New Releases by Steve Jackson

"Part story, part game -- you are the hero! Are YOU brave enough to enter the trap-filled lair of the sorcerer Balthus Dire...? You are a fearless young wizard, armed with magic spells -- the last hope to defeat the dread warlord Balthus Dire whose sorcery threatens the land. You must enter his forbidden citadel and take on his monstrous minions, or perish in the process... May your stamina never fail!" --

A triumphant, uplifting true justice story led by jury trial expert, Richard A. Sprague—the indomitable, nationally renowned prosecutor who engaged in the most intense manhunt investigation in police history. Coal Country Killing: A Culture, A Union, And The Murders That Changed It All, revolves around the cold-blooded 1969 assassination of United Mineworkers of America “reform candidate” Jock Yablonski, and murder of his wife and daughter in their Pennsylvania farmhouse. But driving the story are the extraordinary efforts of a tenacious special prosecutor and his “army” of investigators to bring the gunmen, the union boss who ordered the murders, and his henchmen who saw them carried out, to justice. Initially, three bumbling small-time criminals, dubbed “The Hillbilly Hitmen,” were arrested and charged. But they were the tip of the iceberg as the murders were directed by then-UMWA President “Tough Tony” Boyle as revenge for Yablonski running against him in the bitterly contested 1968 union election and to prevent his corruption from being exposed. Up against the tight-lipped culture of Appalachia coal country, legendary Philadelphia homicide prosecutor Richard A. Sprague, and his investigators, spent nearly nine years doggedly working their way up the ladder of those responsible to the final showdown with Boyle. Written by New York Times bestselling authors—former New York County Assistant District Attorney Robert K. Tanenbaum, a lifelong friend of Sprague’s, and Steve Jackson—Coal Country Killing is a tour de force for those who love justice.

Classic true crime about one of the most monstrous serial killers in American history from the New York Times–bestselling author—now revised and updated. "Here''s What Happens When You Mess with Me!" —William Neal William Neal, who called himself "Wild Bill Cody," was seductive and skillful at separating love-struck women from their money, and ultimately, their lives. Apprehended by police, Neal, who proclaimed himself "better than Ted Bundy," pleaded guilty to three murders then insisted on representing himself at his death penalty trial. But the psychopathic killer found himself up against the incredible courage of his one surviving victim. Recommended Reading by the True Crime Garage Podcast "New York Times –bestselling author Steve Jackson examines Neal''s horrific crimes and chronicles the dramatic efforts to bring the culprit to justice." — The Lineup, "33 True Crime Books About the World''s Most Notorious Serial Killers"

One of the most highly regarded special operations soldiers in American military history shares his war stories and personal battle with PTSD. As a senior non-commissioned officer of the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country''s most fearsome enemies. Over the course of twenty years and thousands of missions, he''s fought desperately for his life, rescued hostages, killed and captured terrorist leaders, and seen his friends maimed and killed around him. All Secure is in part Tom''s journey into a world so dark and dangerous that most Americans can''t contemplate its existence. It recounts what it is like to be on the front lines with one of America''s most highly trained warriors. As action-packed as any fiction thriller, All Secure is an insider''s view of "The Unit." Tom is a legend even among other Tier One special operators. Yet the enemy that cost him three marriages, and ruined his health physically and psychologically, existed in his brain. It nearly led him to kill himself in 2014; but for the lifeline thrown to him by an extraordinary woman it might have ended there. Instead, they took on Satterly''s most important mission-saving the lives of his brothers and sisters in arms who are killing themselves at a rate of more than twenty a day. Told through Satterly''s firsthand experiences, it also weaves in the reasons-the bloodshed, the deaths, the intense moments of sheer terror, the survivor''s guilt, depression, and substance abuse-for his career-long battle against the most insidious enemy of all: Post Traumatic Stress. With the help of his wife, he learned that by admitting his weaknesses and faults he sets an example for other combat veterans struggling to come home.

Now available in softcover, this GURPS Fourth Edition book combines the spells from the Third Edition GURPS Magic and GURPS Grimoire, plus dozens of all-new spells, for the ultimate tome of magic! Within these pages, crackling with mystic energies, you''ll find: The core magic system for GURPS, expanding on the material presented in the Basic Set . . . rules for learning magic, casting spells, enchanting magic items, and more! Complete alchemy rules . . . creating magical elixirs, using them, and even researching new ones . . . with an extensive list of known elixirs and their powers. Alternatives to the core magic system, including complete rules for improvised magic and rune magic. There are also guidelines for the GM who wants to change how magic works in particular worlds in a multi-world campaign. Plus special material from the GURPS Magic Items series and Wizards. This is a powerful book, indeed. Use it wisely.

