A straightforward guide to understanding the global monetary system and why the shine is off the U.S. dollar's position as the Gold Standard of world currencies. Steven J. Spence, a military veteran and corporate employee-turned-entrepreneur, lays out a concise history of the U.S. monetary system. He's candid about his own life lessons and then shares how he came to discover the hard realities revealed in this informative read. The author explains in layperson's terms how the institutions behind money work and how it affects you. He also offers timely insight into what's going on right now from crypto currency to inflation and hyper-inflation and steps you should consider to secure your own financial future.

Money Plain and Simple: What the Institutions and the Elite Don't Want You to Know

Business & Money

Spence, Steven J

Economics

Lucid House Publishing LLC

A straightforward guide to understanding the global monetary system and why the shine is off the U.S. dollar's position as the Gold Standard of world currencies. Steven J. Spence, a military veteran and corporate employee-turned-entrepreneur, lays out a concise history of the U.S. monetary system. He's candid about his own life lessons and then shares how he came to discover the hard realities revealed in this informative read. The author explains in layperson's terms how the institutions behind money work and how it affects you. He also offers timely insight into what's going on right now from crypto currency to inflation and hyper-inflation and steps you should consider to secure your own financial future.

Dinero, Simple y Sencillo: Lo Que las Instituciones y la Élite No Quieren Que Sepas (Spanish Edition)

A cabin behind a padlocked gate, no power, no phone, only Revelation and a .38---a true story of abuse, loss, redemption and hope which winds from south Texas to a sycamore tree in Tennessee. Mike escaped his father's fists, but years later glimpsed himself in his father's casket. Ginger named the sycamore tree for Trent. It grew slowly---like independence. This is Ginger's story, and Mike's, yet it didn't begin with them. Winner of six national awards, this harrowing narrative by journalist Jennie Miller Helderman has been updated with an epilogue and resources for those with violent partners. In this unique nonfiction story, Helderman interviewed Ginger, the abuse survivor-turned-advocate, her abuser, their sons, family members and friends on both sides. She serves up a rare, unvarnished examination of a horrific case and the trail of destruction domestic violence leaves behind.

As the Sycamore Grows: A Hidden Cabin, the Bible, and a .38

Biographies & Memoirs

Jennie Miller Helderman

Community & Culture

Annie's Song: Dandelions, Dreams and Dogs

Annie McDonnell

What would you do if an aunt, who you were just getting to know, left you a ranch you'd never seen, 1,500 miles from your rainy Northwest home? Newly-single Harper Crawley seizes a second-chance at happiness. With the ink not-yet dry on her divorce papers, landscape designer Harper Crawley meets up in Santa Fe with her sister Paige for the reading of their late Aunt Sabina's will. Major surprise--the Crawley sisters are now the co-owners of a derelict ranch in Verde Springs, New Mexico. Despite its sagging chicken coops and a resident bat colony, Harper falls in love with the juniper-covered hills and walls of red rimrock surrounding the neglected property. Soon, Harper is stuffing herself with Maggie's enchiladas and flirting with local contractor Caleb Johansson, while his adorable five-year-old daughter Ellie wanders the ranch with their two rescue pups. Aspen groves and fields of flowers miraculously thrive in the high-desert as Harper works hard to create the garden of her dreams. Then, out of nowhere, Ellie's mom, Mariah, returns after a traumatic two-year absence. Money troubles threaten the ranch, and Harper's ex appears like a serpent in their newfound paradise. But when the Crawley sisters put their stubborn heads together, they're magically unstoppable.

The Renaissance Sisters (The Inn at Verde Springs Trilogy)

Romance

Cohan, Wendy

Contemporary

Steven J. Spence's 2022 Book Excellence Award winner for best book on finances is the book you don't know you need until you read it. He provides a straightforward guide to understanding the global monetary system and why the shine is off the U.S. dollar's position as the Gold Standard of world currencies. Spence, a military veteran and corporate employee-turned-entrepreneur, lays out a concise history of the U.S. monetary system. He's candid about his own life lessons and how he finally found his way out of the debt trap, and then shares how he came to discover the hard realities revealed in this informative and shocking read. The author explains in layperson's terms how the institutions (like the Federal Reserve) that control money work and how all of this affects you. He also offers timely insight into what's going on right now from bank failures to crypto currency to inflation and hyper-inflation and offers his opinions on steps the everyday person can take to protect their financial future. Many of the things that he predicted in the original edition have already happened or are coming to fruition now. If you read this revised and updated book, you will put yourself in the Top 1% of the public with some understanding about what is happening with our monetary system in the United States.

