New Releases by Jim Thompson

Wildlife can be both fascinating and troublesome when they invade our homes and businesses. This book delves into the intricate world of wildlife control, focusing on the expertise and experiences of World Class Wildlife Removal and Rodent Remediation. Owned by Jim Thompson, a decorated US Army veteran, this family-owned business has become a beacon of excellence in the industry, particularly in Florida. Through real-life case studies, expert advice, and the unique blend of humor and tragedy that accompanies the job, readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of wildlife control.

Introducing "Elevate Your Health with Dr. Sebi''s Alkaline Diet: A Path to Wellness and Vitality" Uncover the transformative potential of the renowned Dr. Sebi''s Alkaline Diet through the pages of this essential guide. In "Elevate Your Health with Dr. Sebi''s Alkaline Diet," you''ll embark on a journey towards optimal well-being by embracing the power of alkaline-rich foods and holistic living. Dr. Sebi''s revolutionary approach to health focuses on restoring the body''s natural equilibrium by consuming nutrient-dense, alkaline foods. This book serves as your comprehensive roadmap, offering insights into the science behind an alkaline diet and providing a curated list of foods that energize, heal, and rejuvenate. With practical tips, delicious recipes, and personalized meal plans, you''ll effortlessly integrate Dr. Sebi''s principles into your lifestyle. Whether you''re seeking weight management, improved digestion, increased energy, or a general sense of vitality, this book empowers you to take charge of your health naturally. Discover the profound impact of balanced pH levels on your overall wellness and unlock the doors to a life of increased vitality and longevity. "Elevate Your Health with Dr. Sebi''s Alkaline Diet" is your invitation to embark on a transformative journey towards a healthier, happier you.

Interview book with Frank Thorne with some introductions by Comic Book Historians

Jim Thompson''s commentary on Ezekiel will strengthen, encourage, and fortify the faith of its readers. It is written from a dispensational perspective with a reverent view of Scripture as God''s Word. It contains many sound, practical insights and applications, and it is written in an easy-to-understand style with a shepherd''s heart that is concerned for his readers'' sanctification and the glory of God. This commentary is suitable either for daily devotional reading, personal study, or interactive group study.

The first self-loading rifle to see widespread military use, the robust M1 Garand survived the tests of battle from World War II to Vietnam, and it remains a favorite among competition shooters and collectors to this day. In this heavily illustrated, practical history, author Jim Thompson, a longtime M1 shooter and collector, tells the complete story of the rifle''s development, look, feel, and function. A thoroughly researched overview of the M1 Garand goes beyond industrial histories and provides background on manufacturers and stateside sources as well as discussing ammunition and accuracy. Detailed photo sections present: Early and World War II rifles World War II and postwar rebuilds (including rare postwar rifles from the US and Italy) Special purpose rifles and rarities, including sniper, match, and competition rifles plus the T26 Spinoffs and derivatives, including the M14, M1A, and BM.59 In addition, reprinted and heavily annotated military and National Match manuals, an updated troubleshooting chart, and a section on reloading provide valuable functional data and rules of thumb with the shooter in mind. Collectors will benefit from an extensive parts compendium. The final part of the book, dedicated to the enjoyment and maintenance of the M1, addresses some common questions about the rifle and offers detailed instruction on some expert procedures for maintaining and smoothing this wartime classic.

Handbook for those charged with conducting production or project meetings.

This collection of Jim Thompson''s Nip Impressions columns (which appear at www.nipimpressions.com) covers the subjects of Maintenance/Marketing & Sales/Optimism/Pessimism/Policy & Society

This book is intended for those early in their careers who tend to view employment primarily as a means of earning an income. In the early chapters, the origins of employment are discussed and the viewpoints of both employees and employers examined. In the latter part of the book, these issues are rolled together, and, combined with the author''s and other''s experiences, developed into a "how-to" for employment success. We will even define employment success (or, more precisely, let you, the reader, define it). In the middle of the book, there is considerable material about employment freedom. It is the author''s implicit contention that most employees today are not free, for they have succumbed to easy credit, primarily in the form of credit cards, to satisfy their lusts for material things. Like the Tennessee Ernie Ford song of the ''50''s, "Sixteen Tons," most cannot go when St. Peter calls, for they "owe their soul to the company store" except today the company store carries the name MBNA or Citicorp (ask your grandparents about this song). From the author''s experience, many older workers could also benefit from this book, for, by his observation they have either (a) failed to learn certain basic truths about employment or (b) try to ignore them. To operate in such a vacuum is foolish. The truths expounded here are as basic as gravity, and despite one''s attempt to ignore or refute them, they, like gravity, continue to affect life in the subsets of the civilized portions of this planet-our collective places of employment.

