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Creeping Shadows
Price range: $3.99 through $30.99The son of John and Viola Hastings, author Swede Hastings was born in 1941 in the small town of Roseburg, Oregon. In his early years, the family moved about the western part of the United States, following the fruit and work available. His family later returned to Roseburg and bought a small farm.
In 1958 Swede joined the US Navy. The next year there was a major explosion in the city of Roseburg, devastating the town. Swede, age 18, received emergency leave to help his family. While on leave, an accidental hunting tragedy resulted in his 15-year-old brother’s death. Due to the emotional trauma, he was suffering, Swede was institutionalized in California, where he had relived details of the accident. It was this tragedy which inspired him to write his first poem, Creeping Shadows.
Once released from the hospital, Swede found that keeping busy kept his mind off the accident. Throughout different highs and lows of his life, Swede would turn to words as an outlet. As with his first poem, the page seemed to hold the answers for dealing with things too emotional to confront any other way.
Swede feels that there is a time and place for each thought to be expressed, and we all have our unique individual ways to express our feelings. Since the experience of accepting the Lord, Swede believes that the best is yet to come.
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: An American Story
Price range: $3.99 through $28.99A picaresque story beginning 1938 in the Philippines and General MacArthur, 1942 Guadalcanal, 1941-43 FDR White House, China Mao and Revolution 1948, California dreaming 1952, Georgetown 1954, Army 1961-62, I Have a Dream and Jack and Jackie 1963, Washington riots and mayhem 1965-68, California dreaming 1977, Russia and China romance 2007-12, celebrating a score of characters and events that shaped the American Dream. America, our salvation and our destiny!
Great read, beautifully written. I particularly liked the chapters on Russia and China. So many events and characters, some famous all fascinating. George B.
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Any Way Out
Price range: $3.99 through $25.99A teenage Ashley Ames is painfully growing up in a rural area before the technology boom. Her parents are bitterly divorced and caught up in their own lives, too busy to care about what goes on with Ashley. However, she does find support with her stepmother Ruth.
Ashley bounces back and forth between her parents homes, with good reason. Either she moves because it’s gone bad or they throw her out.
Ashley’s behavior is erratic and self-destructive at home and at school. She gets selected to participate in a Scared Straight program, at a prison. It helps for a while.
A young man, Ryan doing a repair job at Ellen’s house, Ashley’s mother, notices Ashley. She has just moved back in with her. As Ashley goes through high school her escapades get her into trouble, while she deals with deep depression leading to a suicide attempt.
She has struggles but eventually finds her way out.
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Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Five Sunrises: Dad Stories
Price range: $2.99 through $23.99Sixteen Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-five Sunrises is a collection of humorous episodes concerning the life of John Estall Berry Jr. Most of the time, I was a willing participant in these, as I like to call them ‘Dad Stories.’ Dad only lived a short time here on earth, but each day he lived was filled with fun, as well as some not-so-fun teaching moments. Over the years, our family has recounted our memories and smile, cry, or simply laugh ourselves silly. Minus a smidge of poetic license and perhaps just a hint of exaggeration by the author, these stories are
as truthfully told as can possibly be.”
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Never Yours
Price range: $3.99 through $20.99This is about the story of a family who lived on a sheep ranch between 1910 and 1926. Times were hard for most people who lived at that time, but there were still “good honest morals” practiced, which were handed down from one generation to another. This is one family’s story of their world of love, problems and promises.
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The Spare: Part 4
Price range: $3.99 through $18.99The Spare: Part 4 provides insight into aging and life’s reality of death. The trials and events that happen. The winter of our existence is projected in this book, covering the many frailties of living. The many blessings encountered in the journey of life.
