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Kurt Lederer’s study grant to observe Patas Monkeys in the Central African Republic has been approved. His grant also includes his friend Ted Simmons, an artist who will provide illustrations of the field study. They drive to the Metropolitan Airport in Sacramento. There they board a private jet that will take them to Washington, D.C. where Kurt hopes to meet with National Science representatives and obtain the necessary items to make their field study successful. A surprise awaits them as they are driven to Langley, Virginia where they meet Hector Guajalva, a CIA agent. After a ...

Sweet Drop in Africa: Hope takes Emily Hobhouse from England to America, Mexico and back to England. She reforms the town of Virginia, Minnesota falling in love with Mayor John Jackson. Jackson convinces Emily that ranching in Mexico will make their fortune. Waiting in Mexico for John Jackson to arrive and propose marriage Emily finds out that she built her hopes on the same sinking ground that Mexico City sits on. When he does arrive Jackson has eyes for the Mexican ladies, which destroys any thought of marriage. Emily returns to England to find that the Empire she loves has become cruel ...

In the bathyscaphe named Quetzalcoatl Mike Slater and his diving partner Manfred Richter hear pings from more than one source. They are retrieving a tube from a sunken submarine and have experienced a desperate ordeal before hearing the sonar sounds that are both mysterious and unsettling. All they want to do is return to the surface and exit the steel sphere that has taken them down to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

A play in one act. One day in the life of William Tecumseh Sherman.

You've always wanted someone to give you an unbiased review of a book. These blogs will come as close to that ideal as any you might come across. Whatever bias appears is that of the book's author. These 65 "blogs" are short enough so that you can use them as stoplight reading. And the book would make an excellent gift for that friend or relative who is so pressed for time they can't read a book-length book. If you find this book useful please drop me a line via email. My web site is listed on the last page.

Is Goonie's Ghost a study in psychology? A look into anti-war activity? A love story? Yes to all three questions. The time is 1967 and Carl Steadman has returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam.

Action, adventure, mystery are all part of Peter Monocot and the Sea Devils. The action comes from building and flying model airplanes. The adventure comes from building the biggest model airplanes Peter has ever built. The mystery comes from the nefarious plan of a band of terrorists. Peter Monocot is a 12-year-old whose military pilot father taught him how to build model airplanes. His father's death in an Air Force jet crash left Peter's Uncle Jim as the "man of the family," although Peter's mother, Estelle, wields the real power in the household. Peter and his uncle find themselves ...

Jess and his sons Mark and Paul are at war with the people who live in the valley below their cabin. Abner is the leader of the neophytes and is as bent on ruling the valley as Jess is. Abner's friend Caleb is the shaman of the people. Caleb's daughter Ruth is fair skinned and the object of Mark's desire. Abner has a dream in which he sees himself building a machine that will be able to destroy the cabin. He commands the men he leads to build the machine.

What four men and two women had in common was The Antique Bazaar, a historic bar in Sacramento, California. Before the time of the story, Jack Higgins was wounded in Korea and taken to the 8088 MASH; James “Sailor” Fornoy was assigned to the 8088; Mark sat out the Korean War with a student deferment; and Rick was medically unfit for service in Korea. At the time of the story, Addie Booker and Mark were fired from the Welfare Department for striking. Lydia Prentiss continued working, opting not to strike. To get survival money, Jack, Sailor and Mark worked part-time at the ports of ...

In the second Movie World book, Arthur Tageman still works for Charles Searcy at Megaworld Studios. In the first book as he was on a break at Winchell’s Marsha reveals that something strange is going on at Megaworld. Before Arthur can probe further Marsha leaves. Outside, she is run down by a drunk driver. An accident? Or murder because she was helping him? Will he be next? Maizie Briggs, another Megaworld employee, agrees to help. Arthur finds Maizie very attractive. Instead of a wine and dine evening, Arthur wakes up the next morning with blood on his hands and Maizie dead.

