This is the story of a young boy with a 26" bike, who had a burning desire to have a train set to go around the family Christmas tree each year. This story is true. It takes the reader on a journey using a 26" 1950's style homemade bicycle starting from when the boy was five years old and it ends when he is nine. Either a miracle happens or the Christmas Spirit or Santa or all three bring forth one of the happiest and most amazing moments that any child can experience in a lifetime. Not all stories - even Christmas stories end well. This incredible story will not disappoint any reader once...

This is an accurate account of the fictional adventures of the Petru Family of six on their first and only cross country US land trip in their brand new custom Chevy Van. The four Petru children, from ten years old to four years old, a dog named Breezy, and a cat named Tabby as well as neighbors known as the Bees, survive a multi-thousand-mile excursion over both easy and rough US terrain. I Liam, the youngest Petru wrote this book so that you could experience what it was like to be in our home, the parks, and in the ball fields, with the Petru family. Most especially, you can now be in the...

This is possibly a true and possibly a not-true story of a young boy with a younger brother who worshipped him. The older brother was given what seemed to be a magical Red Hat, which in many ways is the essence of this story. Was the hat magical? Can it be that the things the Red Hat could do are explainable in the natural world? You make the call. This story is written as if it is true but only parts are true. The other parts may also be true if you believe in magic. This book takes the young reader along with the older reader on a journey that is orchestrated by a magical Red Hat that has...

In this book, you will learn about the purpose of the Electoral College and be able to come to your own conclusions about whether the Founders were all wet in the late 1700's and we now need to revert back to the popular vote. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the Popular vote yet Donald Trump won the presidency. Therefore, many of the political left are crying foul. In 2000, when George Bush was elected president without winning the popular vote the same cry was heard. Neither of these were as bad as in 1824, when John Quincy Adams was elected president despite not winning either the popular vote...

The book is written for those of us who love Alabama Crimson Tide Football. and its great and storied football players. Crimson Tide football supporters cannot wait until the next UA win. The book is quite simple in that it first tells the story about how the game of football came about in the US; then it describes how Alabama football came into being. Then, we examine the great all-conference and all-American players and other great Alabama players who made the program so successful. Alabama fans know that in 1892, the University's first football team assembled calling itself the "Thin Red...

This book is written for those of us who love Penn State Football and who never doubted JoePa, or have gotten over the false accusations about Joe Paterno. It recounts his inning legacy - each of the 409 games are in this book. Joseph Vincent Paterno is the winningest coach in major College Football. He was not only a great man but he was an outstanding foootball coach. There are many malevolent people in life. We meet them every day. Joe Paterno was not one of them As I researched my first book about Great Moments in Penn State Football, I had to discuss the Sandusky scandal and end that...