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The narrative set forth in this book tells of a boating trip to the massacre memorial at Gnadenhutten, Ohio. The massacre took place in 1782 near the mid-point of the Tuscarawas River on land that was to become modern Gnadenhutten. Ninety Moravian Indians were murdered at the sides of the shallow river in the wilderness; the murderers were part of a militia from Western Pennsylvania. The Indians, those murdered, were descendants of Asians; the murderers were descendants of Europeans. The two groups had traveled around the world from a common African origin to find their fate in Ohio.Also the narrative covers marriage (bonding) and the effect of maternal mortality on marriage (debonding).The narrative covers Blennerhassett Island in the Ohio River (and the owners' enduring marriage there) and South Bass Island in Lake Erie (and the landmark Indian history there).The author travels by truck, boat, and bicycle on his circumnavigation of Ohio.

Pete Cluckington is a young chicken who just moved away from a chicken farm to a farm with a lot of different kinds of animals. Never being around other kinds of farm animals, not to mention his fatherís beliefs about them, sets Pete up for a challenging adjustment. Even though he has a hard time adjusting to the diverse population of his new farm and his new school, deep in his heart, Pete wants to make friends with the other farm animals. But, can he? What will his dad say?

At first Chicago born and bred photojournalist, Charlie Harris, found a two week assignment reporting about life on the Montana ranch, Roamnomore, not at all to her liking. Matriarch Kelsey Waters and her youngest son, Ty, and foreman, Mex Oberman, made her feel welcomed, but older son Jon treated her coldly. In spite of his aloofness, she soon realized that she was falling in love with him. To everyone's amazement Charlie took to ranch life as if she were born to it and quickly changed her mind about Roamnomore and the wonderfully-wild state of Montana. But Jon, believing that Charlie had fallen for his good-looking brother, Ty, or was involved with a telephoning Chicago suitor, avoided her as much as he could. With time running out, Charlie tells Kelsey a lie to prolong her stay, hoping against hope that Jon will make some kind of move in her direction. But all seems lost, until that explosive night before she was scheduled to fly back to Chicago.

Kailash (Kal) Jayaswal, PMP, and Archana Jayaswal, PMP, CSM, wrote The Comprehensive Guide for PMP® Certification to make it easier and quicker for those who are preparing for the PMP (Project Management Professional) Exam.This guide is different from others that are now in the market because it is written in a conversational style with a visually-rich layout. It has numerous illustrations, diagrams, exercises, and solved examples that makes it quicker to understand and remember PMBOK concepts. The Comprehensive Guide for PMP® Certification also includes more than 200 figures and tables, more than 400 practice questions, and a full-length 200-question test that provides an actual exam experience.

I have such a doggone cute face. That's a fact. I know because my girl always tells me just how doggone cute my face is. I know she wouldn't lie to me. Anyway, the humans saw my cute little doggie face and their hearts melted. Then they heard my tragic story and their hearts broke. Lucky for me, they thought they could help. I was rescued!!! That's code for "I think my cute face just saved me." You can read all about me, my humans, and the rest of the canine crew that I live with. I tell my story in a book all about my journey from shelter to forever. It did not come easily. It did not come quickly. But after many, many, many months (over a year) and difficult experiences too numerous to count, it came, and I am now on my way to my "Happily Ever After."My story is one of great struggles and deeply rooted fears that were seemingly impossible to overcome. Trust was an emotion that I had never experienced. I was nothing more than a quivering ball of fur that no one wanted to adopt. In fact, I was scheduled to be euthanized. That's not a good thing. Lucky again for me, I was moved to a different shelter that is a "no-kill" shelter… just in the nick of time. This is where my humans came along and became part of my journey! And the girls that work in the office at that shelter? They smothered me with the first love I had ever known. It felt so good!My humans say that in spite of my horrible beginnings, I have an inner strength that helps me to fight on and conquer my personal challenges. They say that I have insurmountable courage and the will to endure, even flourish. I overcame most of my struggles and deep rooted fears. I learned to trust, on most days anyway. My humans had to juggle a plethora of emotions during this journey. So did I. There were times when we were all overjoyed and times when we were all frustrated. There were times when we were all elated and times when we were all discouraged. We all had good days, bad days, excellent days, and terrible days. Lucky for me, they never quit on me and I never quit on myself. We never quit on each other. I think most lucky for me, I was surrounded with unconditional love. Pure and simple, unconditional love and patience. Lots and lots of patience from my humans.My humans say that I have walked a million miles in my quest to overcome my past. Well, I didn't really walk those miles with my paws, but with my heart. I still have more work to do because some days I have a bit of a setback. I'm not so sure why, it just happens. But I'll fight on. It's what I do. I take one fear at a time and work on that. When I have that one fear conquered, I move on to my next one. You can follow my rescue journey and my adventures through this book. You will not be able to resist my doggone cute face and the heartwarming ending to my story. When you're finished, you'll probably want to go to your nearest shelter and adopt one of those seemingly un-adoptable animals like me.

