Biography

	Bishop John J. Hughes, His Church and the Coming of Age of New York’s Catholic Irish Price: $15.00 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-446-1 Edition: Paperback, 199 Pages Publication Date: November 20, 2012
By: Richard Daniel McCann Bishop John J. Hughes, His Church and the Coming of Age of New York’s Catholic Irish traces key events in the transformation of the Catholic Church in New York and nationally as the result of the aggressive leadership of New York’s fourth diocesan Bishop and first Archbishop, John J. Hughes. Hughes accomplished much for the Church through the building of a strong Catholic community spurred in large part from the massive number of Catholic Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine in Ireland. Though never far from controversy, Hughes, through emphasis on education and the establishment of a strong network of religious, charitable and social institutions, started his people and church on the road to political power and influence in 19th century America and beyond.
	Saint Joan of Arc, An Undeclared Martyr By: John P. Fraunces, Ed.D. Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-444-7 Edition: Paperback, 135 Pages Publication Date: November 5, 2012
This book is intended to give an overview of Joan of Arc’s heroic life, her bogus trial and conviction that caused her to be burnt to death at the stake for heresy in 1431. It examines her posthumous vindication in 1456, and her eventual canonization in 1920. At that time, Pope Benedict XV declared Joan of Arc to be a Saint and Virgin of the Church, but the title of Martyr was denied. While researching the life of St. Joan, the author discovered a sermon preached in 1965 by John Cardinal Wright in France. He said that he believed “. . . Joan of Arc died a martyr in the full theological sense of that glorious title. . .” His words inspired the author to focus on why this omission occurred, the reason why it happened, and a new argument to demonstrate the truth of her actual martyrdom.
	Exploits of a Real ATF Agent By: Cal Campbell Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-431-7 Edition: Paperback, 163 Pages Publication Date: September 22, 2012
Exploits of a Real ATF Agent is a compilation of stories told to the author by his father Charles E. Campbell who served as a Government Agent for over thirty years. He retired on June 30, 1954, and has the distinction of being awarded the Albert Gallatin Award for his outstanding service as both a Prohibition Agent and an ATF Agent. The recognition is rarely given and is a true indication of his meritorious service as a Treasury Agent. Although many of the stories are true, the author has taken the liberty of embellishing a few stories to make this a more interesting book to read. These few stories could have happened in other regions of the country and with other Agents.
	Marriage & Ministry Between Egypt & Canaan By: Vera Pearce Price: $13.00 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-404-1 Edition: Paperback, 121 Pages Publication Date: June 15, 2012
This book has been written as a tribute to the life and legacy of our late mother. She was the mother of seventeen children. She was also a devout woman of God, prophetess and teacher. I’ve highlighted moments that speaks to the fact that she was, indeed, a legend in her own time. Drugs, alcohol, regardless of the strong hold, you don’t have to live in bondage. Jesus died, went into the grave, took the keys (power) from satan, and gave it to the believer. Those who died waiting for the Promise (Jesus), He brought out of the grave with Him. To confirm this miraculous, momentous event, they were seen by witnesses walking the streets before they ascended with Him. So you see, you don’t have to drown in your Red Seas of life; this power is available to us. We can be set free! Matthew 27:52
	The Drive to Glory By: Lynne M. Caulkett Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-268-9 Edition: Paperback, 195 Pages Publication Date: March 3, 2011
Harness racing has been and still is a sport that draws in famous people like celebrities and athletes. George Forman, for instance, has owned more than twenty horses since 1991. Owners and trainers play an important role in the harness business, but it is the drivers who are the real stars. They possess not only courage, but have to make quick and precise decisions that develop into wins and losses. The trainers turn out the horses, but the drivers are the ones who sit behind those horses and transfer that training into big money. This is the story of driver Ray Smith, well known and respected on the race circuit. Ray’s career in harness racing ended in a terrible accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He endured a seven-year recovery and eventually got feeling back and was able to walk again. Follow Ray’s story that takes us behind the scenes of the race industry and exposes the life of a driver. It is as dangerous as it is exhilarating, and yet young men and women have been drawn to it for decades.
