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THE KITTY Who Rescued Me After I Rescued Him

by Shawn P. Flynn

Shawn Flynn and his fiancée are excited to start their new life together. They are planning a wedding and have bought a new home. The last thing the two of them need right now is a new cat. But their recently purchased house seems to come complete with a stray orange feline—a cat with a vibrant personality and a talent for mousing. So Shawn soon finds himself with a regular companion. Little does he realize that this cat will shortly become more important to him than he can possibly imagine. ... more

And Nothing But The Tooth

by Dr. Carroll James

Whether attending decidedly awkward dinner parties or hayseed weddings complete with karaoke and inebriated attendants, or risking life and limb to aid the impoverished in Belize and Peru (with near-drastic results of misspoken Spanish), there’s a story for everyone in this third installment of Dr. Carroll James’s series of rollicking and touching memoirs. And Nothing but the Tooth offers up a continuation of bizarre episodes during Dr. James’s forty-plus years of dental practice—including perh... more

The Whole Tooth More Humorous (and Sometimes Touching) Tales from a Globe-Trotting Dentist's Storied Life

by Dr. Carroll James

Dr. Carroll James has heard this uncomplimentary comment all too often, and while not taking it personally, he does note the unique and often quirky personalities of the patients he treats. The Whole Tooth, the second book in the series, continues relating some of the more bizarre episodes during Dr. James's thirty years of practice--including a lovable yet scatterbrained employee who can't master the phone's hold button, a house call to treat a bedridden patient that proves comical in the m... more

I Swear To Tell the Tooth ISBN:978-0-9967917-3-1

by Dr. Carroll James

Quirky patients, one-of-a-kind employees, and farm animals set the stage for this humorous, tender, and sometimes irreverent saga of Dr. Carroll James’s dental practice. Headphone-clad patients bop in the dental chair while Dr. James tries to work on the moving target; a long-timer happily drops her pants to show off her latest surgical scar; and a lost cell phone drops out of a patient’s boxer shorts.

You just can’t make this stuff up.

Working from his rural hom... more

978-1945905049

by william reyland

What if someone born and raised in the American Midwest were suddenly immersed in the culture of a Buddhist monastery in rural Thailand? This is a true story told with unflinching introspection and honesty – along with generous helpings of humor and warmth. William Reyland’s vivid and detailed descriptions of people and places carry us instantly half way around the globe. An admittedly naïve aspiration leads, by a tortuous path, to deeper understanding—and along the way we are offered a glimpse ... more

Life Temporarily Interrupted: Her Kidneys Failed; She Didn't Quit

by Patsy Blades

I am a recipient for 41+ years of a kidney transplant from an unrelated deceased donor.

I believe that the subject of kidney disease and organ transplantation is topical these days! I've finally completed a book about loosing my kidneys, the challenges and obstacles I faced along the way and of my success over health, and having another chance at life.

The book is designed as a support resource, and to inspire the general reader and it's intended ta... more

What Happened to My Mother

by Pamela Moriarty

At age six, I was living in England, surrounded by men and women in uniform, anti-aircraft guns poking up through trees, air raid sirens going off day and night, skies filled with planes hurling bombs at us. My father was in France with the British Army trying to repel the German advance. The one thing that made living bearable in the midst of the chaos and destruction was the watchful, loving presence of my mother. Yet a year later, to my stunned bewilderment, she took me to Ireland where my gr... more

Coach Life

by Alexis Hartz

Ignorance is not always bliss, especially for a single woman living and working out of a 10-ton motor coach equipped with a panoply of mechanical mysteries and traveling with a persnickety cat. But after an unexpected career interruption, Alexis, full of wholehearted optimism, snatches up the chance to live the unconventional life she's dreamed about for decades. She buckles herself into the driver's seat and sets out to blaze her own trail. Girded with her organic faith, Alexis travels to uncom... more

Life as Seen in the Eyes of Tatiana

by Monica Brosnan

I decided to relate Tatiana?s story because she means so much to me. She is also part of and a continuation of Bill, my late husband, because she shared our bed for eight years. She is my doughty, plucky, four-legged friend who takes the bite out of living alone. After she had a very sad, troubled kittenhood, we adopted her. Soon she established herself as the chief occupant of our large home. Our days together began not with a cup of tea but with playing with Tatiana because she would usually b... more

A Child's Voyage to New Life

by Rose Catalano

Following in his brother?s footsteps, Rose Catalano?s father decides to leave an Italy that has been ravaged by the war and try his fortunes in the New World. They face the challenges of making their way in a strange land, with no knowledge of English, with strange new foods, customs, holidays, and where laws are formidable. Yet gradually, the family adjusts to life in Toronto. Rose?s parents find jobs and eventually buy a home, bettering themselves in their chosen country as have immigrants b... more

Living in Peace While Living in Pieces

by Michael Washington

Michael J. Washington, who enjoyed a long and successful career in the weather industry, reflected on his life one day: He had a beautiful and loving wife who he’d been married to for more than forty years, three wonderful daughters living productive lives,and most important of all—he was happy. But success did not come easy, and he made plenty of mistakes along the way. He began to wonder how he made it so far despite his bad decisions and hardships. As a youth, he even experimented with alcoh... more

Under the Apple Tree

by Rebecca Clark Brockway

Under The Apple Tree is a compilation of memories that spans the lifetime of the author. Born in the late 50s, this Montana baby boomer experienced a simple life that entwined hard work and moral values, a time when there was an engrained sense of responsibility that bound folks together. Centered on family, recreation never strayed far from home or the Rocky Mountains. Honesty and integrity were qualities that were the norm in her small rural community. Folks said what they meant and meant what... more

Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Bold Living

by Nancy Sharp

Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss and Bold Living (Books & Books Press, 2014) hinges on the day Nancy Sharp delivered premature twins and learned her husband’s brain cancer returned after eighteen months in remission. In plainspoken language the story moves back through Nancy and her husband’s courtship and marriage—and forward through his death when the twins were two and a half, he was not-quite forty and Nancy was thirty-seven. Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Bold Liv... more

Acts of Surrender: A Writer's Memoir

by Mark David Gerson

Mark David Gerson never wanted to be a writer, never believed in a world beyond that of his five senses. But when life began to chip away at his sense of self with a relentlessness that he couldn't ignore, he found himself launched on a spiritual journey that would redefine everything about him -- multiple times. It was a journey of surrender that ultimately birthed a timeless fantasy trilogy...and a new life he could never have imagined.

More Ketchup than Salsa

by Joe Cawley

When Joe and his girlfriend Joy decide to trade in their life on a cold Lancashire fish market to run a bar in the Tenerife sunshine, they anticipate a paradise of sea, sand and siestas. Little did they expect their foreign fantasy to turn out to be about as exotic as a wet Monday morning. Amidst a host of eccentric locals, homesickness and the occasional cockroach infestation, pint-pulling novices Joe and Joy struggle with the expat culture and learn that, although the skies might be bluer, ... more

True North, Hunting Fossils Under the Midnight Sun

by Lou Marincovich

My memoir is a unique combination of wilderness adventures, scientific exploration and a hardscrabble early life. It relates my evolution from a working-class childhood through earning a PhD in paleontology, but largely focuses on my three-decade career studying fossil marine mollusks, or seashells, in Alaska, Siberia, and Canadian islands near the North Pole. To earn money for grad school, I worked in places where intellectuals rarely venture: offshore oil drilling platforms in wintertime ... more

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