Jim May - Parkhurst Brothers, Inc

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STORYTELLING
PARKHURST BROTHERS
Jim
May
CATALOG 2015
Writes
TRAIL GUIDE FOR A
CROOKED HEART
Also new:
Lyn Ford
Scary stories for
Strong hearts
Bobby Norfolk
A Memoir
Mark Goldman
Storytelling Tips
Michael Cotter
Audiobook
Fran Stallings &
Hiroko Fujita
Stories from Japan
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Folktales/Horror & Ghost Stories
Original tales,
contemporary
folktale variants
with source notes
and creative
writing tips
“If you are tired of the same old “scary” stories and ready
to be surprised, this is the book for you. Lyn Ford has a way of
twisting familiar stories and finding the dark, freaky underside
that surprises and delights. An added bonus for readers who are
interested in the creative process and looking to create their own
scary stories, Lyn has generously shared tips on how to re-imagine
and create new stories out of old. Her tips and examples will leave
you energized and ready to write!”
—Linda Gorham, Storyteller and event organizer
March 2015
Paperback • $12.00 •978-1-62491-057-9
152 Pages @ 5.5” x 8”
Ebook • $9.50 • 978-1-62491-058-6
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School Library Journal, Library
Journal, Booklist, and
Storytelling Magazine
“These tales are deliciously dark and not for the faint of heart.
Lyn’s brilliant and bold twists and turns and ins and outs breathe
new life into old stories that grab a hold of us and won’t let go.”
—Joyce Slater, artistic director, Kansas City Storytelling Celebration
“Lyn tells terrifyingly scary stories for grown folks that will scare
the bejeezus out of folks no matter what their age. Hold on, it’s
comin’ atcha!”
—Michael D. McCarty, storyteller, mentor, prison counselor
Honored by her peers as a member of the Circle of
Excellence of the National Storytelling Network,
LYN FORD is frequently featured at storytelling
festivals throughout the U.S.A. and abroad. Her
first book, Affrilachian Tales, was published by
Parkhurst Brothers Publishers in 2012, winning
the Anne Izard Storyteller’s Choice Award. Lyn
resides in Columbus, Ohio, the center of her work
as a performing artist.
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All major distributors
Inspiration/Personal Growth
Stories,
reflections, and
quotations
for seekers who
continue to grow
A lifetime collection of quotations, stories, wise words,
and assembled musings about overcoming hurdles, elusive
enlightenment, personal evolution, persistence in the face
of discouragement, this pastiche is designed to encourage
the downhearted, lift up the strivers, and add wings to the
heels of spiritual seekers.
“A brilliant mixture of story, philosophy, humor and wisdom,
this book reminds us that—if we are open to story, dreams,
imagination, and myth—we can open doors within our soul.”
—Jay O’Callahan, author, storyteller, and NPR commentator
January 2016
Paperback • $12.95 • 978-1-62491-022-7
160 Pages @ 5.5” x 8”
Ebook • $9.00 • 978-1-62491-023-4
•Advertising in Parabola, Library
Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and
•Nominated for Three National Awards
and the Midwestern Bookseller’s
Association Award
“Jim May is a soft-spoken leader. He creates a safe place for
examining the deep stories inside ourselves.”
--David Holt, Grammy Award-winning musician and host of public
radio’s Riverwalk
“The way a farmer hoes: attuned to proper season, just the right
depth, choosing ready earth, seeding discerningly; that’s how Jim
May writes.”
—Megan Wells, storyteller and author
Jim May has followed careers in construction, teaching, and counseling with a career
as one of the country’s most-honored professional storytellers. Named by his peers
to the Circle of Excellence of the National Storytelling Network, May has performed
at the National Storytelling Festival and many more events nationwide as well as
overseas. The home May shares with his wife, Nancy Seidler, is a converted 150
year-old, hand-hewn barn, located near Woodstock, Illinois. Jim hosts a series of
storytelling programs at Stage Left Café next to the Woodstock Opera House.
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Coming of Age/Mystery
Mother and son
escape abuse,
find shelter and
mystery
Some kids have to grow up fast. This is the story of Lonnie Tobin,
one such young man. Weary of the physical abuse his mother is
subjected to from his father, he takes matters into his own hands.
Convincing her to flee their fearful home life, son and mother
sneak away in the night to the small town of Rocky Branch,
where they find peace with her family. It is a corner of the world
he thought they had left behind forever. But mysteries abound
in this little wooded village, and an unexpected adventure
begins when word of a nightly monster on the loose stirs fear
among the residents. Young Lonnie soon forgets about his father
and becomes fascinated by the story, only to find he might be
spending a little too much time on the strange side of the tracks.
June 2015
Paperback • $17.00 • 978-1-935166-95-5
283 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $11.00 • 978-1-935166-96-2
Advertising in Library Journal,
Booklist, and the
New York Review of Books
The Strange Side of the Tracks takes us back to revisit childhood
days when summer vacations spent with relatives invited
investigation of new surroundings, and in this story, opened an
opportunity to explore the possibilities of an unsolved mystery
that perplexed even the grown ups of this little town. Avant’s
writing flows like honey, sweet and tasteful, leaving an aftertaste
of total satisfaction.
—Dave Potter, Author of “A Place of Stones”
GEORGE LARRY AVANT (December 22, 1950 - November 8, 2012) passed away just
months after signing the publication contract for this, his first and only novel. George
travelled all over the country with his family as a radio broadcaster for thirty years,
often serving in gospel ministry. For many years, he was half of The Light Brothers, a
comedy duo. A writer, humorist, painter, and avid reader, Avant returned late in life
to rural Arkansas, to a small town rich with history and personal memories, where
he was inspired to write this novel. He left behind a daughter and two sons, all of
who helped George bring his work to completion, and assisted editors in preparing
the text for publication.
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Writing & Storytelling / Application
A professional
storyteller shares
secrets of success
Storyteller Mark Goldman shares his experience as a
veteran storyteller with the organization and clarity of
an educator.
“Inspiring, insightful, and practical … Mark Goldman defines how
to craft, deliver and market storytelling in clear, accessible steps
that are as entertaining as they are educational. Tellers of all levels
of experience will find useful tips to apply right now to grow their
performance skills and storytelling careers.”
—Susanna Connelly Holstein, Storyteller and Story Coach
January 2015
Paperback • $17.00 • 978-1-62491-050-0
191 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $12.50 • 978-1-62491-051-7
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Library Journal, Booklist, and
Nominated for two National Awards
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“Not only is this book practical for storytellers of all levels, it is
a joy to read. Mark knows storytelling, and shares his knowledge
with skill, humor, and honesty. I look forward to being able to
recommend it to fellow storytellers, students in my workshops,
and to educators as well.”
—Antonio Sacre, Storyteller and Author
“Mark’s 101 snippets of sound advice are clearly written, touched
with humor, and ordered in a common-sense, easily accessible
format. This book is a quick yet worthwhile read, gleaned from
Mark’s own steady growth and experience as a successful
storyteller and educator. Gather a tip or two at a time, or make this
book your evening’s entertainment; it can become a self-coaching
guide for any new or learning storyteller and a great enrichment
tool for the experienced raconteur.”
—Lynette Ford, storyteller and author
MARK GOLDMAN has been telling stories his
entire life in his many careers as an actor, dancer,
teacher, mediator, and therapist. Now, he uses those
experiences to weave stories of life, laughter, and
inspiration. He has produced the Great Arizona Story
Slam, conducts story workshops, coaches tellers and
currently teaches The Art of Storytelling at Glendale
Community College in Arizona. His website is
www.storytellermark.com.
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Fairy Tales and Folklore/Japan
How to Fool a
Cat and more
Japanese tales for
children
“Charming and captivating, these authentic and little-known
Japanese folktales are told clearly and simply, making them
easily accessible to young listeners at home or in the classroom.