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The Stump’s On Fire and I’m Naked
Price range: $3.99 through $16.00Never before has such a powerful and touching book been written on one person’s quest for emotional survival. Beginning in a hopeless environment of a sharecropper’s grasp, the author takes you on a true to life journey that you will never forget. Sometimes humorous, always intriguing the book will command your attention beginning in the eyes of a five year old in the 1940’s. At age five the author witnessed a strange procession of apparitions that would dramatically impact his life forever with a haunting mystery. Th is encounter held the key to emotional salvation but took many years to unravel..
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The Pie, The Pie and Oh That Smell!: Korean Edition
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99신디의 엄마는 파이, 케이크, 그리고 다른 맛있는 디저트 굽는 걸 좋아해요! 그런데 어느 날, 그녀의 어머니는 혼자 굽고 청소하는 일에 너무 지쳐서 요리를 아예 그만두었습니다. 그녀의 가족은 그녀가 굽는 냄새를 그리워한다. 하지만 그들이 그녀에게 얼마나 감사하는지 어떻게 보여줄 수 있습니까? 그리고 그녀의 엄마는 Cindy의 생일을 위해 특별한 사과 파이를 굽을까요? 파이, 파이! 이는 아이들에게 부모가 매일 하는 훌륭한 일에 대해 감사를 표하는 것의 중요성뿐만 아니라 참여하고 돕는 기쁨을 가르칩니다!
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The Pie, The Pie and Oh That Smell!: Japanese Edition
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99シンディのお母さんは、パイ、ケーキ、その他のおいしいデザートを焼くのが大好きです。 しかしある日、お母さんは自分でパンを焼いたり片付けたりすることにうんざりして、まったく料理をしなくなってしまいました。 彼女の家族は、彼女が焼く素晴らしい匂いを懐かしんでいます。 しかし、どうやって彼女に感謝の気持ちを示すことができるでしょうか? そしてお母さんはシンディの誕生日に特別なアップルパイを焼いてくれるでしょうか？ パイ、パイ！ は、両親が毎日してくれている素晴らしいことに感謝の気持ちを示すことの大切さと、協力して手伝うことの楽しさを子供たちに教えます。
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The Pie, The Pie and Oh That Smell!: Italian Edition
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99La mamma di Cindy adora preparare torte, torte e altri dessert DELIZIOSI! Ma un giorno, la mamma si stanca di cucinare e pulire da sola e smette del tutto di cucinare. Alla sua famiglia manca il meraviglioso profumo dei suoi dolci. Ma come possono dimostrarle quanto sono grati? E la mamma preparerà la sua torta di mele speciale per il compleanno di Cindy? La torta, la torta! insegna ai bambini l’importanza di mostrare il loro apprezzamento per le cose meravigliose che i loro genitori fanno ogni giorno e il divertimento di contribuire e dare una mano!
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The Pie, The Pie and Oh That Smell!: German Edition
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99Cindys Mutter liebt es, Torten, Kuchen und andere KÖSTLICHE Desserts zu backen! Doch eines Tages wird Mama es leid, das ganze Backen und Aufräumen selbst zu erledigen, und sie hört ganz auf zu kochen. Ihre Familie vermisst den wunderbaren Duft ihres Backens. Aber wie können sie ihr zeigen, wie dankbar sie sind? Und wird Mama zu Cindys Geburtstag ihren besonderen Apfelkuchen backen? Der Kuchen, der Kuchen! vermittelt Kindern, wie wichtig es ist, ihre Wertschätzung für die wunderbaren Dinge zu zeigen, die ihre Eltern jeden Tag tun – und wie viel Spaß es macht, mitzuhelfen!
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The Pie, The Pie and Oh That Smell!: Arabic Edition
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99تحب والدة سيندي خبز الفطائر والكعك والحلويات اللذيذة الأخرى! ولكن في أحد الأيام، سئمت أمي من القيام بكل أعمال الخبز والتنظيف بنفسها، وتوقفت عن الطهي تمامًا. تفتقد عائلتها رائحة خبزها الرائعة. ولكن كيف يمكنهم أن يظهروا لها مدى امتنانهم؟ وهل ستخبز أمي فطيرة التفاح الخاصة بها في عيد ميلاد سيندي؟ الفطيرة، الفطيرة! يعلم الأطفال أهمية إظهار تقديرهم للأشياء الرائعة التي يفعلها آباؤهم كل يوم – ومتعة المشاركة والمساعدة!
