FINDING ZACHARIAH hits a lot of tender spots: a homeless vet seeking solace in alcohol; two kids and their mom hurt and broken by an absent dad; a feral cat who knows everyone; and a wide array of community members who make this little book so touching and delightful. You'll meet Big Joe, a man with a past and a big heart; Darlene the dirt lady; Backhoe the mulch mover; Ike the irrigation expert; Latifa the beekeeper; Wiley the muralist, and more. When Zorro and CeCe, twin brother and sister, and their mom Otoña, come to the garden to work their own little plot, they find out a lot about themselves, their mom, and the mysterious man keeping away from others in the healing garden. As Zachariah talks out his sadness with the feral cat, Sebastian, and as he begins to work in the garden with Big Joe and other volunteers, we learn that people can make the best of second chances and find healing and reconciliation.

Madam Norma's spirit appears to her friend, Angel Ken. She asks him to write her memoir.

This book is to get BOTH parents and students to open up to alternative educational paths to careers in manufacturing. Since it is a DUAL FRONT COVER book, the manuscripts are 180 degrees to one another. In the middle are questions for each reading group to ask the other engaging in active discussion on this subject matter. The artwork on both covers are the inverse of one another. Parent Edition features a black background, while the Student Edition features a white background. This book is designed to have both young people and parents have dialog early in their lives on what they want to do prior to graduation to high school. By considering manufacturing many might find success that does not include a 4+year degree, and also reduce the need for student debt. Too many of our youth are strapped with student debt, while at the same time going into a field that has a crowded field of applicants. Meanwhile MFG positions are desperate for qualitifed applicants for good paying jobs.

ESCAPING LIMBO is a 71,000 coming-of-age story set in St. Paul MN during the turbulent 1960's. Two young Catholic teenage boys, Francis Paulson (narrator) and his unsteady friend Izzy, experience the big issues of the times first-hand, 3 assassinations, Vietnam War, Apollo Moon Race, British Music Invasion, Race Riots, Counter Culture Movement & Mohammad Ali Arrest, all while struggling with the fierce morality pushed on them by their families, church and Catholic School. Francis' family also struggles trying to keep their 2nd generation candy factory going after tragedies and losses in their family. The boy's relationship is also threatened when Izzy's arch-enemy, Suck-Up Sue, a cute rambunctious girl, sets her sights on Francis. Francis continues his attempts to help Izzy recover from the death of his older brother and protect Izzy from his abusive old man by trying to earn funds for a secret and taboo dangerous summer canoe trip with the belief it will help Izzy heal and Francis face his own doubts about his strict upbringing.

A Brief Synopsis: Did you know? ● It is Emotion that drives all behaviors and actions of each and every individual! ● The Emotions that drive each individual’s every behavior and action originate from an inborn instinctual foundation of only FIVE primary Emotions! ● When an individual is subject to emotional repressions or a person has learned faulty beliefs about the emotions and as a result thereof exhibits incongruent behavior which now originates from a foundation of distorted emotional attitudes—then, the results of one’s behaviors and actions may prove to be off-target of the expected or desired outcome, and further, prove to be disastrous to both oneself and others! ● By and large—in varying degrees—all humanity may be out of sync regarding natural rhythmic emotional behavior and expression! ● Emotional repressions and disharmonies form the behavioral foundation of the Modern-Day Liberal!

Joe Ecks: X Band's Rock and Roll Guitarist. Though a musical genius, he's tortured and miserable under the demands of the industry. Dogged by bad headaches and other ailments, Joe erupts in violent outbursts. Ultimately (on page 1), Joe has a breakdown that results in a complete personality change. Joe now thinks of himself as Mike Smith: Harvard Grad. Mike Smith is the opposite of Joe Ecks in nearly every way; he's no musical genius, and he can't play guitar, but he loves being a rock star. 'Xylene X Band' is the story of how the New Joe learns to live Joe's life, and, to a certain degree, how Joe's life adapts to his new personality. But to truly live Joe's life, New Joe must develop the skills, and they will be severely tested by the upcoming 'Xylene' tour. New Joe is no Old Joe, and X Band desperately needs Old Joe to return.

