Early Years

In Stomp Off, Let's Go, author and Armstrong expert Ricky Riccardi tells the enthralling story of the iconic trumpeter's meteoric rise to fame. Beginning with Armstrong's youth in New Orleans, Riccardi transports listeners through Armstrong's musical and personal development, including his initial trip to Chicago to join Joe "King" Oliver's band, his first to New York to meet Fletcher Henderson, and his eventual return to Chicago, where he changed the course of music with the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.

A look at many different aspects of how Martin Luther became the Father of the Reformation.

Over 450 hilarious jokes with a laugh-out-loud cartoon on every page. Hundreds of rib-ticklers that promise hours of fun for young readers! Packed with side-splitting jokes about ninja’s, ghosts, school, animals, and much, much more. This book is an easy read with wonderfully silly illustrations on every page for even more laughs. The fun doesn't stop. This mega collection of jokes for kids is fully illustrated, family-friendly, and filled with modern and classic jokes. It will help kids improve their reading comprehension and verbal skills. They’ll be laughing so much they won’t ...

In The Family Firm, Brown professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more. Unlike the hourly challenges of infant parenting, the big questions in this age come up less frequently.

Mountain of My Dreams is a potentially six-book memoir (the first three books have been published) that tells the story of my family's decision to leave the suburbs in the early 1980s and move to beautiful Rappahannock County, Virginia to start a wholesale nursery. It is a story about a dream, a marriage, a family and endless adventures that often took the family out of their comfort zone. Unlike many back-to-the-land stories that follow a family for a year or two, we are still living the dream nearly fifty years later. Come along on our many adventures, as well as an equal number of ...

The Disneyland® Hotel: The Early Years 1954-1988 captures the amazing construction of this landmark resort and tells the story of how it became one of Southern California's premier destinations for family vacations. The book includes vintage photos, memorabilia, and a foreword by the son of the original owner of the hotel.

Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more (except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdalan) and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.

This book provides an interesting view of Peace Corps in the "Olden Days". The days when training included 2-3 months at a US University, a month of outward bound hiking/mountain climbing/ocean swimming, and a week or two in the cross-cultural setting of a poverty ridden neighborhood, be it urban slum or rural Appalachia, migrant stream camp or Native American reservation. The book then takes us through arrival in-country and three days later delivery to the village or neighborhood of assignment. Those were the days when little or no advance program planning had been done by PC staff at ...

Los Angeles, 1934. In the throes of the Great Depression, the motion picture industry is producing some blockbuster hits that will stand the test of time for a century to come. And yet, while studios like RKO, MGM, Paramount, and Warner Bros. are turning out box office smashes, Malcolm Kenilworth’s underdog Sentinel Ridge Pictures is barely making ends meet… at risk of becoming a statistic amidst the landscape of economic despair that’s gripping the country. Add to that, the looming threat of increased censorship with the upcoming rigid enforcement of the Hays Code… and it’s ...

Luisa Piccarreta of one of the greatest mystics in the history of Christianity. This volume, Life of the Mystic Luisa Piccarreta, the Early Years, is based on the first 12 books of her 36-book Diary. St. Padre Pio said that the world will be astounded at her greatness. Pope St. Pius X and Pope Leo XIII paid her tribute, and St. Annibale Di Francia was her spiritual director. The Cause for her Canonization by Rome as been initiated. The theologians appointed by the Vatican have found nothing contrary to the Faith in her writings.

Twenty years before shocking the world in Los Angeles in 1947 as “The Black Dahlia Avenger”, did George Hodel terrorize California by committing some of its most infamous crimes and serial murders?

A rip roaring, hair raising, edge-of-your-chair saga of the first-century believers. From the day of Pentecost, on through the first seventeen years, every historical figure of that age is there: alive, vivid, believable.

An unbelievable series of events led to the establishment of the Northwest Electro-development Laboratory, later the U.S. Bureau of Mines Albany Research Center. Though the fledgling lab had difficulty securing staff due to World War II, world-renown metallurgist William J. Kroll was hired early on as a consultant after fleeing Nazi occupation. Kroll, who had pioneered a method for producing commercial titanium, worked with his core group of associates to develop malleable zirconium, just as a need arose for the little-known metal.

This book is about Paul, the apostle who had an amazing revelation of the love of God the Father expressed through Jesus Christ, his beloved Son. The revelation of the God who was in Christ. How did Paul receive such an incredible revelation? How was this legalistic Jewish pharisee who persecuted the early church transform into the man who has this profound revelation? Who was the man behind the words? What was the back story? Paul’s story unfolds in the pages of the New Testament.

In 1973, Dave got his first motorbike and started misadventures on two wheels. He became a professional carpenter and an award-winning custom chopper builder with his bikes features in magazines. Throughout his life, he has clocked up many miles on his '74 AMF Chopper on road trip adventures, capturing the moments in time with his camera. Dave continues to ride the same chopper 48 years later and still builds choppers in his spare time when he's not writing down his memories for the next memoir. Richard found Shovelhead Dave telling his stories on social media groups, and after many ...

Unlock the secrets to turning homework time from a struggle into a rewarding learning opportunity for both you and your child. In this book, you will discover how to foster a positive attitude, navigate challenges, remove resistance and create the perfect environment for successful homework sessions. After reading this completely comprehensive guide you will know how to: Transform homework from a chore to a fun and engaging activity, cultivating a love for learning in your child. Create a stress-free environment for your child with strategies to guide them through homework challenges. Equip...

In this second book of his series about edutainment gaming, Mr. Ventrello looks into the early microcomputers from the late 70's to 1990. He previews many of the great edutainment games that were available for such computers are the Apple II/e, Commodore 64, MS DOS, and others. This is a great guide for parents, teachers, and vintage gamers themselves who understand that learning can be both educational and fun!

If you've never read a Repairman Jack novel, this is the place to begin. It's 1990. A twenty-one-year-old named Jack has dropped out of college, leaving his old life behind to build a new one in New York City. Manhattan's rough edges are jagged enough to shred any unwary newcomer, but perhaps not one who is determined to stay off the grid, at any cost, in the busiest metropolis on earth. And to do so, he'll have to take jobs of a less than legal nature.

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler is about doing more with less - and bringing real childhood back from the brink of overscheduled, overstimulated helicopter parenting. With her signature down-and-dirty friend-to-friend advice, Jamie is here to help you experience the joy of parenting again and giving your child - and yourself - the freedom to let them grow at their own pace and become who they are.

Many pastors feel isolated and helpless, especially those beginning pastoral ministry. Phil Newton and Rich Shadden know what this road is like, and they want to share what they have gained from pastoral mentoring—Rich, a young pastor receiving support and guidance from Phil, an older, more experienced shepherd.