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Having returned to his farm roots near Lake of the Ozarks, Preacher Evan Wycliff works as a skip tracer for the local car dealer. He learns his friend was involved in a dispute over farmland ownership that goes back two centuries, complicated now by plans to make an old weapons facility into a tourist attraction.

Victim Or Violator based on a true story but with a lot of color. (Hint: It's a safe place.) The story is about a young jazz musician that's fighting the pain and urges that his family bloodline has cursed upon him, fighting not to mirror his father's life, fighting to experience real love, fighting to up hold real responsibility, fighting to be his own man. ..... But how can you fight something that you're haunted with every time you look in ...

Searching for Jonah offers a fresh, eclectic, and indisputably imaginative approach to interpreting one of the most famous stories in all of literature. The author, a lifelong Bible scholar, applies evidence from Hebrew and Assyrian history and etymology, along with scientific and archeological discoveries. The author concludes that Jonah was a state-sponsored evangelist and diplomat, acting on behalf of an official cult in Bethel. He was sent...

Cynical personal-injury attorney Eli Wolff rediscovers his idealism for simple justice when he sues the city for the wrongful death of an unarmed African-American man at the hands of two police officers. Ellis was killed in his own home, choked to death, after angry officers stormed in without a warrant, anxious to teach him a lesson for disrespecting them in front of his neighbors.The guilty parties probably think you care more about entertai...

Lawyers and non-lawyers alike fell delightedly on the authors' previous collection of ridiculous excerpts from actual court cases. Now Rodney R. Jones and Gerald F. Uelmen return with an all-new assortment of unintentionally amusing incidents from legal cases of all kinds, including folly in the Supreme Court itself.

This text confronts some of the major friction points between doctors and their clients, and recommends practical steps clients can take to obtain quality medical care. The emphasis is on an active approach to seeking health care.

My Poetic Journey" is a collection of poems from over the years, that I've written expressing my thoughts, moods, feelings and views of things, as well as people and issues which had an influence on my life.

My Poetic Journey" is a collection of poems from over the years, that I've written expressing my thoughts, moods, feelings and views of things, as well as people and issues which had an influence on my life.

A car jockey at a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills, youthful hacker-turned-slacker Rollo Hemphill devises a screwball scheme for making his girlfriend jealous. Through a silly but magical ruse, our hero gets everything he's ever dreamed about - except the real love of a real, live girl. My Inflatable Friend is a witty, cautionary tale about the perils of pretending to be someone you're not - and the hazards of stroking every male's most private a...

Rollo Hemphill has a history with a life-sized rubber doll he dressed up to look like glamorous Hollywood star Monica LaMonica. For a time, the doll's worldwide travels provided convenient cover and sensational press for her living counterpart. But now, rubber-Monica has disappeared from crusty Hugo Farnsworth's yacht in St. Tropez. Like it or (mostly) not, Rollo gets drafted as an unofficial government operative to deal with the kidnappers. T...

In 1945, Milton Reynolds introduced the ballpoint to the United States and triggered the biggest single-day shopping riot in history at Gimbels in Manhattan. The Reynolds International Pen Company made $5 million in eight weeks during the first non-wartime Christmas season. Thereafter, increasing competition from established companies such as Eversharp triggered several years of the "Pen Wars." An exuberant entrepreneur who had already made an...

In 1945, Milton Reynolds introduced the ballpoint to the United States and triggered the biggest single-day shopping riot in history at Gimbels in Manhattan. The Reynolds International Pen Company made $5 million in eight weeks during the first non-wartime Christmas season. Thereafter, increasing competition from established companies such as Eversharp triggered several years of the "Pen Wars." An exuberant entrepreneur who had already made an...

Reflections of Life" is a collection of spirit fill poems and thoughts covering daily lives of people from every ethnic back ground. It acts as an therapeutic guide to examine emotions and stimulate contemplative thought through poetry. Much like the first book written by Gerald, this book reflects his thoughts, moods, and feelings on issues in life.

Reflections of Life" is a collection of spirit fill poems and thoughts covering daily lives of people from every ethnic back ground. It acts as an therapeutic guide to examine emotions and stimulate contemplative thought through poetry. Much like the first book written by Gerald, this book reflects his thoughts, moods, and feelings on issues in life.

As Gerald continues his journey through poetic expressions, he praises the Lord for the gift to be able to write about and publish books of this nature. He has publicly acknowledged the fact that five years ago, he was two days away from death, and it was Father God who gave him a second chance. And with the blessings, he intends on writing poems that serve a purpose in life. "Listen to My Soul" is the third published book by Gerald, a continu...

As Gerald continues his journey through poetic expressions, he praises the Lord for the gift to be able to write about and publish books of this nature. He has publicly acknowledged the fact that five years ago, he was two days away from death, and it was Father God who gave him a second chance. And with the blessings, he intends on writing poems that serve a purpose in life. "Listen to My Soul" is the third published book by Gerald, a continu...

Christmas Karma is author Gerald Everett Jones's homage to Anne Tyler, whom he regards as his literary mother. It's about the travails of a dysfunctional family around the holidays, narrated by an angel who has a wicked sense of humor. Main character Willa Nawicki is bewildered by a series of curious karmic events that literally ring her doorbell during the frantic season, awakening years-old resentments and stimulating ever-more-intense perso...

Animated by the stories of some of the last century's artists, writers, and businessmen, this title demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination.

In 1892 Paris, Julius Stewart painted The Baptism, a Vanderbilt family scene that contains an embarrassing secret. In the present day, art historian Grace Atwood becomes obsessed with the painting and its hidden clues for reasons that have more to do with her personal ghosts. Either her doting husband is trying to make her think she's crazy, or she really is in the early stages of dementia.

The Masquerade Ball is Gerald's fourth book of poetry, it's a collection of both poems and some expressions dealing with life issues. Like the first three books, this book again explores aspects of life that most people shy away from. Besides being a tool for dialog between mature adults, it dives into that deep subject as to why people play games with one another and the tricks folks use to disguise true feelings or intentions.Gerald continue...