This story came from his wheelhouse of sources and thoughts. There were so many good experiences that offsets a lot of the grief. Hoping that you, the reader, will benefit and gain healthy strength for your families. He will put down these words as nonacademic author.

E. W. Howe established his reputation as an American realistic novelist with The Story of Country Town, an engrossing and vivid portrait of Midwestern Puritanism. Semi-autobiographical and enormously successful when published, the book tells the tale of Ned Westlock and his family, who live in a small Midwestern farming community.

WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US Army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information.

Drawn from a cache of early American movies found at the New Zealand Film Archive and preserved with the American archival community, this collection presents lost works not seen in decades, including films by major directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and a variety of industrial films, news stories, cartoons, travelogues, serial episodes, previews, and comedies.

Poems about the various stages of grief, with 150 selections from a variety of 20th-21st century poets.

A vibrant anthology and accompanying CD that revive a great American tradition: the joy of reciting poetry aloud.