BISAC Categories:  Sports & Recreation/Fishing, Humor/Comic Strips & Cartoons

Anglerobics is a collection of comic illustrations and commentary that aims to inject a bit of whimsy into the world of fishing literature, a difficult task in a genre dominated by technical, “how to”, and often boring books inducing somnolence. Based on the work of George O. Dragg, deceased master angler and teacher, Anglerobics pokes some fun at various fishing concepts, but also offers sound advice for novice and veteran anglers alike. Where else can one find solutions to overlooked but common problems, like leaky waders, bad snarls, and “appearing unobtrusive”?...Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:Fiction/Short Stories, Action & Adventure, Family Life.

Turning the pages of this book is a step back into small-town life in Northern California. These memorable stories vibrate with nostalgia and warmth as they share the lives of the generations of families living their tears and their laughter in Los Gatos, California. When Steve Sporleder uncovers the trials and triumphs of these characters, they are so real they could be your next-door neighbors.

The Dirty Boys of Boo-Gang ~ A bucolic 1933 summer day turns tragic at the town swimming hole along Los Gatos Creek, catapulting three young boys toward manhood. Sheen on the Water ~ A father brings his grieving family back to his roots to heal when a tragedy leaves his son without a mother. His son makes two new friends at middle school and they become entangled in a biker gang's criminal scheme, which leads to murder. Tales From the Top Cat Tavern ~ Slide on up to the bar and sip a drink while Tilson, the bar owner, and Milky, the bartender, share three tales of their lives and their redemptions. Their post-World War II tales are rich in nostalgia and as cozy as your mother's pot roast on Sunday. Chief Spearmint ~ An aging Indian chief, feeling that time has passed him by, finds new purpose in his four grandchildren and in teaching them the lessons he has learned from life and nature. Il Vapore ~ A young woman in war-torn Northern Italy harbors a terrible secret. When she marries an Italian-American GI, she leaves behind her painful past and moves to Los Gatos to start anew....Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:Fiction/Mystery & Detective, Family & Relationships/Ethics & Morals, Fiction/Psychological

Venice Webb fled the family nest in Los Gatos, California, as a young man, never understanding the reason for his father’s neglect or the other bizarre family dynamics—and knowing he probably never would. Now, some thirty years later, the truth is closing in on him like a freight train at full speed.

His daily routine is interrupted by a phone call from his older sister, Lydia Webb. Their father, Wendell Webb, has died. Although apathetic about his father, Venice feels obligated to help his sister and uncle with funeral arrangements and estate issues, and he heads back to Los Gatos.

In a starting mix of abrupt confessions, resurfacing memories, and disturbing clues, Venice is left to piece together the incidents that have forever marked the Webb family. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:Business & Economics/Careers/Job Hunting, Careers & Interviewing, Education/Personal Development

~ Book 1 in the Series ~ A stand alone book that can also be used when attending a seminar.

Getting the Right Job Offer Inside or Outside of your present company will be Easy, Once you've learned what Hiring Game has to teach! The book is meant to be empowering, focusing on women at all stages of their professional careers.

This book contains tools which are intended to give women the “insider information” they need to succeed in today’s competitive and complex work world. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:Fiction/Action & Adventure, Fiction/General

A Wallop of Intrigue, Romance, Introspection, Memoirs, and Mind-Wrenching Tribulations !

The Shadow Capitalist is storytelling that pulls the reader into the labyrinth of the financial underworld and into the mind of John Meyers — a thirty-three year-old corporate accountant — who is participating in a highly sophisticated fraud scheme for an electronics firm in New York.

Over the final quarter of 1999, The Shadow Capitalist embarks on a journey with events none too predictable. Influenced by the charm of Wall Street investment banker, Matt Howard, John, in little time finds himself in a situation from which he cannot escape.

Provocative, unnerving, dense and entertaining, The Shadow Capitalist and its memorable cast of characters create a world all too real for fans of the white-collar genre to resist... Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Sports & Recreation/Track & Field, Training, Health & Fitness/General

Unconventional, Myth Busting, Scientific & Proven Training For Runners.  Have you ever wondered how to build a high performance running program?

Volume, frequency, intensity of runs, periodizing them to maximize performance and avoid burnout, correct running form, weight training, sleep/recovery, nutrition, psychology, shoes, and more all go into a good program.