Never married Aimee Dunsmore hides her identity as a successful Gothic Romance ghostwriter. Aimee got her start ghostwriting the autobiography of a reclusive movie star who is making a comeback in a major Hollywood blockbuster. Originally intended as a marketing piece to support the film, it becomes a bestseller. The movie star wants Aimee to come with her for support on the press tour, and the assignment takes Aimee from the Hamptons to Hollywood. Now back home, she’s content to remain in obscurity and write her novels. Happily single, she meets Mitch and feels an immediate connection. Aimee decides to take a chance on love in real life, only his unstable ex-wife becomes determined to make it impossible for Mitch to ever find happiness again. She goes to extremes to drive Aimee away for good. Aimee needs to decide if Mitch is worth the drama or take a hard pass at what might be her last chance on love.

"The Mango Chronicle"(Running Wild Press, out May 2024) ISBN: (pbk) 978-1-960018-19-9 Kirkus Review: "A captivating memoir and a startlingly edifying portrait of Cuba." Synopsis: A preadolescent boy is caught in Castro's Revolution and struggles with trading a Cuban Huck Finn childhood for the price of liberty after fleeing with his family to New Jersey via Mejico. The boy reminisces about his roots in the barrio. He chronicles spirited narratives that range from stealing a rowboat and being nearly capsized by a Russian tanker, to befriending an old fisherman who tells him a haunting tale, to being bullied by a neighborhood thug, to cockfights gone bad, and to being nearly mauled by a wild boar. He witnesses the plight of captives taken near his home during the Bay of Pigs invasion, and tries to navigate the complexities of growing up in a machismo, homophobic culture. The U.S. Blockade of Cuba during the Missile Crisis unexpectedly disrupts the family's egress. They endure the next several months in isolation. As a new expatriate, the boy lands in Mejico. He eventually arrives at freedom in blue-collar, New Jersey neighborhood. He endures the many ordeals of being an immigrant in an at-times intolerant culture and struggles to adjust to American life. But he perseveres. He scratches his way from a Green Card to American citizen, then to becoming a highly respected professor of medicine at two major medical schools in the United States. He eventually returns to the island in search of his roots, of the mango tree and of the boyhood for which he so dearly longed. He doesn't succeed altogether. But he doesn't lose hope.

Author Peter Ticktin was Donald Trump's former platoon sergeant at New York Military Academy when they were both 18 and to this day, they have remained lifelong friends and Trump occasionally as his lawyer. Peter outlines in this book why he always has and always will stand behind Trump, who is today President-elect of the United States, which will be his second term in this high office. In What Makes Trump Tick, Peter presents an eye-opening account of what made Trump the awesomely successful businessman, a U.S. President and simply the great man he is today. Ticktin was recently featured in a documentary film about Trump which was shown at Trump's stately home in Florida, Mar-a-Lago.

These humorous substitute teaching real life experiences show fun snapshots or 'snips' into the world in which all who sub, used to sub, or has had a sub can relate to. These cartoons illustrate 15 years of subbing grades K-12. All school teachers and administrators will be able to identify with this book. Have any of these situations happened to you? You've got to read it to believe it! This is a coloring book; color with colored pencils for hours of fun.

Have you ever wanted to get away, perhaps to a beautiful mountain top, and leave the worries of the world in the clouds below you? Would you like to go to a place where you could relax, rest, and refresh your body, mind, emotions, and spirit in the morning sun, and, more importantly, in the light and love of the Son?

The most important relationship you can have is a personal, intimate relationship with God – The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You can know God and have continual fellowship and communion with Him.

As you read this book, allow the Holy Spirit to lead you through three essential steps – Accept, Adore, and Abide - so that you may have the intimate relationship with God that you were created to have and begin enjoying the abundant life, now and forever, that Jesus promised (John 10:10). Additionally, experience an inward transformation into the likeness of Christ and the outward manifestation of His love for others.