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The Somali Pirate, by Noor Fayrus of the Darod clan, chronicles his growing up in a fishing village under the tutelage of his savvy father to his coming of age in adulthood as a modern-day pirate. Living in Somalia presents a unique set of obstacles that constantly threaten to drag his family down. Noor stays close to his father, whose resourcefulness and charisma keep the family afloat. But when his father goes missing at sea, Noor must find his own way forward and provide for his family. Unable to compete against the unlicensed foreign trawlers, whose illegal fishing practices have all but wiped out the local fish stocks, and with a family member gravely ill, but no money to pay for treatment, Noor becomes a pirate by default. While in his skiff on a piratical mission, Noor's mothership is sunk by a Navy cutter. Stranded on the high seas with a boatful of foreign hostages, Noor must face his greatest test: completing the mission alone. The Somali Pirate is a gripping, first person narrative. Factual backstory has been added by historical writer Quinn Haber for the benefit of those not familiar with the subject matter. If there's anything the reader will take away from this book, is the knowledge that piracy off the Horn of Africa is not as black-and-white as the news portrays it to be. HISTORICAL FICTION

James Kohler's Muscle Rx is your prescription for becoming leaner, stronger, and more muscular. James's simple, clear instructions will help you get the most out of your workouts and put you on your way to owning your dream physique! James covers every aspect of sensible, effective diet and exercise: mental approach, training, nutrition, supplementation, and recovery. And he shows you how you can easily integrate all of them into a healthy lifestyle. Take the guesswork out of creating the best body of your life by following this powerful, proven step-by-step program of workouts for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. "James Kohler is one of the most knowledgeable drug-free bodybuilders on the scene today. His passion for lifting permeates his writing and pumps up the reader with the information and motivation necessary for the best gains possible." --Frank Zane, three-time Mr. Olympia

Readers of all ages will delight in this earthy and wildly fun children's tale that has a big message on the importance of environmental awareness. Moving, vast, and refreshingly candid, Planet Earth Gets Well by new author Madeline Kaplan helps young readers think proactively about their environment and pinpoints how to initiate meaningful change in order to make Planet Earth a healthier place. When Planet Earth gets the sniffles, Mother Nature challenges each of us to retract our gluttonous ways. She instructs the Planet Earth to take better care of himself which means all humans must make big changes about key issues like global warming, the melting of polar ice caps, deforestation and energy depletion. Once Planet Earth sneezes, Mother Nature listens and helps each and every one of us learn how to be good to our dear, old friend. This educational reader is wholly unique in the ways that matter-think globally, think green, and act accordingly!

This collection of recipes celebrates bold flavors and provides helpful tips on how to prepare wild game and fresh fish.

Composed and dramatic in all the right ways, Above the Glamour by author and veteran flight attendant Jean Keiser found her "road less traveled" in the sky. Her story is intense, funny, and filled with deep wells of emotion. As a flight attendant with a major airline for over thirty years, she has been hijacked, caught in hotel fires, and lived to tell about a few too many close calls. Consider this a crash course in Murphy's Law and flight attendant school. With chapter titles like "Combustible Hotels" and "Paco Goes Haywire," she offers as much action as she does mayhem. The fact is that flying the friendly skies is a calling that should not be answered by the meek. She speaks of losing friends and coworkers before, on, and after 9/11-relating what can go wrong and what inevitably does. For those born to fly and for those whose feet are firmly planted on the ground, Jean's resounding message shares the grit and joy of following one's passion and living above the glamour.

Lucy and Seymour had plans to go to the circus. But Lucy had a cold so they could not go. What were they going to do? Since Lucy had to stay at home until she was feeling better, she decided to create her own circus. They called it Lucy and Seymour's Circus.

Following the theories of Captain Jacques Cousteau about the need of living in harmony with Nature as the only way to preserve the quality of life on the planet, Owen Lee presents here his own view of how to achieve this and thus ensure the survival of not only other species but also our own.

Just what happens when a model railroad comes to life? Over the years, Larry Harrison's family and friends have poured so much of themselves into his small 'N' scale layout that it's as close as they can get to making it a real world of its own. They're better than they think. It's sitting in the basement. But is it the world they want it to be? They're about to find out......

