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In 1938, thirteen-year-old Reho Othmann has few worries beyond getting the name of a pretty girl he met on a train. His rural family is warm and loving, his country, Estonia, is enjoying independence from Russia . . . his future looks bright. But the headlines foreshadow darker times. Both the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany are becoming increasingly hostile, and Estonia is caught in the collusion between the two global aggressors.When threats b...

Judith Mariner's life is a portrait of non-conformity and unique experiences. She wasn't like the other girls in the '40s. She reveled in the outdoors and played with the boys. She discovered yoga and vegetarianism long before they became fads. She faced abuse of every kind and a feeling of "not enoughness" with everything she attempted. In high school, she taught herself to play tennis and became the state champion-twice. Through tenacity and...

Several factors cause decision blunders in marriage, including ineffective communication and psychological defense mechanisms such as denial, projection and identification, and believing personalities will change. How Marriages Survive provides wise guidance to help couples navigate through and even avoid these blunders. Every couple can benefit by understanding and practicing the valuable principles taught in this book.

TAKE A RIDE AND JOIN THE TRIBE! Just Water to Some is a joyous, riveting memoir of surf, ski, and kiting adventure from outside the author's door in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and across five continents. Join Regis on the water, on the beach, or après ski to hear his tales from the "dript"-true stories filled with friends, celebs, exotic locales ... and one very large alligator. But beware: Like surfing, this book is addictive. By the last page, yo...

TAKE A RIDE AND JOIN THE TRIBE! Just Water to Some is a joyous, riveting memoir of surf, ski, and kiting adventure from outside the author's door in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and across five continents. Join Regis on the water, on the beach, or après ski to hear his tales from the "dript"-true stories filled with friends, celebs, exotic locales ... and one very large alligator. But beware: Like surfing, this book is addictive. By the last page, yo...

In the Shade of the Olive Tree is the true story of young love during the tumultuous era of World War II and the aftermath six decades later. It is a compelling story that will be remembered long after the last page is turned. Here, adventure, tragedy, and poignant moments intertwine to create a fascinating tale. Readers-young and old-will learn of the courage and selflessness of the young men of the war years, as well as the determination of ...

Exploring the Human Spirit is a collection of essays Richard Dance wrote for a study group that grew out of an East-West philosophy course he taught at several colleges in Arizona. His philosophy students asked him to start a study group to explore more deeply the ideas presented in the class. He obliged by writing essays on various topics that he thought would benefit others, and everyone met at his home monthly for a presentation on each ess...

This is a story about family, adoption, heritage, and identity. It is also about place and people. Haralambie invites you to accompany her on her search for her biological roots, the hurdles and misdirections, and what happens when she finally finds out who her biological family members are. Every adoption search and reunion are different. The results, and how each adoptee deals with them, are also different. But everyone who has been touched ...

Author Rico Chamblain is a 27-year military veteran of an era spanning the outer edges of the Ho Chi Minh itty-bitty foot-stumpers to the suicidal cave dwarfs of the Taliban. Rico Chamblain, a creative writing graduate of the University of Arizona, has sprung forth a believable yet fictious autobiography that has captured the Black American military experience, the upward rising of UMM-GOWHA Black Power from the mid-fiddies America voiced with...

As you travel through life, you can't avoid pain: a dysfunctional childhood, difficult and unfulfilling relationships, serious illnesses, and heart-wrenching losses. However, if you bury the pain and fail to examine it, the impact can be long-lasting and affect who you are and who you want to become. Aristotle said, "Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." The author used poetry to examine her pain and discovered hidden strengths a...

Dave is a nineteen-year-old helpless romantic who fantasizes about landing the girl of his dreams. As his plans fail, he finds himself in jail facing a felony and must head home to Sunnyslope. Dreading being back, Dave is approached by an old friend who attempts to convince him to stay and join a gang. Desperate to avoid gang affiliation, Dave takes a job offered by an incarcerated individual. Will he ever get free from the curse of Sunnyslope...

As you travel through life, you can't avoid pain: a dysfunctional childhood, difficult and unfulfilling relationships, serious illnesses, and heart-wrenching losses. However, if you bury the pain and fail to examine it, the impact can be long-lasting and affect who you are and who you want to become. Pearls emerged from the ugliest, most painful period of Linda McNamara's life. She was in her fifties with a successful career and a happy home w...

Raised in the collective dystopian empire known as Paragonia, Jade rises through the ranks to become the premier spy and assassin who trains others to blindly serve their leader's whims without question. Paragonia is a world empire that thrives on strength and total control. There is no tolerance for independent thought or even the desire for basic human dignity through religion, philosophy, and close family ties. All are outlawed, and those w...

How do you make your toughest decisions? For leaders, the risks are almost always higher, the number of people affected by the decision is greater, and the responsibility to make the decision is, ultimately, theirs alone. Leaders don't always make the right decision. Yet exceptional leaders get it right when the stakes are highest. Decision Time serves up 52 bite-sized lessons examining make-or-break decisions made in history's biggest mom...

How do you make your toughest decisions?For leaders, the risks are almost always higher, the number of people affected by the decision is greater, and the responsibility to make the decision is, ultimately, theirs alone. Leaders don't always make the right decision. Yet exceptional leaders get it right when the stakes are highest. Decision Time serves up 52 bite-sized lessons examining make-or-break decisions made in history's biggest moments....

When staying with prajna paramita, the bodhisattva-path practitioners will also absorb all superior virtuous dharmas. Owing to nonattainment, learners will be relieved from attachment and self-conceit and become humble, and their powers for removing vexations, hindrances, coverings, and bondages will also be strengthened. That is what is meant by expedient skillfulness in cultivating prajna paramita. The importance of the bodhisattvas becomes ...

Death, a benevolent creature, saunters through the landscapes herein, portending little terrors that creep up on you in these microtales. Mr. Lord, returning in "Mr. Lord Again, " addresses another generation-old evil. "The Bag" and "Career Change" demonstrate how social justice can be quick, loud, and final, making horror a force for positive. The self-analysis in "Misdirection" makes you question the usefulness of your therapy sessions, whil...

These are stories that a very old man remembers. They could not have happened to anyone else. Professor Alain Corcos is a native of France. He came to the United States twice -- first as a member of the French Air Force in November 1944 after escaping from Vichy France three months before D-Day. He came back to the States as a student earning a PhD in plant breeding and taught the nature and philosophy of science for twenty-six years at Michig...

Inspired by hometown hero and patriot spy Nathan Hale, who gave his life for the cause of independence during the Revolutionary War, Sara Fleming grows up wanting to serve her country. Joining the US Army Reserves as a military intelligence soldier seems to be a good way to fulfill this goal -- and a means to pay off her student loans. When Sara and her new Army Reserve unit are deployed to Kuwait and then to Iraq during the first year of Oper...

Bebe, a bookworm with an outlandish imagination, lives a peculiarly privileged life for a Black girl during the Great Depression. Her fearless father owns a hospital and an array of businesses, making him a keen target of the KKK. Her home life is filled with a panoply of distinctive family members, including a psychic mother, a terrifying "spinster" aunt who's having a secret affair with the local white sheriff, a renegade librarian aunt, a g...