Although generations of readers of the Little House books are familiar with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s early life up through her first years of marriage to Almanzo Wilder, few know about her adult years. Going beyond previous studies, Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder focuses upon Wilder’s years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories, and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilder’s autobiographical novel...

Jimmy Milton's tale is a riveting narrative of escape and survival. Wrongly confined, his fledgling rebellion against fate ignites a daring jailbreak. As Jimmy dodges relentless police and nature's threats in the deep South, his quest for freedom reveals the resilience of the human spirit. In a treacherous dance with destiny, every step, every heartbeat, is a fight for a second chance amid the dangers that lurk in freedom's shadow. This story is a powerful portrait of camaraderie, betrayal...

The mother-daughter partnership that produced the Little House books has fascinated scholars and readers alike. Now, John E. Miller, one of America’s leading authorities on Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane, combines analyses of both women to explore this collaborative process and shows how their books reflect the authors’ distinctive views of place, time, and culture. Along the way, he addresses the two most controversial issues for Wilder/Lane aficionados: how much did Lane actua...

Dive into the darkest recess of madness and experience the facets of fear reflected in the seven stories of Mind of a Mad Man.The Dance is a modern day ghost story, a tale of possessive love and religious intolerance. When a young novelists' grandmother dies, she inherits the house. Her first night there, she is visited by a lady in an old-fashioned ballgown who invites her to dance.In The Bar a young bartender weaves a tale about the night his life was changed forever....

Children ask hard questions. One mother has to answer the hardest question of all.

A meeting between a psychiatrist and a patient turns the tables on what is real and what isn't.

Sometimes what looks like an angel really is one. Sometimes it's not.As a teenage boy, Duncan O'Malley moved from Ireland to New York, looking for a new start. As an adult in the 1890s, he believes he's accomplished it. What Irish immigrant could want more than to own a boxing gym with his charming, and only somewhat annoying brother? But one sweltering day in Hell's Kitchen, all of that changes when an old acquaintance shows up and informs him he is now a cop.Maggie Bloom ...

A Smashwords bestseller!In their urban fantasy series Dime Store Novel, Rachelle Reese and John E. Miller write about a world where there are unseen realms, each governed by a deity with dominion over an aspect of the natural realm. The weave between the realms is weakening, allowing the deities to interact with humans.From the Gator's Mouth is the story of an unlikely birth, an earthbound goddess who prefers her gator form over her clumsy two-legged one, and Swampy, a guy ...

Evidence is accumulating that democracy is under siege--in the United States and around the world. This volume identifies and explains a dozen separate challenges threatening American democracy today. Sorting these challenges into political and social-cultural problems, each is placed in an historical context to describe how they work together to undermine the democratic underpinnings of the nation.Opening with a sketch of the historical development of democracy, this book makes th...

Lance Corporal prides himself on being the best professional killers. He's never missed a shot. But when his grandfather dies, he finds himself remembering the past and how it shaped his character. This story is part of the printed collection, Bones of the Woods.

As the inner healing movement continues to grow and expand, it can be overwhelming to know what is actually available, and to find what works best for you. For the first time ever, 12 pioneering voices have come together to create a one-of-a-kind resource to help you find your way to freedom. They are the generals who represent the main headwaters from which many of today's inner healing streams flow. In these pages, you will find:A theological foundation for inner healing

Il metodo Pilates è una ginnastica posturale e riabilitativa sempre più praticata, anche per il semplice mantenimento della forma fisica, grazie alla sua straordinaria efficacia. Gli esercizi sviluppano la consapevolezza del movimento rafforzando tutti i muscoli, ma senza gonfiarli: il risultato è un corpo tonico e flessuoso. La grande versatilità del metodo ne rende possibile l’applicazione in molteplici campi tra cui danza, fisioterapia, training sportivo, fitness. Pubblicato nel 1945, q...