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When Juliet Gillman's fiancé breaks up with her a month before their wedding date, she decides to plan her future and to rely on no one but herself. Her job as a teacher for special needs children already gives her great satisfaction. Purchasing a home is next on her wish list, even though it might be a far-reaching goal. That is until an unexpected windfall, an inheritance from an unknown great-uncle, changes her life in many interesting way...

Chef Shelbert is the ninth book in the series The Adventures of Kicker and Flinnder. Shelbert the turtle is learning to cook from the cookbook given to him by his grandmother. When he joins Kicker, Flinnder and other friends to show what he has been learning, they are all surprised by Kicker's reaction. Kicker shares that he is embarrassed to admit that he is allergic to eggs and cannot eat what Shelbert had prepared for them. His friends assu...

THANKSGIVING WILL NEVER BE THE SAMETom wasn't the only turkey to get roasted on Thanksgiving in 1955 when the small town of Bobsville experiences its first homicide.Since childhood, Slayter Jones has been coddled and enabled by family, friends, and townsfolk. Through the years, his habit of using people as shortcuts has morphed into a dysfunctional condition, limiting his ability to do things for himself. To that point, in high school Slayter ...

The 1950's have been called the Age of Simplicity and Tranquility. World War II had ended in 1945 and not many people were paying attention to the Korean conflict in the early years of the decade.Americans were able to afford black and white television sets and watch boxing on television 3 times a week. Popular boxers like Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, and Archie Moore dominated their respective weight divisions during the decade.This bo...

Animal Rescuers is a children's story about a group of abused, bullied, neglected, or endangered animals living together on an unconventional sanctuary. This once peaceful sanctuary is disrupted when two villains attempt to steal these prized animals from a farmer. Both the farmer and the animals face multiple challenges. Can they overcome those obstacles?This precious book is both exciting and inspiring, well written, with the lore of the pas...

In the midst of violence and crime thereemerged a highly-motivated anddetermined young manGrowing up in South Central Los Angeles, Abidan was surrounded by gangs, drugs and daily shootings, a gangster lifestyle.Then two things happened which convinced him to finally leave the danger of the hoodlum environment.The first was a chance meeting with a beautiful young woman named Alma, with whom Abidan immediately fell in love. The second was the sh...

When ADHD is A Superpower is designed to shift awareness of adult ADHD to our strengths.I am writing from the perspective of an adult with ADHD who has learned to appreciate the way we are neurologically wired rather than self-identify as impaired or "difficult." Rather than provide a list of symptoms to describe us, helpful as they are to diagnosis and treatment, I want to call attention to the reality of being who we are. I do this through i...

Revised Edition. Book appriate for ages 14 and up.In a time before cell phones and helicopter parents, there was a time of freedom and adventure.When Freddy O'Brian's mother finally marries her Hispanic boyfriend Ronaldo, the family moves into Ronaldo's home in the Union City barrio of Decoto. Despite some trepidation, Freddy quickly makes friends, including his best friend Mike, and soon learns that a barrio is just like any other neighborhoo...

Has the time come for us to rethink our priorities with regard to our commitment to God and Jesus?What Y'shua (Jesus) taught is lost in Dr. Robert Knapp's article "How Magic and Miracles Spread Christianity". What about the teachings, tapestry, pageantry, and magic of a "religion"? Is it refreshing and spiritual to think that a human, such as oneself, could achieve at least some degree of divinity by living just what Jesus taught?Could we achi...

In The War We Almost Lost the author explains how badly we were prepared for war in 1941. He discusses the areas in which we could have done much better and how the responsibility could have been shared by many politicians and military leaders.The author writes about mistakes and blunders as well as brilliant moves made during the war by both sides that allowed us to win, but almost cost us victory. Better planning and execution by the Axis co...

In a time before cell phones and helicopter parents, there was a time of freedom and adventure.When Freddy O'Brian's mother finally marries her Hispanic boyfriend Ronaldo, the family moves into Ronaldo's home in the Union City barrio of Decoto. Despite some trepidation, Freddy quickly makes friends, including his best friend Mike, and soon learns that a barrio is just like any other neighborhood, except maybe a little bit more so. The story ta...

The tales in this book are those of human struggles, when extraordinary people rose to the formidable challenge before them. Most succeeded, going forward with their lives. All involved heroism. The author and you, the reader, may ponder if, when faced with such difficult odds, we too would emerge triumphant.Ralph Battles has been a fifty year avid Sierra hiker, peak bagger, backpacker and history buff. The nine stories in this, his second boo...

Death is a major "elephant in the room" for many of us, but when someone close to you is dying, it's the only thing you wish you could do something about.Now you can.This book contains simple steps that anyone can use to help a person at the end-of-life die with peace and dignity, while at the same time, providing guidance and reassurance to everyone else.This information is for anyone of any faith, denomination, spiritual belief or just plain...

The 1970's produced some of the greatest fighters in the history of professional boxing.Several of the champions in the 1970's including Muhammad Ali, Carlos Monzon, and Roberto Duran were considered by many boxing critics to have been the greatest fighters ever in their respective weight divisions.The Ali versus Frazier 1 fight in 1971 was called the Fight of the Century and it paved the way for other million dollar purses for fighters in oth...

A Golf Book For The Rest Of Us After fifteen years of teaching golf, it became apparent to Mark that many beginners are inhibited in their learning process by a lack of basic knowledge-and that many golf teachers don't recognize this. This book is designed to help the beginner and interested non-golfer leap past the awkward stage that each novice experiences. Like French, English, or Japanese, the language of golf is unintelligible to someone ...

Harold B. Swan was married to Hilda Carver for 66 years. Harold started his bee business in 1946.He loved telling stories. It was a skill he honed through a penchant for risk-taking and hours of practice. Many of those hours were spent around the kitchen table and many of those risks ended up being terrific stories.- - - -About the author:Harold Swan was born on Thanksgiving Day, 1924. He lived in the same residence in Brewer Maine for all of ...

In 101 Adventures in the Southern Sierra, Don Anderson takes the reader beyond a typical trail guidebook. With over forty years experience, Don provides colorful anecdotal stories of hikes, backpacking trips, river rafting and even wilderness caves. During the past decade photographer Stephen Bohr Jr. has been a constant companion, providing over half of the 200-plus pictures that enrich this book."I decided to divide this book into three part...

The Crackerjack Jackson Kingman changes his last name to bury traumatic childhood incidents. Through guts, guile, and determination he becomes an advertising mogul known as the Sign King. His prosperity and prominence, however, won't buy what Jackson yearns for most until an enigmatic woman tracks him down to unlock a door into his past he has been reluctant to open. The adventurous path can lead Jackson to the illusive happiness he seeks or f...

13-year-old Danny Tyme is alone in the isolated mountains of Eastern Oregon after his mother leaves for a two-day trip into town. While chopping wood, he slips, hits his head and is knocked out. When he wakes up, he is lying on the living room floor. Something is wrong, someone is in his house. Danny escapes through a window and takes off running. He is taken prisoner by a boy dressed in military fatigues who marches him to Mama's House, a gro...

In 1991 John put together the first "Doscher Christmas Book." He had it bound and sent copies to his children.Over the last 27 years he has written at least 100 stories and the book has grown to 80 or 90 pages. John has selected a few to make up "One Man's Journey." Many of the stories are true, the rest are a figment of his imagination."I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them." -JD- - - - - - - - - -About the Author:Jo...