These stories re-create a strange and fascinating world, where a child may look through squares of lattice enclosing a garden of Indian jasmine and Kasmiri roses to the sheepyards and paddocks of the Australian countryside. They are unique in their depiction of life of an Indian family in rural Australia, but they would be distinguished in any case by their quality - their crystalline images and lyrical feeling, their sensitive perception of light and shade, of human suffering, exile and j...

Learn to lay out your book text.You can do this with Word for Windows.And at Createspace and Smashword, there's help available for your book layout.Do you have any artistic ability?Don't fret. Here too, Createspace can helpYou with their free cover design package.See examples of books by Ray Mathews (one 'T')at Smashwords and AmazonYou can do it, too!

Nothing new to learn!Simply apply the well-known Jacoby Transfer and Stayman Club Conventions to SUIT Bidding!What could be easier?Play more major suit bidsKnow team points in two bidsKnow whether part score or game in first two bidsKnow how high your team can safely bidResponder no longer needs to 'keep the bidding open' for partner as in Standard American bidding.

A boy's adventure in a bubble.

This book is for Dads, Moms, and Grandparents to dazzle kids and get them excited about flying!Start them as early as three-years-old.Grandparents will love this book because there is nothing needed but paper.There is only one paper airplane here with one or two alternative configurations.The beauty of this airplane is its simplicity – a must for small children.By concentrating efforts on this one model, a child can learn about controlling the flight ...

Back in the olden day I learned to paint; over time I tried about every medium to find the one that appealed to me most.Too bad, for I love them all: watercolor, oils, charcoal, pastels, acrylic, pen & ink, etc.As you can imagine this becomes expensive when renewing my supplies each time I switch to another medium.But as an engineer I am always looking for a 'better' way to paint - so...

Befriending a Dragon from another world…An Indian boy fights a wolf for the survival of his tribe…A cowboy and his friend, a magic lasso…A ROBOT who means business…The art of Skiggering…Turn the page and see…

Bruce Altman is the only one who knows the locationof a 1/2-billion-dollar treasure.The Mafia wants that treasure, and will do anything to get it.Bruce's companion is dead after a run-in with the Mafia.Now the Mafia wants to FIND BRUCE.But Bruce has disappeared.Diane Altman is desperate to FIND BRUCE, her father, too.Before Bruce disappeared, he told Diane to locate Ryan Garrett who might help her FIND BRUCE without using normal investigativ...

Would a Dog and a Frog trade places?Would King Arthur allow a Dragon to become a Knight of the Round Table?How can a Skunk smell...sweet?...and be pink?What happens when a Gorilla likes a little girl's vanilla ice cream cone?Could an old blonde Wig finally get a head?And what are all those Bugs doing in your garden?Look inside for the answers...

Christmas is save by all kinds of folks: Elves, little girls, little boys, an angel in search of wings, and even a snake!What more could we ask for a Merry Christmas?

Polly suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. A strange sound had awoken her. She listened hard. Yes, she could hear the sound of high pitched voices that seemed to come from outside. She threw her bed clothes aside and jumped up from the bed to go towards the window. What she saw made her catch her breath.She hid herself behind one of the bushes. Then, the sight that appeared before her eyes, made her mouth open in awe.

Abigale Fontenot is turning thirteen. Just when she thinks her birthday couldn't possibly get any worse, a new adventure takes hold. Abigale and Emmett are whisked away to a world of fantasy where knights, dragons, and princesses are the order of the day. Abigale is kidnapped by an evil prince in a nearby kingdom, and it's up to Emmett to rescue her. But Abigale finds that escape is not the most important thing; restoring the evil prince's kindness that has been locked away in a magical bo...