From Feasts to Fiestas Enjoy Delicious Meals with Down-South Flavor Living in Austin, Texas, taught Mandi Hickman, food blogger and creator of Dash of Mandi, all about the drool-worthy marriage of hearty Texan staples and zesty Mexican classics. With these 60 effortless meals, Mandi brings all of those smoky, citrusy, salty and sweet flavors to your dinner table no matter what state or region you live in! This killer collection of recipes showcases the best secrets for authentic Texas BBQ, shares vibrant plates from the coasts of Mexico and helps you bring both of those mouthwatering cuisines together in an array of unique and creative dishes. Whether you’re missing Southern comforts or need to spice up your dinner rotation, you’ll love recipes like: Chopped Brisket Tacos Pimento Cheese Quesadillas Shrimp Ceviche Tostadas Smoked Peach Barbecue Wings Pellet Grill Pulled Pork Texas Chili Barbacoa Burrito Bowls Flank Steak with Jalapeño Pesto Taco-Stuffed Poblano Peppers Hot Honey Brussels Sprouts Cowboy Caviar Mexican Martinis Bourbon Sangria Mandi is the queen of no-fuss cooking, so you’ll find meals that come together fast, along with tons of easy one-pot dinners that help you cut down on dishes. With this inspired collection, you’ll be heating up your tortillas, firing up the grill, cracking a beer (or shaking a margarita!) and enjoying the very best of Tex-Mex cooking.

A collection of short fiction, including an Edgar Award–nominated story, about hard-luck characters and the human instinct to survive. A survivor of Little Bighorn faces down the resulting trauma in the decades following the bloody battle. An old man who has lost his late wife’s cat joins forces with an unlikely partner to rescue abused animals. An ex–racecar driver contends with criminals in the midst of the famous Dakar Rally. Challenge the Widow-Maker is a collection of short stories about ordinary people facing extraordinary problems—and fighting back even when life has beaten them down. The title story took second place at Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine’s annual Readers Awards (another story by author Clark Howard won the top spot that year), and was nominated for an Edgar Award. Featuring characters who experience “one more chance at the brass ring: the gift of surviving another day,” this absorbing collection comes from an author whose work has appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories and other anthologies, and earned numerous honors from crime fiction critics and fans (Kirkus Reviews).

Life's Undercard is a gritty and entertaining memoir that chronicles the life experience of a young biracial boy named Michael, growing up in 1940s and 50s Montreal. Born to an Irish prostitute and a Jamaican stevedore, sent to a French Catholic orphanage, and later adopted by a Cherokee woman from Nova Scotia, Michael struggles in a world divided by race, class, and language and finds solace in unlikely places: boxing gyms and pool halls. Michael takes readers on a riveting journey, navigating the subcultures of Montreal; White and Black, French and English, lawful and criminal, all the while revealing his resilience, street-smarts, and natural charm. In the face of discrimination, poverty, and personal challenges, Michael arrives with the reader at an awareness of his place in society. Life's Undercard offers a unique perspective on the complexities of race relations, socioeconomic disparity, and the struggle for identity in mid-20th century Canada. With themes that resonate across generations and cultures, this memoir is an engaging tribute to a child's will to endure.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Joe Biden, a U.S. senator from Delaware who was elected the forty-seventh Vice President of the United States.

Best known as the Barack Obama's vice president, Joe Biden has had a long career in politics. Biden served as the U.S. Senator for the state of Delaware from 1973 to 2?009. Tragically, he lost his son Beau to brain cancer in 2015 and has since become a vocal advocate for cancer research, ?even ?leading a bipartisan “Cancer Moonshot” agenda, according to CNN. This book provides a balanced biography of Joe Biden. Chapters ?discuss his childhood in a loving family, his start in politics, raising his own family, the 2008 presidential campaign, and ?his experience ?being vice president.

The Irish are deeply passionate about their kinsmen, their country, their culture, and their way of life, as this collection of mysteries so richly illustrates. Slow to anger and equally slow to forgive at times, the children of the Emerald Isle have had planty of experience on both sides of the law. The sixteen stories of Irish crime and mystery in this volume tell of good and bad men and women--heroes and villians both. All feature characters for whom being Irish is more than just a state of mind--it's a way of life.