The Serial Killer Travel Guide Across America: Your Coast-To-Coast Tour Of Terror

America’s Dark Side—One Crime Scene at a Time

Your Next Road Trip Just Got a Lot More Disturbing

The Serial Killer Travel Guide Across America isn’t your typical road trip companion. This darkly fascinating guide is quirky and unc ...

Where Leads the Road

In my life I have been fortunate enough to experience many unusual and varied things. I have always liked poetry and have tried to capture the range of emotions that everyone lives through. I hope people like my clumsy attempts, but as long as they generate some response in the reader, I feel that m ...

Potty Training Simplified: Easy Steps for a Smooth Transition to a Confident Diaper-Free Child

Potty Train Your Child WITHOUT Going Crazy! Parenting is stressful. Just when you’ve figured out feeding, you have to learn how to deal with colic. When your little one has outgrown that colicky phase, there’s teething. And then your precious baby is suddenly mobile and you frantically run around wo ...

Serendipity Doo-Dah: True Stories of Happy Musical Accidents

"A fun and breezy reminder that a lot of talent and a little luck can be a powerful force." In this collection of entertaining anecdotes, Edward Faine celebrates the role luck has played in the creation of many of our beloved songs. Favorites like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Blue Skies," "Strange ...

Blogging Made Easy - For Any Business: Make Money Blogging - 12 Week Action Plan Inside! (Blogging For Beginners)

Blogging For BEGINNERS - A Journal Writing Guide Want to improve your business life, make more money but are unsure of the steps? Right now you could easily think of a few ways on how to make more money. That’s good but that just makes you one of the pack. The problem? You might feel like there's no ...

A Beginner's Guide to Investing and Personal Finance: Manage and Grow Your Personal Wealth (Smart Money Book 1)

Is Your Lack of Financial Acumen Holding You Back From The Life You Deserve? Unfortunately, books on the subject tend to be overly complicated, and lengthy. This book includes just the most important financial principles needed to quickly enhance a beginner’s money management acumen and even c ...

The Leader's Guide to Emotional Intelligence

It has been said that great leaders have great emotional intelligence. But what is emotional intelligence, and how can you use it to develop your leadership? Drawing on his experience of working with literally hundreds of leaders from a broad range of industries and sectors, seasoned organizational ...

You Deserve Better :Success in real-life negotiations!

What if you could always get people to do things your way? You Deserve Better will teach you specific strategies and tactics designed to improve your negotiation and persuasion skills. Contrary to popular belief, intuition and life experience are not enough. Academic studies have shown that concrete ...

SLEEP: Everyone needs it and so do you

An easy-to-read book on sleep, what happens when we sleep, why we need to sleep and what happens if we don't get sufficient sleep. Written in a consumer-friendly fashion, the book provides insights into sleep that most people know nothing about like why you should sleep on your left side, how sleep ...

How to Start a Cargo Van and Box Truck Business

How to Start a Cargo Van Business and Box Truck Business is a guide to get you started in a successful cargo van company.

Short Stories from the Long Links

Short Stories from the Long Links is a collection of 25 golf related tales for those that love golf but can't always play. Some stories are inspired by real life events, daily activities, and golf endeavors while other stories are extremely outlandish, funny, scary, motivational, surprising, and unu ...

Not ‘Him’ Or ‘Her’: Supporting My Non-Binary Child: A Guide to Puberty Blockers, Dead Names, Binders, Body Dysmorphia and Dysphoria, Top Surgery, and Telling Friends, Families, and Schools

Learn the best ways to support your non-binary child. Do you have a non-binary child and want to learn about what your child is going through? Are you trying to be supportive but don’t know where to start? This book is the perfect guide to help you learn every aspect of transitioning, what it means ...

Sleep, Insomnia, Stress: What you don't know can hurt you

Sleep is a matter of LIFE AND DEATH. When we can’t sleep, we suffer in our productivity, mood, our relationships, and our physical health. Not sleeping CAN BE THE DEATH OF YOU. What do you know about sleep? In this book, readers will learn about: Why we MUST sleep, how the brain uses sleep to clean ...

Reckless Traveler

Reckless Traveler: an autobiographical novel of adventuring in South America, sure to delight anyone with a passport. Perú and beyond: Through the alchemy of travel, youthful folly may bring disaster or wisdom . . . and more. The instructional travel guide for aspiring backpackers: learn how ...

