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Most Likely to Survive is the real-life story of Matthew Faulkner, a smart and friendly young man who would see his well-planned life change dramatically in the blink of an eye. Voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by his classmates, a near-fatal car accident near the end of his senior year of high school would put Matt into the deepest depth of coma for six long weeks. His chance of survival was near zero, and if he did manage to somehow come out of the coma, he would likely end up requiring constant care in a skilled nursing facility. Through a series of miracles, Matt would walk out of the hospital and soon after, walk across the stage at his high school graduation to cheers and thunderous applause. Thanks to his rehab physician, a remarkable support system, dedicated therapists, grueling therapy sessions and incredible determination, he would fulfill his goal of not only going on to college, but doing exceptionally well academically. His recovery, which will be lifelong, continues to amaze his friends, family, the medical community and anyone who knows and understands the devastating impact of traumatic brain injury. There is another side to this story - the religious angle. There are those who credit Matt's amazing recovery to the work of the late Father Nelson Baker, the beloved priest from nearby Lackawanna, New York, who is in need of another miracle as he travels the long path to sainthood in the Catholic Church. Most Likely to Survive follows Matt's journey through hospitalization and recovery, recording both the milestones and the setbacks along the way. Medical miracle, religious miracle or a combination of both? That's left for the reader to decide.

Many poems take the form of past memories. They are colored through the prism and nourished by the music of the world. Some are there like whole pictures and words that take up phrase and form. The author reaches back into experience, at times allegory or story rings on the page. All the writing is washed with the dream state's diaphanous sphere that saturates the lines with animation and a sense of wonder. Characters in the poems are evil and good. There are bombers, dreamers, environmentalists, gunslingers, and creatures that populate the sensitive ecosystems. The poems bring emotion and life to elephants, rhinos, birds and the human experience. Mr. Savett creates tension, imagining individuals in dangerous situations that recall the author's life experiences.

In 1976. A group of east Aurora, New York residents with a common interest in their community's historic Roycroft Campus- and the philosophy of Roycroft's founder Elbert Hubbard- set in motion a plan to preserve those ideals which had made the campus a center of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Today, dozens of Roycroft Artisans and Master Artisans carry on the artistic tradition by creating incredible works of art in specialties such as glass, leather, metal, jewelry, painting, book arts, printing, paper, fiber, weaving, pottery and wood. In this book, we examine the lives of nearly fifty Roycroft Master Artisans who open up about their training, inspirations, travel, goals, proudest moments, relationships to the Roycroft community and much more.

Two college-age girls- Browyn, an anarchist, and Elaine, a go-getter- meet at a support group for those that have lost parents. Both of their fathers passed in different ways, but they strike up an abrasive yet charismatic friendship through their grief, anger and quirks. They both try to make sense of life after death, trying to become new people despite missing a vital piece of what made them alive in the first place. In this they learn what they're really hiding from- a truth that they cannot defeat and an acknowledgement that faith is more of a struggle than a feeling. Half memoir, half fiction, The face of a Monster is an examination of friendship, family and the curse of memory.

Reckless tendencies, an ambition with the sword, and a cheerful attitude towards life has always marked the way for young Shadow Guidan. Never more than a few steps behind lies his womanizing, gambling addict best friend Kale. Ever since they were children they have caused more than a few headaches for Shadow's father Magus, who happens to be one of Gaia 's most respected General 's. While Shadow despises his lifelong boring job as a messenger that his father has burdened him with since he can remember, he is tired of hearing the word "no" when he asks if he can join the army. After returning home from a mission Magus pays Shadow a surprising visit, a visit that is even more shockingly followed by a new duty. Shadow has been ordered by his father, and the King, to accompany Princess Emerald as an extra bodyguard during her Day of Rising festivals. At least that is what everyone is lead to believe. Magus secretly tells Shadow that his real purpose is to spy on her two powerful Luna trainers, Sage and Katrina, and to report to him everything that they do. Any man knows that messing with the power of Spirit that the Luna are born with is a dangerous move, making Shadow wonder why his father would give him such a daunting task. What truly does not help his edginess about the situation is Emerald's compassionate nature and beautiful smile that send him stumbling over his words every time he lays eyes on her. Being around beautiful women is not something that he knows anything about. How is he supposed to tell her that he caught her sneaking out of the castle one night and followed her to a secret meeting with General Bachir? More importantly, how does he talk to her? When an attempt on Shadow's life by the Aakesh Race forces him to use the power of Spirit that he unknowingly possesses, Shadow is saved by a mysterious man that claims he is destined for great things. With secrets piling up, and far more questions than there are answers, Shadow turns his attention to help Emerald in a desperate attempt to save her Kingdom from Civil War. Their journey together will lead them down a path of love, betrayal, and sacrifice that they never thought existed. Shadow learns the truth about his father's past and his connection with the Luna. An ancient evil is set to be unleashed. In order for it to be stopped, Shadow must uncover the secrets behind a legend that has been hidden from the world for over a thousand years, a legend that will demand the ultimate sacrifice in exchange for its salvation, and make him ponder the thought of allowing a world filled with deceit and lies to be destroyed by a man that despite his darkness might actually make sense. In order for a hero to save the world, he must first believe in it.

