Japanese Victory at Midway What If?

The Battle of Midway in June 1942 was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Most Americans had no idea how close the Japanese came to a victory which could have changed the outcome of the Second World War. This book provides an account of the plans the Japanese had for Hawaii, the West Coast and even the Panama Canal. It examines and weighs up the tough decisions President Roosevelt had to make to protect the Americans living on the West Coast of the United States, and even the landing of June 6, 1944. Any delay of the invasion of France may have given the Germans the time necessary to make progress in the development of weapons of mass destruction.

Jazz, Joy and Justice

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all American school children learned something about our great American art form of jazz? If they not only listened to and played their music, but also learned the stories of our American jazz geniuses? If by hearing these stories, they also came to understand something of how systemic racism has hurt and continues to hurt us all? If they were inspired to begin the long walk toward justice, accompanied by the joy of jazz?

Jazz, Joy and Justice is the trio that will help us as we stand at the crossroads between education and catastrophe. It sings out the songs of our triumph and shame, our joy and our pain, our happiness and our sorrow, our yesterday and tomorrow. If you love jazz, find out the hidden stories of some of your favorite musicians. If you love justice, discover how jazz musicians did so much more than entertain. If you need some joy in your day, listen to the musical examples suggested in these pages.

Come join Louis, Ella, Duke, Lady Day, Monk, Miles and many more to consider how to make the world our children deserve as beautiful and swingin’ as the music they created.

Jesus My Savior

Evelyn’s message to all believers is to never give up on God because He doesn’t give up on you. His promise is that He will never leave you nor forsake in any given circumstances. We can always rely on his promises. God can use the weakest person to accomplish His mission.

For non-believers, remember God loves you. He awaits you with open arms. Knock on the door, open it, and let Him in. You will never be the same.

Jockeying for Position

It’s said that amazing things happen when you’re in the right place at the right time. Right place, right time was a reality one early morning as I walked down the shed row of the barn at the racetrack toward my boss, Jim. I will never forget him looking up from the newspaper and saying to me, “Well, jock, do you want to ride races?” I was so angry when he said that because in those days, women were not allowed to be jockeys. I remember thinking, I am as good as any guy on a horse but I can’t ride races because it is a male dominated sport. Jim looked at me and said, “Look at this article in the paper.” Sure enough, a woman, Kathy Kusner, had applied for a jockey license.

This would change history, my life, and the lives of many other women who wanted to pursue non-traditional careers. I am the 4^th woman jockey in US history to ride and win a race at a recognized track. I am also the first woman jockey to win races in Arizona and Colorado, and the first woman jockey to become a member of the male Jockey Guild. It has been over 50 years since I rode my first race. Since I’m not getting any younger, I decided it was about time that I wrote my story, because it is so unique. Hope you have as much fun reading it as I did living it.

John's Story

My child is an intelligent man. Like many in our society today, he does not believe in God. He asked me to write him a story every day in a way he could readily understand the Bible’s words. John’s Story: Perfect Love is written from the Apostle John’s perspective. It is a daily devotional based on three books in the Bible: John, Acts, and I John. This is John’s Story.

Junk Knowledge

Maybe you are in some high-end rehab in Sausalito, California. Maybe you are staying in a shelter in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Maybe you moved back in with your parents. It really doesn’t matter where you are. If you are a junky and you want to quit but you can’t, I get it. I have been there more than once. But do you really want to get sober? Or are you just broke and need a place to crash? Maybe your girlfriend threw you and all your shit out because you get crazy and you black out and you threatened to kill her again. Maybe you finally got caught robbing your grandmother’s house. Such scenarios are not fictions for addicts; they are standard. But when it comes to the point that everyone in your life has told you to get the fuck out, perhaps it’s time to change.

Just Be Kuz – A Life Most Fractious

This book blurb introduces the concept of being a ‘sunshine seeker’ and asks whether these individuals are never satisfied with what they have or simply driven to be their best selves. The author shares personal stories related to addiction, family, divorce, and other topics, offering a unique perspective on the world. The book contains some strong language and shocking content.

See the world through the lens of a sunshine seeker. See how he feels about everything from sex to addiction, to family and divorce.

Be entertained by the stories which drive Just Be Kuz in his world of sunshine seeking. See where you agree and disagree.

