Adrian is a six-year-old boy who has been in many places and has seen many things, but he makes an amazing discovery outdoors in his grandparents’ backyard with only a rake, a snow shovel, and his imagination.

Imagine getting your weekly newspaper with information provided by eight-year-old reporters. It actually happened once, a couple generations ago. Stories told are based in true events, and embellished with humor and imagination. Sure to appeal to a young person’s heart.

Based on (mostly) the real-life experience of the author, a great bedtime story that will make children look forward to sleeping.

There has been an exponential increase in the volume and quality of published research relating to colorectal disease over the last decades. This book identifies the 50 key scientific articles in the field of colorectal disease and colorectal surgery and through expert reflections and editorial perspectives explains why these papers are important. Influential contributors who have shaped the practice of modern Colorectal Surgery comment on the Landmark Papers that have shaped and defined t...

You're sitting around the campfire; it's dark, the moon is high in the sky, the wind is whistling through the trees, and the sense of isolation is pervasive. You hear a twig snap in the darkness, everyone is tense. What's the story you tell your friends to terrify them? What's in the dark, stalking the camp: an ax murderer, a werewolf, or something so far beyond our mortal understanding that just the sight of it will drive each of us insane?

The Grill, The Best Left Hand In Mount Misery, is a story about a boy who grows into manhood while growing up in the Levistor Towers Housing Projects in Mount Vernon, New York. This is not a rags to riches story, it is a story about a boy who use the game of basketball as an escape, a shield, and ultimately a vehicle, to a better life. You will witness the growth of a boy as he avoids drugs, gangs, and teenage sex, as he focuses in on his goal of a college scholarship. You will laugh, cry,...

Never underestimate the importance of a playground such as 4th Street (Mount Vernon, New York). Or an institution, such as a Boys Club & Girls Club, or a Community Center, in its ability to knit people together. No matter where you go in this life you take a piece of your community with you. One Love.

This collection of pieces of poems intends to share the moments in the authors life that altered the way he would continue to move and grow. From his faith in God, the love for his family, the loss of both of his parents and the hope he has for our men and women in the military as well as the men and women of God. Seek to read each page and sit in aww… poems like Flowers of our Years, Shoulders in Battle, our Families, A birthday of Though (However), the Love God showed, and so much more. ...

The story of the fascinating, fraught alliance among Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman—and how its breakup led to the success of America’s most important social movement.“Fresh, provocative and engrossing.” —New York TimesIn the crucial early years of the Abolition movement, the Boston branch of the cause seized upon the star power of the eloquent ex-slave Frederick Douglass to make its case for s...

Dill: Tales from Wisconsin: a not-so long-ago story of a boy, a friend, a farm and the quest for a BB GunBy: J Lee FlemingDonny is a young boy living on a farm. One day, when his mother sends him to the basement to fetch some pickles, he meets a new friend, whom he names Dill. Donny’s friendship with Dill lasts through many adventures and lessons learned, and Donny begins to learn there may be a more to Dill than meets the eye.A fictionalized retelling of real event...

The Rise of the Ravens- Is a multi-layered work by author Ronald Lee Fleming. he starts off by telling his readers about the small forgotten town of California City, its origin, and its forgotten dream of becoming the next Palm Springs! A resort community in the Mojave Desert! A city who lost its way, until awakened by its new basketball coach and resurgent high school basketball team. In telling the story of the high school team's rise from obscurity; the author takes the time to educate ...

Comprehensive specialist manual covering the science and practice of functional appliance therapyIntegrates clinical and academic elements with emphasis on evidence-based research and its clinical applicationSuitable for trainee and practicing orthodontistsIncludes more than 600 photographs to enhance clarity of topics coveredFeatures contributions from top clinicians and researchers in the field