Arthur Tageman returns to Megaworld after the dramatic and bloody shoot-out in his old office. The negotiations to sell Megaworld hang over his head; will he be retained under the new owner or will he be let go? Felicia D’courte still finds Arthur attractive. With all the questions about the sale of the studio, his position and what Sharma Poot proposes, Arthur’s life is full of complications.

Arthur Tageman had few worldly worries: he was able to make the payments on his Mini Cooper, paid his rent on time and only had a touch of gray. His ex-wife wanted more alimony but that wasn’t a must-do. Arthur worked for Charles Searcy at Megaworld, a studio that had produced blockbusters in the past but was going through a drought with concomitant downsizing. Arthur lost his secretary and his office and then had to plunge by himself into the research tasks that Searcy gave him. To compound the loss of his secretary, Charles now tasked Arthur with delivering parcels to various places in ...

Arthur Tageman is now the head of the Redub Project for all of Megaworld’s legacy films. The Five Tines gang wants revenge for the death of Freddie Spiels. At least that’s how Arthur has characterized the anonymous threatening phone calls he’s received. As the redub project progresses, Arthur completes his application for a concealed carry permit. He also buys a pistol, bullets and a shoulder holster. Arthur juggles the redub project and the threats as well as he can. An indie production company requests Arthur’s presence at a pre-production conference for a movie with the working ...

Eighteen stories to entertain and enlighten. Rider, a rousing tale of a two-wheeler in the dead of winter. The Princess and the Knight, marriage at its best. One Last Chance, a look at compulsive gambling. The Saga of Doggie Zimmerman, an old sea dog who doesn't give a damn. Heartbreaker, a mother has to give up her child. One for my Master, night shift on a rice ship. Casey's Fort Zinderneuf, life mimics art. Columbia Dig, solving an archeological mystery. The Ordeal of Jane Manning, survival at all costs. Raney, occult powers that reshape reality. Kirby, a vacuum cleaner salesman who ...

Fred Ball, the American Secretary of State, is kidnapped in Belize. American Special Forces attempt a rescue. The small but elite group of highly trained soldiers must overcome the difficulties of terrain, politics, mercenaries, and a nefarious plot hatched by various individuals in the governments of Mexico and Guatemala. A very powerful drug lord complicates the rescue by enlisting the services of a Belizean bandit, who, in turn, is set upon by both Mexican and Guatemalan soldiers. Washington and its politics are drawn into the maelstrom that Latin America becomes as a result of the ...

Los Angeles and its nemesis, the San Andreas fault provide the setting for this sci-fi adventure. A probe lands in 2500 B.C. The alien occupant is trapped until the San Andreas fault rumbles to life. Angelinos wonder whether their usual way of life will be destroyed by the determined and dangerous alien. Only a desperate gamble can eliminate the threat.

What if a Teaching Assistant witnessed a murder in the university cafeteria? What if he were preparing the last session for a class in the Experimental College that dealt with shamans and witchcraft? What if the murderer read the same book the T.A. is going to use for his X-college class? What if the T.A. asked an art student to make an illustration of Astaroth, a demon from the book the T.A. was going to use during his final X-college class? What if the art student hanged himself in the venue the T.A. was going to use for his last X-college class? What if Astaroth's words became a refrain ...

A primer for anyone who wants to be a handyperson. Anecdotes and practical steps show that the most daunting tasks can be accomplished without glacial frustration.

You will find detailed reviews of movies, ranging from 3:10 to Yuma to The Usual Suspects. Each had to meet three criteria for inclusion: 1) Is it interesting? 2) Would a viewer want to see the movie again? 3) Did it appeal to me? If you want to see more of my books go to: http://www.williambmueller.com

Action, adventure, mystery are all part of the movies reviewed in this book. The movies range from "A Big Hand for the little Lady" to "Zulu." The three criteria used to select the movies are: 1) Are they entertaining? 2) Would a viewer consider watching them again? 3) Did they appeal to me?