Unlocking the secrets of living tax-free and accumulating wealth is the highlight of this week’s selections in the Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. Others discuss topics such as how “diversity, equity and inclusion” in academia have devastated higher education and its most reputable institutions, how high-tech firms have been asleep, leaving America vulnerable to her enemies, and how small mistakes throughout history have led to huge turning points. But for a little escapism, there is the latest from an old fictional friend, written by a No. 1 New York Times bestselling novelist.
“Battle Mountain (A Joe Pickett Novel),” by C.J. Box (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
In this latest adventure of Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, the protagonist enlists rookie game warden Susan Kany to help him find the governor’s son-in-law, who went missing in the Sierra Madres. Their path eventually crosses that of a rogue falconer and a friend out for revenge — on Battle Mountain. “(C.J.) Box does a fine job of pulling the disparate threads of his complex story together; and he keeps readers guessing about who will live and who will die as the suspenseful, fast-paced tale heads to a violent conclusion,” wrote Bruce DeSilva for The Associated Press. “However, the novel contains so many references to incidents in previous books that first-time Box readers may feel a bit lost.” [Fiction]“Be Smart Pay Zero Taxes: Use the Buy, Borrow, Die Strategy to Get Rich and Stay Rich,” by Mark J. Quann (Humanix Books)
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