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Post-War James Herriot's Memoir Author: James Herriot The fourth memoir in James Herriot's cozy memoir series follows his adventures as a Yorkshire vet both pre and post-World War II and starts with James' life significantly advanced. Siegfried and Tristan are already wed, having moved on with their lives, Tristan at a new job for the Ministry and Skeldale house empty as the three friends follow their own separate, occasionally intersecting, lives as couples and parents. It's a quick turn-about, massive amounts of time and details we'd love to know (who are Siegfried and Tristan's spouses, how did they meet, what [...]

The 25% solution… Author:  Linda K. Olson Adversity stories are pretty common, but it’s hard to top the life story of Dr. Linda K. Olson.  Following an accident in 1979 while traveling in Germany with her husband, the 29 year-old radiology resident was injured so severely that both her legs and her right arm required amputation.  Gone is the incredible story of how she got her life back.  It’s one uniquely powerful story. What stands out so impressively in the beginning is how quickly Olson and her husband Dave – who was also injured in the accident – managed to [...]

Supernatural Mystery Meets Legendary Horror Author: Stephen King On the night of the big game, Terri Maitland, beloved couch, is arrested in front of everyone for the murder and rape of an eleven-year-old boy. Terri says he’s innocent, but the DNA, fingerprints, and eye-witness accounts say otherwise. Only – there is also irrefutable evidence (video and more) that Terri Maitland was elsewhere at the time. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose own young son was once taught by Maitland, was sure when he publicly arrested the couch. But now, something in his gut gives him doubt. How could this man everyone has loved and [...]