Search Results: Titles starting with M from Publication Consultants

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 10/1/13. First Edition. Saddle Stitch. Like New/Like New. “Sandy knows what she looks like: a worm with short fuzzy hair that sticks out in all directions, tiny eyes, stubby antennas, and way down at the end of her sixteen legs--a caboose. How could she look so different from her mother? MaMa has beautiful wings that flash orange and velvet black. Each has tiny white polka dots. She is a beautiful butterfly. Sandy grows even more confused when MaMa tells her about upcoming changes. With growing concern Sandy waddles off to think and do what she does best--eat. As she nibbles on a milkweed leaf she thinks about MaMa’s words. Sandy gets dizzy with all the thinking. Are these changes what MaMa went through? Is that why MaMa knows the answers to Sandy’s questions? “”MaMa, Why am I a Worm?”” helps Sandy understand that life is about changing, growing, and becoming the best you can be. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 12/1/17. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “At the tender age of five, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was told by a fortune-teller that she would one day reign over the heart of the King. Since that moment, her entire existence became dedicated to preparing for what she considered her destiny. In this historical-fiction novel that is heavily based on historical documentation, Madame de Pompadour recounts the education and experiences of her youth that led to her relationship with Louis XV, and the social and political restrictions that she overcame both as a bourgeois in Paris and later in Versailles. Despite the intrigues and betrayals of the courtiers who despised having a commoner fulfill the official Court title of mistress to the King of France, her relentless love and devotion served to maintain Madame de Pompadour as the official favorite of Louis XV for twenty years, during which time she became one of the most powerful and… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 6/1/13. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “A little girl delights in having her mother read to her. She sees herself as a waterfall pouring sunshine on their smiles. She feels big and strong and full of courage like a lion. Her house fills up with words that sound like music. Most of all she listens to her mother because their hearts are filling up with love so they can pass it on. And one day, she will read to her mother and make her happy proud. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 7/1/18. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “The author’s love affair with drugs began the summer of 1967 with marijuana. Three years later he was on the run from the police. His life became a downward spiral of lies, betrayal and denial as he ran from Missoula, Montana, to Portland, Oregon, and finally, in 1995, to Yakima, Washington. There, at fifty years old, he found himself living on the streets, addicted to crack cocaine, hopeless, helpless and useless. Clearly his ‘geographical cures’ were not working. When he fled north to Alaska in January of 2001, only a fool would have expected what followed.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 4/1/17. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. An elderly woman dies with the picture of a man in her hand. No one knows who the man is and the hunt for the truth begins.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 6/1/13. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “The Winds of Change novel series examines a few issues: * When people came to the Americas, * Who came to the Americas, and * From where did they come? The Winds of Change novel series views the peopling of the Americas primarily from research over the last 15 years. The series takes the “what if” perspective. What might it have been like if the Americas abounded in human life long before 12,000 years ago? The first book in the series, Ki’ti’s Story, 75,000 BC (2012), is the foundation for the novel series, and it takes place in what is today southern China. The second book in the series, Manak-na’s Story, 75,000 BC (2013), involves an adventure from China to Mexico and return. More books will follow. In this book, read to discover whether Manak-na can keep the promise he made to his wife to take only the one adventure, the dream of his life since childhood, or whether the one… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 3/1/11. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Valerie Boever was born in Marinette, Wisconsin. She is oldest of four children. Val spent her early childhood and grade school years in Illinois. During much of that time her family lived on five acres with lavish landscaping. This country home provided endless activities for active imaginative children, and fostered a lifetime appreciation for the beauty of nature, trees and flowers. It was during this time her love for dogs developed, with the adoption of several, including a malamute. A fan of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Val decided to combine her love of literature and education to create the story of Margaret and Midnight: The Alaska Malamute, fashioned after a real young lady and personal friend. Alaska is a wonderful place for a young girl and her dog to live. Margaret and Midnight grow to be the best of friends while learning lessons in life. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 1/1/14. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Margaret and Midnight: Run the Race, tells the story of a young girl growing up in Alaska with her new puppy, who instantly becomes her best friend, and their many adventures that follow. It is a story about love, devotion, hard work, family, and goals. All these make life worth living and make our futures bright and beautiful. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 3/1/12. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Valerie began her writing career with Margaret and Midnight, the Alaska Malamute. In this second book of the series, Margaret and Midnight have even greater adventures. Val has established the goal of entertaining while educating. Learning can be fun and take us to new heights never before imagined. Margaret and Midnight present a delightful tale for anyone who has ever had a dog for a best friend.”