Jim Thompson is back again...with a new book on a taboo subject: the personalities in the pulp & paper industry. Jim has written in the past on many subjects based on his four plus decades in the worldwide pulp and paper industry. This new book is packed full of information valuable to the senior member of the industry as well as the recent entrant. A must for every pulp and paper library.

Murder at the Bijou (originally titled Nothing More Than Murder) is noir master Jim Thompson''s dizzying tale of deception, adultery, revenge, arson, and cold-blooded murder in Smalltown, U.S.A., Thompson''s favorite setting. In this novel, Thompson''s first major success as a pulp fiction writer, Joe Wilmot, trying to go straight after a stretch in the pen, finds a movie house in a small crossroads that can use a helping hand and someone with half a brain for business. The theater''s owner, Elizabeth, isn''t the smartest operator around - or is she? Joe and the plain Jane Elizabeth decide maybe it would be better for business if they got married. Why not? And then Carol shows up, a bit stale in the eye candy department but ready and willing to serve-in every way. They''ve got insurance coverage on the movie house; their lives would all be better if the place maybe had an accident, a little fire. But things can go very wrong. And in Murder at the Bijou they do. Fans of Jim Thompson will recognize the terse dialogue, plot twists and double-crosses, and a belief that nothing in the world in good, all of which makes Stephen King say that Jim Thompson is "My favorite crime novelist-often imitated but never duplicated."

A modern-day tale of the transformative power of simple Christian love. This story will touch you in fresh new ways, bringing you laughter and an occasional tear, along with an abundance of insights into the gentle application of the Good News. "Down-home flavor," real-world detail, and a touch of mystery add to the delight as the story unfolds to an ending that many find surprising and delightful. You''ll want to read it again, and recommend it to your Christian friends!

Everyone in Kenton Hills knows that short-tempered, tongue-tied Bob Talbert wasn''t the one responsible for the brutal crime that ended Josie Eddleman''s life. Nevermind that he was the last one to see her alive. But in a town filled with the likes of an amoral tabloid reporter known only as The Captain, a district attorney who''ll do anything for a confession, and Bob''s parents, who care as little for Bob as they do for each other, guilt and innocence are little more than a matter of perspective. In a masterfully woven tapestry of multiple points of view, The Criminal explores the nature of guilt and responsibility in a psychological thriller of an entire town under the spell of an act of brutal violence. Jim Thompson unlike you''re ever read him before.

Orphaned by a tragic accident at sixteen, Tommy Burwell''s been scraping out a meager existence working dead-end jobs for years. When he and fellow nomad Four Trey Whitey get jobs working with dynamite, making way for a new pipeline across the deserted plains of Far West Texas, disaster ensues. In a matter of days, Tommy is brutally beaten and witness to an act of cold-blooded murder the law can''t be bothered to investigate. When Carol, a knockout beauty, shows up looking to follow the caravan of workers, Tommy falls for her almost immediately. There aren''t any jobs for women on the pipeline, but Carol knows a few things she could do for the workers to keep afloat -- an arrangement that Tommy can''t bear for long. As Tommy''s about to find out, when you''re South of Heaven, you''re far from grace - -and sometimes the only way out is down.

Deputy sheriff Tom Lord knows by now that far-west Texas is the place he''ll always call home. He''s spent too much time in the region''s small towns to adapt to another place. And that''s all right with him. What''s not all right is being a deputy sheriff, where if it weren''t for family misfortune, he might have been a doctor instead. Lord''s got one ace-in-the-hole -- the land deed that makes him the biggest landowner in the county, just as the oil companies have started to move in. When Tom''s approached by Aaron McBride of Highlands Oil and Gas with a contract to set up pipelines on his property, he''s more than happy to sign on the dotted line with barely more than a cursory glance at the paperwork -- it just might be Lord''s way out of a life he never wanted in the first place. But when Lord finds out just what that contract entailed, things start to go sour for Aaron McBride -- and fast. Because in this Texas town, Lord''s the law -- and there''s nothing more dangerous than a cop with nothing left to lose.

