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Spring 2017 Releases
The Lost Children
Donald Willerton
At a picnic in the mountains in 1891, three children run into the forest to play and are never seen again. More than a hundred years later, Mogi Franklin and his sister, Jennifer, discover a series of clues that bring them to the brink of solving the mystery, only to be thwarted by a resort-building billionaire eager to sacrifice an entire town to build a playground for the rich. The Mogi Franklin Mystery Series features a new kind of twenty-first-century hero for Middle-Grade readers as the young adventurer uses his unique problem-solving skills to battle legends of the past while solving the mysteries of today.
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Donald Willerton
At a picnic in the mountains in 1891, three children run into the forest to play and are never seen again. More than a hundred years later, Mogi Franklin and his sister, Jennifer, discover a series of clues that bring them to the brink of solving the mystery, only to be thwarted by a resort-building billionaire eager to sacrifice an entire town to build a playground for the rich. The Mogi Franklin Mystery Series features a new kind of twenty-first-century hero for Middle-Grade readers as the young adventurer uses his unique problem-solving skills to battle legends of the past while solving the mysteries of today.
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Banged-Up Heart:
Dancing with Love and Loss
Shirley Melis
Banged-Up Heart by Shirley Melis is an intimate and clear-eyed account of finding love late and losing it early—and of the strength it takes to fall madly in love a second time, be forced to relinquish that love too soon, and yet choose to love again. When her husband of thirty years dies suddenly, Shirley Melis is convinced she will never find another man like Joe. Then she meets John, a younger man who tells her during their first conversation that he has lived for many years with a rare but manageable cancer. She is swept off her feet in a whirlwind courtship, and within months, made brave by the early death of a friend's husband, she asks him to marry her!
What follows is a year-long odyssey of travel and a growing erotic and creative partnership—until a mysterious bump on John's forehead proves to be one of several tumors in his brain and spine. The nine months that follow are filled with a life-threatening infection, three brain surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy. Two years and one week after their wedding, John dies at the age of fifty-nine.
More than just a love story or a memoir of mourning, Banged-Up Heart comes down solidly on the side of life. It takes you deep inside an ordinary woman, her deeply felt grief butting up against her desire for more than companionship: passion, sexual fulfillment, and self-realization. It bears eloquent witness to the wild trust it takes to fall madly in love and risk profound loss—a second time. Ultimately, it shows that it is possible to dance with a banged-up heart.
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Dancing with Love and Loss
Shirley Melis
Banged-Up Heart by Shirley Melis is an intimate and clear-eyed account of finding love late and losing it early—and of the strength it takes to fall madly in love a second time, be forced to relinquish that love too soon, and yet choose to love again. When her husband of thirty years dies suddenly, Shirley Melis is convinced she will never find another man like Joe. Then she meets John, a younger man who tells her during their first conversation that he has lived for many years with a rare but manageable cancer. She is swept off her feet in a whirlwind courtship, and within months, made brave by the early death of a friend's husband, she asks him to marry her!
What follows is a year-long odyssey of travel and a growing erotic and creative partnership—until a mysterious bump on John's forehead proves to be one of several tumors in his brain and spine. The nine months that follow are filled with a life-threatening infection, three brain surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy. Two years and one week after their wedding, John dies at the age of fifty-nine.
More than just a love story or a memoir of mourning, Banged-Up Heart comes down solidly on the side of life. It takes you deep inside an ordinary woman, her deeply felt grief butting up against her desire for more than companionship: passion, sexual fulfillment, and self-realization. It bears eloquent witness to the wild trust it takes to fall madly in love and risk profound loss—a second time. Ultimately, it shows that it is possible to dance with a banged-up heart.
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Wave Rider:
Poetic Journey Form Abuse to Wholeness
Rebecca Pott Fitton
Wave Rider is a poetic reflection of author Rebecca Fitton’s long journey to heal from sexual abuse, abandonment, and neglect, building a new world based on wholeness of body, mind, and spirit. Her journey has taken a lifetime. To use the metaphor of waves, sometimes the undertow nearly drowned her—but she survived. Now her beautiful and profound book offers inspiration to others who have also suffered greatly from abuse.
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Poetic Journey Form Abuse to Wholeness
Rebecca Pott Fitton
Wave Rider is a poetic reflection of author Rebecca Fitton’s long journey to heal from sexual abuse, abandonment, and neglect, building a new world based on wholeness of body, mind, and spirit. Her journey has taken a lifetime. To use the metaphor of waves, sometimes the undertow nearly drowned her—but she survived. Now her beautiful and profound book offers inspiration to others who have also suffered greatly from abuse.
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The Fussy Little Butterfly
Jaenet Guggenheim
How many readers would know how to care for a newly hatched butterfly? To begin with, what do they eat? Here is a sort of manual, suggesting what butterflies might like to drink. One day Jaenet decided that she would like to raise a few butterflies in her home, so she sent away for a “butterfly kit.”