The Journey In Between

El Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way, is the fabled path that weaves through French and Spanish countryside for 1,000 miles to its hallowed destination at Santiago de Compostella. Thousands attempt to walk its entirety each year: some succeed, many fail. Keith Foskett thru-hiked the Camino t ...

Two Shades of Vice: Based on the true story of an interracial couple's life together in crime

The action is hot in Kansas City during the 1960s. Gordon Reynolds happens to be a vicious criminal who has served prison time in five different states over a period of twenty-five years. Gordon is determined to muscle his way into major rackets such as prostitution, bootlegging whiskey, robbery, ...

The Strange Ways of Providence In My Life

Happy childhood, horrors of war and the miraculous rescue of the only child survivor from Obertyn Krystyna Carmi's childhood in Obertyn was full of happy moments. Her childhood was filled with friends, both Polish and Ukrainian, and she attended a Ukrainian school. Krystyna Carmi was gifted with an ...

Women Rising: Transformational Tales of Rebirth and Renewal

Feeling trapped by your circumstances? Ready to rewrite your story?

Twenty-six women shattered the limitations holding them back—and their journeys will ignite your own transformation. From bold entrepreneurial leaps to soul-searching travels, from spiritual awakenings to ...

Summary of Mating in captivity

The goal of this summary is to assist you in determining whether it is worth your time, money, and effort to read the original book. The summary's contents are not intended to replace the original book; rather, they are designed to aid the reader's understanding. Mating in Captivity (2006) exa ...

*more than a footnote: Women neglected by history

Throughout recorded history, and before - women have been there. Many have been leaders, innovators, and the foundation for the evolution of modern society as we know it now. Often their stories have been overlooked, diminished, or hijacked to someone else's resume.< ...

There are 5 Deadly Mistakes that plague the websites of authors, speakers and coaches. Home Sweet Home Page will help you annihilate them so that you can sell more books, book more gigs, and enroll more clients without having to learn coding or web design.

Parenting in the 21st Century: A Horror Story

Parent and Educator, Barbara Woster, takes you on a journey through the joys and trials of being a parent. Whether you're contemplating having a child, you're a new parent, or you are seeking advice on how to contend with your teenager, the author offers advice on surviving your children from birth ...

Damn the Diets: Why “Clean Eating” Failed You, How Fad Diets Destroy Your Life and What to Do to Recover

Former Fitness Model and Bikini Competitor Kayla Rose Reveals her Secrets to truly Being Healthy, Fit, and Happy with Your Body. I “looked” healthy and fit from the outside..but felt like death on the inside.. that’s NOT true health.. Through my journey, I came to discover the thing that would bring ...

Parenting Points: Raising a Happy and Capable Child

Parenting Points: Practical Wisdom for Raising Confident, Capable Kids offers parents a compassionate, experience-based roadmap through the everyday joys and challenges of raising young children. Drawing on decades as a preschool teacher, school administrator, and parent, Andy Whitney distil ...

Invoke The Elements

The word “balance” can sometimes leave us rolling our eyes at the idea, even though we may not be that satisfied or really enjoying all we want in life. So what if there was a way to manifest your own version of an aligned life? Balance isn’t some elusive ideal that only an enlightened few gets t ...

The Mental Toughness Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Facing Life's Challenges, Managing Negative Emotions, and Overcoming Adversity with Courage and Poise!

Bravely Endure Hardship, Perform Under Pressure, and Overcome Challenges More Easily Than You Ever Thought Possible! Do you feel overwhelmed by your circumstances? Are you exhausted and overburdened with stress? Are you tempted to give up whenever you encounter obstacles and mishaps? If so, THE MENT ...

Understanding STRESS, the good, the bad, the hidden

Book description: In recent years, there has been a whole new understanding of what stress is. This book is a summary of this knowledge that outlines the medical, psychological and workplace aspects of stress. It deals with many myths and presents the latest research in an easily understandable way. ...

Interesting Stories for Curious Minds

Life is Full of Absurd Things. Why Not Enjoy the Ride? Whether you’re a trivia maven or you just love knowing things nobody else does, you’ll find plenty to keep you entertained in Interesting Stories for Curious Minds. Dive into amazing stories and juicy Fun Facts that focus on the lighter side of ...

