Millions of people are afflicted with a condition known as Fibromyalgia. Those who have it can experience severe muscle pain, extreme fatigue, decreased brain function, and a host of other symptoms. Often called a "wastebasket diagnosis" it is finally being recognized by more and more doctors.This book is written by a person with Fibromyalgia. He made the decision that he would not let fibromyalgia stop him from living as close to normal a life as possible. This book discusses some...

Paul, thought he was going on a gold dredging expedition and a rafting adventure on the Klamath River but found himself in the middle of a conspiracy by a certain political faction to take control of America. Marine training and camaraderie thwarted their plans.Depths of Terror is not to be taken as finger pointing but simply what hopefully will never happen.

A Sentimental Journey will appeal to the sense of adventure in everyoneChuck Bailey decided to make the planned adventure that went bad, a solo ride on his Harley. His adventurous solo ride helped him put a bad situation behind him and he found a new partner and happiness.Chucks journey was adventurous. His solo Harley ride through the Northwest found him forced to take risks. His quick thinking and previous Marine training helps him in extreme situations and predicaments; Lo...

Just my thoughts; Since I was a young boy I have had somewhat poetic thoughts going through my head, or possibly better yet- thoughts that were somewhat poetic. My mom Vivian Shields, was, and there is no doubt, my inspiration to write. So, we would write poetry and things together, to be more honest, my mom did most of the writing and I did the learning! Well, whatever! Somewhere along the line I began putting these thoughts on paper. My life could never be classified as ordinary. I was a...

I spent a lot of time in the kitchen helping my mom. My mom could make a lip-smacking meal out of anything and taught me a lot of her cooking secrets and methods. The one thing that always makes me smile is one of her measuring methods; A little pinch of anything was what she could pick up with the tip of her forefinger and thumb; a big pinch is what she could pick up with her forefinger bent and her thumb pinching a generous amount of whatever she would add to what she was cooking....

Mark Antonius, a seventeen-year-old boy lived in Joliet Illinois. Mark's family was a comfortable middle class. Mark was an only child. His parents both worked, his father Mike was an electrical contractor and his mother Shirley was a Physical Ed teacher at Joliet Township High School, better known as JTHS.Scholastically, he made the honor roll a couple of times. He participated in all sports but excelled in football where he was known to be a fierce competitor. The last game of the...

Six year old SCOTT CHRISTIAN is the son of a Marine survival instructor. Because of his father's training since he was four, Scott knows the art of survival. Even though he is so young, he uses that knowledge well when he wakes to find himself alone on a large uncharted jungle island after a massive storm destroys his family's sailing yacht while on a South Pacific adventure. For more than 20 years, with his father's training and his natural abilities, Scott makes a life on the island wher...

Jamie, a writer, and her husband Cliff had taken their vacation time to make the move into their new home in Redding,California. They saw a historical show by Ken Burns called "Jazz" on TV; a great history of the exciting times of the 1920's; the show continued with the history of jazz music and bands up to the present and featured many of the great musicians who were the originators and developers of what was to be called Dixie Land Jazz. Jazz music took over Chicago and New York; the nig...

My name is Roy Paul Shields. I make no pretense at being a writer; I am a dreamer and a story teller with a big imagination. This is a work of fiction informally based on the life of a real person, Elvis Presley.Love Me Tender, A Story begins high above Earth in the billowing white clouds of Heaven. The voices of a mighty chorus seemed to fill the skies with a beautiful gospel. As we walk along, the clouds begin to part to reveal a chorus of hundreds of smiling people of every race,...

Congratulations! You have taken the first real step to becoming a business owner. For as long as I can remember I had a desire to work for myself. I discovered the hardest part of starting my own business was the decision to actually do it. After the excitement wore off, I realized I had no idea how to get started. I spent countless hours scouring the internet looking for guidance. I found a lot of information, purchased several books, and subscribed to many online and print magazines. Col...

Out of Darkness begins where Depths of Terror ended. True American Patriots stood together along with our military and law enforcement agencies and were able to identify and defeat a conspiracy by a certain political faction to take control of America. Hopefully as you read Out of Darkness you will sense and feel the intensity of combat and share the hurt and pain that Paul and the Chief went through. As the story moves on try to feel the pain of someone trying to get over a broken love, a...

Finders Keepers is a story about treasure hunting friends, Paul and Kim and their Freedom Village neighbors, searching for sunken Spanish Galleons that were laden with tons of gold, jewelry and precious gems. It describes the frustration of false alarms, and the dangers of diving in the depths of the ocean. It shares the excitement when a galleon is found, and then if treasure is found in the galleon the preparation for bringing the treasure up. It is a treasure hunting story that covers s...