The Broken Glass Mystery: A Duke Moran Novel By: Don Monroe Duke Moran is a retired detective with a lot of free time on his hands, time he spends refurbishing a big old house he purchased in the small, north Wisconsin community of Black Crow. It’s slow work, but as mentioned he doesn’t have anything better to do… that is until he hears glass breaking downstairs and goes to investigate. What follows is a series of break-ins and murders in Black Crow, and Duke can’t say no when the chief of police comes asking for some assistance from the former lawman. Unraveling this mystery and the motives behind these heinous crimes will take all of Duke’s professional experience, his puzzle-solving intellect, some bullets, backup, and several trips to the hospital in The Broken Glass Mystery.
This book outlines what the author believes to be ten important issues or concepts that merit discussion or at least some thought. Some are not new ideas by any stretch of the imagination, but may have been glossed over, over reported or covered and debated so much they may have lost their luster and are worth polishing up for a fresh roll in the brain. The others you will find enlightening if you happen to find yourself in "violation" for lack of a better word. Now with a new official title of "Commandment", perhaps some older but still relevant concepts may be revived and repaired and the new ideas understood and accepted. Let's face it; it's tough to get a new idea across anyone these days! But when it's a commandment... well how can you say no to a commandment? Though obviously not written by god himself, the wish is that after finishing the book you will agree that keeping 11 thru 20 in mind and executing the fundamental spirit of the script would not be a bad thing. Just like the original version! History has shown that nothing is fiercer than an aroused mind moving in the direction of positive change. The Bible is a magnificent book and reveals itself with the wonderful vernacular of the time. Like listening to the inflection and dialect delivered by the actors from a movie shot in the 1930's, turning the pages of the bible is like eaves dropping on another time. But unlike the thirties, these days most men don't call each other "Fella" "Mac" or "Daddy-o" as often as they once did. So to have been dropped words like begat, shalt, and thou. In the interest of smooth reading and less aspirin, Don too shalt... uh... shall leave the tradition speak of the day to the titles of the commandments only, and opt for an easier more casual discussion into their meaning.
The latest adventure of Diana and her wolf are just like a fine wine, total enjoyment for all our readers. Packed with unforgettable adventure, mystery, and a lavish dash through history will more than make sure each and every paragraph will last in your memory for a long time. And like fine wine, once opened, best finished, but the journey will be worth the reading.
This is the true story of a young Australian soldier whose life of opportunity was challenged by trauma and salvaged by strength. Nelson Ferguson, from Ballarat, was a stretcher-bearer on the Western Front in France in World War I. He survived the dangers of stretcher-bearing in some of Australia's most horrific battles: the Somme, Bullecourt, Ypres and Villers-Bretonneux. In April 1918, at Villers-Bretonneux, he was severely gassed. His eyes were traumatised, his lungs damaged. Upon his return home, he met and married Madeline, the love of his life, started a family, and resumed his career teaching art. But eventually the effects of the mustard gas claimed his eyesight, ending his career. Courageously enduring this consequence of war, he continued contributing to society by assisting his son and son-in-law in their stained-glass window business. Advances in medicine finally restored his sight in 1968, allowing him to yet again appreciate the beauty around him, before his death in 1976. The story of this Anzac will stir your soul. It is a story of war and bravery, pain and strength, hope and miracles. “remarkable…. deeply personal” - Barry Jones AC “extremely moving, vivid, and highly informative” - Nigel Westlake (Australian composer)
This is the true story of a young Australian soldier whose life of opportunity was challenged by trauma and salvaged by strength. Nelson Ferguson, from Ballarat, was a stretcher-bearer on the Western Front in France in World War I. He survived the dangers of stretcher-bearing in some of Australia's most horrific battles: the Somme, Bullecourt, Ypres and Villers-Bretonneux. In April 1918, at Villers-Bretonneux, he was severely gassed. His eyes were traumatised, his lungs damaged. Upon his return home, he met and married Madeline, the love of his life, started a family, and resumed his career teaching art. But eventually the effects of the mustard gas claimed his eyesight, ending his career. Courageously enduring this consequence of war, he continued contributing to society by assisting his son and son-in-law in their stained-glass window business. Advances in medicine finally restored his sight in 1968, allowing him to yet again appreciate the beauty around him, before his death in 1976. The story of this Anzac will stir your soul. It is a story of war and bravery, pain and strength, hope and miracles. “remarkable…. deeply personal” - Barry Jones AC “extremely moving, vivid, and highly informative” - Nigel Westlake (Australian composer)
The Broken Glass Mystery: A Duke Moran Novel By: Don Monroe Duke Moran is a retired detective with a lot of free time on his hands, time he spends refurbishing a big old house he purchased in the small, north Wisconsin community of Black Crow. It’s slow work, but as mentioned he doesn’t have anything better to do… that is until he hears glass breaking downstairs and goes to investigate. What follows is a series of break-ins and murders in Black Crow, and Duke can’t say no when the chief of police comes asking for some assistance from the former lawman. Unraveling this mystery and the motives behind these heinous crimes will take all of Duke’s professional experience, his puzzle-solving intellect, some bullets, backup, and several trips to the hospital in The Broken Glass Mystery.
Clarity of The Heart is a book of Spiritually motivational poetry and prose. The title is appropriately named for the nature of the content of this book. The language and logic of the heart and deep feelings are often misunderstood by the veil of unknowing from suppressed pain and trauma. This book can help one to get free of a painful past, and see the beauty that awaits them if one is non-resistant to the spiritually motivating meanings in this book, and if one is truly willing to become totally honest and authentic with one's deep inner self, and open one's heart and true feelings to his/her conscious awareness.
“Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson In Blast of Trumpets author Don Levin shared many of the quotes that have resonated with him throughout his life. In this new exciting collection of quotes, writings, observations, and life lessons, he shares a compilation of his own words that have been like a clarion blast. A life-long Chicago Cubs fan, attorney-at-law, senior sales leader, Army officer, lay minister, and patriarch to an ever growing clan, Don shares leadership, parenting, and life lessons that he has discovered along his own journey through life. “Faith is believing that there is always a seventh inning rally waiting to happen.” “Compromise is always wrong when it means sacrificing a principle.” “Success starts with recognizing that the glass is half full.” “Don’t be afraid to cast your own shadow as a leader.” “Life is like underwear... change is good.”
Its 1919 and Henrich Danek Stendal is leaving his native Hungary behind. Having survived World War I, hes heading for America and New York City with his family in tow. His memories of the Great War resound in his mind, as does another deeply buried memory. There is no turning back. It is also 1979 in New York City and Daniel Henry Stone is a wild, young man who never backs away from a fight. Hes worked as a cook and a bartender most of his young life, but now hes landed a gem of a job as a renting agent in a large, thirty-two building complex. But thats just the tip of the iceberg. This building complex just might go co-op, and he could cash in on the deal of a lifetime. Their lives, although sixty years apart, will intersect in both action and thought, through the women they meet, the fortunes they seek, and the battles they wage. The mystery of their connection is both endearing and timeless.
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