Even before the "Divine Winds" destroyed Kublai Khan's mighty invasion fleet in 1274 (and right up to the present)the relentless sea has claimed the lives of many thousands of human beings and the ships on which they sailed.Powerful storms have ravaged passenger liners, oil tankers, cargo vessels, and other craft of every description. Human error has led to collisions that resulted in disaster. Warfare on the high seas has sent hundreds of ships to the bottom of the ocean. Shipboard...

Before the Blue Ridge Parkway snaked its way through the mountains, most Appalachian settlers lived on self-contained homesteads rather than in cities or towns. Often separated from their neighbors by miles of difficult terrain, these hardy pioneers quickly found that their survival depended on their ability to make use of every available resource. What followed was a study in creative independence.The Taste of Appalachia contains authentic mountain recipes grouped under five main h...

Now more than ever, we must take advantage of students' increasing fascination with graphic images as opposed to written words. Reflect and Write capitalizes on this situation by marrying dynamic images to original poems written by students at the junior and senior high school levels, teachers, and other writers nationwide. Additionally, each page contains keywords, as well as popular quotations by well-known authors, designed to inspire critical thinking. Taken together, the more...

Everyone likes to turn back the clock; to return to favorite places; to relive those wonderful moments in time that slipped by all too quickly. And everyone likes to remember cherished family members, festive occasions, and the wonderful old-time foods that were so much a part of everything in the days when life seemed simpler than it is today.In this book you will (1) Meet thirteen people who share their memories from the past; (2) Discover twenty-nine authentic old-time recipes ha...

Terror lurks in the shadows of Mirror Lake. Secrets of sex, lies, and death are all patiently waiting to surface from its murky depths.The small, sleepy town of Hamptonville seems the last place you would find sadistic sex, drugs, blackmail, and murder. But that's exactly what Bruce Orum and his girlfriend Cindy Garvey encounter when they flee from New York City after having killed another girl.In Hamptonville they meet Luke Downing, a psychopath who soon uses drugs to contro...

This work contains original poems accompanied by black and white and color photographs by Hank Kellner. The poems range in tone from highly emotional to whimsical and even humorous.

After Winston Finn's wife of many years leaves him to live with her girlfriend in Mississippi, the distraught retired stock broker decides to travel and see the world. Early on he meets Liberty Belle,a young former army nurse and airline flight attendant. Because Winston and Liberty have similar interests, they decide to embark on their journey together.During their travels, they encounter such characters as Father Flanagan and his "conversion extraordinaire"; Olivia Stockton and th...

A collection of poems accompanied by original photos created by Hank Kellner. Occasionally whimsical, the poems express the full range of human emotions.

This is the fourth collection of original poems and photos by Hank Kellner and Elizabeth Guy. It includes poems ranging from whimsical and even humorous to those that are intense and emotional.

Humpty Dumpty Heart contains a selection of original poems accompanied by color and black and white photographs by Hank Kellner. Several haiku are included in the work. The poems discuss many aspects of the human condition.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. When Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales during the 14th Century, he created portraits of characters who are as alive today as they were in the days when knights rode in tournaments and fair maidens granted merci to lovers who pined away for them. Indeed, we chuckle as we read about the Wife of Bath, the Lawyer, the Miller, and the other Canterbury pilgrims whose foibles and weaknesses were no different from those...

Motivate students with the wide variety of photographs and writing prompts in this book by award-winning photographer and former English teacher Hank Kellner. The varied prompts include key words, questions to consider, ideas for writing, possible opening lines, suggestions for research, and more. Write What You See contains a wealth of ideas for writing from the author as well as from real teachers across the country who have successfully used photography in the teaching of writi...