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How to Be A Good Parent: Create Your Own Way
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99All of us are unique individuals with different personalities and values. Thus we need to create our own way to parent. But also consider that each child is different and unique; thus we need to adapt our parenting for each child. This book will help you do this; to create your own special way to be a good parent.
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Bill Hoatson Present’s “Professor Johnson’s” Life Lessons
Price range: $3.99 through $13.99“Bill Hoatson Presents “Professor Johnson’s” Life Lessons” is a compelling ode to the transformative power of parenthood. Through poignant storytelling and profound insights, Hoatson invites readers on a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment, reminding us all of the extraordinary opportunity we have to shape the future through the love and guidance we provide to the next generation. The book is a must-read for anyone who believes in the limitless potential of children and the profound impact of positive parenting.
-Rebecca Holmes
“Bill Hoatson Presents “Professor Johnson’s” Life Lessons” by Bill Hoatson is a beacon of wisdom and compassion in the realm of parenting literature… Hoatson’s rich narrative, infused with personal anecdotes and insightful reflections, offers a treasure trove of guidance for parents at every stage of the journey. His emphasis on the pivotal role of early childhood experiences in shaping a child’s future underscores the book’s relevance and urgency in today’s world….
-Mary West
Bill Hoatson’s writing skills in “Professor Johnson’s Life Lessons” are nothing short of exceptional, deserving recognition in the literary world. His ability to craft a narrative that seamlessly blends personal anecdotes, profound insights and practical advice is truly commendable. Hoatson’s writing style is both engaging and accessible, making complex topics such as parenting and child development easily understandable to a wide audience. He has a gift for storytelling, drawing readers in with vivid descriptions and relatable experiences that resonate deeply.
-Katniss Meagan
I believe that Bill Hoatson’s book on successful parenting is valuable for everybody, but especially for teenagers and young adults… Mr. Hoatson has had forty years of experience teaching children at all grade levels in economically challenged areas of North Florida and Southern Georgia and his experience is needed by those aspiring to raise children.
-Alonzo Harvin
Parenting Instructor
Re-entry Coordinator
Federal Prison System – 15 Years
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Red and the Egg Pie
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99Red is best friends with her Granny. Red also loves visiting friends, and her granny reminds her to mind her manners. What happens when Red doesn’t listen? Join Red as she realizes that learning a lesson doesn’t always taste good.
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Been There, Done That, and Still Here! Decades of Invaluable Experiences – A Legend of an Unsung Warrior
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99In this 3rd Edition of the book-series; Been There, Done That: The author updates the memoir of his lifetime journey and related experiences. The book expands on a compiling and potent discussion of family values and determination. “Been There, Done That, and Still Here! is a concise creator of author Rachi Ngaine, BBA, MSPA, CPA, CGMA, a former native of Kenya. Now a naturalized citizen of the United States, Rachi finally served the US federal government in a civil service capacity for fifteen years prior to retiring at age 75 in December 2017.
In this decades of experiences titles “Been There, Done That, and Still Here!” Rachi Ngaine narrates decades of personal and invaluable experiences of survival —persevering the challenges of growing up in a traditional learning environment from early childhood in his native Kenyan village. The experiences and stories amplify the appetite and personal struggles for education and gaining knowledge through public schools, colleges and universities, choosing a career path, and taking tough handwritten academic tests, professional exams toward jobs that led to self-actualization, self-esteem, a successful career, and a formal retirement. The book is an affirmation of a typical family’s basic value system, endurance, human dignity, identity, and integrity.
