Illustrated with over 500 black &amp; white photographs and line drawings.

The Story of the Steam Plough Works: Fowlers of Leeds

Science & Math

LANE, Michael R.

Technology

Society of Automotive Engineers

The story of the St Nicholas Works: A history of Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd

Business & Money

Economics

Unicorn Press

The Story of the Wellington Foundry - a History of William Foster & Co. Ltd, Lincoln

Michael R Lane

A novel told in short story form. It is also a book for every generation that may be wondering: "Where did all the answers go?" It is for the youth of America who can only see the world through callous eyes -- and for parents and grandparents, educators and counselors who struggle to keep whole a humane patchwork within a deteriorating society. Through ordinary and extraordinary individuals questioning themselves and their futures, we can see ourselves, and perhaps, if we are both perceptive and fortunate, we will realize that there are more common threads that bind us than there are differences that divide.

Crossroads: The Prophet (And Other Lives)

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Bare Bones Press

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Willie's Market

Before the supermarket boom, there were neighborhood markets where most people did their grocery shopping. They served as a junction for the exchange of ideas and gossip in much the same way as barbershops and beauty salons still do today. It was typical for owners of these markets to live in the neighborhood. They were part of the community and often took an active interest in what best served its needs. The Family Stone is set in the memory of these institutions long gone from most of the American economic landscape. It is the year following the long, hot summer in America. Abraham and Winona Stone are the owners of Willie's Market, a corner grocer in an urban community known as East Liberty, a Mecca where people within the community can catch up on the latest gossip regarding their uncommon neighbors. Theresa Peoples, a beautician during the week, a nude dancer on the weekends. Reverend Embry Wilshire, a man on a quest to redeem every sinner's soul, his own being his most challenging. Jessie Wilkerson, philosopher, a learned man of unknown origin and past. These characters, and more, round out the stories of this neighborhood cast in The Family Stone.

THE FAMILY STONE

United States

Booklocker.com, Inc.

Clinton Windell is murdered and robbed of twenty million dollars in uncut gems. C. J. Cavanaugh is hired to root out the murderers. There's only one catch. C. J. and his partner must keep mum they're working the case. Between the killers, Homicide Detective Pendleton, and their client, C. J. must utilize every ounce of cunning to keep him and his partner out of prison or the morgue long enough to capture the killers...

THE GEM CONNECTION

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

UFOs and God isnot a single-themed collection but a diverse assortment of distinct individualskayaking their way through the erratic channels of this journey we call life. Someof these stories are sharp edged and crafted to cut you emotionally to thequick. Others are inviting like a warm cozy room on a bitter cold day. A couple- it is hoped - will simply make you laugh. As Diane C. Donovan, SeniorReviewer at Donovan's Literary Services points out, there is much more to UFOs and God than the title suggests. "The short stories in UFOsand God are fictional works, but aside from the title piece, anyone whoanticipates that this book will be centered around UFOs should be advised thatthere are bigger scenarios at stake, here; and these involve belief, perseverance,determination and survival. "At the pivot point of many of these stories are basic,gritty assessments of life and why it's worth living, while others support thethemes of visionary belief systems, hope, and newfound revelation. "'Locusts', for example, takes readers on a winding journeythrough a desolate wilderness brought about by the greed of mankind as itfollows the thoughts and trajectory of Thurgood Boyd, a farmer andenvironmentalist who views "evidence of the same shortsighted deeds" everywherein his world, and who (perhaps naively) anticipates a positive outcome even ashis grandparents struggle to hold on to the family farm. "'Crossing the Burnside Bridge' contrasts the broken life ofan engineer whose divorce sparks a deeper questioning of love as he faces hisconflicted desire to both love and leave an upcoming family matter. "Michael R. Lane's various characters stand at differentcrossroads in their lives: some brought about by their individual choices andtheir consequences; others forced upon them by the outside world and life'stwisting changes. "The questioning process, the juxtaposition of past andpresent lives, and the ways in which people disappoint, say goodbye, or welcomenew opportunities lie at the crux of many of the pieces in UFOs and God. "So if it's alien or religious stories that are anticipatedor desired; look elsewhere. UFOs and God is much more: it's a closerexamination of succinct moments in life where people get the opportunity tolook back, look ahead, or take a close look at the world; and each piece iscarefully crafted to support a reader's perceptions of their own 'aha' momentsin life. "Short story readers who relish philosophical andpsychological introspection in a diverse array of characters and life-changingyet small events will find this collection thought-provoking in nature andsatisfyingly diverse in scope." From farm to urban, from World War II to the Digital Age,from the dawn of life to its twilight, the places and times, people and eventsin UFOs and God spotlight the tenderunderbelly of the human condition in all its glory and despair on these variedstages of fiction.

UFOs and GOD: A Collection of Short Stories

Short Stories & Anthologies

SANDBOX

Poetry

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