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Because It's There, was a finalist in the mystery/suspense/thriller category of the National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Awards: 1953, in a snow-swept death zone near Mount Everest, English mountaineer Allan Singleton clings to life as he strives for a first summit of Mount Chomoranga. Like George Mallory before him, he vanishes near the summit, leaving his wife to raise their three young children alone in England. The remote Himalayan peak…Read More

This is a tale of love, and of tragedy reversed. Icelander Liv Gústavsdóttir was only twenty years old and arrestingly beautiful in every aspect of her being. Then a car accident resulted in severe injuries and burns over half of her body. In the years following she earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry, and subsequently created the world's most effective anti-aging skin-care emollients. Her company, Organics Atlantis, Ltd.,of Reykjavik, Iceland, quickly…Read More

In 1776, a band of American patriot volunteers came together as a militia, or "minutemen". These men fought behind walls and stumps to defeat the most highly equipped and modern army of its day: The Imperial British army of the English empire. In 2006, a band of Iraqi insurgents stood against the most modern, well-equipped Army in the world. In a war for oil, the American juggernaut is no better…Read More

It is based on a true story of friendship between a kitten and an American boy.It happens in Venice, Italy, where Bobby’s father works. A big storm floods the city and the surrounding little islands. The kitten is washed away but he is saved by Signor Bartolo, the restaurant owner, who wants to get rid of him, because he bothers the customers.Bobby’s family goes to that restaurant for a delicious…Read More

Bobby E Il Gattino Coraggioso is the Italian version of Bobby and the Courageous Kitten. This is based on a true story of friendship between a kitten and an American boy. It happens in Venice, Italy, where Bobby's father works. A big storm floods the city and the surrounding little islands. The kitten is washed away but he is saved by Signor Bartolo, the restaurant owner, who wants to get…Read More

What can be done to further social justice with a camera and pen? Can I Come With You? by Amanda Koster illustrates and explains what can be done as it takes the reader through some of her professional forays, photographing personal projects and the work of NGO's around the globe. 59 photographs taken in Brazil, Kenya, Romania and Morocco.Read More

Join us September 18, 6:00pm, at Seattle Central Community College for an evening with acclaimed international photographer Amanda Koster. Amanda travels the world documenting the work of NGO's and other organizations involved in humanitarian causes. After repeatedly hearing the request "Can I come with you?" she began mentoring other travelers to do the same, which she now does through her organization Salaam Garage. At this event, Amanda Koster will show…Read More

This book is designed to counteract the forces that want to keep a body at rest! It provides a new kind of fitness plan, grounded in current research and psychological techniques sprinkled with humor. Prepare to do away with outmoded ideas of how fit people look!The ideas and exercise plans in Fresh Off the Couch! will inspire, encourage and help get a body off the couch and in motion: the…Read More

This curriculum supports the teacher and parents in creating a safe and nurturing environment for today's youth. It provides an environment to create healthy dialogue with teens. The central theme of this curriculum is conveying knowledge necessary to build a healthy relationship with body and soul, and in relationship with others. The author believes educating with real personal interest, enthusiasm and warmth will allow youth the space to work with…Read More

This book chronicles Harry Rutstein's first leg of a journey following Marco Polo's route from Venice to Beijing.Read More

Veritas means truth in Latin. In Veritas' Shadow is a memoir that reveals deceit and deception within U.S. Special Forces' military operations. It is based on the experiences of Green Beret Stan Bowen, who served two tours of duty in Viet Nam between 1966-1968. The action takes place primarily during his tours in Viet Nam, but the story spans the years 1968-2002. In 1967, Sgt. Bowen was asked to investigate…Read More

Hardcover Edition Veritas means truth in Latin. In Veritas' Shadow is a memoir that reveals deceit and deception within U.S. Special Forces' military operations. It is based on the experiences of Green Beret Stan Bowen, who served two tours of duty in Viet Nam between 1966-1968. The action takes place primarily during his tours in Viet Nam, but the story spans the years 1968-2002. In 1967, Sgt. Bowen was asked…Read More

"Michael Schein's excellent debut novel, Just Deceits, is the perfect book for lovers of courtroom thrillers, historical fiction, mysteries, or anyone looking for an exciting page-turner that also stimulates the mind. Schein's writing is crisp, the characters are vivid and engaging, and there are many unexpected twists on the way to a stunning ending. I couldn't put it down!" Robert Dugoni,New York Times bestselling author of The Jury Master, Damage…Read More

This book is intended for Christians, to help them understand the times and events: past, present and future. The author prays this book will bring the readers closer to understanding that some have misled unintentionally and some intentionally when it comes to Biblical prophecy. This book is intended to be read alongside the Bible.Read More

"I have been 1 second from death, 15 seconds from death and 30 seconds from death." ...but this is a story about life. Full of adventures and memorable characters, this memoir tells how living through the Depression prepared one man to survive the bloodiest action in American military history: the invasion of Iwo Jima in WWII.Read More