Thoughtful comments and notes from the two tellers provide clear
tips for successful telling, along with a very useful glossary. If you
tell stories to children, this is a must-purchase book!”
—Sherry Norfolk, Storyteller, Author and Teaching Artist
“How lucky we are to have even more of Hiroko Fujita’s delightful
children’s folktales from Japan! Fran Stallings has done an
excellent job of framing these for us. Fun tale-sharing for teachers,
librarians, and grandparents.”
—Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald, storyteller and author of The
Boy from the Dragon Palace: A Folktale from Japan
August 2015
Paperback • $17.00 • 978-1-62491-055-5
145 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $11.00 • 978-1-62491-056-2
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Library Journal, Booklist, and
Nominated for Three National Awards
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Hiroko Fujita is a traditional ohanashi obaasan (storytelling
grandma). She spent her childhood in the rural mountain town
of Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, where she heard hundreds of
ancient folktales from village elders. A graduate of Japan Women’s
University, she worked for over fifty years in early childhood
education. Now she travels throughout Japan, sharing the old tales
and teaching young mothers. She has written nearly three dozen
books in Japanese. She lives in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Fran Stallings, a professional storyteller based in Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, interpreted for Mrs. Fujita’s twelve storytelling tours
of twenty-two American states, Japan and Singapore. Stallings
edited and adapted English translations of Mrs. Fujita’s storytelling
handbook and a collection of forty-seven tales known throughout
Japan. Stallings’ other publications include articles, stories, songs,
and four CDs. Her academic training in biology informs her
environmental work as “EarthTeller.”
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Folktales/Japan
Japanese culture
through rare
folktales
“This delightful compendium of short, savory, and highly tellable
tales embodies the beliefs and folkways of rural Japan—specifically
the area most impacted by the recent tsunami and nuclear disaster.
It adds immeasurably to our insight into that endangered world.”
—Joseph Sobol, Ph.D., director, ETSU Storytelling Graduate
Program
“Delightful stories chock full of cultural information,
Mothers-in-Law, shape-shifting foxes, and the wisdom
of Hiroko Fujita. Fran Stallings has given us a treasure.”
—Regina Ress, Storyteller, Actor, Author, Educator
August 2015
Paperback • $17.00 • 978-1-62491-061-6
140 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $11.00 • 978-1-62491-062-3
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Nominated for Major Awards
“These tried and true stories are sure fire hits with listeners of
all ages. Hiroko Fujita is a living treasure. What a joy to hear her
voice in these wonderful tales from the Japanese countryside.
Stallings’s translations are artful.”
—Nancy Simpson, storyteller and retired elementary teacher
"Something
special
always
happens when Hiroko Fujita and
Fran Stallings work together. This
collection of unique Japanese
folktales is no exception, giving
readers access to a wealth of stories
in danger of disappearing.”
—Elizabeth Ellis, storyteller and
author
In 2003, HIROKO FUJITA and FRAN STALLINGS received the National
(U.S.) Storytelling Network’s International StoryBridge ORACLE Award
for their work on both sides of the Pacific. They hope that these books
will make Mrs. Fujita’s stories available to English-speaking story lovers
everywhere.
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Autobiography/Storytelling
Inspiring
autobiography by
an Emmy Award
winning story
performer
Nobody knows how to tell a story like Bobby Norfolk, and here
he tells his own life story. Norfolk grew up in hardscrabble
neighborhoods of Saint Louis, Missouri, during the 1950s and
60s, sometimes walking to elementary school from an apartment
his parents could not afford to heat. Lifting himself up by force of
will and God-given talent, Norfolk defeated a childhood stutter to
become a high school dramatist and later an exceptional college
student. The path was never easy—and often frightening. With
men of color being killed all-too-frequently in America, Norfolk
sought a personal identity based upon talent and hard work,
but also upon where safety and justice might be found. He tells
these stories—some heartwarming or humorous, some frightful
and treacherous—honestly, with a graceful mindfulness that all
would do well to emulate.
February 2016
Paperback • $14.95 • 978-1-62491-047-0
Hardback • $23.00 • 978-62491-046-3
192 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
21 archival photographs & showbills
Ebook $11.00 • 978-1-62491-048-7
•Advertising in School Library Journal,
The New York Review of Books,
Booklist, and Storytelling Magazine
•Author appearances in eleven cities
•Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize
“Great tumult, race riots, protests, and the shocking murders of
the Kennedys, and Martin Luther King, Jr., shook the USA during
Bobby Norfolk’s early years, providing pungent fodder for this
introspective memoir.
Thoughtful, probing, heartwarming
memories, and occasional lapses into genuine goofiness, Norfolk’s
life story is honestly told—a rollicking good read!”
—Doug Elliott, storyteller and naturalist, North Carolina
“An inspiring, beautifully-told testimony of a storyteller's quest
for identity, healing, joy, and fulfillment. Masterfully written and
engaging, Bobby Norfolk’s affirmation of life will delight a wide
range of readers.”
—Thomas Saxon, social worker and storyteller, New York City
Three-time Emmy Award winner and National Storytelling Network Oracle Circle of
Excellence winner, BOBBY NORFOLK, has been a professional entertainer since 1971.
His natural talent combined with a background in theatre and comedy has made him
one of the top storytellers in the country today. Norfolk and his wife Sherry live in Saint
Louis, Missouri. PHOTOS BY NEIL PAGE PHOTOGRAPHY
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Storytelling /Live Performances
Bobby Norfolk
in performance
“Bobby Norfolk brings so much energy and so much
heart to his stories! Don’t you just love him?”
—The late, great storyteller, Jackie Torrence
Stories Live
$20.00 • 45 minute DVD
ISBN 978-1-62491-052-4
5.5” x 7.5” x 0.4 “ DVD Case
Newly Reissued
Dunbar Out Loud • Poetry of Paul
Laurence Dunbar Performed by Bobby
Norfolk • All ages • September, 2015
$12.00 • 38 minute Audio CD
ISBN 978-1-62491-064-7
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples’
Ears • African and American
Folktales • September, 2015
ISBN 978-1-62491-065-4
Norfolk Tales • World Folktales
Recorded by Bobby Norfolk
September, 2015
ISBN 978-1-62491-066-1
Author tour includes St. Louis, Atlanta,
Chicago, Milwaukee, Kansas City, San
Francisco, Detroit, and Philadelphia
See more reviews for Bobby Norfolk’s A/V
performances at www.parkhurstbrothers.com
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Poetry/Nature
A Midwestern
naturalist-poet’s
collected poems
A lifetime retrospective of poems written and spoken
from memory by Terry Wooten, poet and creator of
Michigan’ Stone Circle poetry recitation venue
“Wooten’s writing shows us a deeper meaning and mystery
inherent in the physical. If he measures the world too much with
poetry, as his sixth-grade daughter complained, his perspective
is none-the-less deeply healing and counter-culture, showing us
our lives are ripe with meaning. In his poetry we are natural in a
natural world.”
—Rose Bohn, poet and English professor, Penn State University
March 2015
Paperback • $20.00 • 978-1-62491-053-1
272 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $12.00 • 978-1-62491-054-8
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“Terry Wooten is truly a modern-day bard. Many a poet owes a
legacy to him, myself included. Wooten’s voice is so indomitable
that his poems sing out on the page, resonating with that very
primal place inside a reader … His poems inspire surprise and
wonderment—prepare to be delighted and awed.”
—Mi Ditmar, poet, creative writing instructor, Syracuse University
and Mellon Grants Coordinator for the Central New York
Humanities Corridor
“Terry Wooten is a fine poet in the tradition of Whitman and
Williams. His work celebrates our history and our encounters with
civilization. His poems show a humane and understanding heart,
and a humor and wit that helps illuminate our daily lives.”
