Bøger af Steve Anderson

The USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestseller which uses Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' annual shareholder letters to show why, when, and how to take risks and grow your business.

Le Naufrageur a sévi le long du littoral de la Gaspésie, au XVIIIe siècle, afin d'amasser des richesses inouïes. Bernant les capitaines de navires en feignant de les mettre à l'abri lors de tempêtes, le pirate attirait brillamment les bateaux en danger vers des récifs recouverts d'eau pour ensuite les piller. Quiconque dérange son repos ou veut mettre la main sur son butin finit par dormir avec les poissons. Noyades et naufrages guettent les plus téméraires qui oseront se frotter à ce spectre et à ses corbeaux des mers; l'avarice précédant la chute de chacun.

Part sea yarn, part guide book, part history, part culinary journal, this book relates a couple's experiences and impressions during a five-year, 16-country circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea in their sailboat.Here you will read of the compromises and surprising benefits of living in a small space afloat, of the tight-knit but welcoming community that is cruising sailors, of unexpected and wonderful encounters with locals, of Mediterranean food in all its magnificent variations, and of adventures ashore like camel riding in Tunisia, ballooning in Cappadocia, and camping with Bedouins in Jordan. Running throughout are the challenges of maintaining a yacht and sailing it into unfamiliar waters, told in non-technical language through anecdotes sometimes harrowing but more often merely amusing. It's all here.

On a sweltering summer night, Cliffie Stotts slumps moodily in his yard, unprepared for the onslaught of events awaiting him. His sleepy little town will be disrupted by the imperatives of revenge, jealousy, and religious fervor.The evening's activities include abduction, assault, arson, and-maybe-redemption. The proceedings draw in Cliffie's brother Curtis, their ailing father Wade, and a mysterious woman checked into the motor court on the town's border. Other participants include an odd recluse, a spurned girlfriend, the town drunk, a wavering evangelical, plus a loyal and kind-hearted dog.What began as another dull evening on the edge of nowhere becomes an epicenter as turbulent as the thunderstorm that arrives to break, but not dispel, the stifling heat.

In these thirteen stories, Steve Anderson captures what it meant to come of age in the late 1970s in working-class America. From a family's West Virginia oil wells to trekking through abandoned small-town factories, to a Nevada campground vacation, adolescents find love, strengthen friendships, and create adventures. Each story is tinged with the stark challenges and raw beauty of growing up in a rural, post-Vietnam world of shuttered mills and sprawling train tracks. Freedom comes from trying to purchase beer underage, stealing a friend's dad's rusted "work" car for a joyride, and creating the world's fastest sled for racing down a sheer quarry slope. There are stories of first love, captured against desert backdrops and in motel arcades. Most of all, this collection is about finding one's way to adulthood in a richly revealed time and place in America's Midwest.

Frowncity automne 2022. Kurt, un jeune bassiste arrive en ville avec, dans ses bagages, un étrange prisme noir trouvé aux Bermudes. Guidé par une obsession pour les pochettes d'albums arborant des triangles, l'étrange musicien forme rapidement un groupe avec William, Scott et Marie-Ève. L'engouement pour Prisme Noir (nom de leur groupe) enflamme et inquiète les aînés et dirigeants de la communauté. Les jeunes de la ville dessinent des triangles noirs inversés sur le revers de leurs mains et convergent vers un spectacle d'Halloween qui doit avoir lieu dans une maison abandonnée où le vortex transcendant de la musique fera fondre les coeurs...

