Running the Gauntlet-An Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Industry tells the story of how the author fathered the modern body piercing industry and in so doing gave birth to the larger body piercing movement.

Running the Gauntlet-An Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Industry tells the story of how the author fathered the modern body piercing industry and in so doing gave birth to the larger body piercing movement.

A Rip-Snorting, Mind-Bending Doozie In the beginning, tragedy slams two young people, Justin Cadman and Rowdy Corndodger. Crippled, they follow different paths until fate unites them in a wonderland of opportunity, the U.S. oil boom of the 1960's. Now, out of nowhere, they become big business poster children, but little else is as it seems After spotlighting the history of Northwest aviation, the Corndodger family is introduced to a collection of iron-willed, strong-fisted powermongers. Exxon executives find that oil money can buy just about anything, including jet liners, hunting lodges, diamond mines, extravagant parties, and intercoastal pipelines. Enter our heroine, Darcy McKelvey, who sets the family free from Indian Island. While turmoil swelters, the story reaches a rolling boil. A deadly wild card is played, involving greed, ego, power, skullduggery, and fame. Operations expand overseas, leading the cast out of Alaska and into Russia, Arabia, and later, the murder capital of the world Soon, everyone is clamoring to know what happened to the vanished Alaska Governor's wife, the irreplaceable First Lady Doris Lake. The Corndodger families are roundly acclaimed for their powerful husbands and wives. As they thrive, they continue their remarkable story in search of the American dream. When the trailblazing Corndodger bush-pilots take to the skies, this mind-bending doozie, lifelong epic begins

The most exasperating, important, difficult, thankless, yet fulfilling assignment in life is parenting. The authors present the importance of understanding who kids. The book guides readers toward diplomatic dialogue and how to effectively blend several different personalities in a family setting.

COMING JULY 2013 What happens when an intrepid band of thrill-seeking, rollicking Americans ventures out in search of adrenaline? They learn the hard way that having everything means you have that much more to lose. . . Orla, a beautiful and sharp-witted young Irish woman, saves the day, earning their loyalty. She proves to be a valuable addition to the globe-trekking crew on a high-stakes journey where discoveries unravel at every turn. In the tradition of King Kong, Jaws, and Jurassic Park, IRISH LUCK TM lands big game and loads of laughs in every scintillating chapter.