<div>For readers of Rinker Buck, Bill Bryson, and Larry McMurtry, The Last Ride of the Pony Express boldly illuminates America's mysterious and complex connection to the iconic Pony Express. With two horses, cowboy and journalist Will Grant takes us on an epic and authentic horseback journey into the modern West on an adventure of a lifetime. &nbsp; &nbsp; The Pony Express was a fast-horse frontier mail service that spanned the American West-- the high, dry, and undeniably lonesome part of North America. While in operation during the 1860s, it carried letter mail on a blistering ten-day schedule between Missouri and San Francisco, running through a vast and mostly uninhabited wilderness. It covered a massive distance--akin to running horses between Madrid and Moscow-- and to this day, the Pony Express is irrefutably the greatest display of American horsemanship to ever color the pages of a history book. &nbsp; Though the Pony Express has enjoyed a lot of traction over the years, among the authors that have attempted to encapsulate it, none have ever ridden it themselves. While most scholars would look for answers inside a library, Will Grant looks for his between the ears of a horse. Inspired by the likes of Mark Twain, Sir Richard Burton, and Horace Greeley, all of whom traveled throughout the developing West, Will Grant returned to his roots: he would ride the trail himself with his two horses, Chicken Fry and Badger, from one end to the other. &nbsp; Will Grant captures the spirit of the west in a way that few writers have. &nbsp;Along with rich encounters with the ranchers, farmers, historians, and businessmen who populate the trail, his exploits on horseback offer an intimate portrait of how the West has evolved from the rough and tumble 19th century to the present, and it's written with such intimacy that you'll feel as though you're riding right alongside of him. Along the way, he fights off wild mustangs wanting to steal his horses in Utah, camps with Peruvian sheepherders in the mountains, and even spends three days riding under the Top Gun aviator school in Nevada, which are just a handful of extraordinary tales Will Grant unveils as he makes his way across the treacherous and, at times, thrilling landscape of the known and unknown American West. &nbsp; The Last Ride of the Pony Express is a uniquely tenacious tale of adventure by a native son of the West who defies most modern conveniences to compass some two thousand miles on horseback. The result is an unforgettable narrative that will forever change how you see the West, the Pony Express, and America as a whole. &nbsp;</div>

The Last Ride of the Pony Express: My 2,000-mile Horseback Journey into the Old West

Biographies & Memoirs

Grant, Will

Historical

Little. Brown and Company

"Ooof...could use some of that opiate of the masses stuff right about now." From the mind of Will Grant comes the definitive volume of the Scrounge, a little guy making his way in the big city. THE SCROUNGE WUZ HERE is recommended for mature audiences only.

The Scrounge Wuz Here!

Literature & Fiction

Candle Light Press

Accidental involvement in the killing of a store clerk in a robbery, Dan must run for his life to escape an angry posse of townspeople who have rope justice on their minds.Headed for the Rockies, he comes across Purdy, an old prospector who has struck it rich.Purdy hides him, saving his life but at a great price which takes him back to civilization bringing into his life much more than that for which Dan had bargained.That, plus the involvement in his life of two more problems changes his life in more ways than he could have ever imagined!

Freedom Pass

Genre Fiction

AuthorHouse

The most important things you need to know about creating successful user experiences
We want our UX to be brilliant. We want to create stunning user experiences. We want our UX to drive the success of our business with useful and usable software products. This book draws on the wisdom and training of Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman to help you get your UX right - in 101 ways!
101 UX Principles shows you the 101 most important things you need to know about usability and design. A practical reference for UX professionals, and a shortcut to greatness for anyone who needs a clear and wise selection of principles to guide their UX success. Learn the key principles that drive brilliant UX design.
Enjoy 101 Principles including 'Good UX has a Beginning, a Middle, and an End', 'Make Your Links Look Like Links', 'Don't Use Obsolete Icons', 'Decide Whether an Interaction Should Be Obvious, Easy, or Possible', 'Test with Real Users', 'Making the most of fonts', 'Good UX for search results', and 'Show your user - don't tell your user!'
"Good to read from beginning to end, and a nice dip-in-and-out text, the chapter titles reminded me of principles I don't even think about explicitly when I likely should. The book inspired me to start more explicitly articulating some of the principles I just take for granted."
- Elizabeth Churchill, Director of User Experience at Google
"This is a great practical read. It is convenient to use as a reference when solving real UX problems. I would definitely recommend it as an introduction to UX, but also as a good reminder of best practices for more experienced designers."
- Anne-Marie L�ger, Designer at Shopify
"A great Mood Booster and Pep Talk. Like a good pep talk from a sports coach before a game, Will reminds us of the common pitfalls we all come across."
- Kate Pincott Product Designer at Facebook
Some more of the 101 UX Principles featured in this book:
Work with user expectations not against them
How to build upon established metaphors
How to arrange navigation elements
How to introduce new ideas to your user
Matching pagination and content structure
When invention is not good for UX
Striving for simplicity
Reducing user tasks
What to make clickable
Making the most of fonts
Making your links look like links
Picking the right control for the job
Data input and what users care about
How to handle destructive user actions
When color should not convey information
Tappable areas and the size of fingers
Getting payment details the right way
Use the standard e-commerce pattern
If you really must use a flat design
When to use progress bars or spinners
Dropdowns the right and wrong way
Handling just-off-screen content
How to do Hamburger menus right
When to hide Advanced Settings
Good UX for Notifications