—Herb Scott, the late poet and professor of English, Western
Michigan University
TERRY WOOTEN created Stone Circle near Elk
Rapids, Michigan in his early years as a poet.
Stone Circle grew as a Midwestern destination
as Wooten’s poetry flourished. Now, in his midsixties, Wooten is a living legend on the Midwest
arts scene, and his Stone Circle is a cherished
institution which draws its audience from across
the region and beyond. PHOTOS BY ALAN NEWTON PHOTOGRAPHY
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Cultural diversity/Agrarian life
With wisdom and humor
, a fourth-generation
Minnesota farmer looks back at his long life, as well as the
observed struggles of his forebears, to build and maintain a
family farm amid changing economic and cultural forces. Cotter,
an honored elder in the American Storytelling movement, deftly
exposes the technological, market, familial and spiritual forces
that have variously challenged and fortified his family and himself
in a 155-year tenure on one Minnesota farm.
November, 2014 Paperback
September, 2015 Audio CD
Hardcover • $28.00 • 978-1-62491-060-9
Paperback • $18.00 • 978-1-62491-042-5
176 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $12.50 • 978-1-62491-043-2
Audio CD • $12.00 • 978-1-62491-063-0
Nominated for three national awards
and the Minnesota Book Award
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“The Killdeer by Michael Cotter is one of those wonderful books
that is going to bring pleasure to a great many different sorts of
people. Cotter is a professional storyteller so his vignettes, told in
a way that seems perfectly natural, are, of course, very carefully
and artfully composed. Storytellers have spent years reacting to
their audiences, picking up all the little nuances of their listeners,
and seamlessly blending this live response into the fabric of the
tale. That quality of resonance rings in these written stories … ”
—Bookreview.com
“There is a healing power in sharing personal
stories. This came into focus for me in 1990
when I was invited to conduct a workshop with
terminally ill people. There I learned that we can
be healed without being cured. This brought me
to the place where I am now, where I believe
that the personal story has a great self-healing
potential. And, of course, as we heal ourselves,
the people around us are also changed.”
—Michael Cotter
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African-American Culture / Folktales
Folktales, food &
folklore from the
African-American
tradition in
Appalachia
Lyn Ford, an African-American storyteller honored by her peers
nationally, retells traditional stories and Folkways from her
cultural heritage. Her first book (Affrilachian Tales, Parkhurst
Brothers Publishers, 2012) received the Anne Izard Storyteller’s
Choice Award from the Westchester County Library System
in New York state. . In 2013 Lyn was named to the Circle of
Excellence by the National Storytelling Network.
“Beyond the Briar Patch is more than a compilation of engaging
folktales; it’s a cultural treasury . . .”
—The Midwest Book Review
Recently Published
Paperback • $17.00 • 978-1-62491-025-8
158 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $11.50 • 978-1-62491-026-5
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Nominated for three National Awards
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“Lynette Ford has been telling stories for Cincinnati Playhouse for
years – to children and adults of all ages at our theatre, in schools
and in community settings. She is a consummate master of the
craft, always capable of joining the audience of the present with
the tales, traditions and wisdom of the past. She joins the specific
to the universal, the humorous to the tragic, the personal to the
societal. She is enormously sensitive to the temperature of those
listening and can therefore tell any story at any time to any group.
Since she has her storytelling roots in so many cultures, this means
she has a million stories worth telling and hearing.”
—Mark Lutwak, education director, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Honored by her peers as a member of the Circle
of Excellence of the National Storytelling Network,
LYN FORD is frequently featured at storytelling
festivals t6hroughout the U.S.A. and abroad. Her
first book, Affrilachian Tales, was published by
Parkhurst Brothers Publishers in 2012, winning
the Anne Izard Storyteller’s Choice Award. Lyn
resides in Columbus, Ohio, the center of her work
as a performing artist.
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Cultural Heritage / Storytelling
Her roots are in
her culture and
stories
Lyn Ford is one of America’s busiest touring storytellers.
She headlines events coast-to-coast, including the National
Storytelling Festival and the National Storytelling Conference.
The power of her performance comes straight out of her family
storytelling heritage, which is the content of this, her first book.
Here she tells how she learned stories from her father and
grandfather—and she includes many of the stories they told her.
“A rich and unique landscape peopled with characters and plots
as unusual as they are delightful.”
—Jim May, Storyteller, Author and Educator, IL
Paperback • $20.00 • 978-1-935166-66-5
160 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $16.00 • 978-1-935166-67-2
Recipient of
Anne Izard Storyteller’s Choice Award
& Storytelling World Award
“Lyn Ford has given us much more than a book of tales. She has
opened the door to her home, invited us in and offered us a meal
that is rich with morsels of culture, humor, heart, and history. The
minute I read the line, ‘One does not give power to those who try
to subvert knowledge, simply because it does not fit into their own
worldview,’ I knew that I was going to love this book. And that was
just the preface.”
—Kim Weitkamp, Humorist and Storyteller, West Virginia
“When I closed the book, I felt like I’d just been given a party—a
party that said welcome home friend.”
—Charlotte Blake Alston, Storyteller for the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra, Independent Touring Storyteller and
Teacher, PA
"Lyn’s stories bring her native world—the Appalachian culture of
African-Americans--to life with wonder, laughter and wisdom.”
—Judy Sima, Storyteller, Author, Teaching Artist, Former
North Central Regional Director of the National Storytelling
Network
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Education / Writing / Story Development
From a master
of story
development
Countless storytellers and writers only work on their
stories while writing them down. This is a manual that
explains why play is essential to story development and
how to first use playful techniques as we work along the
design of story based work.
“Storytelling is the great tree of civilization. Kevin Cordi has
climbed all the branches of that tree. He is perfect for this book. I
can’t wait to hold it in my hands.”
—Jay O’Callahan, Storyteller, Coach, Author, and occasional NPR
Commentator
Recently Published
Paperback • $19.50 • 978-1-62491-037-1
156 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $14.50 • 978-1-62491-038-8
“Kevin Cordi, a master in the field of story development, is
famous for his work in improving storytelling in education and for
encouraging youth troupes. I travelled half way across the globe
to hear his stories and seek his wisdom, all of which exceeded
expectation.”
—Terrie Howey, Storyteller and Educator, England
“
In Playing With Stories, every fifth word Kevin Cordi said got me
laughing in ways I wasn’t expecting, and got me thinking about my
story from a new perspective.”
—Tony Toledo, storyteller and former chair of the League for the
Advancement of New England Storytelling
According to the National Storytelling Network,
DR. KEVIN CORDI has made it his personal crusade
to share the rich value of story making and storytelling. For over 27 years, he has told stories in more
than 40 states, and in England, Japan, Scotland,
Canada, and Qatar. Now he is Assistant Professor at
Ohio Dominican University and he also serves as a
Co-Director for the Columbus Area Writing Project
at OSU. PHOTO BY MATTHEW HELLER
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Women’s Studies / Humor
A storyteller’s
memoir based on
cardinal holidays
. . . days of
celebration
infused with an
artist’s insight
“Perfectly paced, often amusing, always memorable stories,
subtitled "A storyteller's memoir," is a slim but enriching collection
of Ms. Ellis's experiences as they relate to different American
holidays.”
—MK Turner for Bookreviews.com
Recently Published
Paperback • $18.00 • 978-1-62491-040-1
176 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $13.00 • 978-1-62491-041-8
“Elizabeth Ellis’s words jump off the page and into the secret part
of your heart where you keep treasured memories and sacred
feelings. Compassionate and thought provoking, an Appalachian/
Texan with a whole-world point of view with a little rabble rousing
thrown in, Elizabeth Ellis is a true master of the written and spoken
word.”
