Collection of letters from a grandmother about the mystery, magic and adventure of life and encouraging her grandchildren to see how lives are shaped by people and Nature.

A missionary in India communicates with her family, relaying news of the activities in India, sharing stories with her family, and hearing news of the Civil War and Reconstruction in her home country. Overall the portrait of a nineteenth-century American woman abroad emerges as a witty and warm testament.

Generations have fallen in love with this classic story of a grandson and grandfather whose visit to a family farm with a special tractor brings back memories. Don't miss the new companion title Grandma's Farm — now available! Grandpa Joe takes his grandson Timmy back to the site of his family’s farm, where the old house and a ramshackle barn still stand. The visit stirs up memories for Grandpa Joe—in particular, the majesty of his own father's shiny red tractor, now rusting in the forgotten fields. An ideal gift, this picture book evokes nostalgia while demonstrating a special bond between a grandparent and grandchild.

Do you still have grandparents? Do you show them how grateful you are for everything they do - baking for you, giving you kisses and hugs, and being there for you. Your grandparents deserve to know how you love and appreciate them. This family book will teach you how to do just that. Go ahead and grab a copy of this book today!

This is the story of an ordinary person caught in the Charybdis of extraordinary situations- the brutal Japanese regime in Malaysia, communal killings in Sri Lanka, tribal warfare in Sierra Leone, coup d' tat in Liberia; leaping through time, colliding with different cultures, crossing oceans and continents and, in the twister of all the turbulence all the while in the hunt for jobs to keep the home fires burning.

The whole Idea of these Short Stories is to provide the reader with something that will generate the thought process. This is not all the writers' stories and thoughts; it is thoughts and research of other Americans; asking the same question "Where Did the America of the 1900's, Go? Who will be telling you the stories? The writer is an Investigator of 40 years, as well as a traveler of many occupations before becoming a State Police Detective of 17 yrs. then a Private Detective of 25 yrs. Charlie the Writer, was born in the early 1930's and has many memories of the 1900's he shares with you, the reader, in the now, 2000's. It will be a travel in time and space, telling the reader what life was like as he was traveling through time and space, "As he recalled" These stories are about "Your" America that got side tracked and lost its way, as to why we are here in America. Then; There will be research, mostly by others.