Always read a book of poems back to front so that the wave rolls backward… Now apply the same method to your whole life.In Death Work the poet does just that. By rewinding fragments from memory, he bears witness to attachment and its eventual unraveling. This is the point where the sheer weight of a man's past opens his heart to the mystery. The Japanese have a word for it: jisei, death poems that express a sudden alertness to the fact of this world and the emergence of another. Death Work tracks one man's descent into clarity, a decompression chamber linking life and death. "Thought is a staircase," he writes, then erases it.

Anticipated and long-awaited fourth book in the continuing series, "A BRIDGE OF DOOM." The Crown Prince seeks answers to an archaic phrase; the powersword, Infinity, resonates mysteriously; something distant and secret awakens. A quest begins for clues to the nearly forgotten Swordsmen of the Freethinkers and a secret stronghold somewhere in the wilderness, perhaps within a haunted, ancient palace. Forbidden sorcery clashes with rare magicks and mystic powers in a struggle for supremacy. THORNS OF THE CROWN presents a new tapestry, enmeshed with earlier events, unfolding in a new direction, expanding the tales and histories of FE'eck spinning under a double star.

"Taking a Detour: Adapting Theatre to Celebrate the Ability of All" documents through story, example and pedagogy Detour Company Theatre's process for adapting traditional theatre through games, rehearsals and performance opportunities for the non-typical actor. Taking you through exercises, casting, auditions and blocking from script to the stage, this book offers tried and true tools for those interested in developing authentic theater experiences for actors with cognitive and/or physical disabilities.Since 2001 Detour Company Theatre has been committed to making a journey in the arts possible for its actors - those who are deaf, blind, autistic, those with genetic conditions and more. Its mission is "to provide theater training and performance experiences that give its actors opportunities to develop artistry, demonstrate courage and collaboration, to experience joy and to participate in the sharing of the magic of musical theater with the entire community."Detour produces two to three mainstage Broadway musicals each year, with four performances each in the eight hundred seat theatre at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Each production is capped at 50 actors who are supported by coaches, a live band and professional sets and costumes.Sam received her undergraduate degree in Education and her MFA in Theatre for Youth from ASU. She has served as the coordinator of the Theatre Arts program at Phoenix Day School for the Deaf and as a certified ASL interpreter. She was on the Arizona Commission on the Arts roster for more than ten years doing workshops on disability awareness and sign language interpretation. In 2018 Sam was the recipient of the Governor's Arts Award for an individual, honoring the significant impact she has had on the state's arts community. She has been recognized by Arizona's PBS station, winning their "Be More Award," and received a Zoni for service to the arts for her sign language interpreting, "Teacher of the Year" from Phoenix Day School for the Deaf."Taking a Detour," with its unique and useful insight into theatre production and possibilities, will help and inspire anyone working with the "nontraditional" actor - not only in drama training, but also in classroom and special programming activities.

