It is the year 1764 in a land far different from the Germany today, a land ruled by feudal princes and religious zealots. The terrible Seven Years' War is done, but the tales of religious atrocities from the long past Thirty Years' War are still fresh in the minds of all. No tolerance at this time; the Catholics and Protestants openly hate each other. A young Lutheran country couple, along with a strange new city friend, slowly travel from village Heilbronn north to Lubeck, one step at a time towards the "Promised Land." Sailing to, and walking across much of Russia, our couple arrives to help build the Volga Colony of Balzer.Over the next 130 years, they and their descendants triumph over evils and carve out a bountiful life, before again moving on to the new "Promised Land," AMERICA, settling in the San Joaquin Valley near Fresno, California. MARCH TO THE VOLGA is one in a series of historical fiction novels, each based on a different Deutsche family in the 1760's. www.MarchToTheVolga.com

The sixth and final volume documenting the work of an iconic American artist The sixth and final volume of this exceptional catalogue raisonne project features over 360 works made by John Baldessari (1931-2020) between 2011 and 2019. Here, Baldessari continues his longstanding tradition of borrowing from artists as varied as David Hockney, Giotto, Gustave Courbet, Maria Lassnig, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Giorgio Morandi, and Jackson Pollock. Many of the works in this volume are a testament to the artist's fascination and engagement with art from previous eras. In one example, Baldessari's 2012 series "Double Bill" combines scenes from pairs of paintings, such as a Willem de Kooning face atop a Jean Dubuffet body, with the words, "...And Dubuffet" painted beneath: Baldessari is effectively collaborating with artists he has revered for years. This volume also surveys Baldessari's complete film and video output, from 1968 to 2004, as well as the artist's books he made, from 1972 to 2019. Additionally, an appendix catalogues works, mostly pre-1974, that were unknown at the time Volume 1 was published. Published in association with Marian Goodman Gallery

A comprehensive study highlighting the interplay of context and meaning in Robert Ryman's work This remarkable volume, featuring new photography and original essays by a formidable array of scholars and curators, is the most expansive and thorough investigation of the work of American painter Robert Ryman in over two decades. Arguing that the relationships between his paintings are key to understanding his diverse output, the book offers more faithful reproductions and subtler details of the paintings than have previously been available, and attends closely to the artist's own strategies of display. Ryman's paintings are readily identified by their predominantly achromatic surfaces, but his exploration of the values and effects of white was never limited to paint. His experimentations with canvas, board, paper, aluminum, fiberglass, and Plexiglas have evolved into a material vocabulary as revolutionary as his use of white. The texts featured here reflect on the importance of Ryman's practice to contemporary art: Robert Storr, curator of Ryman's 1993 retrospective, places the painter in historical context while Courtney J. Martin, curator of his 2015-16 exhibition at Dia Chelsea, looks at Ryman's three-dimensional works. Drawings scholar Allegra Pesenti investigates his drawing practice; music historian John Szwed traces the influence of jazz in Ryman's early works; and artist Charles Gaines asks what, in a Ryman, is real. Published in association with Dia Art Foundation

Promise of the Volga is my seventh novel spinning the stories of the struggles of different German families and their descendants, as they emigrated ever farther away from the old Germany. This story begins in Stadt Friedberg, a two days ride northeast of Frankfurt. A farmer, Johann Heinrich Worner, wonders if this is all there is, and if this is where God wishes he live out his life. His decision drastically changes his life, and the lives of many others, forever. As you move through the pages of the next 154 years, you will meet many more additional characters spinning out their lives. I sincerely hope you enjoy it as a fictional story; remember, this is fiction and fantasy, and not a research manual, and you should not assume it is true. Some of it is, much of it is not Hopefully, reading it may spark some questions about your ancestors. And it may help you think about God, from who these amazing people got their strength to overcome all obstacles. www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

Harvest of the Volga is the fifth of my novels spinning the stories of the struggles of different German families and their many descendants, as they emigrated ever farther and farther away from the old homeland. This story begins in northern Germany, a three hours walk north of Frankfurt in the year of 1766. A simple married couple, Johannes and Anna Ursula Trippel of Nieder Eschbach, face a terrible fire that destroys all they have. That night would change their lives, and the lives of many others, forever. As you move through the pages of the next 154 years, you will meet many more additional characters spinning out their lives. I sincerely hope you enjoy it as a fictional story; but remember, this is fiction and fantasy, and not a research manual, and you should not assume any of it true. Some of it is, much of it is not Hopefully, reading it may spark some questions about your own ancestors. Even better, it might make you think about God, from who these amazing people got their strength to overcome all obstacles. More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

This is a story about our lives together... the wonderful and the not so wonderful, the good and the bad as My Betty and I, first as Best Friends, and then as one as Man and Wife, walked God's path together for over forty-five years. More importantly, this is our story of God's Grace, Mercy, Blessings, and Love that my wife and I received during our life together... More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