Flying with Smilin' Jack by John R. (Jack) Schillinger is a wry, tongue-in-cheek memoir from a pilot who has seen and flown over and through it all. Schillinger is not your average pilot. He has logged over 28,000 flight hours, spent seventeen years as a naval pilot, thirty years as a commercial pilot, and more than thirteen years ferrying air show planes for air show performers. Jack regales readers with dramatic, fascinating, real life stories about his sixty years of aviation experience, all from a man who has still kept his wits and sense of humor intact. Aviation enthusiasts, World War II buffs, and action adventure fans will be amazed at the military and aviation inside information Schillinger provides. As an added bonus, many photos are included detailing his exploits in the sky. Joining the Navy Air Corps during World War II was a highlight of Schillinger's life that sparked a lifetime of aviation adventures including brushes with history. He began his Navy career in the Midwest alongside many other distinguished Navy aviators, was a pilot for Robert Kennedy during the 1968 presidential campaign, and chatted about skiing with Gerald Ford who at the time was the House Minority Leader. Schillinger flew all over the world for the Navy including a joint American-Canadian expedition named Operation Nanook with Admiral Byrd. Operation Nanook was a mission to the Arctic to take photographs for new maps. Adverse weather conditions and low fuel levels almost cost Jack his life. Using his aviator skills, he was able to safely land in the ice filled waters of the Arctic. Jack then took to the skies as a commercial pilot and includes humorous anecdotes from his flight plans not only in the skies, but on the ground as well.

Fast Days by Joel Jackson tells the true story of one of the most accomplished performance groups in automotive history: the Chrysler-Shelby Performance Center. They took existing cars designed for other purposes and reinvented them into exciting performance sports cars that shattered records around the world. They set land speed records that may never be broken and bested the automobiles that helped create the Carroll Shelby legend. Fast Days celebrates this once in a lifetime period in automotive history and offers an intimate look at the personalities, mechanics, engine builders, crew chiefs, and test drivers who actually designed and built the Chrysler-Shelby platforms. This extraordinary group won races, won championships, set world records, and forever established their place in automotive history. Written in the tradition of the best in the narrative nonfiction genre, Fast Days recounts a time when original design and automotive achievement meant something special.

Three women. Three secrets. Placed together on a marketing team created to promote a new computer for school use, these three face far more than company business. From the beginning, team leader Yael Lewis sparks internal warfare over power and territory; new hire Kelly Townsend struggles to survive; and administrative assistant Megan Sanger lobbies for peace. Over time, these three watch their work lives bind their personal lives closer together as they recognize one another's gifts and shared need for friendship. Ultimately, love and ambition collide when they encounter prejudice, betrayal and abuse, while spilling secrets along the way. Can these colleagues - who come from different generations, income brackets, ethnic and racial backgrounds - move on, together?

Blue Jean Baby is a surprisingly real trip through the Los Angeles music scene of the 1960s. Sally finally gives true pop culture buffs what they've been seeking: The Sixties Unplugged.

We are all warriors in some way and we each fight our own battles each day. The Esoteric Verses of the Alpha Dominant Warrior is a collection of maxims to enhance a warrior's strength of mind and attitude. It is a thought-provoking outline of values and attribute a warrior should posses. It can be a guiding philosophy as a person battles thru life. Attributes like strength, intelligence, and perseverance. Each verse is crafted to be a constant reminder that can be applied to life. Each vision is written to teach a lesson while always demanding a warrior to be the best they can be. Let The Esoteric Verses of the Alpha Dominant Warrior motivate you, and fill you with drive. Let them prepare you for whatever life brings, and to dominate it.

The Hapahtee are an ancient race of people, entrusted with guarding a pair of mystical talismans capable of limitless power. Unfortunately, that very power corrupts whoever wields it, and so the Hapahtee, led by their shaman Grey Cloud, will go to any lengths to protect the talismans. But when the villainous Four Fangs steals one of the artifacts, Grey Cloud realizes his people will be doomed to extinction without the help of the Hapahtee's ancient protector. Jim Thompson is the last in that line of powerful warriors, yet he is a man devoid of life or beliefs and utterly unaware of his important lineage. At least, he is until he crosses a mystical gateway and finds himself bounced between alternate versions of his life. Forced to face the regrets of his past, Jim struggles to discover his true existence and fulfill his destiny with the Hapahtee. A portrait of an unlikely hero, Rivers through the Heart of Fire is an emotional and suspenseful novel of self-discovery.

