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There comes a day in a young childs life when the gift of childhoods magic begins to fade. A new firm voice of reason says that the fantastical, the miraculous, are not real and the belief in them is foolish. At that moment, the lights of the world dim, there is a deep sadness in a childs heart that goes largely unnoticed...unless he is lucky enough to have a magical grandpa who knows that a childs way of seeing is the souls way of seeing. Journey with a boy and his beloved grandpa to the banks of the beautiful Ipswich River as they undertake a mission to see if an old fishermans tale is true, if the catfish that live deep in the rivers still pools really do come out to dance by the light of the full moon. Join them as the grandfather gives to his grandson the gift his own grandfather gave to himkeeping the sacred treasure of the magical as he grows into the real world.
Tales from Rattlesnake Gulch give a collection of tales told solely for the entertainment of the reader. They are told by an old man with a twinkle in his eye. He never tells the truth when a lie sounds better. With truth at times, he takes the reader from laughter to tears in a sentence. The tales range from the "devil made the kid do it" to the strange, the believable, the unbelievable, and the out of this world. There are treasure hunts, wild goose chases, flying saucers, and tales hard to define, all for your reading enjoyment.
The heavens and earth are the army, I am the general, Hong Yu is the official, and I am the king. The Heaven and Earth, the determinant of destiny. A heaven's pride level expert of this era had to bear the blessing of the Five Gods, changing his fate in a way that defied the will of the heavens. In the blink of an eye, the world had been turned upside down. Hot blood is eternal, passion is in all directions, fight with me to the sky! Fight! 
Carol Devlin started her journey as a storyteller by making up stories to tell her sisters after they'd gone to bed at night. Many of the stories became often-requested favorites, and her sisters still have fond memories of the peace the stories and the sound of her voice brought them at the end of the day. Devlin brings those stories to life in What Do You Do With The Yolks? This collection of personal memories portrays what life was like in rural Kansas in the 1940s. The stories travel from Devlin's first memories of choking on a nickel to the final years spent on the family farm before moving to the city. One of five daughters, Devlin tells of surviving nature's threats such as a devastating tornado, ferocious blizzards, the pestilence of grasshoppers, and the fury of dust storms. From starting kindergarten to getting her first job at an ice cream shop, Devlin shares her fondest memories. With accompanying photos, What Do You Do With The Yolks? is a heartwarming look at the joys and sorrows and the hard work and the rewards of growing up in rural America.
Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Tommy Chamberlain always dreamed of one day becoming a professional working actor; inspired by such eclectic fare as The Poseidon Adventure and The Birds. When he turned eighteen, he moved to Hollywood, California with $150 dollars, and a determination to succeed in his life-long ambition. Arriving in Hollywood, Tommy eventually found work as a runway model and as the host of the Los Angeles cable access show, Future Is Now. It wasn’t long before Tommy found himself living life in a fast lant that bounced him between dead-end jobs, disco melodramas, seasoned actors, prostitutes, and finally his first real brushes with fame; before experiencing heartbreak, devastation, drug abuse and rebirth. Joe Matonis Tommy Chamberlain is one of those personalities that make an impression on you. One of those people that makes you look at your own war-stories of misspent youth and reconsider them to be what they really are – less interesting than Tommy Chamberlain in the early 90s. Part of you wishes you could have been there to see it all. The other part of you is grateful to have been a thousand miles away. John D.
