Books with author Thomas L Davis

In his autobiography, Dave’s Way, Dave Thomas shows how you can succeed in life through hard work, integrity and humility. From his early years as a busboy, to his days in the army and throughout his career at Wendy’s, he was always motivated to make something of himself. His passion for fresh, never frozen beef, laid the foundation for turning Wendy’s into more than just a restaurant chain, but creating opportunities for millions of people to share in his dream. Arguably one of the greatest restaurateurs who ever lived, the book is full of advice on how to run a successful business, operate a customer-focused restaurant and market your company with honesty. Dave’s success in business is outshined only by his belief in giving back to others, making him a role-model philanthropist. Dave’s Way is wonderful guide for anyone looking to succeed in life. His old-fashioned American values still hold true today as an inspiration and roadmap to others. All profits from the sale Dave’s Way are donated to The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

In the mystic land of Alkebulan, a young warrior named Kuu trains to become a Mashujaa. The land is divided by conflicting governments and cultures, and the Mashujaa are the ultimate weapons. Powerful warriors who with varying abilities, from conjuring fire to materializing weapons out of mid-air. On his first mission, Kuu finds himself wrapped up in a plot that could throw the entire land into chaos.

Salt Bear tells the story of a young salt bear (a mythical creature of the American West) who goes on an epic journey of self discovery with his best friends, Buddy, a jackalope (another mythical creature), and Old Rombo, a cactus buck. Salt Bear’s themes, like those of fantasies such as the Harry Potter series, Richard Adams’ Watership Down, Brian Jacque’s Redwall series, and Lemony Snicket’s unfortunate events, are powerful. Self discovery, the power of healing, the miracle of tolerance, the meaning of courage and fear, and love’s grace are interwoven into scenes of journeying, battle, death, justice, and nature’s cycles. The adventure plays out in the wilderness of pinion, juniper, ponderosa pine, and aspen forests that range from the Colorado National Monument in Western Colorado to the Gooseneck formations in Utah.Salt Bear is a fantasy novel belonging to the tradition of children and juvenile novels created by works like Kenneth Graham’s The Wind in The Willows, recent novels by David Clement-Davies (Fire Bringer and The Sight), or the Rescuer series by Margery Sharp.The story begins when Salt Bear is forced by Buddy to question what his real name is. “Salt Bear’s a kind of bear…not a name,” Buddy explains. Salt Bear has been raised near a salt lick above Glade Park below Mud Springs in Western Colorado without knowing his mother, father or other salt bears. Is he the first of his kind? Did he have a mother and father?After a conversation in which Old Rombo tells him that only the ravens can answer his questions, Salt Bear travels toward the Coke Ovens, sheer sandstone monoliths that rise above Monument Valley’s canyon floor. On this first journey Salt Bear is confronted by a snow owl from the Canadian tundra with the ability to predict the future. The frightening owl, from a ponderosa tree in moonlight, warns that if Salt Bear continues to the Coke Ovens, he will face catastrophe.From this point on the adventure begins to build. Danger, fields of death, sadness, and terror, and moments of discovery and exhilaration follow as Salt Bear, Buddy, and Old Rombo climb the high mountains, cross a raging river, leave Disappointment Valley behind, and finally find the magic of who and what Salt Bear is as a creature. This does not end the adventure, however. For even more danger looms as the creatures in the clearing in Gooseneck’s country band together to face the horror that has plagued the land for too long. In the great battle to come Salt Bear’s courage and sanity will be tested, and he will either come through or his world and the creatures he cares for will die.

The Alkali Cliffs is a novel about how a poor family, who lives by raising rabbits, chickens, a garden, and hay on the alkali flats of North Delta, Colorado, struggles against a rich banker determined to build a rendering plant next to their small farm. As the story unfolds in a world different from today’s world, Jimmy Smith slowly changes as he struggles with the challenges he and his family face. Decisions lead to consequences that lead to more decisions that lead to more consequences in a cycle of action and reaction. Uncle Solomon, who has always been Jimmy’s best friend, even though he has always acted like a simpleton, becomes a complex, troubled human being. Tom, the eldest son in the family, and Jimmy face dilemmas that threaten the families’ cherished way of life. The world of the Alkali Cliffs, wild in its beauty, filled with wildlife, seems about to be harmed in ways from which it cannot recover. Contemporary in many of its themes, including that of environmental responsibility and the struggle between the rich and the poor, the novel portrays a world that has disappeared. In this world families still believe men should be the head of the family even though the families' women are, in many ways, stronger, and poverty is accepted as the way some people have to live.

Join Baby Crow on his amazing adventure, will he find Baby Pigeon? On his way he will meet many other baby birds, who all want Baby Crow to be like them. Baby Crow tries to copy his feathered friends but all he wants to be is himself. Will Baby Crow get away from these dastardly lessons and find Baby Pigeon? Or will he become like the other baby birds, and trapped in traditional ways that are not his own. (100% POETRY!)