Food Stamps to Franchise : A Life Journey from Brokenness to Success

Have you ever felt like you have an idea that could change the world? That somehow you could better your effectiveness and impact in the Kingdom of God? Do you find that you hit roadblocks every time you step out in faith? Success comes with a price paid through the crucible of life.

Body Language of Lasting Love

This is a book in the Christian Dating market and explores how the five senses play a major role in the dating process and finding the right person, specifically by how non-verbal communication affects the relationship.

The CEO's Digital Marketing Playbook

The CEO’s Digital Marketing Playbook is the definitive playbook and crash course for both the baseline and advanced digital and direct marketing that every company on Earth needs to deploy in the 21st Century. Unlike the hundreds of books about social media or online advertising concepts, this step ...

Where's Chuckawalla Bill's Cabin? A True Tale of Being Lost in the Hi-Desert

Confessions of a 3-Day Novelist

Want to finish writing your books faster? Learn the tricks that bestselling authors use to succeed! In 2011 author Laura Roberts wrote an entire book in just 72 hours, as part of the 3-Day Novel Contest. Upon completing the challenge successfully, she knew she'd found a great new way to write books ...

You’ve finished your rough draft—great! Here’s how to quickly and easily revise it to show off your true writing skills. From the award-winning author and educator who brought you the Fast Drafting method comes an easy, effective way to approach the often daunting task of revising your work. It does ...

NORVEL:  An American Hero

On a September morning in 1948 - while a member of the U.S. Olympic team, a Howard University student, and a veteran of World War 2 - Norvel Lee was arrested for taking a seat in the white section of a segregated train in rural Virginia. Thorough research of the facts about Jim Crow laws shows that ...

The Huge Book of Amazing Facts and Interesting Stuff 2024

The Zodiac Revisited, Volume 1

Award-Winning Finalist in the True Crime category of the 2021 International Book Awards.

Understand History's Most Enigmatic Serial Killer

In December of 1968, a serial killer began orchestrating a campaign of terror in the San Francisco Bay ...

Butter Yourself Up: Joyful Meal Planning for Busy People

Meet yourself where you are, and make each day delicious! This special planner has a full, undated week on one side of each two-page spread, so that you can start achieving your goals and dreams any time -- not just at the new year. The other half of the spread helps you meet your goals around food, ...

Mastering Your Scenes

Struggling to write powerful, engaging scenes in your novel?

Mastering Your Scenes is the ultimate scene writing workbook for fiction writers, designed to banish writer’s block and help you write compelling, well-structured scenes with clarity and purpose.

Whether you're a new aut ...

Archetypes Made Easy

Are you lacking clarity and direction in your life? Do you feel powerless to change the way you think, feel and act? If so, Archetypes Made Easy is a roadmap for inner empowerment and genuine change. It gives you the tools to transmute internal conflict, self sabotaging behavior and provides you wit ...

Bucket List Travel Getaways AFRICA!  Transform Your Dreams into Reality with Unforgettable Adventures, Exciting Journeys, and Breathtaking Experiences

What if that dream vacation—the one you keep envisioning in your sleep, with colors so vivid you could almost taste, smell, feel them—could become your reality... and all you had to do was pack your bags and go?

BUCKET LIST TRAVEL GETAWAYS AFRICA is your invitation to ...

Honeymoon Playbook

Light a romantic fire in your relationship that will last longer than any vacation tan! In The Honeymoon Playbook, relationship coach and AASECT certified intimacy educator Marie-Claire Thauvette shares activities, games, tips, and tricks to make this trip the best of your life. It is not just for t ...

Modern Civics 101 Unlocked in the Digital Era - Democracy, Law, Rights, and Influence

What if the system isn't rigged, but rather just deeply misunderstood?

This book connects you to the system that is meant to serve you rather than confuse you.

Modern Civics 101 Unlocked in the Digital Era is your guide to navigating democracy and civics m ...

Become a Medical Intuitive

"After reading this book I found I was able to boldly take the steps necessary to follow the path I have chosen." - Fiona, Verified Purchaser

This book provides a complete training experience to become a medical intuitive. Each chapter advances you, step-by-step, t ...

