This first book of the Holding Their Own series, A Story of Survival, is set in the year 2015, when the world is burdened by the second Great Depression. The United States, already weakened by internal strife, becomes the target of an international terror plot. A series of attacks results in thousands of casualties and disables the country's core infrastructure. The combination of economic hardship and the staggering blow of the terror attacks results in a collapse of the government. This is a realistic story of how an average, middle class couple survives the cascading events brought on by international politics, high tech military actions and the eventual downfall of society. All of their survival skills are tested during the action packed expedition in a world that resembles the American West of 200 years past.& ;& ;As previewed in the Epilogue of book one, "Holding Their Own II: The Independents" is scheduled for publication Spring of 2012.

Before is a prequel to best-selling author Joe Nobody’s popular series, Holding Their Own. Bishop and Terri have just begun their romance when the Texan is dispatched to the Ukraine and assigned to protect critical company assets. He, along with Spider and the Colonel, become unwillingly entangled in an international plot to overthrow the government in Kiev. After thwarting an abduction, Bishop is forced to flee across Europe. While protecting an injured woman, he realizes she is the key to exposing the conspiracy that pits patriotism against political corruption. Pursued by hostile foreign agents, Bishop must adapt to survive and use all of his skills to keep Terri alive. Brimming with non-stop action, Before will keep you on the edge of your seat while revealing some of the experiences that eventually helped everybody’s favorite post-apocalyptic couple to survive the pending collapse.

Word of Alpha's recovery spreads throughout the region. The news is welcomed by most - but not all. Some see the small Texas town as a threat, others want to dominate the prosperous community. Often, it's difficult to discern friend from foe, and miscommunication can be deadly. The legendary range wars of the early American West were brutal, bloody affairs. Water was often an excuse for the skirmishes, but rarely was it the true root of conflict. Political competition, an unquenchable thirst for power, and poor communications were the real catalysts for these violent struggles. In the post-apocalyptic world of Bishop and Terri, circumstances are ripe for history to repeat. Electricity replaces water as the point of contention, the new world on the brink of falling into violent chaos, just like in the past. The issues run in tandem, human nature apparently unchanged in 200 years. Join the citizens of post-collapse West Texas as they struggle to rebuild and improve their lives. It's a journey filled with the joy of success and fraught with the peril of defeat.

The 11th book in Joe Nobody's popular series, Holding Their Own: Hearts and Minds, takes the reader on a rampaging exploration of how critical the elements of trust, faith, and respect will become in the post-apocalyptic world. Bold steps are required to ensure the recovery continues, placing enormous pressure on the Republic's leadership and creating opportunities for old enemies to seek revenge. The stakes are high, the weight of civilization's future sending waves of discord rolling across the land and potentially fracturing the very foundation on which the Alliance was built. Bishop and Terri find themselves embroiled in a fast moving conspiracy that not only threatens all that has been accomplished, but also their future together. They soon discover that the greatest threats aren't external... but come from within the hearts and minds of those they love.

The dark shadows of her experience in Forest Mist continue to impact Terri’s life, her emotional health deteriorating to dangerous levels. Bishop, despite his devotion and support, can’t seem to help his wife heal. When it becomes clear that Blackjack Jones is still alive, Bishop is forced to take drastic action. Old friends rally to Bishop’s cause, joining him on a dangerous mission to arrest Terri’s nemesis and bring the monster to justice. It won’t be easy. Protected by his criminal empire and embedded in a city that he controls with an iron fist, Blackjack isn’t about to surrender or go down without a fight. There is no rule of law, no code of conduct. Only the strongest will survive.

“This June Jordan treasure is a rare piece of fiction from one of America's most vital poets and political essayists—a tender story of young love in the face of generational opposition, a modern-day Romeo and Juliet that sings and sways.” —Walter Mosley Nominated for a National Book Award in 1971, His Own Where is the story of Buddy, a fifteen-year-old boy whose world is spinning out of control. He meets Angela, whose angry parents accuse her of being "wild." When life falls apart for Buddy and his father, and when Angela is attacked at home, they take action to create their own way of staying alive in Brooklyn. In the process, the two find refuge in one another and learn that love is real and necessary. His Own Where was one of The New York Times' Most Outstanding Books and was on the American Library Association's list of Best Books in 1971. June Jordan was a poet, essayist, journalist, dramatist, activist, and educator known for challenging oppression through her inspirational words and actions. She was the founder of Poetry for the People at the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught for many years. The author of over twenty books, her poetry is collected in Directed by Desire; her selected essays in Some of Us Did Not Die. Sapphire is the author of American Dreams, Black Wings & Blind Angels, and Push, which was made into the 2009 award-winning motion picture Precious.

From the War on Terror to resistance in Ramallah and traumatic dislocation in the Middle East, Berger explores the uses of art as an instrument of political resistance. Visceral and passionate, Hold Everything Dear is a profound meditation on the far extremes of human behaviour, and the underlying despair. Looking at Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq, he makes an impassioned attack on the poverty and loss of freedom at the heart of such unnecessary suffering. These essays offer reflections on the political at the core of artistic expression and even at the center of human existence itself.