The tall ship Friends Good Will and the War of 1812 on the Great Lakes come to vivid life in this well-researched historical volume by James Spurr. Book 1 Great Lakes, Great Guns Historical Series, Sworn for Mackinaw begins in pre-war Detroit with business and family man Oliver Williams and his brother-in-law, Captain William Lee. Both men stake their futures on a new venture: the fast sailing sloop Friends Good Will. When war erupts it causes tension between friends, strains on blood bonds, and the unforeseen peril of carrying a secret cargo that may change the entire course of history.

Sworn for Mackinaw

Literature & Fiction

Spurr, James

Contemporary

Double Edge Pr

Three time Maxwell Award winning author Gail MacMillan invites you on a very special journey in this true Maxwell Award winning story of Ceilidh's Quest. Loved by her new owner, always searching for her previous owner, Ceilidh represents the epitome in devotion, bravery, and torn loyalties. After spending three happy years with her first owner's family, circumstances force the unthinkable, and Ceilidh is sent away. Luckily, Ceilidh is placed with Gail MacMillan, a truly devoted animal lover. There, she finds an understanding heart even as she begins her restless quest for her past life. Ceilidh goes on to be a well-known show dog and is featured in one of her new mistress's books on Duck Tolling Retrievers, but will this courageous little dog ever find peace and accept the love of her new owner? The fact that some of life's deepest lessons can be learned from what we humans consider 'simple' creatures could only be picked up on by an author as sensitive and observant as Gail MacMillan. Laughter and tears flow in equal measure. ~ Rebecca Melvin, author of In the Brief Eternal Silence. With the writing of Ceilidh's Quest, Gail MacMillan has joined the ranks of the authors of such classics as Lassie, Come Home and Black Beauty. ~ Douglas Wayne Coldwell, author, educator, and breeder of champion Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. Ceilidh's Quest is a very personal treatise on the unique and reciprocal interspecies relationships that manifest between people and dogs, understood completely by incurable dog people everywhere. ~ Jim Gourlay, publisher, Eastern Woods and Waters and Saltscapes magazines. Gail MacMillan has succeeded once again to captivate dog lovers with the enchanting tale of Ceilidh. It tugs at your heart and warms your sense of family traditions. ~ Lyman Ward, Hollywood writer, director, and actor. A touching and entertaining story that even die-hard cat-lovers will find irresistible. ~ Raymond Fraser, author and Governor-General's Award nominee.

Ceilidh's Quest

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

MacMillan, Gail

Pets & Animal Care

It's an ordinary day in South Florida when two cars randomly collide on scenic route U.S. 1. This collision begins a chain of events that will threaten the entire United States with a plague of Biblical proportions. Bernie Minihan of the CIA is faced with several urgent tasks. First, identifying the strain of a highly contagious disease long thought eradicated from existence other than a few tightly controlled cultures in the U.S. and the old Soviet Bloc. Second, piecing together the trail of the cultures from high security onto the black market to release in the U.S. And third, identifying how many more cultures are unaccounted for and who is controlling them. John V. Tieso takes you on a riveting ride from the Centers of Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, to the culture labs of Samarqand, Uzbekistan, to terrorist organizations in Cairo, Egypt, in France, and in the United States. He gives an insider's view of the new Homeland Security system in action from the top echelon of decision makers to the cop on the beat. He delves into the terrorist culture with the insight and knowledge of only someone with his experience could render and gives the reader a full understanding of what could easily transpire on any given day. Includes a Foreword by Vin Weber, Member of Congress (1981-1993) R-MN

For the Sake of Terror

Tieso, John V.

Bits and Pieces

Biographies & Memoirs

Melvin, Rebecca

Curtis-Dougherty, Martha

Arts & Literature

Thirty-Six Years Later. . .

This full color photography book features some of renowned photographer Martha Dougherty's best photos and her stories to accompany them. Some are funny, some are sad, all are informative. From cats to icicles, Martha creates wonderful worlds and lives for her subjects, and accompanies them with breathtaking photography. Martha Dougherty has been taking pictures from the age of twelve. She has actively participated in showing her work and running her own photography business for the past 28 years. "If Only I Could Talk - Volume 1" is her third published title, and she is looking forward to continuing her photography book series.

If Only I Could Talk

Arts & Photography

Dougherty, Martha

Photography & Video

James Spurr continues the saga of two strong-willed men, related through marriage, bound by friendship, separated by war, as they face the challenge of battle on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. In One Sloop and Slow Match Captain William Lee and Oliver Williams become embroiled in the cauldrons of the greatest battles to ever take place on the inland seas. Join them and a young Master Commandant Perry, initially in command of only tiny gunboats, as the struggle with Great Britain intensifies into a grueling game of wits, bloodshed and perseverance, and Perry rises to become one of our greatest American Heroes. We have met the enemy. . . From the Chicago Massacre to the blockade of U.S. Naval forces at Presque Isle on Lake Erie, James Spurr recreates the action with unerring historical accuracy while conveying the emotion of perilous uncertainty.

One Sloop and Slow Match (Great Lakes, Great Guns Series, Book 2)

Travis Martin last saw action as a Marine sniper in Vietnam - until he was medivacced out as a mental case. Now stateside in Georgia, his ongoing combat is to never again care about anyone, or anything, and to forget the horrors of war which he excelled at. When George Mitchell arrives at his door, wheelchair bound from saving Travis' life, Travis knows that George is the one man he can not deny a favor. George's Missionary grandchildren in Africa have been kidnapped by Muslim slavers, and even if it means practicing the art of death that had nearly driven him to insanity before, Travis is determined to get them out. With the help of some old Squad buddies and a few modern day Survivalists, they put together a mission of insertion and extraction. But it is Travis and Travis alone who must accompany a questionable and illegal band of African rescuers into Sudan and the very heart of the Janjaweed - Devils on Horseback.

Janjaweed: Devils on Horseback

Matthews, Joseph

Matthews, Jane

United States

You can never go home again. . . Lu Conners wonders why she would want to. Home to her conjures up memories of a poverty stricken childhood on a dirt-farm in Florida, the death of her mother, an embittered and closed-off father, and the cutting slights of being called racial slurs. Was it any wonder that when she won a scholarship for college in the north she never looked back? Now with teenaged children, a successful career and a business-owner husband, the last thing she wants to do is attend to her newly deceased father's affairs. Neither is she anxious to deal with her hostile brother or face those figures from her childhood who could feel nothing but betrayal after her long absence. The journey home unexpectedly becomes more than a facing of bad memories. To her surprise she finds it to be a journey of renewal as secrets are revealed, sacrifices are discovered, and a newfound pride in her family and roots is instilled to be treasured and passed down to the next generation.

A Matter of Pride

Gill, Jane

An iconic racing figure in the 1970's, Dynamite Mike McGee was beloved by many. Few of those seeing him standing in the winner's circle knew of the challenges he had overcome. No one knew of the challenges he would face in his future. Born with dwarfism and a myriad of birth defects, Mike was not expected to live out his first week. He was never expected to live past his twenties. Despite all odds, Mike went on to live life to the fullest. He built and raced cars. He married and fathered a child. At forty-one years of age, Mike had achieved as much as any man. After years of danger and accidents on the race-track, it was a simple mishap resulting in brain damage that changed his life forever. Divorced, custody of his child lost, confined to a wheelchair, his speech diminished, his hearing and balance impaired and ultra-sensitive to light, Mike's life had gone from the winner's circle to again facing incredible odds against him. This is the story of how Mike McGee, now a well-known artist, faced daunting challenges to build a life for himself, not just once, but twice.

Dynamite Mike Mcgee

Smith, Lona

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