Ennemis imaginaires Ce recueil vous offre huit nouvelles d'horreur. Boom ! Sommes-nous condamnés biologiquement à nous autodétruire en tant que race humaine ? Le don. Est-ce une bénédiction ou une malédiction d'avoir un don qui permet de voir des fantômes ? Florence. Laisser ceux qu'on aime peut devenir parfois déchirant... surtout lorsque l'être cher est un enfant. Mauvais numéro. Recevoir des appels incessants peut rendre complètement fou. Le chat et son maître. Avez-vous déjà récupéré un chat errant ? Vous êtes-vous demandé qui pouvait bien être son maître ? Prisonnier du verre. Pas facile de combattre l'alcoolisme. Cette prison de verre vous amène parfois à commettre des gestes irréparables. Le rat. Être adolescent et vivre en étant oppressé par le monde extérieur, refuser d'avancer vers le sombre passage qui mène à la vie adulte peut vous amener dans des endroits sombres... qui habitent au plus profond de vous-même. Auto jaune. Qui n'a jamais joué à auto jaune ? Levez la main ! La partie qui se joue ici est particulière. Perversion et affranchissement sont au rendez-vous sous l'oeil attentif du diable.

With A Dentist's Blueprint to Success: The Step-by-Step Process to Owning Your Own Dental Office and Making Your Dream a Reality!, author Steve Anderson takes the reader through a Master Class of what it takes to make your dental office dreams a reality. Starting with planning and evaluating your needs and desires, and continuing through all the way through opening day, A Dentist's Blueprint to Success provides expert guidance for each step along the way. Using the included worksheets and checklists, you'll be able to make informed, expert decisions whether you are considering a remodel or you are building from the ground up. Gathered from his decades of dental office construction experience, Steve Anderson has literally written the book on what you need to know when it comes to making your dental office dreams come true!

What do a dead environmentalist, the widow who inherits a large fortune, a Las Vegas developer with mob connections and a sexy female singer have in common? That is what Wily Spiver is about to find out as the roving newspaper reporter follows a meandering trail of clues leading ultimately to the deadly scene and what unfolds after that fateful night. Check-in was easy for Wily Spiver. Easy on the eyes that is, as Lucy Branch stood behind the registration desk of the Lucky U Motel. It was more than a mutual attraction, it was a destiny that neither one could ever have anticipated. So began Wily's adventure in seemingly bucolic Great Valley, a western Colorado town that is anything but idyllic. Environmentalist Derrick Banyan is pitted against Victor Saville, a Las Vegas mobster who wants to dam up all the water left in a drought-stricken wildlife area as part of a proposed large-scale diversion project for a Vegas consortium downstream. County commissioners and business leaders alike also want part of the action with visions of casinos and a lakefront resort on the outskirts of their town. Corruption runs rampant and Wily is there to report on all of it for the Great Valley Beacon. But when the conflict turns deadly he is pressured to end any more coverage on the death of the environmentalist, or Wily could risk becoming another fatality in this water war. Even the paper's publisher, Rusty Gates, bets against Wily and wants him censored because of the financial implications when Gates tries to sell out. Wily remains undaunted, and when it comes to his lustful editor, Jeannette LeBreeze, he's even more motivated to reach his goal of finding love and veracity. When the chips are down, Wily heads to Nevada, back to his roots, and being the degenerate gambler he once was. But there is more at stake than just money at a craps game. Win, lose or draw, all bets are on the mark in Wily Spiver's game of chance.

A West German nightclub owner goes behind the Iron Curtain on a desperate mission to save his brother, in this Cold War thriller by the author of Lost Kin. West Germany, 1949. Former actor Max Kaspar suffered greatly in the Second World War. Now he owns a nightclub in Munich--and occasionally lends a hand to the newly formed CIA. Meanwhile, his brother Harry has ventured beyond the Iron Curtain to rescue an American scientist. When Harry is also taken captive, Max resolves to locate his brother at all costs. The last thing he expects is for Harry to go rogue. Max's treacherous quest takes him to Vienna and Prague to Soviet East Germany and Communist Poland. Along the way, dangerous operators from Harry's past join the pursuit: his former lover Katarina, who's working for the Israelis, and former Nazi Hartmut Dietz, now an agent of East German intelligence. But can anyone be trusted? Even the American scientist Stanley Samaras may not be the hero Harry had believed him to be . . . "In this convincing and atmospheric spy tale set on the haunted landscape of postwar Europe, the engaging Max Kaspar leads us into deepening shadows in which the certainties of loyalty and morality grow dimmer at every turn. An intriguing and satisfying read." --Dan Fesperman, author of Winter Work "Steve Anderson brings the past to life . . . As close as you'll get to a historical guide to the vagaries and treacheries and to the hidden byways and ratlines of post-war Europe." --Luke McCallin, author of the Gregor Reinhardt novels "Kept me on the edge of my seat, and the unexpected twists left me guessing until the final pages." --Roccie Hill, author of The Blood of My Mother

