Parkhurst Brothers Inc : 67 books
The Aesthetic Astronaut
sonnets by Roger Armbrust
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
One hundred twenty-two sonnets that touch on contemporary American popular culture, social trends, and personalities. Poet Roger Armbrust is described by some as a mystic, by others as a spiritualist, and by yet others as a guy who toys with really big thoughts, making them objects both of serious...
Figler
My Imaginary Friend
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Accolades to Erica Taylor for Figler: My Imaginary Friend. Taylor takes her readers on a journey of self-realization as a child comes to ultimately discover that the wonderful abilities possessed by Figler, the beloved imaginary friend, are talents (he/she) also possesses. The whimsical illustrations...
How to Fool a Cat
Japanese Folktales for Children
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
“Charming and captivating, these authentic and little-known Japanese folktales are told clearly and simply, making them easily accessible to young listeners at home or in the classroom. Thoughtful comments and notes from the two tellers provide clear tips for successful telling, along with a...
Speed Trap
eighty robberies and fifty years
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
“In this personal account that reads like a novel,
Allen describes the exhilaration of his youthful rule-breaking behavior
as well as the crushing reality that followed.”
– William Stephens, Ph.D.
Hitler, My Father
A Novel of World War Two, Hitler's Unknown Lover, and Son.
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
An adoring young woman encounters Adolph Hitler when her youth group sings for him. He demands her company in private, and she becomes pregnant, bearing his child but never being contacted by Hitler again. The plot follows her life as an outcast believed to be lying about the child’s parentage,...
Cubs' Fans Leadership Secrets
Learning to Win From a Cursed Team's Errors
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
The Manager's Guide for Staying in First Place ... and the worker's guide for becoming a manager!
Cubs fans have often focused on one or two star performers, to the detriment of the team's overall performance.
Stars have often been selfish and devoted to their own success. Leaders have toleratged...
Beyond the Sword Maiden
A Storyteller's Introduction to the Heroine's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
"All too often both traditional storytellers and the media regard the Hero's Journey as the "one true recipe for a good story." In this well-researched and clearly written book, Dorothy Cleveland and Barbara Schutzgruber prove that there are other kinds of stories that are just as essential...
The Chicken Came First
A primer for renewing and sustaining our communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
“Sustainability is not a buzz-word anymore; it’s a matter of survival. Meaningful achievement in sustainability will require significant paradigm shifts in attitudes about how we live, how we consume resources, how we govern ourselves and how we transport people and goods. Asti’s excellent...
A Belfast Girl
A 1960s American folk music legend weaves stories of a girlhood on “the singing streets” of Ireland, marriage in Scotland, and arrival in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
A 1960s American folk music legend weaves stories of a girlhood on “the singing streets” of Ireland, marriage in Scotland, and arrival in America
Educating Angels
Teaching for the Pursuit of Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
School reform and accountability tests have been hotly debated for decades, but the goal of reform and accountability has not. Most agree that the main problem with contemporary education is that it fails to adequately prepare students with the “21st century skills” needed to find jobs and promote...
Boo-Tickle Tales
Not-So-Scary Stories for Ages 4-9
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
**The attraction of scary stories begins very early in childhood, but the fortitude to be truly scared comes later. So where are the scary stories for young children? Educators and storytellers, Ford and Norfolk deliver a silly and gently spooky collection of jumps, laughs, interactive moments,...
Cripple Joe
Stories from my Daddy
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2017
Donald Davis was a young United Methodist minister when the telephone rang one morning. "It's your daddy," the caller said, "Mama just couldn't get him awake this morning. He is gone."
"A million questions about him began to line themselves up in my mind." Davis...
by Gerald Loren Fishkin
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Shame is the ghost in the machine of the human mind. It can implant itself in the psyche before the first word is spoken, even before the first thought has formed. In his groundbreaking book, The Science of Shame and Its Treatment, psychotherapist and author Gerald Loren Fishkin, Ph.D., addresses...
by Julie Moss Herrera
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
An American storyteller’s immersion In the Chinese folktale tradition
“Having traveled on the same People to People Ambassador journey to China with Julie, I have seen Julie's anthology from inception to fruition. It is a masterful, engaging, informative and scholarly addition to our understanding...