A parable on the human need for conflict.

This Life affirming, spiritual awakening collection of short stories is a must read for all women! The book is a gem, and like a gem, sometimes the bright glint of reflected light causes your eyes to tear. Each of these stories stands alone as a classic element of emotion, psychological impact, and education. As a reader becomes involved in the story of the most personal relationship on the planet, it stretches one to realize the depth of impact this precious occurrence has on our life in the here and now. These stories cause the event that many of us turn away from due to fear of the unknown to transform into an occasion that brings joy and a new awakening of understanding of the meaning of death and dying. For those who still have living mothers, the knowledge gleaned from this book will help to foster the relationships with our mothers or our daughters in the precious moments that remain. L. Keegan, author

[Point and Shoot has been named a Finalist in the Mystery category of the 2015 Eric Hoffer Book Awards.] Point and Shoot is a detective murder mystery with a twist. Private Investigator, former cop and bodyguard Lock Tourmaline's personal life is a mess. He continually tries to help both his present wife, Janice, who is dying of cancer, and his ex-wife, Lori, who is on a self-destructive path of drug use and shacking up with the wrong men. Neither woman is impressed with Lock's attempt to help. His wife begins to withdraw, while his ex-wife demands his help even though she finds him contemptible. The story opens with the assassination of a Korean drug lord during a meeting with a rival. The mystery is in finding who is responsible for the murder - and the list of suspects is extensive. The plot is often mixed up with Lock's private struggles. When Lock's investigation into the murder points to people in his personal life, the story becomes explosive. The anchor in his roiling sea of troubles is Lock's martial arts mentor, known only as Grandfather. Oddly, Grandfather's sole means of support is working as a bouncer for a local BDSM dungeon. It is there that he meets a young mistress less than half his age who becomes the love of his life. Grandfather holds the key to smoothing out Lock's messy life and seeks to bring him to a more spiritual use of his martial arts training. The main story line and the numerous subplots weave together in the end to a logical, though unexpected, resolution.

Eleanor Garvin's first book, At Home in Burgundy, is a selection of over 100 of her most popular recipes collected during the 25 years she has lived in France. A professional cook, she left the US in 1983 to learn French cuisine. Since then, her work with Papillon cruises and tours as well as her collaboration with Elden Wine has taken her to the culinary hot spots of Europe. But her home is in Burgundy, and these recipes reflect the rich, pastoral countryside that holds her there. Burgundian cuisine is based on an abundance of indigenous ingredients. In Ellie's hands, the classic repertoire becomes innovative. Snails are a turnip velouté with a mirepoix of escargots. Local epoisses cheese becomes a tart with shallots and red wine. Tender spring vegetables come together in a salad under delicate garlic cream with a poached egg. These recipes from a chef's kitchen are accessible to the home cook, with techniques and presentation carefully explained. Photos and wine notes by Dennis Sherman.

Tyler Hill's collection of short stories and photographs of Ireland, Beneath the Clay, brings to the American public Mr.Hill's personal experience in a now lost period of Irish history. With the new millenium and a changed economy, the Ireland Mr.Hill describes no longer exists, but is documented ever so carefully here. Photographs as well as phrases in Beneath the Clay are shaped with so much subtlety that one has to double back repeatedly to grasp their full meaning; by comparison, at times, verbatim conversations speak for themselves. The final effect for the reader is that each story, each image, is an interlude in the life of the author to which any of us can relate, leaving us with a need to experience more of Mr.Hill's vision of Ireland.

An early Sam Shoemaker book originally published in the 1920s, Children of the Second Birth is filled with stories of men and women who had their lives changed by turning to God; stories of people who, under the guidance of Sam, utilized the Oxford Group principles and found miracles. These men and women came from the depths of desperation and despair to places of happiness and joy. The touching journeys that they went through gave others the hope that they too could have a new life filled with peace and serenity. People today can achieve the same results as the people mentioned in this book. All that is required is to follow what they did. May these true-life accounts help you or your loved ones find the Happiness of God.

