A civil rights attorney creates an out of prison live work program that goes haywire when the Christian right disagrees. It gets even worse when the post convicts make an archeological find in the foothills of the central Sierra region of California. Long ago it was written of a legendary sleeping Buddha that had never been found. The convicts find it while digging for boulders. They forge an unexpcted tie with the Peoples Republic of China. They give The Sleeping Buddha to its rightful owner, which sends the Christain Right into orbit: "Convicts and Communists? Oh my." The Sleeping Buddha...

Animals and Beasts with Psyche Disorders, Oh My. Attorney author Herman Franck grew up on a ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he took care of animals, birds, reptiles and insects, and learned about their behavior. His step father held a Doctor degree in special education, and started a school for children with learning disabilities. His step father's interest in psychology and animals was something Mr. Franck grew up with on the ranch. Mr. Franck put two and two together to form the ideas behind Issues and The Beast. Oh My.