	A Lady Undefined: From Carriage to Concorde By: David Knapp Price: $31.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-158-3 Edition: Paperback, 383 Pages Publication Date: June 1, 2010 Other Editions: Hardcover
Gladys Quarre Knapp was a woman ahead of her time as one of the most radiant, successful, behind the scenes Hollywood and political women of the 20th Century. Her unique opportunity and perspective on making the best out of life’s offerings prompted her son to document their tales, adventures, and travels from San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, and Santa Barbara. With one of her well-known remarks, she would say, “It’s not important who you know, what is important is who knows you.” One of the first women bridging the gap between emerging Hollywood and Broadway luminaries and California’s founding families. A woman ahead of her time, facing challenges with grace, humor, élan, and never afraid to say what was on her mind. With her beauty, personality, and enchanting wit, she very well could have been the inspiration for the character Auntie Mame.
	My Father, "The Ghost" By: Jack D. Smith Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-60862-094-4 Edition: Paperback, 191 Pages Publication Date: October 2, 2009 Other Editions: Hardcover
The story of legendary still-busting Sheriff Franklin Smith      Newly elected Sheriff Franklin Smith and his family moved into their new home on the first floor of the Lawrence County, Alabama, Jail in January 1951. He would lead a war against moonshine liquor that became the stuff of legend, rising from the mists like a ghost, the story goes, to nab unsuspecting makers and sellers of illegal spirits.      Sheriff Smith and his fellow moonshine raiders busted more than 1,000 stills during his eight-year tenure and jailed hundreds of distillers. But the aftershocks of one of those raids turned the sheriff’s life upside down. Facing possible prison time, his quest to regain his good name and reputation is a compelling part of “My Father, the Ghost.”      But there’s another side to this “Ghost” story. You will meet a delightful array of jail characters, like Jackleg, the whiskey hauler; Big Richard, the murderer; and Peg, the nervous floor mopper.      Screwdriver was the little 11-year-old prisoner who became everybody’s favorite, including the sheriff’s. You will meet Willie B., whose cat phobia had him climbing cell bars; Leland Herschel Bull, who sawed his way out of a third floor cell; and Sherman Lancaster, the jailed preacher whose flock tried to pray his cell door open.      Luvenia, the jail cook, prepared banana pudding and yeast rolls for the prisoners upstairs; John Franklin, a prisoner, taught the sheriff’s daughter to drive.      The still raids, the arrests, the sheriff’s federal trial, gutter politics, and jail characters . . . they’re all part of the true story of this Southern sheriff and his family of the 1950s.      You will laugh and you may cry as you read the touchingly intimate story of the man they called “The Ghost.”
	NOZA: A True Basketball Success Story By: David Espinoza Price: $13.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-798-5 Edition: Paperback, 195 Pages Publication Date: March 28, 2008
This is a true story about a boy whose life revolved around God and basketball. Matt Espinoza aka “Noza” was taught about the game of basketball at a very young age. During that time he faced many obstacles, the most difficult one being that he lost his mom to brain cancer when he was nine years old. His dad raised him and his brother and continued developing them for basketball. Other challenges would confront Matt. He was dealing with a blood platelet condition he had not grown out of yet. Matt had a love for the game of basketball but his body was not developing as fast as most kids. In his younger years things were going great. But when he got to Jr. High other kids seem to be passing him up and he was struggling for playing time. Matt would always tag along with his older brother, Jake, but always found himself watching and not playing. When Matt was a freshman and a sophomore he almost didn’t make McNary High School’s basketball team. His dad speaks of the challenges and lessons learned in this amazing story. Matt was always trying to keep up with his older brother Jake. They would eventually battle it out in a college basketball game. This is an inspirational, encouraging, and an amazing story of a young man that believed in himself and was not going to be denied. Matt set goals for himself and he worked hard to reach those goals. His attitude of never giving up, and having faith paid off big time.
