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Wee Three is guaranteed to make you smile, laugh, and remember the days of your own youth. It is highly entertaining for both children and adults and will delight the listener with simple verses. If you enjoyed A.A. Milne or Robert Louis Stevenson’s children’s verses, you are sure to love this collection.

The Big Ranch in The Ozarks: A Journey of the Greatest Generation will take you on a journey with the Erwin family through the Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, World War II, leading to the 1960s era when the family fulfilled their dream to own a cattle ranch in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks. If that wasn’t enough, the book also chronicles Robin’s father’s death-defying yearlong adventure as an aerial agricultural pilot ferrying a Grumman G164 Ag Cat biplane on the North Atlantic air ferry route flying from New York City to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Enter the world of Alessandra, a captivating and fiercely independent woman who has devoted her life to her career. When fate brings her face-to-face with the irresistible and enigmatic Gabriel, a successful and seductive entrepreneur, their worlds collide in a tempestuous affair that will challenge their desires and test the limits of their hearts.

The boys couldn't believe their ears when they found they weren't receiving presents this Christmas. "A new adventure," Dad said. They didn't realize what surprises were in store, and neither did their mom.

The agents are closing in. Her friends are nowhere to be seen. She can hardly control her powers. Can Lightshow make it out?

Rachel's adventure begins when she breaks her pencil during a test. Her teacher hands her a short, gnaw-marked pencil to use. Disgusted, Rachel reluctantly finishes the test and then starts writing in her journal. She soon discovers the stubby pencil possesses a talent she does not have: the ability to write stories. As Rachel holds the pencil and it writes, the pencil reveals a tale about a kidnapped unicorn. The unicorn's friend, Prince Jacob, has set out to rescue the unicorn. Soon Rachel finds herself writing more and more, eager to find out if Prince Jacob will every find the unicorn.

Sheila Ingle's husband, John, was brought up in Ingle Holler in Union, South Carolina, with eight other Ingle families. They worked together in the mills, shared their gardens, attended church, and enjoyed the playing and singing of the songs from the Grand Ole Opry. When five of the brothers went off to war, those who couldn't fight took care of their families. The Ingles stuck together, just like they were taught in the Appalachian hills of Erwin, Tennessee. Love of God, love of family, and love of country were modeled in each home.

Nel Higgins is the 16-year-old daughter of Frank Higgins, a deranged Lutheran pastor. After Nel’s mother passes away, she finds herself and her sister, Annie, at the mercy of her father in Yankton, Dakota Territory, 1876. Bereft and frightened, Nel knows, deep in her heart, that neither she nor Annie will survive unless they can escape his evil clutches. Then, when unforeseen circumstances lead to Frank's sudden death, the two girls soon board the famous riverboat, the Far West. Once on board, Nel finds herself following the path of American destiny toward Fort Abraham Lincoln.

The more complacent, the more opportunity you have to change your life. I hope to change your perspective about complacency. I hope for you to connect and understand my view and find my words inspiring. In order to really solve complacency, you have to really understand what the true core of your complacency is and begin to call it out for what it is. Many times, people may think they can set goals, take some time off to regroup, and it may work...temporarily. Too often than not, the feeling comes back. It’s time to stop using band-aid type approaches to fix complacency.

You Shut Me Down explains how human emotions can play a major role in how we assess ourselves and it also brings us in tune with our Creator.