"Gizmo" is the GI term for the unidentifiable -- and that''s the way that Toddy Kent has begun to think of the reasons behind the rapid swing of his days. Somehow, Kent seems always to find himself regularly confronted with The Big Break every man would kill for -- only to see it slip through his fingers. Kent''s grinding out a paycheck buying gold on the cheap and selling it for the slimmest of profits when he stumbles into his latest, almost mythical discovery -- pure, unadulterated gold in the form of a priceless watch he didn''t exactly mean to steal. Soon Kent finds himself at the center of a whirlwind of danger involving everyone from the woman he can''t seem to shake, bail bondsmen who get word of Kent''s discovery, the Treasury Department, his pawnbroker, and a devious old man with a dog that may or may not be able to speak English, in a rip-roaring comedy of errors and would-you-believe-it bad luck unlike anything you''ve ever read. Who ever knew one lousy watch could bring so much trouble? And how many times can Kent avoid getting killed before his luck runs out for good?

To everyone he''s every played dice with, Mitch Corley seems like the luckiest guy around. But in truth, Corley''s fast hands are the only gift fate''s ever given him. He''s never held down a steady job, and when it comes to women, his luck might just be the worst of all -- his girlfriend and partner-in-crime Red would double-cross him in a heartbeat if she knew just how short on cash they really were. And if Red ever finds out about the wife Corley neglected to mention, there''s a good chance that Corley might not survive the night. At first, Mitch was sure Texas would be the perfect place for him and Red to run their game -- there are players in nearly every back room and side-street across the state and here, the pockets run just a little deeper. But Corley forgot about one thing: Texans don''t forgive easily. And there''s nothing they hate more than a cheater.

San Diego in the years before World War II. James Dillon is barely scraping by working a menial job in manufacturing, trying to raise a family and support his elderly mother and sister Frankie at the same time. He drinks too hard -- just like his father and nearly everyone in his extended family. With so many people crammed into one home, sometimes there''s so much fighting he can barely stand it. But if James can survive the chaos of everyday life long enough, maybe -- just maybe -- there''s a chance it''ll all get better. Now and on Earth, Jim Thompson''s first novel, draws on personal experience to depict a hardscrabble life in the sun-soaked streets of mid-20th century California. Chronicling the birth of a writer and the plight of the working man, it prefigures the American classics that followed, in a deeply-felt, autobiographical tale that shows a writer just coming into his own.

Jake Winroy had no looks, no education, and little else before he''d worked his way to the top of a million-dollar-a-month horse-betting ring. But when the state''s latched onto his game, the feds take a bite and the lawyer fees eat away at the rest, all Jake''s got left is the bottle and a beautiful wife whose every word is ugly. Jake''s to be the top witness in a major case against organized crime -- if he hasn''t already kicked the bucket before the trial has its day in court. But an enigmatic mafioso known only as The Man has a plan to make dead certain Jake never gets the chance to testify. The Man''s hired Charlie "Little" Bigger, a hit man barely five feet tall, to infiltrate the Winroy residence as a tenant and murder Winroy in cold blood. To Little, it seems like the easiest job on Earth. Until he lays eyes on the beautiful and dangerous Fay and the Winroy''s young housemaid Ruth, a woman as sensual as she is vulnerable. Savage Night is Jim Thompson at his most unpredictable and deeply suspenseful, in a claustrophobic thriller of one man''s fractured mind.

Dr. Peter S. Murphy needs fifteen thousand dollars by the end of the day, or the city of Los Angeles can say goodbye to the El Healtho clinic. A recovery center for the most severe cases of alcoholism in the state -- even if no one ever does quite seem to get dry there -- El Healtho has been the bane of Dr. Murphy''s existence ever since he started running it. But now that its doors are about to close forever, Dr. Murphy finds he''ll do anything to keep it open. Up to and including admitting Humphrey Van Twyne III, a patient with an extremely violent past whose wealthy family has the means to keep El Healtho open for business. Sure, the man isn''t exactly an alcoholic. And yes, what he really needs is to be under the care of the surgeons who performed the lobotomy that''s rendered Van Twyne all but a vegetable. But the money''s good -- until the rag-tag group of ne''er-do-wells at El Healtho begin to wreak havoc with Dr. Murphy''s plans, and suddenly no one day has ever seemed so long. A literary precursor to One Flew Over the Cuckoo''s Nest, The Alcoholics is Thompson like you''ve never read him before, a pitch-black, mad-cap portrait of deviant behavior that is at once darkly comic, humane and harrowing.