Spiked Up, Ready to Run offers a unique view of an elite athlete and coach that puts theory into practice in search of the perfect training system. Read the story and the science behind the story in this two part inspirational book of success birthed out of failure.  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:  Poetry

Readers are saying Verbica's poetry is... “Strong” “Crisp”   “Distilled”   “Fabulous!!!” “Love it!” 
“Beautiful, tender, touching to the soul”   “Evocative and moving”    Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Family & Relationships/Marriage, Humor/Relationships, Reference/Personal & Practical Guide

When asked how she got away with her affairs without her husband knowing, an interviewee answered, ‘It’s easy. Men are dumb!’ Well maybe it’s about time we men got smart.

DOES SHE OR DOESN’T SHE? The wives tell all in “true confessions” expose’ of the lives of wives in this permissive era. Anthony Raymond reports on the many things a man can look out for when suspecting his “faithful bride” has something going on, on the side. Some of the outlandishly clever means some wives have used to keep their husbands in the dark about their extramarital flings, as told by the wives themselves. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Family Relationships/Love & Romance, Reference/Personal & Practical Guides, Self-Help/ Personal Growth

Timeless relationship advice for both men and women, gleaned from years of hearing women‛s frustrations about how they‛ve been treated!

EVERYONE should read MOST GUYS ARE CLUELESS... men and women. Just in case a woman forgets what she should be expecting from a relationship, this is a great reminder. And for men... just in case THEY have forgotten what women expect from a relationship... and don‛t want women to remind them (again)! Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Health & Fitness/Diet, Weight Loss, Cooking/Special ingredients/Natural foods

The Round Diet will make your life simpler, your butt smaller, your jeans looser, and you will rejoice!

The Round Diet changes your view of food, even if you are an experienced dieter. Whatever your relationship with food, this book can help you choose healthy foods by their natural Round shape and help train your mind to be your ally in becoming stronger, sexier, leaner and more fit.

Diana Kaaha likes to say, "This book did not start out to be a diet book. It began as a healthy eating book that happened to make dieting simpler. I realized I could diet-down, but in a more sane and healthy way by tapping into the power of my mind and choosing Round foods to eat."  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Family & Relationships/Love & Romance, Psychology/ Interpersonal Relationships, Reference/Personal & Practical Guides

WHAT EVERY WOMAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT LOVE

Treat Your Man Like A Dog… And Live Happily Ever After challenges women to look at the loving relationships they have with their dogs and extend equal kindness, devotion and understanding to the men in their lives.

Whimsical yet empowering, Treat Your Man Like A Dog…And Live Happily Ever After never scolds or insults women. Instead, it illustrates how unconditional love is an attainable goal, one they already share with their dogs. It is a wake-up call for meaningful change, with instructions included.  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Autobiography/Entertainment & Performing Arts—Actors & Actresses, Performing Arts/Film & Video/General

FLASHBACKS takes you on Art Hansl’s journey through life — Marine Corps, Mexico, Europe, a film career, and all the adventures he experienced along the way. FLASHBACKS is a fun read about a very bright guy who got by on humor, good looks, and luck!

Art joined the Marine Corps during the Korean conflict, but the war was over before he was ready to ship out so he served as a military cop at Camp Pendleton. The bars between Laguna Beach and Newport kept Marines busy, and the assets of California beach bunnies weren’t exaggerated...  After the Corps, he returned to Mexico for three weeks and stayed for three years. It was a sunny place for shady people and he met a lot of them, from gangsters to con artists, along with a variety of playboys and playgirls. A plan to open a beach club with a couple of seriously unstable partners was dropped just in time. He moved on.

Spain was cheap and pleasant but Italy beckoned because of a beautiful, successful actress and model in Rome, whom he married. He will always credit Mary Arden for urging him out of his lackadaisical life-style. They partnered in a series of commercials that jumped to the head of the line in Italy—a stepping stone to feature films. His first was a barely visible gig in Cast a Giant Shadow with Kirk Douglas. He went on to more prominent parts with Ugo Tognazzi, Stefania Sandrelli and Ursula Andress, but was usually cast in action pictures, James Bond rip-offs, because he looked good and moved well. Location work took him to slave markets in Marrakech, through an avalanche in Switzerland, and he survived a mob in Yugoslavia. But the Dolce Vita ended around 1968 and Art, among other expat actors, headed for California... Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Self-Help/Motivational & Inspirational, Body, Mind & Spirit/ Healing General, Autobiography/Personal Memoir

Lee Ann offers us a window into her own world as an example, through her experiences of navigating life with polio, how multiple challenges and opportunities create a sacred pathway inward for a union with Grace that calms the soul and creates miracles.

