One morning near a lake in the mountains of Oregon, a small plane, being pursued by a military helicopter, flies out of nowhere and drops a briefcase filled with cash near the spot where Jim Kimball, a 67-year-old retired and widowed engineer, was out on one of his regular wildlife-watching excursions with his little dog. That day changed Jim's life forever.

The legend and curse of a long-forgotten Native American god, Fist of Fire, is revived when a remote cave containing previously undiscovered cave drawings, artifacts, and bones is suddenly unsealed during a violent thunder storm near where retired police officers Ben Franks and Charlie Bird are camping. With the help of local Native American experts, the legend is revealed. And when anthropologist Dr. Helen Wilson arrives to examine the remains, Ben unexpectedly finds that he is not too ol...

David is found on the trail by kindly ranch hands after a brutal attack by marauding Indians which left his father dead and him nearly so. Only sixteen years old, David proudly insists that he is a man, not realizing how much he had still to learn.This is the tale of a small, mid-western town in the Old West, where people like David—orphaned as a child—and Spring—an Indian-American girl also orphaned—are adopted into a compassionate and caring community. The community stands by the...

A sweet and often humorous collection of autobiographical stories about the childhood friendship of two young boys and their adventures growing up together during the 1930's Depression in a U.S. Naval shipyard town.

A nostalgic coming-of-age story set in the Old West. Young Allen North leaves his family's ranch to set out on his own. While working as a ranch hand, he learns what it means to have a mentor, make friends and battle bad guys, and is lucky to discover what it means to fall in love. But first he has to prove himself by not letting an ornery old horse named Alice get the better of him.Outlaw Simon Blackburn, who finds trouble wherever he goes and known for shooting his victims in the...

In this sequel to A Horse Named Alice, everyone has high hopes for Allen and Mary North's new horse ranch venture and their fancy, new stallion North Star. But it was still the Old West, and there were frequent clashes between the settlers and the Indians. One day, Reynaldo—a "horse whisperer" from North Star's past and the newest member of the ranch—noticed that some of their horses and cattle had been stolen by renegade Indians. This is the adventure of Allen and Mary, and their new ranc...

Trigg, a university professor and part-time "desert rat," searches for old abandoned gold mines in the Southwest desert. On one of her treks she finds a long-lost and long-forgotten stash of Mormon gold coins. This is her adventure as she creates a clever plan to out "horse-trade" some big-time and somewhat shady coin collectors and dealers before other interested parties try to stop her.

While doing research for a term paper on civil rights for his ninth-grade civics class in the spring of 1976, Mike Marshall found an article in Time magazine about William Moore, a thirty-five-year-old postman from Binghamton, New York. On the afternoon of April 20, 1963, Moore arrived at the Chattanooga bus station from Washington, D.C., where he strapped on his protest signs. He planned to walk to the governor’s mansion in Jackson, Mississippi, and hand-deliver a letter to Gover...

In thirty years of playing in bands and sharing musical ideas and insights with some of the top musicians in his field, Mike Marshall has enjoyed an amazing opportunity to compose music for some incredible players.The individual pieces in this book reflect a desire to create something he felt would fit the musical situation at hand: the players, the instrumentation, the music that they were interested in exploring, and their collective goals and dreams. In most cases, these tunes w...

The Miles the Brave saga continues in this thrilling new chapter, Petra the Protector. This time, the spotlight shifts to the fearless Petra as we uncover the secrets of her past. How did she find herself in the mysterious Lost World? What twist of fate led to her meeting the loyal and courageous Pax? And is there more to Vectra Shade’s connection to Petra than meets the eye, could she truly be her aunt, or is there a deeper secret at play?

While doing research for his ninth-grade civics class in 1976, Mike Marshall found an article in Time magazine about William Moore, a thirty-five-year-old postman from Binghamton, New York. In 1963, Moore arrived at the Chattanooga bus station from Washington, DC, where he strapped on his protest signs. He planned to walk to the governor's mansion in Jackson, Mississippi, and hand-deliver a letter to Governor Ross Barnett. On the third day of his walk as he pushed his cart through...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Customer Success from the Ground UpA Practical Guide for Founders and First CS LeadersThis no-fluff, actionable guide is built for those tasked with creating or scaling Customer Success in fast-moving SaaS environments. Whether you’re a founder wondering when to invest in CS, a first hire laying the groundwork, or a team lead shaping a maturing function, this book gives you the structure, clarit...