A fellow author asked me, “Will you edit my book?” I wondered, “What would make his book different from the hundreds of other books on the market?” Before I could shoot him a series of questions, he said, “People like to hear about other people; they like to get into their business.” Do you? Do you like to touch perspectives of both good and evil? Do you like it when people are unpredictable? Then you will be glad you chose this book. It bursts with expressions and experiences. It is a ser...

A Sample:Fight bad policies with sarcasm. For example, male legislators have introduced bills to restrict women's reproductive freedom, so female legislators have introduced bills to restrict men's reproductive freedom. Oklahoma legislators introduced a bill to make fetuses persons, so Oklahoma Democrat Constance Johnson introduced a bill to make sperm cells persons. In other words, "life begins at ejaculation" and "every sperm is sacred." Other female legislators have introduced t...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. People who read this retelling first will find the original play much easier to understand and read.Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me credit, of course, for the original retelling.)I would like to see my retellings of clas...

Did Jesus really rise from the dead? And does it really matter? In The Resurrection of History, David Bruce explores what historians, theologians, and New Testament scholars have said about the resurrection of Jesus from a historical point of view. Bruce argues that scholars don't have to dismiss the scriptural witness that "he is risen" as metaphor or wishful thinking. Bruce examines the development of the art of history writing and explores the theological possibilities now open to schol...

The purpose of this book is educational. I enjoy reading Forrest Carter's "The Education of Little Tree," and I believe that it is an excellent book for young adults (and for middle-aged adults such as myself) to read.This book contains many questions about Forrest Carter's "The Education of Little Tree" and their answers. I hope that teachers of young adults will find it useful as a guide for discussions. It can also be used for short writing assignments. Students can answer selec...

In 2008 in San Francisco, a group known as the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco wanted to change the name of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant. Because of President George W. Bush's record as overseer of the country's welfare, they wanted the sewage treatment plant's name changed to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. To do that, they submitted to San Francisco election officials over 10,000 signatures in order to get their initiative on the ballot. Accord...

The purpose of this book is educational. I have read, studied, and taught Mark Twain's "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" many times, and I wish to pass on what I have learned to other people who are interested in studying Twain's "Adventures of Tom Sawyer." In particular, I think that the readers of this guide to Twain's "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" will be bright high school seniors and college first-year students, as well as intelligent adults who simply wish to study Twain's "Adventures of Tom S...

This is a retelling of Dante's "Divine Comedy," in which Dante tells about visiting the Inferno, the Mountain of Purgatory, and Paradise.Do you know a language other than English? If you do, I give you permission to translate this book, copyright your translation, publish or self-publish it, and keep all the royalties for yourself. (Do give me credit, of course, for the original retelling.)I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in schools, so I give pe...

This short 13,000-word pamphlet contains Mark Twain anecdote and quotations and a short biography. Here is a sample anecdote: Humorist Mark Twain, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, once stayed at the home of political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who first used the images of an elephant and a donkey to repre-sent the Republican and the Democratic parties. During the night, Mr. Twain was bothered by the sounds of the Nast family's clocks, so he got up and stopped all of them. The next mo...

I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in schools, so I give permission to the country of Finland (and all other countries) to buy one copy of this eBook and give copies to all students forever. I also give permission to the state of Texas (and all other states) to buy one copy of this eBook and give copies to all students forever. I also give permission to all teachers to buy one copy of this eBook and give copies to all students forever.Teachers need not act...

Some samples: 1) Blues singer Muddy Waters first heard his voice on a recording in the early 1940s. His impression of his voice was positive; afterward, he said, "I thought, man, this boy can sing the blues. And I was surprised because I didn't know I sang like that." 2)At age 13, William F. Buckley was sent to an English boarding school, where his piano teacher offered to teach him the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata." However, William's old piano teacher had warned him th...

When Cammi Granato, a gold-medal winner as a member of the United States women's hockey team at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games, was growing up, she was the only girl player on a boys' team. During one game, her coach learned that the opposing players had been ordered to "get number twenty-one"—Cammi's number. What can the coach do to protect Cammi?The Southwest Florida International Airport had a problem with an overabundance of birds camping out on the runways. Occasionally, collis...