“A Jewish man flees 1938 Germany only to find a new and unexpected nightmare” in Guatemala, in this tale of dark humor and desperate suspense (Publishers Weekly). In 1938, as Samuel Berkow’s tramp steamer from Germany approaches Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, he is full of hope that he will be able to find a family member and begin to remake his life in the new world. But in this sweltering, chaotic, and hostile port town, he will have to face down many obstacles—including himself—before he can hope to truly escape . . . “Unger’s sharp prose deftly conveys Samuel’s frustrations and confusions as he encounters characters like a troublesome dwarf, a volatile American fruit company manager, a crazed ex-priest, and a friendly telegraph operator who all offer help with one hand but uncertainty with the other.” —Publishers Weekly “Evoking both Kafka and Conrad, Unger’s character study of a broken man in a culture broken by a ravenous corporation makes compelling reading.” —Booklist “Unger’s tale utterly seduces with its mix of the exotic and the familiar.” —Toronto Star

Will you get to the Orwellians before the Wanstein Club get to you? The clock is ticking… Based on the global phenomenon of Escape Rooms, and following on from the international bestseller The Escape Book by Ivan Tapia, this book puts your ingenuity, wit and perseverance to the test with even more fiendish challenges, puzzles, and enigmas that you must solve to thwart the sinister Wanstein Club. Investigative journalist Candela Fuertes is at rock bottom: her fight against Castian Warnes, the head of the powerful and sinister Wanstein Club, has undermined her credibility as a journalist, and meanwhile she suspects Warnes is behind the car accident that put her boss in hospital. Corroded by the thirst for revenge, she decides to turn to the only people who can help her in a cause that seems already lost: the Orwellians, a group of hackers hell bent on revealing the secrets of the rich and famous. In order to get to the Orwellians, you and Candela must follow their trail all over London. The chapters of the book are jumbled up, and to know where to continue reading, you must solve the puzzles, optical illusions, conundrums and anagrams that you find. Each time you solve a puzzle, the number you arrive at will indicate the page from which you can continue the story.

Escape rooms are a new, fun and immersive way for people to play. They provide a venue for players to work together to overcome an exciting challenge -- a challenge you will make. Escape rooms are sometimes known as escape games, exit games, puzzle rooms, adventure rooms, riddle rooms, and other names. --Page 11.

A practical guide to create your very own escape room! Contains over 300 puzzle ideas! *Purchase includes link and password to download one full step-by-step escape room kit.* Now present in all fifty states, escape rooms offer a fun activity for corporate events, team training, youth groups, and all types of parties. But what if you could develop your very own escape room in the comfort of your own home? In this fun, full-color book, Paige Ellsworth Lyman, founder of TheGameGal.com, offers a practical guide to creating your own do-it-yourself escape room. Divided into two parts, the first half covers what an escape room is, how to develop theme and plot, how to set up a room, how to structure clues, and how to run the event. The second half provides multiple chapters of clues and challenges to use in your escape room, including codes, ciphers, mathematics, puzzles, physical objects, and more. This book is the perfect gift for puzzle enthusiasts looking for new challenges and families that are bored at home!

In How Any Agent Can Escape the Price Battlefield, Ben Page shares his proven step-by-step method for winning more quality clients BEFORE any talk of price, coverage, service, or value pitch. This isn't theory, it's the result of a 20-year quest to sell more insurance inside of his agencies. It also is NOT what you'd expect. It is NOT the tired old (and limited) advice to sell value. It's unlike anything you're likely to hear from marketing reps, well-meaning managers, or self-proclaimed gurus who aren't in the trenches selling. They often encourage agents to do what Page calls "Pitching for Policies" by making value arguments (i.e., look at all of these benefits for the price!). While Page agrees that value arguments are better than just price quotes, they are nothing compared to the secrets he shares in his book. Section One: Discover the Real Game People aren't really looking for insurance. People aren't really convinced by a proposal (value argument). Discover what they are really looking for, what most agents never give them, and how you can be one of the few that gets what it's about (hint: NOT a value argument). Section Two: Win the Real Game Positioning secrets to attract and win (Who, What, How and Advantages). How to say NO to bad business and leave them still loving you. How smart marketing can turn shoppers into ideal prospects. How nurturing low-cost referrals can help you dominate any niche. Learn about the cause/effect sales chain that most agents ignore. Discover the oft-forgotten investigation phase and how to make it work for you. Turn one of the most pivotal moments in a shoppers' experience to your advantage. Find out why every second from inquiry to connection matters more than nearly all agents realize. How you can Stop the Shop and win a ton of business without your competitors ever knowing. Learn Ben's proven first conversation script to make the sale BEFORE any additional work. Found out how to kill procrastination, improve follow-up, and go from first conversation to bound a lot faster, with less headaches, and in a way that leaves prospects LOVING you. Finally, learn why the presentation is the least important part of the process and how to really win. Section Three: Bonus Learn tips to win any price battles you might find yourself in. This will happen much less as you start winning outside of price or value arguments, but it's good to know! Best tips for leading your sales agents to greatness in ways that few agency owners know about. Find out what makes a good pipeline manager and how it can support your sales efforts. Learn a radically different paradigm that puts the agent, not the proposal, front-and-center in the game to win clients. It's packed with solid little-known principles, strategies, and tactics that can help any insurance agent WIN a lot more quality business in a way that is entirely more fun, many times more effective, and not so driven by price. If you're an insurance agent, sales manager, or agency owner--buy this book. You won't regret it.

Ahoy, Matey! The pirate ship you're on is set adrift and most of the crew is missing. You must search all areas of the ship to gather clues, solve riddles, and question witnesses in order to solve the mystery. In the end, it's up to you to reconstruct the thread of events, put the ship back on track, and direct it to a safe place to dock. Use the book together with the notebook provided to search for and keep track of your clues. Only you can find the escape!

Activity book meets adventure in this series that is Choose Your Own Adventure meets I Survived meets doodle book! Doodle, decide, and demolish your way out of history's greatest events--the perfect book for fun and educational summer reading! Reader, beware! Once you open this book, there is no turning back. You will have three chances to survive the Titanic's fateful voyage. Decide which path to take first. Passenger: Exploring the ship is fun! Just don't get caught on the wrong deck when there's an iceberg ahead! Crew Member: You work for a family in first class. Can you persuade them to save you along with their beloved dog? Stowaway: You snuck onto this ship. Can you draw your way onto a lifeboat? In the Escape This Book! series, YOU are the star of history! Doodle your way through adventures as you decide the best path for survival. Don't be afraid to rip or fold a page. . . . Your escape may depend on it!