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Buffalo nightclub owner/restaurateur Roy Carlisi was one of fifty-eight men who attended the notorious Apalachin meeting of November 14, 1957. Held at the home of businessman Joseph Barbara Sr., it is a legendary incident in the annals of U.S. mob history. Carlisi was closely associated with the Stefano...

Praful is a fearless, little girl who only wants a good education. In order to get one, however, her father must disguise her as a boy, even going as far as having given her a boy's name. All is well until the day she meets a young elephant, Yanai, who regales her with tales of adventure and discovery....

CONVERSATIONS is clearly satire, humor, and borderline science fiction, although the satire is relatively soft, the humor is somewhat subtle, and the science fiction is completely consistent with what you’d expect from two eternal beings, one of whom is supposed to have created the universe. Instead...

You hear the word "slave," and it conjures pictures of Black people in chains. Reduced to the condition of chattel, human property, while laboring for their "masters." This mis-representation is responsible for the continuing anger in Black people, and the continued frustration in White people, as...

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The Mystery of the Silver Statue is an amazing story for young readers and adults alike! It includes heroic deeds, the search for buried treasure, and lessons on overcoming real-life struggles. This is a must read for any youngster. It's fast-paced, exciting, and its lessons are priceless.Follow...

Finding his father and brother hanging, his partner and their prisoner murdered and his son Sam nowhere to nearby has pushed US Marshal Mike Hansen into a chase he never expected or wanted. His old nemesis, Barnaby Judd, has done the unthinkable human act to draw Hansen into gunplay to settle an old...

This novel is Book Two of The Fall of the Americas series. THE QIXI VIRUS, thought to be the destroyer of the Neanderthal species 40,000 years ago, has been discovered inside an ice cave in far northeast China. The virus is destined to become a biological weapon of mass destruction. When North Korean...

Each May, the Central California town of Kingsburg celebrates its Swedish heritage with the annual Swedish Festival: a weekend event where the town puts on its traditional dress, culminating with a dance around a Maypole on Friday, and a Swedish pancake breakfast and parade on Saturday. The town with...

Vincent Coll was originally from County Donegal in Ireland. During his early life he was institutionalized in Catholic institutions for the indigent and truant youths in New York City. His first criminal offenses involved citations for juvenile delinquency. He lived for a time with his half-sister...

Dave Bierko was forced to retire from his S.W.A.T. team after sustaining an injury in the line of duty. He switched to the field of private security, and just took a job at a state hospital. What was meant to be a simple job takes a turn for the worst. He learns he is to guard a single patient, who possesses a special gift, who is a research subject for a PK (psychokinesis) study.

A rare glimpse of military railroad service in Europe during WWII, with the 709th Railway Grand Division. The author describes growing up in Virginia and his military service as Master Mechanic of the 709th during their tour of duty in France, Belgium and Germany. Told in a captivating manner, he details his experiences in WWII and his emotions during routine and dangerous wartime events.

How would it feel to be scattered across the rocks? Fifty feet, jagged edges, no mercy for a drunken teenager. A few swigs of whisky under the blazing Arizona sun and you jump…and wake up in a big ol’ truck inner tube, floating within the dark pit of hell toward a destiny filled with evil’s promise.

A long time ago in a world filled with darkness, an elf child stumbled upon seven sacred stones that would change not only his life but also the lives of the entire elven race. Divided between seven elven Kings and Queens peace reigned throughout the Kingdom of Asaroth until one-day greed and jealousy...