Lessons for Middle School Issues grew out of the Human Fertility curriculum developed for the seventh grade. It strives to provide some of the life skills and knowledge needed by eighth graders who are looking toward high school. Many students in middle school have a lot of misconceptions about sex, harassment, peer pressure and a host of topics tackled in this curriculum. This curriculum presents knowledge and life skills that…Read More

It can't be true... can it? That's what Don Parks asked when he first read Edgar Cayce's The Sleeping Prophet. His inner skeptic was amazed when follow-up research to debunk the claims instead confirmed. This is the story of his search for answers to some of the questions skeptics have asked for centuries. - Reincarnation: First acknowledged in the Bible but later denied. - Pole Shifts: Were ancient floods caused…Read More

With 39 poems and 12 original political cartoons, Poems of the Empire is a witty satire of contemporary political affairs. Poems serves as an effective primer for the less-than-informed, and a humorous reminder of the repercussions of inaction for everyone.Read More

In her first book, Jackie Renn captures the spirit of the American people following the commencement of the Iraq War. With over 40 photographs spanning five years of anti-war demonstrations in Seattle, Portraits of Conscience is a somber and exhilarating look into an event that shaped the world for generations to come.Read More

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Standing no more than 5-feet 7-inches tall, Sam Langford was one of the 20th century's greatest fighters. In 1951, the great featherweight champion Abe Attell was asked if Sugar Ray Robinson was the best of all time, either as a welterweight or middleweight: he named Stanley Ketchel as the greatest welterweight he had ever seen and said that, as for the middleweights, Abe said he would take Sam Langford,whom he…Read More

A Godless Jew Reads The Bible in Hebrew: In Karl Dardick's first published collection of poetry, Spelling Out The Name weaves the reader in and out of history and contemporary mythology, mixing modern life with traditional themes. The poems contained within Spelling Out The Name are at once gratifying in rhythm, provoking in thought, and at times inspiring of exploration, both internal as well as external.Read More

Over the years, since Mendeleev, it became established that the atom was made up of electrons, protons and neutrons. Subsequently, the protons and neutrons were determined to consist of up quarks and down quarks. The "standard model" of today includes six quarks, six leptons, and twelve force-mediating particles--and perhaps an as-yet-to-be-found graviton--as what might be called the a-toms, the basic, indivisible structural units of existence. But the search goes on…Read More

Something horrific happened seventy years ago in the Hargraves House, and in her dying moments Emily Hargraves realizes that she will be leaving "a terrible legacy." Following her death, her grandnephew, James Barrett, moves into the stately old house overlooking Seattle, but it's his partner, Jerry Fielding, who will inherit that legacy. Soon, Jerry begins to experience disturbing dreams and hallucinations. The two young men become convinced that the house…Read More

The Marco Polo Odyssey tracks the fantastic journey of an intrepid adventurer who spent ten years following the 13,000 mile overland route of Marco Polo from Venice to Israel, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and finally crossing China to Beijing. It is an account of an exhilarating voyage of discovery and the three expeditions it took author Harry Rutstein to finally fulfill his dream. Using every means of travel available- including…Read More

From the foreward to The Street-Shooter's Guidebook: Mike Saylor has taken on the hard job of explicating the unpredictable. While this book purports to be a how-to for budding street photographers - and it is - it is also an autobiography. Which is appropriate: the energy in the finger on the shutter release always flows both ways.- by Rod SlemmonsRead More

"A beautiful distilled body of work...Clear fine poems without a weak one among them...I've re-read them this afternoon in a state of delight." -Valerie Trueblood Poetry critic, American Poetry Review and author of Seven Loves "I think there has always existed something in Phyllis Baker's poems to draw us in to the work and keep our attention." -Duane Niatum Native American poet, editor and teacher Sections: Claremont 1960-1965 Seattle 1965-1970…Read More

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The trouble with living in a closet is that the view is restricted. One gets cramped and persistently locked in miserable positions. Thus begins the telling of one woman's journey out of the closet, into herself, back into the closet and finally into herself and her happiness. "Dawn's story vividly conveys the truth in the feminist maxim, 'The personal is political.' When LGBT self-acceptance leads to activism and legal work,…Read More

Philip Boulding is best known for his contributions in the field of music: here is his first published collection of poetry. For years Philip has been recognized as a musician and master of the harp: designer, master craftsman, teacher and composer. He and his wife, Pam Boulding, record and perform as Magical Strings. In this collection we get a glimpse of Philip's offstage life as father, husband, son and seeker.…Read More

Genevieve Bell, a spirited eighteen year old student at Puget Sound College in 1914, is determined to be a voice for the women's rights movement. Despite ridicule by her professors and classmates, her courage is undaunted.Genevieve is sustained by the memory of her ancestors who journeyed west in a wagon train. She learned of their trials through colorful tales told by her grandmother, whose outlook has been shaped by the…Read More

"At a time when most dogs books are intent on being politically correct, Stacey Neary comes across as a fresh breath of reality. She is unafraid to state and fully explain all approaches to training a dog. She describes how humans need to act and work in order to create a trusting relationship with their canine companions... In this, her first book, Stacey uses a common sense approach that explains…Read More