—Robin Bady, Storyteller, Arts Educator, Brooklyn, New York
“Elizabeth Ellis has soaked up life’s big stories, re-shaped them
with compassion and wisdom, and now retells them with humor,
honesty, and gentleness. Readers and listeners can do no better
than to sit at her feet, feeling glad to be human and ready to be
kind.”
—Jimmy Neil Smith, Founder of the National Storytelling Festival (USA)
ELIZABETH ELLIS told stories as a public librarian before launching her
career as a performing storyteller, a calling that has taken her to the stages
of the National Storytelling Festival, scores of other storytelling events and
service on the board of the National Storytelling
Network. Elizabeth has been honored with
NSN’s Circle of Excellence Award and the Oracle
Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor
for an American storyteller. Also recipient of the
Tejas Storytelling Association’s John Henry Faulk
Award, she resides in Dallas, Texas. PHOTOS BY PAUL
PORTER
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Education / Language Arts
Story program
tips for teachers
and youth group
leaders
“There’s no doubt about it, stories are powerful. Teachers,
librarians, storytellers, church education leaders, and others
looking for a way to make learning an exciting adventure while
enhancing children’s self-esteem will find a treasure trove of
information, resources, and inspiration in Karen Chace’s Story by
Story.”
—Kristine Morris for Foreword Reviews, November, 2014
Recently Published
Paperback • $20.00 • 978-1-62491-030-2
128 Pages @ 7” x 10”
Ebook • $11.80 • 978-1-62491-031-9
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Journal, Library Journal, Booklist, and
Nominated for two National Awards
“Karen Chace knows as much about working with young
storytellers as anyone I’ve ever met. When I have a question or
am looking for a resource, she’s the one I go to. Now, all of us are
lucky enough to have Karen’s “Story by Story”, a nuts and bolts
manual to help kids get up and tell stories. It’s a great resource
every teacher and storyteller should have.”
—Bill Harley, Storyteller, Author, Musician
Step by step, Story by Story provides a clear, concise blueprint for
creating and maintaining a successful storytelling troupe. Veteran
troupe leader Karen Chace offers honest and practical insights into
the process, pitfalls, and pleasures of working with the schools
and students, as well as a treasure trove of valuable sources and
resources. With this handbook, you have a mentor who will take
you by the hand and guide you along your way.
—Sherry Norfolk, Storyteller and teaching artist
KAREN CHACE has been sharing stories professionally with a wide range of
audiences since 2000 and is the founder and director of a student storytelling club
in her hometown, producing their Storytelling Festival each year since 2002. Karen is
also a contributing author to the National Storytelling Network’s recent publications,
A Beginner’s Guide to Storytelling and Telling Stories to Children. She is a member
of the NSN Press Committee and writes a regular column, “Stor e Telling,” for
Storytelling Magazine. Karen presents her enthusiastic, interactive and illuminating
workshops and residencies at conferences, libraries and schools around the country.
She strongly believes that storytelling nurtures children, offering them opportunities
to succeed in ways they never imagined! PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMY HIRSCH
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Character Formation / Mentoring / At-Risk Youth
Parents, educators
and social workers:
these titles support
your goals
This title leads a suite of programming tools based upon
traditional and original stories to help troubled teens in need of
character formation and re-formation. Czarnota’s work is also
used in general classrooms and youth activities to undergird
healthy character formation in the pre-teen and teen years.
Mentoring teens can be a wild dance. As adults we count and
measure our movements but teens create their own music and
their own steps, they dance to the cycle of adolescent change in
an effort to become one of us, though they would never admit
that.
Stories and Activities
Paperback • $19.95 • 978-1-62491-008-1
256 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $14.50 • 978-1-62491-009-8
Guide for Practitioners
Paperback • $29.50 • 978-1-62491-015-9
240 pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $14.50 • 978-1-62491-010-4
Guide for Caregivers
Paperback • $29.50 • 978-1-62491-036-4
224 pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $14.50 • 978-1-62491-011-1
“Whether you are a provider of emotional support to another, a person in need of guidance, or someone who just wants
to understand the power of story, Lorna’s thoughtful, sensitive
guide won’t disappoint you. Long overdue in the field of healing
story, Lorna’s deep research and thoughtful application of story
provides what so many of us have been waiting for to guide us
forward.”
—Lani Peterson, Psy.D. Co-chair, Healing Story Alliance,
Andover MA
Nominated for two national awards
Once a teacher interested in history and narrative, LORNA CZARNOTA became
aware of the healing power of stories when a teenage niece ran away from
home twenty years ago. Czarnota became a certified trauma counselor and focused her career on helping teens who were experiencing character-formation
issues. She continues assembling narratives, programming and information
for use by parents, teachers, counselors, social workers, and others who work
closely with youth. These three books: Dancing at the Crossroads - Stories and
Activities for At-Risk Youth Programming, A Guide for Practitioners in At-Risk
Youth Programs, and A Guide for Caregivers in At-Risk Programs, are the result
of Czarnota’s work with teens in a wide variety of settings.
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Picture Books / Fearless Girls / Ghostly Humor
Horror overcome by
humor in a classic tale
retold by a modern
storyteller
"You could call Jim May a modern-day Homer …"
—The Chicago Sun-Times
"Jim May tells stories in the fine tradition of Mark Twain and Will
Rogers."
—Jim Ritchie, Farm Journal Magazine
Paperback • $9.95 • 978-1-62491-032-6
32 Pages full color art @ 8.25” x 9.5”
Ebook • $8.50 • 978-1-62491-033-3 AGES 5-12
Humor/ Storytelling for All Ages
The greatest hits
of a school
principal-turned
storyteller and
management coach
Jay Stailey's stories are like a good meal...delicious and satisfying.
—Elizabeth Ellis, storyteller
"Jay’s dogged commitment to using storytelling to connect not only our
community, but communities around the world, is inspirational to anyone
fortunate enough to know him."
—Hank Roubicek, Professor of Communications, University of Houston
Downtown
Paperback •$14.00 • 978-1-62491-034-0
128 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $9.50 • 978-1-62491-035-7
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Cultural Heritage / Storytelling
Personal stories
of a girl born
into the barrio of
San Antonio who
became a
storyteller of her
cultural heritage
‘Made in Mexico, born in America’, Barrio Princess shares
heartwarming family stories, cultural tradition stories, learning
English by total immersion, socialization as a minority, education,
stories of her mother as a single parent, and women’s stories
from a minority point of view.
Paperback • $15.00 • 978-1-62491-027-2
160 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $11.50 • 978-1-62491-028-9
“Filled with the quiet humor that has marked her stories from
early days in Austin and the same true-to-life voice of a little girl
growing up in South San Antonio, these stories express Samarripa’s
unyielding love for Texas and her Mexican-American heritage.
Here the big issues of family, money, race, and politics are perfectly
shaded by the shawl of a powerful voice that whispers.”
—Tim Tingle, Choctaw storyteller and author of award-winning
books from his culture
Nominated for three national awards
CONSUELO SAMARRIPA was born into the San Antonio barrio in the years after
WWII. Reared in a Spanish-speaking household, she learned of familial love, a
neighbor’s kindness and unsolicited generosity by example. Growing up in San
Antonio and Killeen, Texas, she saw her family struggle into the mainstream, while
she learned to cherish her cultural identity as a Mexican-American. Now a professional storyteller who tells the stories of her culture, Samarripa serves on the
board of the Texas Storytelling Association. PHOTO BY BOBBI SALE
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Women’s Literature / Popular Culture
Tender and
evocative true
stories of
growing up in
Belfast before the
troubles
“I am a Belfast girl: reared in the singing streets of Northern
Ireland’s capital city, married in Scotland and finally arriving in
America in 1964, where kindly circumstances hailed me in the
late 1960s as a singer and storyteller of her native land.”
