Search Results: Titles starting with L from Publication Consultants

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 12/1/17. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “La Duquesa wanted her “one and only” human for as long as she could remember. Maryann Wilcox dreamed about riding a silvery mare bareback across a meadow in the moonlight since she could remember. A tragedy introduced them to each other, but circumstances kept them apart. Maryann’s riding instructor, Ginny Hartley, could see the connection between the rescued horse and the young girl who lived in poverty. Ginny began pulling strings trying to unite a broken family, so she could unite that special horse with her special girl.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 4/1/16. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Armand Spielman had no idea of the overwhelming task before him! It was March 1969 and Armand had accepted a temporary position as a landman for the company that would build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. His task–acquire the project right-of-way so that crude oil would flow from the oil-producing fields of Prudhoe Bay to the ice-free port of Valdez where it would be shipped to west-coast refineries. Later, realizing the daunting task at hand, Armand recruited his long-time friend Jay Sullivan. Jay assembled an unlikely group of men who proved that ingenuity, perseverance, and a bit of naivety could get the job done. This is their story–the struggles and obstacles overcome to obtain the land needed to build the great Alaskan pipeline. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 9/1/08. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “The Department of Justice is entering its sixth year investigating and prosecuting one of the biggest cases of political corruption in U.S. history. At issue is the high stakes game of taxing and developing an Alaska gas pipeline and the toxic slick of political corruption that coated the process. Wired for light and sound, the author embarks on an incredible journey into the undercover world of FBI surveillance and the corroding influence of special interest, money and power. Last Bridge To Nowhere is a disturbingly humorous tale that exposes the underside of power politics, offering thoughtful observations on character, responsibility and public trust. But the pages turn more like a season special of Desperate Housewives Go To Washington: political intrigue and provocative crime, tossed and served in a delicious wrap of irreverence. You’ll laugh, you may even cry, but you don’t want to… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 3/1/13. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Warren Troy, Alaska wilderness adventure author, continues the Alaska homestead adventures of Denny Caraway. Caraway, long time Alaskan homesteader, is content to live a solitary, rugged and often dangerous life deep in the northern wilderness. After many years alone, however, loneliness causes him to seek companionship on his remote land and he reconnects with a former friend and lover who is willing to share his isolated life. Denny’s world is full and complete until tragedy strikes, and Caraway completely severs all ties with the few people he does know. Leaving his beloved homestead, he leads a totally primitive existence deeper in the forest, hurt and angry, until a loyal friend finds him and Denny realizes it’s time to come home.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 1/1/97. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “LAST PHOENIX chronicles the transition of an American boy next door into a soulless predator in the veritable and emotional jungle of irregular warfare, betrayal, madness, and revenge. It is the story of Karl Isaacson, a heart-of-America boy who believed in the rightness of his country. In the end, like his great country, he was betrayed and humiliated--and he got even. This is an all-too-true fictional account of one agent in the CIA’s Phoenix Program against the civilians of South Viet Nam during the War in Viet Nam--the irregular, hidden, dirty little war. He learned that Phoenix lived on after the war, and then, he became the LAST PHOENIX.”

