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The 4 Seasons with lead singer Frankie Valli rank among the top American vocal acts of all time. Collectively, Valli and the group amassed seven number one hits, 18 Top Tens and placed an incredible 61 singles in the Hot 100. They also placed 32 LPs on the top album charts. Their hit-making years spanned more than fifty years. 4 Seasons songs are some of the most recognizable tunes of the 60s/70s and continue today to be regulars on radio play...

Like many young men, Bobby Goldsboro's enviable music career came about by chance. Playing in a local band while attending college, rock great Roy Orbison hired Bobby's band to back him. What begin as a temporary gig turned into one of the longest-lasting careers of the pop/rock era. Soon Goldsboro was recording on his own. Among his many time-proven hits are: Honey, Broomstick Cowboy, Summer (the First Time), Watching Scotty Grow, I'm a Drift...

PRAIRIE LIFE IN THE LATE 1800S IS WROUGHT WITH HARDSHIP. NEAR STILLER'S CREEK, THE STAID LIVES OF MANY GO AWRY WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES. JOIN THE RUGGED FOLKS WHO INHABIT THE SPARSELY POPULATED AREA AS THEY ENCOUNTER NATURE'S WRATH AND WITNESS HUMAN CRUELTY. BACKBREAKING LABOR, HEARTRENDING MISFORTUNES, AND ROUTINE SUFFERING ARE EXPECTED IF ONE IS TO ENDURE. WHO WILL PERSIST THE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS AND WHAT WILL BE THE OUTCOME OF THEIR LIVES? W...

Vanilla Doo-wop highlights several white fifties/sixties vocal groups, telling how they came to be, discusses their music, and provides discographies of the records they released. From Dion and the Belmonts, The Passions, The Tokens, The Critters, the Royal Teens, and many more, it's a great read for those interested in popular music from that era. Many of their records reached the highest rungs of the charts and others barely scratched the su...

A young serviceman experiences hardship in his attempt to marry a Vietnamese girl, as his tour in the perilous, war torn country nears its end. Liberty restrictions and military police enforcement make it difficult for them to be together. As night falls, he slips away from the base to meet her family and offer his marriage proposal. Before he can leave the village, curfew sets in leaving him stranded in the off-limits area. Danger lurks withi...

Bobby Vee got his "lucky break" after the infamous crash of the plane Buddy Holly was riding went down in an Iowa cornfield, killing all aboard. Auditions were quickly held to find temporary replacements so the Winter Dance Party tour could go on. That ill-fated opportunity eventually led to a recording contract for the Fargo, ND teenager. Shortly, hit records began to come. Take Good Care of My Baby, Run to Him, Sharing You, Rubber Ball, The ...

A small fishing boat carrying contraband is found at the bottom of Thunder Bay. Thus begins the quest to find where the life-threatening cargo originated and what its purpose was. Thunder Bay is an exciting tale of intrigue, with a hint of romance.

Three English/Australian brothers, Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, ran off a string of hit records during the late sixties. Many soon proclaimed them the second-coming of The Beatles. However, nothing prepared the music industry for what would occur a few years later when their manager asked them to write a some songs for a movie he was producing. With little more than a working movie title (Saturday Night Fever) and a generic plot, in a weeken...

A stray winds up at the family's door... Trouble's Garden tells a warm, poignant story of a lost cat and a loving family's friendship. It's a delightful read for all ages--warming your heart and making you cry. Come experience Trouble's Garden.

Molasses Men is a fictional tale of life in a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp. The story provides an account of the hardships many young men faced during the Great Depression and how their assignment to the CCC provided meaninful work and training during that difficult time. It's a great read about past times that need to be remembered.

During 1968's Vietnamese New Year, Tet, communist troops attacked throughout South Vietnam, including direct assaults on military installations, major cities and the U.S. Embassy, in Saigon. With pathos and humor, Dragon Fire relates the exciting tale of a U.S. Navy security unit tasked with providing security to Navy installations.

Ernesto Juarez's barrio is a haven for discarding the dead. His only option for the safety of his family is to flee north of the border and establish a new life. But for now, he must go alone. While making his way across the bleak Mexican desert he encounters a young woman on the run from merciless killers. Together they must escape to the border. Human traffickers, drug smugglers, cultish cartels, and relentless killers raise the ante on whet...

Along the Quay presents five different stories that take place in Vietnam during the war era. An Incident At the OK Hotel, The China Beach Surfer, A Matter of Finances, Showers In the Rain and A Peaceful Sleep make up this collection of fascinating stories from a different time, in a dangerous different place... A bargain read at this price!

A body is found on an Oahu beach and thus begins the quest to find out how it got there. Orchids and Sand is a thrilling mystery with strong romantic overtones. Join Manny, Loki, Daniela, Pako and all the others in this page-burning mystery in lush, tropical Hawaii. Vast oceans, expansive beaches, magnificent scenery and beautiful people abound in Orchids and Sand!

During the 1950s, country music merged with a rising new fad called Rock & Roll to form what would become known as Rockabilly. In short, rockabilly was high energy, fast paced, guitar and bass driven tunes displaying thundering rhythms. The songs were often unremarkable ditties made up with a conglomeration of silly lyrics and inane repetitious phrases like "bop, " "shake, " "mama, " and "go cat!" Cars, especially gaudy Cadillacs and hot rod F...

Set in Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula during construction of the Soo Locks, this old-fashioned western influenced tale takes the reader on an exciting romp across the U.P., as Newly Fischer seeks to hunt down a co-worker whose misdeeds have brought fatal harm. After a foul-deed is committed in which Newly is a suspect, Newly tracks the man across the Upper Peninsula discovering evidence that leads him to believe his quarry is nearby. A roma...

A creator of pulp novels follows a lead to the wild west border town of El Paso where he encounters Henry Putnam, the last surviving person with knowledge to a long-past killing. The story unfolds through Henry's recollections leading up to the fateful event. Truth and lies flourish with the tale. Only Henry Putnam knows the truth, but how much of it is he willing to share? In the image of classic old-time Westerns, El Paso Run brings an excit...

Ride along with a U.S. Navy Security Police unit as the men patrol the dusty streets and narrow alleys of DaNang during the Vietnam conflict. Experience the odd, the unusual and the dangerous in a very Dark and Curious Place.

The tranquil lives of woodland creatures are turned topsy-turvy when Jowls, a malicious canine, is taken in at a nearby farm. The dog's violent upbringing plagues him making him the bane of farm and forest creatures. Hostile encounters between Sebastian Rabbit and Jowls lead the reader toward a dramatic, unexpected ending. It's a tale of flight and fright that threatens animals and humans alike. Meet such memorable characters as the rabbit cla...

A cattle drive becomes trouble for the Fairchild boys when banditos enter the scene in the Texas town of Sorrowful. Murder and mayhem ensue--and then a life or death chase across Texas begins. SORROWFUL is a rip-roaring, old-time western tale filled with good guys, bad guys, pretty maidens, and plenty of nonstop action. If you like western stories, you will love SORROWFUL!