"She was there when Kristallnacht happened and when the bombs fell on German cities, and later she met the pilot who dropped them. She describes it all. When in Australia as an immigrant she shot jack rabbits in the Outback. In the USA she married into California politics and eventually danced with Senator Teddy Kennedy."

Thanks to the careful efforts and research of Francis Clifford Lawyer's daughter, Patricia Lawyer Davis, an account of a little known episode in American history, known as "MacAuthurs's Jungle War," is shown from letters and photos spanning the period of 1941-1945. General Douglas MacArthur was the Commander in Chief of this Pacific war. Francis Clifford Lawyer's dog tag identifies him as a native of Deming, Washington. Other members of the Army, Navy, and Marines also left their home towns, jobs, and families all over the United States to fight this just war. "Letters from a Jungleer" is a...

There's so much for readers to enjoy in Chasing the Sun. We share in April's and Deedee's excitement as well as their trials, sorrows and breath taking adventures. There are also many beautifully written passages and we readers are introduced to cultures she and Deedee visit follow- ing the sun. We delight in simple scenes because they bring everyone happiness. Most of all we love their incredible adventurous spirits.

Under Minnesota Skies is a lively telling of stories from several generations and a memoir of three daughters growing up on a farm near Owatonna, Minnesota in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Inspired by their father's love for the 394-acre farm that has been in the family for more than a century, the authors search for their immigrant ancestors to gain greater understanding of their own family traditions, foods and work ethic. Are they Czech or German? Who influenced the family to change from dairy to beef cattle? Does their father really need boys to help run the farm? Answers emerge as the family...