Five powerful stories. One unbreakable truth: You are never alone.From author C.M. Patterson comes a hauntingly beautiful collection of short stories based on true experiences—each one a raw, unflinching portrait of lives caught in the grip of mental illness, trauma, and the long road back to hope.In Roads to Recovery, a woman finds freedom on her motorcycle, only to discover that healing requires more than speed, it demands trust in a stranger who sees her pain.In ...

It is the very near future. When men of the B-positive blood type begin to turn into reptilian creatures with the ability to fly, the world's population panics. Suddenly, all males born of the tainted blood type are feared. They are given an island, one where they are sent at the age of 30, one year before the change. Meanwhile, nobody knows why this is happening and why only males are affected.When Vic and Peter Casey decide to keep their child, 95% of the world free of the B-pois...

Written with R. M. Patterson’s characteristic sharp wit and observation, this classic tale chronicles the year he spent battling frigid temperatures and wild waters along the Nahanni River in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Patterson originally travelled to the North with hopes of finding gold, and clues to the mysterious disappearance of earlier prospectors. Instead, he fell in love with the landscape, and through his meticulously recorded journals and hauntingly beautiful photographs he ...

Why Postliberalism Failed offers an indictment of one of the most consequential ideological movements reshaping American and European conservatism today. With leading politicians among its adherents and major conservative institutions captured by its agenda, postliberalism demands serious scrutiny and this book delivers it.Drawing on deep historical research, the book traces postliberalism's intellectual roots to two traditions: an extreme papalism that subordinates all po...

Every generation recalls the moments that defined history-those rare occasions when the world paused, united by a single broadcast. This book invites readers behind the scenes, offering a firsthand perspective from someone who stood at the heart of the action as these defining moments unfolded in real time.Iconic Moments in Broadcast History: Live Via Satellite reveals the untold story of satellite communications, beginning with Arthur C. Clarke's visionary 1945 concept and continu...

"The General Counsel sits at the center of risk, governance, and long-term value creation. The Hot Seat is not a legal manual-it is a leadership playbook for those who want to lead, influence outcomes, and drive value."- James D. White, Former Chair, President & CEO, Jamba; Board Member; Co-Author of Culture DesignIn The Hot Seat, Chaka M. Patterson takes you inside the high-stakes world of the General Counsel, wh...

Through Mary’s Eyes is an engaging story about the final days of the Blessed Virgin’s life on earth. During those days she tells others about her son, Jesus. She answers questions such as: How did John the Baptist survive the slaughter of the innocent babes? Why did an obedient twelve-year old son leave his parents for three days? How did Luke, who was not a Jew or an apostle, know so much about Jesus? Why was Jesus reluctant to perform his first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana? What ...

There have been pirates that you all have heard about, Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, and even Calico Jack, but there is one who has fallen into obscurity, yet people celebrate his feats till this day. Why is this? Who is this?That pirate is known as Gasparilla. The pirate who stole an experimental naval ship and concurred a city. The pirate who was the Robin Hood of the seas. Jose Gaspar changed everything, but he and his escapades had to be silenced forever until now.This is h...

What would it be like to go to a magical place called the Land of Light?Alena finds out when she becomes a butterfly in Land of Light and notices that when she or any other creature smiles or speaks, sparklesexplode from their mouths!"Every where she looked there were glistening diamonds of... WHAT WAS IT???"Read Land of Light and discover for yourself wha...

In the single month of September 1993, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints excommunicated or disciplined six of its members. These six individuals–some of them intellectuals, some activists, and some both–were soon dubbed the “September Six.” In The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism, Sara M. Patterson challenges readers to think more deeply about the events of that month and the era in which they unfolded. Patterson argues that the clever alliter...

Burn Ladders. Build Bridges. undoes the status-quo of career enhancement. Tearing up the playbook and finding breakthrough ways to create impact, build meaning, fuel your passion to do bigger, greater things–while enjoying the entire journey. No matter what stage you’re currently in.Maybe you’re going from college to career and wondering how on earth you’re going to unlock all the business world has to offer.Or maybe you’re the exp...

Adventures on wild watersIn Finlay's River, R. M. Patterson, whose style was described by noted author Bruce Hutchison as a a mixture between Thoreau and Jack London, tells the story of his 1949 trip up this wild river in remote northern British Columbia. Patterson uses his own journey as a framework to recount the adventures of explorers who went there before. All had struggled up the Finlay for different reasons, and all left spirited accounts of that challenging, doomed...