Bite-size Marketing: Marketing in 15-minute increments

Love Your Clutter Away: A step-by-step guide to gently letting clutter go for good

Do you want a home that makes you feel happy and peaceful? Love Your Clutter Away offers a detailed, easy-to-read solution to overwhelming clutter. The “secret” to this book is to focus first on loving yourself. Regardless of how much clutter you have, it’s very difficult to let go of clutter when y ...

Fast Focus: A Quick-Start Guide To Mastering Your Attention, Ignoring Distractions, And Getting More Done In Less Time!

Get More Work Done In Half The Time! Are You Easily Distracted? Skyrocket Your Productivity Without Spending More Time Or Effort! Skyrocket Your Productivity With This Simple, Proven Mind Hack! What if you could ignore distractions and get "into the zone" whenever you needed to? How might razor-shar ...

Saving Investa

It was the biggest investment in the history of Morgan Stanley's $100 Billion real estate fund business; it was one of the largest deals in the history of Australian property. In 2007, Morgan Stanley bought Investa Property Trust for more than $6.5 billion. In less than a year, the investment was in ...

Return to my Native Land

As a young man I traveled to West Africa in search of my identity. I am a man of color, who was born in England. I visited West Africa in the mid-seventies before that area exploded into violence, and witnessed the displacement of its people. My adventure lasted 18 months, and covered the countries ...

STORM OF SUSPICION: The Karen Read Murder Trials

STORM OF SUSPICION: The Karen Read Murder Trials is an electrifying, real-time courtroom thriller and the gripping personal account of author Kevin Lenihan's detailed examination of the evidence-both known and what he's discovered-as well as the dark rumors, courtroom bo ...

DEPRAVED OBSESSION: The Gripping True Story Of Law Enforcement's Hunt For A Sadistic Serial Killer

What drove the inconspicuous sociopath to become a ruthless killer?

During his nearly fifteen-year reign of terror, Ronald Lloyd Bailey’s depraved obsession with sexual sadism held communities across southeast Michigan in a shroud of fear. From the early 1970’s to the mid-1980’s, the form ...

CHOOSE AGAIN!: You Are Far More Than You Have Come To Believe!

This is a True Story that will stir your emotions! A True Story that will rejuvenate you by its Magnificence! By reading this book, you will be Advancing Your Consciousness and therefore World Consciousness! 

A True Story about how an Inmate in a Nazi Death Camp by the name of Wild B ...

An investigation into the Horrifying Case of 'The Smiley Face Killers.'

From Bestselling author Steph Young; An investigation into the Horrifying Case of ' The Smiley Face Killers​ ' For the past 20 years, hundreds of college-aged men have disappeared, silently, soundlessly, vanishing without trace, only to be found some time later, dead in the water, but with no water ...

I Love You...but Own Your Sh*t!...the Confessions and Evolution of a Trauma-kazi

At no more significant time in history are we more aware of the trauma, suffering, and shitty pain people desperately try to work with. We hear the p ...

SMILE MORE STRESS LESS: A Playful Method to End Anxiety, Be Calm, & Achieve Happiness with Awareness

Want one easy method to end anxiety, stress, sadness, loneliness, fear, & anger? While maximizing happiness, inner peace, and self-awareness? One quick way to cut through all negative emotions? And have fun doing it? Award-winning author and visionary self-awareness teacher Geoffrey Saign has ...

Prayers and Meditations for Daily Inspiration

Do you often feel stressed by the reality of life, its daily demands and challenges? Do you feel the need to relax but haven’t been able to make time for yourself or to meditate? Experience uplifting benefits in just seconds with this collection of beautifully written calming prayers and centering m ...

AfroMuse: The Evolution of Afro-American Music

The story of music making in early African societies and its importation to America. A review showing the musical influences of Africa onto America. Chapters include: Africa's history, musicology, instruments, the middle passage, seasoning in the islands, new world Africans arrive with their music, ...

Practical Wisdoms @ Work

Looking for career success? This quick-read guide teaches you how to supercharge your opportunities. Broaden your career with skills that will set you apart. Transform your habits and emerge a leader. Insights to navigate situations, challenges, and opportunities that arise every day in business. Ho ...

Fortune Cookie Wisdom Journal

A Little Bit of Fortune Cookie Wisdom and Pages for You to Fill in the Blanks Journaling can help improve mental health and happiness, provide a creative outlet, and give a perfect place to record life's precious events. Write personal notes, thoughts, and reflections. It's perfect for self-guidance ...

