Rich Herrin A Head Coach Ahead of His Time
$49.99Doug Collins (NBA Coach, ’72 Olympian): “When I was growing up…I wanted to be Coach Herrin. Think about it…He was tough, fair, and honest. I never heard him say a swear word…he was just a good Christian man. I wanted a family like Coach Herrin…a wife like Sue. I wanted to coach and teach and give back like Coach Herrin.”
Rich Yunkus (Georgia Tech All-Time Leading Scorer): “Coach Herrin never expected anything out of you that he didn’t expect himself. He had an unbelievable work ethic and led by example. He cared for you as a person and not just an athlete.”
Dick Corn (Pinckneyville High School Coaching Legend ): “As great a coach as he was and as passionate as he was toward basketball…his greatest achievements were as a husband, dad, grandfather and dearest friend to many.”
Bigger Than Jussie: The Disturbing Need For A Modern-Day Lynching
$21.99 – $39.99When Jussie Smollett took Bola Osundairo under his wing, grooming him for greater roles in Hollywood, the UNTHINKABLE happens…
Bola Osundairo couldn’t believe his luck when actor, Jussie Smollett, took an interest in him. He barely knew the man when he was hired to be an extra on the hit show Empire. Within a short time, thanks to Jussie’s assistance, Bola became a stand-in. His star was on the rise.
Ola Osundairo became an extra on Empire before Bola. Soon he was in a picture with the creator of the show that was posted on Instagram. His acting career was blasting off.
When Jussie asks for a favor, Bola is only too happy to help. At first, when he heard Jussie’s plan, he thought it was a joke. Why would Jussie need a modern-day lynching? Jussie assured him things like this were normal in Hollywood. When Jussie asked if Bola knew of someone who could help, Bola knew his brother, Ola, would be perfect.
Things didn’t go as planned, at least the brothers didn’t think so. Ola was instructed by Jussie to place one of the ‘props’, a rope made into a noose, around Jussie’s neck. But that didn’t happen. Ola got spooked and ran off before doing so. When word got out about the modern-day lynching, the brothers learned when Jussie reported the ‘crime’ he wore the noose. Why did he put the noose around his own neck? No man would ever willingly put a noose on themselves, much less a black man!
Suddenly, Bola and Ola find themselves outcasts in Hollywood, dropped by a major casting agency, and their lives totally turned upside down.
Who are Ola and Bola Osundairo? They are so much more than the ‘attackers’ in Jussie’s modern-day lynching hoax. Get to know the American-Nigerian brothers. Find out why Jussie knew Bola would agree to help him before he ever asked him to.
The truth of this hoax comes to light through text messages, emails, and never-before-seen evidence that removes all doubt of the brother’s involvement and explains why Bola and Ola agreed to take on this role. Was Jussie really trying to help the Osundairo brothers, or was he preparing them for the acting role that would prevent them from ever acting again?
Take a deep dive into the Smollett case, with a special emphasis on the biographical elements. As Bola and Ola strive to rise from the ashes, they are troubled by unanswered questions which leads to their quest for the truth. What they learn brings to light one controversial question that when combined with historical facts leaves one to think, was there a political need for modern-day lynching? Was the real motive Bigger Than Jussie?
Don’t Touch That Box
$37.99He lived with a box in a closet for five decades. A box he told them not to touch.
During those years their lives were consumed with the tragedies of death, mental illness, a house fire, the Great Depression, and war.
In this true story, Author Karin Wargel delves into the lifetime of the strong, talented genius who was the father of twelve children and her grandfather, Paul Schultetus. She discovers how they were able to carry on; by teaching the constellations from blankets in the yard on starry nights; by teaching a foreign language at breakfast; by having the rare library and radio in the neighborhood; and by making home-made ice cream in an old sorghum can. The family was still able to find much joy and happiness that was provided every day by hard-working, loving parents.
Karin also visited Germany and acquaints herself with the lives of her ancestors and the well-known historical events they surmounted. They fled France during the routing of the Huguenots. They lived under the scourge of Communism. Her greatest discovery was the genes they possessed and sent to America that affected the lives of their descendants.
What secrets does the mysterious box hold? Who finally has the strength to go against their beloved father and look inside this box after fifty years?
It All Started With A Pie
$19.99 – $35.99Eating is a necessity, but cooking is an art. – Gesine Lemcke
A collection of Recipes baked and tested in the Sweet Magnolia Pie Shoppe in Lexington,
Kentucky.
Mimi’s Secrets from the Sweet Magnolia Pie Shoppe!
“When we had a family gathering or Holiday celebration, Mimi always brought the desserts! We counted on her to bring pies, cakes, and yeast rolls. Our family was spoiled for 25 years! We all went into withdrawal when she sold her business!”
“Oh Taste and See that the Lord is Good; Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!” – Psalm 34:8 NIV
Cody Carpenter
$19.99 – $35.99Cody Carpenter never desired to dwell in a land where walking and talking are prohibited; sleeping and eating are neither required nor desired, and night comes but darkness doesn’t.
Cody is quite content to remain in Betugonna Missit, a quaint town few people have ever wanted to visit. Then, a most unfortunate event occurs and a disappearing draft notice appears. Suddenly Cody is required to report to a world that most people have never believed existed.
At an almost abandoned academy, dueling directions, water-walking tournaments and a hero’s destiny awaits Cody, but so does a brush with death that reminds him: he has already died.
