Prepare to die! : a novel

Family businesses epitomize the best of the American Dream: you work hard, you're your own boss, you leave a lasting legacy to your children—or do you? Statistics show that only 30% of family businesses survive to the second generation, and a paltry 10% survive to the third generation. Family businesses are in trouble, and their survival is crucial to us all. Their success ensures our country's success—and their failure can drastically affect our economic health. In Keep the Family Baggage Out of the Family Business, family business expert Quentin Fleming has identified the Seven Deadly Sins that are invariably responsible for a family business's demise. Keep the Family Baggage Out of the Family Business presents practical and accessible advice geared toward the average family business owner or employee and is an invaluable tool for helping family businesses not only survive but thrive. Nine Years Ago, Steve Clarke Was Just A Teenage Boy In Love With The Girl Of His Dreams. Then A Freak Chemical Spill Transformed Him Into Reaver, The Man Whose Super-powerful Fists Can Literally Take A Year Off A Bad Guy’s Life. Days Ago, He Found Himself At The Mercy Of His Arch-nemesis Octagon And A Whole Crew Of Fiendish Super-villains, Who Gave Him Two Weeks To Settle His Affairs–and Prepare To Die. Now, After Years Of Extraordinary Adventures And Crushing Tragedies, The World’s Greatest Hero Is Returning To Where It All Began In Search Of The Boy He Once Was . . . And The Girl He Never Forgot. Exciting, Scandalous, And Ultimately Moving, Prepare To Die! Is A Unique New Look At The Last Days Of A Legend. Skyhorse Publishing, Under Our Night Shade And Talos Imprints, Is Proud To Publish A Broad Range Of Titles For Readers Interested In Science Fiction (space Opera, Time Travel, Hard Sf, Alien Invasion, Near-future Dystopia), Fantasy (grimdark, Sword And Sorcery, Contemporary Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Alternative History), And Horror (zombies, Vampires, And The Occult And Supernatural), And Much More. While Not Every Title We Publish Becomes A New York Times Bestseller, A National Bestseller, Or A Hugo Or Nebula Award-winner, We Are Committed To Publishing Quality Books From A Diverse Group Of Authors. About the Author Paul Tobin lives in Portland, OR, despite not having a single tattoo. He has written the adventures of Spider-Man, Batman, the Hulk, Superman and hundreds of other comic book characters, bringing a sense of realism and character to a genre filled with over-the-top action. He and his wife, artist Colleen Coover, are the creators of two graphic novels, the acclaimed Banana Sunday as well as the recently released and oddly wonderful Gingerbread Girl. Paul enjoys studying history, burlesque theater, thunderstorms, pretty girls on bicycles, good bagels, evil muffins, and occasionally claims that he would like to punch-fight a mastodon, though those claims have significantly tapered off after he stood next to a life size model at the Natural History Museum in Paris. "Nine years ago, Steve Clarke was just a teenage boy in love with the girl of his dreams. Then a freak chemical spill transformed him into Reaver, the man whose super-powerful fists can literally take a year off a bad guy's life. Days ago, he found himself at the mercy of his arch-nemesis Octagon and a whole crew of fiendish super-villains, who gave him two weeks to settle his affairs--and prepare to die. Now, after years of extraordinary adventures and crushing tragedies, the world's greatest hero is returning to where it all began in search of the boy he once was... and the girl he never forgot."--Dust jacket.