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n the 1950s, Darlene Chambers grew up in Downeast Maine, a part of the country that lagged far behind the modern world: One-room schoolhouses, homemade dresses, and trips to the outhouse were the norm.

About a decade ago, we here at RiverRun began publishing books. Once we held that amazing, Promethean power in our little hands, we decided it would be great fun to put together Piscataqua Poems, a collection of local poets celebrating all the things we love about the Seacoast.Now, ten years later here is volume 2. A lot has changed about the Seacoast, and about the world, but one thing for certain, we still have an amazing number of talented poets!The poems in this book are inspired by the region called the Piscataqua watershed: Portsmouth, Kittery, Rye, Eliot, Durham, and so on. We hope you enjoy reading this book as much as we enjoyed making it.

Flannery wants a giant stuffed panda she sees at G. Willikers!, the toy store, but her parents wont let her have it. As she spends the rest of the morning going from place to place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, she thinks about the panda and wishes it was with her. Illustrated with photos of the popular New England town, A Great Day in Portsmouth is a great keepsake for visitors and residents alike.

There are many who will derive benefit from the experiences Earle relates in this account. Certainly those dealing with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses (as well as their family and friends) will identify with Judy's Journey. For survivors, it affirms their personal struggle. It provides a therapeutic intervention for those who have survived the loss of a loved one. Earle's narrative serves as a resource to individuals involved in healthcare, including educators and students in diverse and associated fields. Judy's Journey contributes to better understanding and empathy for pastors, counselors, and for those whose ministry is that of encouragement and grief resolution. It is a journey filled with challenges, triumphs, and acceptance. Told from the powerful and intimate perspective of her husband, Judy's Journey is an inspirational experience that deserves to be shared with others.

Daniel and Dylan are the top swimmers in the world; Alex and Alí, the top tennis players. They play for God, country, family, and the need to escape their troubled pasts. In their quest to be the best, they also harbor a secret: Each is in love with his rival. The four hit it off at the Summer Olympics in New York and reconnect on an island vacation that gives new meaning to doubles, round-robin, and preliminary heats. By then, the shifting professional fortunes of each couple have begun to signal a change in their personal relationships as well, one that will lead to new alliances and betrayal and engulf them in tragedy. Told from their alternating viewpoints, WATER MUSIC is about power, jealousy, dominance, and submission. It's about how the past informs the present and the future and how the choices made by nations, our families, and ourselves color our lives. Ultimately, it's the story of how we come to accept those choices and learn to live with loss through love.

The ten van Stralen brothers built The Grounds Guys(R), their landscape management company, from the ground up. By establishing a "culture of C.A.R.E." as the centerpiece of the organization, the brothers have experienced tremendous success, working together in unity and growing their concept into a multinational franchise brand. C.A.R.E. Leadership shares the van Stralen brothers' extraordinary story and shows how eight simple but powerful leadership principles derived from the code of C.A.R.E. will enable your company to thrive, too. It's all about the culture, author Peter van Stralen argues, and each one of the principles- from "Create a Remarkable Experience" to "Be Humble" to "Listen Well and Communicate with Respect"-gets leaders one step closer to creating a team that is competent, fun, fulfilled, engaged, and committed to giving customers the best service possible.

In this touching biography, a father tells his daughter's story with candor. Anna Vu was born in 1966, in the midst of the Vietnam War. Amidst the hardship and poverty of her people, she dreams of becoming a doctor and one day giving back to them. When her family emigrates from Vietnam to America in 1975, Anna experiences new challenges with cultural and language barriers as she begins the next part of her journey. But Anna is determined to reach her goals as she searches for her life's purpose. Along the way, she struggles to overcome stereotypes and prejudice. She wrestles with understanding the afterlife, and she longs for true love and the trust to welcome it. To many, what Anna experiences would be considered unfair and unjust. But her deep sense of faith allows her to see life's challenges as lessons provided for her growth as a human being. Anna displays an incredible tenacity in her search for truth, happiness, and understanding; her story is an inspiration to all.

From irascible patriarch Alonzo "Grandpa Tuke" Tooker on down, the Hopkins family--altruistic Dottie, dissatisfied Chester, and their sons Langston and Trajan--are no typical residents of the Thames River Valley town of Preston, Connecticut. This is perhaps most true of Langston, a boy whose peers declare him to be the "King of Preston Plains Middle School" a vibrant young man dedicated to his dream of competing in Olympic-level Tae Kwon Do, as well as to his growing passion for his beautiful classmate Angelica Chu. Yet when a terrible accident brings Langston's Olympic dreams to an abrupt close, Trajan Hopkins, the family's youngest son, must learn to cope alone with the coming trials of adult life: his slowly changing relationship with self-destructing childhood friends, his initiation into the world of women at the hands of a former teacher, and his growing awareness of the risky world outside his family's circle within the shadow of a Haitian drug lord's operation and the often-threatening local police who watch over it. Jedah Mayberry's The Unheralded King of Preston Plains Middle marks the debut of a striking new voice in American fiction: intelligent, richly cadenced, slyly funny, and deeply thoughtful about what it means to be a son, a father, and a man.