Caution, there’s some real shock value in this book – and some off-colored language! Apologies up-front.

Justice or Not

As you read Paul Harrington’s day-to-day and month-to-month experiences within the state's prison system, you will see a broken system – one that is full of loopholes, lies, cover-ups and corruption. This system is full of daily violence and numerous officers are injured by violent inmates.

Each officer has their unique view of the prison system. Here, Harrington wishes to share his perspective of how different administrations created changes in the daily operations at Fishkill Correctional Facility, where he was stationed after a 15-month stint at Sing Sing.

Not every day was routine, albeit that is how most officers wanted it, including the author. Even the inmates wanted to know what to expect on their assigned units each day they woke up. This book will take you down the hallways and up the stairs of Fishkill's various buildings in its vast complex. It will show you everything from contraband weapons to a takeover note written by inmates 20 years ago following a homicide of a prisoner that led to 40 inmates being shipped out just hours later.

Karen’s Spiritual Pilgrim Journey

This book describes my days on a pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel before the pandemic hit the world, and my feelings and thoughts on each day of the magnificence, serenity, and deeply felt love in each and everything I did with the assigned group of each day. Even today I shed tears when reflecting on my time and being in the presence of such grandeur and beauty. The Baháʼí Faith is just waiting for receptive souls to reach out and grasp hold of the reigns of this glorious pathway to gain virtue and practice daily good deeds. I sit and wonder at how I have been blessed with this wondrous ‘Prescription for Living’ (Rabbani, 1950) in my days of material living. I offer to the readers a glimpse of my journey with the thought that maybe you also are searching, seeking, wondering, ‘where can I find the place I belong?’ The Baháʼí Faith may be that place for you.

Keeper of the Red Cross, the Divine Masculine, and the Holy Grail

Keeper of the Red Cross, the Divine Masculine, and the Holy Grail unveils previously obscured connections linking a modern-day knight, the Knights Templar, and the House of David. Building on clues from William F. Mann’s The Labyrinth of the Grail, the book artfully presents precise information that enlightened the author and uncovered truths about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and John the Divine.

The overarching purpose is to anchor the Divine Masculine in the earthly realm, aligning with the long-established Divine Feminine brought forth by Jesus and Mary Magdalene two millennia ago. Additional insights reveal the completion of Jesus’ role throughout the Piscean Age and the transition of this role in the dawning Age of Aquarius.

Keyboard of the Winds

Embark on an enthralling global adventure with this book, showcasing mountaineering in some of the world’s most magnificent and demanding terrains. Encounter an eclectic group of mountaineers as they tackle treacherous climbs along perilous paths, where every ascent is fraught with uncertainty. The author masterfully paints a vivid picture of these harrowing experiences, holding you captive in a world of exhilarating suspense. Delight in the exhilaration of traversing majestic mountains, from the Rockies and Cascades to the Alaska Range, Alps, and Himalayas, each described with breathtaking beauty and awe-inspiring scenery.

More than a tale of mountaineering, Keyboard of the Winds is a historical odyssey set in America, spanning the broad vistas of the 20th Century. Witness the lives of the characters as they evolve through realistic, sometimes humorous, and poignant moments, encapsulating life in America and Europe during the transformative decades of the 1960s and 1970s. This book not only captures the spirit of late Twentieth Century life but also the enduring human spirit of adventure and discovery.

Knysna Forest

Sparky, a 19-year old, quick-witted thrill-seeker, went hiking in the majestic Knysna forest in South Africa upon returning from the United Kingdom. After a series of bad decisions, driven by stubbornness, he tumbles off a cliff with no turning back.

Wounded, lost, low on supplies, and without any knowledge of survival, he is plagued by nature’s lethal attacks until he is too weak to carry on. As dusk and dehydration ominously takes its toll, he is faced with fears he never anticipated.

As death approaches mercilessly again and again, he must fight above willpower to stay alive. With every calculated risk, less calculated, hope, survival, and divine intervention, becomes a distant dream.

Knysna Forest is an epic, true miracle race-against-time survival-story that will leave adventurers astounded in anticipation.

“If you are reading this, it means that you are experiencing the result of a miracle, because how is it possible that I survived death, more than once?”