Sifting through the scraps of the the American Dream and discovering those who still hope...Stories of driving the open road, bird counts, rat research, close calls with fires and skunks, mixing it up with the local color, the eternal search for shade...and a grand finale at a frenetic ecological conference in Portland.

Questions arise when a big city family moves to a remote mountain town in the Eastern Sierra: Why is there a bear in the grocery store? What happened to the missing school teacher? Where do you buy soccer socks around here? Skillfully blending anecdote, history, and description, The Mammoth Letters is an amusing and sensitive portrayal of an eclectic town and its colorful inhabitants and will inspire anyone who has wondered about making the leap from one world to another. In a book of wide emotional range, readers will discover mystery, beauty, and tragedy in how a majestic but unforgiving alpine wilderness affects those living at its edge.

Had a blast reading this. The author definitely did her homework, and I learned a lot. Whether you're visiting for the first time or an old time local, you'll enjoy the Crittenden adventures.

Shields Richardson, Mammoth Lakes Town Councilman and Former Mayor

Funny, fun, and honest, The Mammoth Letters is a fantastic snapshot of life and culture in one of California's most quirky, charming and remote communities.

Mike Gervais, Mammoth Times Publisher

In the tradition of great storytellers, the author gives us a humorous and informative glimpse into the lives of the intrepid 'git 'er done' people who built this community and the trials and tribulations that brought us from the past to the present.

Robert Joki, President of the Southern Mono Historical Society

About the author:

JENNIFER K. CRITTENDEN lived in San Diego for twenty years before moving to Mammoth Lakes, California with her family. A former CFO, she is the author of two previous business-related books. She is originally from Southern Indiana.

A one dollar donation will be made to the Southern Mono Historical Society with each purchase of a new paperback.

Stories and photographs of the real dogs who work on the east side of the Sierra Nevada in California.

These hard-working dogs work in snow and dust. They entertain and save us. They protect us and guard our livestock. They comfort us and find our loved ones. They live to work, and their loyalty and dedication inspire us.

Meet Rusty, the cattle dog with grit, who relishes his dangerous, thirsty work; King, the first avalanche rescue dog on Mammoth Mountain; Willow who has been winning agility championships for the past five years; Tinker, the yellow Lab puppy already in training as a guide dog for the blind; globe-trotting Buster who traveled for his job as a human remains detection dog; Smalls the Singer whose vocal talents keep his humans entertained; Whoopie who started the therapy dog program on the Eastside; Katie, the Great Pyrenees whose adventures took her far up and down US Highway 395; Tara who found a loving family when she retired after years as a police dog; and many more...

Inspired to extend a helping hand to ambitious women working in corporate America, a veteran executive offers honest, practical, slightly irreverent advice about navigating companies that are run and populated predominately by men: how to interpret their sometimes surprising behavior, avoid common mistakes, flourish with the good guys, deal with the bad guys, and nurture a wonderful, satisfying career in a non-traditional role.

Are you feeling stuck or at the mercy of your emotions? Would you like to learn to have more self-mastery? Do you dream of actualizing your full potential and adding value to others' lives? Are you ready to take your life to the next level? Then this book is for you. It will help you create a better version of yourself and achieve a better quality of life. Life coach Corrinn Davis will take you on a personal development adventure with these Useful Questions that will move you from self-awareness through self-regulation and self-mastery and finally into self-transcendence. These questions will reveal hidden stumbling blocks, uncover ways you are holding yourself back, and give you the tools to enrich your life and the lives of those around you. Don't wait to become your best you, to uplevel your life, and contribute your unique gifts to the world.

This book is for all men who work with women, those who have questions in the wake of the #MeToo movement and a wave of sexual harassment claims, and those who would benefit from increased awareness of the challenges that many women face at work. Men are asking what's okay in the workplace now, and this book provides those answers. It provides reassurance that, despite the vitriol of the past year, men should not step away from working with women out of fear of being accused of something or because they see them as risky. That would be a step in the wrong direction in achieving our common goal of making our workplaces more welcoming to a diverse population.

The book is a quick read, focused on takeaways, not on regurgitating facts and figures. The goal is for men to have more comfortable interactions with their female colleagues. Despite the large amount of ink that has been spilled, men and women can work productively together, really enjoy each other's company, and develop collegial relationships that last a lifetime.

The book addresses topics such as communication, innuendo, humor, discrimination, management, sexual harassment, social occasions, and romance. It also includes ways that men can check themselves for sexism and ways to test their companies for systemic bias and the appearance of favoritism in compensation, hiring practices, assignment of duties, and the selection of vendors.

Exceptional Presence allows others to see, hear, and feel the whole you. Feeling stuck at work? Is your potential being underestimated? Have a new job and know you have to raise your game? Do you suspect you don't come across well and don't know why? Now become Magnetic, Magnanimous, and Memorable. Savvy advice, specific examples, and tactical exercises to develop your presence-in months, not years. Learn how to: become other-focused to see and hear yourself as others do; modify your behaviors to manage others' perceptions; discover your differentiators and use them to your advantage; develop situational sensitivity to fit in or STAND OUT; create your unique persona to become more of who you already are; practice using training techniques designed for actors and athletes.

Set in the countryside, this summertime romance serves up a musical love story, featuring creative tunes, sexy grooves, and a sweet refrain.

When a handsome Californian moves to her rural town and joins her uncle's country music band, young Catlyn agrees to provide backup vocals for him. That is--until she discovers he's a jerk. Although his cocky swagger initially rubs her the wrong way, she begins to see past the 'tude to the man within. As their relationship deepens, he starts to rub her in all the right ways, and Catlyn is swept into a rocky world of emotion and sensation that she didn't know existed. Like music, love ranges in texture, timbre and intensity, and Catlyn discovers there's more than one way to listen for love.