"Child uses her grandparents' story as a gateway into discussion of various kinds of labor and survival in Great Lakes Ojibwe communities, from traditional ricing to opportunistic bootlegging, from healing dances to sustainable fishing. The result is a portrait of daily work and family life on reservations in the first half of the twentieth century"--
“Papa explains the war like this: ‘When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful.’ The great beasts, as they circle one another, shaking the trees and trumpeting loudly, are the Amerikanos and the Japanese as they fight. And our Philippine Islands? We are the small chickens.” Once in a great while comes a storyteller who can illuminate worlds large and small, magical and true to life. When the Elephants Dance introduces us to the incandescent voice of Tess Uriza Holthe, who sets her remarkable first novel in the waning days of World War II, as the Japanese and the Americans engage in a fierce battle for possession of the Philippine Islands. The Karangalan family and their neighbors huddle for survival in the cellar of a house a few miles from Manila. Outside the safety of their little refuge the war rages on—fiery bombs torch the beautiful Filipino countryside, Japanese soldiers round up and interrogate innocent people, and from the hills guerillas wage a desperate campaign against the enemy. Inside the cellar, these men, women, and children put their hopes and dreams on hold as they wait out the war, only emerging to look for food, water, and medicine. Through the eyes of three narrators, thirteen-year-old Alejandro Karangalan, his spirited older sister Isabelle, and Domingo, a passionate guerilla commander, we see how ordinary people must learn to live in the midst of extraordinary uncertainty, how they must find hope for survival where none seems to exist. They find this hope in the dramatic history of the Philippine Islands and the passion and bravery of its people. Crowded together in the cellar, the Karangalans and their friends and neighbors tell magical stories to one another based on Filipino myth and legend to fuel their courage, pass the time, and teach important lessons. The group is held spellbound by these stories, which feature a dazzling array of ghosts, witches, supernatural creatures, and courageous Filipinos who changed the course of history with their actions. These profoundly moving stories transport the listeners from the chaos of the war around them and give them new resolve to fight on. With When the Elephants Dance Holthe has not only written a gripping narrative of how Alejandro, Isabelle, Domingo and their community fight for survival, but a loving tribute to the magical realism that infuses Filipino culture. The stories shared by her characters are based on the same tales handed down to Holthe from her Filipino father and lola, her grandmother. This stunning debut novel is the first to celebrate in such richness and depth the spirit of the Filipino people and their fascinating story and marks the introduction of a talented new author who will join the ranks of writers such as Arundhati Roy, Manil Suri, and Amy Tan.
Looking Back captures individual memories from birth and beyond, sometimes painful, other times happy! But, through it all, there is healing in remembering. Read along as Regina takes us on a journey through the pages of her book, Looking Back, as memories are awakened past the age of infancy experiencing glimpses of laughter, pain, and tears through herself and others. But through it all, she found healing within her process of remembering! Looking Back is a memento! Use it as a guide and step into the process of sharing and communicating with loved ones and or friends. Listen as they speak one-on-one to you and share your truths and watch the positive benefits all will gain by the way of healing.
Would you be totally thunderstruck, slap your forehead, shake your head and stare with eyes as big as frying pans if you found a chubby mouse with floppy ears and a drooping, rumbling tummy tucked under the blankets of your warm cozy bed? Would you scratch your head and mutter, “This just can’t be possible! It must be a full moon... it simply must be! There’s absolutely no other logical explanation!” if you found a furry, black cat dressed in overalls curled up atop your bed speaking with the mouse about the circumstances that landed them into the bedroom in the first place? If you think this could never happen, think again! This is exactly what happened to a 10-year-old boy named Joseph and his grandpa named Grandpa... and this is just the beginning of an absolutely madcap adventure filled with the wackiest, zaniest characters you’ll ever meet. From a cozy bedroom, to a magical cave, to a buried treasure chest and down what seems to be a never-ending tunnel Joseph, Grandpa, Pip the Mouse, Diddles the cat together with a young girl named Emma who Joseph thinks is a pretty as a button, find themselves dangling perilously over a deep, rocky gorge. Countless characters offer to help the group out of the gorge, but the unthinkable happens. Will unshakeable friendship, infinite patience and unrelenting teamwork be enough to get the group back to Grandpa’s Farm safe and sound? This story promises to knock your socks off! It Must Be a Full Moon is the last book in the trilogy.
From the man Arturo Pérez-Reverte has called “the most talented young Russian author” comes this extraordinary family saga, a journey into the depths of the human soul. The Round-dance of Water is a detailed portrait of three generations of a large family, but in this story there is no division into primary and secondary characters: each individual fate carries its weight and runs into the bloody river of the twentieth century. The novel drifts between years, tones, and styles, and the range of its influences is overwhelming, ranging from Rudyard Kipling to Andrei Platonov and Daniil Kharms, from gangster movies to Japanese anime.