On October 16, 1907, J.P. Morgan received a note while attending Sunday church service. Speculators tried to take over the United Copper Company but their bid fell apart, leaving the mining company in ruins, and a bank and two brokerage houses destroyed. Morgan offers to...

This book is positive and affirming from the very start. ‘I love being alive’, says the author in the Introduction and it isn’t long before the reader shares that opinion too, no matter how stressed or depressed he or she might be when picking up...

“Gimme-Jimmy” is a delightful children’s book written by Sherrill S. Cannon and illustrated by Kalpart. This is a great story to teach young children good manners, specifically not to be selfish. James, known as Jimmy, is a bully and demanding towards others. Others begin to...

Born just after the Great Depression, Jack Hawn found that life ‘just happened’ for him in a series of serendipitous events, leading him into a writing career spanning 43 years. Although he never studied journalism, journalism found him after 4 years in the Army Public...

"Come Inside the Ark," written by Judith A. Harrah and illustrated by Jack Foster, is an adorable story and unique look at the Biblical story of Noah's Ark. Noah and his family were inside of the ark for so long, but it was not just...

Aging is a part of life. Our bodies change as we age. Time slips away in a twinkling of an eye. Hugh Wilson, M.D., has written a book about the aging process and what can be done to prolong life. This easy-to-read book travels into...

"The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap" by Paulette Mahurin is an emotional story that shows just what effect hatred can have on not just one or two people but on an entire community. Paulette Mahurin writes a novel that will leave you emotionally involved with each...

"Beautifully Absurd" by Robert Ashley MD is a curious medical fiction book that introduces us to Paul Matthews, a man who rebelled against the status quo of being a husband, father and bread winner. This rebellion will leave him with the desire to see the...

The year is 1980 and Alicia Barron is back in her hometown in Chicago. She is attending the funeral service of her childhood friend whose whole family perished in an automobile accident. This is a close community but Alicia feels like an outsider even to...

"Come Inside: 31 Days of Devotions", written by Judith A. Harrah and illustrated by Jack Foster, is a devotional book for children. The title is an invitation to delve into God’s words. The devotions are written in simple language and are easy for children to...

"Mary Magdalene Beckons" by Mercedes Kirkel is an outstanding spiritual, self-help book, which is based entirely on the very close contact the author had with Mary Magdalene. Twenty-five channeled messages, followed by comments and the author’s personal spiritual journey during this communication with Mary, lead...

It is not Super-Man, it is Manner-Man! I thoroughly enjoyed Sherrill Cannon’s new children’s book “Manner-Man.” Ms. Cannon has a unique ability to teach children very valuable behavioral lessons through her awesome writing. And the rhyming style of writing makes the story fun and enjoyable...

This children’s Christmas book has beautiful and colorful pictures throughout the pages. It will become a favorite for Christian parents who are worried that their children will forget Christ in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. It closely follows the Christian belief that...

Matthew had magical powers but he couldn’t understand why. But then he started liking his magic and decided to keep the secret to himself because he didn’t know what people would think. And it was when he was with his friend who was in a...

As its title suggests, Manny Pacheco’s “Son of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History” is a treasure trove second volume of little-known facts about the tireless and ubiquitous cast of character actors who helped establish the Hollywood film industry. Readers may not know these actors’ names but...

In "Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History", Manny Pacheco presents portraits of character actors who were important yet not widely known in the history of cinema in the United States. He ties the works of these actors with events in American and world history, often remarking on...

“Surfing on a Banana Peel” opens with an account of how the author, Brona Fanelle, spent the better part of her early life desperately searching for spiritual meaning and balance. That is until her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Through her mother’s battle and recovery...

Bradley Wallace Murphy just turned thirteen, and life sucks. He doesn’t fit in at school, he is no good at sports, a bully torments him, he is a disappointment to his parents, and his only “friends” are fictional characters on a TV show called “Dark...

"Gideon's Chariot" opens with the mysterious death in Langston, California, of Homicide Captain Brad Logan's brother-in-law, Jerry, who meets an unexplained and gruesome death. This is followed by the disappearance of Marshal Gordan, who reported having confronted an alien. The plot thickens when...

Billy and Ray work as cowhands on the Silver C Ranch in Texas. They both live in small trailers on the land and enjoy the quiet times after a hard day's work with a beer and some good conversation. Billy is badly injured when a...