In 1913, Los Angeles unleashed its Aqueduct, an engineering marvel that carried water from the Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierra Nevada south to the young city. Indeed, the city grew and thrived, and the investors, including self-taught engineer William Mulholland and former mayor Fred Eaton, became rich and powerful. But what about the people at the thirsty upper end of the aqueduct? In this novel, three generations of the Richardson family and their town of Pinyon Creek, high in the Eastern Sierra, encounter challenges from nature, outsiders, and the forces of history. Spence and Molly...
In 1913, Los Angeles unleashed its Aqueduct, an engineering marvel that carried water from the Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierra Nevada south to the ...
Public libraries are supposed to be calm and peaceful places, but a murder can happen almost anywhere. When a corpse is discovered in Victoria Public Library's Conference Room, the library staff become suspects as well as potential victims. Set in the pre-Internet days of the mid-1980s, Death by Chocolate is a mystery and an affectionate look behind the scenes of the library.
Public libraries are supposed to be calm and peaceful places, but a murder can happen almost anywhere. When a corpse is discovered in Victoria Public ...
The popular Long Overdue Library Book has been revised with more stories, pictures, and quotes. Fans of the original will want to read new stories by Jim, West, Alexis, Bob, Laura and others. Everything you liked about the Long Overdue Library Book remains, and now there is even more to like in this 2015 version of stories about libraries, librarians, and the wonderful, wacky world they inhabit. As always, the monies raised by the sale of this book go directly to support public libraries.
The popular Long Overdue Library Book has been revised with more stories, pictures, and quotes. Fans of the original will want to read new stories by ...
The Richardsons love America, FDR, and their family-rich life in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains. In 1941, World War II offers their young ones chances for heroism. To the older folks, heroism is equivalent to heartbreak. Nevertheless, troubled by the clouds of war, their young leave the nest. Teenager Dana dreams of flying like her wild uncle Charles. Howard wants to be a major league ballplayer. Walt turns to pumping gas, until he finds a more dangerous way to satisfy his love of adventure. All of them become ordinary patriots. But just a few months after Pearl Harbor, FDR's Executive...
The Richardsons love America, FDR, and their family-rich life in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains. In 1941, World War II offers their young ones cha...
