A puppy for Christmas! What could be better? Dan McCoy and his capable wife June find out when Santa gives them a frolicsome hairball named Elf, a Silky Terrier on the Christmas wish list of nefarious dognappers who want to steal him in a murderous scheme to win "Best in Show" at Westminster. Elf foils the plot when he brings Macy's Parade to a tumultuous halt in a comedic Christmas adventure.

Social media consultants gush about the wonders of web marketing, but what do actual non-techie business owners have to say about the effectiveness of their websites, Facebook pages, and Twitter feeds?"Marketing In Cyberspace" includes insightful interviews with several craft gallery owners who use the web with varying degrees of success."Blogging Your Business" explains how and why you can create an online community around your business using various free or low-cost outle...

Advertising can help build your sales, but only if you follow the five rules outlined in this do-it-yourself manual for small business owners and managers."Your Customers, Bert and Bertha" explains how to identify your best customer and build an advertising strategy that appeals to them."Pay Attention To Attention" shows you how to build attention-getting devices into your ads (regardless of the medium you use) so your messages rise above the babble."Advertising's F...

The retail salesperson can sell more by using creative selling methods to present product benefits, overcome objections, and close the sale, but they also face other challenges and opportunities. Determining customer needs is difficult when the customer can just walk away. Building a base of repeat business is tough when the customer initiates most transactions. The store surroundings can help—or hinder—the salesperson's efforts.All of these challenges can be overcome, however, and...

Promotions can give your company a short-term boost in sales or a long-term path for revenue growth. Each of these promotion and advertising ideas includes a description of the markets in which it works best, a step-by-step outline for executing it, and dozens of helpful do's and don'ts from the businesses that developed them. They range from one-shot weekend events to year-long image-building campaigns.

Cityverse portrays a world in motion where lives unfold in fleeting moments of love, loss, joy, and solitude. Through candid street photography and the delicate precision of haiku and tanka, Dave Donelson offers an unfiltered glimpse into the poetry of everyday existence on city streets. Each image, each verse, is a captured breath of time-raw, un-posed, and profoundly human. Without structure or sequence, these moments invite you to wander freely, to pause, to see, and perhaps, to underst...

Short Stories of Suspense is a chilling collection of dark and unsettling tales that explore the shadows lurking at the edges of everyday life. From haunted places to twisted minds, each story dives deep into fear-whether supernatural or disturbingly human. They explore the weight of guilt, the grip of doubt, and the terrifying realization that some choices can never be unmade. They are set in eerie alleys, houses with secrets, and roads that lead to places better left und...

Short Stories of Horror is a collection where the mundane twists into the macabre and the things we fear most take shape in ways we never expect.In "Bad Dog," a seemingly innocent pet is more than just a companion-it's a mirror of its owner's soul, growing into something far more terrifying than anyone could anticipate."Mia" follows a woman intoxicated by her own beauty only to find herself trapped in a boutique where the mannequins are unnervingly lifelike.

Short Tales of Memory is a collection of personal essays shaped by vivid, often poignant recollections. With raw honesty, Dave Donelson delves into the heart of his life to explore moments that ripple through time, from a family history rooted in rebellious and independent ancestors to the heartbreak of a Little League game. His lyrical prose, interwoven with poetic and varied narrative voices, captures the emotional truth of love, loss, and resilience. Each tale-whether of a broken marria...

In the quiet corners of a studio where wood shavings curl under northern light, or in a cottage studio lined with overflowing bookshelves, creativity unfolds as both refuge and reckoning. Short Essays on Creativity invites you into this intimate world where stuff is made. These essays, drawn from years of crafting words, wood, and paint, explore the relentless urge to create, not for wealth or acclaim, but for the tangible joy of shaping something true.This collection reflects the ...

In this luminous collection of upmarket fiction, four deeply human stories explore the quiet struggles and defining moments that shape us. An aging woodcarver clings to his faith and craftsmanship as he wrestles with his fractured relationship with his son. A neglected boy finds solace in books, discovering that stories can both shelter and set him free. A childhood Christmas, a Hollywood epic, and a family crisis converge in a meditation on innocence, fate, and belief. And a reluctant tee...

My Gitfiddle Summer is a richly textured coming-of-age novel about country music, memory, and the flawed people we love. Set against the backdrop of small towns in 1950s Missouri and illuminated by the country music of the era, it captures the bittersweet process of growing up, of seeing parents as people, of confronting danger with dignity, and of finding one's voice in the noise of a broken world. With lyrical prose and deep emotional resonance, it tells the story of a boy who b...