So Maggi Kerr Peirce sums up her remarkable life as a bearer of
her native song culture from Belfast to the American folk music
revival of the late Twentieth Century. Also a revered storyteller,
Maggi has been featured at the National Storytelling Festival and
received the National Storytelling Network (USA) Oracle award for
lifetime achievement.
Paperback • $14.00 • 978-1-62491-017-3
160 Pages @ 5.5 x 8.5
Ebook • $10.00 •978-1-62491-018-0
Watch for National Award News!!
“Maggi’s stories sparkle, they go straight to the heart. They are
like Maggi herself: not sentimental, but not afraid of anything,
including sentiment.”
—Michael Parent, National Storytelling Network Oracle
Award winning storyteller
“Charles Dickens would have loved A Belfast Girl. Maggi Kerr
Peirce’s characters are alive and beautifully drawn. I felt invited
into a new world. This is a marvelous book.”
—Jay O’Callahan, author, workshop leader, and occasional
NPR commentator
MAGGI KERR PEIRCE sang her native Irish ballads from the Newport
Folk Festival to Puget Sound during the 1970s. She performed on many
of the same stages as Pete Seeger, the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul
and Mary. Her Irish stories have graced storytelling festivals coast-tocoast. She lives in Fairhaven, Massachusetts with her husband, Ken
and the support of her nearby daughter, Cora, and son, Hank.
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Spirituality / Religion
Using family or
community
stories to affirm
children,
parents, co-workers
and each other
“In Gratitude: Affirming One Another Through Stories,
Stories Len Froyen
relates stories from his life that demonstrate why he feels grateful,
and he encourages readers to reflect on their own reasons for
gratitude. What separates the book from other affirmation-based
works is the quality of Froyen’s writing, which has the comfortable
style of a spoken-word storyteller and produces wistful images of
the highlights he describes.”
—Jeff Fleischer for Foreword Reviews, November, 2014
Paperback • $15.00 • 978-1-62491-019-7
192 Pages @ 5.5 x 8.5
Ebook • $12.00 • 978-1-62491-020-3
LEN FROYEN is a longtime
Catholic educator and thinker
on spiritual and religious
topics. He and his wife, Gail,
live in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
"The importance of gratitude for our mental and emotional
well-being has been emphasized by science for decades now. But
no research study can match the power of a memorable story.
Froyen's moving personal stories do more than illuminate the
mind, they touch the heart – gratitude's necessary home."
—George Simon, Ph.D. Psychologist, Author of the international
bestseller, In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With
Manipulative People
Nominated for two national awards
“Guided by gratitude, the storyline of your life will turn toward
more adventure and a better, more fulfilling ending. You’ll be
grateful you read this book.”
—Brian D. McLaren, author, speaker, activist
“Froyen’s stories alone will enrich your life and bring new meaning
to events taken for granted, but his themes and perspectives on
gratitude will give you more power to appreciate the gifts each day
brings. They did for me; they will for you.”
—Larry G. Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Geography,
Storyteller, Minister
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Psychology / Interpersonal Relationships
Understanding
and dealing with
manipulative
people
“In Sheep's Clothing is one of the most helpful books I've ever
read. The writing style and examples really "clicked" with me and
opened my eyes.”
—Carolyn, a counselling professional
Paperback • $16.95 •978-1-935166-30-6
176 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $14.50 • 978-1-935166-31-3
Now over 400,000 copies sold!
Now includes “gaslighting” advice.
Author cited in Huffington Post
Dr. George Simon knows how people push your buttons. Your
children—especially teens—are expert at it, as is your mate. A coworker may quietly undermine your efforts while professing to be
helpful, or your boss may prey on your weaknesses. Manipulative
people have two goals: to win and to look good doing it. Often
those they abuse are only vaguely aware of what is
happening to them. In this eye-opening book, you’ll discover. . .
• 4 reasons why victims have a hard time leaving abusive
relationships
• Power tactics manipulators use to push their own agendas and
justify their behavior
• Ways to redefine the rules of engagement between you and an
abuser
• How to spot potential weaknesses in your character that can set
you up for manipulation
• 12 tools for personal empowerment to help you maintain greater
strength in all relationships
”Thank you for your book, In Sheep’s Clothing. My husband and I
saw several counselors to help us through the problems we were
having with my mother-in-law who is immature and manipulative.
The counselors spent most of their time trying to get me [to accept
her], instead of teaching me [as only your book did] ways to cope
with her manipulation.”
—Erin, online purchaser
George K. Simon, Jr., Ph.D., is a leading international authority on behaviors of
manipulators and strategies for their victims. After thirty years of clinical practice,
Dr. Simon has become a bestselling author and seminar leader on covert-aggressive
personalities. His international bestseller, In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and
Dealing With Manipulative People, now in a new edition from Parkhurst Brothers
Publishers (and translated into seven languages), and his more comprehensive
book, Character Disturbance: The Phenomenon of Our Age, are recommended by
word of mouth and by experts. Find them at a bookstore or online retailer you
frequent.
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Psychology / Interpersonal Relationships / Disturbed People
Bestselling author
tells keys to
identify disturbed
people, minimize
their damage and
manage your life
Hardback $29.95 • 978-1-935166-32-0
Paperback • $19.95 • 978-1-935166-33-7
176 Pages @ 5.5” x 8.5”
Ebook • $14.00 • 978-1-935166-34-4
Advertising in
New York Review of Books
Modern permissiveness and loss of family structure let disturbed
characters reach adulthood without proper social training. In a
book meant both for the general public and for professionals, Dr.
George Simon explains:
• How most disturbed characters think
• Habitual behaviors the disturbed use to avoid responsibility and
to manipulate, deceive, and exploit others.
• Why victims in relationships with disturbed characters do not get
help they need from traditional therapies.
• A straightforward guide to recognizing and understanding all
personality types most likely to undermine relationships.
• A new framework for making sense of the crazy world many find
themselves in when there’s a disturbed character in their lives.
• Concrete principles for engaging disturbed characters that
promote responsibility and positive change
• Tactics for both lay persons and therapists to lessen the chances
for victimization and empower those who would otherwise be
victims in their relationships with disturbed characters.
“I've not read a more eye opening book. It hits the problem nail
right on the head. If you suspect someone is manipulating you,
please read this most valuable book. It will truly pull the wool off
of your eyes.”
—Carnelian, a reader in New England
George K. Simon, Jr., Ph.D., is a leading international authority on behaviors of
manipulators and strategies for their victims. After thirty years of clinical practice,
Dr. Simon has become a bestselling author and seminar leader on covert-aggressive
personalities. His international bestseller, In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and
Dealing With Manipulative People, now in a new edition from Parkhurst Brothers
Publishers (and translated into seven languages), and his more comprehensive
book, Character Disturbance: The Phenomenon of Our Age, are recommended by
word of mouth and by experts. Find them at a bookstore or online retailer you
frequent.
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Highlights
What if we taught our children to become more
than producers and consumers?
“Answering the question ‘What does it mean to be welleducated?’ with a provocative paradigm shift, Educating Angels is
a must-read for anyone truly seeking the best for our children and
our society. Tony Armstrong’s cogent, persuasive argument is the
perfect complement to our current STEM-centered educational
environment.”
—Caren Neile, Ph.D., author, The Great American Story
Non-Fiction / Education Ebook
Paperback • $20.00 • 224 Pages with Index, 6” x 9” • 978-1-62491-013-5
Ebook • $14.00 • 978-1-62491-014-2
A master storyteller’s steps to a better story—
for writers and storytellers
"Elizabeth Ellis takes us on a journey of “storying” using wit, humor
and common sense! While some tools may be familiar, Elizabeth
has added fresh perspective, offering examples and exercises to
facilitate the flow of creativity. Her methods set free our senses,
allowing them to guide us through the images of character,
narrative, plot and setting, advancing the process of crafting our
stories.”
