Bøker av Barry a Clay

Do you sometimes wondered if you're really cut out to be a parent? Do you read parenting books and try to apply what you learn from them, but it doesn't seem to work on your children? Do you wonder if you're losing control, or perhaps your mind? If so, this is the book for you. You're sure to feel better reading these absolutely true stories (with only a teensy, weensy bit of exaggeration) of the Clay family. And look! Their children turned out alright! Yours will, too. With laugh-out-loud humor, Barry Clay (edited by his wife Joanne and children Lauren, Jared, Marilla, and Nolan) brings a humorous (and sometimes chaotic) slice of reality that is sure to make things look better. Or at least funnier!

This chilling anthology recounts what happens to ordinary people when they are suddenly faced with things they can't explain rationally. While some are what you might expect from decades of horror stories, others take "the road less traveled." Melissa Nelson is faced with "The Scarecrow of Bachmieir Farm", and she begins to doubt her sanity as she becomes certain it is moving when no one is looking. Teenagers discover "She Is Not Dead, But Sleepeth" when they dabble with something they think is only a party game. Baron Rokosky has always known "The Blood Is the Life", but he uncovers new meaning to that phrase when intruders enter his castle -- and disappear. Atheist Colton Bremerton is forced to ask for help from the Christians he despises and learns "The Cost of an Exorcism" might be more than he is willing to pay. Alesio DeLuca responds to his sister-in-law's urgent call for help and belatedly realizes he might not be a match for "That Which Seethes Within." Faith healers Dakota and Emily Peterson learn how easily the "The Road to Hell" is traveled. Aging Patience Bellamy finds "The Cuckoo" and makes a decision that has far reaching and long term consequences she could never have imagined. And finally, Tyemon meets "The Antrix and the Aeoli", two mythological beings he discovers are all too real.Whatever the tale, you are certain to be surprised.These novellas, novelettes, and short stories can be purchased separately. "The Blood Is the Life" has also been collected in the anthology, "A Little Bit of Everything."

The moon is a very religious place. The year is 2242, and Armstrong City, the largest city on the moon, maintains a precarious balance between the old United States of America and the upstart, self-proclaimed Free States of America that broke away in 2126 in protest of government policies they deemed oppressive. The majority of the population on the moon consists of Christian and cultural conservatives, the former having fled the United States to worship and act out their faith freely and the latter to pursue their own agenda free from centuries of policies that they believed had burdened the individual and harmed society. But there is another group that has been quietly working in Armstrong City, an eco-group determined to restore the moon to its pristine condition before its colonization, and their plans have now nearly reached fruition. The moon is a very religious place, but it may not be a place much longer.

From the author of The Darkened Village and The Medium of Death comes two new novellas detailing the exploits of the world's first consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his faithful chronicler, Dr, John H. Watson. In "The Extraordinary Disappearance of the Carstairs Special," Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard hires Sherlock Holmes to find a train commissioned by a rich man that disappears-along with its passengers and crew-between two railway stations, vanishing without a trace. Someone proposes an unlikely solution to the mystery: Martians. Sherlock Holmes is not amused. "The Temptation of Sherlock Holmes" finds Holmes' faithful friend and companion, Dr. Watson, growing concerned that a tangled case involving a newly engaged man who fears for his life, an unscrupulous owner of an opium den, and a hostile Scotland Yard inspector may lure his friend back to dependence on the infamous seven-percent solution from which Watson has recently weaned him. But as unwelcome as that might be, is that the only danger? These two novellas are sure to surprise and delight the many admirers of Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion, Dr. John H. Watson.

From the author of The Darkened Village and The Medium of Death comes four mysteries featuring London's first consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his faithful biographer, Dr. John H. Watson. While investigating the wrongful incarceration of a young man for murder, Holmes uncovers a tangled web of deception-and makes one misstep with tragic consequences. Long the chronicler and companion of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John H. Watson has frequently helped his friend investigate mysterious circumstances on behalf of those people beset by them, but now he must apply to Sherlock Holmes himself to unravel a baffling incident of his own. In another case, Holmes is engaged by Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard to uncover a killer who committed a brazen act of murder before hundreds of witnesses, not one of whom can identify him. And, lastly, Holmes is hired on Boxing Day by eight-year-old Christopher Baker to find his sister's doll, which was stolen from under their tree before his family could unwrap their presents on Christmas morning. But is there more to this inexplicable and seemingly simple incident than is immediately apparent? A mistake, two incidents, and a murder combine to provide four satisfying entries in detection that are sure to entertain and surprise those who follow the exploits of Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson-and even those who don't.