The setting is the United States of America, land of the free, yet the world?s leading jailer. The U.S. prison population has reached an explosion point. Attorney and author Jack W. Cline reveals the issues involved in his powerful memoir Yardbird USA: How the United States Became the World?s Leading Jailer (Musings of a Trial Lawyer). The book contains a dozen true crime cases with bizarre, humorous and unjust outcomes, but all point to a single conclusion: Politicians have made a mess of the criminal justice system, and have created a monster in the U.S. prison population. As a result …

International terrorism and the development of weapons of mass destruction have given war an unlimited capability that can cause total destruction of all living things as well as the world in which we reside. Although human beings realize that this catastrophic outcome is possible, they continue to engage in wars. What forces drive them to do so? Sounds: A Pathway to World Peace attempts to answer that question by examining the survival and socializing forces that govern human interactions, identifying the behaviors these forces initiate, and reviewing the circumstances that strengthen the influence of one force over the other. This …

Even a small change can have big effects in the world around us. In the ecological childrens book The Little Wave: An Adventure in Earthly Care, Part One, we learn how. A little wave is born in a pond and living a happy life, when a truck appears one day and sprays the surrounding fields causing the environment around the pond to change. The little wave does not understand why, until a duck passes by and explains what has happened and how everyone, especially children, must learn to change their behavior or nature will continue to be negatively affected. The …

Being gay and being in the Army was a never-ending struggle for me. Nothing, and no one was safe, and being on guard continuously for almost ten years left indelible scars. In spite of everything, being a veteran is my proudest identification.' Sidney K. Lebhart says of her upfront memoir Sergeant Sappho, 'I am a lesbian who served in the U.S. Army from 1969 until 1979. This is the story of my career, starting with the trials of basic training. It tells of the places I was stationed, how I became a drill sergeant, and features my loves and losses …

When poetry is able to speak to our psyches, and share a distinctive vision, we are moved and inspired. Within the pages of this enthralling collection, A Soul Whispers: Pictures and poems from a traveler, the reader will find life’s unique experiences through the eyes of Edward Michael Tomasofsky. Share a part in a journey of fortitude that spans thirty-five years and three continents. Experience the intensity of love and the chaotic abyss of near insanity. Witness a global trek across sea, ocean, sky and land in search of humanity, with the poet hoping that a better person emerges from …

God Always responds when we allow ourselves to listen. The willingness to listen is the key talent Judith Beals demonstrates in Messages from God and the Ascended Masters. "Listening" turned into pages and pages of messages clearly meant to enlighten, instruct, and inspire not just the \"messenger\" but you, the reader, who will be encouraged and uplifted by learning that God is merely a heartbeat away. In these loving words given by God, Jesus and other Ascended Masters, the reader will find provocative insights from practical everyday lessons urging understanding that God is real, always loving, and wistfully longing for …

It started out so innocently. I was working for a Las Vegas construction company, in the accounting department. My husband, Harry, was driving one of the company's delivery trucks that took supplies to the job sites around the city. One weekend he had an out-of-town run and I got permission to go along for the ride. By the time we were at the destination I knew I wanted to drive a big rig myself. Truck driving school lasted about four weeks. There were twenty students in the class and only two women, a ratio that reflects the entire industry. I …