Books with author Jeffrey Heller

Louis Patterson is having a bad day. A very bad day. His wife left him. He's in a dead-end job. He gets robbed. His favorite TV show was canceled. And then a sinkhole opens up under his house.Louis is a troubled vet, who’s haunted by the death of his best friend when they were deployed to Afghanistan with their National Guard unit—a death that Louis feels responsible for. Once back home, things don't go too well for Louis. He's forced to take a dead-end job at Dollar Discount Warehouse after being laid off from a canning factory in town where he had worked for over twenty years. However, before he can get back on his feet, his wife, Mia, packs up the kids and moves in with her sister. His misery is further compounded by the first anniversary of his friend's death.Meanwhile, a fracking company outside of town triggers an earthquake which sets in motion a series of events causing a sinkhole to open up under Louis’s house. While rescuers race to save Louis trapped at the bottom of the sinkhole, the whole town turns out to cheer on Louis and the rescue attempt. With time and options running out, will Louis be rescued or will the earth entomb him forever?What Readers Are Saying:A fitting fable for the chaotic and confusing modern age.Reading like a Bruce Springsteen song in its opening chapters, The Day the Earth Swallowed Louis quickly develops into a work of deeper significance, bringing the reader through a tale of a life gone sideways... but redeemed in the end by an indomitable spirit and the beating heart of a hero.

Imagine a house constructed in less than forty-eight hours, without using lumber or nails, that is more resistant to fire, earthquakes, and hurricanes than any traditionally built structure. This may sound like the latest development in prefab housing or green architecture, but the design dates back to 1941 when architect Wallace Neff (1895 1982) developed Airform construction as a solution to the global housing crisis. Best known for his elegant Spanish Colonial revival estates in Southern California, Neff had a private passion for his dome-shaped "bubble houses" made of reinforced concrete cast in position over an inflatable balloon. No Nails, No Lumber shows the beauty and versatility of Neff 's design in new and vintage photography, previously unpublished illustrations, and archival material and ephemera.

Imagine a house constructed in less than forty-eight hours, without using lumber or nails, that is more resistant to fire, earthquakes, and hurricanes than any traditionally built structure. This may sound like the latest development in prefab housing or green architecture, but the design dates back to 1941 when architect Wallace Neff (1895–1982) developed Airform construction as a solution to the global housing crisis. Best known for his elegant Spanish Colonial–revival estates in Southern California, Neff had a private passion for his dome-shaped "bubble houses" made of reinforced concrete cast in position over an inflatable balloon. No Nails, No Lumber shows the beauty and versatility of Neff's design in new and vintage photography, previously unpublished illustrations, and archival material and ephemera.

3000 years ago there came a plague among the 12 tribes of the Manding people of the coast of West Africa. Thousands died a horrible death as helpless survivors watched. Desperately they boarded ships and sailed west for another land. They sailed thousands of miles before they finally saw land. They believed that they were free from it and all remembrance of it was purged from their lore for fear that to speak of it could cause its return. The legends faded. Visitors came from far away telling of a great priest whose followers were said to become immortal, but unbelievers would see the eternal fire. The legends of the plague resurfaced and mingled with that of the priest said to be the Son of the One True God. The elders forbade to speak his name saying that it would anger the gods and the plague would return. The plague did return, and from remains found in ancient Peruvian burial tunnels, one man’s quest for vengeance brings the U.S. to panic amid an epidemic of spontaneous human combustion.

“This is a shop where people rarely find what they desire. But they always leave with what they deserve.” –Payvand Reed Enter a strange little shop. Look. Over there. Behind the counter. Its owner is waiting for you. Who is Payvand Reed? And why does he keep inviting you into his nightmare? This shop is a place where strange events happen every day. Why does each item come with its own mysterious story? What is the source of Mr. Reed’s power? What do customers really buy here? Each person who enters Payvand Reed’s Curiosity Shoppe leaves with something–if they’re willing to pay the price. What will you buy there? And are you willing to pay the price?

Imagine a house constructed in less than forty-eight hours, without using lumber or nails, that is more resistant to fire, earthquakes, and hurricanes than any traditionally built structure. This may sound like the latest development in prefab housing or green architecture, but the design dates back to 1941 when architect Wallace Neff (1895 1982) developed Airform construction as a solution to the global housing crisis. Best known for his elegant Spanish Colonial revival estates in Southern California, Neff had a private passion for his dome-shaped "bubble houses" made of reinforced concrete cast in position over an inflatable balloon. No Nails, No Lumber shows the beauty and versatility of Neff 's design in new and vintage photography, previously unpublished illustrations, and archival material and ephemera.