On a February night in 1897, the general store in Walford, Iowa, burned down. The next morning, townspeople discovered a charred corpse in the ashes. Everyone knew that the store’s owner, Frank Novak, had been sleeping in the store as a safeguard against burglars. Now all that remained were a few of his personal items scattered under the body.At first, it seemed to be a tragic accident mitigated just a bit by Novak’s foresight in buying generous life insurance policies to provide f...

Peter Kaufman returns with another 13 stories filled with real, but fictional, characters. There are eccentrics, petty criminals, swindlers, drunkards, MI5, MI6, OSI agents, a beautiful/romantic woman on a cruise, an Italian family, a Jewish couple engaged in daily battles of wit, the dramatic 'S' gals and victims of unforeseen circumstances.

In these two stories, Peter Kaufman tells us about choices made in the pursuit of wealth during two tendentious cultural periods. DOMINO takes place, after a brief prologue, in Southern California toward the end of the Great Depression; RAZZIA is set in Algeria after the Great War. These are masterful, complex stories where there are those who survive and those who do not. These narratives contrast the means, the agendas and the motivations of the personalities involved as they struggle to...

Human Nature captures the essence of people. It is a book of short stories and poems that shares a window into the lives of innocent souls as well as the lives of those that take advantage of them. It takes us back to life in the 1940’s and carries us to the present day. These stories prove that Human Nature has not changed over the years, nor will it ever.

In a world where students are often seen as test scores and not as human beings, where their well-being is challenged by poverty, intolerance, and bullying, and where technological innovations frequently erode genuine personal contact, compassionate teachers are needed more than ever.Teaching with Compassion offers practical tools and strategies designed to help educators foster a culture of care and compassion. Organized around an eight-point “Teaching with Compassion Oath,” this ...

Autumn Leaves And Other Events is a complex collection of challenges to the reader to encounter life as the characters in Autumn Leaves do through illustrative scenes, plots, lectures, dialog, poetry and/or subjective reality hidden throughout the books five story configurations; for some perhaps, they will revisit their past before they can hope to understand or cope with it.

In Double Six, Peter Kaufman presents twelve timely themes in a collection that examines and illustrates not only the characters depicted in the themes but many cultural realities. In addition, there are narratives like those in Mr. Kaufmans three prior volumes. Of particular note are: Learning Spanish: a Memoir, a non-fiction work based on the experiences of his long, long-time friend, guitar teacher, and fellow Korean War veteran, Ted McKown, to whom this book is dedicated; in Looking fo...

Agendas and Choices illustrates and examines the intricate predispositions, habits, and agendas and choices which form and become the personalities of the characters in the books five major parts--- which are four Stories and one Novella. There are imposed Agendas and Choices for example (like a WWII, which can also help to create a final personality profile); there are, of course, personal choices which often harden into inflexible agendas. Enjoy unraveling the often hidden agendas of any...

In Introspection, Peter Kaufman, changes focus and starts out by giving readers a major volume of his poetry concerning the ever changing variety of communication, thinking and philosophy, of all kinds, in human life today; included is the assistance of an exceptional artist who again adds her illustrative talent to the printed word. C P Snow, a great writer, wrote in Th e Realist, Preface, 1978, ----a writers life is not just connected with his work; it cannot be separated from his life. ...

This very short (short enough to read on your lunch break) yet informative e-book briefly explains in 30 minutes or less the good, bad, and ugly of the military from a woman's point of view. The topics discussed range from media reports of sexual assaults, to advice for 30-year-old women about joining the military at age 30.This e-book was written specifically for free-spirited, single or divorced women (with no children) who have, or have had, an interest in joining the military. ...

Ever wonder what your cat is up to when you're not around? Now's your chance to find out. Each SpyKat Tale follows a different cat on one of his/her missions. Who gives out these missions, what do they involve, will they be completed? You'll have to read and see for yourself. Book 4 in the SpyKat Tales series.

Detective Luc Moncrief races through New York and Paris to track down a killer ... and find out who is stealing the world's greatest art in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author.In the heart of the holiday season, priceless paintings have vanished from a Park Avenue murder scene.Now, dashing French detective Luc Moncrief must become a quick study in the art of the steal ... before a cold-blooded killer paints the town red....