Environmental protection and agricultural production clash when an arboretum in a small, rural town proposes a stream restoration project. A seemingly routine evaluation by landscape architect Luke McAllister turns life-threatening when he and a colleague discover a skull. McAllister and Special Agent Kelly Atkins, with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, collaborate to investigate two murders, separated by twenty-five years, which threaten the project. In addition to contending with a kil...

"In the absence of leadership, decisiveness vaporizes, indecision rules, and talent walks out the door."Do you feel your leadership skills don't measure up?Have you been left with the impression that leadership is an easy path?Are you afraid to ask questions about leadership for fear others will think less of you?Join Rick at the firehouse kitchen table for a cup of coffee and insight into the challenges leaders face. You'll learn:• The pain and reward...

So you want to be a rock star? Think you got what it takes? Well, everyone has to start somewhere Coming Up in the Scene not only educates and entertains, but gives first-hand accounts of what happens in the local music scene. Touching on subjects such as promoting, recording and touring, the reader will learn the right steps to take to introduce their music to the masses. With a well-rounded career as a musician, promoter, manager and agent, Rick Davis knows the ins and outs of developing...

Let There Be ; What would you be like if you became the person God expects you to be? entwines several strands that make their way through the Bible. First, as the title hints, God has created people. Then, when Jesus gave the three steps for living faithfully as his discipledenying oneself, taking up the cross, and following himhe outlined the non-negotiable essentials of the authentic life that moves from simply believing that Jesus is the Christ to being his disciple.Rick Davis,...

I Komang Ponidi, a tour guide in Bali, loves his island home but hates his job. Worse, he has gambling debts, controlled by a vicious gangster. He reluctantly begins what may be his last tour with an American group headed by the unapproachable Mr. Leonard Wagner. The story takes the reader on a journey through the exotic tropical world of Bali as Ponidi grapples with forces he cannot quite control. Can he get the surly Mr. Wagner to help him? Will his debts catch up with him? Can his faith...