Bob, the Gopher Tortoise was kidnapped and let go far from his home. Struggling through natural and man-made obstacles, he discovers the value of friendship, as other animals help him find his way home.
Illustrated, with a vocabulary and species table.

From farm life in rural Ohio to 38 years soaring through the skies, this former history teacher turned flight attendant brings you a front-row seat to his incredible airborne adventures.

Packed with unbelievable anecdotes, hilarious passenger encounters, and fascinating tidbits about the airline industry, Tales From the Logbooks: An Airline Memoir is a heartfelt and humorous journey through one of aviation's most unique careers.

Ever see Muhammad Ali levitate, hear behind the-scenes stories of the Kennedy assassination, or pour 600,000 cups of coffee at 30,000 feet?

Buckle up for stories of celebrities, surprises, and sky-high shenanigans, all told with wit, warmth, and a love for adventure.

So sit back, recline your seat, and enjoy the ride!

Build and Grow Your HVAC Business is for any service business owner or integrator who desires to take their business to the next level, whatever that level may be. There are a few elements that Greg McAfee believes can help with your success:

• Developing a strong desire to take care of a customer better than anyone else.
• Swallowing your pride and relying on others who are smarter and/or wiser than you.
• Be thankful for every sale you make and every new customer you acquire.
• Having faith in God and relying on Him.
• Never forget where you came from

It doesn't matter who you are, where you came from or which market you are in. With integrity, determination and tenacity, you can achieve your dreams.

After the sudden and mysterious death of his father, Von lives a life that is as calm and predictable as possible. That is until he meets Lila, a troubled college student who uses drugs, alcohol, and one-night stands to escape her fear of death after a cancer diagnosis.

Although he is unable to come to terms with his own tragic past, Von feels he can use his experience as a psychology major to help Lila. As an unlikely relationship develops between the two, they each must face the traumatic events that changed their lives.

It takes the unknown connection they both have to a homeless veteran, and his selfless act of courage, for both of them to learn that hope and healing can sometimes be found in the most unexpected places.

Lisa's world collapsed the year she turned 58. Her 25-year marriage ended; the only home her children had ever known fell into foreclosure; and her last child left the nest. Her financial lifeline, her career in advertising, had gone stagnant.

From under the crushing realities a wild idea popped into her head. What if she went away for 30 days, all alone to New York City and took a crash course to learn the new digital ways of her business? After class she could sneak in a 1-mile walk, each day treating herself to a different neighborhood of Manhattan, the place she'd always dreamed of living. Using the lessons she'd learn, she could share stories and photos from her daily walks, all in hopes of reinventing herself professionally.

It seemed like the perfect plan, and it was. However-the real truth she found on the streets of Manhattan never made it to her blog. Only in her personal diary did she share the rawness of what she learned about herself ... and all she needed to do to make the changes she wanted.

In her memoir, Twenty Pieces, Lisa Weldon shares what she learned.

Hope, Harmony, and Football showcases the powerful influence of football on its fans, players and coaches in South Heaven, Ohio. 1980 is a tough year for South Heaven, as the struggling economy forces family-owned businesses to close, unemployment rates to skyrocket, and a feeling of sadness to settle over the town. The unexpected and amazing success of their hometown Rangers provides the people with a resolute escape.

Motherhood can feel like a high-stakes circus act-juggling work, family, relationships, and self-care, all while trying to keep every plate spinning. In this insightful and empowering guide, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Sharon Phillips breaks down the myth of the Superwoman and offers a fresh approach to achieving balance.

Using the timeless metaphor of the plate-spinning act, this book identifies the eight essential plates in a mom's life and provides practical tools, checklists, and strategies to determine which plate needs attention-before they all come crashing down.

With actionable steps, relatable stories, and a no-nonsense approach, Spinning into Control delivers real-world solutions for modern moms. Whether you're navigating career challenges, parenting dilemmas, or carving out time for yourself, this book will help you prioritize, balance, and reclaim control over your life-without the guilt.