	THE MAJOR By: Ellen Fitzgerald Price: $23.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-742-8 Edition: Paperback, 545 Pages Publication Date: February 21, 2008
Michael John Fitzgerald - From Immigrant to Officer in the Indian Fighting Army The story of Michael Fitzgerald is the story of a nine-year-old Irish boy who traveled across the Atlantic without his parents to live in the slums of Baltimore. At the age of seventeen, young Michael enlisted in the Army at Fort McHenry and began a military life that would take him to key areas of America’s growth. He was a young Army private in the Artillery sloshing through the Florida Everglades in the Third Seminole War. He and his family were held prisoners by the rebellious mob in Charleston, South Carolina after Major Anderson fled with the folks at Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter. For his efforts as a field medic he became a hospital steward and helped care for the thousands of men wounded and killed at Antietam. For his actions in Frederick during this time he became a commissioned officer, serving on the West Coast and the Great Plains. During his career he married four wives, the first two in the frontier wilderness. Michael Fitzgerald was a witness and participant in American History. This book follows Michael’s life and directs our attention to how and where his life intersected with the making of America.
	Kaleidoscope German School Girls During World War II By: Marianne Herdani-Lombard Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-759-6 Edition: Paperback, 129 Pages Publication Date: January 11, 2008
Reminiscences of a group of school girls growing up in Germany during WWII, including the naivety, fellowship and propaganda of grade school Hitler Youth camps, growing disillusion during the war, hardships and survival within total destruction at the end, and the search for an education after the war.
	From First to Last The Peace Society By: Andrew Henry Heflin Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-725-1 Edition: Paperback, 188 Pages Publication Date: October 29, 2007
There are millions of words that have been written on the divisive history of the War Between the States, commonly referred to as, “The Civil War.” Thousands of stories have been placed in book form. Robert S. Heflin lived a truly remarkable life at a time in our country’s development and change which required a special courage, a steadfast and resolute commitment. It was his country, above all else, that he pledged to support. He felt it to be his duty. At risk were the bonds of love and the nurturing of his wife and children, his father and mother, his brothers and sisters and his friends and neighbors. It was the Union of the United States for which he risked all of this. It was for more than honor; much more.
	Hard Times - Living in the Shadows Calm Before the Storm By: Sheila Tarter Price: $14.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-678-0 Edition: Paperback, 231 Pages Publication Date: August 2, 2007
Set in the notoriously poor Appalachian region of Kentucky, this story chronicles the life of Sheila and her seven siblings as they experience one tragedy after another. After her coal mining father passes away at an early age, Sheila and her family struggle to survive under the direction of a mother who can often provide little more than beans and cornbread for long stretches of time. As the family weathers tragedy after tragedy, the siblings believe they have seen it all until Sheila must face the most difficult trial of all, Lou Gehrig’s disease. Experience the true meaning of what it means to struggle and triumph as a family in this tale of how one group of siblings must come of age in the grip of poverty.
	Requiem Of Innocence Fortitude of a Champion By: Lynne M. Caulkett Price: $18.99 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-465-6 Edition: Paperback, 231 Pages Publication Date: March 13, 2007 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
Placed in an orphanage at age three, following his mother’s death, young Arthur Vucci endured unimaginable beatings, verbal and physical abuse, and starvation for the next twelve years of his life. The innocence of his childhood now lost, he had every right to come out of the orphanage a bitter young man. But Arthur, tightly clutching his faith in God, set out on a journey to find family, love and the security he so desperately sought. This inspirational story will follow Arthur through his struggles and obsessive determination to reach the ultimate goal of having his own family to nurture and protect. In his mind, once he had that family, no one would ever take it away from him.
	Till Death Do Us Part - Our Last Ride By: Edward Kahn and Roberta Brown Price: $11.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 978-1-59824-419-9 Edition: Paperback, 116 Pages Publication Date: January 2, 2007 Other Editions: Hardcover, Adobe Ebook
The True Story of Trucker Bob and Roberta Brown Roberta Brown, the courageous wife of trucker Bob Brown, tells her true story in her own words. She relives their not so long time together in a story that will melt your heart with beauty and magic until the terrible end. But the story does not end there...it is also the story of the many friends who came to the aid of Roberta and her family; friends who continue to stand by them as they seek the courage and determination to move on with their lives. “Life is short, but we didn’t know how short, until what we were familiar with was gone, it can change in a moment. Join me in this ride to the end with my husband which started out as a beginning of a brand new day of joy then changed to tragedy at the blink of an eye and a split second on a clock.”