The Little Love That Could

This new book is about teensy-weensy firecracker love... love that, when ignited, produces a burst of fireworks and lights up someone’s dark night. It’s about feet-on-the-ground, sky’s-the-limit, life-changing, world-engaging, mustard-seed love that grows from a hunch, an idea, a nudging from above— ...

Bodyworkers Resource

50 Easy Techniques for Common Massage Problems Whether you're a massage student, a practicing Licensed Massage Therapist, or someone who is interested in massage, this book is for you. With beautiful color photographs showing how each massage technique is done, we demonstrate the common signs ...

Did Giants Really Exist Worldwide?

The topic of giants often comes up among thoughtful people. Some believe the subject is a bit “on the fringe.” But it’s essential for truth seekers to gain valid research information to understand this disputed but historically revealed phenomenon fully. If giants really existed throughout the world ...

Tails and Purrs for the Heart and Soul

Get ready for heroic acts of devotion, devilish entertainment, unexplainable coincidences, and bold inspiration. From a special four-legged childhood friend to the newest Humane Society adoption during the coronavirus lockdown, Lorilyn reveals the deep and profound bond between animals and her famil ...

Shitolian

Shitolian is a collection of my poetry, the third book in a series of 4. Shitolian’s themes explore politics, religion, spirituality, racial divides in today’s America, and lessons learned through my meaningless existence thus far. I must inform you that the book does contain some adult language. It ...

The Pet Healer Project: Stories of the Healing Bond Between Humans and Animals

The Pet Healer Project is a collection of stories about internationally known animal healers. From energy healing (Reiki) to subtle manipulations and movements (Feldenkrais) and animal communicators, these healers work on all animals, motivated by a deeply held belief, that life—all life—is precious ...

Reshaping Recruitment: Transformation of Data-Driven Recruitment with AI and Advanced Automation

A revolutionary approach to addressing the pressing challenges of hiring and keeping talent in the transportation and logistics industries. Whatley unveils cutting-edge Al strategies that transform traditional recruitment practices and provide actionable solutions to streamline ...

My Pocket of Fears: On Love, Depression, and other Mental Disorders

Discover the raw and unfiltered emotions of love, depression, and mental disorders with My Pocket of Fears. Written by indie author Jonathan C. Ashline, this collection of emotional poems and short stories will take you on a journey through the author's personal experiences and struggles. With 109 p ...

Trials are part of life on this side of heaven, and God wants to use them for your good! Pastor Scott LaPierre presents scriptural principles that give believers the encouragement they need when suffering. Every chapter concludes with questions that help you apply what you are reading. With Enduring ...

Thanks, PG!: Memoirs of a Tabloid Reporter

Ever wonder how supermarket tabloids are created? How reporters get information about celebrities? How editors come up with those sensational headlines? What kind of people put them together? Are they true? A retired National Enquirer reporter provides an inside look into the surreal world of tabloi ...

Your Finances God's Way: A Biblical Guide to Making the Best Use of Your Money

“Presents a clear path to financial joy.” —Mary Hunt, financial expert, speaker, bestselling author, founder of Debt-Proof Living Nine Kids. One Income. Zero Debt. Ever since he got married, author and pastor Scott LaPierre has supported his family on a single salary while remaining debt-free. He’s ...

Let Your Spirit Shine - Psychic Protection in an Unsettled World

In challenging times, our spiritual defenses often falter, leaving us feeling drained, stressed, and disheartened. Yet, even in the midst of adversity, there are empowering strategies we can embrace to rejuvenate our spirits and fortify our auras. "Let Your Spirit Shine: Psychic Protection in an Uns ...

How To Get Your Dog To Eat

How To Get Your Dog To Eat is a how-to guide that addresses the eating habits of dogs. It provides a wealth of tips, tricks, games and advice to make mealtimes fun and easy. It delves into the possible causes of mealtime problems, such as illness, unfamiliar locations, proximity of other animals, di ...

Good Influence: How To Engage Influencers For Purpose And Profit

In Good Influence, two-time GRAMMY nominee and veteran marketing executive, Paul M. Katz, shares the tools and strategies he’s used to harness the power of influencers for 100+ social good campaigns. A practical and entertaining guide filled with case studies and anecdotes from his storied career.