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 6/1/18. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “During the waning days of the gold rush, Emma Brownston fled a cheating husband, and traded an affluent lifestyle in Britain for a bold venture into the Alaska frontier. But life in the fading Klondike city of Skagway soon proved to be far from her last adventure, as struggles with health issues and complex ties to Britain hampered her attempts to remove herself from her former life. With Britain fully immersed in the social uprisings of the Great Unrest, World War I looming on the horizon, and women in Europe and America organizing for the right to vote, would her newfound resolve be enough to help her navigate these tenuous times, or would she, like so many drawn to the gold rush, struggle to maintain momentum in the wilds of pre-territorial Alaska? Lavender White Arctic Blue is the fictional story of one woman’s journey during the early days of the twentieth century. Beginning in… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 3/15/18. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Walter Eloy Goe, crime fighter and vigilante for justice, takes on a Palatini project aimed at eliminating the Mafias’ sex trafficking of underage girls along the New York and Canadian border. The operation morphs into an all-out war when the Palatini’s lead asset for the project, Anna Sasins, goes missing and is presumed murdered by the Abbandanza crime family. Walter splits with the Palatini Knighthood when he’s ordered by Society Palatini Grand Master, Maximillian Karnage, to abandon Anna and to tie off the operation. Walter takes his one-man war to the mob in methods they understand. Body count climbs as he abducts and interrogates mobsters’ mafia style. The war heats up when two Palatini Knights join Walter in his lust for blood. Together they set out to revenge Anna’s death and to annihilate the Toronto based crime family engaged in the sex trade involving kidnapped underage girls.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 10/1/01. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “The period of change in the Midwest territories during the early to mid 1800s has been depicted in many ways, from many acutely different aspects. But there has been little attention paid to the plight of Indian families caught in the social upheaval of the times. These memories were passed from generation to generation, based of facts, as they knew them. Actual incidents, experienced by themselves, or persons known to them, during a trying and fearful time. Many historic recordings would have been drastically altered had there been the smallest change in circumstance. Determined to have a family, Man Alone created his ideal family and became possessive and protective of all its members. These ideals were shared and passed on to following generations. The family stubbornly fought to stay together, joined forever, no matter what. It was a matter of pride and resolution, beyond customs,… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 2/15/16. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “A man with aspirations of being a world leader, Barack Obama, a man with many secrets of his own, set out to destroy the strongest power by bankrupting the nation, diminishing its military, and apologizing to all other countries for its arrogance. A man that has his own army and concentration camps ready at his whim for you. A man that could and should have brought unity between black and white America but his cause was to further his own agenda to take guns away from America and destroy its Second Amendment. Barack Obama, the man that said he was a Christian when everything he did pointed to the fact that he is a Muslim. Barack Hussein Obama, the man who will go down in the annals of history known as a Muslim, a Luminati, a member of the New Black Panthers, a member of the gay community, and as the worst President the United States of America has ever elected.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 3/1/01. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “This is a Native story of Chief Nicolai of Taral and the people of the ‘Atna’tuuts’itu at the time of the prospecting, development, and operation of the historic Kennecott Copper Company and its Copper River and Northwestern Railway of Alaska in the years 1885 until 1938. Nicolai was born at a Native encampment somewhere near the confluence of Dan Creek and the Chitistone River to the southeast of the Nicolai Prospect. There can be little doubt as to the enormous impact Nicolai had on the history starting with Lt. Henry Allen’s entry into the country in 1885. The clash of cultures continues to this day, largely at the expense of the rural Natives. The Ahtna Indians remain rooted to the land, still observing many of the old traditions, especially that of the potlatch, as well as a more modern form of subsistence which relies heavily on the use of the Columbia River fishwheel. Native… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 12/5/17. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “The Legend and the Land Battle is a humorous tale about a squirrel named Merle, a skunk named Hunk, and a bunny named Sonny. The mountain they live on has been enchanted so that no animal shall harm another. Go along with the boys as they interact with a story telling bear, and a couple rambunctious cubs full of quick-witted definitions. See what they learn about the area they live in and why it is so special. A legend and a riddle about a bald, badger with a heart on his rump leads to some very unusual treasure. Then see how the animals on the mountain convince the humans they do not want to build there. Cooter may be a little quirky, and wear a bikini top on his head, but the boys soon learn he’s the guy in charge. This action pact story is sure to leave laughing.

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 11/1/07. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Homesteaders wounding each other in a deadly shootout. Bear attacks. Surviving 60-below zero on the North Slope. Riverboating Class VI whitewater, considered impossible to run without risk of life and limb. Practical jokes. Moose Dropping festivals. Plane crashes. Drownings. Saving lives. Love and Passion. Divorce. Eccentric curmudgeons. All these describe the true-to-life people, stories and tales of high adventure that await you in The Legend of River Mahay. Read about the man, the legend, and the lifestyle that made his name a household word in Alaska. His story will keep you spellbound, laughing and crying from start to finish, and in the end, entice you to become a part of the allure that is Alaska. The Legend of River Mahay is a classic that reveals to us that being an Alaskan is not just a name, but rather, a celebration of an adventure lifestyle; a dream that all of us have within… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 5/1/02. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “To know the facts about who lived in early Anchorage: when, what they did, where they came from, what happened to them, and who their children are. John Bagoy provides the answers. It’s right here in Legends and Legacies, Anchorage, 1910-1935.”

