Elderberry Press: 112 books

A salesman's life in his own words... Whether handling gangsters with an eye on a cut of his business, bribing Russian cops with honey pot favors, lobbying Mexico's president or trading gunfire with the Russian mob, it was all in a day's work for Gayle Hickok, master salesman. His adventures selling...

It is 1951, and the Korean War is in its second year. Called back to active duty, Jim Colling accepts the offer of a direct commission, with assignment to Signal Corps intelligence in Europe. On arriving in Germany, he discovers that he will be working for the CIA, his first assignment, to enter Soviet-occupied Poland and rescue the wife and children of a Polish officer turned informant.

World War II has been over for three years, and Jim Colling anticipates settling down to a quiet life and a civilian career. When an attempt is made by Soviet agents to assassinate him, he and his new wife are forced into hiding, and Colling must seek help from an old friend, intelligence officer Lieutenant Colonel Quarles, in an effort to prevent further attacks.

It's been a century since the greatest disaster in maritime history, the sinking of the Titanic. This is the moving heretofore untold story of tragedy, survival and reincarnation passed down through generations of my family, the story of my grandfather, Mike Nassef Balman, who was the reincarnation...

“Sons in the Shadow is a wonderful book.” – P. J. O’Rourke, Author "Few people are in a position to offer an inside view of such an important and intriguing business pioneer. Fewer still have the keen eye for detail required to take fun advantage of such an opportunity. Roy H....

What is Macroeconomics? It's money. It's credit. It's the market. It's rising and falling prices. It effects each of us every day, and understanding it is vital to every American, whether student or layperson. Now, at last, there is a book explaining it in easy-to-read everyday language without jargon,...

“Not since Kirk Douglas’ memoir, The Ragman’s Son, has a memoir spoken so clearly to “The Greatest Generation.”” Night Owl Reviews Through humor intermingled with drama and with nearly total recall, Bert Clayton tells the story of struggling his way through life, joyful, triumphant, sometimes crushed in the process.

Unflinchingly honest, vividly told, funny, true, fascinating, exciting---Pacific Dream is all these things. John writes with a candor that's shockingly fresh and real. His prose is clear as the water in one of the rushing streams he fords. It's as if the reader walks the trail with him, and he makes every step of his trek from Mexico to Canada as exciting as it is surprising.

"Written in the best tradition of literary travel logs, Illig's narrative weaves a rich tapestry of trail culture, the people he meets and the Herculean efforts of Illig's own hiking accomplishment. We not only get the details of how one begins and executes a four-month-long through-hike, but...

On Greg Tieffer's 50th birthday he received an unsolicited AARP card in the mail and suddenly his whole reality changed. He was now considered... a Senior! In what starts off as a sardonic and irreverent rant about the perception and portrayal of seniors by the media and Generation Xers, and soon...

Something is very, very wrong in America. We seem to have lost our way. We are still the same people, just as capable of greatness as we ever were. It is our government that has changed. Now, instead of helping us to achieve greatness, it holds us back. We need to return to the rule of law, to the Constitution that made us great. This book tells how.

This book will take you along on a historical odyssey throughout the world and into many little-known and unpublished events that explain, for better or for worse, why the world situation is what it is today. Frank M. “Brandy” Brandstetter’s incredible life is as an exemplar to the generations to follow as they take up their flag and rendezvous with destiny.

In late July 1944, WWII, General Patton's Third Army armor moved so fast across France they left their supply lines behind and had to wait five days for fuel---fuel diverted to General Montgomery's slower armor. Why? This exhaustively researched book by a retired U.S. Brigadier General asks this:...

Worldwide bestseller! At last, a comprehensive reference book featuring 1000 of the world’s most interesting historic automobile sites for the auto enthusiast. Listed are names addresses, tel for: museums, collections, homes, birthplaces, factories, racing circuits, gas stations, Route 66, memorials,...