Running the Gauntlet-An Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Industry tells the story of how the author fathered the modern body piercing industry and in so doing gave birth to the larger body piercing movement.

COMING JULY 2013 What happens when an intrepid band of thrill-seeking, rollicking Americans ventures out in search of adrenaline? They learn the hard way that having everything means you have that much more to lose. . . Orla, a beautiful and sharp-witted young Irish woman, saves the day, earning their loyalty. She proves to be a valuable addition to the globe-trekking crew on a high-stakes journey where discoveries unravel at every turn. In the tradition of King Kong, Jaws, and Jurassic Park, IRISH LUCK TM lands big game and loads of laughs in every scintillating chapter.

Ward details how he fathered the modern body-piercing industry and in so doing gave birth to the larger body-piercing movement.

A Rip-Snorting, Mind-Bending Doozie In the beginning, tragedy slams two young people, Justin Cadman and Rowdy Corndodger. Crippled, they follow different paths until fate unites them in a wonderland of opportunity, the U.S. oil boom of the 1960's. Now, out of nowhere, they become big business poster children, but little else is as it seems After spotlighting the history of Northwest aviation, the Corndodger family is introduced to a collection of iron-willed, strong-fisted powermongers. Exxon executives find that oil money can buy just about anything, including jet liners, hunting lodges,...

Lando Poncho Vega, head of the Chiapas cartel, has a conundrum. As a member of the powerful twelve families of Mexico, he must quickly prove to the northern families that he can secure the southern borders from neighboring gangs attempting to take away market share and steal product. In a border war romance, his only daughter, Rio, has become engaged to a top director at DHS, an American-born Latino of Mexican parents. Mexico is booming and has become the top importer of American goods. In fact, the two countries are so joined at the hip; almost every highway connects on a map. Then three...

The most exasperating, important, difficult, thankless, yet fulfilling assignment in life is parenting. Coaching Kids is a guide to creating and maintaining harmonious communication with children when they are small that will last throughout their adult years when they are parents. Excellent parenting is not a substitute, but merely a launching pad for children to develop their own identity. The authors present to young parents, single parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers the importance of understanding who kids are and aren't-for everyone's good. With this understanding in...