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Based on the author's experiences encountering different wildlife that she lived with at her farm in the Okanogan Highland Mountains, and she wanted children to hear about them.

Vietnam BeyondBy: Gerald E. Augustine"Vietnam Beyond" is not only a photographic accounting of a soldier's time while serving in a front-line unit in the infantry; it is a study of human nature. When rank has its' privileges, not only in the military, but in civilian life as well, you will learn how a person with "power' will use this power to his advantage over someone at his most vulnerable time in their life. You will read how officers and sergeants use their rank to their benefit. You will also learn how attorneys and even a senator used the legal system to their advantage when having control over someone when he is most vulnerable."Vietnam Beyond" is also a study of the criminal act of the spraying of herbicides by our government not only on the jungles of Vietnam, but on the civilians and our servicemen as well. The result tells of the after effects on the author and his family to this day.And most of all, "Vietnam Beyond" tells how a combat soldier endured traumatizing events that he brought home with him. Those events drive him to be the best that he can be at whatever he encounters and to continuously defeat those demons.

Dilettante: Tales of How a Small-Town Boy Became a Diplomat Managing U.S. Foreign AssistanceBy: Clifford H. BrownThis book is a memoir of a small-town American kid who worked on farms, tugboats, railroads, ran away to sea for a year on an oceanographic vessel, finally finished college, won a fellowship to travel in Latin America for a year, went to law school, became a partner in a Beverly Hills law firm, and then gave up a lucrative career to join the U.S. Agency for International Development ("USAID"). It is filled with American country and laborer philosophy, served with a healthy dose of juvenility and plain old fun. It will interest anyone thinking life in small-town America has become a dead end. Readers may be keen to read the second half of the stories, as and when they become available.About the AuthorClifford H. Brown is a lawyer and former member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service. He served with USAID in eleven countries over a career of 27 years. He also is a former partner of the law firm of Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, an accomplished musician and professionally fluent in Spanish, Russian and French. He was one of the founders of My Friends Place, the first licensed shelter for homeless teenagers in Southeastern Washington State.

With God, all things are possible, and miracles are everywhere we turn. This is the theme of the stories of Is It Really Fiction? The characters in these stories reveal the many ways we strive to understand God's wisdom, power, and love. While they are fictional tales, they allow us to begin to better understand the scriptures and appreciate that God's living word is all around us, permeating our everyday lives. From experiencing the power of love amidst grief to trusting in God's love to guide you along life's journey to putting your faith in the power of the Lord, these stories are sure to bring you peace, inspiration, and hope as you realize that the impossible may very well be possible.About the Author Lue Ann Tucker resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she serves as praise and worship leader of the Praise Assembly Church. Lue Ann is a proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and has been a minister for twenty-five years. She graduated from Guilford College in Greensboro in 2011 with a degree in religious studies and music/voice.While writing has always been a hobby for Lue Ann, she wrote Is It Really Fiction? during a particularly difficult time in her life. She credits writing with helping her endure her struggles.