Böcker av Jim Wright

This is a collection of stories, anecdotes, and reminiscences written, collected, and compiled over a long professional life. They amuse or provoke serious thought, aiming to make the reader laugh for a few moments and think for much longer. Most are in short essay form, some with a discursive introductory beginning leading to a serious or amusing ending, the real thrust of the story. Most are based on personal experience. The stories about bees are factual and based on a life-long hobby of beekeeping. The last thoughtfully written section from a lifetime as a doctor is entirely serious, educational, and thought-provoking.

We are real people, with real problems and real questions. Our lives are filled with countless experiential elements that often leave us asking, "Why?" Jim Wright uses the framwork of his life story to explore the issues which plague us. There are flavors of comedy, heartbreak, fear, abuse and loneliness woven throughout, as well as great hope. Shipwrecks and Storm Clouds isn't just Jim's story -- it's the story of humanity. In the face of tragedy and confusion, we search for explanation. This isn't a self-help book or a lament on life's tradgedies, but rather an illustration of how seemingly evasive answers are only found in God. He is the sole source of direction, our true north when we find ourselves tossed on the stormy sea of life.

"Owls are some of the most beneficial and enjoyable wildlife we can spot near our homes-screech owls specifically are one of the only species that can and do nest successfully near humans, notably in suburbs and city parks. As traditional screech owl habitats are lost to development, providing new housing for these owls is increasingly vital, and this first-of-its-kind, complete guide will show all nature lovers how to build/buy and site nest boxes, install unobtrusive nest cams for fascinating looks at the habitants and their eventual owlets, and to make yards more nature-friendly by using native plants, keeping pets and squirrels at a distance, and even when to avoid pruning so as not to disrupt the birds at their most vulnerable. Also includes tips on photographing the owls that will come to feel like part of your family"--

I'm coming for you is a bad movie line.For Death it is a promise.We tend to like to avoid the concept of death, but it keeps finding us. So we put together a book.But what to call it.We were sick of death coming in and taking friends and family, giving no regard for us except to leer from the darkness.The answer came, in a callout to Steven Colbert: we opted for Deathiness.Death didn't like that.I believe it was her fault (oh hell yes, death is a woman) that I found myself being carried out of the house with a couple of pulmonary embolisms and realizing that most people who were in my condition met the grim reaper.So I resolved to change my life, be a nicer person, give up cheese products and...Nah, I decided to invite the B Cubed family on board to talk about it and maybe have a laugh at Death's expense.So Death, be warned: We're Coming for You!And we're doing it with these great stories: In "The Bodies We Carry" K.G. Anderson, one of the great up and comers writing about how to make death more real.In "The Miracle Man" Jim Wright gives another chilling look into the world he created for the Best Selling Alternative Apocalypse.In "Instructions for My Executors" Clare Marsh treats us with a poetic look at death and what the family should do.In "Rule 49" (perhaps my favorite) has Maureen McGuirk looking at death as a real entity and shows us their many faces.In "Spoons", Jay Wilburn dips into a well of thought and sensitivity as he makes death into a gentle journey that is not taken alone.And "Gallows Humor?" Michael Mansaray takes a unique look at the inevitability of death that must be read to appreciate."For What is a Man" is David Foster's quest for an answer to the question with no real unswer."Mudpaws and the Tall Thing" Frances Rowat is a touching story reminiscent of the work Mike Resnick that sees the worlds end from the perspective of a lovely dog."A Comedian's Valediction Forbidding Mourning" is the wonderful Larry Lefkowitz's reminder to laugh."The Thing Underneath" is a wee bit of horror by James Van Pelt."Have You Ever Been Experienced?" is an old theme made fresh by Paula Hammond, as she shows the power of being addicted to death."Death's Scout" is Mark O. Decker thoughtful poem that I'll let you read rather than read about. It's that good."Papercut" by Larry Hinkle will make you throw this book out the window in disgust and horror, only to stop the car and retrieve the book to read it again."Death's Doorway" is Diana Hauer's incredible story of those who walk beside us through that final gate."Missing" by Robin Pond is that story that makes you want to read a hundred more just like it. In "Final Questions," Chris Kuriata, adds to the duties of death to in this thoughtful look at unanswered questions of the dead."The Borrower", by Katie Sakanai speaks to the value of the human spirit across space and time."Three O'Clock" is Lamont Turner's nicely done story on making the best out of a bad situation."To Do Right", by Cory Swanson, shows us a better way to die. A good end to life is not to be underestimated."Old Forgotten Grave" by Bill Camp is a familiar but comfortable reminder that all of us will be forgotten."Ashes," by my dear friend Lizzy Shannon is a touching look at the end of life."The Devil's Backbone," by Larry Hodges, brings his trademark humor to what happens when the Devil takes on the Good Humor man."Written in Stone," by Lauren Stoker."Death," by Robert ArmstrongThe Four Horsemen (and Women) of the Apocalypse by Sarina Dorie"Deathventures, Inc." by Robinne Weiss"Rest In Virtual" by Tommy BlanchardLoving Death in New York, is poet Alicia Hilton's look at death on the streets of the Big Apple.Life Long Love by the inspired you man, Sirrus James. Not old enought to drink, but old enough to understand love.

What is War? Nobody can really say."Everybody was in a different War. Nobody's War is quite the same as anyone else's."These words were from a Vietnam Veteran counselor.Truer words have never been spoken, so in this book we don't try to answer the question.Instead we bring you thoughtful stories not only of War, but the people affected, and the aftermath.In this book you'll find stories of alternative Wars as imagined by 26 authors of speculative fiction. Perhaps some of them will provide some insight into why we keep repeating what simply seems like a really bad idea.

James Bond: author, ornithologist, marksman, and . . . identity-theft victim?

A sociologist writing for a general audience challenges myths about NASCAR racing, considers the significance of its rise in popularity, and analyzes issues of gender, region, ethnicity, and social class in stock car racing.