Remembering Missouri’s Lookout Towers – A Place above the Trees
$31.99For half a century Bob Frakes pursued his “Forest Lookout Tower” hobby. All the time he collected papers, pictures, stories and friends. He was urged to put his memories down in a book and not let them be forgotten.
“Remembering Missouri’s Lookout Towers – A Place above the Trees” is finished.
It contains history. What preceded and created a need for the towers? It has stories. What is the goat doing on the top steps? It has technical information. What is the difference between an LS-40 and a MC-39? It has interviews. Those who worked the towers remember. It has submissions. Individuals who lived the life share their thoughts on themselves, what it was like and relatives. Others share their technical knowledge on fire finders, dispatch maps, the forest today, map projects, dozers, etc.
And of course, there are the pictures. The book contains over 300 images. Some are archival and one of a kind and many are in color. You can take a tower trip and never leave your living room.
You will also find tower names, towers moved, Bucksnort Foodstand, tower mysteries, Smokey Bear, the Royal Order of Squirrels, wood towers, steel towers, lookouts not towers, drone shots, and much more.
Missouri is often cited as the nation’s #1 conservation success story. Come examine this part of the story as to how it got that way.
Who Am I
$21.99 – $30.99Who am I, I asked myself
I do not always know
Somedays I try to be another girl
Someone in fancy clothes.
I curl my hair all up
I put on my paint and then
I paste a smile upon my lips
Pretend I’m all-a-grin.
The whole world sees me just like this
All nice and pretty-secure.
But Lord, you see the inward parts
The heart and mind impure.
Thank you, Lord, for sending your dear Son
He cleansed and made me whole
I am your child, You’re my God
That’s all I need to know,
A New Song
$21.99 – $30.99A New Song is a compilation of Christian Poetry penned over Elizabeth’s lifetime. This is her first published book and we hope she will share many more with us as her gift is truly from up above.
A Brand New Song
I will not pass this way again
Nor tarry here too long
I’m going to another place
A place where I belong.
A land where milk and honey flow
And the streets are paved with gold
Where there will be no pain or death
Where I will not grow old.
There I will meet my Savior
And those who’ve gone before
We’ll worship God and sing His praise
Christ Jesus whom we adore.
When I see the pearly gates open
I will hear Him call to me
I’ll look beyond the Jordan’s bank
And His radiant face I’ll see.
I will not be down-hearted
I will shout a brand new song
I will be upon the golden shore
Upon the brand new morn.
So please don’t cry don’t shed one tear
I can’t tarry here too long
Cause I’m going to another place
A place where I belong.
Seduction & Revenge
$12.99 – $29.99Curiosities peak when Aria and Mac each receive an ominous message confirming their worst suspicions— their conflicts with the menacing Halprins are far from over. Now Aria must search for additional answers regarding her family’s darkest secrets, and Mac is determined to find his runaway sister despite the risks.
When Aria and Mac are lured to the dark world of sexy Sin City, seduction and revenge will test the depths of their love. Still haunted by the past and challenged by the future, Aria has a disturbing dream that threatens the happiness she and Mac so desperately deserve. Now the troubled lovers must prepare for a chilling resolution that suggests the unthinkable and holds the unknown.
Deception & Consequences
$12.99 – $29.99Aria is strong enough to survive the mounting dangers alone but grateful she doesn’t have to.
“I’m not going looking for a fight, but I’m not going to back down from one either.” ~ Aria
“I’ve been wondering for a while now what you would look like right before I kissed you.” ~ Mac
Meeting Simon Longoria on the beach in St. Lucia seemed like a dream come true. For Aria Donaldson it was the vacation of a lifetime complete with sand, sun, and lots of raw, adventurous sex. At the time, Aria had no idea that her encounter with Simon would entwine her with Deuce Halprin, a sinister man determined to destroy her family. When an ominous dream from her childhood begins playing out in real life, Aria is convinced that Simon is somehow involved, and her real nightmare begins.
In the midst of unimaginable danger, Aria meets her guardian angel, her soulmate, her lover— Mac Brunner. As Aria and Mac’s romance heats up, Aria discovers that she is at the center of a nasty family feud that goes back a generation. Aria and Mac now must uncover the family secrets that Deuce Halprin is determined to protect. Haunted by the deception lurking in her past, Aria faces its consequences and finds herself caught between the life she always knew and the reality she must face.
Love Magic
$17.99 – $26.99Love Magic is a comforting story about 6-year-old Charlie who is missing her grandfather “Pop Pop”, who has recently passed to Heaven. Gramma reminds Charlie how Pop Pop told her before he passed that “The most important things in life are not seen with the eyes but felt with the heart”, and that all she had to do was think of him and he would be there. This beautiful story is a reminder that love is eternal and that we can always connect with those we love through remembering, visualization, signs, synchronicities and sharing Love Bubbles.
Thirty-Five Logs on the Fire
$25.99On March 17, 1984, the McLeansboro Foxes completed a dream season by winning the Illinois Class A State Title and finishing 35-0. This book tells the stories about not only the games but also the stories behind the scenes that caused the entire community in Hamilton County and even southern Illinois to follow this team by the thousands.
The Fence
$24.99Max Miller, a nineteen-year-old Civil War reenactor is a college freshman in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Max is looking forward to four years of normal college life, but his time spent at school turns out to be anything but normal. He meets an eighteen-year-old Mennonite girl, which results in the loss of his part-time job. He also finds himself in danger of being sued and suffers numerous injuries from an attack. Two men in his life, a college roommate and a wealthy Mennonite farmer are making Max’s life very stressful but then he discovers the fence and things are not what they seem to be.