Larry Matthews: 11 books

Seven extraordinary men!Seven extraordinary stories!Lives and Lessons from Seven men intheir Seventies.(Or how to lead a good life)From the earliest of the Chinese dynasties the wisdom of elders have served as guiding lights to the young. Here are seven beacons of learning who reveal their...

This is a book that offers a unique look into the ability of humans to succeed in life in spite of the many struggles they may encounter. Each chapter is a personal account of mans concepts of life and the many illusions they overcome. In this book you will begin to see clearly what illusions...

Haggard is back! This time he's chasing a story of assassination, greed, and an out of control hired killer.A federal judge is shot down outside the courthouse in Washington. A member of Congress is being investigated for skimming Oak Ridge cleanup money. A professional assassin, a former army...

Welcome to the world of investigative street reporting. Washington, D.C., power capital of the world, is also home to bums, killers, cops who bend the rules, F.B.I. agents who dole out leaks to reporters like so many dimes to the poor, and layers of lies and misinformation. Dave Haggard thought it...

A mesmerizing work of fiction based on the true life story of one of America's Unsung Heroes...spy, secret agent, soldier, hero...the father of the author.This is a novel about one man’s extraordinary life. It is based on real events. Certain scenes, characters and dialogue were created...

Dave Haggard is back and is pursuing the story of his life.This time the story may kill him. The highest level of government in Washington is operating a human slave market in young girls, and powerful people are out to keep Dave from reporting the story. Dave must run for his life even as he digs...

A militant terrorist's plot to turn out the lights in the Nation’s Capital has Dave Haggard chasing a story that turns into a horrendous nightmare as fanatical terrorists turn on each other in a diabolical scheme to make 9/11 look like child’s play.Detonator takes readers inside the F.B.I....

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans survive heart attacks. The journey back to a normal life is not always easy. In THE SILENT HEART, author Larry J. Matthews provides a road map of the physical and emotional obstacles encountered on his personal journey through the ten months following...

Witness great feats of literary art from daring writers around the world: stories crafted in 99 words. Flash fiction is a literary prompt, form, and tool that unites writers in word play. This creative craft hones a writer’s skills to write tight stories and explore longer works. It’s literary...

In 1968, Lake Oroville flooded the West Branch, North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork canyons of the Feather River. Also inundated were the communities of Las Plumas, the Big Bend Power House, Bidwell Bar, and Enterprise. In 1994, Feather Falls Village, located above the lake, also ceased to exist...

In the early 1960s, thousands of construction workers and their families came to Oroville, in Northern California, to help build the largest earth-fill dam in the world. Located nine miles northeast of town, the Oroville Dam would be the cornerstone of the California State Water Project, which would...