Charles A. Johnson

Gabriel Stuart

The adoptive sisters--Princess Luanne and Heatheria Winchester--celebrate the end of the year with three new adventures revolving around Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. "Seasons of the Dolorian Wizards" tells of three stories that sum up their favorite holidays with an adventure each for Samhain (the Celtic name for Halloween), the Ritual of Return (Thanksgiving in our world), and Noel (the French name for Christmas). In "A Samhain To Remember," the sisters--with Queen Melissa and a Winchester matriarch's spirit in tow--must defeat the Queen of the Underworld before she can exact her revenge upon creation by destroying all the immortals of the universe. "The Ritual of Return" reminds Heatheria of all the good she and Luanne have done up to this point when all the people whose lives they've changed arrive at the Palace of Melania for a holiday dinner party. And then, the climactic finish to the year culminates with "It Nearly Wasn't Noel," when Luanne and Heatheria must journey to the North Pole to convince Senticles (Santa Claus to the kids of the world) that there is still room for giving on this joyous occasion, or else he plans to cancel it forever. With a story for every season of the end of the year, "Seasons of the Dolorian Wizards" is a treasure you'll want to enjoy this year-end and every year-end in the near future.

Happy Holidays, Luanne and Heatheria

Seasons of the Dolorian Wizards

Kathryn E. Newcomer

How officials reporting to both executive officials and congressional representatives work to keep the government honest, efficient, and effective. Inspectors general are important players in the federal government, and their work often draws considerable public attention when one of them uncovers serious misdeeds or mismanagement that make the headlines. This book by two experts in public policy provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of how inspectors general have operated in the four decades since Congress established the offices to investigate waste, fraud, and mismanagement at federal agencies and to promote efficiency and effectiveness in government programs. Unique among federal officials, inspectors general are independent of the agencies they monitor, and they report to the executive and legislative branches of government. One key factor in their independence is that they are expected to be non-partisan and carry out their work without regard to partisan interests. The authors of U.S. Inspectors General: Truth Tellers in Turbulent Times emphasize the “strategic environment” in which inspectors general work and interact with a variety of stakeholders, inside and outside the government. Their new book is based on in-depth case studies, a survey of inspectors general, and a review of public documents related to the work of inspectors general. It will be of interest to scholars and students of public policy and public management, journalists, and ordinary citizens interested in how the government works—or doesn’t work—on their behalf.

Truth Tellers in Turbulent Times

U.S. Inspectors General

Let me assure you that there is nothing wrong with you. We all want that special someone in our lives. But isn't it odd that one of life's most important lessons-How To Find The Right One & Make It Last-tends to receive the least amount of focus. It's no wonder why we have so little success attracting the love, passion, romance and fun that we all need and desire.

Bring Love and Romance Back to Dating

How to Find the Right One and Make It Last!

While Luanne and Heatheria enjoy a day off from fighting Evil by fishing on La Orilla beach, Luanne accidentally hooks a swimmer with her fishing rod--only to discover that she has hooked their next adventure, as a mermaid ends up asking for their help in vanquishing Mantene, the Sea Witch of Oceanus. Marina tells Luanne and Heatheria that only the "Chosen One of the Sea" is able to help the three of them destroy Mantene, and the mermaid has been searching for that entity. Little do any of them know that the "Chosen One" is closer than they think, and Marina gets the shock of her life when she learns about the power within her. But when Mantene tricks Marina into unleashing her power upon the Sea Witch, Marina plays right into Mantene's hands when her power is drained from her being. Can Luanne and Heatheria find the Chosen One of the Sea--as well as defeat Mantene's coup to conquer the Known World once and for all?

Rise of the Chosen One of the Sea

Marina's Whale of a Tale

Matthew McConaughey's Greenlights is a candid, illuminating diary loaded up with entertaining tales, ardent reflection, a huge load of bandit rationale, verse, and not a trace of ego. McConaughey writes like he's revealing to us these accounts by an open-air fire. This story will cause you to feel like you've recently gotten comfortable for a long talk with an old companion who leaves you having a feeling that you've gone through the day with a scholar of life unscripted. I was overwhelmed with the man behind the screen and what made him into who he is today. I loved that his memoir wasn't polished: his considerations, experiences, stories, all are crude, spiced with humor and self-incongruity. He is enchanting, interesting, smart, honest, a bit crazy and direct. He discusses a great deal of things in his day to day existence and his family, about his undertakings and somewhat about his films as well. A green light is an assertion, setting yourself up for progress," he says. "A greenlight can be as basic as placing your espresso in the espresso machine before you head to sleep so tomorrow first thing all you must do is press the catch." Through greenlights, individuals set themselves for simplicity and success later on, he says. At times greenlights come through choices we make, now and again they're offered to us. The manner in which McConaughey expounds on his family in the book feels fierce, and yet, loaded with adoration.

A Candid and Inspirational Memoir to Spiritual and Personal Discovery

Review of Mcconaughey's Green Lights

This history is enriched with personal recollections and reminiscences. Its pages are filled with the names of those individuals who settled, or helped in some way to establish the County, as well as those who are remembered for various other reasons. The fifty-four illustrations include Wise County’s commonwealth attorneys, from the first (1856) to the twenty-first (1935).

Charles A. Johnson

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