Biography / History / Memoir

Stumbling in The Dark Looking For The Light Switch

Stumbling in the Dark Looking for the Light Switch is the true story of a man who walked across America after losing his job just to be with the family that immigration laws kept from him. With no car, no money, and no certainty of success, he crossed states on foot, struggling to survive and pushing forward on nothing but hope. What began as the desperate attempt to hold his daughter for the first time turned into a journey of self-discovery, healing, and purpose. This memoir traverses through three different walks, the woman who would become his wife, and journal entries that shaped it all.

The Hippie and The Husky: A True 50 Day Dangerous Adventure in the North Cascades

“Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail was the greatest adventure of my life,” says Ken Becker, the author of the memoir, The Hippie and The Husky. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is arguably “The Great Hike of America,” says Becker. It starts at the Mexican border, travels along the length of California, Oregon and Washington and ends in Canada. When Becker made his decision to hike the PCT, he called the editor of The Signpost magazine, a publication that listed all the trail conditions for the state of Washington. “Don’t go,” she cautioned him. “Nobody’s been through. You will get lost.

Unclaimed, But Loud: The Memoir of a Shy and Retiring Boy Who Was Neither

A mischievous, moving, and darkly funny memoir about growing up strange in small-town America—before the fall, before the drugs, before the booze, before it all came apart. Keith Howard wasn’t supposed to be here. Adopted at six months old. Fired from Orange Julius for laughing. Arrested three times before he could legally vote. A class clown with a taste for acid, mischief, and burning questions, Keith was the kid who pulled down his pants in kindergarten, who founded a cult (sort of), who nearly bankrupted the Catholic Church by knocking over a font of Holy Water.

Juliet Prowse: Born to Dance

Juliet Prowse was a young dancer who burst into the international spotlight in her first movie, Can-Can. Considered talented and exotic, she caught the media’s attention and her engagement to Frank Sinatra fueled their fascination further, as did a love triangle with Elvis during G.I. Blues. Unhappy with 20th Century Fox, Juliet broke out of her contract, and became one of the highest paid dancers of her era on a $1 million Vegas contract by the mid-1970s. While Juliet won awards for Sweet Charity, opening on Broadway seemed elusive.

Love in Any Language, A Memoir of a Cross-Cultural Marriage

Evelyn LaTorre's book illustrates the trials and joys in the blending of two cultures. Love is tested when Evelyn falls in love with Antonio, a handsome Peruvian university student. At the end of her two-year Peace Corps commitment in Peru, Evelyn finds herself pregnant. The two 23-year-olds marry in Cusco and move to Northern California. Evelyn expects her husband to support their family as Antonio tries to take his place as head of the household. But he must first learn English, complete college, and find a job.

A Bilagáana Boy among the Navajo

In 1965, six-year-old Jay is witness to his mother’s affair and mental breakdown after his father’s lengthy military deployment. After his parents’ divorce, Jay must unwillingly live with his mother and new stepfather, a Bureau of Indian Affairs employee, on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona. From 1967 to 1971, Jay is a “bilagáana,” the Navajo term for white boy, to his new friends and bullies alike on the reservation.

Safari of a Patchwork Pilgrim

Herded by Miracles: An only child, a burden to her single mother and born in South Africa in the middle of a war, the author had to discern life's purpose by living it. She rides through the widest emotional landscapes of contrast: the Apartheid conflict between black and white, between Boer and British, and the disconnect between African and European cultures, the generosity of strangers, the betrayal of friends, and rejection by family. Through all these mirrors, the patchwork pilgrimage is towards the transcendent lovingness of Creation.
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