirty-two...

From Wired.com: "Characterizing this book is in itself a bit of a challenge: It’s fiction, but it’s about a writer named Jay Lake who writes like the real Jay Lake and is also fighting cancer. In other words, it’s all but impossible to read Specific Gravity without taking into...

Jay Sankey--stand-up comic, magician, and cartoonist--is back with another book for performers. Building on the success of his Zen and the Art of Stand-up Comedy, Jay is moving further into the uncharted wilds of solo performance.

This cookbook contains the traditional cooking you would find in the Himalayas region of Nepal. Spicy vegetarian and meat dishes served with rice and chutney.

An investigation by Edward Jay Epstein into the De Beers cartel and the fantastic machine that created the illusion that diamonds are forever. The story of the men and manipulations that maintained the value of diamonds for over a century. Based on interviews with Harry Oppenheimer and the key executives...

The newest volume in the beloved Science of Why series—full of fascinating science that will amuse and astonish readers of all ages. Have you wondered why you cringe when fingernails are scratched along a chalkboard? Or why some people are left-handed? Or if a shark can smell a drop of blood...

Discovery Channel host and acclaimed writer Jay Ingram helps you find the answers to questions you've never really settled, like “What is déjà vu?” “Why do we blink?”, “Why are yawns contagious?” and the perennial “Do we really use only 10% of our brains?” Note that this book...

Back by popular demand: a brand-new volume of science queries, quirks, and quandaries in the mega-bestselling Science of Why series, sure to enlighten and entertain readers of all ages. Have you ever wondered why we close our eyes when we sneeze? Or how far underground things can live? Or if...

Picking up where Volume I left off, Volume II continues to share the popular humor filled posts from the blog, The Middle Seat. Written by corporate executive Jay Conlin who travels frequently for business. The Middle Seat captures the spirit of the weary "Road Warrior" while mixing in stories...

The final installment of the three part series The Middle Seat. Volume III continues and concludes The Middle Seat Series. Volume III is still filled with the popular humor filled posts from the blog, The Middle Seat. Written by corporate executive Jay Conlin who travels frequently for business. In...

More and more of us want to ensure that what we eat doesn’t deplete resources, cause animal or human suffering, or lead to pollution. And, at the same time, we also want delicious food! If you are concerned about the environment, but unsure how to make a difference, here is a handbook for finding...

Minimaliseer je huishouden, vereenvoudig je leven en maak ruimte voor de echt belangrijke dingen. Voel je je wel eens overdonderd in plaats van dolblij met alle spullen die je hebt? Koester je het heimelijke verlangen dat een storm met windkracht 9 alle rommel wegblaast uit je huis? Zo ja, dan is...

Renowned poet and novelist Jay Parini’s The Way of Jesus is a book for progressive Christians and spiritual seekers who struggle, as Parini does, with some of the basic questions about human existence: its limits and sadnesses, and its possibilities for awareness and understanding. Part guide...

A dystopian comedy with a difference. "Makes the Hunger Games look like Hungry Hippos. Makes 50 Shades of Grey look like Polyanna." The Bloomfield Review says, "Like an obnoxious spy-comedy seen through the eyes of a filthy drunk ... The language can be absurdly, almost heroically...