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James Ontiveros, a ninth-generation Californio, introduces Barbara Booth Keiller to the story of his ancestors traveling north into Alta California with the 1781 Pobladore Expedition to establish Los Angeles and the Santa Barbara Presidio.

The terrorist group Al-Saafi is about to unleash its newly developed weapon of mass destruction. Soon the devastating MAX 18 virus will rid the world of infidels, beginning with the president of the United States and his cabinet.Two beautiful and extraordinary women, born only minutes apart at opposite ends of the country, share a spiritual ancestry that extends well beyond mere psychic power. Together they have less than nine months to follow a trail of secrets and unthinkable deeds to keep mankind's future intact.Powerful, hypnotic, and utterly original, this paranormal thriller will keep you spellbound.

When zoning and subdivision ordinances were created in the early 1900s they were two distinct governmental functions. But failure to combine them led to jurisdictions writing contradictory regulations.Author Connor Murphy looks at the standard way subdivision and zoning are presented as separate code titles in most land use regulations then combines the regulations into a single code title -- effectively solving long-standing problems planners have encountered.Common Sense Zoning makes the planning process accessible and transparent for those who wish to create a more livable future. Professional city planners and others can easily understand land use regulations that: simplify Euclidian zoning make sense to people who lack expertise in zoning clearly explain the decision-making process invite ordinary people to participate in governance protect communities from scoundrelsCommon Sense Zoning provides guidance to the 34,000 small governments that can't afford to hire pricey outside consultants or pay millions to update their land use regulations.

A stroll into darkness. An assassin horrifying in his methods. Twisted little people striving for greatness. Villains unimaginable. Hauntings unheard of, seductive in theirexquisite siren calls to the unaware. Fools with their connivances.All and more await exposure to the light of your imagination in 20 Little Horrors, this collection of micro-tales collected from the mind of D. S. Knight.Curious about the machinations of nice guys who have multiple ways to suck the humanity right out of your soul? Wondering how many types of haunts are out there waiting in the dark and not-so-dark places of your world? Considering developing a relationship for your own selfish purposes?You'll want to look inside to fully understand the folly of thinking you know what is real. To fully understand the depths of human betrayal and horror. To see the outcome of deception for deception's sake. To learn the tragedy of ignoring that quiet little voice inside your head.

Near the end of Nabokov's Lolita, Humbert makes an honest admission: "[A]nd it struck me…that I simply did not know a thing about my darling's mind." That line sums up the isolate game of memorializing a deceased loved one, which is the basic tension in Nina's Memento Mori, an elegy to Mathias Freese's lost wife. The profound responsibility of answering the question "Who was Nina?" is left to the lone memoirist:I can say or write anything I want about her…There is much writerly power in that. I am the executor of her probate in all things now. She is mine now in ways she could not be when alive. I am the steward of her memory.Freese ends up analyzing himself, putting the "me" in "memento" and the "i" in "mori," thanks to ever-giving Nina posthumously providing a therapeutic mirror or "Rosebud," which Freese appropriates from Citizen Kane. But Freese mourns more over the burden of existence than over its loss. Appropriately, for Kane is not about the symbolic sled as much as it's about the cumulative snow that buries it.

Annette Stanzione was born into a Catholic-Italian family in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx in the 1950s.In Through My Laughter and Tears, Annette relays anecdotes from her childhood to her first job working for the FBI, becoming a paralegal at forty-seven, getting married and then divorced, raising two daughters, dating, living upstate for three decades, and then eventually returning home to the Bronx.Annette's story is an engaging mix of humor and gravitas as she wends her way through triumphs and difficulties. Although she's still looking for love -- and loving the process of finding it -- she perseveres with charm, wit, and warmth.You'll be drawn into Annette's world and wish she was your best friend.

Luke struggles to keep his family safe as Union soldiers march through the South burning crops, destroying buildings, and killing livestock. When a band of renegades dressed as Union soldiers attacks his home, killing his brother and beating him and his mother, Luke must leave the farm to find his father.Luke and his father return to see their farm facing a new threat -- carpetbaggers from the North who threaten to seize their land. When Luke and his father resist, Luke has to kill a carpetbagger to defend his father. The leader of the carpetbaggers reports to the Union army that Luke killed his man in cold blood. Luke must either stay with his family and risk being hanged or leave his home forever in search of a better life in the West.In Luke Taylor: Westward Bound, Luke races against time, Union soldiers, and bounty hunters on his way to join a wagon train in Independence, Missouri. With only a packhorse, a few days' supply of food, and a stowaway dog, Luke heads west on a tense, adventure-filled journey of survival. Luke Taylor: Westward Bound takes readers along on a thrilling quest for freedom, peace, and ultimately, revenge.

Those who've spent time with the elderly Amish woman realize the wisdom in her words.One could say Catherine's kitchen is her office. Baking cookies is her form of therapy.Christmas wreaths, nailed to the porch of the Amish home, attract the eye of photographer Claire Ryan. Knocking on the door, she plans on asking permission to take some photos and then be on her way. But once inside, sitting in the warmth of that home with paper angels on strings and pine boughs decorating the mantel, Claire relaxes, eventually telling Catherine why she's about given up on finding love and no longer bothers with Christmas.Soon they're in the kitchen getting ready to make cookies. When Catherine brings out a wooden box holding old tin cookie cutters, Claire notices one is missing.The cookie cutter is found weeks later -- and it has nothing to do with making cookies.

With Formula for Fundraising, Diana V. Hoyt walks nonprofits through the fundamentals of writing a fundraising plan and explains what to consider for each facet of the plan, making the fundraiser's task easier and the end result more successful. Full of solid, prescriptive advice, Formula for Fundraising contains real-world strategies that work. Designed to energize and empower fundraisers, you will learn how to:• Garner corporate and foundation support • Engage the board in fundraising • Cultivate major gift donations • Manage donor-advised funds • Acquire and retain donors • Secure tribute and corporate matching gifts • Understand generational givingYou also will find valuable templates for:• Charitable Gift Acceptance Policies and Guidelines • Donor Recognition Policy • Case Statement • Donor Management Policies and Procedures • Fundraising PlanFormula for Fundraising helps any nonprofit reach its goal and support its mission, unlocking the organization's fundraising potential.

When people who have never been to Tucson think about this desert city, visions of dustbowls, brown landscapes, and eggs frying on pavement often come to mind. "Why would anyone ever want to live there?" they might ask. Well, Michelee Morgan Cabot will tell you in her book Dust Devils, Cozy Corners, and Javelinas: A Newcomer's Tale of Tucson. Not only has she found Tucson to be none of those preconceived notions often bandied about by the uninformed, but she's discovered a culturally rich landscape teeming with desert beauty, fascinating opportunities, and great food. Who wouldn't want to live here? So journey along with Michelee as she describes in creative and often hilarious prose some of the wonders of Tucson.

The South is calling for men to support the cause, and Jake Taylor answers. Joining General Jackson as a scout in the Civil War, Jake leaves his wife and five children, putting his Virginia farm in the hands of his three sons.But the war's skirmishes creep beyond the battlefield and hit the farms, now absent of men. Renegades dressed as Union solders raid the Taylor farm and kill one of the sons. Luke Taylor, the oldest, sets out to find his father while visions of revenge churn in his mind. In his travels, he stumbles upon the renegades and begins to work out his version of justice. Will he succeed? And more important, will revenge satisfy?Book One of the Luke Taylor Trevor Lane Series, The Taylors' Civil War drops the reader into the midst of the Civil War -- in battles fought by soldiers on the field and by those left behind, all of whom would rather be living simply and peacefully while honestly providing for their families.