Two years ago Tom Donovan was a cop, working the rough and tumble streets of Buffalo's East side. One fateful night he was involved in the deaths of a Federal agent and an unarmed man. Fast forward to the present; Donovan is now working as an operative for a private investigator. His latest assignment is to locate the wife of Gary Shields, a local real estate mogul. His investigation leads him to a seamy underside of Shields' business interests and he is forced to make a choice between doing his job and answering to his conscience. Further complicating matters is Donovan being named in a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of the man whose shooting cost him his job two years before. Donovan's past collides with the present as he searches for absolution.

Dr. Samuel Fox never loved his son, 14-year old Preston Scott. At least, that is what Preston believes as he attends his father's wake in September 1939. The teenager has spent his entire life living in his father's shadow, desperately seeking the answer to his mother's mysterious disappearance, but now that his father lies in a coffin, Preston is convinced that his quest for the truth will be buried along with his pain and sorrow... or will it? In an unexpected turn of events, Preston's search is given new life, and he edges closer to the truth. He uncovers a sinister plan that will turn his entire world upside down. He learns that his mother's story will change the course of history forever, and that death is never... ever... the end.

Water From A Toad is the fourth collection of poetry from Buffalo native Frederick E. Whitehead. His other collections include Orbs (2011), Songs, Cradle (2009) and Protected by Paradox (2010). His blog is fewhitehead.wordpress.com

Follow World Professional Figure Skating Champion Gary Visconti's seven-decade journey, one that has taken him from a low-income neighborhood in East Detroit to Olympic athlete. In Falling for the Win, you'll travel around the globe with Gary and share in his amazing life adventure, one filled with incredible highs, devastating lows, literally thousands of falls and some very inspiring people. Along the way, you're sure to see a part of yourself in Gary's struggles, successes, failings and victories. But no matter the circumstances, you'll also learn to get back up, dust yourself off and try again and again ... just like Gary did!

SECOND PRINTING This is the story of Henry Kent, father, husband, teacher and would-be superhero. A story of right versus wrong, faith versus logic and the tenuous nature of reality and sanity. Flashes and Specks is a portrait of one man's attempt to maintain his life in the face of madness, torture and the end of the world.

Based on true events, many investigated by the author personally, THE PLAZA was inspired by the murder of crime reporter Armando "El Choco" Rodriguez, of El Diario de Juarez. Plaza. Spanish: in Mexican culture, a slang word describing the territory of a certain drug cartel. "I've been a reporter for years, and a resident of Juarez, Mexico all of my life. I've never seen anything like it. No one thought the drug war would be like this...My town has become the battleground for drug cartels. Even the police are being killed on a daily basis. Bands of teenagers working as paid assassins & extortionists are hitting every business, no matter how small. Things I took for granted like going to a restaurant, getting a haircut, or even an evening at the movies with my family put all our lives in danger. Robberies and public executions have become common place. Now when I report only five homicides in twenty-four hours, it is considered a good day." - Saul Saavedra, crime reporter for The Juarez Daily in THE PLAZA. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to an orphanage in Juarez, Mexico. Any donations will be made public on facebook.com/theplazathenovel .