Every mom can figure out how to do it all-her way!

A wildly determined Irish Catholic pursues Heaven's playbook to ensure she and her family evade the heat of Hades.

After many unanswered questions and ongoing frustrations with narrow-minded religious laws and leadership, she discovered God beyond the sacred walls of the church.

This is one person's unique adventure from Cradle Catholic to Spiritual Mystic. The most sacred moment was the evening she received a holy telegram from her father shortly after his death delivered by the coolest angel, actor Steve McQueen.

A riverfront underworld, a fearless reporter, Frank Capra's beloved movie hero, Jefferson Smith, and the circus of Kentucky politics share much in common-and all are brought to mind by the adventures and career of a 20th century Kentucky politician nicknamed Hammerin' Hank Ward.

Travel back in time with Henry T. Ward-a newspaper columnist, state legislator, Park and Highway Commissioner who transformed Kentucky's dilapidated park system into a national model for excellence, then led the Highway Department through the go-go years of interstate highway construction. As Democratic candidate for Governor in 1967, he promised to Be frank with the public, always tell them the truth, which sent him speeding down the road to defeat.

For readers seeking assurance it's possible to govern effectively and still keep your principles intact, there is hope in the life story and example of the 5'-7 dynamo who stood up for Kentuckians-even if it meant refusing to do favors in exchange for votes-Hell no! You'd be crazy as hell to think I'd do that!

His Republican opponent Louie B. Nunn later paid tribute-calling him the greatest man who never was governor. Henry's life story is entwined with the reform era of crusading reporting, the massive public works projects of the New Deal, the storied history of America's beloved national and state parks, and the birth of the interstate highway system. Experience it all, as you keep score for the battles Henry won and lost, as he answered the call when Kentucky needed him.

After her first attempt on the Appalachian Trail abruptly ended with a disappointing fail, my Grandma Gatewood would surely agree it's best to first learn the Trail's ABC's

Includes full color photographs by Lucy Gatewood Seeds and Brian Seeds.

It was surreal, Linda couldn't be gone. I hadn't been without her since we met at seventeen.

As I sat down to write about Linda and our wonderful life together, I didn't get past her name and these little flags started appearing. When I rolled my mouse over the flags, a green box appeared with her name in white letters. I dismissed it as that was who I was writing about but I felt she was helping. When I ignored them and didn't change the text, she took matters into her own hands.

Driving up Broadway Avenue through the Cleveland neighborhood known as Slavic Village on a beautiful summer evening in 1976, I decided to become a firefighter for all the wrong reasons.

What I thought would be a fun, short gig to make some money and enable me to return to graduate school developed into an unlikely thirty-three-year career as a firefighter with the City of Cleveland. I could not have anticipated that the fire service would become a significant, influential, and integral part of my personal life journey.

From the insecurity of a young man who lacked confidence and direction, to the tempered finality and painful ending of my career, the fire service carried me, taught me, held me, and challenged me in ways I cannot imagine would have happened in any other career or context.

Second Edition, 2018. In The Severed Head, ancient mystery lies buried in an abandoned church, a treasure that will change Elijah Creek's life forever. Follow Elijah, Robbie, Reece, Mei, and Skid in their quest for the armor of God, a weapon of immense power in life's battles--seen and unseen. In Book 2, The Ancient Omen, Elijah and friends search for another piece of the armor in the forbidden haunts beyond Camp Mudj. A broken compass leads to a horrible discovery. Uncovering a dark secret--and trying to keep his quest under wraps--Elijah finds his greatest struggle is with the truth.

An ancient mystery, a cold case, suspicious professors, five friends, the awesome power of the armor of God . . . Join these teens on a quest for the real armor of God in this well-crafted and suspenseful series. Get ready for life-changing adventure and spiritual warfare

Have you ever seen a shooting star? It is beautiful, heartwarming, and it has a way of lifting the soul. The bad news is that if you aren't watching, you can easily miss them.

