When Grandpa tells a boy and his sister why he prays so much they stop thinking that he is just a boring old man.

“Ask Grandpa” is a collection of short reflections on life from a 93 year old Grandpa. Some of these reflections were shared with the author’s many grandchildren over a period of several years, but some the grandchildren have not yet seen. They cover a variety of topics – some serious and some not so serious – and are intended to entertain as well as to instruct.

When Torpedo teams up with another career criminal to rob a poker game, what should be easy money gets complicated very quickly. With a lot of mess and little to show for it, Torpedo turns thoughts of revenge onto their informant…

John S. Goscinski THE STREET GAMBLE Hal Sweeny is streetwise as he is educated and has a passion for taking risks. His biggest risk is walking away from the only life hed ever known and marrying out of his social class. But when he hires on with Hkg Securities the prestigious New York Investment Banking firm owned by his father-in-law, with whom he has an irreversible strained relationship, he raises the stakes to a whole new level. One morning, three years into his newfangled life, he finds himself demonized by the same cast of characters who make a business out of destroying other peoples wealth. Embroiled in a world of trickery and deceit, overflowing with consummate liars and at odds with his own moral conscience, Hal must reach deep within himself to overcome his abiding sense of guilt, and outwit a den of thieves where the stakes are higher than he ever bargained for. Its the fall of 2002 and a bear market is raging out of control. Beckman Corporation, at the direction of its Investment advisor Hkg Securities is running a Street gamble, which it thinks it can win. But Hal Sweeny uncovers their game and must choose between family and career or standing up to the pervasive corruption on Wall Street, gone unchecked with relative impunity for many years. With the help of his assistant Mary, Hal unweaves a web of corporate malfeasance, spanning the far reaches of East Asia and the Caribbean and ending up on the gaming tables of Las Vegas. Besides telling a capricious story of how stock holder equity is lured away in pursuit of internet gaming riches, The Street Gamble does a masterful job drawing sleek comparisons between the risks investors face on Wall Street, everyday and those taken by gamblers pressing their luck at the brick and mortar casinos around the world. It also takes a well deserved critical look at some of Wall Streets despicable behavior that preceded the last bear market and the fraudulent wealth it helped create.

An inspiring collection of family stories, scriptures, famous quotes, wise sayings, and humor designed to inspire, encourage, and support loved ones as they face life's challenges and opportunities in a troubled world.

Oh, the joy of spending precious time with Grandpa! Little ones will recognize and celebrate all of the beloved activities they enjoy with Grandpa, including playing cards, doing puzzles, eating cookies, throwing a baseball, having a tea party, drawing, reading a book, fishing, taking the dog for a walk, going for a bike ride, looking at the stars, and more. This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting, child-friendly themes. This adorable board book will create sweet memories with Grandpa.

Short-listed for the 1997 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice On the run from the authorities and the angry townspeople of Weasel City, British Columbia, in the early 1940s, teenage Loretta and her younger brother, Teddy, travel with their gambling stepfather, "Bean-Trap" Braden, as he strikes out in search of a good poker game in the Canadian and American West. Loretta and Teddy try to adjust to life on the run as they shuttle from ghost town to ghost town, jumping borders and stowing away on trucks, sleds, and trains. As the children make friends in places like Butte, Montana; Spokane, Washington; and Ferguson, British Columbia, Bean-Trap creates enemies wherever they go. Loretta and Teddy try to persuade their father to keep on the straight and narrow, but instead Bean-Trap schemes to stay one step ahead of all the sore losers who are right behind him and hot on the trail of his gold.