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There were over six million marriages in the United States during World War II, 1.7 million in 1944 alone. Six million love stories, each unique, each special, all of them taking place against a backdrop of terrible world conflict. Because of the war, many couples were separated for long periods of time and communicated with each other by writing letters. World War II ended more than seventy-five years ago, but fortunately, many of these lette...

There were over six million marriages in the United States during World War II, 1.7 million in 1944 alone. Six million love stories, each unique, each special, all of them taking place against a backdrop of terrible world conflict. Because of the war, many couples were separated for long periods of time and communicated with each other by writing letters. World War II ended more than seventy-five years ago, but fortunately, many of these lette...

There are not two separate hands to be joined. God and each of us are already one hand. Oneness with God means, in the most essential way, that there is no separation between us and Spirit. Together with his colleague Michael Andes, Jonathan Ellis tells one of many spiritual stories, using the image of God and us as one hand-not two hands intertwined. One Hand is in the spirit of what contemporary authors describe as non-dualism, and the anci...

A little girl has a difficult time with school. She faces fears and anxieties that most children experience when going to school. From being academically behind, being bullied and having a lack of confidence in herself her father encourages her each day with a loving approach. Although this is her earthy father, there is a sense that his wisdom and love is a mirror image of God our father in heaven. The reason why we are capable of loving is b...

One dog. Two Years. Three States. Sometimes, the long way home is the only way home. When a stray dog named Solomon, scheduled for euthanization in a Georgia high-kill shelter, is pulled by an out-of-state rescue and placed in a Maine foster home, everyone hopes he'll soon find his forever family. But after only a month in his foster home he bolts, beginning an epic two-year journey south through New England. Traveling solo, Solomon survives ...

SETTE E MEZZO (originally published in 1952, six years before Lampedusa's Il Gattopardo) is a remarkable novel, unknown outside of Italy and little known even there. It is set in the historical context of the Sicilian rising in Palermo against the new Italian national government during the seven and a half days between 16-22 September 1866. Within this context the author deploys a rich cast of characters: an ageing aristocrat of the ancien rég...

In 2014, Brent Sverdloff published his first memory-related book about mastering names and faces. Now he's back with this collection of more than 40 interviews with performing arts professionals-actors, singers, musicians, and playwrights-who share their approaches to memorization. Gathered over three years, these interviews offer creative and effective strategies to help us all improve our memory, on stage and off. The methods used by perfo...

A work of fiction based on true events, A Circus Maximus was written over the course of many years in research and reflection, combining classic references and historic sites in the examination. It aims to both inspire and empower the reader in the pursuit of a purpose-driven life as well as serve as a moving and living account of history. Educational offerings are abundant within the book's architecture and generously embedded in the protagon...

A work of fiction based on true events, A Circus Maximus was written over the course of many years in research and reflection, combining classic references and historic sites in the examination. It aims to both inspire and empower the reader in the pursuit of a purpose-driven life as well as serve as a moving and living account of history. Educational offerings are abundant within the book's architecture and generously embedded in the protagon...

Freedom is Not Free.Beginning with WW II Allied raids on Nazi Germany, the story continues with the onset of the Cold War, development of the jet-engine bomber, and the US strategy of nuclear deterrence. The ultimate sacrifice by some crews of the USAF B-47 Fleet-the high price of preserving the peace.

The author's childhood in Germany culminated with Kristallnacht, shortly after his ninth birthday. To ensure his survival, four months later, his parents sent him to England on a Kindertransport, not knowing whether they would see him again. Five weeks later his father died. Despite these traumatic experiences, the author eventually flourished in his new homeland. His mother and sister escaped to England just days prior to the outbreak of Worl...

This little volume recollects true accounts from a fly-fisher's angling log centered about a half-century of the pursuit of trout, sometimes more than one-hundred-fifty fishing outings a season. Settings include New York's Catskill Mountains, Garden State wild trout waters, and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Shenandoah National Park. And time of year was not always a factor. Visit these streams through the author's eyes. But, much more important ...

This book discusses several megalithic sites in southern England and Carnac, France, and their relationship to areas of higher permeability (concentrated flows) within the groundwater. In spite of diverse beliefs and environments, as well as, during different historical periods, various aspects of cultural uniformity prevailed which are associated with this concept. Johnson and his colleagues have investigated sites throughout the United State...

Anya Kru has unfinished soul work. In Time Is Only An Inch, she turns her world-teacher, artist, trekker-upside down to get a fresh start breaking free from an empty marriage, work, and the treadmill of responsibilities. This revelatory memoir also engages us in a celebration of resilience and a joy for living that drives her spirit. Anya first takes us on a trek through the Himalayas while reflecting on her alcohol-drenched childhood and her ...

Anya Kru has unfinished soul work. In Time Is Only An Inch, she turns her world-teacher, artist, trekker-upside down to get a fresh start breaking free from an empty marriage, work, and the treadmill of responsibilities. This revelatory memoir also engages us in a celebration of resilience and a joy for living that drives her spirit. Anya first takes us on a trek through the Himalayas while reflecting on her alcohol-drenched childhood and her ...

Today-Listen more than you talk.Pray with each breath.Seek light in the darkness.Love all-even those who revile you.And remember, God is always in our midst.To pray is to breathe.As an ordained minister, a prison chaplain-and most of all, a searching soul-Rev. Alfred Twyman believes that to pray is to breathe, and that every breath we take is a prayer. And just as our greatest gift from God is our each and every breath, we are equally gifted w...

In this funny and warm-hearted memoir, JPV Oliver, Gent, of Saratoga Springs, NY, recounts academic disaster, dodgy foreign entanglements, preposterous corporate misadventures and delivers a few poignant tributes along the way. A former speechwriter for Seagram and GE, Oliver tells his story in 365 vignettes creating a vibrant picture of an astonishing life, first as a beer truck driver in 1970s Albany, NY, then in a career that took him arou...

Truth, Lies and Deceit reveals through its short stories the rather warped and even bizarre values that permeate the daily lives of people in any number of venues. People like us? Well, of course not. Except... Well, perhaps you should take a look.There's Hello George where a key senatorial aide finds himself driving the Senator's favorite car around the Washington Beltway at 2am in the morning and cannot remember how he came to be there.In Ne...

Truth, Lies and Deceit reveals through its short stories the rather warped and even bizarre values that permeate the daily lives of people in any number of venues. People like us? Well, of course not. Except... Well, perhaps you should take a look.There's Hello George where a key senatorial aide finds himself driving the Senator's favorite car around the Washington Beltway at 2am in the morning and cannot remember how he came to be there.In Ne...

Being on the verge of self-destruction caused by man-made pollution and the global climate crisis, it behooves us to investigate the root causes of this catastrophe. Gary Gripp explores the deep cultural beliefs of which we are often not aware, attitudes that trap us on this suicidal journey. Believing that we have gone too far to turn back, Gary addresses those who might survive, though it is imperative for us to recognize these beliefs in or...