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"Set in the seldom-chronicled 'back to the earth' movement of the 1970s and '80s, author 'Buckwheat' Bob Harrison tells poignant stories and yarns of his life after quitting his tech job with the State of California, dropping out in 1970 at age 33, and moving to the mountains in southern Oregon. His was a life lived for 15 years without vehicle, electricity, potable running water or legal residence, 10 years as a squatter and 5 years as a caretaker. Refugees from the Industrial and Technological revolution lived in agony, ecstasy and danger, trying to rediscover connections with their inner selves, amid the realities of nature, poverty, police harassment and armed vigilantism. After 5 years, he moved to Lasqueti Island in Canada and spent 10 years surviving amid the harshness of the rugged coast of British Columbia, existing as an illegal alien. Now back in society, but retired, he devotes himself mostly to performing and recording music."--Provided by publisher.

The stories in Let there be Light are: Bird of Providence; Derelicts of Grand Coulee; Good Friday and the Pennsylvania Turnpike; Family Eco-Trek in Maasailand; and Ambush of the "Moon Platoon" A Resolution? These stories convey opportunites lost and gained by many colorful and engaging people in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Washington, Kenya, and Vietnam between 1966 and 2013. They carry us through one day of encounters with wildlife, life-threatening events, social tensions and conflicts, and emotional highs and lows in the lives of diverse characters including teenage arsonists, State troopers, dirt farmers, longhaul truckers, former big game hunters, Ndorobo and Maasai tribesmen, three members of the McSeer family, and Viet Cong, North Vietnamese, and U.S. Army soldiers during a devastating ambush near Chu Lai, Vietnam, July, 1969, during the lunar landing. Each story includes original photographs and artwork to help readers visualize the times, places, and people depicted.

"I can't believe they found my secret place." As he drove along the highway, a voice in his head began to speak; "let's kill again Kelvin...let's have some fun on the way to Tampa!" He looked in the rearview mirror at a set of bloodshot eyes looking back at him. "If I'm going to go down, I'm going to go down swinging," he said. His mind raced as he wondered if he'd make it to Tampa to see Candy again. The voice began to speak to him again; "we must plant as we journey south Kelvin...pick some new flowers Kelvin...pick some new flowers for our ROADSIDE GARDENS!" When he looked at his eyes in the rearview mirror this time, they were as black as coal. Kelvin Kettle knew what he had to do; find some new flowers and plant them in his roadside gardens! The Garden's Last Flowers is Book 2 of the Montclair Murders. Author M. Everett Baylor is an Iraq War Veteran with a background in law. He lives in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Whisky Dreams captures a slice of life in the world of distilleries and their romantic settings. An enjoyable and rare approach to the neglected topic of cooking with fine whiskies this book includes several stories of life working in the whisky world and close to 90 recipes ranging from soups to dessert and everything in between; all based on the marriage of fine food and fine spirits. Whisky Dreams is a romp in the spirits world along with a woman who has not only a passion for great whisky but the experiences & ability to bring the magic of life in the whisky world and her wide ranging knowledge of distilled spirits home to all of our tables. Whether you are a home chef or simply someone who loves single malts and bourbon, these recipes, personal stories and narrative master classes in distilled spirits will keep you well entertained, well schooled and well fed.

Marian Burkhart offers here an engaging discussion of the work of revered playwright Horton Foote, winner of a Pulitzer Prize and two Academy Awards. Hallie Foote, the playwright's daughter, has written a foreword. A tribute to Foote, Burkhart's book leads the reader into a body of work that continues to win acclaim and grow in popularity for its transcendent and timeless messages. As Burkhart explains, "All of us are the 'ordinary' people who are at home as they live their 'ordinary' lives in the town Foote built out of his inspired understanding of what life means. One has no need to be from East Texas or to go there, for the town exists fully only in the theater, and it houses all of us. That's why this book is called Horton Foote's America."

Find out how you can avoid the trap of latching on to a predictable pop psychology "smooth fix" as well as escape the feeling of floundering in a sea of advice. Living Well, Living Wise examines our society's history of categorizing people into symptoms and illnesses such as ADHD, depression, anxiety disorder, and the like. Standard therapies and drug treatment have truly helped many people. However, it can be tempting to use these tools to minimize the richness and complexity of being human and to short-circuit our search for a good life. Author and therapist Mary Ellen Trahan blends theological, psychological, and philosophical teachings to offer more than a typical "self-help" book. Living Well, Living Wise will help you begin the transformation into a flourishing, mature, joyous human being with a balanced concern for yourself, others, and the world.

