The newest published scientists and the newest published Bible expert have been gathered by the author to present the case for science and faith, with the result of accurate science and the consolation of faith. To be able to do this is a human achievement that saves what our forefathers valued for the present-day faithful. The humor of the bombardier beetle and the fascination of lingering Big Bang radiation will interest those who follow Darwin, Lemaitre, Einstein and Mendel in this page-turner. "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio/ Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."...

Kristin prides herself on being normal, and has aspirations to go to Georgetown University. She meets a handsome, bearded young man she suspects of being a vampire. He calls himself Shaman, and lives in the wild, saying he communicates with the Indian spirits. She also meets Catey, the daughter of a vineyard owner, and her friends, local people. How they relate to the mysterious vampire who claims supernatural powers is the story of a book that is hard to put down.

On the high seas a conflict between a U-boat captain and his mestizo grandson is working itself out with murder and destruction in the works. Will the college-age grandson prevail against the aged U-boat captain and his WWII generation crew, bent as they are on the sinking of a U.S. aircraft carrier? When you add into this mix an Iranian nuclear sub, bought from the Russians to obliterate Israel, you have a realistic story See how the lone grandson fares.