This story takes place in the city of Lackawanna during the 1930s. It is a story dedicated to the men and women of Lackawanna, a small steel city in upstate New York. It is loosely centered around the life and times of one of its prominent citizens, Ralph J. Galanti, Sr. The events of the book take place during the years of 1932 and 1933. It also touches upon the early years in Lackawanna, the Western New York area and the migration of the book's characters from their homeland Italy. Many facets of these incredible years will be touched upon: the Great Depression, steel making, ethnic cultures, the political atmosphere, crime, home-grown stories of its citizens and of course, the famous Our Lady of Victory Basilica and its legendary founder, Father Nelson Baker. The book relates stories of many of the immigrants and first generation Americans who lived in an era that Tom Brokaw called, "The Greatest Generation." Many parts of this book are true to life and factual in content. Other parts are stories I have heard throughout my life and may be factual but also exaggerated. Some parts are a total figment of my imagination that was developed through the association with many of these characters in the book. This is not to diminish the special people who were part of this era but only to bring out what a wonderful era it was even though there were many hardships. Although this story is fictional and loosely based on some actual characters, I hope that those of you who read this book will capture the essence of the era, the courage of its people and the enjoyment they had in spite of the adversities of the times. This is a unique tale of how good triumphs over evil.

Buffalo New YorkEx cop Tom Donovan is struggling with the events of his recent past, both physically and mentally, when an event from twenty two years ago captures his attention. Hank "Lights Out" Loughran, Tom's trainer when he was an aspiring boxer, tells Tom that his father's death, declared an accident over twenty years ago, wasn't all that it appeared to be. Tom sets off on a private mission to uncover the truth. His investigation will have him come head to head with his paternal grandfather Hugh, the octogenarian bar owner, bookmaker and unofficial neighborhood boss, the FBI and members of the Irish American social club where Tom Sr. Was last seen alive. None of whom seem to want the truth to come out.Just as he starts his inquiry a would-be drug kingpin who Tom crossed paths with reappears. He has a score to settle before he can reestablish his business and Donovan's name is on top of his list.

My Hyacinth Mountain is a vector into the world of self-understanding and human morals. Away from the world of consumerism and every day American values through language that envelops your mind and makes you think about your own course of actions. Stirring thoughts like a witch's cauldron, you mix the potion and create beautiful thoughts of other worlds.

A Knock at the Door: A family dog with a police background tries to warn a family in an isolated farmhouse about an ax murdering serial killer who is on the loose in their neck of the woods. Digging for the Truth: A newly relocated physician with a gambling problem gets in over his head with the mob and resorts to a risky insurance scam to get out of debt. Cold Reality: A pathologist with a drinking problem runs into unexpected findings during an autopsy on a drowning victim. The Corpse That Talked: A forensic pathologist has an unexpected run in with an animated corpse, while alone doing a late night post mortem. Unseen Advantage: A particularly disturbed serial killer is sought in a gruesome murder spree as a veteran psychiatrist and forensic team try to solve the case and get the right man. Stolen Colors: A Vermeer painting stolen from a vengeful mob boss leads to trouble for the thieves as they dash through the northeast and try to cash in on the stolen property while staying alive. Mystery Cove: An ex black ops military man tries to settle down to a peaceful life in the country but his past secrets will not let him rest. Gray Sky of Summer: Two teenage friends visit an abandoned house for fun but run into a mysterious old man who sends them digging in a local cemetery for a surprise that will change their lives forever. Just Dessert: A man with only a few months to live takes revenge on his perennially obnoxious sister-in-law. Unlucky Shot: Man's best friend helps solve a brutal murder in a most surprising way. The Party: A terminally ill woman reflects on her life, suicide, and euthanasia during her last days. The Wager: A bet made many years ago among friends about who would live the longest, leads to an unexpected ending for the last survivor. The Undertaking: A group of young friends decides that breaking into a local funeral home one night would be an adventure; unfortunately for them they were right.

"My wife's brother was born with a congenial heart murmur." "Humans differ from other animals because we have disposable thumbs." "That guy is always talking out of the side of his neck." Have you ever heard someone say something just wrong enough that you sort of understand them, yet you have to think about what you heard? Most people know what they mean to say but sometimes what comes out isn't exactly correct. Other times, things sound so wrong, you can't help but wonder what they were trying to say. Most of the words make sense but sometimes people mangle one or two of them and end up conveying something completely different. Here then, for your amusement, is a collection of linguistic wrongdoings. Some are self-explanatory. Some deserve comment, which I've happily supplied. Couple these with some interesting pictures and you've got, "Post Mortem Depression"