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 8/1/09. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Letters from Alaska: The Inside to the Outside presents a unique view of the Last Frontier. The reader is treated to a tour of Alaska with the author, Bill Hauser, as he mixes his first-hand, personal experiences with entertaining bits of Alaskana and vivid word pictures. Travel vicariously with him to all parts of the state as he lives, works, and recreates for nearly three decades. Empathize with his tribulations and join in his elations through his on-the-spot observations while you go bear watching, hunting for Dall sheep, moose and caribou, and fishing for king salmon, halibut, and Dolly Varden. Snowmachine on the Iditarod Trail and go on backpack hikes and camping trips with his family. You will learn about the flora and fauna, the landscapes and waterbodies, and the people and places that are Alaska--the Great Land!

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 5/1/17. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Beth and her brother are joined by a friend in searching for an item they don’t know what they are looking for. The three started a search to find the truth about what happened to their parents. Each has their own idea about the answer and learn how to work together to find the truth. The search occupies their entire life while they look for something that will help. Then they meet the light and the search goes on. The three people searching for the answer become best friends and are glad to be together even though the times are hard. Together they keep going until they find answers. Depending on the light, it kept them safe. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 12/1/18. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Beth and her brother are joined by a friend in searching for an item they don’t know what they are looking for. The three started a search to find the truth about what happened to their parents. Each has their own idea about the answer and learn how to work together to find the truth. The search occupies their entire life while they look for something that will help. Then they meet the light and the search goes on. The three people searching for the answer become best friends and are glad to be together even though the times are hard. Together they keep going until they find answers. Depending on the light, it kept them safe. “

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 11/1/16. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Do you believe children are inherently good? Do you believe a child to be capable of deliberate calculated malice? Has your child ever encountered a bully? Which child would you focus on during such an encounter; the bully? Or the victim? Little children grow up to be adults. The behavior in the child is indicative of the person they truly are deep inside before God. As we journey with our child, it falls to us to prepare them for their future. We cannot change the world around our child, nor can we prevent conflict in their lives. Fortunately, we can weave into our children moment by moment, the art of being proactive. We journey with our children only once. The substance we pour into their soul, or lack of it, will remain with them long after we retire to the grave. In our “Lil” story, conflict arises reducing Grace to tears. Nonetheless, she walks away the victor as she applies… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 8/1/06. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Little Dragonfly is making a quilt for Mother’s birthday. But what color should it be? As Little Dragonfly flits across the Alaska tundra, Hummingbird, Butterfly, and Tundra Swan offer their suggestions for a quilt the color of Alaska’s wildflowers. Oh, yes, Caribou, Bunny, and Bear help too. Little Dragonfly’s friends help her solve the color puzzle. And Mother’s birthday quilt is quite a surprise!

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 6/1/13. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Locked Up Abroad is a personal descent into a smugglers hell of beatings and starvation. The new kid in the devil’s den, is thousands of miles from home and locked away in a two hundred year old prison fortress, with only two ways out--death and escape. Plans are forged for escape, ignoring the bullet percentage, only to encounter a personal loss that nearly seals his fate forever. Locked Up Abroad is a true story of a young drug dealer and his friend turned smugglers. His shoe-string caper covered 6,000 miles from Europe to Afghanistan to Greece. The high of quick money morphed into capture. A Corrupt judicial system introduced them to a hellish 200-year-old island prison fortress. The only way out of the this devil’s den was escape. Locked Up Abroad is a convincing statement of the perils of illegal drugs and unlawful activity. Only the author escaped. His companions either died in… Read More

“Anchorage, Alaska”: Publication Consultants, 2/1/13. First Edition. Perfect Bound. Like New/Like New. “Garven Wilsonhulme almost gasped as his prospective father-in-law handed him a check for a huge sum. He could not imagine himself in possession of a sum which would answer his every need until he could start making a handsome living as a brain surgeon. He looked at the gloating expression on his adversary’s face–a look of triumph. To the young M.D., it seemed that he had become engaged in a social poker game with, for him, stupendous consequences riding on how he plays his hand. He could take the sure figure and run, or he could ask for even more. In either case he would crush the innocent pawn in all of this, Elizabeth. That was a secondary consideration, he had to admit to himself. Or he could do the “right thing” and turn the man down indignantly and marry his daughter and live happily ever after--in relative poverty. This is the crux of The Long Climb. What Garven does about his… Read More