Books with author Larry Thompson

Bryson Miller is a sixteen-year-old high school student who has already dealt with his mother's death and his father's subsequent alcoholism. When that happened, he adapted. He became the core of the family, making sure that groceries were bought and his sisters stayed out of trouble all while maintaining perfect grades with matching ambitions. Balancing his dysfunctional family life with a shining image became routine. He doesn't view himself as special or even especially unlucky. After all, there are plenty of people in his small town who are worse off. What is supposed to be just another normal Friday night, attending his friend Gary's party and keeping Gary out of trouble, becomes a nightmare when Bryson is attacked. In the days that follow, he does what he always does and attempts to adjust... to being a vampire. However, his sire won't leave him or his family alone. What she wants isn't something Bryson is willing to give, and when her threats to his girlfriend get Bryson killed, his soul ends up in the Underworld, ruled by the creator of vampires, the God of Temptation.Now Bryson is being asked to work for the god responsible not only for ruining his life but actually ending it. Although given a choice, the consequences for his refusal are far more complicated and far reaching than they seem. When he learns he won't be the one paying the price, how can he say no?Gods Don't Sleep is the first book in a planned trilogy. It serves as an origin story for the young protagonist and sets up the action to come.

It used to be a time when only the worthiest of the living was allowed to speak to the dead. As of tonight, those days will no longer exist. Six continents are fully engaged with the aid from more than five major communication satellites. Over four billion people watching and listening−three queens together on the same stage−two ways to escape death and it all begins in one arena. It’s the biggest show in humanity’s run-of-the-luck−the event is called the ‘Visitcom Showcase’, and the place is Madison Square Garden. Professor Franz Luzzatto Schiff introduces to the world his intriguing new technology called the Visitcom. This device converge power with such intensity, that it forges a bridge between the spiritual and the real. Therefore, the Visitcom conjures up and contrives over twelve of history’s most influential figures back from the after-life to our day and time to talk openly about their deeply ambivalent feelings towards the modern world and answer questions from some of the globe’s most dominant freethinkers and conformist. Thomas Jefferson talks present politics and answers questions about the visual evidence of constitution slack, ‘pay-for-play’, healthcare, the middle east, and he shares new thoughts on today’s leading issues. Vlad Dracula challenges fashionable foulness, the evils of nanobots blood-surfing throughout the modern body, and he puts 600-year-old rumors to rest. Harriet Tubman debates Harry Houdini on several subjects such as−who was the better escape artist of the two−Illusions vs diversions−working under pressure vs mental expectations−nursing your audience vs conditioning your audience. Genghis Khan explains parallel worlds, the multiverse, inter-dimensional portals, and infinitesimal singularity. Cleopatra touches on the ultra-modish woman while sharing the stage with Elizabeth I of England and the Queen of Sheba. Alexander the Great coaches a homosexual NFL quarterback on the art of being great. Nero addresses finance and the propaganda industrial complex. Nostradamus drops new nervy quatrains through the use of prevalent symbolism and metaphors without having to avoid being tried as a magician, which means−the gloves are off. Leonardo da Vinci rocks out with Michelangelo while being assisted by other awe-inspiring band members. And among the religiously affiliated−Jesus Christ and Lucifer come face to face once again, but this time to discuss−ownership interests. That's just some of the historical icons that will discuss the eye-opening and complex issues of modern culture, society, economics, politics, sports and the arts. However, a group of these legends managed to evade the confinement restraint array of ionizing radiation from the Visitcom and band together to track down, level and settle a score with an organization called the Order of the Dragonist−which they believe has been the root of global misfortunes for over two millenniums. In pursuing the Dragonist, this motley band of historical icons find themselves paranormal fugitives from the Visitcom, hunted by international authorities, and accused of crimes similar to the accounts in their historical record. Even though they managed to find some humor among the company of each other, their enduring task turns out to be perplexingly problematic and more modernized morbid than they ever expected−bringing them all to some shocking persuasive conclusions.See Author’s page for BOOKCLIP TRAILERS.

“Thompson’s book provides not only a powerfully written history of a Mexican American who symbolizes ‘resistance to oppression and intolerance,’ but also a clear, cogent explanation of the relationship between the United States and Mexico as they face each other across the Texas border.”—Journal of American History “Jerry Thompson has produced the definitive work on one of the most controversial and influential Mexicano/Tejano figures of Texas and Southwestern history . . . . With stunning clarity and balance, Thompson has provided a much-needed narrative interpretation that brings to life one of the more colorful figures of Texas, Border, and Chicano histories.”—Hispanic Outlook “Jerry Thompson has performed a difficult feat: comprehensively examining a life that had almost as many turns as a circle.”—Journal of Southern History “This is the most well-researched and thorough account of Juan Nepomuceno Cortina’s life that we have. . . . This book certainly shows that Cortina ‘established his niche in the grand sweep of time,’ but it will be left to other scholars to follow the many trails hinted at by Thompson.”—Western Historical Quarterly “Jerry Thompson’s sympathetic but balanced biography is a ‘must read’ for all students of Texas history and Anglo-Hispanic relations.”—East Texas Historical Journal

Have you ever seen a butterfly and wondered to yourself, where is it going? Well, I have heard that there is a beautiful garden and in that garden lives a royal family of butterflies that eat special fruit from a tree called the Blessing Tree that God has made just for them. In this story, you will journey through the butterfly kingdom and see how the royal family of butterflies travels throughout the garden, helping others they meet along the way. The inspiration for writing this book comes from scripture verse, Galatians 5:22-23, which are the fruits of the spirit--love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The royal family knows that God had has given these special fruits to them so that they can be an example to others to follow God's ways and to help others that live in the garden to do the same. In this story, Prince Joey, who is the son of King Monarch and Queen Alexandra, finds a little butterfly that is sad, lonely, and afraid. Prince Joey, who has eaten the special fruit and is filled with love, helps his little friend, Nicholas. The storyline's primary focus centers on adoption and the loss of a loved one. It is written in a lighthearted manner to help children understand this situation and to deal with it in a healthy, positive manner, and more importantly, from a Godly perspective. This book is geared toward the targeted age of preschool and elementary-age children. The main character, Prince Joey, who is featured in this story, is named after the author's grandson Joey, and she has personalized the butterfly to reflect him and the love that she sees inside him. If we sow seeds of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, we will always produce good fruit.