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In the early to mid-1800s, Jackson County was home to two branches of the Underground Railroad, a secret network that funneled fugitives from slavery in the South to freedom in the North.  Many Jacksonians participated in this network, risking their lives to feed, lodge and transport fugitives...

In 1922, Floyd Martin and Christine Mosley are young children, growing up in the quiet surroundings of Southern Mississippi. In 1929, the Great Depression begins and life gets a bit tougher. In 1936, Floyd and Christine meet, and, a few months later, are married. He is 22 and she is 16, and the challenges...

Regarding his stories entitled "Stuff," Joseph Galasso writes, "I have tried simply to be honest. I have no goal, save a selfish one. I write solely to provide a laugh or tear to my loved ones. When I'm gone, what I say may offer additional insight into my likes and dislikes, my shortcomings and,...

Adam Reborn: A Family Guide to Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury, is an intense, personal account of a small family banding together when one of their own falls 40 feet into darkness and is diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury. Included are pages and pages of practical advice and information...

This poignant little book relates the story of a child that faces many challenges to become happy.  Early childhood sexual abuse, being struck by a speeding car as well as other traumatic events caused major shifts in the child's thinking.  Not always easy, the struggle is rather a lifelong...

A desperate client begs Chauncey McFadden, Los Angeles PI, to find his gay lover who has vanished. Although LAPD believes the victim to be deceased based upon randomly strewn body parts, Chauncey agrees to investigate and begins contacting the paramour’s former co-workers at a large insurance company...

In a sequence of 66 prose poems, Heroic Age moves from the heroic to the absurd, the historical to the hysterical, and back again. A mini-epic that offers a kaleidoscopic tour of 20th century history and its impact on those who survived it through a poetic rendering of rumor, facts, stories, legends,...

Karpstein Was Hiding is a great, dark, mythical journey. The pain of a people is written across the soul of one man. Martin A. David has created a haunting fusion of modern Magic Realism and the detailed story telling of ancient Jewish Mysticism.  Karpstein lives in the rooms of his own...

The Gospel of Thomas revealed the secret teachings Jesus gave to his doubting disciple. The ancient historian Eusebius spoke of Thomas' travels into the mysteries of occult lands. The Acts of Thomas told of his mission among the Hindus and Buddhists of India (and there are commemorative sites and...

This is the story of a young American who would eventually fulfill his dream of becoming a CIA Case Officer, only to have a promising career cut short after having been purposely poisoned by a contact. Eric Burkhart was raised in Europe in a bilingual household, and accepted a job in Africa...

Suicide is something no one wants to talk about. The act conjures up everything that we fear. It requires that we look at our mortality. Because we confuse happiness with contentment, we aim for something unobtainable by their very nature. When we view life through the eyes of the mentally...

Music is a part of everyone’s lives and many people use music to relax, energize, and comfort. Music Therapy, however, is a specialized health profession and music therapists around the world engage their clients and patients in personalized music experiences to provide specific help with learning...

Matt, a recently-retired history teacher, finds the mangled corpse of a dog belonging to his neighbors, Lisa and Keith, in his yard and calls Keith, a local police officer and former student he considers a surrogate son. When he finds Detlev Meyer, an assertive young officer investigating the animal...

"If you love your stricken one, this is your Bible." said Denzel Koh of Brisbane, Australia after he healed his daughter's cancer using the information in a previous edition of this book. A cancer diagnosis always causes fear. All of us have seen relatives and friends destroyed by...