It is noontime Friday and an agent is telling me, for the first time, that $12,500 cash is to be deposited in the bank at eight a.m. the following Monday. If not, I will lose my job.During this time I found a way to take our two boys, ages nine and eleven, out of school and travel across the country for a year.Have you ever heard a story about how someone found God? And what he did with that discovery?I have always led an adventurous life. The kind of adventure that...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz delivers an all-new, original Captain America graphic novel!In this thrilling historical adventure, 18 year-old Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes are fighting in WWII when they encounter a threat like none they've ever seen -- a Ghost Army. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to bullets, flames, or anything else the Allies can throw at them. The ...

If your office building were on fire, would you lock the door and keep working? If you were unhappy with your career, would you pedal a rental commuter bike cross-country to see what else was out there? What if a bloodthirsty axe murderer punched you in the face? Is that the city where you'd start a new business? Jeffrey Tanenhaus makes a lot of questionable decisions in pursuit of a fresh start, but they add up to one wild ride in this true story of the all-American adventure that has eve...

People of North America are no stranger to ghost stories, but some terrifying tales have stood the test of time. Encounter the spirits said to roam Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Kentucky. Go to Mexico's Island of the Dolls to witness countless toy dolls plus perhaps the ghost of a young girl. Travel northward to Canada to see ghostly train lights at the site of a deadly train accident. Young readers will be fascinated by each story that comes with its own set of eerie events.

Marc Brown now calls New York City home, and with In New York, he shares his love for all that the city has to offer and all that it stands for, including the way it's always changing and evolving. From its earliest days as New Amsterdam to the contemporary wonders of Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, and the Empire State Building, to the kid-appealing subway, High Line, and so much more, Marc's rollicking text and gorgeous illustrations showcase what he's come to adore about N...

When Arlene Sollis was born with cerebral palsy in 1935, the doctor advised her parents against taking her home. He said she would never function on her ownthat she would be mentally handicapped and unlikely to survive beyond the age of ten. Her quality of life, the doctor said, would be minimal at best, and so he recommended that she be sent to an institution, where she would be taken care of.Her mother refused, instead taking Arlene home with her. And all of the doctors predictio...

It Was What It Was is a charming and heartwarming autobiography of life growing up in the idyllic post-war era of the South during the 1950’s. Relating tales of family, love, self-sacrifice, faith, and community, the author recounts life in Lavonia, Georgia during an era of rapid social change. From tales of wartime sacrifice, to the Mayberry-esque quality of small-town life, the booming economic growth in the post-war era, the heyday of the teenage social scene in the 1950s, and UFO encou...

Charles William Callow was born in San Francisco, California on October 5, 1921. He grew up in Berkeley with his sister, Jean, and his brother, Merrill. He served in World War II, graduated from UC Berkeley in 1947, and went on to work as an electrical engineer for 39 years. He continues to enjoy his retirement in Walnut Creek, chasing golf balls and jitterbugging to the Big Band music that he loves.

"Fanning combines memoir, travelogue, political tract, and history lesson in this engaging account of his 3,000-mile solo walk from Virginia to California" ( Publishers Weekly).Just days after the US military covered up the death by friendly fire of Pat Tillman, Rory Fanning—who served in the same unit as Tillman—left the Army Rangers as a conscientious objector. Disquieted by his tours in Afghanistan, Fanning sets out to honor Tillman's legacy by crossing...

My Shenandoah, 1966 was originally planned to merely record an objective local history, but its enthusiastic fans will assure you the book developed well beyond that into a highly readable, engrossing work for everyone. Its ample supply of endearing personal anecdotes and historical peculiarities make this local history quite an entertaining read.The book also makes the jump from mere local appeal by embracing the universal nostalgia of the era we know as The Sixties. The ...

Leonard A. Swann, Jr. in his memoir, Son of Sassamansville, traces his humble childhood in rural Pennsylvania, education in a one-room schoolhouse, graduation from Muhlenberg College and Harvard University, experiences in the petroleum industry, bankruptcy and oblivion, rebirth as a producer of documentary videos, and surviving the loneliness of old age. Learn from Son of Sassamansville how to recognize and incorporate the hustle gene into an energetic approach to life. Witness how rural v...

Yes, the stuff in this book did happen. It really is a memoir. I’m not particularly proud of many of the things I did in here, but I hope they can serve as a lesson on what not to do and entertain you as they do that. At least, I hope my life experiences give you a good chuckle. Certainly, the situations I got myself into are bizarre enough to do that….especially those in the wonderful world of escort. So, come along with the techie road warrior as he wanders from city to city and often go...