Many Happy Returns

The inside story of H&R Block's entrepreneurial founder Henry Bloch In 1955 Henry Bloch and his brother Dick founded H&R Block. Through a mixture of hard work and luck, they transitioned this Kansas City based bookkeeping business into a tax preparation firm just as the IRS stopped preparing tax returns for people. Over the course of more than fifty years, the company grew to become the largest tax preparation firm in the world, serving more than twenty million clients a year. Many Happy Returns tells the compelling story of this company and its founder through Thomas Bloch, Henry's son, who worked along side his father for nearly twenty years. Page by page, you'll discover the rich history of this successful organization, and how Henry Bloch's relentless focus on providing consistent quality at the lowest cost helped the company expand into the worldwide industry leader it is today. Explores the professional and personal life of one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the United States Written by one of the closest people to Henry Bloch, his son, Thomas Details fifty years of H&R Block's rich history, from its humble beginnings to the present day Reveals the hard-won and fresh insights straight from one of the most uncommon business leaders of a generation Inspiring and informative, Many Happy Returns is the true story of a man who achieved the American Dream.

Written by Peter David; ART and cover by Ed Benes and Alex Lei In stores July 9. Collecting the hard-to-find final 6 issues of SUPERGIRL, #75-80, in one handy volume featuring an intro by Peter David and a new cover by Ed Benes! There are two Supergirls...but which one's the real deal? Linda Danvers isn't sure whether Kara Zor-El is for real, but she plans to find out. Can both of them survive the confrontation? For more information, see the feature article. SC, 7x10, 144pg, FC

Michael J. Lisicky is the author of several bestselling books, including Hutzler's: Where Baltimore Shops. In demand as a department store historian, he has given lectures at institutions such as the New York Public Library, the Boston Public Library, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Milwaukee County Historical Society, the Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Jewish Museum of Maryland. His books have received critical acclaim from the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore City Paper, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Pittsburgh Post Gazette. He has been interviewed by national business periodicals including Fortune Magazine, Investor's Business Daily and Bloomberg Businessweek. His book Gimbels Has It was recommended by National Public Radio's Morning Edition program as "One of the Freshest Reads of 2011." Mr. Lisicky helps run an "Ask the Expert" column with author Jan Whitaker at www.departmentstorehistory.net and resides in Baltimore, where he is an oboist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Celebrate joyous occasions with "Many Happy Returns of The Day!" This delightful book explores the art of gift-giving, creating memories, and spreading happiness on special occasions. Discover unique ideas, heartfelt messages, and tips to make every celebration memorable.

BATMAN'S #1000 APPEARANCE! After 80+ years, the 1000th issue featuring Batman is here! This spectacular milestone issue is full of action packed adventure written and illustrated by the most famous Batman creative teams. Detective Comics #1027: The Deluxe Edition collects the much-lauded landmark issue Detective Comics #1027. This edition also features a bonus gallery loaded with variant covers.

THE STORIES: MANY HAPPY RETURNS. The scene is a hallway in a swank Sutton Place apartment building. Beth, a thirteen-year-old striving to look much older and more worldly than her tender years would suggest, waylays Barney, a young man in his early