You hold the power in your hands to make significant change in your life...If you have a need for change or growth in your life and you are willing to move out of your comfort zone prayer is key for your movement. Change is available for all who are broken hearted, spiritually wounded, creatively fatigued, financially impoverished, mentally depressed and physically exhausted. This is a testimony and a valuable resource for those who are just sick and tired of being sick and tired.I have been in many of those spaces throughout the years and I know the strength that comes from tapping into the inner power that dwells within all of us. This power does not discriminate or judge us based on age, race, creed, color, sex or sexual orientation. It is available to all who seek and believe in its existence. This being the major reason that I took the time to write this practical, user friendly publication with examples and opportunities to practice.One thing I know about life is that you are always going into a storm, in a storm or coming out of a storm. In the natural, I would encourage you to have protection or covering-an umbrella... a raincoat,..some rain boots.. In the supernatural, I would encourage you to prepare yourself through prayer...talking to that inner spirit that dwells within us...listening to that inner voice....taking action based on divine plans revealed for your life.There is only one you in this universe. Everything about you is unique. You were created for a purpose. You were created for greatness. You exist for this moment in time to make a mark on this generation. The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results. NOW is the time for you to step into your destiny. This book will help you make some decisions that will have life-changing results for you and those around you. I encourage you to be the light...the change...that you want to see.Whatever you're going through....PRAY THROUGH IT ~ Dr. Deborah D. Dancy

This book gives insight into how you should start, perform and complete a task. Note, however, it is not a cookbook. It is more like an indication and simplification of when and how to start and stop an activity or thought process. Once you have read and understood these ideas/concepts, you can apply them to all task and lifelong decisions. What you will learn mostly from this book is that perfection is a direction, not a destination. That light in the distance is perfection, just head in that direction. You will not arrive, but you will grow and improve immensely.

Crystal and Gemstone Spirit Medicine is a culmination of expertise and observances Reverend Ann Rene has made over two and a half decades of working with these powerful healing allies both personally and professionally. Rocks, crystals, and gemstones have been used in a therapeutic capacity for thousands upon thousands of years. They have been utilized within many healing traditions, for protection, carried as talismans and amulets, used in sacred ceremony, and ritual. The history of humankind tapping into the remarkable beneficial attributes of crystals and gemstones is rich and lengthy. This is no surprise as each one of these amazing restorative allies provides and offers their own individual unique energetic medicine and holistic support. It is important to note such a long track record and history of healing usage. If something doesn't work, it certainly wouldn't be around for such a long time. This beautiful book acts as a powerful healing helper that guides you through a multitude of unique and creative ways to use crystals and gemstones. Learn how to clear and select stones for specific uses and explore individual attributes of numerous crystals and gemstones through detailed descriptions, affirmations, and photographs.

A true story of two pioneer families: Wittenburg and Parmer that come together as one on July 3, 1964. The two family's history and the history of Texas melt together. William Wittenburg, born in 1825 in Westphalia, Prussia, was born after Napoleon's army conquered most of Germany between 1800 & 1812, seizing the land and dispossessing the landowners. At 23, William boarded a ship for America, after serving the required three years in the Prussian army and three years acquiring a master's license in sheep husbandry. After arriving in Baltimore, MD. his story takes the reader to the great state of Texas where he becomes the state's most respected Sheepman. He eventually acquires 30,000 acres of ranch land while, as a Sheepman, he faces many difficulties; fighting Indians, cattlemen, fence cutters, barns burned, grassland burned, sheep killed by the cattlemen who hated the sheepmen. Martin Van Buren Parmer (Ringtail Panther) born in Charlotte County, Virginia, on June 4, 1778. After moving to Kentucky, in 1798, he settled in Dickson County, Tennessee. About 1816 he moved to Missouri, where in 1820 he was elected to a two-year term in the Missouri General Assembly. He was named as a delegate to the Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1821. He then served a term in the Missouri State Senate, then was chosen colonel of the Missouri militia and led four military companies against the Indians. He moved to Texas in 1825 settling in Cherokee County where he joined Haden Edwards and fought for Benjamin Edwards in the Fredonian Rebellion. On Nov. 25, 1826 he presided over the court-martial that tried and convicted Samuel Norris and his attorney Jose' Antonio Sepulveda of Nacogdoches. The Mexicans feared Colonel Parmer and Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant for Parmer. In 1839, Republic of Texas president Mirabeau B. Lamar appointed him Chief Justice Jasper County. Martin Parmer was a smart and tough man, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence,

This book is a continuation of part 1. This is a recollection, written by a young woman who is quadriplegic due to a brain aneurysm and resulting automobile accident. It is her way of sharing her pain, fears, suffering, and yes, her love of life, and her determination to, with the help of God, walk again.

