Within a forty-two month period, the author concludes his trilogy, starting with "Romancing San Francisco," to "A Romance in Augsburg," to this last book, "Where the Birds don't Sing," which includes sketches of the Vietnam War and Australia in 1971. All three novels are transformed into historical fiction, where in each sentence resides truth and in each paragraph wonders freely the genius of the author's ability to express what is on his mind.

One might conclude this is a suitable ending to a decade of challenges and changes that plagued the world over. Perhaps many, who read this, will...

Mr. Siluk is a Licensed Counselor with the State of Minnesota, and has held international licenses in Drugs and Alcohol, as well as worked for hospitals and clinics with dual disorders. His first CD book, "A Path to Sobriety" provides understanding on alcoholism and addiction, an ultimate guide.

"A Path to Prevention" its companion, deals with relapse prevention, curing the disease. Says Mr. Siluk, "Like anything in life, first, you need to understand what you are dealing with, and then you need to deal with it..." Both books offer this formula.

Paul Williams and Mr. Siluk met at the...

With a stroke of madness, this psychological thriller, novel--is a story that takes place, between Paris, London and Amsterdam--the time period being 1925. The author states: "After you read "The Mumbler," you will never get him out of your mind, nor will anybody take his place." He adds, "You will hate him, feel sorry for him, and at the same time, want to avoid him." The person referred to as "The Mumbler," is quite a complex figure in this haunting drama--unprotected by his father, who dies in WWI, he now faces life on his own, circumstances being--problematic at best, as he unwittingly,...

In this peculiar, enthralling book, one will find emotions, adventures, characters, that will torment the reader, if not leaving one spellbound by its expressiveness. In "Dracula's Ghost," you find the legend has more than fictitious elements on the mind of a certain person with a pronounced inherited trait, and is haunted by the Ghost of Dracula, and its creator; a most ghastly unwavering affair.

In "Shadows in the Wild," the mysterious shadow of a stranger conjurors up an untapped emotion. In "Sjorfaa! Sjorfaa!" you become enmeshed in an Arctic adventure. In "Death in the Dust," you end...

This book has been in the makings for 24-years, since his last book of poetry, which was originally his first published work in l980. The author was asked to define his poems in this book, he remarked:

"This book of poems is about real life, death, the times, I suppose my times, God; --places and travel. It tells it: whispers it: yells it It has craft, and paradox, anxiety, expediency and calmness--; it is a fortress of strength, and a ruins. It is a mountain; a crow waking up for a second flight, possible its last. It is a story of stories, emotions, and thoughts in timeless space,...

Mr. Siluk has retired with some forty-four years of experience in the field of Chemical Dependency, half being in usage. He was a licensed Counselor in good standing with the State of Minnesota up to October 31, 2003, upon his retirement. He has also held international certifications, working in hospitals and clinics in dual disorders.

In his three books, the author has used his experience and degrees in the behavioral science field, along with his counseling skills in producing all common sense books on understanding alcoholism and addiction. The 1st book, "A Path to Sobriety, " is an...

Says the author: "This story will bring you deep into it: make you live it..." it transcends Evolution and Creationism to form a unique relationship with humanity. Beyond the myths of this world, resides pieces of truth, thus, forming this story, where boundaries are marked by no one. The author conjures up a gallant saga--science-fiction: where the 'Garden of Eve, ' is in decay, and the inhabitants of the world are forming a New World Order. From the book, 'Death on Demand, ' by Mr. Siluk]: says author E.J. Soltermann--Healing from Terrorism, Fear and Global War, "The Dead Vault: A gripping...

This is Mr. Siluk's 27th book, his third book of poetry, since l981. Siluk's poetry has been seen in magazines (most recently: "The Mango Tree" (out of India)), anthologies, newspapers, books, interwoven into stories, and in the internet magazines such as www.useless-knowledge.com and www.eldritchdark.com.
Siluk has the three main ingredients for being a writer: the love for words, perseverance, and has a lot to say. In "The Macabre Poems," the categories of his poems range from: Macabre, Prose, Legends (emphasis on Atlantis and Gilgamesh), and Selected Poems, along with War poems and a...

"Perhaps it's Love, " the original element, which gives this book its name, concerns four young adults that play a vital role to follow their hearts; sometimes without adequate preparation, or the appropriate equipment as a test of the will. This of course, nearly crushes each person's spirit. In one-way or another, each youth is linked to each other (ages between 18 and 21). The novel is primarily concerned with choices in love, in some cases a manifesto about its dangers. At the end it, it must be said, nothing was tolerable but the best. No one was without sin.

Four youths l967-68],...

Mr. Siluk's book, "Cold Kindness, " could be considered the sequel to his previous book "Perhaps it's Love, " but going in the opposite direction. It is what makes it unique in its own way though. Most of us look for love and when it starts to vanish, try to hold onto it as long as possible; thus, likewise, Carmen tries, and so does her lover, Adam; but do they achieve this? The year is 1959-60, when the story takes place, in a small city called Dieburg, in West Germany.

The author has been to all locations mentioned in the story, for example: Dieburg, Augsburg, Darmstadt, Babenhausen,...