“Pat approaches everything with a childlike, almost infantile wonder. His wide-eyed amazement is so young and fresh it would be crispy, yet tender, if it was a vegetable.”
- BJ Hiorns

In her debut novella, Caroline Meehean explores how sins of the past resonate in the world of the present as she takes the reader into the mind of Willard Weiss. Once a member of a militant hate group in the American south, he is now a miserable old man trying to escape from his past and live a life separate from it.

However, journalist Jack Evans makes that difficult as he discovers Willard's story and tries to put all the pieces together. Will Evans be able to solve the mystery of this man's wretched life? Or will it burst into a conflagration and fade away after it's too late when Willard's past comes back to destroy him?

This is a work about influences and what "influences" means. It is also about the influence of one ancient Indian civilization's religious beliefs of two Mediterranean religions, one from the first centuries after, the Christian era.

Professor Herman presents compelling evidence for the claim that the Harappan religion of the Indus Valley Civilization of 2500-1800 B.C.E significantly influenced the Dionysian religion of the ancient Mediterranean Greek and Roman world of 1450 B.C.E - 300 C.E. which, in turn, influenced the early Christian religion of the ancient Greek and Roman of 50-300 C.E.

"That night as we followed the Titanic, we heard a loud noise. The Titanic struck a massive iceberg. I ran to the deck and saw scattered fleets of lifeboats already in the water and bodies floating about. As we came closer, many people came upon our boat. I ran to help the wounded on board. That night seemed like it lasted forever..."
"The gangs, headed by Al Capone and Bugs Moran, were in constant competition. Each tried to persuade saloonkeepers to buy beer from them. If you did business with one, the other would wreck your bar by smashing windows or starting fights and trashing the whole place. At times, all you could hear during the night was screaming, hollering, cars racing, and shooting. No one was safe on the streets..."
These are just a few of the many exciting stories contained in this unique volume. Covering the first half of the century, from the Model T to World War II, from fashion to farm life, from Franklin Roosevelt to television, the stories contained in Echoes of Portage County Past will give you an exclusive, first hand glimpse into the history of the area. We hope this collection will inspire conversations and spark memories. You might even learn a thing or two!

In this, her fourth cookbook, long-time food writer Grace Howaniec gleans the best from her Grace...Before Meals column which appears in such papers as The Oshkosh Northwestern, The Post-Crescent (Appleton) and The Stevens Point Journal invites you into the kitchen to share in the favorite recipes of her family, friends, and readers.
But in Grace...Before Meals, Grace invites you not only to the kitchen, but beyond it, and to her table, where she tells you the stories behind the food.
In the midst of recipes for Chocolate Truffle Cake, Chedder Chowder, and Beer Can Chicken, you'll find stories like "The Corned Beef Caper," in which Grace recounts how she unwittingly chased away her daughter's suitor with a perfectly good corned beef dinner. And " 'Nanner Puddin' as an Aphrodisiac," in which Grace remembers how a rich Southern version of banana pudding became the key to her husband's "culinary heart." And you'll find memoirs like "Tyroleans, Please, Mom," in which Grace traces the history of Tyrolean pancakes, legacy in her family kitchen, from her German grandfather to her own three-year-old grand-daughter.
Whether you're looking to whop up a first-class dinner or hungry for a lazy hour curled up on the couch, Grace...Before Meals will sate your appetite.