Using case studies to demonstrate core concepts of culture that can lead to misunderstanding and strife, "Mixed Blessings" is an indispensable guide to multicultural and multiethnic relationships of all sorts--from husband and wife, to extended family, to co-workers, and more. In today's multicultural world, "Mixed Blessings" is a must read.
Using the backdrop of an air disaster as his stage, Stokes has penned a compelling story that delves into the lives of a multicultural cast of characters, revealing truths certain to resonate with his readers in this literary work.
Norman E. Kjono, author of "Tree: One Life That Made a Difference," takes us on a journey to a small valley in the Pacific Northwest where the “lifes” of this sacred place consider themselves to be lifes to preserve their individuality yet acknowledged the plural sense of them together as more than one.” Valley culture is built on the idea that all lifes are interdependent, and that by each individual doing his or her best, the purpose of the Cosmos and Creator will be best served. Owls, deer, beavers, mushrooms, frogs, raccoons, and other creatures including Tree and the Ancients (redwood trees) make up the cast of characters in this inspirational work that asserts that one life can make a difference. And that difference begins with one positive act that in turn inspires another and another.
Sixteen year old math prodigy Willoughby's life is forever altered by a trip to the barber. He joins a secret society of time travelers, Observations, Inc., made up of a team of hand picked savants, but soon realizes they aren't the only ones in the time travel business.
Spanning almost a decade of Paul's life, this second installment of Larew's trilogy follows Paul from newlywed to war veteran. Military buffs and romance lovers alike will find much to love in this 20th century historical fiction novel.
In 1938 Anneros Valensi was only six years old when she was told to stand up, raise her right arm, and greet everyone with "Heil Hitler." Almost overnight her life changed completely; constant relocation, hunger, and uncertainty became her new reality. Despite the hardships, Valensi dreamed of a better life and transitioned from a childhood filled with fear to young adulthood filled with pride and achievement.
Todo, newly arrived in Seattle from Kenya, is swiftly recruited by a local soccer coach. Todo's newfound community and heartfelt connection to the Seattle Sounders makes this book a charming and heartwarming read for both soccer players and non-players alike.
Alec Carstairs, the eighth Earl of Dorset, has his life all laid out for him; all he needs now is a wife. Unfortunately, he's realized his feelings for his lifelong friend, the spirited and beautiful Annabelle Layton, have grown beyond their childhood friendship...and she is anything but an acceptable match. When Annabelle's rakish brother Gareth invites Alec to the countryside for the weekend, lives will forever be altered.
Sergeant Petra Minx is searching for the missing daughter of an influential Canadian politician. Her search takes her aboard the mega yacht "Titania" and into a world of sordid excess, where she is swept up in sex, violence, drugs, and the seductive and ruthless Don Leon.
A covert CIA mission gone sideways, a harrowing post-WWI transatlantic flight, and a research facility with “remote viewing” capabilities: three seemingly separate stories woven across time and locations bring us to the brink of an attack that would annihilate North America in this entertaining and suspenseful novel titled "Raven’s Run."Mechanical techies will enjoy Raven’s Run’s detailing of weaponry and engine mechanics on airplanes and ships, in both military and private use. Trudel challenges some widely held positions on climate change, Islam, the JFK assassination, Vietnam, international incidents occurring between WWII and today.