Route 66. The Pan-American Highway. The Oregon Trail. Up there with some of the greatest well-known American travel routes is a lesser-known one, the Santa Fe Trail. For about sixty years, this primarily commercial highway stretched between Missouri and New Mexico. Both Mexican and American traders used it, as did gold rush adventurers, stagecoaches, and … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: “Gunnar’s Odyssey” by Richard Hollenback
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Children's Book Month is a month-long celebration of children's books and the joy of reading. It is celebrated every November in the United States. Children's Book Month was founded in 1919 by the Children's Book Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to literacy and children's books. The purpose of Children's Book Month is to promote the … Continue reading Celebrate Children’s Book Month
Solitude can be a fickle thing. It may be thrust upon you, it may be a choice, it may be an unwelcome punishment. Those moments spent alone can be torturous. But there are always answers in silence. This story begins with a young girl, Aage, who is accused by her father of being a witch. … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: “Gobelin” by Julia McKinlay
David Smith was raised in an orphanage from the time he was a baby until his late teens. Now, as an adult, he decided to have his d.n.a. checked in order to gain some knowledge of his background. He was not expecting the results that showed up while he was on vacation. It was during … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: “Access: Going Places” by Paul Ward
Since author Daniel A. Capen attended medical school in the 1970s and ’80s, a lot has changed in American health care training and the practice of medicine. With A Buyer’s Guide to a Medical Career: A Long Trip Down the Rabbit Hole, Capen aims to inform those interested in a career in medicine of these … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: “A Buyer’s Guide to a Medical Career” by Daniel A. Capen MD
With a president's foresight and a freed slave's wisdom, the African people work together to create a land that is united, ending the slave trade forever. Within this new reality, ancient natural health remedies from the jungles and rainforests are easily shared with the world. James Reilly's Lincoln's World, a reimagining of what could have … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: “Lincoln’s World” by James Reilly