Insightful and authentic, Lee Ann shares her life story and spiritual unfolding from a metaphysical perspective in hopes of inspiring others to look beyond the surface of their own life experience to a deeper, sacred level that makes sense out of chaos and creates a joy-filled, peaceful life.

Despite the physical limitations of living through a severe, repeatedly undiagnosed case of polio in infancy, many medical calamities, and the ramifications of living with a progressing physical disability, Lee Ann Laraway has not lived in a limited way.  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Photography/History/General, History/Social History, History/State & Local

Located in Lincoln County, Kentucky, Ottenheim is a German-Swiss settlement founded in 1884. Immigrant families from Europe purchased land in the rolling hills of the knob region of Central Kentucky, and through hard work and determination carved out productive farmland.

Jerry Zwahlen, a lifetime resident of Ottenheim and a fourth generation descendant of an original immigrant, has gathered over 340 photos and postcards, which will bring back memories to many familiar with the area and introduce others who are not. Ottenheim descendants and others have shared their personal photos, postcards and memories to preserve the rich heritage of Ottenheim.

8 Sections in the book: Businesses, Churches, Schools, The Families, Social Life, Down on the Farm, Military Service, Weddings.

Sunday August 2, 2009 ~ German-Swiss descendants gather for Ottenheim's 125th anniversary  Read the article...

BISAC Categories:  Self-Help/ Death, Grief, Bereavement, Autobiography/Women, Autobiography/Personal Memoir

Beverly talks about Love, Life, Death, Grief, and Moving on.

In the short span of nine months, the same time period required for birth, Beverly Kalinin nurses her sick husband and attends him lovingly in his dying. Painful mourning follows and she discovers a startling fact—that people grieve as they have lived. And the rate of successful healing is determined by the experience and quality of one’s journey. Alone on the Yellow Brick Road is a sensitively written memoir of love, life, death, grief, and moving on.  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:Fiction/Action & Adventure, Suspense, Fiction/General

Three Young Professionals match wits with the Corrupt and Powerful...

Computer software engineers Myron and Jack, along with Sandra, an aspiring art collector, find themselves suddenly and unjustly out of work. Believing themselves victims of a dishonest system, Myron, Jack, and Sandra cook up a kidnap/ransom plan to extort millions from the corrupt executive who wronged them. They consult with financier Andrew Trelliston, another victim, who has been ordered to pay $30 million dollars to the same corporation that dismissed Myron and Jack.

Myron, Jack, and Sandra, with the help of Mr. Trelliston, set into action a daring mission that spans the United States, then crosses the Atlantic into Europe, and on into Greece—and in the process discover a determined and daring new side of themselves...

Action, Romance, Intrigue, Adventure... Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:Fiction/Family life, Family & Relations/Parenting/Fatherhood, Fiction/Humorous

Walter is faced with problems of a broken family, the challenge of starting new relationships, and just handling life’s paradoxes.

Walter is reeling from a failed marriage and a neglected social life. He remains very close to his two coming-of-age teenage daughters even though they get into trouble in school and out, and it doesn't help that his ex-wife, has long carried a distaste for his parenting style...

Eminently non-conforming, cynical, and alienated from his previous circle of friends, Walter decides to rekindle his neglected social life. He ventures out—a night which marks the beginning of a surprising series of events. Join him as he imbibes the nightlife and confronts life’s dilemmas and adventures with wry humor and compassion. Walter’s situation is not so unique, but his way of coming at it is...Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Biography/Military, Biography/Historical/General

This is a book of short stories:
• For young Marines who are just starting their tour of duty.
• For families who have members in the Marines.
• To keep the memories of a tour of duty alive.

“The stories in this book are about my life as a ground pounding mud sucking grunt. They might make you laugh, cry, and at times leave you wondering. To those who have given everything for this great country and asked for nothing in return, I SALUTE YOU.” ~ Joe C. Noriega Jr.   Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Health & Fitness/Weight Loss, Self-help/Personal Growth/Self-esteem

Where does the FAT go?  Join Cathy and find out how she went from size 22 to size 6 petite.

