New Adult & Adult Books
Fun Down Under: Australia and New Zealand
Caitlyn M. Schmidt
Crikey, mate! You’ve found a rare guidebook that’s composed of a continental traveler’s firsthand experiences and photography. This guide gives recommendations and tips about excursions, outdoor recreation, cities, museums, day trips, and more to help you plan your travels. Whether you’re an individual, with a group of friends, or a family, and whether you seek adventure, culture, or relaxation, Fun Down Under provides a variety of locations and activities that will suit your needs. Be comfortable and confident during your travels, and learn about all the fun things to see and do during your stay in Australia and New Zealand.
Inside out yoga
Sandra K and Joanne de Simone
INSIDE OUT YOGA is illustrated with dynamic yoga poses and filled with thought-provoking inspirational messages and journal pages to chart personal reflections for a strong and healthy mind, body, and spirit.
MATING HABITS: COUPLES GUIDE a-z
Joanne de Simone
This little guide contains bits of romantic advice and information for each letter of the alphabet, with a color illustration of an animal couple to share the message of love and encouragement.
Midlife Senior Moments at the Danville Center
Jean Young
When recently widowed forty-five-year-old Anne Farley decides to volunteer at the Danville Senior Center, she finds she may have bitten off more than she can chew. The director puts her in charge of the new lunch program, and Anne has her hands full working with the other volunteers and the town’s mayor. In addition to her new job, she must deal with her grief and learn to manager her finances and maintain her home on her own. Along the way, she makes new friends, takes a grant writing course, grows in competence and confidence in her new life, and meets a special someone who may help end her loneliness.
Nature's Touch, Basketry by Hand
Vicky Nickelson
When recently widowed forty-five-year-old Anne Farley decides to volunteer at the Danville Senior Center, she finds she may have bitten off more than she can chew. The director puts her in charge of the new lunch program, and Anne has her hands full working with the other volunteers and the town’s mayor. In addition to her new job, she must deal with her grief and learn to manager her finances and maintain her home on her own. Along the way, she makes new friends, takes a grant writing course, grows in competence and confidence in her new life, and meets a special someone who may help end her loneliness.
Northwest Vignettes Volume One: Creative Nonfiction Stories by NW Authors
Selected by Eckley Guerin and Patricia Williams
This collection of original short stories by Northwest writers was compiled by Eckley Guerin and Patricia Williams, who began a project to gather a collection of stories to publish for the benefit local charities. They selected a variety of pieces with topics that include humor, adventure, travel, nature, animals, and history, written from the true-life experiences of the authors.
NORTHWEST VIGNETTES VOLUME Two: CREATIVE NONFICTION STORIES BY NW AUTHORS
Selected by Eckley Guerin and Patricia Williams
Upon discovering an abundance of regional writing talent, Eckley Guerin and Patricia Williams compiled this eclectic collection of original short stories by Northwest writers. They received so many essay submissions that this second volume was created to share even more fun, interesting, and informative stories to publish for the benefit local charities.
Songs from under the El
Joanne de Simone
From award-winning writer Joanne de Simone, Songs from Under the El is a love letter to her family—a nostalgic look at her heritage that began at Ellis Island, spanning almost a century. Her memoir is filled with anecdotes about who came before, with stories about life in the early to mid 1900s, and with the hope that all who follow in this tapestry of laughter and tears will come to cherish it as much as its creator.
Songwriting Step by Step
Aaron Cheney
If you are an aspiring musician, poet, or wordsmith who has ever wanted to write a song, or if you want to write better songs, this book is for you! You’ll be led step by step through the songwriting process and discover tricks and techniques for creating powerful, memorable lyrics and music.
TAILS FROM COLONY ISLAND: Urban Mermaid
Howard Parsons
Can an All-American mermaid find love and happiness while living and working in the big city? Penelope Anne Tench has searched for years, but neither love nor happiness seem destined to come her way. She's about to give up on life completely when she decides to have a bit of fun by playing a joke on an unsuspecting human. Her prank comes back to haunt her when she reports for work at her new job. Has she inadvertently exposed the mer-community of Colony Island to the scrutiny of the human world? Mermaids are strongly warned not to consort with men, but Penelope might be willing to break all the rules by getting into bed with one.