	Diversity Uncrowned, First and Thirty-four The Linda Aldridge-Robertson Story Shandra Love Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-409-4 Edition: Paperback, 53 Pages Publication Date: December 19, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
Retrace the steps of Linda Aldridge-Robertson, through childhood on up to adulthood. You will vividly see all of the things that she saw and feel all of the things that she felt, when she came into the realization that she was adopted. Later she would deal with being despised and ridiculed for wanting to help everyone else to see that African-Americans are beautiful people, too, and running for Homecoming Queen was definitely her way of bringing this fact to light. Had her sense of self been less potent, she might have walked away before deciding that she was bigger than all that was coming against her. Her mother’s passing would take place only months after gaining the title, but the fact that she lived to see her make history was a welcomed comfort. This book is very short and direct, but it will leave you with much to ponder.
	The True Story of Soldier Bobbie Ray 1903 – 1993 By: Edward Kahn Price: $12.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-316-0 Edition: Paperback, 190 Pages Publication Date: August 2, 2006 Other Editions: Hardcover, Adobe Ebook
This is the story of Harry Kahn, also known as Bobbie Ray or Soldier Ray. His life began in 1903, the year Soldier Ray was born on a ship coming to America from Finland. During his fascinating life he became the welterweight champion of the Armed Forces – not just once, but twice. After leaving the US Army he did what many boxers did in those days, he went to work for the Mob. There are a lot of stories that need to be told and this is one of them.
	“From the Grassroots” By: Alton Hornsby, Jr. and Angela M. Hornsby Price: $15.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-189-3 Edition: Paperback, 267 Pages Publication Date: June 11, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
Profiles of Contemporary African American Leaders The third in a series profiling African Americans’ contributions to history.
	The Miseducation of Nat Turner By: Anthony P. Johnson, M.A. Price: $8.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-127-3 Edition: Paperback, 57 Pages Publication Date: January 25, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
Some have called him a slave, minister, a family man, murderer, and a revolutionary. Nat Turner is the controversial figure who rose from the ashes of obscurity to leaving and indelible impression of religious rigor and bloodshed on the very fabric of America; and quite possibly the world. Here is the story of a slave who was one of body but not of the mind and the spirit. Nat Turner, a slave himself, who would lead (60) other slaves to commit the unthinkable…the murder of (55) white women and children during the slave revolt at Southampton, Virginia in 1831. Even after his eventual capture and subsequent execution, Nat Turner stood by his actions and convictions because he believed that he was an instrument of God, and if it required the killing of white women and children to bring America into the light that its own hands were purged in the blood of the African slave; so be it! In this book I plan to chronicle who the real Nat Turner was…a slave, minister, and finally, an African American hero. I will utilize scholarly books from noted authors who proved that many of us have been mis-educated about Nat Turner. Patrick Henry who history scholars call one of the Founding Fathers once said “Give me liberty or give me death”. Nat Turner attempted to take liberty by force for the freedom of all African American slaves, and in the end welcomed death with open arms.
	Life of a Sharecropper’s Son By: Lew Fields Price: $10.95 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-120-6 Edition: Paperback, 155 Pages Publication Date: January 9, 2006 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
This book is about the life of a poor sharecropper’s son who grew up during the Great Depression in a rural area of western Missouri. As a young man he never realized the many changes in direction that his life would take during his early years. Three years in the US Navy and a lot of world travel during that time were a start in the right direction. Graduation from technical schools and later a major university opened the doors to positions in the nuclear industry with good paying jobs and retirement benefits. After retirement from US Government regulatory positions, scientific consulting positions from several companies provided excellent after-retirement benefits and technical challenges while providing world-wide travel opportunities. He retired again to a new home constructed on the Coosa River in Alabama for fishing, but later decided to relocate in northwestern Mississippi.
	A Biographical History of African Americans By: Alton Hornsby, Jr. Price: $20.00 Quantity in Basket: none ISBN: 1-59824-075-7 Edition: Paperback, 355 Pages Publication Date: October 2005 Other Editions: Adobe Ebook (read on computer only)
A Biographical History of African Americans is the most comprehensive, pocket sized, scholarly volume on African American biography published in the last three decades. The book gives an introductory overview to African American history, followed by a selection of notable African American subjects, arranged in four topical and chronological periods. It is diverse as to gender, geography and vocations. The work has been particularly concerned with profiling notable subjects who have not appeared in other dictionaries, directories or encyclopedias. While it can be used as a text or supplementary reader as well as a general reference work, its readable style will also appeal to a popular audience.