What does it take to become successful? For Jay Parrish, it means having an uncompromising dream to do what he loves and make something of himself using the skills he’s crafted. His father is uncompromising as well, believing that success comes from one specific path: go to college, get a degree, get a good job. When these two uncompromising elements eventually collide, it results in the shattering of an already broken family. With nothing but his clothes, toolbox, and the support of a ver...

Oh No, Where Did He Go?? takes its readers through the process of losing someone very special to them. It shows the mix of emotions that children can feel and how to cope with them. JT is the main character and he finds answers to his questions: Where is grandpa not, how will I ever find him, how can he get out of the hole they put the big box in ? It is a lesson of love, care and trust in the God who loves us most.

It all started the day someone decided they no longer wanted this kitten. It was a series of events and caring people that brought us together. My husband said, "He's just a cat," but the truth is Tige is so much more. Tige is the clown, always making those around him laugh. A friend, always letting you know he is there for you. A guardian, watching over my husband when no one is looking. As a friend once said, "You treated him like a little Prince". We all agreed. Tige's middle name is SP...

How can you turn an English department into a revenue center? How do you grade students if they are "customers" you must please? How do you keep industry from dictating a university's research agenda? What happens when the life of the mind meets the bottom line? Wry and insightful, Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line takes us on a cross-country tour of the most powerful trend in academic life today--the rise of business values and the belief that efficiency, immediate pract...