January 2008

How Do You Milk A Moose Anyway?
by Lara Bricker

"It all started over an innocent lunchroom conversation. I had a co-worker whose wife was a gourmet cheese maker in Maine. She had just been written up in the New York Times for her cheese making ability and knew a thing or two about cheese. But there was some news in the cheese making world that had her cheese making juices flowing, my co-worker told us. A man was apparently milking a moose and making cheese. He was charging $500 a pound. The cheese community was in a buzz over this moose milking man.

I was strangely fascinated in a disgusted kind of way and decided to find out all I could about this moose cheese. The questions were endless. How does one milk a moose? How do they get the moose to stand still? And why is something that sounds so disgusting so expensive?"

Former investigative reporter turned columnist Lara Bricker sets her sights on the truth behind moose cheese and other issues of the day including how to survive an attack by a washing machine to the truth behind those home skin care parties. From her moody horse that needs progesterone to her surprise encounter with an Elvis impersonator to the front lines of the New Hampshire presidential primary, you never know what Bricker is going to write about next. No matter what she writes about, she does so with her trademark dry sense of humor that will have you devouring this book in one sitting.

 

Cruelty Has A Human Heart
by Kelvin Lewelin

This story is loosely based upon an actual criminal case. It involves the disappearances of various women over a twenty year time frame. They are presumptive victims of murder, though none of their bodies were ever recovered. It is problematic that their remains were dropped into abandoned mine shafts somewhere in the desert terrain outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Each woman was in the process of terminating a romantic relationship at the time she dropped off the radar screen. The reality is that some men don't handle rejection with civility. Each woman's car was found abandoned in a public parking lot. The doors to the respective vehicles were locked. No key was found in the ignitions. No car contained a body. Each woman vanished without a clue. They were simply- bye bye! This tale of missing persons chronicles three mysteries.

Were the women murdered? If so, was their demise at the hand of a single killer? What will be the trial verdicts?

 

Winters and Eaton
by William A. Fox

This is a history of the ancestors and descendants of Belden Leslie Winters (1873-1928) and his wife Anna Ora Eaton (1875-1956). The book begins with a chapter about Belden Winters' ancestors, followed by another about those of Anna Eaton, Belden and Anna and their children and grandchildren are then covered in detail, and outline information is provided for later generations.

Belden's story begins in Ohio in the early 19th century with Henry Winters (ca. 1770-1830), an early Ohio pioneer. It continues with George Winters (1811-1895) and Belden's father, George Washington Winters (1851-1927). Anna's starts with Thomas Browne Eaton (1777-1828) and continues into the 19th and 20th centuries to her father, Thomas Newton Eaton (1842-1920). The stories of Belden and Anna and those of their nine children, 16 grandchildren, and subsequent generations follow.

A list of sources and a name index complete the book. Three Appendixes are provided. Two descendant reports make relationships easier to understand and remember. A blank family group sheet is also provided.

 

Uncle Chester's Texas Hold'Em Secrets
by W.C. James

I’m no poker pro. But my Uncle Chester is. For over thirty years, Chester has traveled the country playing Texas Hold’Em for real money. A couple years ago, Uncle Chester approached me at a family barbeque and handed me a tattered old notebook. Within those pages were Chester’s most guarded secrets and strategies for playing and winning Texas Hold’Em. Whether you are a novice looking to take your game to the next level or seasoned veteran, "Uncle Chester’s Texas Hold’Em Secrets" are sure to make you a better player.

 

Sonny Finds A Blessing
by Winnie Woo

Sonny is a beautiful young Sun Bear who lives at the zoo. Sonny has seizures and hates being different from the other animals. So he sets out on a walk through the zoo to find out how to get rid of seizures but, instead of finding a cure, he finds that everyone has something to deal with and some problems are a lot worse than seizures. Sonny returns home with a thankful heart and a better understanding of all his blessings.