The runt of the litter, Gemini Joe is no stranger to tears. His life is a story--following the Great Depression and his parents struggle to provide for his family. Survival in his powerful, sometimes cruel family was not easy. Although he remembers with affection and occasional humor holidays, his childhood friends, his mother and grandmother, his tough, bullying brothers and indifferent sister, his family was too much for him. He found acceptance in a bottle of scotch. Health issues beginning at birth and compounded by an addiction to cigarettes from the age of seven. In the end, he managed to conquer his addictions, but was it too late? Gemini Joe's childhood memories inspire sorrow, anger, sympathy, horror, and amusement. As an adult, he inspires forgiveness for the mistakes he made in life and redeemed himself through his considerable talents as an artist, poet, and thinker. "Crying isn't bad because it is God's way of washing away the pain. That's why we have teardrops." - Gemini Joe

Gemini Joe: Memoirs of Brooklyn

Biographies & Memoirs

Janet Sierzant

Community & Culture

La Maison Publishing, Inc.

Searching for the Shire: One Woman's Quest to Find Her Voice

Literature & Fiction

St. John, Florence

Literary

Why me? This is the question Almut Metzroth asked when horrid occurrences forcefully altered her life's course. She grew up in Germany during the 1930s and '40s amid turbulent political and military encroachment. The raw reality of war fought in her homeland made survival a constant struggle. At the hands of Soviet troops in 1945, she and her parents suffered periods of captivity and forced labor, deprivation, rape, hunger, and ever-present fear. After a courageous flight to West Germany, Metzroth and parents tasted personal freedom after many years without it. The fear disappeared but the new beginning caused much stress. In her book the author tells of her unshakable desire for happiness and fulfillment. Education is her vehicle to success. In college she meets her husband. Together they leave Germany for America and write another chapter of their life as a family. When a teacher, Almut Metzroth shares her enthusiasm for learning with high school students. She takes them on trips to Europe to awaken an appreciation of foreign cultures and recognition of their common bonds. Reflecting on her success, she now considers, why not me?

Thorns and Roses

Metzroth, Almut Hadwig

History

Gene Hull's award winning story of Big Band life, Cruise Ships, Show Productions. The sensitive true story of one man's struggle for success in the music business.Katherine Hepburn scolded him. Duke Ellington hired him. Elvis greeted him. Benny Goodman inspired him. Leonard Bernstein thanked him. Las Vegas applauded him. Vic Damone congratulated him. Count Basie taught him. Paul Whiteman berated him. His family still loved him. "A vividly sketched memoir that grabs the reader and doesn't let go." The Pittsburgh Press Tribune "Highly recommended, inspirational, original... loaded with wry humor." Kaye Trout Reviews. "A career that deserves a standing ovation." The Palm Beach Post

Chasing the Muse: A Life in Music and Show Business

Hull, Gene Robert

Arts & Literature

Haase relates in an unadorned, natural style his experiences on his own cruising boat, detailing life aboard "Triton 3" and sailing in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Atlantic coast and coastal waterways, Cuba, and the Florida Keys.

Eleven Years Afloat

Sports & Outdoors

Haase, Peter

Water Sports

Murder, anger and love lost erupt tragically in a small New England town. A wealthy humanitarian confesses to killing his beloved wife, the mother of their twins, yet refuses to give the motive. Homicide Captain Detective, Ray Polo is furious when the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department directs him to investigate and find the motive when local police fail. Polo doesn’t give a damn. The man confessed.  As far as the detective is concerned, to hell with the motive, throw the guy in prison and lose the key. Polo discovers the motive―or does he? It no longer matters, as mind-shattering deceit and murders follow.

Murders in a Small Town

Wood, Barry

True Crime

Have you ever been swept off your feet by a charming, handsome man, only to find his declarations of love were false? If so, you will be interested to learn that maybe, you were entangled with a sociopath.
Some people hear the word sociopath and conjure up the image of a psychopathic killer, but while all psychopaths have sociopathic characteristics, sociopaths do not kill the body. They are killers of souls. Driven by narcissism, they lack a sense of moral responsibility and have no conscience. The definition doesn’t come close to what lurks beneath the surface. I know because I was entangled with one. It started with “love-bombing.” Daniel came on strong. He seduced me with texts and phone calls, drawing me into his web until I couldn’t think straight. Once he had me where he wanted me, he played on my sentiments to throw me off balance and put my world on the crazy train. Disguised by his upbeat and funny demeanor, his abuse was subtle and hard to pinpoint. I walked around in a fog and functioned, mindlessly accepting his behaviors for fear of causing a rift. Under constant stress and anxiety over losing him, I give Daniel the benefit of the doubt. Doubt! Remember that word. It will drive me to the edge of insanity by the time the relationship is done. Not everyone will understand how he could manipulate and deceive me for so long. They don’t know. Daniel was clever and a master of manipulation, able to twist the truth until I accepted his fabricated reality. I didn’t recognize his cunning, devious nature. It’s still hard to believe that the person I loved never really existed. He was a ghost, a man without a soul.

Entangled: with a Sociopath

Sierzant, Janet

Genre Fiction

Like most little girls, Arabella wants to be a princess. She loves to dress up in her colorful dresses and pretend. But when she picks up a pair of scissors and cuts her own hair, she doesn't feel like a princess anymore. That is until she takes a trip to the mall and learns that you don't have to have long hair to be a princess.

Always a Princess

Children's Books

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Hannah and Molly is a story about a young girl and her puppy. She finds herself in trouble when she doesn't listen to her father. The book delivers an important message for children by sharing the fact that parents' tell us what to do to keep us safe. Reading this book to a child is a fun and loving way to teach them about parental authority.

Hannah and Molly

Teen & Young Adult

Hannah and Molly is a story about a young girl and her puppy. They get lost in the woods because she didn't listen to her father.  The book delivers an important message for small children by sharing the fact that parents' tell us what to do to keep us safe.

Animals

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Gemini Joe: Memoirs of Brooklyn

Searching for the Shire: One Woman's Quest to Find Her Voice

Thorns and Roses

Chasing the Muse: A Life in Music and Show Business

Eleven Years Afloat

Murders in a Small Town

Entangled: with a Sociopath

Always a Princess

Hannah and Molly

Hannah and Molly