Will of the Volga is the sixth of my novels spinning the stories of the struggles of different German families and their many descendants, as they emigrated ever farther and farther away from the old homeland. This story begins in Kroffelbach, a two days ride northeast of Frankfurt, Germany. A miller, Philipp Will and his wife Anna Veronica Holland, wonder if the rains will ever stop. Thankfully, they do, but the resulting flood washes away their mill and everything else they own. That storm would change their lives, and the lives of many others, forever. As you move through the pages of the next 154 years, you will meet many more additional characters spinning out their lives. I sincerely hope you enjoy it as a fictional story; but remember, this is fiction and fantasy, and not a research manual, and you should not assume any of it true. Some of it is, much of it is not Hopefully, reading it may spark some questions about your own ancestors. Even better, it might make you think about God, from who these amazing people got their strength to overcome all obstacles. More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

Escape to the Volga is the third of my novels spinning the tales of the struggles of different German families and their many descendants, as they emigrated ever farther and farther away from the old homeland. It begins in the village of Darmstadt in 1738. A happily married Lutheran Faith couple, coachmaker Conrad Simon and wife, is caught up in who is to blame for a terrible accident. Others, actually to blame, but out to protect their wealth and their lives, easily take advantage and force this innocent couple to run for their very lives. As you move with them to the Volga Colony of Warenburg, and through the next 172 years, you will meet many more additional characters spinning out their lives. I hope you enjoy it as a fictional story; but remember, this is fiction and fantasy, and not a research manual, and you should not assume any of it true. Some of it is, much of it is not Hopefully, reading it may spark questions about your own ancestors. Even better, it might make you think about GOD, from who these amazing people got their strength to overcome all obstacles. More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

This full-color book features 82 quilts along with scores of Quilted Greeting Cards that Betty Kaiser (BettyQuilts) designed and created from 1994 to 2006. On these Picture Book pages you will find one-of-a-kind designs of Crazy Patch, Crazy Cats, Landscapes, Water Colors, Paper Piecing, Interlocks, Wreaths, Runners, Table Toppers plus many more. Betty passed on in 2012 and left these for all. I hope you enjoy the beauty of her creations as much as I always do. More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

This Edition of MESSAGES FROM GOD is a Large Print Book (APHont 18) specifically designed for low vision readers. My wife Betty and I traveled as one until last November when our LORD GOD called, when my wife went on to heaven to walk alongside Him, while I stayed behind to continue down GOD's path alone. A few days before my dear wife Betty passed, after being unable to speak or move for many days, she suddenly turned and spoke out clearly and loudly, "You have to keep writing your books " "You have to keep writing your books " Stunned, I was speechless for an instant...and then told her that I would and that I promised. I never heard another word from My Betty. A week after she passed, I came across this Bible verse (Jeremiah 30:2) "This is what the LORD, the GOD of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you." This is that book... For My GOD and My Betty. More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

This Edition of WIDOWER is a Large Print Book (APHont 18) specifically designed for low vision readers. This story is about our lives together... the wonderful and the not so wonderful, the good and the bad as My Betty and I, first as Best Friends, and then as one as Man and Wife, walked God's path together for over forty-five years. More importantly, this is our story of God's Grace, Mercy, Blessings, and Love that my wife and I received during our life together... More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

Tree of the Volga is the fourth of my novels spinning the stories of the struggles of different German families and their many descendants, as they emigrated ever farther and farther away from the old homeland. This story begins in the Pfalz of southwest Germany. A simple shoemaker, Johann Dietrich Kaiser, wonders if another war will again ravage the area. War passes them by, but not death. That visit would change his life, and the lives of many others, forever. As you move through the pages of the next 162 years, you will meet many more additional characters spinning out their lives. I sincerely hope you enjoy it as a fictional story; but remember, this is fiction and fantasy, and not a research manual, and you should not assume any of it true. Some of it is, much of it is not Hopefully, reading it may spark some questions about your own ancestors. Even better, it might make you think about God, from who these amazing people got their strength to overcome all obstacles. More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

Weave of the Volga is my tenth novel spinning the stories of the struggles of different German families and their many descendants, as they emigrated ever farther away from the old homeland. It begins in Tietelsen, 12 miles northwest of Trendelburg, Germany. A weaver, Johannes Nilmaier and his wife Anna Christina, wonder if this place they live in is all there is for them. That question will change their lives, and the lives of many others, forever. As you move through the pages of the next 154 years, you will meet many more additional characters spinning out their lives. I sincerely hope you enjoy it as a fictional story; but remember, this is fiction and fantasy, and not a research manual, and you should not assume any of it true. Some of it is, much of it is not Hopefully, reading it may spark some questions about your own ancestors. Even better, it may help you think about God, from who these amazing people got their strength to overcome all obstacles. More at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

The idea for this book was the gossip and speculation that the Standard "Sewhandy" machine was the basis for the SINGER 221 Featherweight. After many months of research, I realized that documenting the Sewhandy would take more than 500 pages; and so I have published "before the Featherweight - Sewhandy" in two volumes. This book, Volume 1, details before the design (early 1920's) thru production end (late 1938) of the Sewhandy, patents, model identification, Sewhandy ads and brochures, & an OSANN SINGER Sewhandy versus SINGER Featherweight sew-off. The companion book, Volume 2, covers maintenance & repair of all Sewhandy models, mechanical and electrical operation, advice on buying, restoring, shipping, parts, model identification, & a specification comparison of an OSANN SINGER Sewhandy with a SINGER 221 Featherweight. For more on the STANDARD Sewhandy - GE MODEL A sewing machines. For more on all of my books, visit www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com .