Official corruption, labor unrest, crime in the streets, waves of immigration, the chasm between rich and poor: these are issues that surface throughout American history-and still resonate today. Canalside Tale, an intense new novel set in the year 1880, brings to life the human drama behind these issues. Detective Danny "Brick Fist" Doyle polices one of most crime-ridden precincts in the world, the notorious Canal District of Buffalo. Despite a fearsome, and oftentimes wayward reputation, he is viewed as a useful tool by the department. However, when investigating a society murder and industrial disaster, he resists a rush to judgment as demanded by his superiors. Instead, he embarks upon a redemptive quest for the truth that leads him into conflicts with crime lords, corrupt officials and a bigoted tycoon. Set against the backdrop of powerful elites and struggling masses, Canalside Tale takes the reader on an exciting journey through Irish Hoolies, Victorian mansions, forbidden affairs, pestilent sweatshops, elegant receptions, clandestine union meetings and torch-lit political rallies. After winding through a world of colorful and unforgettable characters, the story leads to a surprising yet stirring conclusion.

It's October in Buffalo as four long-time friends, The In Accord Book Club, gather around a fireplace while a fierce windstorm amasses strength outside. They are deeply disappointed with the unfaithful characters and lackluster resolution of the novel they've met to discuss. When they agree to each write a richer, more satisfying conclusion in lieu of their next month's selection, none has any idea of the tempests about to erupt in her own world. Their intertwined lives and personal journeys, by turns humorous, sad, touching, and inspiring, furnish the raw ingredients for the new epilogue each writes.

Christiamity is a story about an unlikely friendship and what it means to be a contemporary Christian, as given by two college students. As young adults, Maddie and Stan not only work out what being a child of God can be like in the world today, but also what a Christian friendship might look like.

One Amulet. Two Gods. And the young girl in the center of it all. Fala has never asked to be anything more than normal. She has only ever wanted to make her way in the world. But now, in the face of something far bigger than she is, she must pull together what little she knows and find the true owner of the amulet before it is too late. Rich in Egyptian mythology and full of excitement, The Amulet is a fast paced adventure story.

A troubled young man in search of a new life has decided to ruin his old one - by leaving his wife with no explanation, and seemingly at first, no reason. However, through flashbacks and memories, he realizes the severity of his mistake, only to find that his chance at reconciliation is useless when she wants nothing to do with him upon his return. What comes out of these encounters are moments of pain, loss, anger and reflection - all of which mesh together in a brutally honest and harrowingly poetic conclusion. It is not only a novel about choice, but about morality - what love can do to our thoughts, how it shapes our rationalizations about ourselves, and what we can learn from these days and nights where we are left to our own devices, wondering about the what ifs.

A little more than 125 years ago, a hardy group of businessmen and ordinary folks carved out a city among the pines of northern Wisconsin where the Somo, Tomahawk and Wisconsin Rivers converge. Founded on the vision of one man, William H. Bradley, a millionaire lumberman from Maine, the city of Tomahawk literally 'sprang up over night.' Through Bradley's foresight, Tomahawk boasts unusually wide streets, beautifully parked areas and boulevards, and a wide open welcoming business thoroughfare. Today, businesses are still flourishing, pines are still standing, and the population of the city has increased three fold. Boomtown, is a historical account of the early years of Tomahawk, including biographical information on pioneers, prominent citizens and ordinary folks.

BLACK AND WHITE VERSION This is a book of recipes that people with certain allergies can eat and the entire family can enjoy. In this case, the foods are free of eggs, dairy products, peanuts and tree nuts. This book is about making recipes with everyday ingredients found in your kitchen without causing you to spend $30 to make a pan of brownies. I have striven to make sure that these ingredients are not complicated or expensive. Some years ago, when my youngest son was nine months old, we learned that he was allergic to eggs, dairy products, peanuts and tree nuts. This was' at first' a difficult and frightening diagnosis, but it gave me inspiration to learn to cook for him and the family and then to write this book. In the beginning, I would prepare something for my son and something else for the rest of the family. This got old fast. I began by taking some of my grandmother's recipes and substituted allergy friendly ingredients for the offending ones. The results were fantastic and the foods were delicious. You can bring them to parties and gatherings and no one would guess that they are non-allergic. There are allergy free foods here that cannot be purchased in stores, such as cinnamon rolls, donuts, marshmallow fluff and sponge candy. My purpose here is to make cooking for a family member with certain food allergies less intimidating. I hope all readers find some things in this book they can use and enjoy.