The New York Times bestselling author "gives a master class on true crime reporting in Bogeyman. He writes with both muscle and heart" (Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Bogeyman describes in dramatic detail and with heartrending poignancy the efforts of tenacious Texas lawmen to solve the cold case murders of three little girls and hold serial child killer David Elliot Penton accountable for his horrific crimes. From the book: "For years he''d stalked elementary schools and playground looking for young girls from low-income neighborhoods to abduct, rape and murder. He thought of them as ''throwaway kids''—hardly missed, and soon forgotten, except by those who loved them. He was every parent''s worst nightmare. The bogeyman they warned their children about . . . the fiend who lurked outside bedroom windows." "Absorbing and haunting! Bogeyman spills creepily across the page with Steve Jackson''s hellacious verve and insight, reminding us there are few better explorers of the American berserk."—Ron Franscell, bestselling author of Alice & Gerald: A Homicidal Love Story "Steve Jackson''s latest, Bogeyman, reveals a living, breathing nightmare that haunted parents, as well as detectives. Be sure to add it to your reading list if you''re a fan of true crime books."—Aaron Habel, host of Generation Why Podcast "There are true crime books that just lay out the facts, and there are true crime books that pull you deeply into a world. Jackson writes deeply . . . It''s all in Bogeyman, a fascinating, well-paced read about the lows and highs of cold case investigations."—Katherine Ramsland, bestselling author and professor of forensic psychology, in Psychology Today

This book will walk you through over 20 Pranks step by step. Quick and funny pranks that can be used at the fire station, dorm room, home, at a friends house, or anywhere a clever prank is appreciated.

On April 14, 1989, in California''s idyllic Sonoma Valley, Mexican immigrant RamÓn Salcido went on a rampage, killing his wife, her two younger sisters, his mother-in-law, and his wife''s suspected lover. Then he slashed the throats of his three young daughters—ages four years, three years, and twenty-two months—and left them for dead in the county dump. A day later, when the children''s bodies were finally discovered, three-year-old Carmina was miraculously still alive. "Daddy cut me," she told her rescuers. In Not Lost Forever, Carmina Salcido reaches back into her traumatic past to reconstruct, in sobering detail, her father''s crimes and their aftermath. Recalling with clear-eyed candor, courage, and grace the horrific event and troubled childhood that followed, a remarkable young woman carries readers along on her miraculous journey of survival, discovery, and hope.

If you want to understand and get true value from your online content you need to understand how it is used by your customers. If you work with web analytics and online search optimization, this book will provide you with the tools and insight you need to do just that. Even more, it will give you an actionable plan to transform the culture of your organization into one that uses web analytics on a daily basis, focusing on real changes you can make to your department and processes to transform the way your business works. With examples from dozens of companies ranging from small businesses, to consumer sites like Amazon, to some of the largest companies in the world including Tesco and Google, Cult of Analytics demonstrates just how to apply web analytics to your business.

The interactive fantasy gamebook series continues with this novel that takes the reader out into a dark and stormy night, stranded miles from anywhere. Taking shelter in a ramshackle mansion, the reader is hurled into an adventure of spine-chilling, bloodcurdling terror. Original.

Fantasy fiction. Bloodbones lives! Cinnabar, evil Pirate-Lord and scourge of the twelve seas, is back from the dead, seeking revenge and with the dark powers of voodoo at his command. Only YOU can stop the pirate captain and his crew of bloodthirsty cutthroats. Prepare to set sail on the adventure of a lifetime.

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In this unique interactive adventure, the reader is the Creature of Havoc, a monstrous beast with a taste for fighting. Ruled only by hunger and rage, the beast has no knowledge of its past or destiny. All readers need is a pencil and eraser to participate. Original.

Far away in the land of Kakhabad, chaos is brewing...The evil Archimage has stolen the precious Crown of Kings, intending to use its power to further his tyrannous ends. In this first book of Steve Jackson''s Sorcery! series, you embark on a quest in the turmoil of Kakhabad, progressing through four books in order to achieve your ultimate goal - the Crown of Kings. Your first task is to traverse the dangerous Shamutanti Hills! Unique in the Fighting Fantasy series, the Sorcery! books allow you to choose your role- will you be warrior or sorcerer? Can you master the demands of the sorcerer''s craft, casting spells with the Sorcery! spell book and using all your wits to overcome the enemy? Be careful, for nothing in Kahkabad is quite as it seems...

On February 13, 1982, 21-year-old Mary Brown accepted a ride from a man in the ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado--and was raped and beaten. When his truck was found, Tom Luther pled guilty and was convicted. Ten years later, he was released from prison. He swore that his victims would never live to testify against him. Soon, from the Rockies to Virginia, young women were turning up dead at his hands. Includes 12 pages of photos.

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Fantasy adventure game story. 11-14 yrs.