Life was filled with long days of hard work in the 1930s and 1940s, however families thrived by working together and creating their own entertainment without the benefit of electronics. The author's family raised their own food, had only one car for a family of eight people, and had limited social activities. Yet, their style of life prepared them for a broader world by giving them the values of mutual love, compassion for others, and the ability to be self sufficient. The stories featured in this book are based on first person experiences while growing ...

Willie smiled that big farm boy smile and waved; Max smiled and waved back and the years that had separated them melted away. The two farm boys were going on another fishing trip together. Instead of worms for bait they were going to use memories to catch something more elusive than a trout or bass. They were fishing for an old friendship which had been swimming around just under the surface of their consciousness for over forty years.

Parenthood is an incredible journey of emotions. When things get hard and your child struggles, it can be difficult to know what to do. Whether your concerns are new or ongoing, this book offers insights and everyday examples that teach you how to view behavior through a different lens and reinforces that you are not alone. The author has personal experience dealing with ADHD and anxiety issues that affect her own kids and has worked with children and families to help them find "Happy" for over twenty years. The Secret to Happy presents information that ...

A murder has taken place in Phoenix. Detective Rick Hartzer is determined to find the killer. This happens while a city councilman sells privileged information to an unscrupulous attorney. Hartzer starts to follow the attorney because he believes he is getting the information. He has Dan Horning, a private investigator, help. Horning receives an invitation to his thirtieth college reunion and decides to go after seeing that his former college sweetheart is one of the organizers. Her husband is responsible for several crimes in Washington, DC, and moves to ...

Author Kenneth Haw was born to a family of wanderers, migrant workers, and moonshiners. His parents, both born in Oklahoma, traveled west to Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington, following the crops, before settling in the small town of Casa Grande, Arizona. Ken and his family lived in at least thirty-three different places before settling in Mesa, Arizona, in the early sixties. In 1962, Ken was faced with the choice of going to prison for vandalism at an early age or entering the US Air Force and trying to turn his life around. Just Wait 'til ...

A disease of epidemic proportions broke out in Plusia, a planet of dancing warriors, and killed about half a million people. The disease had a crippling social and economic effect on the inhabitants of the planet and threatened their future existence. Resultingly, the king and his military elite planned to invade and take over another planet and move all her inhabitants to the captured territory. Thus, the enviable Ousia, a planet of sun-powered fighters, became the irresistible target. The takeover tactics were sinister, the ensuing battles deadly. The weapons ...

It's a four letter word and it's everywhere - it's mold. And, while we can't live without it, we have to know how to live with it. For instance, in nature, mold plays a key role, but problems begin when mold runs amuck. This is when it can begin affecting things like our homes, health, and even agricultural crops. So, what can be done? Here, we expose mold right where it lives. That's right. We provide you with an insider's view into the world of mold and share practical tips and solutions to common mold problems. We suggest ways to comply with ordinances ...

Young Shirai wakes up in the world of Lu' Cel with no idea who he is. Shirai has been changed into a half-man, half-dragon hybrid, and suffers from amnesia. He wanders the dark paths of a world he does not know, attempting to uncover his past and the reason for his new hybrid form. Shirai is befriended by three others, all seeking something, and the four of them set off to wander Lu' Cel in search of Shirai's past. Who is the young hero? And where did he get the magical sword in his possession? There are much grander questions in this new world, though-questions ...

Underground Voices brings you stories about addictions. alcoholism. mental illnesses. psychiatric sessions. torments. journals. confessions. and purging.

A sequel to Moons Black Gold, this novel deals with the struggle of George Landsetter to keep his five hundred acres of woodland from Dave Blackmun, a lawless miner and criminal kingpin. Helped by Mike Barton and the FBI, George brings down Blackmun while trying to court Heidi Leaves, head of a nonprofit promoting better mining laws.