Presbyterian minister Jeff Becker has a serious concern for anyone interested in the Christian Church in the twenty-first century:Western Christianity is dangerously close to collapsing.As a result of the Christian Church's vain and misguided attempt to become inculturated, it has forfeited its spiritual essence. In How to Bring About the Collapse of Christianity in Four Easy Steps, Becker explains that this is seen in four principle effects: "theological vacuity," denominational diversity," "nominal identity," and "secular inclusivity." These stand in antithesis to the Church's ordained definition as one of "theological clarity," "ecclesiastical unity," "personal authenticity," and "spiritual exclusivity."Unlike many in positions of power within the Church, Becker sees the Church's fundamental role as countercultural. The Church's mission is not to blend in with the world but to call the world to a distinctly separate experience.

Possibly, Charles Darwin and Evolution are in the top scientific names known to everyone who ever attended school in the past century, as famous as Einstein, Isaac Newton or Francis Bacon. But Darwin is the only one who has both an official day of the year dedicated to him, and has won a federal lawsuit declaring evolution to be the official and sole creation theory taught in schools. Evolution is considered such a mighty concept that it is said to be the Unifying Principle for all of biology.Many careers are devoted to, and depend on, evolution. Many hundreds, if not thousands, of books have been written about evolution. The truth value of the evolution concept is not merely presupposed, it is constantly asserted. And the asseverated inferiority of anyone not fully embracing the proclaimed axiomatic nature of evolution is the emotional coercion to embrace, without question, its validity.If someone might dive deep into the principles and premises of this unification principle, what would rise to the top, especially when compared to the scientific principles of Bacon, Locke, Hume, Popper, Einstein and Feynman? These are the universally accepted principles of Empiricism, which is purposefully designed to eliminate subjective opinion, religious dogma, appeals to authority, fiction/fantasy, and ideology from the pursuit of objective knowledge of the material universe. If objective knowledge is the goal, then empiricism is the answer - the only answer, because objective knowledge can be falsified; subjective knowledge cannot.What empirical, objective knowledge exists which is undoubtedly and incorrigibly valid in its support for evolution, or any of the sub-principles used to scaffold evolutionary claims? Do we find such, or do we find fictions created surrounding fossil finds, those which ironically do not themselves support the claims made surrounding evolution?Only by critical analysis of each individual evolutionary premise and assertion by comparison to the Bacon-Locke-Popper-Feynman principles, and comparison to logical conclusions under the Aristotelian hypothetico-deductive procedures, can the validity of any and all claims made under the aegis of evolution be assessed.That's what happens here.

"Grandma, what is going to happen to the characters in Understanding Sassie?" Jacob asked. My grandson had enjoyed reading my book but wanted to know more about its characters. He continued his questioning and asked, "Are you going to write more about Sassie and all the other people in the book?" So, I have.Understanding Sassie, II, starts with some turmoil in the Riverview region. Two teenagers hope to have canine pets, but each faces a different reaction from parents.A dog thief is in town, looking for victims for his vicious Pit Bull Terrier, Champ, in his illegal dog-fighting exhibitions. Dog-behavior-specialist Millie and her husband, Animal Control Officer Mike, suspect local dogs are being dognapped and abused.Riverview Animal Shelter makes their dogs available for adoption, but they are rather lax about checking out the people who are adopting them. This needs to change, and quickly, or they are going to be supplying dogs for the dog-fighting operation.The Shelter runs classes to train the dog owners to train their dogs. Millie explains to the attendees what is being done and why. Even Puppy Play Day has its educational component. Sassie has been trained to be a Diabetic Service Dog; she can tell when her owner is on the edge of a diabetic crisis, and this turns out to save a life.Families are strange sometimes. People can suddenly discover they are related. A step-brother and step-sister find each other at a particularly providential time.A hurricane down South leads to complications in providing for the displaced animals at the Shelter.Two of the adults involved with the Shelter find they have more in common than they first realized. Two others have to deal with a medical emergency.Sassie brings two shy grown-ups together, to the delight of the young girl who loves her.In my many years of teaching dog obedience, I have discovered that not all humans understand what the dog is trying to tell them. Although I've enjoyed my opportunities to teach classes on dog communication (the body language of dogs), my goal has always been to reach a wider audience.I've always enjoyed telling stories. I have discovered that stories can help us to remember and learn valuable information. I hope the reader will find these stories entertaining and informative.

