Books published by publisher Authors Choice Press

Parents: Help your children learn and navigate the world of personal financeAre your teenagers and college students financially literate? Do they understand how the many decisions they make early in life (choosing a career and college) could have outsized financial consequences (good and bad) in the future?Jeff Tyburski, Your Sherpa, draws on over 30 years of personal finance experience to provide a roadmap for becoming financially literate, and to educate and empower a new generation of students on their journey to good financial decisions and financial freedom.Easy to follow and accessible, Your Sherpa encourages parents and kids to talk about money and financial wellness and shows them how to navigate key financial decisions in their lives. Story-based lessons illustrate that financial literacy is not the tedious, academic subject many expect but rather a tool to achieve better life outcomes. These lessons include how to avoid excessive college debt, learn to save, and be ready to invest for their futures. He gives actionable advice geared to help a new generation of readers form healthy financial habits that will last a lifetime. With this book for parents and online resources for students at yourfinancialsherpa.com, the ultimate goal is to teach young adults to make daily decisions to save and build wealth, starting early and compounding for decades.

What happens when a talking baseball, a rock and roll concert and a game between heated Major League rivals come together one afternoon? A day filled with fun, laughter, and mayhem. And maybe some hard feelings. Join Bennie the “Talking Baseball” and his friends in the most unlikely game ever played. It’s baseball at its best, from the ball’s point of view. A heartwarming tale baseball fans will love. The story, also has tons of facts and figures surrounding the “grand old game”.

This or That: A Busy Morning is the first in a series of entertaining books that use rhyme to encourage your baby to be involved in day-to-day choices. Rather than having the book read to them, babies are actively involved in making choices as they go through the story with their parents or caregiver. The adult reader also has the joy of discovering the excitement and cooperation that choice-giving creates in young children. By encouraging this active participation with your baby, you are increasing your child's logical thinking skills, which will lead to more confidence and engagement with others. The adorable illustrations, combined with rhymes centering on a baby's typical daily activity, make this sure to become one of the baby's favorites while providing plenty of quality time and fun in which to bond. This series was conceived by early childhood development expert Wendy Kronick, a Rie® Associate, who has taught Parent-Infant Guidance™ classes for almost twenty years and privately consulted with hundreds of families. Together with her writing partner, Susan Beauchene, they have drawn on their combined years of experience with children to create an entertaining series of books about typical parent-child activities that demonstrate how to give choices. A Busy Morning is their debut.

What happens when a talking baseball, a rock and roll concert and a game between heated Major League rivals come together one afternoon? A day filled with fun, laughter, and mayhem. And maybe some hard feelings. Join Bennie the “Talking Baseball” and his friends in the most unlikely game ever played. It’s baseball at its best, from the ball’s point of view. A heartwarming tale baseball fans will love. The story, also has tons of facts and figures surrounding the “grand old game”.

This book is about the successful escape of a Slovenian from the Communist regime of President Tito. He managed to get his medical education in Italy and then complete a residency in orthopedic surgery in the USA. His ordeal is graphically portrayed as his native countrymen fought their way out of the country. His escape entailed dealing with adverse forces of Yugoslavia, Germany and England.Dr. Kovacic is a retired orthopedic surgeon who was trained in both Europe and America. He has had experience both as an anatomy instructor and a clinician in the US Army. His homeland was in Yugoslavia, but he had to escape because of the communists after World War II.

Twelve-year-old Daryl Jenkins' summer plans are shattered by the death of his best friend, Terry, who died in an automobile accident caused by a drunk driver. With the memories still fresh in his mind, he tries to deal with his anger, disappointment, and frustration by playing baseball with his friends and drawing pictures for an art contest. But the ache in his heart tarnishes everything he does. Better Than a Homerun is the story of a boy who faces the monumental challenges of forgiveness. Through the encouragement and wise advice of his parents, Daryl begins to trust God and depend upon Him in all that he does, and his personal relationships with family and friends help strengthen his trust in God. But one big question remains. How can he ever forgive the drunk driver who took his best friend's life? To Daryl, it seems almost more than a boy can handle.

The urgency for Kurt and Hennie Reiner to escape Vienna accelerates when Kurt is imprisoned in Dachau. He is released but threatened with certain arrest unless a legal way is discovered to exit occupied Austria. As the couple seek safe haven and scramble to obtain visas, they are conscripted for work at Fischamend, an SS monitored farm labor camp. Counting on America is told in the first-person, an engaging format that emotionally transports the reader into the Holocaust scenarios experienced by Kurt and Hennie Reiner. Historical context interspersed throughout the memoir supports the tale and provides an educated perspective of the Holocaust. The book delivers a compelling message not only about the dangers of racial hatred and anti-Semitism, but the importance of America to refugees fleeing despot nations in pursuit of religious tolerance and freedom.

The teens of TEAM TRIASSIC who came together in book 1 now have a state-of-the-art training facility in Dr. Robertson's $25 million laboratory on Lone Mountain. There they train for battles against rogue dinos, and some undergo dino DNA upgrades in the lab. It's all just in time as Centennial High School suffers a deadly attack from enormous rogue dino hybrids, an attack that calls on every team member to limit the carnage and help the wounded. In book 2, we meet twins Xander and Sebastian while we learn more about Nick, the team, Dr. Lingard, and Daniel, who faces an unexpected departure and a mystery threat at the tree house. Hmm . . . who's back in Las Vegas?

The Adventures of Professor Poodle and Auggie is a story about 2 dogs, who, in their search for each letter of the alphabet, encounters humorous and fun adventures with a variety of letter characters. From cover to cover, young readers and parents will be delighted as they turn each page to read about a new adventure with a new letter. Professor Poodle portrays the image of an intelligent dog who always seems to guide Auggie, his sidekick, in the right direction. The Adventures of Professor Poodle and Auggie help children to learn the letters of the alphabet in a fun and entertaining way. This book is cleverly written and although written for younger children, is a fun read for readers of all ages.