Ken Lindner is the founder of Life-Choice Psychology(TM) and the author of the groundbreaking book, Your Killer Emotions: The 7 Steps to Mastering the Toxic Emotions, Urges, and Impulses That Sabotage You (www.yourkilleremotions.com). For three decades, Ken has built a stellar reputation as one of this country's premier Life-Choice coaches and career counselors. He's learned that even everyday decisions have the power to become crucial turning points in life, and that what separates those individuals who achieve their goals and realize their dreams from those who don't is the process by which their decisions are reached. Crunch Time! gives you Ken's 8 foolproof Steps to making constructive and self-enhancing decisions, in addition to the specific Strategies that will bring this process to life. With compelling and insightful case studies, Ken illustrates how to live a life focused on your true values and goals in order to achieve what you want for your career and in your life. Infused with Ken's trademark enthusiasm and ability to inspire, this book's heartfelt advice serves as the ultimate beacon for every defining moment. Ken graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. He later graduated from Cornell Law School, where he focused on conflict resolution. Ken lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Melinda, and their two children, Mary and Tristan.

Translation of: A tragedia de Fidel Castro. 2008.

Thirty-one year old Clare Paxton opens the door to her childhood friend Derek and his discovery. Little 4-year-old Mary Martin had been missing and all that was left were her articles of clothing and a large pool of blood. Having interrupted her Criminology Degree for her mother's feigned illness, Clare's unending questioning her own life's choices is heightened by this tragedy. Clare embroils herself in the investigation because of her personal mistrust of Mary's parents while romantically conflicted with the Chief of Police. Adult readers will be both captivated and exasperated by Clare's debut in this 88,000-word novel.

Former Hell's Angel Jake "Bonecrusher" Sawyer takes us on a no-holds-barred-go-for-the-gusto-every-time joy ride through a life filled with wanton sex, shocking violence, and raucous good humor, all the while showing us how to live life to its fullest ... and be happy as hell all the way through our golden years!A prep school sports star, U.S. Army para-trooper, Kentucky rum-runner, a less than model prisoner at San Quentin and Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, and a champion body-builder and fitness guru to the elite and not so elite, Jake is the kind of life coach we've all been looking for!

"If you hear of my accidental death, don't believe it. It will have been murder."Tobias Starkey is a young reporter for the Boston Globe, tasked with chasing down the seemingly endless rumors about the new president. His world is upended by the news of the death of his mentor, John Hamilton, in a huntng accident. More shocking still, it’s revealed that Hamilton, unbeknownst to Tobias, was a high ranking FBI official.As Tobias investigates the suspicious death, it is soon clear that someone is investigating him, and when a message comes from beyond the grave, a message only Tobias can decode, the race is on to find the secret files that might topple the U.S. Presidency.Tony Irons is the author of Hoover’s Children, Dengman Gap, and A Ragged Saint. Irons became one of the last self-taught architects in the country, becoming licensed in California in 1994, and erved as City Architect of San Francisco. In 2000, he was awarded a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard University. He lives in New Hampshire and Baja with his wife, Lee. 

The pig family is distraught!! Christmas is coming, and they have no money to buy gifts!! Whatever shall they do? Luckily for them, Angel Pig pays them a visit, and shows them the true meaning of Christmas. The pigs set about making gifts, baking food, and embracing the holiday spirit. Jan Waldron is also the author of John Pig's Halloween and two books for adults. She says she was inspired by a drawing on a Christmas card of David McPhail's and by fond memories of "holidays my mother gave us. Our kitchen turned into a vivid explosion of colors, smells, and tastes - a tradition I hope I have passed to my children." David McPhail is an author-illustrator beloved for his many books about wonderful characters, some of whom have been pigs. He says that for a Christmas card one year he drew "a little pig with wings and and oversize gown. Someone told me to write about her. I tried but I couldn't. I lamented that fact to Jan. A few days later she said, 'How's this sound?' And that was the beginning of Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas. In my pictures for this book, I've worked very hard to give Angel Pig the life she deserves."

A heartwarming story of a young girl and her dog, and the new friends they make when visiting a relatives farm.

In 1845, Henry David Thoreau went into the woods to experience a simplistic lifestyle dictated by his transcendentalist beliefs. The life he lived, including how and why he chose to seclude himself from society, is detailed in Walden. Thoreau demonstrates the utility of living both simply and deliberately while appreciating the serenity of nature. He chose to live fully in nature by Walden Pond for two years and details the lasting impression this time had on him. While living modestly in the woods may not be the call-to-action for all, it is still possible to appreciate and perhaps even adopt some of Thoreau's beliefs.Included in this book is "Civil Disobedience", Thoreau's famous essay which has influenced figures such as Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, and Martin Luther King Jr.

