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The title is the first clue as to the genre of this story: sheep!But in this twenty-first century world sheep are likely a relatively unfamiliar species to most readers. Let's take a quick look at the history of these fascinating creatures.Sheep, the Ovis Aries species, first appeared in Mesopotamia around 3000 BC. From there they became trade animals heading to North Africa and Europe. The sheep were first immortalized in about 500 BC in poems and writings by Greeks like Virgil and Columelia and others. By then the sheep being raised there exceeded 10,000 as wool became a keen and valued trading instrument.Spanish Churro sheep came to America with Christopher Columbus in 1492. Then appearing in South Africa and the Cape Fat Tail sheep on to Australia. Where, by mid-1800's, OZ was counting over 30,000 woolies. One sheep produced over 4.5 kg per year. This amount then produced 6 sweaters, 3 suits & trousers, and enough woolen fabric to cover a very large sofa. Then there was meat like mutton, chops, leg of lamb, and of course milk. While it is healthy and easier to digest, it is seasonal and has taken modern dairy science to perfectCheeses from the rich sheep's milk are delicacies like Feta, Romano, Roquefort, and the generic "Goat cheese". And to keep our skin clean and soft, a wide variety of good smelling soaps made from sheep's milk.But as this SciFi assisted tale reveals, sheep were often used for other activities, activities that were frowned upon by their Creator. This work of fiction takes wide liberties to present what many feel to be a plausible, compassionate and divine story transformation of this maligned specie.Plus, you get to meet some very interesting personalities along the journey. Enjoy!The Author graduated from a small church-affiliated College, a major State University and has studied at several Ivy League and foreign Universities. "Academic study helps to 'balm' my obsessive curiosity and direct me to strange expeditions and interesting people doing interesting things in interesting places". He has held Executive positions with major international research firms and continues to be sought for his opinions abd media quotes.And as Jim Williams told John Berendt in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, one of Jim Williams' real Lawyers said to The Author "I really did like your book".He currently resides on a Mountain Top in Tennessee, alone, save for the ghosts from his past adventures.

Alexi meets Carl in the Czech Republic to investigate rumors of vampire activity in the Carpathian Mountains. Carl hires Lexi as an interpreter although Lexi is a homophobe. They fall in love with the valley, the people, and each other. They get rid of the vampires but discover the vampires were in cahoots with the mafia, allowing them to ply their evil slave trade. The overarching problem in the valley is that the people are still living in the fourteenth century with barter as the currency of the valley.About the Author I started writing these books at seventy-five years old. It had been in my head for a long time before I caught the writing bug. Once I started, I couldn't stop. My career was as a building contractor. Once I retired, it seemed like the appropriate time to fulfill my fantasies.

A professor at the university who is also a fisherman is having a bad midlife crisis at age fifty-one and is dating one of his students. She is age twenty-two, and her Hawaiian mother disagrees with the arrangement. And Rachel will not introduce her boyfriend, whom she's gotten to know at the university. But Professor Bartholomew Alliance Jackson has fallen in love with Rachel and wants her to marry him. Rachel knows what their relationship will come to, and the finish is most ironic.

This is a tale about a little mockingbird and his relationship with a not-so-common human-raised crow by the name of Poe. They lived in a quiet wooded suburban neighborhood with grass, bushes, and trees and lots of bird feeders and baths. Their story should have been one of being content and happy, but no. Their story was one of growing up and facing all the struggles of life and living together and learning how to help and be helped, accepting others-friends and strangers alike-and dealing with a murder of crows called the Black Bandits.

Dedication is a collage of new and old poems that are edgy, humorous, and deeply personal.Tina Jeffries was born and raised in Ohio where she currently resides. She is currently working on more poetry and dedicates this book to her late mother.

This story is one that belongs to the Author's "e;Lessons the Key of Life."e; This time the author reels the reader in with the story of a family who have been living in the home with a parent with an unstable personality disorder. The oldest child who describes life with a sick parent, renders the story. The children have managed to stay afloat, even with Mom's relapses into instability. There are many real symptoms, and coping mechanisms described as clues in managing real life brushes with mental illness. Most of all the message is: life can be happy and normal even with such a complicated illness. It is a family disease and can be treated that way.

A Good Book for Our Current Times.After emerging out of the pandemic and experiencing the number of deaths, disappointments and grief, the book "e;Mary Magdalene, Shaman"e; contains a healing and hopeful message for anyone going through a challenging time, after 2020. It is a story of faith, passion and transformation.At 62, Sara was faced with having to have a liver transplant if she wanted to live. Not knowing if she would get one because they were scarce, her intense prayer work with her community of women, and a twelve hour ritualistic shamanic healing in the Arizona desert facilitated a miraculous gift of a new liver and a successful transplant.Today at age 86, she has lived long enough to welcome seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Her prayers were answered!

Gary Caplan was born in Philadelphia and earned three bachelor's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, later earning M.D. and M.P.H. degrees. He serves as a colonel and preventive medicine officer in the reserves and has published articles in medical journals. Caplan became interested in reading science fiction and fantasy books as a young man and, after practicing medicine for several years, began to write his own fiction. At first strictly a hobby, his writing flourished and he decided to publish both a science fiction and sword and sorcery novels in his spare time.

Words Fitly Spoken are "e;like apples of gold in settings of silver,"e; according to Proverbs 25:11. The poetic words of Bruce Goodpaster display those burnished apples in a variety of silver settings. Some reflect dreams or visions, some come from the refinement of trials and sickness, others from meditation on God's faithful promises. All draw the reader away from daily struggles with worry and uncertainty and toward the encouragement found in God's promise that He is returning soon to rule and reign.

From nano-tech to dimension jumping and vampires to time travelers, this book has it all. The human hybrid dragon, forged in the dungeons of a mad scientist whose deal with the military for a super weapon goes awry, learns of a plot to enslave humanity. His quest begins with a desire to help an innocent murder victim, and ends up costing him what is most dear to him.This character driven adventure has twists, turns, and humor enough to bring it all to life. The parallel universe in which it takes place seems almost as real as our own. It's this author's version of urban fantasy meets sci-fi.Mister Hill is a middle aged father of two, who was inspired by the amazing stories that were created by multiple people, whose lives were, at the time of their first writings, as unimpressive as his own when he decided to write this book. He came to the realization that if the story is captivating enough, people will naturally gravitate to it, and want more from the author.The stories included Eragon, Harry Potter, and Twilight. Three authors who wrote incredible works of fantasy, that draw their audiences into their worlds. All three authors were, at the time of beginning their respective masterpieces, normal everyday people. Mr. Hill was a truck driver, driving over the road, often being away from his family for weeks at a time, and reading book after book in the time he spent waiting for his next load. He enjoyed the stories so much, he decided to write one of his own.A childhood memory of a story about a wizard forcing a warrior to drink many potions while being held captive, turning him into a were-dragon, inspired this modern day adventure.

This is a sequel of My Favorite First Book. It is a collection of poems and stories that are based on real-life events that the author encountered while growing up. Remember that old adage that says, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound?" It mimics how the contributions of a struggling artist go unheard of until they surface long after his demise. Thanks to a conscientiously persistent publisher, eighty years of wisdom-motivated writings now have a chance to be in the hands of receptive readers. Inspired by the author's mother, who really loves reading books, these heartwarming stories about nature, life in the countryside, and animals will definitely give you nostalgic feeling.

We have problems in our health care when a significant portion of our GDP is spent on health care, and the price of health care is beyond the ability of anyone to pay because too much money is wasted, and intrinsic systems are creating problems.