The world's first (and only) mermaid fantasy/travel/cookbook!What Do Mermaids Eat?, the collectors edition. Yes, totally unique. A stunningly beautiful "must have" book for your coffee table, personal library or kitchen.Mermaids hold a special fascination for even adults. What a fun fantasy! Most of us, even the most cynical, would like to believe they are real.But are they?This book will not give a definitive, scientific answer to that question. What it wil...

A powerful and empowering collection of commentaries and insights by some of today's most respected political thinkers. The world is a mess and America is in big trouble. Despite the finger-pointing, it is the U.S. itself which is causing its own problems. Perpetual war is destroying our nation. To stop the unfolding disaster, we must honestly look at how our own leadership and policies have led the country astray. This book is the perfect place to start.Featuring commentary by Noa...

In this social-political satire, a young man who escapes his hayseed home town in Missouri is accidentally labeled a terrorist and must survive a manhunt by government security agencies in a paranoid and unraveling America. The president out of desperation perpetrates an end-of-the-world hoax, trying to get himself re-elected.Blinders Keepers is humor and commentary in the tradition of Jonathan Swift, Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller, but revved up and spit-shined to take on the his...

This is a manual for constructive voting in the 2016 and 2018 elections. It presents a concrete plan for wresting control of the country and our democracy back from the rich and powerful, and restoring the constitutional mandate of government of the people, by the people, and for the people.There is a financial reward for saving America from authoritarian rule by the corporate elite. If voters unite behind the strategy contained in this short book, each and every U.S. citizen will ...

This is a captivating, heart-warming, funny, and informative look at contemporary Japan, through the eyes of an American expat. John Rachel arrived for his first visit to Japan 13 years ago, is now married to a brilliant Japanese lady — a music teacher, concert pianist, opera singer — and has lived in Japan permanently for over eight years. This book is a collection of sixty-three anecdotes about the Land of the Rising Sun, its people, culture, traditions, and institutions. It includes ove...

America is now a democracy-in-name-only. The voice and participation of the people, thus their influence on and control of the government, has been totally vanquished. Big money, special interest groups, lobbies, corporations, the ruling elite, even other nations, now dictate policy and create a future which ignores the will, values, and quality of life of the vast majority of U.S. citizens.The only hope for turning this around is to reclaim power for the people. This requires a co...

Poor Billy Green! When he was just turning four, his father tried to throw him in the trash. He was a smart kid but that just seemed to create enemies. His mom did everything to protect him. But this was Detroit, armpit of the wasteland! Catholic school didn't help much, except the time he got his first kiss from an atheist nun. Home life was dismal. Was his father capable of anything but drinking beer and farting? And what was with that neighbor who made puppets and tried to molest Billy?...

She knows a match when she sees one, but she's clueless about her own heart.Emma Woodhouse is happily single, though that's never stopped her from making matches for others. Her best friend, George Knightley, thinks it's a sure way to trouble, but what's wrong with giving romance a little nudge?George has been fighting his feelings for Emma for years, but with families so closely intertwined, rocking the friendship boat would complicate more than just their...

A Sworn to Loathe You PrequelWhich one is the worst neighbor ever? It might be a toss-up.Melissa… Connor Harwood is a snoop, a bad neighbor, and a tree and grass killer. Oh, and probably a criminal. I can’t forget that part. The fact that I find him to be the handsomest guy I’ve ever laid eyes on is completely irrelevant. I’ll just have to keep a close watch while also ignoring his very existence. I can do both, right?Connor… Melissa Cooke is way more than I can han...

It's not awkward unless we make it awkward.Carmen... I’ve forgiven Isaac for being a jerk to me when we were kids, but while my grudge against him is gone, my fears are alive and well. I don't care how much chemistry there is between us. I’m done with guys and their commitment issues, and I’ve found a way to make life a whole lot easier.I friend-zone them. Every single one. It’s worked super well. Until now.Isaac isn't like other gu...

Sometimes what's right in front of you is still off-limits.Single dad Liam Campbell needed a nanny who would make his life less complicated, and Rosalie Barnes more than delivered.Fast forward four years and they make a great team. He stays out of her personal life, and she stays out of his. At least, that’s their unspoken agreement. But his serious and slightly grumpy demeanor isn't keeping her fun-loving sunshiny personality away anymore. In fact, she ins...

She’s bad at reading signals. He’s sent all the wrong ones.Jenny… Of course Noah would come back, and right when my life is a mess. I swear we had the best carpool friendship. Until he asked me out, then changed his mind, and then asked me out again, only to ghost me. I hate him so much. Almost as much as I love him and miss him—the old him before he became the worst ever.I don’t know what to think, but I know what I’m going to do. I’m lock...