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|  | | An Army Brat in Libya
Author's adventures as an American teen in Tripoli in 1950s. A study of contrasts, teens wore jeans, Libyan women were covered in garments called barracans.
i>An Army Brat in Libya/b>/i> chronicles the life of an American teen In the 1950s in the exotic world of the Middle East. Libya had a king and the U.S. had the strategic Wheelus Air Force Base. It was a life among the palm trees, camels, donkeys and Roman ruins, right on the edge of the beautiful Mediterranean. The U.S. Air Force high school was small but friendly with plenty of activities that didn't include TV or computers. Living in the city across from the Egyptian Embassy provided its own education, like riots during the Suez Crisis or an outdoor newsreel | |  | | Colonels Don't Apologize
The story of a dysfunctional military family in the mid 20th century and how a daughter makes her peace with her stepfather.
As a military brat, Beth had to learn to find her own way to deal with her childhood with a demanding and abusive stepfather. World War II soldiers came home from the war with emotional and mental wounds they transferred to their wives and children in many cases. It wasn't talked about, therapy was not an option: who had even heard of it. People dealt with life as best they could and hid their feelings and thoughts about what had happened to them. | |  | | Melaynie's Masquerade
16th century adventurer Melaynie Morgan, disguised as a Captain's Boy, sails off to the Caribbean with Francis Drake to plunder Spanish treasure. Disease, death, danger and romance await her. She returns to England secretly pregnant; only the Spanish Armada, 14 years later, will bring a bittersweet climax to her story.
What's a girl going to do when she wants adventure in her life, and men have all the fun? Melaynie Morgan is an independent-minded young woman in Plymouth, England, but it's the 16th century, and women are expected to dress elaborately and attend to womanly duties. Forget about doublets, swords and sailing ships.
Melaynie refuses to let her conventional background deter her. She disguises herself as a captain's boy and signs on with privateer Francis Drake to plunder Spanish treasure in the exotic Caribbean. In the chess game of Renaissance politics it's an undeclared war of | |  | | When the Phoenix Rises
The life story of Wendy Wong-- from a childhood of abject poverty in Hong Kong to amazing success as a businesswoman with property in both Hong Kong and Honolulu.
span style="font-size: larger; ">span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 4px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 4px; ">Despite growing up in a windowless space behind a factory in Hong Kong, Wendy Wong was determined to succeed. Not only would she get her college degree in Hong Kong, but she would get more education in Hawaii. Thanks to the mentoring of a wealthy Hawaiian real estate tycoon (and her lover), she became a wealthy businesswoman. /span>/span>/span>
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