Pothole of the Gods is an ill-advised, but hilarious ramble through the histories and modern streets of Iraq, Istanbul, and Benghazi. Attached to a marauding medical mission, Murff unravels a dismal record of global adventurism from Cyrus the Great, the epic clash of Persia and Greece, the glory that was Rome, the Crusades, America's New World Order, to Iran's attempts to trigger the apocalypse next sometime next week.\nAnd all while evading arrest and sandstorms, watching surgery and trying not to buy a carpet for the wife.\nA worm's eye view of humanity's most enduring bad ideas, from holy war, fake news and the old "God wills it!" wheeze. Pothole of the Gods is 30% travelogue, 30% headline news, 30% history and 30% comedy of errors. Yes, that's 120% but is really is a lot of book for the money.

Pothole of the Gods: On Holy War, Fake News and Other Ill-Advised Ideas

History

Murff, Richard

Africa

Burnaby Books

You have the most important job in the world - and one of the hardest. As a student, you never realized that your hero-teachers were about one nub of chalk away from coming unglued. They also felt like the children, parents and even the very school system were working against them. 
For over 25 years, David Seale - creator and host of the Teacher Affirmations podcast, has spanned grades K-12 as a teacher, basketball and debate coach, assistant principal, principal and central office coordinator. He's seen it all and doesn't want to stop. He doesn't want you to stop either. 
Teacher Affirmations is an inspirational motivation, a daily devotional to your calling. Based on the inspirational podcast, these short chapters are a cup of coffee on Monday or a high-five on Friday. Not just the "How?" but the "Why?" Because you have the most important job in the world.

Teacher Affirmations: You Have The Most Important Job

Self-Help

Seale, David

Motivational

The Prince

Humor & Entertainment

Machiavelli,Niccolo

Humor

On Horseback Through Asia Minor

Biographies & Memoirs

Burnaby, Frederick

Historical

Haint Punch

Murff, Richard J

Birmingham, Alabama - the Football Capital of the South - has likely had more pro football teams than any other city. None have been in the NFL, and all have failed. Quickly. 
As veteran sportswriter Scott Adamson can attest, loving an off-brand team is the triumph of hope over experience. Having decided at an early age that tackle football was the greatest sport man has yet to invent, Adamson takes on a fan's-eye view of life with Brand X football. The Home Team: My Bromance with Off-Brand Football is the funny, somewhat tortured, journey of a fanatic's life long quest for a hometown team of his own. 
The Home Team: My Bromance with Off-Brand Football is filled with trivia, history, heartache, and more trivia. And how game day hotdogs can be fatal to young romance. Adamson's account of Birmingham's unsinkable quest for pro football is for any fan whose hometown's reach has exceeded its grasp.

The Home Team: My Bromance with off Brand Football

Adamson, Scott

Wise Girl: How the Mafia Taught Me to Succeed on Wall Street... and in Comedy

Delucci, Elyse

Professionals & Academics

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