Many sophisticated investors will tell you it is neither necessary nor possible to time the market. In Why Most Investors Fail and Why You Don't Have To, author Michael Jon Allen shows you why they are wrong and then outlines an investment strategy that works.

Allen, who bridges the gap between fundamental and quantitative analysis and demonstrates his unique multidisciplined style of investment, shows you how to invest in a system that

- consistently outperforms peers;- reduces risk;- uses no more than five exchange-traded index funds;- trades only a few times per year;- requires no additional research.

This guide provides an overview of stocks, bonds, gold, cash, and real estate investments. It shares the five keys to changing the odds, and it presents a simple, proven investment strategy to help you realize greater returns on your money.

Following on from his successful Drawing Geometry, Jon Allen explores the creation of the many-sided three-dimensional forms known as the Platonic and Archimedean solids. Based on patterns of equally spaced points on a sphere, these polyhedra have been the fundamentals of geometric exploration for millennia. Many professionals find they need to be able to build three-dimensional shapes accurately, and understand the principles behind them. This unique book shows them how to make models of all the Platonic and Archimedean solids, as well as several other polyhedra and stellated forms. It provides step-by-step instructions for constructing the three-dimensional forms, as well as showing how to draw out accurately the geometry of the paperfold nets. Beginners and experienced artists and designers alike will find this book a source of practical guidance, as well as delight and inspiration which will amply repay the careful attention needed to construct the models.

Geometry is both elegantly simple and infinitely profound. Many professionals find they need to be able to draw geometric shapes accurately, and this unique book shows them how. It provides step-by-step instructions for constructing two-dimensional geometric shapes, which can be readily followed by a beginner, or used as an invaluable source book by students and professionals.

"A poignant examination of the toll addiction takes."- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL "An unforgettable cautionary tale."- FOREWORD "Puts the dark in comedy and sheds some light on an addict's circuitous path to uncertainty." - KIRKUS Julian is going to change his life! Get off the couch, get a job, stop disappointing everyone he loves. But first: maybe a couple of pills? Being the mayor's son comes with a lot of pressure: pressure to conform, perform, and live up to expectations. But Julian's opting out of it all. He's living on his girlfriend's couch, dealing drugs, and watching the days pass, empty and unfulfilled. It . . . wasn't too bad, to be honest. At least, not until Dana flushed his stash and booted him to the street. Alone, adrift, broke, and jonesing, Julian has burned his last bridge, his schemes have gone from "moronic" to "tied up in an abandoned mine shaft," and the tiny town of Piney Bluff is swiftly running out of safe harbors for its most fortunate son. It's time for Julian to take some steps, but first he has to find a way out of purgatory. An awkward, wince-worthy, and hilarious companion piece to creator Jon Allen's previous work, The Lonesome Era, Julian in Purgatory is a wild safari through one kid's bad choices and worse consequences.

"A touching book that is sure to appeal to any reader who has tried to be the person they were meant to be." - BOOKLIST Camden is a cat. Camden is also crushing hard on his best buddy and all-around terrible influence, Jeremiah. Young, bored, and trapped in their slowly decomposing Rust Belt town, Camden tamps down his burgeoning feelings for the local ne'er-do-well and allows himself to be dragged along with every awful idea, every hair-brained plan, and every threat to life and limb Jeremiah can come up with. As the dangers of Camden's risk-taking mount, an even more terrifying confrontation with who he is and what he truly wants looms ever closer. How much longer can this go on? With acute perception and sensitive wit, Jon Allen (Ohio is for Sale) explores the depths of teenage yearning below the deceptively shallow details of everyday life in a powerful, page-turning coming-of-age tale.

Many sophisticated investors will tell you it is neither necessary nor possible to time the market. In Why Most Investors Fail and Why You Don't Have To, author Michael Jon Allen shows you why they are wrong and then outlines an investment strategy that works.

Allen, who bridges the gap between fundamental and quantitative analysis and demonstrates his unique multidisciplined style of investment, shows you how to invest in a system that

- consistently outperforms peers;- reduces risk;- uses no more than five exchange-traded index funds;- trades only a few times per year;- requires no additional research.

This guide provides an overview of stocks, bonds, gold, cash, and real estate investments. It shares the five keys to changing the odds, and it presents a simple, proven investment strategy to help you realize greater returns on your money.

Wesley Gamble is an also-ran, a lifeless drone whose descent into oblivion has been feverishly aided by his addictions. Tequila sunrises, liquid lunches and evening nightcaps fill the itinerary of his day, days that crash into one another in blurred chaos and delusion. Through a series of chemical induced missteps, he discovers a visceral and raw underground, led by a charismatic and dangerous man who will guide him to salvation and redemption-and perhaps an endgame that could crumble the shaky foundations of our society as we know it. Set against a gritty street aesthetic and punk rock backdrop, Throwaway Kids is a fast-paced, character driven tale that skewers our culture in a sometimes biting, often poignant, and always in-your-face fashion. Crafted with a disturbing and edgy style, author Jon Allen's nihilistic vantage on what passes as normal in an increasingly lost society puts a chokehold on the reader while raising questions about an age-old grey area; right, wrong and the jagged little pieces in-between.