There are moments of time when our lives turn from calm to chaos in a split second. Such was the case with Tom Matson, whose life suddenly went from a normal existence in Minnesota to a fight for survival when, after a hockey concussion, he had an MRI and was delivered the stunning and crushing news that he had a brain tumor. In Unfrozen, author and father Tom Matson presents readers with an extraordinary look into his life and the hard-earned life lessons he gained on how to thrive following his diagnosis. With a candid and poignant narrative, Matson seamlessly blends together stories from his childhood along with a detailed account of the medical and emotional journey that he embarked on to overcome his brain tumor. As a result, not only does he provide a thoughtful and loving legacy for his children; he also gives inspiration and hope for anyone who is going through a similar major medical battle directly or with a loved one. Net proceeds go to Brain Tumor research

Our story begins during the height of Ferdinand Marcos's reign as president of the Philippines under martial law. General Rafaelito Valdez, a trusted member of the president's army, is personally delegated by the president with the formidable task of hiding a number of mysterious and valuable boxes, the contents of which are unknown to everyone but the president himself. Flash forward 20 years to Jerry, a successful bar and grill owner - and son of General Valdez - who is still haunted by the last words his father shared with him before his death: A secret location of the boxes that are still waiting to be claimed by their rightful owner. With the assistance of his closest friends, Lito and Eddie, Jerry embarks on a quest to discover Nawala Kayamanan (the Lost Wealth), but soon discovers that they are not the only ones involved in the hunt for this elusive fortune...

Major League Presidents is a children's book about a baseball team of US Presidents that ties in America's pastime with presidential trivia. It is written in a rhyming style and is ideal for teaching kids about the US Presidents. A Perfect Day For Baseball The Grass is Green and the Air is Dry A Sport Fit For US Presidents It's American As Apple Pie

"I killed my father. I did not know it then, but I know it now." Thus begins Bart Bauer's memoir and his struggle to come to terms with a decision made in 1994 that hastened his father's death. The 80-year-old author looks back over his growing-up years as the son of a small-town butcher. "I was a willing assistant to my father. Just about every day, we killed something to meet the needs of our customers. We slaughtered cattle in a one-room, unheated slaughterhouse. In winter, wearing blood-encrusted coveralls, we kept our hands warm handling steaming entrails. In summer, we worked bare-chested when scalding hogs." He recalls his father's passion for hunting fox and raccoon. And his dad's love for his dogs-and the tragedy that nearly occurred when a neighbor shot one of his beloved dogs. Now an old man, the author struggles with the mystery of death, thinks about the deaths of family members and how they died, and speculates on how he will die, questioning the existence of a hereafter.

Three bodies. No clues. No heads. It takes more than a near-death experience to keep Detective Lou Donovan off the job. Three decapitated bodies are discovered in the empty house of a high-profile Colombian coffee mogul putting a drug cartel at the top of the suspect list. Or is that the perpetrator's intent? Lou and her team find themselves dancing on the edge of an international incident where every twist and turn uncovers a tangled web of murderous lies. When the absence of evidence is their strongest lead, Lou must find a way to solve the case while navigating a minefield that threatens to expose the people she has come to love. A unique mix of mystery, crime and a touch of romance, Shadows of Deceit will have readers anxiously turning the pages to discover the truth behind the endless maze of bloodlust and greed. Shadows of Deceit is the second installment in the thrilling Series of Shadows.

Why leave Manhattan for a town in Maine "where no one goes and nothing ever happens"? Confused, bereft, but following a hunch, Lee Baldwin moves to Limmington Mills to revel in solitude and brood about her missing husband. Life has other plans. While never forgetting about her Charlie, Lee is pulled into the daily dramas of her imaginative, flighty landlady Dolly and Dolly's brother, a taciturn welder at Bath Iron Works. Befriended by Maxine, store proprietor (and de facto town manager), she meets a trio of boys running wild and their mother, who may or may not have heard a saint speak. Most of all, Lee benefits from Hazel's fierce grace, the elderly woman whose grip on life breathes energy into Lee's own. Evoking the lives of northern New Englanders who struggle in the shadow side of prosperity, Preservation explores the isolation-and possibilities-of a time before electronics linked us nonstop through the cloud.

