With all the loving descriptions and attention to detail of a memoir, Karl F. Hollenbach's Anecdotes and Special Notes is at times humorous, and at others reflective. It travels across a wealth of memories that are both fond and deeply profound; demonstrating some of the most formative moments of a young man's life. From the innocent games and relationships of childhood in the 1930's all the way to Europe in the final grips of World War II, Hollenbach recalls the finest of details, and delivers his observations with a keen eye, and the clear voice of a true storyteller. The "Special Notes"...

With loving detail and a strong focus on morals, Thrice Told Tales is the re-telling of old children's tales and folk stories from around the world. Karl F. Hollenbach delivers this work with added narrative to illustrate the subtle nuances of the lesson in each tale, and capture the imagination of reader's of all ages. Thrice Told Tales includes favorite fables such as "The Piper," "The Juggler," and "The Stone Prince"; ancient stories whose message of love and fair play speaks to the child in all men and women of good will. It is a book that will be cherished and beloved by children,...

Have you tried to read a story to kids when the type is small and the lights are dim? This large print edition will help. When you share a story with children, do they fidget or do they listen intently? Can you imagine trying to pass on a value, moral or lesson-learned when you do not have everyone's rapt attention? Thrice Told Tales is a re-telling of old fables and folk tales from around the world. Karl F. Hollenbach delivers this work with added narrative to capture the attention, to engage the imagination, and to illustrate subtle nuances of the lesson in each story. Thrice Told Tales...

Who was Shakespeare? A minimally educated actor who happened to write the most celebrated works of the English language, or someone else? Don't the Shakespeare plays test your mind and lift your soul regardless of who wrote them? Of course, but Shakespeare's works present an entirely different meaning and challenge when the interpretations stem from the inventiveness and personal biography of Sir Francis Bacon, a Peer of the Realm, scientist, mystic and statesman. What evidence is there that Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam and Viscount St. Albans, was the actual author, and why would Bacon...

Attorney David Crist receives a note from his secretary that his uncle wishes David to come to Holy Ground, his uncle's farm. During the drive from Louisville to Holy Ground, near Munfordville, Kentucky, David reflects on the stories his grandfather told him when he was a child about the Civil War. When David arrives at his uncle and aunt's home at Holy Ground, no one answers his knocks on the screen doors. He carefully searches the entire house, but finds no trace of his uncle and aunt. Seventy-three years earlier during the Battle of Munfordville in 1862 between the Union and Confederate...