JEDEDIAH MAGNUS WEST is "The Great Wild West." Award-winning author Jeff Appelquist takes us on an amazing odyssey as Jed West's story unfolds against the dramatic sweep of modern American history. Jed, the grandson of humble immigrants, grows up in a comfortable Midwestern household. He graduates from schoolboy mischief to the pain and glory of collegiate athletics. He serves America as a Marine officer and courageously confronts multiple life-changing events. From the shores of Omaha Beach to the jungles of Vietnam, from the Marine occupation of Beirut to the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan, Jed and his family are touched by the harsh scourge of war. Jed leaves the military and enters into a law practice that he comes to detest. But fortune shines when he marries a wife and fathers two daughters whom he adores. Sara, Angela, and Jessica teach him much as they profoundly change the way he thinks about the world. Jed becomes an entrepreneur who builds a business empire, only to watch his world come crashing down around him. He suffers the embarrassment of failure, the agony of physical injury, and the heartbreak of personal loss. With his pals Zach, Tommy, and Luke, Jed savors the joys of friendship, camaraderie, and laughter. Together they experience the wild and wonderful world of nature in pursuit of epic hunting and fishing exploits around the world. Finally, over time, in ways that they could never have imagined, Jed and his beloved circle of family and friends are forced to come to grips with highly charged issues of race, religion, gender, and sexuality. Jed West proves that what matters is not the destination, but the journey. Throughout all of his adventures and challenges, Jed strives to persevere, to maintain his outrageous sense of humor, to do the right thing, and to become a better man. The Great Wild West is a great wild ride and an unforgettable vision of the American dream.

The Great Wild West: An American Journey

Literature & Fiction

Appelquist, Jeff

Literary

Wise Ink Creative Publishing

Drama, drama, drama--every facet of our culture is steeped in it: politics, media, Hollywood, our corporate culture, even our health care is dripping with drama. And, like true junkies, we indulge in it endlessly. Drama addiction is real. But why do we have it? How did we even get here? 
Drama functions as a social survival method that we all sometimes lean on to be seen, heard, and to feel like we matter. Left unattended, the negative thought patterns and emotional wounds that foster drama will be recycled generation after generation, adversely affecting our world for years to come. 
There is a path to true emotional freedom. The Drama-Free Way: A Thought-Management Guide to Navigating Chaos and Thriving explores the internal thought patterns and energetic states that create drama. This book pairs real stories of journeys out of drama addiction with a practical approach for intentional thinking and authentic thriving. The result isn't a destination, but a new way of living--a way that can make life easier, more fun, and more fulfilling. 
Your spirit is calling you to a new level of being; The Drama-Free Way will lead you there.

The Drama-Free Way: A Thought-Management Guide to Navigating Chaos and Thriving

Self-Help

Jennifer Kern Collins

Personal Transformation

Based in Hockeytown USA, this hockey tale is the second in the Official Adventures series. Your favorite brothers, Blaine and Cullen return and are joined by Avery and Paisley, two girls who play on the boys' team! Snowballs and fun fly high when the young friends make a ''Mount State of Hockey'' snow sculpture with the faces of their hockey heroes! From high school to pee wees, from hockey hair to the game-ending handshake, Drop the Puck, Shoot for the Cup captures hockey's best state tournament moments.

Drop the Puck, Shoot for the Cup: The Official Adventures

Children's Books

Jayne. J. Jones Beehler

When people hear the words ''seize your life'' or ''seize the day,'' they often think they have to do something grand, adventurous, or exotic or something that has a monetary cost associated with it. We all have the ability to Carpe Diem every day through awareness, action, and appreciation. Seize Your Life is a collection of practical and actionable guidance intended to inspire and empower you to Carpe Diem Every Day.