There was a boy named Ty,who was very shy.Friends, he had none.Ty was too scared to talk to anyone.At times, Ty would crybecause he was so shy.One day the teacher said a project each child must do.Ty decided to do something that he knew.What project did Ty do at schoolthat the other children thought was really cool?Did the children want to know more about Ty after what he had done?Did this help Ty become less shy to everyone?

Gerald Grant Leeman emerged from a life of poverty and addiction to become one of the greatest wrestlers and most beloved coaches in American history. Nicknamed "Germ" due to his small stature, Gerald and his nine siblings lived hardscrabble childhoods, but their Osage, Iowa, roots grew deep and served them well. In Germ's case, those humble beginnings taught lessons that led to three state high school wrestling titles; serving as a Naval carrier pilot; an NCAA championship during which he was named Most Outstanding Wrestler; an Olympic silver medal; and a storied coaching career at Lehigh University. The son of an alcoholic father, Gerald battled the disease later in life with grace and dignity, and became a glowing example of the power of recovery and redemption. Tough Street illuminates Germ's expansive impact on his siblings, teammates, children, and, most poignantly, his wrestlers at Lehigh, where famed Grace Hall's arena bears his name. Gerald Leeman lived the American Dream.• "God gave Gerald Leeman abilities no one else could have. Leeman was an artist in our sport. It's difficult to describe unless you saw him. He is the greatest wrestler I ever saw, and I've seen them all." - Bill Nelson, three-time NCAA champion and 1948 Olympian• "The thing about Gerry is you could surround him with chief executives of any company, politicians from all over the world, with farmers or Indian chiefs, and he would soon be ruling the room. He had that presence, that aura." - Kirk Pendleton, 1963 NCAA champion• "Gerry Leeman was a legend who absolutely loved the sport. Going into Grace Hall - The Snake Pit - for a dual, well, Leeman would fill the place up and those partisans would pound their feet on the metal bleachers. The noise was so intimidating." - Donald Rumsfeld, former Princeton wrestling team captain and United States Secretary of Defense• "Gerald Leeman was so much more than our coach. He was a molder of men, an educator who used the lessons of strife on the mat to form foundation in his boys, enabling them to achieve fame, fortune and esteem in their lives. This is his legacy." - Mike Caruso, three-time NCAA champion

Out of zero volume exploded a universe, expanding at the speed of light.The universe is not infinite, like is commonly thought, but a perfect sphere with edges growing at the speed of light. And outside the edge of the universe there's no time and no space-only a void. "And on the seventh day, He rested."***Fifteen billion years later, I, Joseph Richard Poett Jr., the center of the universe, am conceived, and three years later, I'm battling to hold back the weighty door of a department store pay toilet...

From this book that's a good test of practicing for a Chinese girl, in the history of China lady just open their mind recently years, but also not enough, from this book I want to express the independent mind of a Chinese woman . From these years there are many troubles of the relationship between the two countries the US and China , I think it is really not enough for us knowing each other, so the experience in this book that is an good experience of a Chinese girl to know more about America , it is an example for the two countries people to know each other There are more and more corporation of people in the future, not only country and country but a global country, we should work together to share, to give, to help each other. The power of life. That is why I write the book.

Terrorists have been with us from the beginning of time. Much of terrorism is organized, but Lone Wolves are sprouting up all over. Where are they coming from and what cause are they defending, their own, or some other.

