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With the help of an enchanted song, three children enter a sand castle on the beach in Malibu and find themselves in a strange adventurous world of multiple realities, where nothing is what it seems. This fantasy novel is geared toward younger readers, whose imaginations and perceptions will be challenged by the fanciful world presented within the pages of Once Upon a Sandcastle. Once Upon a Sandcastle also includes discussion questions meant ...

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Fight the Good Fight" provides inspiration for individuals who choose to embrace adversity in order to reach success. Over twenty years ago Ben Newman suffered the loss of her mother after years of watching her health deteriorate. After her tragic passing, his grandmother gave him an unexpected gift, in the form of a journal his mother left behind... Though the journal was intended to simply serve as a record of his mother's medical ordeal and...

Once Upon a Sandcastle is a fantasy/adventure novel that seamlessly blends realism and fiction while following the adventures of its young heroine Savannah and her cohorts. When Savannah, the youngest of the three Longwood girls, and her friend Holly discover young Jacob on a beach, their interest is sparked by the incredible sandcastle that he has constructed. When David, the lifeguard who assisted Jacob in building the structure, suggests th...

How does a struggling farmer eventually become a named partner in his own accounting firm? Do what Clarence Hein did: keep trying. Fiercely intelligent yet humbly grateful, Hein is a man of quiet humor and admirable principles. "The Adventures of an Accountant"conversationally takes us from his (not very successful) early career as a beet farmer in Montana to the founding, and ultimate triumph, of Hein & Associates, LLP, an accounting firm wit...

Scientists have developed a substance that can destroy crops across America. Your mission, Mr. Horani, is to deliver it into the hands of al-Quaida." So begins "Shibli" -- a riveting political thriller by author Paul Brooks. A former Navy SEAL with a sterling record, Shibli Horani returns to civilian life in Texas. In the wake of 9/11, with customers shunning Arab-American businesses, he is struggling to keep the family company afloat while ca...

St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC is one of the most unique churches in the United States. A National Historic Landmark, located just north of Lafayette Square, and in clear view of the White House, it has witnessed the presence within its walls of more notable civilian and military leaders of the United States than any other church in the nation. Apart from the White House, St. John's Church is the oldest buildi...

In There is Only You Beholding You the authors explore the way toward true self-discovery. For those who have been conditioned to adhere to a set of religious and cultural expectations and yet find them lacking in meaning and true value, this book provides both inspiration and practical applications toward a more meaningful path. Informed by his deep and diverse experience as a Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, missionary in Brazil, and clini...

Lisa Chambers is a beautiful, driven, hard-working, no nonsense woman to takes pride in leading a drama-free life. Her work ethic and business savvy have made her quite the successful real estate entrepreneur. Even the painful divorce from Collin, her husband of 20 years, couldn't break her . . . or so she thought. As soon as Lisa begins to let go of the past and allow a new love interest into her life, Collin decides that he wants his wife ba...

Imagine an America where blacks are the oppressors, and whites endured the brutal ship passage to become slaves. "A Mile In My Shoes" stands exactly on this very premise. In short, it tells the same ol' song and dance of oppression which is not about one's color. It is about whoever is on top, wanting to maintain this position while someone else has to be the "nigga." Human nature is the operative factor, color is only an easy designator of di...

When a desperate woman hires a private investigator, the secrets they discover about her birth force her to consider two shocking possibilities. Convinced she is a no one, with nothing, she suddenly finds her life is in peril. Set in a contemporary southwest rich in ethnic diversity, the story involves prejudice, fear of ridicule, the search for a missing person and elusive answers to controversial questions. The Eyes Have It takes the reader ...

In this collection, thirty-one high school juniors and seniors hailing from all over Minnesota have come together to share their work. They approach their responsibility as a new generation of writers from various standpoints. Some give their intimate memoirs, others stirring poetry, strong prose, or short fiction. Whatever the medium chosen, this book shows you the range of mindsets our up-and-coming generation has to share.

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Living high on little became a way of life w hen the Salisbury's moved their family into a tree house in Belize. Now, after having lived for thirty-six years where the Central American jungle meets the Caribbean Sea, Tina and Kirby share their intriguing and very timely story. This audacious family set aside privileged lives in a quest to find a better balance with nature, other cultures, and within themselves. It is about snakes, storms, and ...

The Beach House" is the first in a series featuring Pap and Gram Applegate, and shares the warmth of family vacations with young readers. With grandparents playing major roles in the lives of their grandchildren, these books will lighten your heart. Grandparents everywhere are a vital link between the generations.

Grief: All I Need to Know I Learned While I Was Born" is both a guide and a meditation. The author, a Certified Nurse-Midwife, did not set out to write a book about grief. But, she discovered a fascinating truth after the death of her son: the grief experience is actually a spiritual representation of the physical experience of birth -- descent, engagement, inner rotation, restitution, and birth. The words describe both transitions. This book ...

Between the Two of Us" is a visual and sensual masterpiece that should be shared and discussed among lovers. Each page is filled with beautiful words of erotica and sensual photographs inspiring you to release your inhibitions, stimulate your sexual desires and encourage the ultimate sensual exchange between partners. "Between the Two of Us" is an exploration of sensual desires that go unexpressed by couples, it is a compilation of sexual expr...