Fragility. The word conjures images of something breakable. In the broad sense, it can apply to many things. Nature is fragile in the face of a storm. Human relationships are fragile, as are our relationships with God, and our understanding of ourselves. Dreams are fragile, those we chase and those we set aside. In her first collection of poems, Sinead Tyrone brings out many concepts of fragility. Hold her individual images up, one at a time, to contemplate and to treasure the fragility that moves in and around your own life.

Orbs is Buffalo native Fred Whitehead's third collection of poetry. It follows the 2009 release of Songs /Cradled, which is made up mostly of his song lyrics from his days in various bands and the 2010 release of Protected by Paradox. This is the second edition of Orbs. The first edition was available in 2011 in e-book form only. Fred currently hosts a poetry reading series in his South Buffalo neighborhood. Please visit fewhitehead.wordpress.com for more information.

FULL COLOR VERSION This is a book of recipes that people with certain allergies can eat and the entire family can enjoy. In this case, the foods are free of eggs, dairy products, peanuts and tree nuts. This book is about making recipes with everyday ingredients found in your kitchen without causing you to spend $30 to make a pan of brownies. I have striven to make sure that these ingredients are not complicated or expensive. Some years ago, when my youngest son was nine months old, we learned that he was allergic to eggs, dairy products, peanuts and tree nuts. This was' at first' a difficult and frightening diagnosis, but it gave me inspiration to learn to cook for him and the family and then to write this book. In the beginning, I would prepare something for my son and something else for the rest of the family. This got old fast. I began by taking some of my grandmother's recipes and substituted allergy friendly ingredients for the offending ones. The results were fantastic and the foods were delicious. You can bring them to parties and gatherings and no one would guess that they are non-allergic. There are allergy free foods here that cannot be purchased in stores, such as cinnamon rolls, donuts, marshmallow fluff and sponge candy. My purpose here is to make cooking for a family member with certain food allergies less intimidating. I hope all readers find some things in this book they can use and enjoy.

Carolyn Krupp already has her hands full as a single mother raising a special needs child. When her brother Mark is assaulted and left for dead at the edge of a park she asks her neighbor, ex cop turned PI Tom Donovan, to look into the matter as the police seem to already have made up their minds that Mark was in the wrong place at the wrong time and Karma caught up with him. After looking into it informally, Donovan and ex partner Sherry Palkowski stumble onto a possible connection to other assaults. Is someone going around Western New York meeting out punishment to a group of men accused of domestic violence? Meanwhile in South Buffalo, Donovan's grandfather Hugh has passed away. The 'retired' bookmaker and union fixer has left his business to his long time Lieutenant Whitey Brennan. No sooner has Brennan taken over that as person from his past comes forward with a story that he doesn't want to get out. He enlists Donovan's aid in a game of cat and mouse that reminds him that not everything in the past can stay buried.

Slanted Windows is the story of a young farm woman, Laura, caught up in her life as a city office worker several years after the end of World War II. It is also the story of her finding herself through friendship with a more worldly, outgoing friend, Patricia. In this poetic narrative, a quiet young woman learns to put muscle into a workforce that is much like herself: innocent, unconscious, disenfranchised. She begins to learn the beauty of nature and culture, social justice and the arts, and to comprehend how these can create an inclusive textile in which to live a life.

From the Introduction by David Landrey: Reading All Sail, No Rudder, I feel as Hawthorne must have felt reading Moby-Dick; "...eternity spread before him and the mysteries of life played out against its backdrop." Fred Whitehead's poems approach eternity again and again, seeking access, expressing wonderment at how our minds and spirits try to reach it, try and fail and try again. So many attempts, so many failures; yet the efforts are never in vain. Consider "the heron": rising in the dusk "as if she knew/exactly where the portal is"

Joseph P. Cahan doesn't want much. The recent college grad wants to see his first published story en route to a writing career. He wants to pursue this path in his New York hometown, aside his Irish family and life-long friends who live for football, stout and the Stones. He wants to move on from a tumultuous Dylan-soundtracked romance that had to end. It's not much-but he wants it all. Unfortunately, in the nine months following his 2001 graduation, Cahan finds these seemingly simplistic desires not so easy to realize. Told through the voice of an idealistic Cahan, Running with Buffalo is about understanding a present that longs for the past, while perpetually trying to figure out an uncertain and frightening future. It's a humorous and heartfelt testimonial about life's fearsome complexities, unanticipated changes, and the simple truths that could quell the intensity of it all. It's about the uneven journey to find a place to call home. And for Cahan, it's about running with Buffalo.