The Persian Gulf Jeopardy explores the clash of cultures in a high-powered narrative set on the stage of international politics. The treatment of females in the armed services and in the Muslim world fuels this fast paced drama as two female naval officers with engineering backgrounds find themselves involuntarily thrust into servitude in a remote mountain sheikdom. This peek into the world of such a thoroughly male dominated society is eye-opening and thought-provoking. The adventures of Lieutenant Alice Stephenson and Ensign Barbara Jason carry them to the races, Paradise Oasis, the castle of love, an island in the Red Sea, and the mysterious and ancient stone city of Petra al Hazir.

Persian Gulf Jeopardy

Seigfried, Lee

Literature & Fiction

Abecedarian Books

The stories in Through This Hour take the reader on a journey through the misty vagaries of time and circumstance and leave us transformed by the sweet memories and bittersweet aftertaste of a life well lived. Lloyd C. Shue explores the familiar themes of first love, friendship, coming of age, and other lessons of life tied together by the passage of time. In a series of narratives drawn with the deft hand of a master storyteller, he presents a world that evokes a bygone day that is vibrant and alive with a host of interesting people in exciting locales.

Through This Hour: Selected Stories

Shue, Lloyd P

Short Stories & Anthologies

For This I Give Thanks follows the spiritual journey of a true believer in God s mercy and salvation. Recognizing the pain and sorrow, the joy and exaltation of living, the poet sings the praises of the Creator in a voice that resonates with acceptance and thankfulness for the wonders of the world, the blessings of the human heart, and the revelations she has come to find in her discovery of God s mercy and wisdom and grace. Join her in this quest to commune with God and to give thanks.

For This I Give Thanks

Breckenridge, Deborah M

Poetry

Poems that bubble with rhyme and reason Perfect for reading aloud to young and old Modern issues in traditional, accessible forms Do you miss poems that have rhyme and rhythm? 1'hen this is the book for you. The poems in The Rose and the Thorn explore the contemporary problems ofmodcrn life and translate them into familiar torins that we can read and understand. In language that is clear and concise, Dorothy Stokvis explores the joys and sorrows of living a full life with a healthy outlook and a generous dose of humor and goodwill. Whether she is writing about family members, co-workers, or a cockroach, there is a genuine and unabashed openness to the thrills and travails of being a human on this planet. From the whimsical Old Miss Rose and her twenty- seven toes to the somber A Young Soldier's Prayerful Lament, these poems present entertaining and thought-provoking glimpses into the world we live in.

The Rose & the Thorn

Stokvis, Dorothy

Johnny Unitas led the Baltimore Colts to many winning seasons, and he passed his way into legendary status and fame. Universally loved by fans and fellow athletes, he was a gentleman and influential force off the field as well. Rona Purks' story details the support and friendship he offered during trying times which led her to discover her true self and her mission in life. Her candid and authentic tone rings with honesty and stands as the unvarnished testimony of someone who has turned adversity into promise and self realization. Her employment at Unitas' Golden Arm restaurant gives the reader a peek behind-the-scenes into the private world of a beloved Baltimore football player as it intertwines with her spiritual growth and personal transformation, a transformation that involves dream interpretation and guidance, reincarnation, past life regression, spirit guides, and psychic happenings. Includes six pages of never-before-seen photographs.

My Life, My Dreams, and the Golden Arm: A Journey Into New Age Awakening

Biographies & Memoirs

Purks, Rona

Memoirs

In this fascinating study of one of history s most controversial figures, Bloom paints a portrait which debunks much of the standard accepted notions of the Genoan explorer and discoverer. As the author states in his opening salvo, This book embarks on a literary journey to navigate through the stormy seas of speculation and gross misinterpretation to discover the true nature of the sailor who represents that golden age of discovery and embodies all its controversial aspects. Combining his own research, direct experience, and humanistic intuition, the author gives us a living man, more whole and alive than in all the collected writings on Columbus and his exploits. Without any social or political agenda and eschewing scholarly pretense, The Greatest Visionary strips away the veils of time and historicity to reveal an authentic account of a family man and adventurer in the context of his own time and circumstances.

