The New Age of Super-Civilization

As we entered the year 2000, America and the world stood at a great crossroads. At the threshold of the third millennium, a new age of Super Civilization was emerging. A contemporary civilization had successfully arrived at the long-awaited gateway of the year 2000, having overcome potential apocalyptic obstacles along the way. The journey ahead into the future, far beyond the Y2K takeoff, seemed bright with promise and hope, yet great challenges lay ahead.

Three roads stretch forth into the future from the past, along routes already ventured upon, but now requiring a renewed sense of direction and destination. Especially important today are: creating global powerhouses in diverse ways, elevating national politics in America and around the world, and enlightening the public mind in spiritual, cosmological, and political contexts. The people of America and the world today can help those of tomorrow ensure the survival and progress of planet Earth and secure its universal destiny.

The Nightmare of Driscoll

Every serial killer has to start somewhere, somehow. Officer Matt Cartwright is a small-town cop who isn’t expecting a serial killer to choose his town to terrorize and kill the residents.

FBI Agent Christina Chrystals has been chasing a serial killer and follows him to Driscoll TX, where things take an unexpected turn. 

Thrown together, these two must do everything in their power to stop him before things get worse.

The Nursing Journal: We're Only Human

Nursing is a roller coaster of emotions, with its ups and downs. Nurses need to learn how to take care of themselves so that they can better care for others. If you are a nurse or plan to become one, and you are reading this, I want you to understand that you are not alone in the struggles you face. I want you, as a nurse, to be able to use this book as an interactive journal where you can write down your thoughts – whether from your work life or personal life – and relate to the stories and coping skills shared throughout. This will help you learn, or relearn, how to take care of yourself and rediscover just how amazing you are, both inside and outside of this career.

The Old Man and the Immigrants

This novel relates the life of immigrants in Montréal, Canada. Guided by a patriarch Daniel Sahel, known as the dean of the United Nations, a neighborhood dominated by newcomers. He was their eyes, their ears, their advisor. He defended them, comforted them in difficult moments. But eventually the integration became problematic, with diplomas and careers going unrecognized, and soon rags burn at the United Nations. A novel full of suspense to discover.

The Orbs of Frenchtown

When Patricia and Russell Vincent took an evening stroll through their neighborhood in 1981, they had no idea where that walk would lead them. They spotted a few old headstones standing alone in a grassy field, some dating back to the late 1700s, and their curiosity was sparked. This evening would lead them to an important discovery in their hometown of Monroe, Michigan.

The Orbs of Frenchtown reflects on the importance of place by exploring the early settlement of Monroe called Frenchtown, through its destruction during the War of 1812, and the ghosts the Vincents found along the way. This historical work shows the links that connect us to history by looking into America’s past. The determination of the Vincents’ quest ultimately stands as a tribute to the contributions of this special couple during the later years of their lives, and to the town they held dear.

The Painter's Dream Machine

This novel of the trilogy finds Claudette Monet, having traveled from New York City to Boston. Boston was known to her as the premier American center for elite institutions of all kinds. It is here in Boston that Claudette invents and proves The Painter’s Dream Machine with her painterly novelesque fantasmagoria and short painterly dreams. Readers can imagine for themselves what all the people in this trilogy looked like. 

The Paisley Jubilee Story

At a mental health program in New Jersey, the colorful Paisley Jubilee brightens even the cloudiest days. A middle-aged gay man battling diabetes and depression, he empathizes deeply with fellow patients struggling to quiet inner demons.

Surrounded by a cast of endearingly quirky characters who speak and act outside the norm, Paisley discovers connection, community, and his own vibrant voice within a system that often overlooks people who think differently.

Through Paisley’s uplifting friendships and hard-won wisdom, The Paisley Jubilee Story delicately explores complex themes of mental illness, identity and stigma. But with humor and heart, these unforgettable personalities illuminate that hope can dawn in even the most broken of places when compassion kindles our shared humanity.

The Panterra Chronicles

Growing up as SuperTramp aerialists on the Cirque du Panterra family’s sprawling sheep station in Outback, Australia, is an amazing adventure filled with wonder and magic. 

Following the destruction of habitat from raging bushfires, Xtarla and Rick Panterra join in the search and rescue of injured wildlife. While sheltering in an abandoned opal mine from a hot spot flare-up, the team discovers injured koalas, which are transported to a field hospital and wildlife sanctuary, where they are found to be mutants. From there, the koalas are transferred to the family’s Panterra Xtar Rancho Habitat and Wildlife Sanctuary outside of Las Vegas for protection and further study.

The Panterra SuperTramps accompany the koalas as their handlers and begin to discover burgeoning superpowers along with uncanny code-cracking skills. Once they break into the storage vaults contained in the labyrinth underneath the old MobXtar Grand Marquis Hotel and Resort, their odyssey begins as they time-slip into parallel dimensions and they discover dual credentials into the galaxy.

The Pirates' Code

As a child, did you ever experience bullying? The Pirates’ Code presents a bullying challenge that is answered in an unusual way. Bullies succeed because they know how to recruit. What if we could arm children with a way to recruit friends? What is the ‘code’?  Check inside to see how one child wins friends who stick together to overcome bullies with kindness.

Included are eight tips for preventing bullying by Irene van der Zande, a child development expert and the team at Kidpower International (Kidpower.org).

The Player's Brain

This book challenges the very foundation of traditional medicine with a controversial and fascinating idea: using neurosurgical intervention and behavior modification to reintegrate sociopaths into modern society. Written in accessible language, it explores the groundbreaking work of Dr. Antônio De Salles, who pioneers this approach at the intersection of medicine, science, technology, and human interaction.

The book’s thought-provoking content makes it a must-read for students and academics across various disciplines, from the sciences to the humanities. It illuminates the complex medical, technical, and moral implications of this sensitive issue, encouraging readers to grapple with the ethical questions raised by this emerging field of study.

“The field of psychosurgery promises to change how we think about science and mental illness. Already, brain surgery is safe enough, and implants are sophisticated enough, for alteration of the brain to be accepted as mainstream therapy.”

– Hays and Berenbein.

The Pookie

What’s to stop me trying?  Surely it’s up to me to make things happen?  What can I do to give abandoned dogs a better chance in life?  How can I discover my real potential?

These are just some of the questions Pookie asks herself on her quest to live life to the full and to help others.

Fearless, compassionate and deeply sincere, she throws herself into the challenges that life offers. 

With the help of the amazing friends she makes along the way, she learns the wonder of working with others to turn her ideas into reality.

The Possum and the Owl

In this marvelous Clarke Fable, your child will learn what it is to forgive another and how to let go of hurt feelings.

The little possum will capture your heart as she faces the mistakes she has made and discovers that owl is a true friend.

Be sure to keep an eye out for the little stink bug who appears throughout the colorful pages.