"The 5 Greatest Spankings of all Time" invites you to step into a fifty-five year old time capsule, to a simpler time when the misadventures of three young brothers growing up on a small ranch in the 1950's stretch their parent's patience and sanity to the breaking point. Taking place in the shadows of World War II, this tale not only unfolds the amusing and humorous events that led up to the "5 Greatest Spankings" but it conveys a flavorful and reminiscent glimpse of a time gone by, as th...

Phil Fish, aka Kingfish, is about to find out he has a lot to learn. He's just an average guy who can't seem to catch a break. Life's not turning out the way he'd hoped. Until, that is, he gets some valuable advice from a mysterious lady and her tiny dog.This advice leads Phil to meet a prophetic mechanic, a dreamer on a four-wheeling beer cooler, an Asian named Bubba with a penchant for rock necklaces, and other memorable characters while he discovers what he should be when he gro...

AN INTIMATE, HUMAN AND REVEALING PORTRAIT OF THE MAN WHO MADE SUCH A UNIQUE IMPACT UPON THE AMERICAN SCENE.BARRY GOLDWATER stands in the forefront of the new wave of American conservatism. His appeal is not only to those usually associated with vested interests but also to a large body of women, college students and Southerners.Allied against him are liberals, labor and Easterners. Almost without exception, Americans are lined up solidly for or against Barry Goldwater. There ...

What makes a truly great story? A great story begins and ends with a narrator that is trustworthy. I don't mean trustworthy as in you can trust him with your wallet or wife, I mean trustworthy in a manner that makes you feel and believe every word he shares. That is Rob Wood and I truly value him for his mastery of storytelling!LET'S SCARE MOM, Rob's follow up to THE FIVE GREATEST SPANKINGS OF ALL TIME (the classic memoir of three ornery boys giving their parents fits on "Rancho Ro...

A terrorist threat is communicated to the U.S. Navy in Nushu, an old Chinese script understood only by women. Cody Cochrane, an American student, argues the threat is real. When the Navy encounters a radiation victim and a corpse is mutilated, Cochrane seems vindicated. Working with Lieutenant James Purdy, she implicates a Hong Kong movie star and businesswoman with ties to the Uighurs -- Muslim-Turkic rebels in western China. What if Purdy and Cochrane are wrong? Perhaps nothing is as it ...

A brief personal meditation on the healing power of living a life connected to the sublime beauty of the natural world.Based on the core philosophy expressed in the forthcoming documentary film of the same name, The Zone is an autobiographical account that details the emotional and physical struggles of renowned mountaineer, naturalist, and architect Rob Wood as he deals with the ravages of Parkinson’s disease on his body and mind.With an unshakeab...

The compelling story of one family’s life among the rugged landscapes of British Columbia's Coast Mountains, converting youthful ideals, raw land and a passion for the outdoors into a practical off-grid homestead.Rob Wood grew up in a village on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, where he eventually developed a preoccupation with rock climbing. After studying architecture for five years at the Architectural Association School in London, England, he made his ...

For the average Christian, witnessing to people is difficult at best, but this book is a dagger straight through the devils heart because it reveals how to introduce God in a way that people want to know more! Take that devil and chalk another victory up to Gods team! Tim Davis, Speaker, Author, and Trainer with The John Maxwell Companies

About the Book Children have imaginations. Adults have appointments, schedules, and goals. Teenagers have dreams! When the new guy Seth moves into town, several dreams suddenly seem to be possible. For cheerleader Natasha Waters, her dream of love at first sight is one. Her dads twenty-five year dream of the high school football team winning a state championship is another. Even for Seth, the dream of having a family and a hometown could be on the brink of reality. Join Natasha in her juni...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The darkly suspenseful tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives—all over the course of one meal. Now a major motion picture.“Chilling, nasty, smart, shocking, and unputdownable.”—Gillian Flynn, author of Gone GirlIt’s a summer’s evening in Amsterdam, and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food and over the scrapings of...

Khaled Hosseini is one of the most widely read and beloved novelists in the world.His novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide. Now, six years after A Thousand Splendid Suns debuted at #1, spending fourteen consecutive weeks at #1 and nearly a full year on the hardcover list, Hosseini returns with a book that is broader in scope and setting than anything he's ever written before.A multigenerational-family story revolving around brothers and si...

A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this “extraordinary” and beloved novel that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review), named a New York Times Best Book of the 21st Century.Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a weal...