Sex, God, politics and other trivia, like science and business, get skewered in this selection of Gary Suttons published rants. But somehow this curmudgeon dotes on relatives. One column helped a judge decide to overturn a jury verdict. Another caused a CIA operative to show up on his doorstep. Death threats and nasty letters to editors followed several pieces. Whether in the NY Times or Math World, The Wall Street Journal or the La Jolla Light, Suttons thoughts always seem to provoke. Funny, Outrageous. Never even close to conventional.

"This is the book that I wish I'd read years ago." Written by someone with over thirty years experience, Building Tips For The Homeowner shows tips, techniques, and methods that are used for working on a house -- for anything from simple repairs, finishing off the basement, remodeling a bathroom, building a deck, or even putting an addition on the house. Some of the subjects covered are: framing, wiring, plumbing, heating, insulation, and sheetrock. Also included are step-by-step instructions on how to build stairs, hang doors, install trim and baseboard, and finish off egress windows -- plus simple jigs and scaffolds that you can make, codes and size requirements, etc. 463 pages with hundreds of photos and drawings

The Dakota Conflict, or Great Sioux Uprising as it was called, occurred 150 years ago in 1862 and became identified as part of the American Civil War. This collector's edition is set amongst this theater of the American Civil War, where the Sioux Nation rebelled against Minnesota and led to some of the bloodiest conflicts of the period.