Putting The Outside Inside Kids

When his daughter Suzanne was five years old, Bill Kennedy set out with her on a canoe trip into the wilderness of Ontario’s 7,600-square-kilometre Algonquin Provincial Park. Paddling and portaging through the park’s interior, they would share the grand adventure of the lessons nature had prepared f ...

Grits, Gumbo, and Going to Church

Church seems to be all about obeying a set of rules—rules you can’t necessarily find in the Bible but rules the church folks expect you to obey. God, on the other hand, often has a different set of rules—ones sprinkled with grace and mercy.

IN PUBLIC RECORD: A Journey To The Truth Of A Murder And Trial

September 1990. In Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenage honors student Lisa Lee Pruett vanishes into the night. A boy calls 911 when she does not arrive for a secret late-night meet-up. Police soon find her nearby, stabbed to death and left exposed.

Lisa had just passed ...

Hangry Beyond Belief: A 30 Day Pressure Cooker Meal Plan for the Busy Cook

Hangry Beyond Belief is a love child between my obsession with pressure cookers and the desire to eat healthy, well-balanced, and reasonably priced family friendly meals.

In this ebook full of Pressure Cooker recipes, you'll receive 36 recipes total: 28 full meals, 4 bonus breakfasts, and ...

How to Live with a Psychic: Your Guide for Maintaining a Happy Relationship when Someone You Love Gets Weird

So they're psychic. Now what? The emergence of psychic or healing abilities in one partner often causes anxiety, stress, or confusion for the other. How to Live with a Psychic teaches you not only how to survive this shift but how to thrive and strengthen your relationship when your life has detoure ...

Full Color Life: How to Live a Creative, Balanced Life

Have you ever asked…What if I could work for myself? How can I pursue my creative dreams? How do I become more successful? The idea of being creative triggers mixed reactions. Some people admit to feeling a passion for creative activities, but modestly claim their efforts aren’t good en ...

The 4 Foundations of Love

 What makes a couple stay together and feel they have found the One? What makes a random encounter exceptional? How can you know if you have chosen the right person? And how can you avoid wasting precious time?

The book ‘The 4 Foundations of Love’ is based on a ...

Demystifying Enlightenment: Messages, Signs, and Predictions From The Spiritual World

Are you curious about the afterlife? Are you interested in how to identify signs that your departed loved ones may be trying to send you? Macy who has highly enhanced abilities offers insight into the world we live in and the one to come. Discover the healing power of spirituality and faith. (Gen ...

Flight of the Forgotten - A True Story of Heroism and Betrayal

Flight of the Forgotten is the true story of one of the most closely-guarded American military secrets of all time. It is intriguing, controversial and thought-provoking. The story traverses 50 years, two generations and the realities of our physical world. The triggering event is the tragic loss of ...

Stepparenting the Grieving Child

In Stepparenting the Grieving Child, Diane Ingram Fromme shares the assumptions and presumptions, steps and missteps that occurred within her own stepfamily. Diane faced the key challenges any new stepparent to grieving children experiences, including helplessness to know how and when to offer comfo ...

Kama Sutra 101: Everything You Need To Know About Kama Sutra With Beginner to Expert Techniques (Illustrated)

Kama Sutra is an ancient book best known for giving insights and advice on how to conduct your sex life, among others. This book partakes a large part of the Kama Sutra plus additional information about sex and how to conduct your sexual relationships to ensure pleasure for both you and your partner ...

A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck

What on earth do a dead tomato plant and a paycheck have in common? Maryann Miller explores the fun and foibles of how to survive parenting a large family, while vainly keeping body and mind intact. From School Daze to Summertime Blues, and everything in between, the book airs the Miller laundry wit ...

Over the Ocean and to the Links: A Golfer's Journey

A hilarious story of a simple man that blows his minuscule IRA to play some of the world’s famous golf courses in the home of Golf, Scotland.  Stubborn as Jeff is, he knew he could do better than the “golf tours” offered by many companies. As a result, the book is a tee by tee description of Je ...

Cold: Essays on Love, Faith, Family and Other Dangerous Pursuits

Victoria Dougherty comes from the ultimate Cold War family – daring escapes, backyard firing squads, communist snitches, bowlfuls of goulash, gargoyles, gray skies and bone-chilling winters. In Cold, Dougherty writes essays with humor and raw soul. About the heart-rending stories she grew up hearing ...