One man's life story can be another person's lesson plan for life. Gerald "Jerry" Rivinius spent more than 40 years in retail in several states, from the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains. In his memoir, "Crazy Days: Life Lessons, Wacky Times and Good Friends in Forty-Six Years of Retail," he shares those lifelong experiences with others who can relate to and benefit from his practical knowledge and accomplishments. Over his long career, Jerry grew from a young pharmacy school graduate into a key manager with one of the largest pharmacy chains in the world. Yet he found ways to balance the...

"So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin."-James 4:17 Two young men are the best of friends and, seemingly, the best of their small town: smart, considerate of others, great athletes, with the attitude that a good life was theirs with hard work. But as high school seniors, Rick and Luke become a unit of one following an egregious error.