—Karen Chace, Storyteller and Teaching Artist
Writing / Editing / Storytelling
Paperback • $12.00 • 156 Pages @ 6” x 9” • 978-1-935166-81-8
Ebook • $9.60 • 978-1-935166-82-5
For writing groups, teaching writing in high
school, college and for personal study
“Loaded with insight and practical tips for constructing good stories … this
book is one solid answer to the question, ‘How do we move storytelling
into serious consideration as an art form?’ Simple. We must tell better
stories. Loren Niemi shows us how. The New Book of Plots is thoughtful and
thought provoking, and immensely practical and helpful.”
—Michael Parent, Circle of Excellence Storyteller
Writing / Story Crafting / Storytelling
Paperback $17.00 • 156 Pages @ 6” x 9” • 978-1-935166-63-4
Ebook • $12.50 • 978-1-935166-64-1
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Education / Social Studies
Inspiring,
practical,
anchored in
real classrooms
“Infused with the rich diversity of the oral storytelling tradition –
this is a remarkable book.”
—Dr. Margaret H. Lippert, Author and Storytelling Mentor, Lesley
University
“A must for teaching social studies. I couldn’t put it down. You’ll
never teach about the Civil War, Native Americans or the Holocaust
the same way again – once you’ve lived through these experiences
with the historical, multicultural characters in this book.”
—Harry Ross, Ph.D., Associate Professor, National Louis University,
Co-author, 13 Steps to Teacher Empowerment
Paperback $25.00
ISBN 978-1-935166-56-6
224 Pages with Index, 6” x 9”
Ebook $17.00
eISBN 978-1-935166-57-3
“An award-winning master teacher and an award-winning
teaching artist have teamed up to bring hungry teachers a feast
of brilliant ideas for teaching social studies using storytelling. It is
an honor to be a contributor to this thought-provoking and useful
volume.”
—Elizabeth Ellis, Storyteller and author, Dallas, Texas
“Accessible, inspirational and practical plans that make storytelling
a portal to faceted insights about culture, history, geography and
identity.”
Winner
Storytelling World Award
—Janice M. Del Negro, Ph.D., GSLIS Dominican University, Chicago
“It is no secret that telling a good story is an effective way to excite students and entice
them into a new area of study. But how do we find just the right story? How do we make
that curriculum connection? Help has arrived for teachers who want to use story to excite and
inform their students about social studies units! Stenson and Norfolk give us 29 answers!”
—Margaret Read MacDonald, Author, storyteller and folklorist, Seattle, WA
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Art/Reference
Fundamentals
for every new
artist
Eric Mantle presents the basics of classical theory in a clear and
concise manner for all beginning drawing and painting students.
His book features diagrams that illustrate every concept. Students
will see the complexities of color theory and understand how
to create the illusion of volume and depth on a 2-dimensional
surface.
“As an art student,” Professor Mantle recalls, “I was frequently
frustrated by instructional books that gave lengthy verbal
descriptions of visual concepts and then showed small and/or
unclear diagrams of those concepts. As an art teacher, I found
that my students would gain a clearer understanding of a visual
concept if my verbal explanation was combined with a diagram of
that concept.”
Paperback • $22.50 • 978-1-935166-12-2
160 Pages @ 8.5” x 10.5”
Ebook • $15.00 • 978-1-935166-06-1
“Every now and then, a teaching tool comes along that really
makes a difference. This is one!”
—Jef Sturm, President, Jef Sturm Graphic Design Pawley’s Island,
South Carolina
“Eric Mantle’s book will be a treasured resource for students of
art and design and a truly great asset in any serious art professor’s
library,”
—David L. Deming, sculptor, president and CEO of the Cleveland
Institute of Art.
“Professor Mantle presents color theory in a unique format that
clearly illustrates the effect of perspective on color, light and shade.
This technique should be a primary tool for all serious painters.”
—Joan Klatil Creamer, Industrial and Product Designer
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Civil Rights/African-American Interest
He made history.
He tells the truth
he knows.
“It’s perhaps too easy, in this day and age of omnipresent brain
candy, to pass by a title like this one; it looks like work. The cover
reminds that its author, Terrence Roberts, is one of the Little
Rock Nine, nine courageous African-American students who
volunteered to be the first to integrate Little Rock’s Central High
School in 1957 under the limited (in the sense that Army personnel
did not enter the gym or the classroom) protection of the U.S.
Army’s 101st Airborne Division, and who endured a year of daily
hostility and abuse. Roberts went on to become a psychologist,
educator, and speaker.”
—ForeWord Reviews
“In Simple, Not Easy, Roberts provides discourse on predictable
topics—education, ethics, racism, community, and family—but he
does so with humor and grace. Along the way, there is plenty of
autobiography, not only about Little Rock but also about his life
both before and after those history-changing days in 1957. The
volume concludes, appropriately, with reflections on President
Obama. Thought provoking and inspiring commentary.
Hardback • $24.95 • 978-1-935166-16-0
192 Pages @ 8.5” x 10.5”
Ebook • $12.50 • 978-1-935166-26-9
—Booklist
“Psychologist and management consultant Roberts, here presents
speeches he has given over the last 20 years that represent his core
values and his concerns for our society. These addresses—which
give us glimpses into Roberts’s remarkable life—are written with
an understanding and sensitivity to the idea that thinking beyond
the ordinary and working for real change is simple, while things
that are truly worth doing are rarely, if ever, easy.”
—Library Journal
He was once a scared teen, facing-off an armed soldier who denied him access to Little Rock Central
High School. He was admitted only after President Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne Division
of the US Army to escort him into the school. Now he is a hero of the Civil Rights struggle, a recipient
of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Perhaps you have seen or heard him on Oprah, The Tavis
Smiley Show, The Today Show, or other media. A psychologist and a former university dean, he now
tours the country giving up to 100 speeches a year. This book collects key Martin Luther King Day
speeches and other public addresses that reflect his core values and his concerns for our society.
The record of his remarkable life is a treasure for every American—young, old, black, white, red or
tan—to hold dear, to celebrate, and to emulate.
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Christian Storytelling
A moving story of
the first witness
In writing a nativity story from the point of view of a boy
who lives in the stable, Shirley Taylor has given us a vivid
account of Christ’s birth and a motivating experience to
readers and hearers, alike. Likely to become an ‘instant
classic’ of Christian literature, this simple story will inspire
thousands of retellings by pastors, Christian educators,
parents and grandparents.
“I loved this fresh look at a familiar story, and the cat in the
illustrations. It is important to tell old stories with new voices,
otherwise we stop listening to them since we already think we
know them.”
—Donald Davis, Storyteller, Author, and retired Methodist Pastor.
Hardback • $17.95 •978-1-935166-79-5
40 Pages @ 8.5” x 11”
Ebook • $9.99 •978-1-935166-80-1
A classic Christmas Eve book to share with future generations.
—By Dr. Herman Ginger
“Shirley Taylor’s story gives readers and hearers insight into the
town of Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Christ. Wendell Hall’s
illustrations help us imagine that scene wonderfully. The young
homeless boy touches our hearts and imaginations. Not just for
children, this is a read aloud book for all ages.”
—Lauretta Phillips, Storyteller, Author, Radio & TV Host
This is the second original bible-related story by Shirley Taylor, a lay
Methodist writer. Taylor travels the country telling her inspiring stories
that make Biblical events come to life for reader and hearers. A retired
baker, Taylor lives with her husband Lee, near Altheimer, Arkansas.
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Folktales / China / Storytelling Instruction
An American
storyteller unveils
the Chinese folktale
tradition
“These lively tales offer a rich variety of telling styles and plots
in a can’t-wait-to-tell-that-myself format. The storytelling tips
were helpful and really made me imagine how the telling would
bring the tales to life. The background material in the preface
and notes that accompany each tale are informative and deepen
one’s appreciation for the tales.”