Tommy Carver may be every inch the angry, rebellious young man his teachers and parents accuse him of being. But sometimes, there are reasons for a fury like Tommy''s. Tommy''s relationship with Donna, the daughter of a man he hates almost as much as his own father, has led to more outbursts than anything else in Tommy''s firecracker existence. With her unearthly beauty and a passion that rivals Tommy''s own, he couldn''t help but fall for her. But as everybody knows, the stories of star-crossed lovers never have happy endings -- especially not with explosive parties like these. Cropper''s Cabin is Jim Thompson''s hair-raising thriller of what no writer has known better before or since -- the hardscrabble existence of small-town American lives set to blow.

In the rural town of Verdon, Nebraska, in the early days of the 20th century, you can''t go ten feet without running into one of the Fargos. So, Grant Fargo argues to his grandfather Lincoln, it''s perfectly all right that he''s desperately in love with his first cousin, Bella-she''s the only source of intelligent conversation for miles, and in a town like Verdon, it would be hard not to end up with a relative of one kind or another. Before it all plays out, men will be murdered, jailed, tarred and feathered or worse, and while everyone in the Fargo clan would kill for the family deeds, God might just end up with them instead. In Heed the Thunder, one of Thompson''s earlier works, Thompson''s signature style collides with a sweeping picaresque of the American prairie, in a multigenerational saga that''s one part Steinbeck, two parts Dostoyevsky, and all Jim Thompson.

By the time Jim Thompson was sixteen years old, he had been a newspaper boy, a burlesque show hawker, a plumber''s helper, a comedian in two-reel pictures, a night bellboy in a luxury hotel and over a dozen other occupations. By the time he was eighteen, he was driving across America in a broken-down Ford without a penny to his name and his mother and his kid sister Freddie in tow, looking for just one more paycheck to keep them all alive. A bittersweet comedy of a hard-won American life, ROUGHNECK chronicles the many jobs, near-criminal escapades, and downright unlawful grifts of the man who would become one of crime fiction''s most enduring writers, in a larger-than-life literary memoir--or wildly entertaining tall tale--as only Thompson could tell it. Hard times have never sounded so good.

From the beginning, Jim Thompson knew he was going to catch hell no matter what he did. And during a childhood spent at the mercy of a father whose schemes put him on the wrong side of the law as often as the right, and a grandfather who knew the bad parts of town like the back of his hand, young Jim learned sin better than any writer had before. From his rabble-rousing adolescencein the American Midwest, to wasted teenage years in the seedy underbelly of the hotel industry, to Thompson''s chilling encounter with the real-life inspiration of THE KILLER INSIDE ME, BAD BOY offers a fascinating glimpse at the formative years of the man who would become one of the most famous authors of modern American Noir, in the autobiography-as-novel that follows the birth of the legend himself in the signature style Thompson made famous.

Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn''t solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and sleeping with all the eligible women. Still, Nick has some very complex problems to deal with. Two local pimps have been sassing him, ruining his already tattered reputation. His girlfriend Rose is being terrorized by her husband. And then, there''s his wife and her brother Lenny who won''t stop troubling Nick''s already stressed mind. Are they a little too close for a brother and a sister? With an election coming up, Nick needs to fix his problems and fast. Because the one thing Nick does know is that he will do anything to stay sheriff. Because, as it turns out, Sheriff Nick Corey is not nearly as dumb as he seems. In Pop. 1280, widely regarded as a classic of mid-20th century crime, Thompson offers up one of his best, in a tale of lust, murder, and betrayal in the Deep South that was the basis for the critically acclaimed French film Coup de Torchon.

Luane Devore''s days are numbered. All her neighbors in the declining seaside resort town of Manduwoc want her dead. Some, like her young husband Ralph and his girlfriend Danny, want the thousands of dollars she keeps hidden under the mattress she spends her days resting on. Others want her to stop her malicious gossip--some of which could ruin lives. Told from multiple perspectives, The Kill-Off tells the story of a woman not long for this earth--but who will finally take matters into their own hands, and when? THE KILL-OFF was the basis of Maggie Greenwald''s critically acclaimed film of the same name.