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Those Who Can’t
New teacher Dave Legnagyszerűbb is determined to thrive at Maple Valley High, convinced education can transform even indifferent students and hard-nosed administrators. But the suburban school hides a secret magnet program for gifted students on a covert vocational track. Nina Dos Santos Pandlay works to keep her brilliance invisible. When Mr. L—her favorite teacher—realizes he was hired by mistake, the stakes shift fast, and homework becomes the least of their worries.
captures the essence of the first year of teaching and the loneliness and doubts that come with it
—Allison A., verified review on Amazon -
Thunder Birds
When war erupts on the Minnesota frontier, childhood ends in a single terrible season. Thunder Birds follows white and Dakota boys and girls whose lives are shattered by the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862, sparked by hunger, broken treaties, and betrayal. Through young eyes on both sides, neighbors become enemies—yet friendship and hope endure. Grounded in extensive research and featuring leaders like Little Crow, Henry Sibley, and Alexander Ramsey, the novel blends history with character-driven emotion for readers, classrooms, and book clubs.
Although written for young adults, Barnes’ thoughtful, accurate, well-crafted story will engage readers of any age.
—Susan Thurston, award-winning author of Sister of Grendel -
Tilt-A-Whirl
Tilt-A-Whirl hurtles from innocence to the darker edge of the baby boom. Set amid the 1960s–70s cultural revolution, these poetic stories bridge generations and the Mississippi, crossing borders of tradition, music, friendship, and love. From small-town hopes to psychedelics and rock-and-roll radio, they capture a boy’s trials, experiments, and coming of age.
Excellent stroll through this guy’s imagination !!!
—Steve Yeager -
To the Front of the Bus
As American democracy faces existential threats, To the Front of the Bus: Movement toward a Fair Democracy revisits the “Mayflower moment” and the promise of self-government under equal law. It offers a sweeping, critical history of violence, racism, and elite power grabs—and the halting progress toward fairness. Tracing three overlapping waves of popular movement, the book argues that assembled majorities, willing and coerced, have repeatedly pushed the nation toward a more just, self-aware democracy.
seamlessly weaves historical and current events, tying the two together in an effortless read
—Lisa Brundage Gehm, verified Amazon review -
Top 40 Honeypot
The year is 1974 and Donnie Dixon is hired as program director of one of the most popular Top 40 radio stations in the country. But he soon finds out that behind the excitement of the music, the contests, and the big money prizes, is a dark world of crime, betrayal, and deceit. Be prepared for a thriller like no other inside the world of Top 40 Honeypot.
Janet Merran knocked it out of the ballpark!
—Sonja Grace, verified review on Amazon -
Toxic Spirits
Toxic Spirits is a richly atmospheric thriller set in Thailand’s expat underworld, blending dark humor, macabre violence, and meditations on nature and biodiversity. Benton, a widowed African-American intelligence analyst, retires to Thailand and is drawn to Siri, a tribal singer who vanishes after protesting drug trials on her hill-tribe. His search leads to a disturbed doctor—and into the trials himself. Genetically engineered drugs transform Benton as love, tribal healing, and high-tech science collide in the Golden Triangle.
complex and enthralling international intrigue
—Frederick Barthelme, author of There Must Be Some Mistake -
Tragedy in South Lebanon
Through history, research, and personal interviews, Cathy Sultan chronicles life in southern Lebanon and northern Israel during the brutal 2006 war. Centering ordinary people trapped by the decisions of Israel, Lebanon, and the United States, she depicts the lasting contamination of cluster bombs, the factional politics keeping Lebanon on the edge, and flashpoints from Shebaa Farms to militant-held refugee camps. Sultan also critiques media narratives, debunks regional myths, and provides timelines and maps.
Tragedy in South Lebanon provides vital information about a topic often misrepresented by the mainstream media… This is an important book.