Sorry, but this is no storybook fairy tale or happily ever after!It is May 4, 2007 in Neverland, Kansas. It is a stormy night with tornado warnings in the county. A 1969 black Dodge Charger is being driven by Shade Sandman. The car is cruising down the highway then onto a bridge, when two cars are being pursued by two police patrol cars. The four vehicles are speeding towards Shade’s car. Shade’s car is forced off the bridge into Neverland Lake. Shade is electrocuted by sky to lake lightning. By a miracle, Shade survives his near death experience. On May 7, 2007 in Neverland, Kansas, now three days later. Shade awakens from his coma, leaves the Neverland hospital and teams with his Dad / Captain Sandman (of the Neverland P.D.) to find evidence to the person(s) that caused Shade’s near death experience. Fast forward to May 7, 2015 in Neverland, Kansas, at 3:55 PM an EF5 tornado destroyed the small town and one of the Sandman family members was killed.

When it''s all said and done, it''s still really not all said and done. Simone Harvey learns this the hard way when her troubled and drugged subconscious is forced to make her relive a past that could only resurface by an attempt to silence the pain from a rape at the age of 12 by a neighborhood boy who was the object of Simone''s unforgiving heart and her mental escape into Wonderland as a young girl. Because of her escapes, she gives in to a grief that she cannot consciously remember, and commits suicide. But in the hours following her deadly overdose, Simone is visited and guided through her distressed life by her deceased grandparents, parents, and the precious baby conceived as a result of her assault and killed by her deranged mother. Reliving her past allows Simone a chance to permit forgiveness to enter her broken heart instead of chancing her soul of going to hell. Simone''s out-of-body experiences bring her face to face with her abusive mother who battled mental illness from her own rape by a white man, which resulted in her pregnancy with Simone. Simone''s slight trek through her mother and grandmother''s lives reveal a cycle of sexual secrets. However, her trio of spiritual guides attempt to persuade her to forgive her father, her mother and especially the boy who stole her innocence who she meets up with later in life and finds that his mother wasn''t so good to him either. In her final hours awaiting her death and after her suppressed memories of her grandmother and mother''s funerals, Simone is guided into coming to grips with her life, visiting hell and hoping that what she has done has not kept her from missing heaven. Minutes before she dies she is found lying in her bed by her best friend and the deeply sorry neighborhood boy. With her acceptance of his apology, Simone escapes back into Wonderland and transitions through to her heavenly body. Death freeing her to join her grandparents and her beautiful daughter as she Escapes From Wonderla

Has something in your life caught you off guard, knocked you off your feet, and/or changed your life forever? Then that was a devastating event or experience. Count it a blessing because God was pushing you to a new destiny.When this happens, there are some steps that you can take to get through this experience. One of the first things we have to recognize or admit is “we need help.” No matter how strong, how educated, how rich, how focused, how independent you are. You still need help. When we experience a devastating event, there are so many uncertainties. What do I do next? Where do I go from here? Will I ever bounce back from this situation? Your normal is no longer normal.Your devastation is not the end for you but a new beginning. God has great plans for your life. Sometimes he has to get our attention. Your journey is designed just for you. On this journey you cannot take your friends, families, or co-workers with you. It is a journey where your only companion is God. He knows exactly where you are going and the best and painless route to get there. There is destiny after devastation.

All kinds of theories are floating around accounting for people''s sexual orientation. Whether it is directed toward men, women, children or a combination. The main character demonstrates that people do modify their attitudes and behaviors depending on the stressors in their lives. In our modern times when seniors are living longer, we shouldn''t be surprised if they become more sexually active with the help of pills, needles and operations. Vance Gordon came to the point that an immoral sex life became more important to him than his Christian faith. But then God got his attention!

"What''s Wrong With My Fly" unlike most books about fly fishing, provides some different perspectives about why a trout does not rise to a perfectly presented fly that''s the right pattern. When a trout continues to refuse that fly, most anglers will reach to the fly box, and its content of varied patterns as the solution. Sometimes that works, more frequently it does not. In My experience, there are many, many reasons that trout refuse to take flies, this book explains in detail some of those reasons, and how anglers can recognize them. It''s a "Little Book" but full of good information.