Forced into the Battle of the Bulge, two soldiers on opposing sides find the courage to desert when their honor is betrayed in this WWII thriller.Belgium, 1944. For both American GI Wendell Lett and German seaman Holger Frings, the relentless bloodbath of World War II has become a prison and a curse. Just as Lett meets a Belgian woman who offers him deliverance from the toll of combat, he is pushed into a reckless false flag mission. At the same time, Frings is conscripted into a similar operation that takes him to the breaking point. Their fates collide in the surprise Ardennes counteroffensive known as the Battle of the Bulge. As Lett tries to find his way back to his beloved Heloise, he and Frings team up to desert their savage overseers while the battle rages around them. In Under False Flags, the absurdity of war is brought to brutal light as each side attempts to disguise their cannon fodder in enemy uniform. Under False Flags is the prequel to The Preserve, the second book featuring Wendell Lett.

A man with no name is out to find a labor activist friend who disappeared on the streets of Portland in this noir crime novella. It's 2009, and the economy's falling apart. Formerly homeless, our nameless hero owes what little he has to his friend Oscar. As a fellow day laborer, Oscar always stood up for their rights, even if it meant trouble. But now the cops are looking for Oscar--but he's nowhere to be found. The man with no name needs to find Oscar and soon, or he just might take the rap himself. He dodges the cops, tries to save his drug-addicted ex, and discovers a criminal coverup protecting some of Portland's richest and most powerful. To get at the whole truth, he'll have to finally face his past, and accept who his friend Oscar really was. Only then can he reclaim his name and place in a harsh world.

A WWII vet finds himself trapped inside a sinister military experiment in this historical thriller based on true events and sequel to Under False Flags.Hawaii, 1948. In World War II, Wendell Lett was considered a hero before he became a deserter. Now he's looking for a cure for his severe combat trauma, and The Preserve seems to be his salvation. Run by military intelligence, the secretive training camp promises relief from the terrors in his mind. Together with tough-minded Hawaiian Kanani Alana, who's also looking for a new start at The Preserve, Lett begins to feel hopeful. But soon Lett discovers the chilling, true purpose of his treatment. The Preserve intends to rebuild him into a cold-blooded assassin--whether he's willing to cooperate or not. His only hope is Alana's dangerous escape plan. But even if it succeeds, he'll still have to survive a merciless manhunt through the harsh wilderness of the Big Island.

A Portland activist ventures into rural militia country to face a threat from his past in this crime thriller by the author of the Kaspar Brothers series. Greg Simmons is an idealist. From his home in Portland, he's a major proponent of the Cascadia independence movement. All of which makes him an unlikely informant for the FBI. But when the Bureau calls on Greg to investigate a dangerous militia group in rural Oregon, he knows exactly why: his old friend Donny Wilkie is likely involved. Greg and Donny have been estranged for years. But if Donny's involved in something dangerous, Greg intends to pursue the threat on his own--because he needs to make sure Donny never unearths the dark secrets they buried years ago. In the remote town of Pineburg, Greg is a fish out of water. As he grapples with dangers both old and new, he and Donny must come to a new understanding . . . or face the deadly truth of their shared past.

Brothers divided by WWII reunite on a mission of justice in the chaos of early Cold War Europe in this historical espionage thriller. Occupied Munich, 1946: Irina, a Cossack refugee, confesses to murdering a GI, but American captain Harry Kaspar doesn't buy it. As Harry scours the devastated city for the truth, it leads him to his long-lost German brother, Max, who returned to Hitler's Germany before the war. Max has a questionable past, and he needs Harry for the cause that could redeem him: rescuing Irina's stranded clan of Cossacks. Disowned by the Allies, they are now being hunted by Soviet death squads--the cold-blooded upshot of a callous postwar policy. As a harsh winter brews and the Cold War looms, Harry and Max embark on a desperate rescue mission along the German-Czech border. As a mysterious figure shadows them, everyone is suspect--even those who have pledged to help. But before the Kaspar brothers can save the innocent victims of peace, grave secrets threaten to damn them all.