The Greatest Visionary: The True Story of Columbus

History

Bloom, William H

World

Manorborn is an annual publication of the Harford Poetry and Literary Society. This volume contains writing and photography on the theme of water by Rafael Alvarez, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Daniela Gioseffi, Clarinda Harriss, Niels Hav, Ellaraine Lockie, Katharyn Howd Machan, Gregg Mosson, Doug Ramspeck, Tad Richards, Michael Salcman, Elizabeth Spires, Afaa Michael Weaver, Colleen Webster, Warren Woessner, MiMi Zannino, and others. Table of Contents available here: harfordpoetrysociety.org/toc09.pdf

Manorborn: The Water Issue

Tied together by the current of the sexual and psychological human drama that swirls around any place where people gather together in community, the narratives in The Slow Creek and Other Stories sweep the reader along. Peopled with small town characters living in the shadow of Big Savage Mountain, these stories unearth a darkness that lies buried in the town s communal soul, deep as the veins of coal that run under the town. Miners, hucksters, coal pickers, hermits, prostitutes, the dead and others ready to die walk the streets and cemetery on the hill. Walter Henderson is one of these. He has come back to the town to die, but there is something he must do first. And there is Arnold Williams who decided at the age of sixty-two that he would become invisible. There are the men who gather at the Asthma Bench to tell lies and jokes and discover a violent truth that haunts one of them. There is the woman who claims she is bringing the author of Roget s Thesaurus to town and Belle Halloran determined to find her place among those who scorned her. And all the others who seek escape and freedom from that which would drown them. In the background, an undercurrent of music plays taps or a drum beats and the jazz band weaves a spell that enchants and mesmerizes like the call of the Sirens. It is a soundtrack of sorrow that perfectly matches the sadness that sucks at the spirit of the town and its citizens like a whirlpool.

The Slow Creek and Other Stories

De Sales Meyers, F

United States

This book locates and describes all of Maryland's Fire Towers. Researched and written by Barbara Garner, and published by Abecedarian Books of Baldwin, MD with maps by cartographer, Ron Vohs, it takes the reader to 46 locations. It describes the development of the fire tower lookout system in Maryland and recognizes many of the towermen and towerwomen who worked this system. It is a resource for adventurers, hikers, geographers, historians, teachers, parents and all Marylanders who live near tower sites or may have worked protecting Maryland's natural resources.

A View From the Top: Maryland's Fire Towers

Barbara M. Garner

<p>Baltimore, MD- Abecedarian Books, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication of A Fighter All My Life, a memoir, by Sam Johnson, a union organizer and professed militant. Compiled from tapes made over a ten-year period and lovingly transcribed, A Fighter All My Life tells the unvarnished tale of the personal evolution and rise from poverty to purpose of Sam Johnson. Told in his own words, it vibrates with an authenticity that grips the reader with spellbinding authority. As Judith Carpenter, who edited the transcripts, says in her introduction, This is truly Sam s book, an account of an extraordinary life, a militant life, during the years of a very extraordinary period in American history. It is a story that wends its way from the streets of Alabama to the fast life of Los Angeles to the Chrysler plant in Detroit. It is a story of transformation as the author evolves from a careless young man to a socially conscious and caring adult. It is a story that rings with truth as it jumps off the page in the vernacular that defies dispute. It is a story of racism, drugs, death, rebellion, and salvation. Its roots reach deep into the American soil, and it is a story that needs to be told and one that needs to be read. A Fighter All My Life by Sam Johnson (ISBN-13: 978-0-9822985-9-6, IBSN-10: 0-9822985-9-5, LC 2014940487), paperback, 269 pages, $16.00) is available from BCH distributor, Ingram, Follett Library Resources, or direct from the publisher at (410) 692-6777 [9-5 EST].</p>

A Fighter All My Life: The Life and Words of Sam Johnson: From Alabama to Los Angeles to Detroit

Johnson, Sam

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