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 6/1/16. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Join Mariposa on a bilingual journey, as she discovers the joy of creativity! Mariposa is a young girl who loves music. She loves music so much, she wants to make up a song of her very own! She learns a new word, “composer,” from her guitar teacher. She decides on the spot that she wants to be a composer, someone who writes their own music! Mariposa follows her heart and sings her own song, in which she expresses her love of music in a way that will have you singing like “the wind through the chimes, bright and clear.” Let Mariposa’s imaginative adventure inspire you, in both English and Spanish! “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 7/15/16. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Martha and Eva is a heartfelt and vivid story, weaving together the memories and experiences of a mother and daughter. Their voices recall the treatment put upon them and document their life before and after WWII. You will hear of the wonderful life they had in Schlesien (now Poland) and the fear and deprivation that they experienced – when they became German refugees. More than 3.1 million refugees were mass transported out of Schlesien and into Germany, and more than 400,000 lost their lives during this expulsion. In 1990 Martha died leaving her memoir for her daughter Eva. It was written in the old German (pre-Hitler) script, translated into German, and then ultimately translated into English by her daughter. Eva, only 10 when WWII ended, added her memories to Martha’s. They recall their personal struggles and hardships as German refugees — being ripped from their beloved country,… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 6/15/19. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Captain Heinz Noonan, “Master of the Impossible Crime,” is called upon to solve the most puzzling of riddles. If it’s odd, you call Noonan. Why, for instance, would someone steal 200 garden gnomes and then leave them in a pattern across a city? Better yet, how can air cargo increase in weight as it flies and how can a century old Tong highbinder warrior appear in a locked warehouse and then disappear in a cloud of smoke? And why would anyone want to steal anything from a garbage dump? See if you can solve these unusual mysteries faster than the “Bearded Holmes” of the Sandersonville Police Department. Oh, then there is the theft of 8,000 gallons of water, a reappearing coelacanth, the theft of some Komodo dragon trousers and, of course, a missing duct tape tuxedo. The perfect Who dun whatfor your bookshelf and enjoyment.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 7/15/16. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “How can a Greyhound Bus with four bank robbers, $10 million in cash, the contents of all of the safety deposit boxes and 12 hostages being followed by the San Francisco Police vanish off the Golden Gate Bridge? The police are stumped so a specialist in impossible crimes, Captain Heinz Noonan, the Bearded Holmes, is sent to San Francisco to solve the crime. With the clock ticking, Noonan will have to unravel how the bus was able to disappear – and why there are still hostages if the money has already been stolen and the bank robbers have vanished. Ride along with Captain Heinz Noonan, the nation’s foremost impossible crime sleuth, and see if you can solve the crime as fast as he does!

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 3/1/19. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Captain Heinz Noonan, Master of the Impossible Crime, is in Wyoming to solve an odd murder. A transient is under arrest, accused of murdering himself with a weapon that cannot be found at a time no one could pinpoint for an unknown motive. And how is this murder linked with three odd robberies in three different Wyoming towns in adjacent counties and what does all of this have to do with $25 million in missing Russian money from Philadelphia? See if you can solve the impossible crime faster than Detective Heinz Noonan.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 3/1/18. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “In The Matter of the Dematerializing Armored Car, Chief of Detectives Heinz Noonan is asked to solve the disappearance of an empty armored car and its two drivers from a tunnel with guards on both ends. Why would anyone want to steal an empty armored car and is it linked the $12 million in cash in the armored car vault under the control of the United States Department of Treasury which vanishes without a trace – legally? A suspenseful thriller of breathtaking action where the detective must solve an impossible crime before the heist can become an unsolved crime!

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 3/15/17. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Unicorn Airlines Flight 739 with no pilot, no crew, and no passengers lands at Anchorage International Airport. As the authorities are wondering what happened, a ransom demand is made for the passengers: $25 million in diamonds. Chief of Detectives for the Sandersonville, North Carolina, Police Department, Captain Heinz Noonan, is visiting his in-laws in Anchorage when he is called onto the case. He has 36 hours to determine how crew and passengers disappeared off Unicorn Airlines Flight 739 before the $25 million in diamonds is paid to the extortionists. But can he solve what appears to be an impossible crime, free the hostages, arrest the perpetrators, and resolve The Matter of the Deserted Airliner before the ransom is paid? “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 9/15/14. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “I died in 1990, in an automobile accident on Alaska’s Seward Highway.. Soon thereafter, I found myself sitting on the ground outside my home in south Anchorage. Only my home wasn’t there. Actually, the whole subdivision was missing. Because I soon learned that it wasn’t 1990 anymore; it was 1963. But how could that be? In 1963, I was a 9-year old boy living in upstate New York. How did I get here, and why? Could I get back the life I knew? I wanted my wife back! Meeting With The Well Known details my journey back to 1990 from 1963. The impossible circumstances, the delicate change of history, and the call of God to challenge the Church’s misconception of time. An adventure so incredible, I dare not declare it as true.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 7/15/10. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Would you send your teenager into the Alaska wilderness to work for people you never met? On June 9, 1973, 16-year-old Michael Travis put an advertisement in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner looking for work. What he got was more than he bargained for. Michael accepted an offer to help an older couple build a lodge at Melozi Hot Springs—a remote camp north of the Yukon River. The couple is shocked when they see a boy step out of the bush plane, instead of a capable man they sorely needed. Michael must prove his worth and learns quickly this beautiful land can turn deadly – handing out hard lessons. Confronted with bears, hordes of mosquitoes, and the realization he is truly on his own, Michael gradually earns his place among his employers and becomes an Alaskan. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 1/1/00. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Decema Kimball Andresen was born at Resurrection, (now Seward) Alaska June 25, 1906. In 1907, the family moved to Latouche Island. In 1915, when Decema was 9 years old, they relocated the family business to Ship Creek (now Anchorage). Memories of Latouche is how Decema remembers her childhood on Latouche Island in Prince William Sound. When the family moved to Anchorage, they established Kimball’s Store on Lot 1, Block 51 of the original townsite. Kimball’s Store has been in the family since 1898 when Mrs. Andresen’s father began doing business from a sailboat, then to Resurrection, Latouche, and finally, Anchorage. Mrs. Andresen is the store’s present proprietor. Kimball’s Store is located at 500 west 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. (907) 272-5333 Kimball’s--Doing business in Alaska 1898--2000. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 6/1/00. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Memories by Mom - Tales of an Alaskan Bush Pilot and His Family is focused on Dan, husband and father, beings he is the basis of most of the stories. He has always kept their lives most interesting. To listen to him tell stories of what happened to him either flying in his plane, or on the job, makes one’s day. The stories are true, as they happened, and still humorous adventures of their lives in the early days of homesteading in Alaska.