When an international conspiracy leads to kidnapping and murder, it's up to Reid Matthews and his mysterious Comanche powers to save the day. When twelve-year-old Brandon Matthews and his classmates embark on a trip to Texas's Guadalupe Mountains National Park, little do they know that their journey will become a terrifying adventure that some will not survive. Kidnapped by terrorists with mysterious motives, things go from bad to worse for Brandon and the other children when their plane crashes in a lake in Southwestern Colorado. Lost with little hope of rescue, Brandon and his friends must face hunger, dangerous weather, wild animals, and the cruel behavior of some of their own classmates. But Brandon has an advantage: a vast store of survival and outdoor knowledge taught to him by his adopted father, Reid Matthews, who has mysterious powers beyond any mere man. Author B Ray Mize has created a tale that will have hearts pounding in Walks with Bears, Book 3 of the Comancheria Series.

Love, religion, death: Skupien has penned an intellectual, thought-provoking collection of poems around these issues, managing to find words to express these deeply human themes.

Our universe is a strange and dangerous place, adrift in an infinite multiverse. Consider if you will, the phenomena of exploding suns, black holes, antimatter, vacuum energy, inflaton fields, quantum entanglement, wormholes, and the light-speed barrier that delays communication and movement in space. Consider the improbable and seemingly random events that produced the "just right" conditions for life on earth, and ask why worldwide extinctions over the last half-billion years enabled the relatively recent emergence of human intelligence. Consider why humans have not yet found any evidence of other spacefaring species, which begs the question: Why are we on this planet, in this universe, at this time, apparently alone? Only Legion, a man of the twentieth century can answer these and other questions as he uses his wits and superhuman abilities to fight his way to the stars and confronts extraterrestrial life in this galaxy and beyond.

Steve Cyphers' poems and short stories, written over the past fifteen or so years, explore the deeper meanings that lie within the "vast, hidden world" beneath the surface of everyday events, thoughts, and observations. His view is from the standpoint of a life well-lived in an effort to participate fully in each experience-whether painful, touching, profound, or silly. Whispers in the Wind ponders those occasions where the passion and purpose of our lives are revealed if we will only listen more carefully to our own inner voices and, perhaps, to the subtle whispers of those who have lived before. This collection is a joyful and appreciative celebration of the extraordinary alongside the ordinary. The author invites you to share his learnings, smile or laugh at the funny parts, and hopefully, find some pieces that you connect with and help you along your own journey under rocks, behind bushes, and within your heart.

My name is Erika Singer. I was born in 1938 in a land called Sudetenland. In 1946, we were expelled from our homeland and shipped to Germany. I lived eleven years in Germany where I received most of my education. In November 1956, our family emigrated to America. We settled in a rural area of Michigan where I finished high school. After graduation, I moved to Wisconsin, working for a variety of companies. In 1964, I married and made a small mid-western town my permanent home. Erika: A Member of the Forgotten People is the story of a young refugee girl living in Germany, her memories of the war years, the different military occupations and the deportation of three million people in 1946. It describes the lifestyles in different refugee camps, the hunger pains, frequent frost bite, constant homesickness, and the humiliation and alienation endured while looking for a new home in a strange land.

Single mother Kelly O'Connor has come to New Orleans in search of a fresh start for herself and her twelve-year-old son, Brandon. But trouble is brewing behind the scenes for this dark-eyed beauty-for unbeknownst to Kelly, her new boss is none other than Saul Clubman, a notorious gangster who controls the city's massive drug trade. Oil tycoon Reid Matthews is also looking for a new start. Tired of the ugliness of the world, he wants nothing more than to retire to the peacefulness of the Comanchería, his ranch in the Texas Hill Country. But when Reid discovers that his company, Tidal Wave Drilling, has ties to Clubman and his illegal operations, he finds himself drawn into a mystery with violent consequences. When Reid saves Kelley and her son from Clubman's hitman and takes them to the Comanchería, Clubman follows with an army of thugs and killers. Will Reid be able to protect his home and loved ones from the violent Clubman?