—Reese Erlich, author of The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of US Policy and the Middle East Crisis -
Transformed
Transformed explores a transformative decision-making process built for the complexity of modern life—from individuals and families to organizations, communities, and nations. Introduced to the authors in 1968, it has guided their marriage, parenting, caregiving, health challenges, and service-centered careers as a coach/OD consultant and a psychotherapist. Applied with clients in crisis and conflict, the methodology yields wise, practical decisions while fostering healing, deeper understanding, spiritual growth, social advancement, and unity for all affected.
filled with useful charts and consultation models
—David W. Carlson on Amazon -
Twisting Trails
Twisting Trails is a young adult historical adventure set on Minnesota’s northwest frontier during the fur trade (1831–1837). Alexander Whitney, a fictional Fort Snelling soldier, and Angelique Reaume, a Métis girl with Ojibwe and French-Canadian roots, meet and form a bond amid real history and famous figures of the era. Their travels range from Fort Snelling to Lake Itasca, maple sugar camps and wild rice beds, the Red River Trail bison hunt, and the Dakota pipestone quarry—culminating in Mendota during the Treaty of 1837 negotiations.
brilliantly synthesizes a compelling fictional adventure story with nonfictional historical personalities and events
—Haderslev. Review on Amazon -
Ukrainian Nights
Ukrainian Nights is a gritty noir that drives its protagonist to the edge of obsession. Hunter, a young New York Times journalist, heads to post-Soviet Kyiv to investigate sex trafficking and money laundering. Not a tough guy, he falls hard for Alina—the mistress of Karasov, Ukraine’s most powerful mob boss—and refuses to let her go. Their doomed romance unfolds amid brutal violence in Kyiv and New York, fueled by geopolitics, drug money, human trafficking, crooked banking, and the spoils of oil and gas—leaving readers unsure who’s right or wrong.
One page in, I couldn’t stop reading
—John Wirth, Executive Producer/Showrunner of Hell on Wheels and The Sarah Connor Chronicles -
Ultimate Breakthrough Planning
Most business plans are static documents for bankers and investors. Ultimate Breakthrough Planning replaces that with Mike Ferrell’s Business Funnel Approach—a step-by-step system to build and execute real growth. You’ll analyze six key business elements, set priorities, create an actionable game plan and six-month framework, and align employees with your vision. Based on Ferrell’s workshops, it removes the guesswork so you know exactly what to focus on—and why.
the right formula for making your business soar!
—Connie S., review on Amazon -
Unseen Worlds
Marilène Phipps’s extraordinary life begins in Haiti—land of Vodou spirits and the world’s first Black republic—where paradise and hell coexist. In this powerful memoir, she traces a family descended from both European aristocrats and African slaves, and encounters rebels, Vodou priests, popes, astrologers, monks, exorcists, Mormon bishops, scholars, and missionaries. The 2010 earthquake shatters her world, propelling a search for modern answers to ancient questions of identity, origin, and destiny.
reveals why all of us should keep searching!
—Tete Cobblah, verified review on Amazon -
Unwillable
At the height of her success as a young trial lawyer, Jackie M. Stebbins hides crippling anxiety and depression—until burnout becomes undeniable. After pleading to be committed, her world goes black. A month later she wakes to a shocking diagnosis: a rare brain illness that steals her career and nearly her life. Unwillable follows her harrowing path to answers and recovery—an emotional, sometimes psychedelic ride of terror, grit, and hard-won hope.
an inspiring story of a brilliant woman’s battle with autoimmune encephalitis
—Susannah Cahalan, author of NYT #1 bestseller Brain on Fire -
Upon the Altars of Gold
Upon the Altars of Gold is the result of more than twenty years of research by Ostaro into the reasons for our failure to succeed. Learn proven techniques to help you attain your hopes, desires and aspirations. Be the master of your own destiny.
an extraordinary and timely book
—Vijay K. Rekhi, MBA, Former President & Managing Director, United Spirits Limited -
Voice of the Elders
In a near-future Earth shattered by climate refugees, Rohini Haakonsen attends a UN summit when humanoid aliens—the Elders—appear, offering to fix the crisis. Chosen as an ambassador to their world, Rohini becomes a target: masked gunmen try to kidnap her, exposing fierce resistance to the aliens’ plan. With Agent Jane Smith and a Daoist secret society, she flees worldwide, hunting the truth before Earth destroys her.
A probing science fiction novel with compelling environmental themes. I’d call this book Daoist Cli-Fi. A new sub-genre.
—Dan Bloom, editor, The Cli-Fi Report -
Vote for America
Vote for America! examines the U.S. electoral system—past, present, and future—and asks why a nation founded on liberty still ranks below the world’s full democracies. It interrogates the ‘land of opportunity’ promise in a limited democracy where many are excluded. From suppression and miscalculation to domestic and foreign manipulation, the book shows how the vote—an indirect whisper of power—can be marginalized, distorted, or nullified even in a government ‘by the people.’
a refreshingly honest look at the impact of US politics on American life
—Lisa Brundage Gehm, verified Amazon review