A German actor conscripted into WWII will play the role of his life as he makes a daring escape in this espionage thriller inspired by true events. When the SS orders banned entertainer Max Kaspar to impersonate a US officer during the Battle of the Bulge, Max devises his own secret mission to escape the war and flee to America. With his career in Germany over, this plan is his big break--and his last chance. But Max's mission is doomed from the start. Trapped between the lines in the freezing Ardennes Forest, he must summon all of his acting talents and newfound courage to evade perilous traps laid by both sides. Inspired by a real-life 1944 operation, this gripping wartime thriller is the first book in the Kaspar Brothers series.

An American captain in post-WWII Germany must stop a criminal conspiracy by his fellow officers in this historical thriller by the author of The Losing Role. Germany, May, 1945. With the war just over, Capt. Harry Kaspar is about to take a new posting in the US occupation--running a Bavarian town named Heimgau. When Harry loses the command to a rival, he'll do almost anything to win the job back. Then Harry discovers a horrific scene: three German men tortured and murdered. Solving the crime could teach the locals about American justice--and help him reclaim his posting. But as Harry's quest for the killer leads him back to American officers, he uncovers a criminal network plundering the war-torn land for all its worth. Now, for justice to mean anything at all, Harry must fight back.

A celebrity culture, like ours, draws attention to big personalities, to massive ambitions, to "world-changing" strategies. Unfortunately, the same has been true in the church and the world of church planting. This raises some questions: What about the majority of church planters who belong to the normal? What about the ordinary? Is there a place for that guy? The Underdog Church-Planter takes on these questions. Each author is an underdog pastor speaking to underdog pastors, who plant and replant for God's glory and not their own. Looking to the Bible and offering practical counsel, they remind us all that personality, pedigree, charisma, and talent (or lack thereof) hardly limit God's work. Instead, there is real hope for God to do what He has always done-to use weak and humble underdogs to display His glory.Whether readers are questioning calling, hungry for change, or suffering skepticism, this book turns attention from fading celebrity to a King beyond compare. It is written that the Church would find freedom in confessing, "We are not enough, but Jesus is."

Passionate Pursuit of Iowa's Water and Woods is a compilation of outdoor adventures and experiences of lifelong Iowa native Steve Anderson; starting with his upbringing in northwest Iowa and leading to and through some of the positive highlights of a successful career in the conservation field within the state.Whether the reader is considering a conservation-related career, wanting to expand their knowledge about bowhunting or pan-fishing, or even considering building or managing a pond or small lake of their own, the information contained in this book will fuel that passion and increase their odds of success.May you enjoy the stories, glean the knowledge, and fuel the passion in your life to make a positive difference on this earth that will last for generations!

Amazon is the fastest company ever to reach $100 billion in sales and they didn't reach that landmark by staying in their comfort zone. Risk taking is the key that unlocked the door to growth at Amazon, but those risks were (and are) intentional, calculated, and strategic. Thomas Edison believed, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." and Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, has always linked experimentation and failure with growth and success.But "risk taking" can be costly (even disastrous) if you don't know how to use it to your advantage. Fortunately, Bezos has provided every business owner a "hidden in plain sight" roadmap for how he grew Amazon through his Letter to Shareholders (or as he named them, shareowners) that he has written annually for the past 20 years.For the first time, Technology and Risk expert Steve Anderson has analyzed and distilled these letters to reveal the key 14 Growth Principles that unlock the lessons, mindset, and steps Bezos has used to make Amazon the massive success it is today.Now, business owners, leaders, CEOs, employees, and managers can apply these same principles to grow their business to be more efficient, productive, and successful--fast!