—Elizabeth Overmeyer, storyteller and fellow traveler to China
Paperback • $16.00 •978-1-935166-85-6
128 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $11.00 •978-1-935166-86-3
EVVY Book Award Winner
Colorado Award Winner
“I like the stories so much! They reminded me of childhood times
sitting down in an afternoon listening to wonderful stories from
adults.”
—Huang Sky, guide and translator, Guizhou Province, China
“Herrera’s Chinese stories are fresh and vivid, but it is her
storytelling tips and insights into daily life in China that makes this
book indispensable.”
—Don “Buck P” Creacy, storyteller
Julie Moss Herrera grew up to become a storyteller in part because of a
medical missionary to China who visited in her childhood home annually. In
2008 she joined a delegation of American storytellers who traveled extensively
in China, both in rural and urban areas. Many of the stories in this volume were
collected on that journey.
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Environment/Global Warming
Decide for yourself
if global warming is
real—and how we
should respond
Kunich’s book is a useful addition to thought for environmentalists
and for those who distrust environmentalism.
“We often have to make major decisions based on probabilities
and incomplete data. If you care about environmental decisionmaking, you should read John Kunich.”
—CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF, United States House of
Representatives
“No one understands better than John Kunich—with his grasp
of law and environmental issues—the ultimate gamble we face
as earth heads for massive disruptions, some certain, some yet
preventable."
—STUART PIMM, Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology,
Duke University
Paperback • 978-1-935166-17-7 • $19.95
Ebook • 978-1-935166-28-3 • $11.99
Readers’ Favorite Award Winner
“Betting the Earth explores the uneasy parallels between our
contemporary environmental challenges and our national
fascination with gambling. How much should we bet on
preserving biodiversity? Should we bet more on responding to
climate change? Where should we place each bet: on federal or
state laws, on acquiring public or private preserves, on preventing
environmental harms or saving places of special environmental
significance? Like it or not, we must make such choices every day,
and Betting the Earth helps us to understand how we do so.”
—PROFESSOR JOHN C. NAGLE, Matthews Chair in Law, Univ. of
Notre Dame Law School
JOHN CHARLES KUNICH is a Professor of Law and the author of
seven major books. He holds two degrees in Biological Sciences
as well as a law degree from Harvard Law School and a master of
environmental law degree from George Washington University.
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Sustainable Communities
A veteran
enviro-architect’s
practical,
achievable
“Green-City” plan
“Mr. Asti is a futurist, and the future is now.”
—John Hofheimer
Hardcover • 978-1-935166-40-5 • $29.95
Paperback • 978-1-935166-20-7 • $19.95
Ebook eISBN • 978-1-935166-35-1 • $9.99
WILLIAM HENRY ASTI, AIA, recently addressed the American
Institute of Architects during an annual conference in Miami,
Florida, advocating the importance of social activism in creating our
world of the future. Mr. Asti is the founder and owner of William
Henry Asti, AIA in Little Rock, Arkansas. The scope of Mr. Asti's
design, planning and consulting has spanned three decades and
four continents. He has worked in twelve States and the District of
Columbia, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Korea, Pakistan,
Nigeria and Poland. His domestic work has included universities,
schools, prisons, hospitals, casinos, residential and corporate
headquarters. A student and friend of the internationally renowned
Architect, E. Fay Jones, the foremost disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright,
Mr. Asti has conceived his own vision of a post-industrial future.
Friday Prayer
At Hillcrest’s Damgoode Pies, Randall’s playing
the Beatles’ Revolver CD. Yuba City,
CA, my teen grandniece can sing
all lyrics to Elvis gold. A tuba
haloes Tronzo’s slide guitar on Spanish
Fly’s ’94 Fly By Night flowing from
my Internet. Spirit, please grant my wish:
Fill our great globe with Bill Asti’s wisdom.
Let fearful eyes see what he sees—vast breath
of human song, a single song’s lyric
in every action, each chord joining death
and life as one dance linking our mystic
selves to our earth selves—a city divine,
meeting this inspired architect’s design.
Readers’ Favorite Award Winner
Roger Armbrust
January 11, 2008
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Biography/United States Congress
The remarkable
life of a smalltown boy who
became the most
powerful man in
Congress
“Wilbur Mills was a man of enormous skill and intellect who
made significant contributions to the prosperity of this nation,
benefitting generations of Americans to this day. And Kay Goss
has captured it all—from his humble roots in Arkansas to his
many accomplishments at the pinnacle of power in Washington
D.C.—it’s all here. Goss presents a comprehensive profile of Mills’
long and distinguished career of public service, while chronicling
without compromise the human side of the man as well—the man
his constituents, colleagues and Presidents called ‘Mr. Chairman’.”
–Rob Leonard, former General Counsel to the US House of
Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
Paperback • $24.95 • 978-1-935166-49-8
240 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $14.00 • 978-1-935166-50-4
“Kay Goss has special and personal knowledge of Wilbur Mills,
both ‘The Chairman’ and the simply human. She shares it with us
wonderfully. Mr. Mills provided steady help and hope for ordinary
working Americans and for those in need beginning in 1934 with
what was in effect a ‘County Medicaid’ program while serving as
County Judge in White County, and later the massive strengthening
of Social Security and creation of Medicare and Medicaid, which he
shepherded through Congress as Chairman of Ways and Means.
His good deeds live on in the memories of those who watched and
in the lives of those receiving these services today!”
–James Guy Tucker, Former Arkansas Governor and Congressman
KAY COLLETT GOSS met Wilbur Mills during her teaching tenure
at the University of Arkansas, her alma mater. Doctoral studies
in public administration at West Virginia University lead her to
serve Congressman Ray Thornton, where she observed Mills
and married his chief of staff, Gene Goss. President Clinton
named her Associate FEMA Director in charge of National
Preparedness. Goss now serves as President of World Disaster
Management, LLC.
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Highlights
The Heart of the Wedding
Gerald Fierst
Comfort • A Novel of the Reverse
Underground Railroad
H.A. Maxson & Claudia H. Young
A book for
today’s couples:
Acknowledging
a multi-cultural
America, where
people of every race,
faith, and heritage
meet and marry, this
book celebrates the
traditions of marriage
while showing many
modern ways to say
“I do”.
Jesse Cross • A Novel
Michael Moran
YA - Fiction
Historical Fiction
After teaching high
school English for
40 years, Mr. Moran
leaves them with a
story. It’s not a long
novel, but the
message is eternal.
The year is 1816.
A young woman
buys her freedom,
only to be
kidnapped and sold
back into slavery.
Paperback • $18.00
978-1-62491-044-9
Ebook • $11.00
978-1-62491-045-6
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Ebook • $11.50 • 978-1-935166-53-5
Paperback • $10.00 • 978-1-935166-44-3
Ebook • $8.00 • 978-1-935166-45-0
Miss Carrie • A Novel
Judson Hout
Sweet Hope • A Novella
Judson Hout
Southern Fiction/
Novella
Reader’s Favorite
Award
The Ghost of Bud Parrott
A Novel • Judson Hout
Love waits for one
woman in this
charming story of
love lost and then
found.
Fiction/
Southern Novels
Reader’s Favorite
Award
An old man from
the wrong side of
the tracks proves
unforgettable in this
Southern coming of
age novel.