Before...
I was a forty nine year old woman who weighed over 200 lbs and was considered to be morbidly obese. Isn’t that a term? No sugar coating there. Weight wasn’t an issue when I was young. My mother likes to tell the story of how I wore a size 6X until I was twelve years old! As a matter of fact, I had a rather good figure up until I was about twenty-one years old. Who knows what happened to change everything...

After...
On my 50th birthday I was in Maui and weighed 121 lbs. It was just 12 days short of my one year anniversary since having gastric bypass surgery. All during the process, I have been asked numerous times, “If I had it to do all over again, would I have had the surgery?“ Well, as with any process, my answer changed along the way...  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Religion/Inspirational, Self-help/Personal Growth/Self-esteem, Body Mind & Spirit/Motivational & Inspirational

After nationwide budget cuts, Linda Webbon suddenly lost her 18 year career job, finding herself in a tunnel of overwhelming dark thoughts and emotions. Determined to find a way out, Linda followed a simple plan. The results include one remarkable miracle, consistent peace of mind, and life changing joy that continues to this day.

This book focuses on the raw journal Linda kept for the first seven days of facing a radical life change. With God at the helm, Linda’s experience shows how consistently integrating and balancing spiritual and human needs daily not only enabled her to survive job loss but enabled her to thrive.  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography: Adventurers & Explorers, Travelers, Travel/Special Interest-Adventure

At the age of 18, wearing a clean pair of jeans with $25 in my pocket, I climbed aboard a German freighter leaving San Francisco on a three year journey around the world. The trip began with me hanging off scaffolding over the Pacific, painting the ship’s hull.

In “The Land Down Under”, I roamed the pubs of King’s Cross by night while confronting madmen by day in Australia’s biggest insane asylum.  Arriving in Europe, I began a quest to transform myself into a Frenchman. While working the fields during wine harvest, waiting tables, clerking and cutting lumber, I took up studies at the University of Dijon. I crossed paths with gypsies, con artists, and drug dealers. I also found friends and lovers who showed me new ways of seeing the world.—Richard Lukon        Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Body, Mind, Spirit /Meditation,  /Healing/Prayer/Spiritual

This book is dedicated to those who would like to decode the hymns of Rig-Veda and understand the scientific principles hidden. The Rishis, in a state of super-consciousness, observed the laws of nature and its underlying scientific principles. They presented the observations in hymns with simple words but deep in meaning.

We knew the world would not be the same. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince to do his duty, and to impress him taken on his multi-armed form and says, “if the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be the splendor of the mighty one. Now I have become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.
— Oppenheimer after the success of the Trinity test         Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Self-Help/Stress Management, Self-Help/Mood Disorders, Psychology/Emotions

An easy to read and use guide to understanding and healing painful events from your past, using Thought Field Therapy (TFT) with complete instructions for using a non-drug, non-invasive, non-cognitive, safe technique to eliminate overwhelming upset in the context of a complete approach to mending the aftermath of horrific life and death experiences. 

This book gives you step-by-step instructions to activate meridian treatment points by tapping on the points with your fingertips .A Safe, effective, and fast relief from overwhelming emotional distress and pain. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Education/Mentoring, Education/Leadership, Education/Teaching Methods and Materials

Mentoring in Higher Education: Best Practices focuses on models of effective mentoring that can be used for staff development and also what administrators and faculty can do to work effectively with diverse student populations in order to promote high levels of student academic success.

This book describes the significance of best mentoring practices in academic institutions and is designed as a resource for boards and presidents, chancellors, faculty, affirmative action officers, administrators of mentoring programs, academic affairs officers, student counselors, and participants in mentoring programs. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Poetry: Inspirational & Religious

This book reflects moments, experiences, and issues in black society. Cataloged in the written word of poetry, it explores character flaws and inspires ambitions from teens to adults.

In a montage of different times and places, this black journey is taken in areas of education and family relations. Poems such as “Curses” and “Freedom Don’t Ring” beat at the soul and unmask imperfections in the black community while celebrating the joys and pains that relate to the black experience. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Religion/Philosophy, Body Mind Spirit/Inspirational & Personal Growth, Self Help/Motivational & Inspirational

The world has never been a more complicated place to exist. The current state of affairs at the global, national, and local levels is based on people and their choices. Simple as that. War is always a choice. Peace is always a choice. The provokers choose to provoke. The provoked choose to react. How people react is always a reflection of who they are.

