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Like the variety of crumbs and morsels remaining after a great feast and waiting to be gathered up, Richard Davidson's shorter pieces are united here in a more-or-less sensible fashion. Short fiction, poetry, researched nonfiction, and book excerpts will give the reader glimpses of the inner workings of the author's mind. In contrast to his many novels and other books, these short samples of his work are perfect for change-of-pace rest periods...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This w...

A humorous collection of limericks concerning the always-in-the-back-of-the-mind subject of weight control. The limericks are paired with matching photographs by a variety of talented photographers. If you ever think about weight control or fitness, you'll find something worth considering in Slimmericks.

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Young married private detectives, Debbie and Jeremy Hadley, discover that Debbie's family, the Danforths, have a family secret. Grandma Marie Danforth summons them because she fears that alienated family members and underworld characters will attempt to wrest control of the secret from her. The history of the secret begins at the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg and develops through a century and a half of Danforth family twists and int...

When Debbie Danforth discovers a flaw in the genealogy of her live-in boyfriend, Jeremy Hadley, he and his family try to discredit her findings, but eventually admit they must be true. Jeremy and Debbie run a private detective business, the Sandley Agency and commit their skills and resources to learning about the impostor Debbie has discovered in the Hadley ancestry. They are assisted in this effort by Penny and Joe Gonzalez, principals in a ...

How can a child who wouldn't have been born if his parents had a successful marriage work his way through the growing pains of childhood? What if he doesn't even know his parents are divorced? Can divorced parents, separated by long distances, equally love their child? Add to these questions the backgrounds of the Great Depression, World War II, and 1940s Boston to get a vivid memoir of childhood in the most difficult portion of the Twentieth ...

Where you are in life today is the result of all of the past decisions you have made or which have been made for you in response to the various situations and events that have impacted your life. The decisions that you will make from this point forward will determine the degree to which your future will be positive or negative. DECISION TIME! gives you insight into the subjective decision-making process as applied to both small and large choic...

Florida skydiver Malcolm (Mac) Blackwell gets into trouble on his first solo jump due to twisted parachute lines and low altitude turbulence. He aims for a swamp for some chance at survival, but surprisingly passes through its bottom into an underground cavern, landing safely. Inhabitants of the cavern convince him to stay, at least for a while. How will Mac cope with this strange, unknown society? Many surprises lie in store for him that will...

Todd Weatherford, Kentucky-born Chicago tour guide is seduced by an apparent tourist from the West Indies, leading to the sudden breakup of his marriage. When the seducer abruptly disappears, Todd seeks guidance from his family and learns that his ancestors were Revolutionary War Loyalists who also had West Indies connections. Todd and two friends journey to the Bahamas to track the mystery woman and unravel her suspected evil intentions. What...

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Several disturbing dreams cause Arthur Blake to wonder whether he is trying to do too much for the many people who seek his services. These qualms are complicated by Bishop Howard Chandler's suggestion that Arthur temporarily set aside his official duties and take an extended sabbatical leave. His resulting internal debates about career moves are set aside when the pastor who replaced him at the Parkville church dies in an apparent suicide pos...

The discovery of human bones while excavating a property to build a new church requires all work to stop. Arthur and Irma Blake investigate and find an earlier structure on that lot was involved in illegal activities, requiring FBI leadership of the inquiry. Further research reveals a group of foreign citizens who replaced Americans illegally and an elaborate money laundering scheme. What are the foreigners trying to do? Who killed the people ...

Arthur Blake, Pastor of Parkville United Methodist Church tries to assist his father to resolve trauma caused by the discovery that his best friend, recently killed in a car accident, may have been an impostor with a heinous background. The investigation reveals that the assumed accident was but one link in a chain of murders. Blake works with his colleagues at ABC Consultants and a covert government agency to determine the presumed impostor's...

Arthur Blake, former NASA engineer turned minister, receives an emergency appointment to be pastor of the United Methodist Church in Parkville, a distant suburb of Chicago, following the bizarre sudden death of the church's unusual former pastor. Pastor Blake's attempts to unravel the mystery that shrouds his predecessor become involved with tracking the child of a possibly bigamous soldier in World War II England, art and jewelry treasures pl...

Excerpt from A Disclosure of the Discovery and Invention and a Description of the Plan of Construction and Mode of Operation of the Aerostat, or a New Mode of AerostationIn the year 1672, Bishop Wilkins published a treatise, eu titled, The discovery of the New World, in which he men tions the true principles on which ballooning rests, quoting, from Albertus 'de Saxonia and Francis Mendoza, that the air is in some part ofit navigable, upon this...

Excerpt from A Disclosure of the Discovery and Invention and a Description of the Plan of Construction and Mode of Operation of the Aerostat, or a New Mode of AerostationIn the year 1672, Bishop Wilkins published a treatise, eu titled, The discovery of the New World, in which he men tions the true principles on which ballooning rests, quoting, from Albertus 'de Saxonia and Francis Mendoza, that the air is in some part ofit navigable, upon this...

The classic tale of three little pigs and a big bad wolf, brought to life with Johnson, Richard's stunning illustrations and ingenious pop-ups.