978-1-935166-92-4
Ebook • $7.00
978-1-935166-93-1
Hardcover • $24.95 • 978-1-935166-39-9
Ebook • $12.50 • 978-1-935166-52-8
The Boys from Possum Grape
A Novella • Judson Hout
978-1-62491-001-2
Ebook • $13.00
978-1-62491-003-6
Fiction-Humor/
Fiction-Historical
Speed Trap • Eighty Robberies
and Fifty Years
Bill Allen
Think misadventures
of a gang of
Southern outlaws
whose leader is The
Cable Guy’s slowwitted brother
Autobiography/
Recovery
In this Intimate
self-portrait of a
determined rulebreaker, Allen describes
the exhilaration of his
youthful behavior as
well as the crushing
reality that followed.
978-1-62491-000-5
Ebook • $7.00
978-1-62491-002-9
Acting on a dare,
a teen begins
a journey from
isolation and
anxiety to family,
love, competence,
self-affirmation and
success. This coming
of age novel set
in the rural South
strikes universal
themes and drives
them home with
strong characters.
We Who Battle Demons
Sober Sonnets • Roger A.
Recovery/Spirituality
Meditations on the
struggle we share
show us that the
struggle is real, it has
purpose, and that
you are not alone.
Paperback • $9.95 • 978-1-935166-42-9
Ebook • $5.00 • 978-1-935166-43-6
Paperback • $17.00 • 978-1-935166-23-8
Ebook • $12.00 • 978-1-935166-83-2
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Highlights
Trails of Central Arkansas
Johnnie Chamberlin
Trails of Little Rock
Johnnie Chamberlin
A Guidebook to Central Arkansas’ Land and
Water Trails
Chock full of information about land and water
trails of Little Rock.
Paperback • $16.00 • 978-1-935166-89-4
Ebook • $10.00 • 978-1-935166-09-2
Paperback • $12.00 • 978-1-935166-10-8
Ebook • $9.00 • 978-1-935166-11-5
oh, touch me there
Roger Armbrust
The Aesthetic Astronaut
Roger Armbrust
120 Love Sonnets
122 Sonnets
Witty, humorous and wise
reflections on loving
The poet’s imagery and attitude—may
fascinate, thrill, sadden, anger, or push
you to laughter or meditation. But you’ll
find the trip a fine literary ride.
Paperback • $12.00 • 978-1-62491-006-7
Ebook • $9.00 • 978-1-62491-007-4
Paperback • $14.95 • 978-1-935166-00-9
Ebook • $10.00 • 978-1-935166-54-2
Madge’s Mobile Home Park
Jane F. Hankins
The Thirty-Foot Elvis
Jane F. Hankins
Fiction/Humor
Fiction/Humor
“Now Jane—always witty and original—has
taken her inspired style to the printed
page.”
–Arkansas First Lady Ginger Beebe
A Memphis sculptor’s Thirty-Foot Elvis
statue ignites civic pride in a small
Arkansas town in this often-hilarious,
sometimes soulful romp through the
Southern literary landscape.
“Everything Jane touches turns into something magical. This novel promises to be one
of her most enchanting pieces of art.”
—Cindy and Chip Murphy
Paperback • $20.00 • 978-1-62491-004-3
228 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $14.00 • 978-1-62491-005-0
Paperback • $20.00 • 978-1-935166-61-0 • 248 Pages @ 6” x 9”
Ebook • $14.00 • 978-1-935166-62-7
Figler • My Imaginary Friend
Erica Taylor • Pictures by Mr. Piecrust
An Elementary teacher, mother, and former WNBA
draftee’s story of self-image affirmation
“Figler: My Imaginary Friend is a profound story that captures the real
creativity of children. This book can even help us adults see the strength
and courage we have within. Bravo to Mrs. Taylor for not only creating a
positive message, but for also using her sports platform to empower the
next generation.”
—Celia Anderson, author of Love, Ocean and Daddy’s Home
Paperback • $9.95 • 978-1-62491-021-0 • 24 Pages full color art @ 8” x 10”
Ebook • $8.50 • 978-1-62491-012-8 • AGES 4-8
To Order: 800-621-2736
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Highlights
55 Steps to Outrageous Service
Greg Hatcher, CLU, CHC. ChFC, RHU, REBC
Every Game is Won or Lost • Between the Ears
How to Think Like a Champion • Greg Hatcher, CLU,
CHC. ChFC, RHU, REBC
A top entrepreneur’s guide to happy
customers, contented employees, and
bottom-line bliss!
Using his zest for sports as a training ground,
Hatcher provides readers with a blueprint for
success.
“Greg Hatcher is an icon in marketing and time
management. NO business, regardless of its
nature, can make a mistake by incorporating
the principles of this book.”
—John J. Flake, CCIM, Chairman, Flake &
Kelley Commercial Real Estate
Ebook • 351 Pages • $11.77
978-1-62491-059-3
Ebook • 192 Pages • $8.99
978-1-935166-21-4
Cubs Fans’ Leadership Secrets
John Charles Kunich & Richard I. Lester
Listen to Your Work • Job-Active Advice from a
Battle-Scarred Mentor • Collins Andrews
Don’t take a job without this book!
The concepts and practices of leadership
presented in this book will enable you and your
team to identify and become the leaders you
are capable of becoming.”
—Professor Gerry Larsson, Ph.D., VicePresident, Swedish National Defense College
“Even academics like me can learn from
Andrews’ book. The truths of Listen to Your
Work are too often skirted or ignored in
college classrooms and business seminars.”
—Donald D. White, Professor of
Management, University of Arkansas
Paperback • 978-1-935166-02-3 • $14.95
Ebook • 978-1-935166-99-3 • $2.99
Paperback • 978-1-935166-01-6 • $14.95
Ebook • 978-1-935166-08-5 • $7.99
The World Bank Unveiled • Inside
the Revolutionary Struggle for
Transparency
David Ian Shaman
A Kingdom at any Cost • Right-Wing Visions of
Apocalypse in America • edited by Michael Wilson &
Natalie Zimmerman
Foreign Policy/International Development
A struggle to improve its transparency
brings into doubt its’ ability to help the poor.
Hardcover • 978-1-935166-05-4 • $44.00
Paperback • $24.00 • 978-1-935166-04-7
Hardcover • 978-1-935166-03-0 • $38.95
Paperback • 978-1-935166-15-3 • $26.95
Ebook • 978-1-62491-024-1 • $12.00
Nuclear Weapons, Policy, and Strategy • The Uses
of Atomic Energy in an Increasingly Complex World
Peter J. Pella, Ph.D.
An indispensable work for students of national
security policy
Ebook eISBN • 978-1-935166-36-8 • $19.95
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2015 NSN REGIONAL
SPOTLIGHT EVENTS
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Western Region: February 20: Return
to the African Village, South Mountain
Community College – Phoenix, AZ
www.southmountaincc.edu/storytelling
Mid-Atlantic Region: April 17-18:
Sounds of the Mountains – Fincastle, VA
http://www.soundsofthemountains.org
Southeast Region: April 18-19: Bear
on the Square Festival, Dahlonega, GA
www.bearonthesquare.org/Storytelling
South Central Region: April 30-May 2:
St. Louis Storytelling Festival – St. Louis,
MO http://www.stlstorytellingfestival.com
North Central Region: May 28-29: Trail
Magic Festival, The Emma Gatewood
Story – Sheffield Village, OH www.
edenvalleyenterprises.org/calendar.htm
www.facebook.com/grandmagatewood
Northeast Region: June (Dates TBA):
Stories in the Streets – Greater Lawrence, MA
www.facebook.com/StoriesInTheStreets
Pacific Region: July 31-Aug 1: Fanning
the Embers: Northwest Storytelling Retreat – Union, WA - email Rebecca Hom
[email protected]
Join the National Storytelling
Conversation and Grow
as a Storyteller at the
National Storytelling Conference 2015
Kansas City, Missouri July 30 – August 2
www.storynet.org
Parkhurst Brothers Publishers
is proud to particpate
as a sponsor for all of
these events.
To Order: 800-621-2736
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