An exciting story of a woman who at the age of 16, devoted her life and musical talents to Christian ministries and orphan children. Who by every reasonable account should have been derailed and cursed her God when she was attacked by drug lords which left her body borken; her home burned to the ground and 2 of her 10 adopted children murdered. She was then sentenced to 17 years to life in prison for second degree murder. She was ostracized by church and family when she acknowledged her true sexual orientation. How she held on to her faith and God's love is part of the miracle you will find in these pages. Learn what has kept her faith alive and is the driving force today as she travels across country with her partner, ministering to the whole person and "Sharing Father's Heart."

Stories of fiction, based on fact. Topics include romance, intrigue, childhood and lessons learned. Each story focuses on a person whose life might be like yours.

Mountain Reign unfolds a hardscrabble life in the misty Appalachians where opportunities are rare and success even more rare. On Blade Edge Mountain, coal country teens rise above poverty and defeatism to battle for their dream to reach the state basketball championship in the city of Lexington. In pursuit of the extraordinary, seventeen-year-old Veacher Phelps discovers truths about life and friendship.

The author, Howard R. Hughes III, an eleventh generation American and legitimate son of famed Howard R. Hughes Junior, who knew his father, reveals a history of American liberty through the lives of one of its three oldest families, his own Hughes ancestors, whose genealogy structures this singular work.

Have you ever gotten frustrated with a tough sudoku grid? Have you outgrown your medium rated sudoku book? You'd like to buy sudoku books for your friends, but you're not sure what level they plays? You feel like playing an easy grid or you think you're good enough for the next level, but all you have are medium rated grids. The grid on today's newspaper is just way too easy that it's not even fun. If any of these situations apply to you, then this book is for you. The name of the game is SuBundle. With the help of key cell(s), SuBundle puzzles have up to eight difficulty levels in each grid. Potentially, SuBundle is a more challenging game, but most are just similar to Sudoku.

The aftermath of the Civil War saw the Ku Klux Klan founded as a white supremacist insurgency of former Confederate rebels. But the Klan saw its greatest growth in the first decades of the 20th century. By 1925, with a membership of about four million, it was established in every state of the Union. Fueling its incredible growth was a potent combination of public relations expertise and high-pressure sales tactics applied to the business of hate. Its sinister legacy still confronts us today. Collected here for the first time is a massive dossier of original source material documenting this bizarre episode of American history. Materials include government reports; long-hidden pages from the Klan's own handbook; pro- and anti-Klan articles from newspapers and magazines of the period; and much more, including the complete text of Ezra A. Cook's classic piece of investigative reporting, "Ku Klux Klan: Secrets Exposed." All unabridged.

The professional gambler at the Thoroughbred racetracks needs certain qualities of mind in order to prevail. In The Psychology of the Winning Horseplayer I analyze these qualities and suggest ways to acquire and improve them. Having a good method of selection and sound money-management skills although crucially important will not be enough to keep a horseplayer in the black during a long season at the track. What he needs are the psychological insights that will enable him to develop good control, steel discipline, and presence of mind when the pressure is on. The ideas in the twenty chapters of this book are indispensable to the gambler who intends to be in the racetrack game a long time and make substantial money along the way.

An anthology of horror and dark fantasy stories and poetry, illustrated with antique illustration from the Osborne Collection of Early Children Books.

'Told U So' After the ill-fated death of his son, then his wife a few weeks later, Kevin Serento suspected his eight-year-old daughter Ashley of either knowing these deaths were going to happen or even worse, causing them. He never said a word. Twelve years later, suspicious events still surrounded Ashley. Becoming apprehensive, Kevin finally involved a noted psychiatrist and indirectly the FBI, causing the entire situation to spiral out of control . . .

The human residents of Blue City live unaware they are at the mercy of beasts who can shapeshift, regenerate and resurrect. The epicki, nocturnal beings who survive on blood, are the ruling race. They head the Chapter, a secret governing body in the city, and report only to the Gearleok, a triumvirate of creatures who do as they please and toy with all. Blue City is painted red as hounds vie with the epicki for power, hunters undermine control and a lethal plague approaches from the West. A Chapter agent is embroiled in the ensuing carnage when he is assigned to protect a human female, amidst fears of the downfall of Blue City. Agent Garrett soon finds that bloodlust cannot be curtailed while nature, loyalty and reality blur in various factions that favour survival above all else.