We all can choose who we become, who we are. The choice belongs to each of us, but we must decide. The Book of Be is not another book that focuses on what is. It’s a beacon that shines much needed light on what can be. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Biography/Personal Memoirs, Biography/General

The son of immigrant Italian family grows up in a small California beach town during the depression, joins the armed forces near the end of WWII, goes to college, raises a family, has a successful career... and through all of this enjoys his life with gusto, determination, and humor.

What was it like to grow up during the depression in a small town that had a Ferris wheel and roller coaster in it’s front yard and looked out over the Pacific Ocean? Louis Martini’s story is the American Dream made real, written by the man who lived it. This book illustrates his realities of life as they occurred. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Science/Energy, Reference/Questions & Answers, Reference/General

Global Energy is a rapid, ever-rising river that we have not been able to control. ~ This handbook describes the flow of global energy, from initial production to its end-use...It will show why the conventional wisdom for solving our energy problems has not been working...You will understand why alternative energy sources have limitations that go beyond technology...

You will begin to question everything you read and hear about global energy, asking yourself, “Even if everyone actually did this, how much energy would be saved at the global level?”  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Biography/Autobiography/Humanitarians,
Biography/Autobiography/Travelers, Travel/Africa

Kathryn’s Crossing takes you on a poetic journey into one of the most remote regions of Kenya. West Pokot is an area barely touched by the print of modern man, where the people live as their ancestors did for eons.

This story begins with the love of two people, sweethearts from their youth, adventurers from their souls with a relentless quiet inward call that beckons them to reach out to others. They came to Africa to help build a bridge—one of many. You won’t have to buy a ticket or pack a suitcase, for Lynn’s writing will transport you into the world of Africa; her descriptions paint the scene... Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Biography/Personal Memoirs, Travel/France & Europe

“From My Window in Paris” is an inspiring and funny book about the author’s move to Paris—a brave adventure for a single woman traveling alone, with no knowledge of the language!

Esther's story takes place over a period of one year and focuses on her life in transition after the death of her husband— her struggles adapting to the French way of life: plumbing problems in her tiny apartment, hilarious communication issues, the threat of possible spies, her encounters with French men, and "oh my goodness, the pastries!"

Esther’s adaptation to France and the general excitement of day-to-day living in a new culture combines frustration, surprise, tears, and laughter—and culminates in a peak cosmic experience, with a self-realization she never dreamed possible. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Fiction/War & Military, Fiction/Short Stories,
Fiction/ Historical/General

Band of Brothers? (Stories based on actual events) They were the dregs, the last manpower left to fight the closing days of World War II. They were the cast offs of service commands, the Air Force rejects. They were the college boys the Army had hoarded until then in the Army Specialized Training Program, the 18-year-olds just old enough to be drafted, but not to buy a drink. With inadequate and hasty training these infantry replacements were rushed overseas to fill the gaps in the frontline left by unexpected casualties.

For the Army, as usual, had miscalculated. The war had gone on longer than planned; new bodies were needed immediately. They learned quickly, and if they didn’t, they became casualties themselves. And by their presence they brought the war in Europe to a close; they created a peace, they began a new world—a world bright with hope yet stained by the past. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Biography/Personal Memoir,
Naturalists/Gardens/Environment

An inspiring and adventurous true story of two people who fell in love with an island and it's secluded wilderness, off the west coast of Canada.

Carolyn and Robbie Begg left behind the comfort of their urban life in California for the peacefulness of nature that grabbed and wrapped around them. They cleared the land, sawed the lumber, built a home—and in the process found what it was to live with animals, trees, sea, solitude, and the love of God's wilderness.  This is a great book about living in a wild, beautiful environment. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Performing Arts/Screenplays, Humor/Topic - Relationships

Finally... a story about Car Dealers from a Woman’s Perspective! ~ When Jill discovers the real deal about her cheesy, lyin’, cheatin’, car dealer customers, she decides to take matters into her own hands (with a little help from her friends).