101 UX Principles: A definitive design guide

Computers & Technology

Web Development & Design

Packt Publishing

Populista: The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman

<h2>'An ambitious, riveting and essential book that has much to teach us about the recent history of this region, and about the human impulse towards populism that continues to shape the world' Ben Rhodes, bestselling author of The World As It Is</h2> 'A REVOLUTION IS A STRUGGLE TO THE DEATH BETWEEN THE FUTURE AND THE PAST.' FIDEL CASTRO For more than six decades, Fidel Castro's words have echoed through the politics of Latin America. His towering political influence still looms over the region today. The swing to the Left in Latin America, known as the 'Pink Tide', was the most important political movement in the Western Hemisphere in the 21st century. It involved some of the biggest, most colourful and most controversial characters in Latin America for decades, leaders who would leave an indelible mark on their nations and who were adored and reviled in equal measure. Parties became secondary to individual leaders and populism reigned from Venezuela to Brazil, from Central America to the Caribbean, financed by a spike in commodity prices and the oil-backed largesse of Venezuela's charismatic socialist president, Hugo Chávez. Yet within a decade and a half, it was all over. Today, this wave of populism has left the Americas in the hands of some of the most authoritarian and dangerous leaders since the military dictatorships of the 1970s.

History

Americas

Apollo

'An ambitious, riveting and essential book that has much to teach us about the recent history of this region, and about the human impulse towards populism that continues to shape the world' Ben Rhodes, bestselling author of The World As It Is 
'A REVOLUTION IS A STRUGGLE TO THE DEATH BETWEEN THE FUTURE AND THE PAST.' FIDEL CASTRO 
For more than six decades, Fidel Castro's words have echoed through the politics of Latin America. His towering political influence still looms over the region today. 
The swing to the Left in Latin America, known as the 'Pink Tide', was the most important political movement in the Western Hemisphere in the 21st century. It involved some of the biggest, most colorful and most controversial characters in Latin America for decades, leaders who would leave an indelible mark on their nations and who were adored and reviled in equal measure. 
Parties became secondary to individual leaders and populism reigned from Venezuela to Brazil, from Central America to the Caribbean, financed by a spike in commodity prices and the oil-backed largesse of Venezuela's charismatic socialist president, Hugo Chávez. 
Yet within a decade and a half, it was all over. Today, this wave of populism has left the Americas in the hands of some of the most authoritarian and dangerous leaders since the military dictatorships of the 1970s.

Improve user experience by avoiding common frustrations and focusing on what matters Endorsements 
“This updated version of 101 UX Principles is a delight. It's an educational and fun provocation to look at the world of UX differently – solidly from the user's point of view." 
–Elizabeth Churchill, Director of User Experience, Google 
“A phenomenal reference guide. Complete with case studies, a record of personal experience, and visual examples, Grant makes it clear why these techniques have found their way into the canon of UX best practices.” 
–Jeff Gothelf, Author of Lean UX 
“..I recommend it to anyone looking to learn the basics and also for more experienced designers - the author's candid opinions will force you to revisit some of your established assumptions!" 
–Anne Marie-Leger, Staff Product Designer, Shopify 
“An absolute must-read, not only for UX designers, but this book is also super relevant for product managers trying to get better at product usability. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!" 
–Trent Blakely, Sr. Product Manager, Equinix Book Description 
This book is a manifesto of UX/UI design best practices to help you put the focus back on what really matters: the user. From UX laws to practical UI, color, typography, and accessibility advice, it's all packed into this easy-to-consult and fun read: Essential UX laws Handy best practices Snippets of technical knowledge for anyone who wants to work in the digital space\n101 UX Principles demonstrates the success from best-in-class products and leads the way to delight your users. Keep it on your desk for quick reference, send as a gift to colleagues to build allies, or brandish it as your weapon of choice during meetings to fight for your users' right to a better digital experience. 
Sneak a peek at some of the new and updated principles in this UX design book: Work with user expectations, not against them Make interactive elements obvious and discoverable Optimize your interface for mobile Streamline creating and entering passwords Respect users' time and effort in your forms Use animation with care in user interfaces How to handle destructive user actions Chatbots are usually a bad idea – and how to make them better Use A/B testing to test your ideas Let users give feedback, but don't hassle them Make it clear to users if they're joining or signing-in Only use modal views for blocking actions How complexity can be good for some users Who is this book for 
This book is a distillation of Will's 20+ years of experience in the form of successful design principles to help early career UX designers learn the ropes and provide experienced professionals with new ideas when building their products. 
UX/UI designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, aspiring strategists, and anyone creating a digital product, service or a campaign will find this book extremely useful.

101 UX Principles - Second Edition: Actionable Solutions for Product Design Success

Computer Science

An unlikely conversation

Anker, Mary

Poetry

Piscataqua Press

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The Last Ride of the Pony Express: My 2,000-mile Horseback Journey into the Old West

The Scrounge Wuz Here!

Freedom Pass

101 UX Principles: A definitive design guide

Populista: The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman

Populista: The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman

101 UX Principles - Second Edition: Actionable Solutions for Product Design Success

An unlikely conversation