Everything seems perfect in the lives of Sharon and Andy Taylor, a successful, good-looking, happily married couple living the dream in Manhattan. Perfect, that is, with one exception. They haven't discussed it, but it is privately consuming both of them. What has happened to their once steamy sex life, the hours of passionate lovemaking, intimate exploration, and dirty talk? Discussing it would probably be a good idea, but that alone isn't going to solve the problem. What they do about it, however, will and could also wind up changing them, as individuals, and as a couple, forever.

Paralegal Kristina Orris has moved to San Diego seeking a new life - a normal life. She is burdened by the memory of Hillari, a sister with an oversized head and disfigured face. After Kristina's dad died, she knew she couldn't stay. Kristina dreamed of being a lawyer. Pursuing such a goal would be impossible yoked to Hillari. At 18, Kristina abandoned her home, her past - and Hillari. Now, eight years later, Kristina meets attorney Gideon "Duck" Ducker, "the single homeliest man she had ever laid eyes on." But she instantly bonds with him. Kristina takes a paralegal job at Ducker's law firm, where the two are thrown into the most fascinating case of their lives. Only one thing prevents Kristina from becoming the confident, fulfilled woman she longs to be: the swelling burden of guilt and shame over her past. But is it too late to redeem herself? Alternately touching, humorous and heart wrenching, Hillari's Head is about family, intimacy, resilience and, ultimately, acceptance.

I spent my summers growing up at the Jersey Shore and many of those summers as an ocean lifeguard. As you can imagine, I am very comfortable in the ocean. During those summers, 13 children drowned after hours when the beaches were not guarded. I wanted to do something to help prevent this from happening again and that's when I came up with the idea to write a children's book with the hopes that parents would read the book to their children. My book would then educate the parents and children at the same time about water safety in the ocean. If this book saves one life, it's worth everything to me. Follow the Sands family on their vacation to the shore town of Seaside Delight. Little Sean and his sister, Summer, along with their parents will learn some important safety tips about swimming in the ocean while making some very special friends. Find out who their new friends are and what valuable lessons they learn on this vacation.

More Than a Race is about the notorious Race Across America (the RAAM) known as the world's toughest bicycle race. The story tracks a four-man team of septuagenarians who proved that age is no obstacle to superlative performance. Adding to the narrative are the voices of families and crew members, whose perspectives on the racers and crew dynamics enrich the account. Leaving Oceanside CA on June 12, 2012, the team and their hard-working support crew of 15 raced to Annapolis MD in 6 days, 13 hours, 13 minutes, at an average of 19.04 mph. They not only broke the 70+ record by 27 hours, but also bested the 60+ record by more than 3 hours. Sponsored by UnitedHealthcare, the team overcame more than its share of obstacles, including 100-degree desert heat, a hospitalization, fierce Kansas winds, a bike dropped at high speed onto a highway in Illinois, and the final agony of the Appalachian Mountains. More Than a Race is a must-read for all cyclists and armchair adventurers alike.

My mama picked me up from school on a Friday and made a list of things for me to do. I looked at my mama and said, "I'm not doing anything of the sort!" Sometimes it's hard to do the right thing, but this mother and her son learn why it's important to make an effort even when it's difficult. And this son learns how to be obedient and respectful even when he doesn't want to follow his mom's rules. Every child may test their parents, but it is up to the parents how to respond. In "What You Say?" a little reverse psychology has a positive outcome. Jami Frasl's "What You Say?" was designed to show how parents and children can have conflict and disagree with each other, and at the same time learn a life lesson on being obedient and respectful.

"For the Hell of It....and Souvenirs!" follows a group of young Marines whose friendships grow through training to the battlefront and beyond. As the pains of war for them include a first love strained by separation, a spouse's letter that shatters a soldier's world, and frequent brushes with death, this group of friends must rely on each other to get through the physical and emotional ravages of war. John Maltese, Jr., transcribed this previously unpublished work written by his late father, John T. Maltese, a former Marine who served in World War II. "For the Hell of It....and Souvenirs!" brings to life a time of great change from the eyes of a close group of friends - their emotional bond will leave you yearning for more. John T. Maltese (1924-1995) wrote this novel in the late 1950s while teaching Journalism in Steubenville, Ohio. The manuscript sat in the attic of his home for more than 40 years. This book is now published in his honor as a legacy for his family and friends.