The citizens of the United States cannot stop bickering about every piece of history. It started with the Nine Eleven Group and their accusation that the government itself was responsible for that fateful day. Rapidly gaining support, and with the financial backing of a wealthy Texan, they soon have everything from the right to bear arms to long ago land acquisitions up for debate. When the crisis escalates, the perfect presidential candidate steps in and offers an unbelievable solution; the invention of the Event Verification Observation System. E.V.O.S. is a way to go back in history and witness historical events as they really happened. Raymond Getchell, former police chief of Carlton, NH, is consumed by grief. His daughter was stolen from him seven years ago and, unable to solve the case and find out who took her, his life has become a shambles. He knows that E.V.O.S. could be used to help him, but the White House is refusing his appeals. The cautions for interfering in the past are clear, but if he could find a way to convince them that his daughter's life is worth saving, they might give in. Unfortunately, thousands of people have had the same idea and have swamped the government with their own appeals.Kristy Gherlone is from a small town, nestled in a sea of wilderness and mountains in northern Maine. Her out of the ordinary childhood, eventful; often interesting life experiences, and array of unusual professions gave her the wild imagination that made it possible to write the History Lottery. She resides in New Hampshire with a husband she adores, has three wonderful daughters, a beautiful new grandson and enjoys traveling to places that are always warm.

Chef James Haller, the chef and owner of the renowned Blue Strawbery restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, serves up a perfect blend of humor, nostalgia, and wisdom in this delightful culinary memoir - the chronicle of a lifetime of cooking.www.chefjameshaller.comJuly 29, 2015, Kirkus Review: "With these funny stories, an award-winning chef reflects on the formative roles of food, family, and friendship in his life."Former executive chef and owner of Portsmouth, New Hampshire's Blue Strawbery restaurant, Haller (Vie de France, 2002, etc.) grew up during the Depression, a poor kid in a Chicago suburb. His working-class extended family and Old World neighborhoods inspired a fascination with eclectic food combinations. Whether watching his Grandma Hazel dispatch a barnyard chicken by spinning it overhead "like David with his sling" or splashing "a little Benedictine Brandy on fried eggs after I heard Betty Grable order eggs benedict between dance numbers," it's clear that his insatiable curiosity about food began early. A young Italian girl, Louisa, became Haller's childhood friend and introduced him to cannoli, which easily eclipsed his grandmother's tapioca and butterscotch puddings. Growing up with many rural relatives, Haller paints a vivid picture of a bygone era with recollections of dinners fit for farmhands and the "womenfolk" preparing massive harvest feasts. His financially strapped, city-dwelling parents had more pedestrian palates, favoring "hot dog and beans...hamburgers, meat loaf, sloppy Joe's...creamed chip beef on toast...or my mother's tuna casserole." His mother's long hours waitressing required young Haller to prepare family meals, spurring a lifetime of culinary adventurousness, as he dished up string beans with pumpkin pie spices and lime and grape Kool-Aid baked into angel food cake for unwitting loved ones. Wit à la Ruth Reichl in Tender at the Bone (1998) invigorates these anecdotes throughout. Haller left for New York to make it as a writer and actor, often waiting tables to get by and eventually opening the Blue Strawbery in New Hampshire with some enterprising pals. Character sketches of family and friends here are as keenly observed and beautifully depicted as the food-the author's self-effacing humor a fantastic leavening agent. "Flavorful serving of hilarious, poignant memories that will leave readers wanting seconds."

Thomas Carpenter - dead for 100 years - returns in 1978 to avenge his murder. He proves a challenge for a New Orleans novice detective Brenda Shapira and her senior partner, Roy Agnew. When 35-year old Shapira discovers the first victim in the historic Garden District, the beginning of 1978 will be anything but ordinary. As she unravels this long ago mystery steeped in New Orleans history and the Yellow Fever epidemic, Brenda realizes that she may be Carpenter's last victim. "Lott's The Feathers is equal parts addictive and dark. It's an outstanding thriller from a new author I plan to read now on a regular basis. This story doesn't just get into your head, it tickles the back of your mind and sends your anxious heart into your throat. This is your next read! Go to it!" ----Benjamin Kane Ethridge, Bram Stoker Award winning author of Black & Orange and Bottled Abyss. Cynthia Lott is a Writer, and Researcher. She loves hearing life stories over a glass of good wine. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime, Inc., Atlanta Writers Club, Inc., and International Thriller Writers, Inc. www.cynthialott.com

Russell Buker has had numerous poems accepted in many publications in the U.S. and in Canada: The Antigonish Review, The Windrow Anthology, The Cape Breton Collection, Pottersfield Press, Goose River Anthology, Germ Magazine, Portland Press Poetry Section, The Aurorean, Felt Sun, The Aputamkan Review, Germ Magazine River Muse, Page & Spine, Maine Writes Anthology, Crack the Spine, Axe Factory Press. Russell has also served on the board of editors and written book reviews for Off the Coast Review.

Setting off from the ghost town of Cloverdale, New Mexico on March 17, 1996, the author picked his way north for seven months until arriving at the ghost town of Almota, Washington near his home on the Snake River. He travelled in the same simple manner as the mountain men of yore, and introduces the reader to the fiber of the differing backcountry cultures through the spirits of those he meets along the journey, as well as the life stories of the ghost towns he stumbles upon. He gracefully shares his fears and struggles as he solves the challenges presented by nature, people and the modern world from the saddle.