Ne'er do well Jake, after a mediocre military service is just trying to get by in the galaxy. A string of odd jobs and bad luck have left him stranded and broke on the mining planet of Kerella V. A chance encounter with a beautiful woman named Shelain, an alien from a race called Meridian's, drags him into a plot by blood thirsty aliens known as the Basnigh, to overthrow the Consortium; a benevolent government created by the Aswari, an advanced alien race who have taken the role of protect...

Threatened by a beating if he hits against Roy's pitching, Johnny almost loses a ballgame for his team.

This collection in celebration of Canada150 was written by eight authors:Bonnie Rose: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/bugsy27C.G. Mann: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/cgmannNancy Larsen: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/nangralar62Carolyn MacIsaac: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/MacicarHeather MacKenzie: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/globalgoddessRay Burns: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/LukeWarm...

Draw 50 Creepy Crawlies teaches aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following simple, step-by-step instructions. Celebrated author Lee J. Ames shows you how to draw a swarm of flying and crawling creatures. Here, you'll find dozens of insects and spiders, such as the housefly, firefly, black widow, ladybug, caterpillar, butterfly, and others. There are even snails, fleas, and centipedes! Ames's illustration style and renowned drawing method has made him a leader in the step-by-step d...

In 1971, D.B. Cooper hijacked an airliner and parachuted into the November night with $200,000 in ransom. He evaded an intense FBI manhunt and numerous investigators for decades, becoming a legend in the process. Many people were identified as being Cooper over the years, and many others claimed he was dead. Neither was the truth. Cooper, now in his 80s and living a humble life in Florida, couldn't elude one reporter who finally pried the truth out of him. This is his story in his words. I...

"How are you today, Thelma?" asked Linda."Good dear, good," she answered. "How's yourselfs?""We're good too," answered Linda. "Isn't it a beautiful day!""They're all good days if we're here to see them," answered the older woman with a smile.Like the tides that have washed her shores forever, the story of Cape Breton has always been one of comings and goings. Native peoples came here while Europeans were still living in caves. In 1820, the fiery Presbyterian mi...

Eveline sits in her room thinking about the people she has lost—her mother and her brother. Her other brother is traveling for work and she is afraid that her alcoholic father will beat her with no one else to turn on. She plans to run away with a sailor with whom she has fallen in love, but will a promise made to her mother keep her at home?Critically acclaimed author James Joyce’s Dubliners is a collection of short stories depicting middle-class life in Dublin in the ear...

This collection of light verse, written by Iowa native Beth LaBuff, will delight anyone who has lived on, visited, or even seen a picture of a farm. You'll laugh as you read about a corn crib that was repurposed by fowl society in "Barred Plymouth Rock Band," and learn what made a catfish sweat in "Catfish on a Hot Tin Roof." Perfect for family reading, each poem gives a nod to a Bible phrase.

Gravy Bones Johnson is one of the most important and greatest bluesmen who ever lived. Found on the side of railroad tracks by a blind sharecropper who raised him as his own, Gravy Bones embodies the Mississippi Delta Blues in a way no one ever did before or since.With an astonishing song catalog numbering in the thousands, he is also one of the most prolific songwriters in history.Leadbelly referred to Gravy Bones as "the fertilizer on which the Blues fed".Now, for...

This book is about shit. Not the shit you have in your closet or those lying around the house or the shit in your car, but it is about shit. The stuff that comes out of your body when you have to go to the bathroom. Not the stuff that comes out the front side but the stuff that comes out of your butt. It doesnt matter how poor you are, how rich you are, how ugly you are, or how beautiful you are. It doesnt matter if you are skinny or overweight. And no matter what you may think, your shit ...

If you're tired of hearing your children say, "I'm bored," then check out Boredom Busters! Organized by categories that include Indoor, Outdoor, Game, Solitaire and Silly, these ideas will spur your elementary-school children to entertain themselves with minimal adult assistance.

Within this book is a collection of my mothers poems written for her lost loves, her love of her country, living in a new country, her love for her children, her grandchildren, great grandchildren and all who came into her world. Before she died, she gave me some of her poetry, written in books but mostly scribbled on scraps of paper, old envelopes and clothing labels. She wrote the words as they occurred on whatever she could quickly find so as not to forget the words and inspiration. Thi...