Books published by publisher Wheatmark

When people who have never been to Tucson think about this desert city, visions of dustbowls, brown landscapes, and eggs frying on pavement often come to mind. "Why would anyone ever want to live there?" they might ask. Well, Michelee Morgan Cabot will tell you in her book Dust Devils, Cozy Corners, and Javelinas: A Newcomer's Tale of Tucson. Not only has she found Tucson to be none of those preconceived notions often bandied about by the uninformed, but she's discovered a culturally rich landscape teeming with desert beauty, fascinating opportunities, and great food. Who wouldn't want to live here? So journey along with Michelee as she describes in creative and often hilarious prose some of the wonders of Tucson.

When survivors began crawling up through the hole, I saw that things could get out of hand quickly. I signaled for Scott to join me and went to talk to the apparent leader."How many in this building?""I don't know, twenty-five, maybe one hundred."More heads popped up through the hole as I listened. We needed some control to prevent someone from being blown off the roof and to stave off panic. Scott was disconnecting from the hook when I realized we were not going to be able to rescue everyone. There were just too many.When Scott reached me I told him, "I'm going to find as many elderly and sick as possible. Find out how many we can take."Jerry Hoover retired from the Coast Guard in May 2006 with more deployments than any other rescue swimmer in the history of the program. His career ended with the greatest searchand- rescue effort in the history of mankind, Katrina. In Brotherhood of the Fin, Jerry recounts his transformation from ordinary Joe to seasoned life-saving veteran.Narrow escapes and heartbreaking life-and-death decisions are a part of every swimmer's life. Jerry puts us in the middle of the action as we discover how he learns to overcome the fear of his own death, put mission above personal feelings, and live with the responsibility of being someone's last hope.

She was real. She was rich and beautiful. She was tried as a witch in 1675--and survived.Based on the lives of Mary Bliss Parsons and Sarah Lyman Bridgeman, My Enemy's Tears: The Witch of Northampton, takes us back to life in the Puritan settlements along the Connectict River, a terrifying wilderness full of warring natives, natural wonders and disasters--portents of God's anger or a witch's meddling curse.Mary and Sarah grow up amid Puritan superstition and piety, busy with their household chores, one imagining a life different from her mother's and the other eager to marry and bear sons. They spend their married lives in the villages of Springfield and Northampton, where a youthful disagreement festers into a reason to hate and then to fear. As the years pass, one accuses the other of murder by witchcraft, prompting a trial before the Court of Assistants in Boston--17 years before the infamous Salem Witch Trials. This fictional account of a true story describes two lives in conflict--one cursed and one blessed--and the transcendent power of forgiveness.My Enemy's Tears: The Witch of Northampton took 1st place for general fiction at the New England Book Festival, January 2012. About the Author KAREN VORBECK WILLIAMS has lived more than thirty-five years in New England where she found the inspiration, settings, and spirit for My Enemy's Tears: The Witch of Northampton, historical fiction based on the life of her ancestor Mary Bliss Parsons. This is her first novel. She's been an editor for fourteen years and is a prize-winning photographer.

Nettie Noodle and Snickerdoodle are on an adventure today. They’re visiting their animal friends and brightening their day. Join them and their unexpected guest as they lend a helping hand to help solve their friends’ problems and make them smile again. Introducing virtues in lovable characters will shape your child’s mind. This book will teach them about friendship, creativity, and being kind.

The Centennial is the first published narrative covering all 400+ National Park Service sites, a two-year adventure across every state and territory through America’s diverse landscapes and their fascinating human and natural history. Your journey begins! About the AuthorBorn in St. Louis and raised in southern Illinois, David Kroese enjoyed a 25-year career in the biotechnology sector after earning a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois. Finding personal growth and development stalled in the second decade of his work tenure, David chose not to start anew in the corporate world. Instead, he turned to his lifelong personal interests to fill the void.Since childhood, history and places of natural beauty fascinated him, naturally drawing him into physical and literary exploration. Having subjugated these interests to his career, David flipped his priorities. Maintaining a job assignment that could often be completed remotely during off-hours with a laptop and mobile phone, David set out to achieve personal fulfillment with the adventure of a lifetime, visiting all of America's National Park units.David lives in Chicago with his wife, Kareen.

With Formula for Fundraising, Diana V. Hoyt walks nonprofits through the fundamentals of writing a fundraising plan and explains what to consider for each facet of the plan, making the fundraiser's task easier and the end result more successful. Full of solid, prescriptive advice, Formula for Fundraising contains real-world strategies that work. Designed to energize and empower fundraisers, you will learn how to:• Garner corporate and foundation support• Engage the board in fundraising• Cultivate major gift donations• Manage donor-advised funds• Acquire and retain donors• Secure tribute and corporate matching gifts• Understand generational givingYou also will find valuable templates for:• Charitable Gift Acceptance Policies and Guidelines• Donor Recognition Policy• Case Statement• Donor Management Policies and Procedures• Fundraising PlanFormula for Fundraising helps any nonprofit reach its goal and support its mission, unlocking the organization's fundraising potential. About the AuthorWith over thirty-five years of volunteer and professional nonprofit experience, Diana V. Hoyt has been the chief development officer for five nonprofits in the Greater Phoenix community and has worked with and provided workshops and consulting to hundreds of nonprofit professionals and organizations across the United States. As a business owner, she created MatchMaker FundRaising Software.

The Centennial is the first published narrative covering all 400+ National Park Service sites, a two-year adventure across every state and territory through America’s diverse landscapes and their fascinating human and natural history. Your journey begins!Sparked by the opportunity to explore his personal passions, author David Kroese celebrated the 2016 National Park Service centennial by exploring 387 parks over 360 days. The story continues through 2017, when he became one of about fifty people known to have visited all 400+ NPS units.The Centennial: A Journey through America’s National Park System is the first published narrative covering all 400+ National Park Service sites, a two-year adventure across every state and territory. Join David and experience the inherent marvels within America’s diverse landscapes and their fascinating human and natural history, revealed in engaging context, poetic descriptions, and heartfelt appreciation. The Centennial: A Journey through America’s National Park System is an odyssey of self-discovery and fulfillment through the nation’s soul.

Benjamin Manry and the Curse of Blood Bones tells of the interwoven fates of Blood Bones, Captain Arthur F. Nelson, and our young hero-to-be, Benjamin Manry. At seventeen, Ben, his brother Harris, and their best friend, Sal, discover a map written in red dye. It leads them to the cursed treasure of Blood Bones, the ferocious pirate famously hunted by all of Britain in the 1700s.The three adventurers travel back in time to 1763 and join the crew of the Frendrich in the quest for Blood Bones. Little do the time travelers know, but they are an integral part of the curse on the treasure. Blood Bones had two things in mind when he created the curse: revenge and immortality. Can the boys survive and make it back to their own time?