A colorful travelogue for young children and their families who are headed to South Padre Island, Texas. Includes things to do and ride, places to go, history, and games. Encourages eco-awareness.

Joyce Faulkner's collection, Losing Patience, provides a series of stories that serve to engage, touch, and entertain her readers. From the eerie "One Chittendon Drive" to the humorous and sexy "The Rubber Dome," Losing Patience has something for nearly every reader's tastes. With a keen eye for dialogue and a talent for developing characters that are real enough to leap off the pages, Faulkner delivers prose that is uncommonly exquisite.

Whether you are a visitor or a resident, Pittsburgh celebrates families. You can take boat rides on the three rivers -- or tour the city on a trolley or duck. You can take the Duquesne Incline to see the Golden Triangle from atop Mt. Washington. There's North and South Park and all kinds of sporting facilities. You can enjoy the many different area libraries. There are theaters and farms designed to educate and entertain kids. Pittsburgh is home to the National Aviary and a great zoo. There are bridges, bridges, and bridges There's the Heinz History Center and the Carnegie Museum of Natural Sciences (dinosaur bones). You can play at the Carnegie Science Center and the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. "Fun Days in Pittsburgh" is a picture book of Pat McGrath Avery's glorious photos of Pittsburgh aimed at children and the adults that love them.

Shirley Maxwell is a troubled young woman facing a complicated personal life, a culture that restricts female options, and a world at war. Yet, together with friends -- Emmie, Delores, and Mags -- she joins Jackie Cochran's Women's Air Service Pilots program (WASP) and participates in the adventure, challenges, and tragedies of the 1940s with determination and courage. Shirley and her friends know what they are tackling will be hard, but they do it anyway and relish the effort. In the process, they change what is possible in the minds of young girls everywhere. Lively and moving, Windshift inspires and educates. Appropriate for history buffs interested in the World War II era, students of social change, those who love tales of derring do -- and those who just love airplanes.

Shirley Maxwell is a troubled young woman facing a complicated personal life, a culture that restricts female options, and a world at war. Yet, together with friends -- Emmie, Delores, and Mags -- she joins Jackie Cochran's Women's Air Service Pilots program (WASP) and participates in the adventure, challenges, and tragedies of the 1940s with determination and courage. Shirley and her friends know what they are tackling will be hard, but they do it anyway -- and relish the effort. In the process, they change what is possible in the minds of young girls everywhere. Lively and moving, Windshift inspires and educates. Appropriate for history buffs interested in the World War II era, students of social change, those who love tales of derring do -- and those who just love airplanes.

Identity theft, scams, and a serial killer. Username is a must-read for every person who has a credit card or uses the Internet. Who 's using your name? Your username? You may not know until it 's too late. See yourself as a mark through the eyes of Maureen and Jennifer, master identity thieves. Their scams will shock you as you realize how vulnerable you are. Then there is the nice gentleman you could meet in a chat room, or perhaps he sends you a persuasive e-mail. He couldn t possibly be a serial killer could he? Faulkner has penned a real who-done-it, a page turner that one could say is ripped from the headlines. Lee Boyland, Award-winning author of The Rings of Allah, Behold, an Ashen Horse, America Reborn, and Pirates and Cartels.Raw and utterly chilling, Username won t let you go till the very end. There is evil in these pages but one woman fights back. Courageous, strong and computer savvy, Maureen 's story should be told to every woman, young and old alike. Someone 's survival could depend on it. Carmen Stenholm, Author of Crack Between the WorldsAward-winning author Joyce Faulkner debuts her newest publication in her spell-bound thriller, Username.Well known for her attention to detail, Faulkner leaves nothing behind as she takes us on a chilling journey into the world of scam artists. While the internet may be a valuable resource for today 's society, it is also the rich hunting grounds of scammers and stalkers. How safe are we on-line? How much information is too much? Recommended for mature readers, this novel will leave you looking over your shoulder and turning on every light in the house long after you ve read the final page Username is bound to find a place among the best of today 's thriller titles. Maria Edwards, President of American Author Society

Fictitious account of historical event, the battle for Iwo Jima, based on memories of the author's father who survived all thirty-six days of the fighting.

Joyce Faulkner gives readers a different slant on life in Chance and other horrors. Peeling away the layers of civility, she searches the lines where good meets bad, desire becomes obsession, fun turns evil, and actions are lethal physical and emotional weapons.A series of short stories, each sends chills into your mind and soul. Faulkner offers a glimpse of the pain caused by people who ignore and abuse basic human relationships and kindnesses.

Whether its an Amazon short or a column, novel or nonfiction, I love to read Joyce Faulkner. She makes me laugh. She makes me think.

Eye-witness accounts of atrocities committed by North Koreans to American prisoners-of-war.

A story of the Greatest Generation. Told as fiction, it is a compilation of the stories the author heard from her father and interviews with veterans who fought at Iwo Jima. She takes the characters from pre-war days through the war to the present. She successfully captures the horror of young boys sent to war and caught in a hellish battle.