A fun read for women who’ve experienced a run-in with the car dealer world, or know a divorced cheating car dealer, or just anyone who has had to deal with sales sleaze in general. In short, Taken For a Ride is somewhat like the movie “Used Cars”, only from a woman’s perspective—a story inspired by Garvin’s real-life car dealer customers. And Jill’s revenge is sweet indeed when she finally turns the table on the most cheesy, lyin’, cheatin’, scheming car dealer of them all.  Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories:
Social Science-Anthropology/Cultural,
Social Science-Anthology/General
Travel/Asia//China

Wedding Cry Death Dance is based on participatory observations stretched over a period of more than five years. The style of the book is from general to particular. A general introduction of Chinese language and one child policy is given to start with relatively more familiar preconceptions of Chinese culture, prevalent among people outside China. Then the subject matter moves on to the introduction of research locale, enabling the reader to grasp basic demographic picture of the area. Onwards the book systematically reveals the origin, cultural practices and belief system of Tujia people, related to each phase of life.Case studies are also used to complement beliefs.

This organization of the book has the potential to engage the reader from the very beginning by starting with the most familiar notions and gradually moving on to specific ethnic group. Contemporary viewpoints are discussed parallel to the findings of the current study. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: History/Military/WW II, History/Military/General, Biography/Military

Gillett shares vignettes, both hilarious and sobering, of his life in the Navy during WWII and the Korean Police Action. This book presents a realistic portrait of what really went on in the Navy bases and ships.

For those who served in the military, this book nails the experience in touching, sometimes painful, and sometimes humorous echoes of our past. For those who never served, this book accurately portrays the transition of young men from peacetime mid-western quiet life to wartime Pacific Islands during WWII. (JFK even makes an appearance at one point.) Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Fiction/General, Fiction/War & Military, Fiction/Historical/General

A Childhood Interrupted by WWII   ~  In 1940, German troops invade France. Overnight, ten-year old Pierre’s life is turned upside down. Optimistic by nature, he believes the occupation of his country won’t last.

However, as time goes by and the situation worsens, he must adjust to reality. With resilience, he learns to live as normally as possible within his close-knit family, surrounded by the havoc of war.

In difficult times, people show their best or worst behavior. Friendships are made, strained, or lost. Pierre experiences all these, but never loses hope during the four long years separating the first day of invasion to the day of liberation. Visit Author's Webpage

"We are students. Having trudged slowly through the first two years of ordinary high school. Seeking freedom, paradise, an escape from the mediocrity that it is.

We have found it... We are an academy. Not to be mistaken as a high school, since we are full of epic artist who have given up hours of their spare time and years off their lives, dancing the deadline ballet to bring you this collection.

We are unique. Flirting with the fine line between normality and insanity, we congregate at this place. A haven where the teachers are just as crazy as the students, and the work feeds our addiction to expression.  The path we lay, the tight rope we walk, the journey we struggle, in the end it's all worth it."

Oskar Thurnher was very pleased to have been asked by the Leon P. Fox Medical History Committee of the Santa Clara County Medical Association to relate some history about ambulance service in the Santa Clara Valley.

The first thing he did was to call some “old-timers” who had some connection with or knowledge of ambulance services from early days in the Valley. They enjoyed swapping stories about the “old days”. The result is an informal chronology beginning in the 1920s, at the time the first dedicated ambulance service organization came into being in San Jose.

This presentation covers the organizational, regulatory, and patient care aspects from the early ambulance days to the 1990s — as well as mentioning some of the key players, and including a variety of anecdotal information and personal observations.

BISAC Categories: Travel/Europe-France, Travel/Reference-Tips, Humor/General

A humorous account of an American husband and wife who stumble upon the perfect "Enchanted April" villa on the French Riviera near St-Tropez. But knowing little of the language and even less of the culture, will they find bliss – or the Bastille – as they attempt to live among the French?

Think of Peter Mayle meeting Francis Mayes on the Cote d’Azur.  A Month of Sundays is a must read for those of you interested in the pros and cons of villa rentals—whether your preference is Provence, Tuscany, or any other destination. Although finding that dream villa involves more effort than booking a hotel room, the enhanced cultural experience, the extra privacy, the additional space, and the lower cost for room and board will make you wonder why you ever vacationed any other way.

