England, 1713-The height of the Golden Age of Piracy. Charlie Drake boards the heavily-armed British fighting ship, the Churchill, on the morning after his sixteenth birthday in possession of a mysterious three-lock box left to him by his father. The contents of the box could change Charlie's life forever, but there's a catch-the box is booby-trapped, and he doesn't have the keys. Aboard the Churchill, young Charlie must earn the respect of a skeptical...

"From a gifted young writer, the story of his quest to reclaim his family's apartment building in Poland-and of the astonishing entanglement with Nazi treasure hunters that follows"--

"Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder, and dove off his chair to the left." Whan a job looks like amateur hour, Parker walks away. But even a squad of seasoned professionals can't guarantee against human error in a high-risk scam. Can an art dealer with issues unload a truck of paintings with Parker's aid? Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker...

Dr. Brett Carson, Epidemic Intelligence Service agent for the Centers for Disease Control, just back from five months in the Arctic, is hurriedly sent to Guatemala to investigate the source of a mysterious and deadly Ebola-like virus that is sweeping through jungle villages. Brett soon meets the beautiful Kari Wheeler, daughter of an anthropologist who is searching the area for ancient Mayan tombs and artifacts. Civil war, tomb raiders, a rescue...

"A fascinating account of both the historical and current struggle of Native Americans to recover sacred objects that have been plundered and sold to museums. Museum curator and anthropologist Chip Colwell asks the all-important question: Who owns the past? Museums that care for the objects of history or the communities whose ancestors made them?"--Provided by the publisher. "Who owns the past and the objects that physically connect us to history?...

Moments before Edward Duncan dies, the colorful World War II hero leaves a mandate for his grandson Randol-to safeguard the family's proud Southern legacy. Randol, paralyzed and in a wheelchair after a car accident, buries his grandfather, and learns that his father, a Vietnam veteran, is running an illicit empire with Randol's half-brother, Jerod. A wise-cracking music critic, Randol already has his hands full with his pot-smoking Goth son. When...

"History of Napoleon's art looting of Italy and the subsequent formation of the Louvre"--

A New York Times Critics' Best Nonfiction Book of 2021
Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Biography
From a gifted young writer, the story of his quest to reclaim his family's apartment building in Poland—and of the astonishing entanglement with Nazi treasure hunters that follows
Menachem Kaiser's brilliantly told story, woven from improbable events and profound revelations, is set in motion...

The Plunderer by Roy Norton is a Western novel about a young cowboy named Frank Lawler, who is framed for a crime he didn't commit. He manages to escape from jail and sets out to clear his name and bring the real culprit to justice. Along the way, he meets a woman named Belle who is also seeking revenge against the same man. Together, they embark on a dangerous journey filled with gunfights, horse chases, and unexpected twists and turns. As they get...

Christian engagement with economics tends to baptize preexisting sociopolitical perspectives, thereby assuming a predetermined metaphysical narrative. What happens when the story of the development of economics, told from an anthropological and sociological perspective, is juxtaposed with a biblical theology that focuses primarily on relationships? Wagenfuhr tests a theological method grounded in three kinds of relationships--Creator-creature, estrangement,...