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During a hike in Alaska, I was so inspired by the sites and sounds that I began reflecting on life. The experience compelled me to put down the "Life Lessons" that emerged from this experience. I hope that you find them useful in your life.

This short story is actually an excerpt of the first two chapters out of my third book called "A Cherokee Wish." It takes place in the Shawnee Hills of southern Illinois in 1817 - 1818. It is the story of a white man who falls in love with a young Cherokee woman he saved from the harsh winter weather....

The culmination of twenty years of research, this essential book completes distinguished historian Philip C. C. Huang's pathbreaking trilogy on Chinese law and society from late imperial times to the present. Huang shows how, at the level of ideology and theory, traditional Chinese law has been rejected...

One of the few people of his time who actually made a living from bees, C. C. Miller made beekeeping his sole business, beginning as a hobby in 1861 and continuing until his death in 1920, following a long and distinguished career that produced many articles and books on the subject. This volume,...

This is the first book-length study to read the "Ancient Mariner" as "poetry," in Coleridge's own particular sense of the word. Coleridge's complicated relationship with the "Mariner" as an experimental poem lies in its origin as a joint project with Wordsworth. J. C....

In this book of meditations on the meaning of the Rosary, Rev. John Phalen, C.S.C., invites readers to open their eyes and their hearts to God's presence in their daily lives through this ancient devotion. Much more than a "how-to" book, Living the Rosary employs scripture, the lives of the saints, and...

Learn effective animal handling and restraint techniques! Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals, 2nd Edition describes each procedure with two to eight photos showing the exact steps needed to achieve safe restraint. A chapter is devoted to each domestic animal species, including cats, dogs,...

Fr. Robert Griffin, C.S.C. (1925–1999), was a beloved member of the Notre Dame community. With his cocker spaniel, Darby O’Gill, he was instantly recognizable on campus. He was well known for his priestly work counseling students as university chaplain for thirty years, his summer ministry to...

Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, had a vision to educate both the minds and hearts of students to grow in Christ’s love and to use their gifts to make the world a better place. Holy Cross and Christian Education outlines the five powerful elements that uniquely...

Two teenage boys go to there church's picnic but decided shortly into the picnic to go explore the woods surrounding it. Being a National Forest they went on for miles and miles. The boys have quite an adventure throughout the day but end up getting lost. Read along and see if they make it back out and what they find along the way.

This is a horror fiction story written about two teenage boys in southern Illinois who attempt to take on the challenge of staying in a haunted house. Now this is no ordinary haunted house mind you. It is the Old Slave House where John Crenshaw dealt in the slave trade. He held them in cells on the...

Treasure in the Shawnee Hills opens in pre-Civil War Southern Illinois as five riders on horseback come into an Ohio River port to take a gold cache out of the local bank. The five make it out of town with the gold, but the posse is right behind them. Are they able to elude the posse or are they caught...

This story of general fiction takes place in the Midwest - central Illinois to be exact. It is the story of a man who wins the Illinois Lottery but before he can cash in his $40 Million Ticket he has a major accident. He ends up in the ICU after surgery wondering what his future holds. He handed the ticket over to the man who saved his life for safe keep. Now he awaits his return...will he?

This story is a continuation of Dean’s adventures into the unknown. He finds himself once again in the hands of danger while pursuing yet another treasure. Contacted by an unknown relative from southern Illinois, he is drawn back into the same area where he found the gold 10 years earlier, this...