Memories of growing up in Iowa during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Born on a rented farm, the author relates some happy, sad, funny, and scary events from his childhood, including life on the farm, his house burning down, the move into town, a remarkable school, adolescence, and his adventures along the way.

When the self-help books just aren't helping, it's time to call in the experts: real people . . .San Francisco Chronicle columnist Adair Lara polled her readers for life lessons learned through experience, receiving thousands of heartfelt and irreverent responses. The best are compiled here in more than two hundred bits of priceless counsel, accompanied by witty, whimsical illustrations by award-winning artist Roxanna Bikadoroff.This handy little vol...

Life begins at 50! And the women of the Red Hat Society are proud of it. In The Red Hat Society's Laugh Lines. Sue Ellen Cooper and the women of the RHS celebrate the life experiences that have made them who they are today. Over the years, they've accumulated well-earned laugh lines and cry-lines from wonderfully funny, incredibly touching stories that will warm readers' hearts and touch their souls.Just as there is so much more to each of these women than a purple outfit ...

Told in her own words, My Own Two Feet is Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary’s second heartfelt and relatable memoir.The New Yorker called Beverly Cleary's first volume of memoirs, A Girl From Yamhill, "a warm, honest book, as interesting as any novel."Now the creator of the classic children's stories millions grew up with continues her own fascinating story. Here is Beverly Cleary, from college years to the publication of her first book. It is a f...

Chosen by Paul Auster out of the four thousand stories submitted to his radio programme on National Public Radio, these 180 stories provide a wonderful portrait of America in the twentieth century. The requirement for selection was that each of the stories should be true, and each of the writers should not have been previously published. The collection that has emerged provides a richly varied and authentic voice for the American people, whose lives, loves, griefs, regrets, joys and sense ...

On the trail of murderThe calendar has flipped to March but a winter chill of murder still stirs Sherman, Wyoming.The latest death involves an off-season dude ranch and its staff, ardent rivals in a quest for buried treasure, a wildlife whisperer who seemed to know no enemies, and legends and exploits of long dead outlaws. Elizabeth and her fellow investigators must fan out across Cottonwood County and time to find answers.They balance that...

“These are remarkable and poignant stories that need to be told.” —Ken BurnsMore than six million people watch Bob Dotson’s Emmy award-winning segment, American Story, on NBC’s Today Show. For the last four decades, Dotson has traveled the country searching out inspiring individuals who quietly perform everyday miracles. In the process, he has become the treasured cartographer of America’s heart and soul.Today’s news is overwhelmingly grim; it’s al...

Jan Fowler has created a sparkling diamond!--Paul Ryan, Celebrity TV Talk Show Host for CBS, NBC, ABC; author of The Art of Comedy: Getting Serious about Being FunnyEntertaining, energetic, heartwarming! True-life accounts of real people fromall walks of life.--Jackie Goldberg (The Pink Lady), Producer of Senior Star Power Productions Rockin With the Ages, The Musical, HollywoodThe perfect gift book for any ...

Freed from slavery after the end of the American Civil War, John Ware rode various cattle drives from the southern United States to the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where he rose to become a prominent rancher. This true tale of determination and character is an inspiration to all. Essential reading in the times of "Black Lives Matter".

This is a novel about the Barham family history. It centers on the life of John Will Barham (1859-1938), my great-grandfather and his descendants, and is written hopefully in such a way that it was easy to read, understand, and enjoy.

With the warmth and humor we've come to know, the creator and host of A Prairie Home Companion shares his own remarkable story.In That Time of Year, Garrison Keillor looks back on his life and recounts how a Brethren boy with writerly ambitions grew up in a small town on the Mississippi in the 1950s and, seeing three good friends die young, turned to comedy and radio. Through a series of unreasonable lucky breaks, he founded A Prairie Home Com...

is a story of a hyperactive child. Aspen has difficulty sitting still and paying attentionparticularly in school. She is a day-dreamer and has a different way of processing information. Aspens teacher is impatient and exasperated with her apparent lack of focus. Aspen, in turn, is upset with her teacher. Not able to deal with the tension, Aspen runs away from school. This is the story of how her adult friends and their advice help her, and how her teacher learns several ways she can assist...