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Native American Artifacts of Wisconsin is designed to bridge the gap between the professional and amateur archaeologist. In an easy and logical format, it serves as an excellent reference on the prehistoric artifacts found specifically in Wisconsin. The guide provides time periods, detailed drawings, artifact photos, and documented discovery locations quickly and easily, without the reader having to wade through lengthy journal entries or detailed scholarly papers. In addition, Paul Schanen and David Hunzicker provide guidelines to collectors about the importance of documenting the circumstances and locations of their own artifact finds and how best to share this information with others in order to increase our collective knowledge about these priceless, prehistoric artifacts and the populations who created and used them. Only through careful unearthing, detailed documentation and collaborative sharing will we learn about the people(s) that lived thousands of years ago. No doubt much remains for us to discover about Native Americans from the daily tools they used as they farmed, hunted, lived, hoped, dreamed, and died among the very same forests, hills and streams Wisconsin residents call home today.

Johann Gunther, is a German immigrant, a West Point graduate, ex-U.S. Army officer and former Oklahoma lawman. At the turn of the 20th Century, he runs a problem-solving agency in Ft. Worth, Texas called Remedies, Inc. where if the fee is right, he works as a private detective, a gun fighter, bodyguard and all-around trouble-shooter for hire. He operates in a new world of changing politics, inventive science and exploding technology. In 1906, when U. S. Army Colonel Vito Latissimo and his unit disappear on an discovery expedition in Afghanistan, President Theodore Roosevelt suspects an international, criminal conspiracy. He asks his former Rough Rider Lieutenant, Gunther to act as his free-lance agent and accompany the follow-up British and American mission to locate this officer. Along for the investigation are Latissimo's ill, angry and deserted wife, her beautiful caretaker niece, an aged cavalry company, geographic society's photographers, a reckless English Commander, his British Lancers and a division of Indian Sepoy soldiers. After the assassination of the U.S. contingent's leader, Gunther reluctantly ends up in charge of the American unit. They find Latissimo alive, well and scheming, and Gunther uncovers a plot to assist Russia in the Great Game of disrupting Britain in both India and Afghanistan, plus a traitor's mad scheme to become king of the far Khyber Pass. Gunther outwits foreign spies and revenges a murder on a cruise ship in the Straits of Gibraltar. He battles savage tribes, escapes religious riots in Bombay, crushes Jihadists and American cutthroats in the northwest frontier of Afghanistan, and leads a climatic charge of a stone fort on the top of the world. The classic, serial hero returns in the form of Johann Gunther in this tale of wild, unpredictable, high action and international adventure.

Annie dreams that pop singer fame will make everything right. But mysterious visions refuse to die and keep dragging her down. Each vision makes her feel more disconnected from her world and threatens to permanently separate her from reality. Then, rape and betrayal shatter her dreams entirely and drive her to the brink of suicide. Late one night at a local beach the water beckons Annie. Just a few more steps and she knows the wet darkness will end all her pain. However, while teetering on the point of no return, Annie encounters the mysterious Esmeralda who, in a flash, initiates Annie's amazing and brutal transportation from modern city to medieval land. There, fate recasts Annie as reluctant hero on a mysterious and epic quest. Reborn into a world of wizardry and wonder, Annie befriends Rex, a sorcerer struggling with his own challenges. Together they witness a dramatic battle and birth, during which Annie receives a mysterious talisman from the newborn dragon, Holdfast. Set upon by a warrior Princess Zoila and her army of evil gouls, Rex and Annie become unlikely partners. Thrust together by circumstance, they undertake a journey to solve the mystery of the talisman and help Annie find her way home again before it's too late. Along the way Annie and Rex are drawn into a deadly power struggle between members of the local royal family--a struggle in which Annie plays a crucial and dangerous role in the fate of all. To return home, Annie must solve the enigma of the dragon's gift, help two princesses defeat an evil monarch, and face the terrible secret that haunts her. Her time is running out as the world that Esmeralda cast her in grows increasingly unstable. If Annie doesn't face the terrible secret that haunts her soon, both worlds may be lost to her forever. Note about the book: Annie's Odyssey is about an adolescent or young adult who either struggles with a traumatic past, or the difficulty of fitting in, with our disconnected and judgmental culture. The reader belongs to similar groups of readers that have found empowerment and encouragement in classic fantasy stories with personal growth messages like Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of OZ, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Once and Future King, and of recent Harry Potter. The mean age group the novel targets is 17 with a readership likely to span from 14 to 22. However, adults of all ages will identify w/Annie. Although the novel has strong feminist themes, males sorting through the difficulties inherent in the targeted age group will also find the novel captivating. The spiritual messages are religion-neutral in most respects with aspects of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and mixture of Native American lore and nature-based spirituality. This allows most readers in the targeted age range to find growth messages they can relate to. The primary purpose of the novel is one of self-discovery through entertainment. About the Author: K. A. Plouffe is a retired Air Force mental health technician. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Psychology and is completing a M.S. in Counseling at Walden University. He is a writer with ZERO-END productions and a contributing editor to OH Magazine. He continues to work in the mental health field and lives with his wife in Maine.