From the author of the award-winning debut crime novel Good Neighbors-a white-knuckle thriller about the lengths a man will go to for his daughter. The phone rings. It's your daughter. She's been dead for four months. So begins East Texas police dispatcher Ian Hunt's fight to get his daughter back. The call is cut off by the man who snatched her from her bedroom seven years ago, and a basic description of the kidnapper is all Ian has to go on. What follows is a bullet-strewn cross-country chase from Texas to California along Interstate 10- a wild ride in a 1965 Mustang that passes through the outlaw territory of No Country for Old Men and is shot through with moments of macabre violence that call to mind the novels of Thomas Harris.

The Aircraft Dispatcher Exam is equivalent to the Air Transport Pilot oral exam. Aircraft Dispatchers must execute and approve flight plans, route and altitude selection, and fuel load, all in compliance with FAA regulations. The format of questions and answers used in any Aircraft Dispatcher Guide or book is not sufficient to understand the extensive comprehensive material at hand and will not achieve the need to know in this profession. You cannot successfully answer questions without having full comprehension and knowledge. Unlike other books that only provide question and answer formats, this guide goes beyond the basic preparation which is necessary for passing the required exams. This book delivers to Aircraft Dispatchers a better understanding of the dispatcher's role. The information is up-to-date and brings you the latest and greatest available study materials, which are parts of an actual FAA oral exam. Route planning, regulations, and aviation weather are all part of the dispatcher's responsibilities and authorities and are covered in comprehensive detail.

The official behind-the-scenes companion to The French Dispatch and the latest volume in the bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series The French Dispatch—the tenth feature film from writer-director Wes Anderson—is a love letter to journalists set at the titular American newspaper in the fictional 20th-century French city of Ennui-sur-Blasé. The film stars a number of Anderson's frequent collaborators, including Bill Murray as the newspaper's editor in chief; Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, and Frances McDormand, as well as new players Jeffrey Wright, Benicio del Toro, Elisabeth Moss, and Timothée Chalamet, who bring to life a collection of stories published in The French Dispatch magazine. In this latest one-volume entry in The Wes Anderson Collection series—the only book to take readers behind the scenes of The French Dispatch—everything that goes into bringing Anderson's trademark style, meticulous compositions, and exacting production design to the screen is revealed in detail. Written by film and television critic and New York Times bestselling author Matt Zoller Seitz, The Wes Anderson Collection: The French Dispatch presents the complete story behind the film’s conception, anecdotes about the making of the film, and behind-the-scenes photos, production materials, and artwork.

Burnout is the state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It happens when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands. You begin to feel like you have no real control over your job...or your life. Sound familiar? This is an all-too-common experience for dispatchers, but it doesn't have to be that way. In this book, Adam Timm, former LAPD dispatcher, and I outline ways you can turn your life around faster than you ever thought possible. When you put the tools and techniques from Dispatcher Stress in place, you will: -Feel relief from tension, frustration, and insomnia -Be free to do the things you really want to do -Relax in the midst of the toughest challenges -Experience clarity and peace of mind again

Winner of the 2018 Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award, Cameron Awkward-Rich’s intimate second book of poems attempts to reckon with and withstand American violence. Set against the media environment that saturates even our most intimate spaces, Dispatch attends to, revises, and thinks adjacent to the news of racial/gendered violence in the US, from the nineteenth century to the present day. These poems ask: What kind of revisions will make this a world/a story that is concerned with my people’s flourishing? How ought I pay attention, how to register perpetual bad news without letting it fatally intrude? Cameron Awkward-Rich is among the most bracing voices to emerge in recent years, a dazzling exemplar of poetry’s (and humanity’s) possibilities.

THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, and Owen Wilson.

The legendary story of Batman and Robin has reached nearly mythic proportions: the crime-fighting Dynamic Duo, always one step ahead of the criminals they pursue and never meeting a case too big. This isn’t that story. This is the story of a young Dick Grayson, newly orphaned, struggling to find his way in a strange, difficult, dark new world…This is the story of Robin and Batman. The bestselling creative team behind the Eisner-winning Descender, Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, reunite in Gotham City to tell the story of a remarkable young man learning to navigate an incredible new world!

"The best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review); an instant classic straight from the front lines. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of the war and the surreal insanity of life in that singular combat zone. Michael Herr’s unsparing, unorthodox retellings of the day-to-day events in Vietnam take on the force of poetry, rendering clarity from one of the most incomprehensible and nightmarish events of our time. Dispatches is among the most blistering and compassionate accounts of war in our literature.

Master the Public Safety Dispatcher/911 Operator Exam provides everything you need to succeed on the exam, including two full-length practice tests, thorough review of every question type on the exam, proven test-taking strategies to help you score higher, and comprehensive information for beginning and advanced-level emergency personnel. Also, expert tips on how to best analyze job announcements and interviewing successfully are included to give you an edge over the competition.

Perfect Gift For Awesome Dispatchers Are you looking for a gift for Dispatchers? This adult activity book is a perfect gift for Call Operators. Being a Dispatcher can be so stressful, this entertaining book will surely keep you busy and relax with relatable quotes in mandala designs after a long day at work. Release your stress in the most fun and enjoyable way possible with the help of this activity book. FEATURES: Single-sided images 30 Coloring Pages 8.5 x 11 size Glossy Finished Cover 65 Pages Please see the back cover for a preview of what's inside the book. Show your appreciation for Dispatchers and give them this fun and relatable activity book. Get your copy today!