"Imagine a voice that combines hear-of-American brooding like James Wright?s with a shaded elegance like Elizabeth Bishop?s. Imagine Whitman?s spirit somewhere in the vicinity. Imagine a love of small towns ringed by mountains, a shrewd ear for lonely folks? dialogue, and a music that seems to pour out of your own life as you read these poems."--Amazon.com.

This is insider crime history — my account of politicians, government officials, developers, contractors, and cannabis kings who operate a criminal machine that streams through my small county, bankrolled by public funds, campaign donations, and pallet loads of cash generated by the most valuable crop in the nation. As the mayor of a friendly little beach town, my story should be a happy memoir. Instead, it evolved into a sinister citizens-turned-spy...

"Chapter one suggests that all we see (Matter) is God's Word-energy slowed down. The Creator's voiceprint lives in the particles and waves within all matter. Chapter two explains that God, being eternal, therefore always had a place to live, pre-existing the creation story we read in Genesis 1, and that the Bible tells about recent events. Chapter three suggests reasons to question that Earth spins at 1,000 miles per hour, suggesting that instead...

"The Santa Margarita Ranch, located 12 miles north of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, was originally a mission farm established in 1774. For over 100 years, the intriguing stone building of the asistencia, headquarters of the mission's conversion efforts, as well as the center of extensive farming and ranching, has been hidden from public view. Because of its inaccessibility, the asistencia has not had the study and publicity that has so thoroughly...

"Suckle, Sleep, Thrive, based on over 40 years of experience, addresses almost every concern that a mother may have as she takes on the role of nourishing and nurturing her baby. The issues facing new parents, both in their development as parents and the baby's enormously busy development in every dimension, is explored."--Amazon.com.

'70s 'Mad Man' Cliff Branch Reflects on the Triumphs and Tribulations of the Boomer Generation in His New Book, American Made. American Made captures the zeitgeist of baby boomer- dominated American culture, starting in the '60s up to present day. Written by Cliff Branch, one of the pioneers in youth marketing during the post-Vietnam era, the book features an abundance of compelling photographs (over 600 images) chronicling the last 50 years of American...