"This book is based on actual experiences during month-long vacations in the South of France. In our search for the perfect place we discovered, purely by accident, that there are numerous affordable villas for rent in the hills along the Mediterranean coast..." Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Travel/Africa, Travel/General, Biography/Autobiography/Travelers

Senior citizen Jim Sullivan, aka “The Wanderer,” spent three years traveling and working throughout Africa (from January 2001 to February 2004), where he visited 22 countries while existing on an extremely limited budget. His mode of travel consisted of whatever was available (broken-down buses, ships that should have been junked years prior, backs of motor-bikes, and just plain backpacking). A man of wit and perception, he brings to life the people of Africa, the wide gaps between poverty and wealth, and gives vivid descriptions of cities, jungles and wild animals he viewed on his great adventure.

Note: All profits from the sale of this book are being donated to charities. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Self-Help/Personal Growth-Self Esteem, Self-Help/Abuse Sexual

In We Women of Many Shades and Hues, Shirley Itím Melo Phelps offers a book of support for survivors who are women of color and from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her book of daily readings cover a range of experiences, emotions and feelings that survivors of childhood sexual abuse, incest and rape grapple with in the aftermath of the deep violation of sexual abuse from their childhoods that weave heavily into their adult lives.

From the perspective of a survivor and former counselor to sexual assault victims and survivors, she invites her readers to share in their communal healing challenges. Her book speaks to women who may be just beginning their healing — to women who have been walking their path for years committed to a journey for their personal healing. Shirley has over 20 years of counseling experience, is and has been an advocate for sexual assault victims and survivors for the past 11 years.

BISAC Categories: Biography/Personal Memoirs, Biography/General

A Life of Memories and Surprises...  Margaret enjoyed writing this book because it helped her live her life a second time around. It brought back so many memories, the good ones and even the bad ones. She is thankful that the good Lord blessed her with so many wonderful people in her life. She learned through her mistakes. She shared many happy years with loved ones who will always hold a special place in her heart.... Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Biography/Personal Memoirs, Biography/General

“Go West, young man. Go West and grow up with the country” LaVerne's ancestors were doing this long before Horace Greeley wrote his oft quoted words in the 1840s.

LaVerne Brookover Uhte's story begins with her ancestor's 17 week voyage in 1754 from Europe to the British colonies in America. When the ship that carried Jacob Brookover from the land of his birth sailed into Chesapeake Bay, he found himself alone in a strange land at the age of sixteen. LaVerne tells how succeeding generations spread out in all directions from the eastern seaboard to the Pacific Ocean, and goes on to write about her eighty-five years, living through a time of accelerated cultural changes. Visit Author's Webpage.

BISAC Categories: Biography/Historical U.S., Law/Civil Rights, Law/Courts-Supreme Court

Sheila White shows by example how any woman can fight for her rights in the workplace. She describes what her life was like working in the railroad yards of Tennessee, how she learned to stand up for herself and how she helped the legal system defend her from the discrimination, retaliation, and humiliation she experienced over the years. We must not take this type of abuse in the workplace or anywhere else!

Throughout the process Sheila shows us that taking charge is not easy nor a fast process; it takes a lot of patience, but it can be done. After reading this book you will understand how she defended herself and in the process helped open the door for all working women. Visit Author's Webpage

BISAC Categories: Fiction/Romance/Suspense, Fiction/Espionage/Intrigue, Fiction/General

A Novel of Forbidden Love and Political Intrigue. A Night in Odessa tells the riveting story of Erika, a young German woman, and Michael, a Russian cardiologist, and their prohibited love in former East Germany.

What would be a light-hearted love story under democracy turns into a dangerous and chilling tale under communism. We meet the evil Chief of Police and Frieda, his police matron, and learn of Erika’s secret past. The young lovers’ quest for freedom takes them across the Iron Curtain, toiling through snow-covered mountains, slipping between mines, hiding from guards.

California, Odessa, and Dubrovnik are colorful stopovers in this fascinating, fast-paced novel. Award winning author, Ursula H. Meier, weaves a tale full of plot twists that surprise, enthrall, and delight. Visit Author's Webpage.

BISAC Category: Divination-Tarot

Full Color Card Layouts

TORA is an introduction that teaches a unique method on forming sentences out of the symbols of the Tarot. With 78 card definitions and 96 practical examples (explained layouts), this unusual book is designed to help you learn by actively exploring, while at the same time giving you insight on situations that occur in life. Visit Author's Webpage