Seize Your Life: How to Carpe Diem Every Day

Jasmine Brett Stringer

Religion & Spirituality

Just months shy of her claiming at Carrowmore and fulfilling a centuries-old prophecy, werewolf Ashling Boru has stepped into her role as the Crimson Queen. She finally has the support of her pack and her love for Grey is stronger than ever. 
But it's not easy being queen. Ashling's guardian, Baran, has been captured by the Dvergars, a family of evil wolves who will stop at nothing to possess Ashling's power and destroy everything--and everyone--she loves. Ashling must unite the clans and build an army to stand against the Dvergars before it's too late. Unfortunately, the Dvergars also have armies of the darkest creatures the world has ever known. 
Shadows loom, growing ever larger as generations of pack secrets begin to unfold. Ashling's people, the humans they protect, and Old Mother Earth herself all hang in the balance of Ashling's choices. Will Ashling have to forsake her true love to save the world? And will she have the strength to do it? 
Bloodmoon is the thrilling conclusion to the Bloodmark Saga.

Bloodmoon: Book Three of the Bloodmark Saga

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Aurora Whittet

Fantasy

The Official Adventures Series drops the puck with a tale of two brothers, Blaine and Cullen. On and off the ice, they have a deep love for the game and each other! The brothers are joined by Rylee and Rosee, America's loveable, inspirational, funny, and down-to-earth referees. Together they will steal young readers' hearts. Sharpen your skates and grab your stick! It's time to play hockey!

Drop the Puck: It's Hockey Season (Official Adventures)

Growing Up & Facts of Life

What if the greatest key to your success is beating inside of your chest? Honesty. Vulnerability. Humor. These are just a few of the values that make a leader. But above all of these is compassion. Putting your compassion for people first is key to being someone worthy of following. In Big-Hearted Leadership, longtime medical-management executive Donn Sorensen shares why compassion goes hand-in-hand with your competency as a leader. Donn shows how compassion trickles down into every decision you make as a leader, right down to organizational structure, human resources, production, and all the way to your organization's bottom line.

Big-Hearted Leadership: Five Keys to Create Success through Compassion

Business & Money

Vaughn Kohler

Donn Sorensen

Management & Leadership

Jackie Robinson may have smashed Major League Baseball's color ceiling in 1947, but segregation in the sport had not been entirely eliminated. The pre-season ritual of spring training in Florida remained racially restrictive. Black players could not room, eat, or socialize with their white teammates. The only time teams were fully together? On the diamond. By 1961, pressure mounted for complete integration. Despite demands from the influential black newspaper columnist Wendell Smith, it appeared another year would pass dictated by Jim Crow policies. Then, two weeks before players reported to spring training, Dr. Ralph Wimbish announced that it was time for a change. The feisty, forty-year-old black physician from St. Petersburg was known locally for his central role in the integration of the city's schools, beaches, and lunch counters. Major League Baseball, however, wasn't exactly a five and dime operation; it was the economic lifeblood of St. Pete and for most of the other host cities in Florida. Drawing on personal interviews, newspaper accounts, archival documents, and memoirs, Adam Henig painstakingly etches a portrait of the troubled era and weaves into it an unforgettable tale of a little-known civil rights activist who risked it all to achieve racial justice.

Under One Roof: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor's Battle to Integrate Spring Training

History

Henig, Adam

Americas

In today's bustling, competitive culture, children are constantly being pushed earlier in intellectual and artistic pursuits. Parents are pressured into buying toys, apps, and bouncing apparatuses all designed to give babies an early start in cognitive training for skills like playing musical instruments, reading and writing, and practicing arithmetic. In truth, nature already has a perfect way for babies' brains to grow and learn without the aid of overstimulating devices: natural movement sequences. 
Baby Bare by Stephanie Johnson, MA R-DTM, LPC, uses neuroscience research, beautiful illustrations, and custom photos to show how freedom of movement and physical connection with a loving adult are the only educational tools babies need for optimal brain development. This book is packed with tips, tools, and exercises to aid in babies' neurological growth from infancy to toddlerhood and beyond.

Baby Bare: A Bottom-Up Approach to Growing Strong Brains and Bodies

STEPHANIE JOHNSON

Gol is an instructional guide meant to shift your mindset and spark new ideas. In the pages of gol lie your roadmap to reflect, jumpstart, and sustain the search for your dream job. Each chapter leads you through a journey of self-discovery, to easily navigate the job search from defining your gols (goals) to effective resume writing, networking, and interviewing, gol will take you through the process. Ready. Set. Gol.

Gol: A Curated Guide for the Modern Day Job Hunt

Kathy Engen

Linda Heath

Health, Fitness & Dieting

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