Books with author Jos A. Smith

Joe Smith moved to Humboldt County, California, in the summer of 1990. A year later, he left for college, never spending more than a week again in Northern California. These are true stories from that year. Step behind the curtain of the Emerald Triangle and experience the Lost Coast as locals did before the region's celebration and notoriety in international pop culture.

The old folks at the home warned me about this very moment. Our universe has been spinning longer than any of us could ever fathom. It will continue to do so after we are all gone. You are alive. You are living and breathing. Like Earth, time has been going for an infinity. We are merely mother earth’s unfortunate parasite. What words would you use to describe your world?

Masks that play important parts in religious festivals, theatrical presentations, and other events are the focus of this exciting coloring book. Thirty illustrations, all identified, depict these ready-to-color masks: papier-mâché tiger from Burma (Myanmar), Roman gorgon, Chinese lion for a New Year's festival, Sri Lankan cobra, water spirit from New Caledonia, "Mud-Man" from New Guinea, and 24 other fascinating cover-ups. Coloring book fans will find this collection entertaining

Last summer, Jelly Jones discovered the reason why her sense of direction is better—than everyone else on Earth. Not to mention her uncanny ability to heal faster than the average human. While being the Keeper of the Key certainly has its advantages, there is one major downfall—the prospect of spending her life running from Einar, the only one who can access the true powers of the Key. However, according to Sybil, the running will not begin for another couple decades. Or so she thought.This summer, on the approaching possibility of a supervised trip to Jomiadore, things go wrong and even more secrets are revealed. Just as Jelly begins to believe it will be a long time before seeing the other world once again, her parents are kidnapped through a vanishing door and she must decide whether or not to make the journey to the one place on Jomiadore the Key should never go.

The Ties That Bind-Book Four of the Forever SeriesAfter many close calls with the Dracco clan, Sadie and Sebastian find themselves in the Mandurago capitol. Sadie was hoping it would be their safe haven before their binding ceremony, unfortunately that is not coming together out quite as they had planned. After a strange turn of events, she learns someone close to her isn't who they seem to be. Separated from Sebastian and unable to contact him, she is frightened for her life and her future. She needs to call on her Royal powers to get away from her captors, but how can she when she doesn't know how to use them? Wanting Sebastian is Sadie's one-true happy ever after, but will she get it?This book is intended for 18+ audiences. This is not a stand-alone title. It is meant to follow Dreamer-Bk 1, Royal Blood-Bk 2 and Seeking Sebastian-Bk 3.

What's a princess to do when her passion gets in the way of friendship? Every little princess (and her mom) will love how this story ends!​Cora knows just what she and Ali should play. Princess, of course! But Cora forgets that Ali has ideas of her own. Cora can't imagine why Ali doesn't want to play princess--Cora's approach is overbearing causing Ali to start a game of hide-&-seek. "This is NOT how you play princess." Cora says.Ali stays holed up in the tree house and Cora tries to entice her with a PBJ sandwich but Ali is in her own imagined world in the tree house. Ali's laughter entices Cora to climb up to the tree house and find out "What's that kid up to?" Turns out Ali is having a tea party with a teddy bear named, Mr. Dashy & a rag doll named, Mrs. Tweedle. But all is not perfect at the tea party. Mrs. Tweedle is distressed about burning her biscuits and sobs uncontrollably, "BOO-HOO, BOO-HOO-HOO!" Cora and Ali cooperate together, trying again and again to stop the rag doll's tears from flooding the tree house. When nothing else works, Princess Cora saves the day with a PBJ sandwich!Cora learns from Ali about finding a way to play together without being overbearing. In the end, Cora let's her friend Ali know how much she appreciates Ali's inclusive way of playing and pretending.Early readers 6-8 will easily understand this story while being challenged by new vocabulary words all the while learning an important lesson about how to play together with friends.Young children 3-5 will ask over and over to have this whimsical story read to them and will love the distinctive characters and imaginative action.

This engrossing biography of George IV, king of England from 1820 to 1830, gives a full and objective reassessment of the monarch’s character, reputation, and achievement. Previous writers have tended to accept the unfavorable verdicts of the king’s contemporaries that he was a dissolute, pleasure-loving dilettante and a feeble and ineffective ruler who was responsible for the decline of the power and reputation of the monarchy in the early nineteenth century. Now E.A. Smith offers a new view of George IV, one that does not minimize the king’s faults but focuses on the positive qualities of his achievement in politics and in the patronage of the arts.Smith explores the roots of the king’s character and personality, stressing the importance of his relationship with his parents and twelve surviving siblings. He examines the king’s important contributions to the cultural enhancement of his capital and his encouragement of the major artistic, literary, and scholarly figures of his time. He reassesses the king’s role as constitutional monarch, contending that it was he, rather than Victoria and Albert, who created the constitutional monarchy of nineteenth-century Britain and began the revival of its popularity. Smith’s biography not only illuminates the character of one of the most colorful of Britain’s rulers but also contributes to the history of the British monarchy and its role in the nation’s life.