Yes, you can buy them on-line. The butterfly chrysalis arrived in a wooden carton. It was several days before the butterfly emerged. When it finally did, it was hungry. Jaenet offered it many different kinds of flowers, but none was satisfactory. Both Jaenet and the butterfly were very unhappy. Finally, Jaenet offered it maple syrup water in a tiny spoon. It was just right! Gratefully, the butterfly drank and drank. And fluttered and flew. And ate and slept and grew. And they loved each other very much. This story is based on a real event. The butterfly was a painted lady.
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Jaenet Guggenheim
How many readers would know how to care for a newly hatched butterfly? To begin with, what do they eat? Here is a sort of manual, suggesting what butterflies might like to drink. One day Jaenet decided that she would like to raise a few butterflies in her home, so she sent away for a “butterfly kit.”
Yes, you can buy them on-line. The butterfly chrysalis arrived in a wooden carton. It was several days before the butterfly emerged. When it finally did, it was hungry. Jaenet offered it many different kinds of flowers, but none was satisfactory. Both Jaenet and the butterfly were very unhappy. Finally, Jaenet offered it maple syrup water in a tiny spoon. It was just right! Gratefully, the butterfly drank and drank. And fluttered and flew. And ate and slept and grew. And they loved each other very much. This story is based on a real event. The butterfly was a painted lady.
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Fascinating Facts of New Mexico:
Aliens, Artists, Atoms, and More
Marty Gerber
The who, what, when, where, and how of New Mexico are brought together into an easy-to-read compilation of well-known and unknown information that may sometimes be beyond belief—but always is absolutely true! This story of this colorful and historic state—organized for easy use in home, office, or school—is told through hundreds of questions and answers about its fascinating land and people. It’s a book guaranteed to educate and entertain as it conveys the complex and intriguing story of New Mexico’s people, places, and culture, from ancient times to the movies and TV shows being made there today.
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Aliens, Artists, Atoms, and More
Marty Gerber
The who, what, when, where, and how of New Mexico are brought together into an easy-to-read compilation of well-known and unknown information that may sometimes be beyond belief—but always is absolutely true! This story of this colorful and historic state—organized for easy use in home, office, or school—is told through hundreds of questions and answers about its fascinating land and people. It’s a book guaranteed to educate and entertain as it conveys the complex and intriguing story of New Mexico’s people, places, and culture, from ancient times to the movies and TV shows being made there today.
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Jalapeños
The Pepper Pantry
Dave DeWitt
It’s one of the most popular chile peppers in the world, and the number of ways it can transform a meal—and be transformed—is endless. Now, Dave DeWitt, the acknowledged Pope of Peppers, has harvested his decades of experience to create a mouth-watering combination of knowledge and delightful, delectable recipes. The ways you can enjoy these delicious peppers are virtually infinite, and DeWitt knows them all: from breakfast through dinner and dessert; in sauces, soups, side dishes, and salads. Planning them, growing them, preserving them, and—best of all—devouring them, jalapeños have never been so interesting and delicious as Dave DeWitt makes them here.
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The Pepper Pantry
Dave DeWitt
It’s one of the most popular chile peppers in the world, and the number of ways it can transform a meal—and be transformed—is endless. Now, Dave DeWitt, the acknowledged Pope of Peppers, has harvested his decades of experience to create a mouth-watering combination of knowledge and delightful, delectable recipes. The ways you can enjoy these delicious peppers are virtually infinite, and DeWitt knows them all: from breakfast through dinner and dessert; in sauces, soups, side dishes, and salads. Planning them, growing them, preserving them, and—best of all—devouring them, jalapeños have never been so interesting and delicious as Dave DeWitt makes them here.
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The Essential Chile Sauce Guide
The Pepper Pantry
Dave DeWitt
They’re everywhere! Thirty years ago, the only liquid hot stuff you could find outside Louisiana was Tabasco Sauce, but now hundreds of brands are falling off the shelves and being sold online. The love of spicy foods has become a full-fledged movement, and hot sauces are at the molten core of this major culinary change. Now, Dave DeWitt has gone global to assemble this gourmet guide to the tastiest ways to indulge. From the nation’s hotbeds through Latin American lava and the steamy Caribbean to the sauces of the spice route, DeWitt’s rich range of recipes makes clear why hot sauces are more than a trend, more than a cuisine—they’re a way of life!
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The Pepper Pantry
Dave DeWitt
They’re everywhere! Thirty years ago, the only liquid hot stuff you could find outside Louisiana was Tabasco Sauce, but now hundreds of brands are falling off the shelves and being sold online. The love of spicy foods has become a full-fledged movement, and hot sauces are at the molten core of this major culinary change. Now, Dave DeWitt has gone global to assemble this gourmet guide to the tastiest ways to indulge. From the nation’s hotbeds through Latin American lava and the steamy Caribbean to the sauces of the spice route, DeWitt’s rich range of recipes makes clear why hot sauces are more than a trend, more than a cuisine—they’re a way of life!
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