What if, like the shooting star, God's helping hand in our life isn't as rare as we think? What if we just aren't looking in the right place to see it? What if God is not a distant being, but He is so close to us and our struggles? What if we could truly feel and experience God's helping hand in our lives every day, even when it feels like hope is fading?

God Help Me: Finding Help When You Feel There Is No Hope, offers a practical way to experience the helping hand of God by exploring the biblical encounters of God's help to man.

This book is written to help those who feel like they are sinking in life's struggles to reach out and find the helping hand of Jesus. God's personal care for our struggles is real, and His helping hand is not a rare occurrence, but it is often missed.

If you need God's helping hand in your life right now, I encourage you to read this book as a tool to help you feel your Creator pulling you out of despair into a better and more beautiful existence than you thought this life offered.

How do I capture the heart of a wee child? I asked myself...

Come along with Patee and Maree, two wee leprechauns on a magical adventure in search of their Ma and Da.

Will they find the Hidden Pot of Gold?

What will they find in the Forest of Balee?

Come along and find out!

Read about our journey and travel with Patee and Maree...

A magical tale of adventure and determination for young and old alike.

Join two adorable polar bear friends on an enchanting Arctic adventure where they discover the true magic of friendship and inclusion. In this heartwarming children's book, one polar bear sees the world in a unique way because he has autism, which the author beautifully describes as making him a legend. As the two bears embrace their differences, they embark on a journey of understanding, empathy, and acceptance. With its gentle message of embracing diversity and celebrating individuality, The Brain of a Legend is a touching story that will warm hearts and inspire children to cherish the differences that make each of us uniquely wonderful.

In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. --Acts 2:17

From Joseph's interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams to Peter's dramatic vision in the book of Acts, dreams and visions appear throughout Scripture as messages from God. Yet with our focus on a scientific understanding of how the mind works, we have explained away dreams as simply another chemical process--any search for deeper meaning is scoffed at.

What if our dreams are more? What if they are worth paying attention to? What if God is speaking to people while they sleep?

In Dream Talk, Katrina Wilson offers a balanced biblical and scientific approach to the frequently misunderstood subject of dreams. By examining the characteristics of both the natural and the spiritual dream, she offers a purpose and an understanding for each. With inspiring words, she sheds light on a line of communication we have long forgotten. Wilson's wisdom gives us a way back to hearing God's voice in the quietness of the night.

This book is a heart-stopping journey told in first person, which describes unusual courage and uncanny luck. It is the true story of a young teenager who lost everyone and everything during the Holocaust. He fought to live on in spite of ghettos, fatal line-ups, enslavement in work camps and years of survival as a partisan in Polish forests.

From the cover: His mother had to make a quick decision that no parent would ever want to make. Which of her children and the best chance to survive this calamity? Her son. Anschel, was the oldest and strongest. The two girls had to stay with her no matter what was coming.

From the dawn of the twentieth century through postwar prosperity, The Blackest Sheep spans over sixty years of Chicago's past, charting its evolving nightlife before, during, and after Prohibition through the history of one of Rush Street's best-loved and most enduring nightspots, Club Alabam.

This new look at Chicago after dark weaves together three fascinating biographies: the forgotten legacy of multi-talented Dan Blanco, who introduced European-style cabaret to the city; the untold story of the ill-fated beauty Evelyn Nesbit's tumultuous nightclub career; and the effervescent Gene Harris' rise from headwaiter to the owner and personality behind Club Alabam.

Rubbing shoulders with gangsters, bootleggers, drug dealers, jazz musicians and leggy showgirls was an occupational hazard, enough to label anyone the black sheep of the family. As Blanco, Nesbit, and Harris' bids for adventure, survival and--sometimes--success prove, the escapades of even the blackest sheep can shock, inspire, and ultimately delight.

This groundbreaking look at Chicago's entertainment history includes over forty illustrations.