This is another book by Kate Herriott that you must not miss! Can you guess the shenanigans that Harri will get up to in this fourth book? I doubt it. She has new vistas and new people to conquer as well as new murders to solve. Discover a different region as Harri takes you with her on vacation. You may even learn something new along the way. As you read this book, you'll be thinking that these stories should be turned into a television series. Harri is her usual wacky self. You'll laugh at the luggage scenes. You'll have tense moments after the search scenes wondering what will happen next. You'll get caught up in the mystery details.  You won't want to put this book down.  The cigar-chewing sheriff doesn’t appear very fond of Harri and has some new names for her. But who else can have this much fun, get into this much trouble, and somehow still be able to help with solving a murder or two, except for Harri Bedlington? Her narrating voice is so full of personality that it soon has you effortlessly involved with her in the mystery. Harri is a loveable character, a bit quirky, but somehow she appears to be able to put two and two together and come up with four. How does she do that?Kate Herriott has another winner with this fourth book, as with her previous books. Her storylines are so well achieved. She mixes mystery with detail, ridiculousness with sincerity, and poignancy with laughter. You won’t be bored as each book she has published is entirely different from the last book, with the exception that Harri and a few of her cohorts are alive and well in each one.

Every year over 2 million tourists visit Mount Rushmore National Monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They seldom take the time to travel the rural roads that connect the farms, ranches and small communities. Between the River and the Hills is a blend of fact and fiction providing an intimate view of human life in the sparsely populated area between the Missouri River and the Black Hills of South Dakota in the year 1972. Like the rest of America, the existing life styles and beliefs of the people living between the River and the Hills were challenged by new ideas coming across the airways into their radios and TV sets from 1962 to 1972. Throughout that decade, baseball provided tradition and unchanging rules in a seemingly ever-changing society. It was and is an important reoccurring summer social event that brings together the people who live between the River and the Hills. Come meet the ballplayers and their families.

Written as a novel but informed by decades of personally collected data, The Christian Kid Turned Non-Christian follows Carl as he explores the reasons for his dissatisfaction with Christianity, ultimately arriving at a direct, certain, and, finally, authentic relationship with God.Author Wilson Awasu has been a missionary and staff member for Christian-based organizations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, Hungary, Ghana, and Nigeria for twenty years. In this capacity, Awasu has talked extensively with children and their parents about faith.From this, Awasu crafted The Christian Kid Turned Non-Christian, which offers the disillusioned Christian a chance to analyze their defection from the Church in its historical context—from family background to the present. The process allows them to understand—perhaps for the first time—what turned them off Christianity. Was it the inauthentic posing as the authentic? Or the demands of the built-in reality checks in the authentic? The Christian Kid Turned Non-Christian also offers readers a chance to look the authentic in the eye and either accept or reject it.

"I Stand Up to Bullies," illustrates the story of a little girl named Mya in an elementary school setting. Our main character, Mya, finds herself with a big problem. It's not learning or education related! Her problem deals with the BIG BAD world of BULLIES! Bullies are one of the leading causes of why children and young adults fear and lose interest in school, lose social skills, and develop low self-esteem. Additionally, it leads suicidal thoughts and potentially causes suffering from depression. Mya recognizes how the bully named Samuel is saying mean words to her. Mya doesn't like it. The story details how Mya gains the strength to stand up for herself by reciting positive words daily to rebuild her self-esteem. As a result, Mya gains the strength to overcome and conquer her bully through her constant positivity and the daily reinforcement of her very own self-power. Today bullies are everywhere and it's important to recognize and understand if and when children are being bullied. It's also equally important to help the child feel comfortable in identifying exactly who the bully is. Bullying is the action of repeated physical, verbal, and psychological aggressive behavior by a group or an individual towards another person who is less powerful. Each student has the right to be happy and free of bullies and others whose intentions are to harm. Children have the right to stand up for themselves. Conquering your bully is for everyone! All children are different - no one the same. Children come in all colors, shapes, and forms and they should be confident in using their creative minds to stimulate growth and excellence as they develop and learn.