Money, Plain & Simple: What the Institutions and the Elite Don't Want You to Know

"Hi, my name is Rusty. I am a puppy who loves secrets, but I just can't keep them to myself. That is why I want to share a very BIG one with you about me and the young girl, who is my owner, Emma Puff. Just yesterday I was a grumpy old dog and Emma was 90 years old. You won't believe what happens next?" Readers of all ages will laugh out loud at the antics of Emma and Rusty, as they are transported to a world where age is just a number. Mr. Musk is the hilarious but naughty parrot who knows all their secrets. When he accidentally creates a mysterious elixir, the magic begins to happen. Old Emma and Rusty become young again and chaos ensues. The duo gets a second chance to appreciate the joys of childhood, the importance of friendship and family while holding on to their old souls. The story and illustrations are designed for, but not limited to, young readers, family members, guardians, and teachers, who enjoy sharing stories that encourage children to love reading and to value people of all ages. All are sure to be delighted by the unexpected twists and turns this cast of characters experiences throughout the book."Rusty and Emma's Big Shock!" is the first book in the Emma Puff's Secrets Series by Annie Wilde. Emma was born from the imaginative bedtime stories that the author created for her children to whom this book is dedicated. Annie's words are beautifully complemented by the illustrations of Beebe Hargrove. Together they weave a fun, action-packed story filled with hope and second chances.

Rusty and Emma's Big Shock! (Emma Puff's Secrets)

Children's Books

Wilde, Annie

Action & Adventure

When Paige Crawley hooks up with Renaissance musician Ed Barrett, one night of frolic leads to a detour she never expected. Could it also bring her the kind of love she never imagined? A busy autumn wedding season moves the Inn at Verde Springs into the black. Next up? Planning her sister Harper's April wedding. But over-achiever Paige struggles with telling Mr. Renaissance Man that he's fathered a child?until it's unavoidable. Even though Paige's lie-by-omission is unforgivable, Ed Barrett is excited to finally be a father. Then, when Paige's pregnancy turns high-risk, Ed sets his anger aside and follows his heart. As Paige and Ed navigate their precarious relationship, the imminent birth of their baby has the power to unite them or divide them. But for Paige, the future is clear: Ed is the man who makes everything work, not just for her, but for all of them. When a serious accident puts Ed's life at risk, Paige devotes herself to helping him through the crisis, and, finally, brings him home to the most healing place she knows: The Inn at Verde Springs. Love Child celebrates the slow-simmering love between two strong people with a second chance to build a life, together.

Love Child (The Inn at Verde Springs Trilogy)

CIRCUMCISION CUTS THROUGH US ALL. Most Americans have never seen a normal penis, nor have we ever questioned the peculiar medical practice of removing the natural protective foreskin, or prepuce, from newborn baby boys. Yet, this unnecessary and most common pediatric surgery permanently reduces the size and alters the function of a boy's penis for the rest of his life. Every year, nearly 1.5 million baby boys are assaulted in American hospitals and doctors' offices, subjecting them to pain, functional and psychological damage, and a forever-altered sexual experience. (Only 2 percent of all circumcisions in the United States are done for religious reasons.) Research shows that expectant mothers are pressured multiple times to sign a "consent" form allowing medical professionals to inflict this damage on their sons and permitting hospitals to do whatever they want with the "donated" foreskins-including providing the tissue to companies that repurpose them into commercial products like cosmetics. Parents who refuse circumcision and keep their sons' genitals intact often later find them victimized by the gruesome, prevalent practice of forcible foreskin retraction at the hands of foreskin-phobic doctors and nurses. In her eye-opening memoir, Georganne Chapin exposes the business of medical circumcision. She traces its U.S. roots from 19th Century fears of masturbation to stereotypes about race, class, religion, and male sexuality. She describes how what started as a way to keep men and women from enjoying sex morphed into a for-profit medical practice-one that is rare or unknown in Europe, non-Muslim Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. She shows how physician organizations, especially the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), have worked for decades to fraudulently promote circumcision's supposed benefits, suppress facts about circumcision harm and deaths, and refuse to acknowledge the procedure as a gross violation of basic medical ethics. Indeed, the AAP now characterizes male genital mutilation as a matter of "culture" and "parental preference"--a position that, conveniently, shields trade associations and their physician members from legal and financial liability. This book is a punch-in-the-gut wake-up call that will enrage and empower anyone impacted by the multi-billion-dollar penis business.

This Penis Business: A Social Activist's Memoir

Garrett, Echo Montgomery

Chapin, Georganne

Please Don't Cut the Baby: A Nurse's Memoir

Milos, Marilyn Fayre

Kirkwood, Judy

Leaders & Notable People

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