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Meet Henry David Thoreau, US Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, and other intrepid explorers as you travel northern Maine's rugged woods and waters. In a wild country of ledge and trees that stubbornly resists encroaching civilization, find a young couple padding through the trials, triumphs, and sheer mental and physical exhaustion of wilderness travel severely testing their ability to get along and even complete the trip. Fill your ears with roaring rapids and yodeling loons. Smell pungent spruce and dank swamps.

Thanks, PG!: Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter recounts the life and adventures of reporter Billy Don Johnson during his 20 years (1975-1995) working for the fictional tabloid The National Insider. After his dreams of becoming a crusading journalist with daily newspapers are dashed, Billy throws himself into the wild world of diets, household tips, ghosts, UFOs, weird history, and celebrity scandal, all of which is designed to please Padrone Gallione (PG), the wonderful madman who was editor of the magazine. Like the tabloid industry itself, this book is a combination of fact and fiction.

Brothers don't always get along. They don't always see eye to eye. The question is how to change just being brothers into finding brotherhood. The Brother's Race is an inspirational christen narrative of two brothers as they race for The Kingdom. The younger brother is reckless and ready to take on the world for gold and glory. The older brother decides to join the perils race out of concern for his brother's safety. Together they must learn to overcome the trials of the journey.

Ready to feel the chills running down your spine? Wait, that's just the green gelatin monster from one of the stories in this collection of very silly (and a few not-so-silly) horror stories. Vampires, werewolves, demons, mummies, and zombies compete with evil little Shirley Temple look-alikes and their collectibles, centerpieces and church women, cops and monster hunters, for your laughs. It's a light-hearted take on the horror genre.

Grandfather looks around at all the faces glowing in the dim light of the ambers from the fire and starts his tale. "It was long ago, and we, The People, lived far from here in a place called The Kingdom. We lived among and worked with Giants!" Steven shakes his head no and buries his face in his hands. "Not the Giant story!" All the children are cuddled up close to their parents and very frightened, all except Steven, a non-believer in these tales of Giants.

The O'Brien family owns a very large track of forested land located high on the Cumberland Plateau in eastern Tennessee. These Tennessee hills and woods have inspired countless stories and even a legend or two. One of these legends is about a group of little people and of course a treasure. Some say, things might happen to those who dare to enter these woods. Could little people really exist? Many a story has been told of leprechauns, pixies and fairies, but have you heard of...the Tinys?

With the last few words, tears form in her eyes, and she starts to weep. Conor put his arm around her, "Grandma, it's going be okay. I don't know what you two are talking about, but I'm sure it will be all right." Just then a small voice is heard coming from the counter top just behind Grandpa's head. "Maybe I should explain things to him." Conor looks from Grandpa to Grandma, then back to Grandpa, wondering where the voice is coming from. Then, from behind the coffeepot, comes the smallest man Conor had ever seen.

Abraham and Abigail head out to a cabin in the woods for their all-expense paid, secluded honeymoon for seven days. They are prepared for a blissful week of enjoying their first days as husband and wife. Their first night there, strange things begin to happen because Abraham is unknowingly at a crossroads with his past. He must make the decision once and for all to live for God. His arrogance has finally caught up with him and he begins to literally be haunted by his past transgressions.

A world where heroes and villains existed since the day the market crashed and the world almost collapsed. Common people granted great powers and awesome responsibility. A world where one of them knew all the secrets, good and bad, and put them down in a book. A world where that man and that manuscript disappeared. Until now.

A moment of tragedy. A season of uncertainty. An infinite eternity. Gary Dale embarks on a journey that will define his life, and the life hereafter. Emotional, touching, and funny, The Keysmith is an uplifting tale of discovery leading to one man's ultimate destiny.

This book is not intended for everyone. This book is not long. It is intended for those who feel lost, alone, or that God has abandoned them. This book tells about my journey and the path that I took. Why would God be so far away when I needed him the most? It was at the end of this path that I found my truth.

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