In a world a reflection of our own, dragons once lived in a land known to history as Atlantis, until they died fighting in a great war that destroyed the ancient city. But the ghosts of the dragons returned, and the surviving Atlantians, along with the children of the humans they bred with, discovered the dragon-ghosts could use their strength to transmute wood into something hard as steel, ignite fires, heal torn flesh, and many other things as well. Those who could control the dragon-ghosts became known as 'Dragons' themselves, and ordinary mortals feared them, forcing Dragons to live their lives in secret. But by 1620 the world had changed. Dragons were grudgingly becoming accepted, and a young Dragon named Tomas Rios is living a quiet life in his foster-grandfather's apothecary shoppe, known throughout St. Augustine and beyond as a healer and nothing more. But his quiet life is about to be turned upside down. For the ancient evil that brought down Atlantis is stirring once again...

Caran always wondered about her family's secrets. Her search for the truth took many years to unravel the mysteries-and then to eventually disclose those secrets she herself was keeping. What the Skeletons in the Closet Tell Me invites readers along on a riveting, adventurous spy mission of self-discovery and quest for the truth. From her rough and tumble childhood in the Pacific Northwest, through the "hell" of her military service, the massive ongoing government cover-ups, and it's complex aftermath. Caran reflects with candid honesty on a life she never expected to last this long. She recounts the relentless battles with injustice, discrimination, and the stigma of mental illness, brutal abuse and betrayal from the hands of people she trusted. She escapes death with the help of her mystical allies, beloved animal companions, and "The Voice" who leads her to discover the goldmine, the hidden treasure of hope, healing, and transformation.

It's Your Fault is Wendy's eight year, sometimes humorous, journey in search of a cure to back pain caused by an exercise class injury. The author takes the reader on a wild ride through the Bay Area mainstream medical community, trying epidurals, physical therapy and other procedures, When her pain doesn't improve, she moves on to the universe of the alternative healing world with Interconnection Bodywork, a proselytizing Jewish yoga teacher, French maritime pine bark and more. Meanwhile, her teenage son is using the trunk of his car as a storage unit for strawberry -flavored vodka, sneaking out of the house and night and getting caught with smoking paraphernalia on Earth Day. As Wendy's desperation mounts, she discovers a tool that teaches her to trust her own instincts and learns that trying to find a solution often aggravates the problem. Her new found awareness opens the door as she learns how to deal with back pain and embrace her family.

Effective elected leaders can make a huge difference in their communities; conversely those elected who are ineffective can create significant and long term problems. The point of this book is to identify common problems that elected officials face during their service, and offer practical solutions. Since we rarely elect "perfect leaders," our democratic system is structured so ordinary citizens can become successful as long as they work at it. Interestingly, the people who find the greatest success as public officials are those who quickly pivot their attention from "Me" to "We," develop effective relationships with their colleagues, and listen more and talk less.

The Korellian Odyssey - Benediction completes the story of Korel, a young boy growing into manhood who abandons his soul mate, Arinnea to the violent intentions and intrigue of the royal court. Korel wanders the wastes until he crosses the Eastern Sea and finds evidence that Arinnea is still alive. Benediction picks up with Korel returning from the sea to explore the gifts of mortality and the balance between life and death as he seeks out the secrets of two declining civilizations founded by the Stewards, a race of people gifted with immortality and charged as caretakers of the world. Korel finds technological and natural horrors that force him to develop his own blossoming gifts. Eventually he finds his way back to his home city and the royal court of Westoreth. Korel discovers Arinnea has died and challenges the king and court in a ritual contest that results in a purging of the throne. He then must decide if and how his relationship with the deceased Arinnea can continue.

Humans sit comfortably at the summit of the food chain; rarely does any other animal get the advantage. But other people? Now there's something to fear. In Mell Corcoran's thrilling crime novel debut, Shadows of Doubt, women are being hunted, tortured, killed and their assailant leaves the same clue on each of them but it has no scientific explanation. Detective Lou Donovan must figure out this killer's signature because he's escalating and no one knows where he will strike next. When the first victim appears in Shadow of Doubt Lou nor her partner wants the case but it's shoved in their laps. As soon as they make some progress, however, the case is taken from them and the explanation is weak at best. Lou won't let go and tries to work below the radar but she's foiled at every turn. It's as if someone is watching her and knows her every move. Shadow of Doubt is the first novel in the highly addicting Shadow series.