Books published by Deeds Publishing

At first glance, Dr. Erik Függer appears to be a mild-mannered curator and tour guide for the National Museum of American History. But in reality, he is a part of the CIA's newly formed O.G.D.S. Team 42, a group involved in infiltrating military installations, obtaining secrets of the Third Reich, and avoiding government-sanctioned assassins on the streets of Washington D.C. As Erik pursues dark truths that he knows could get him killed, he is caught up in a tempest of secrecy and lies - all of which he is forced to hide from everyone he knows.Soon, the line between friend and foe becomes inextricably blurred, leaving Erik cornered and ready for betrayal on all sides. And if he falters, he's destined to become a star in the CIA Honor Book.

Widowed mother at nineteen. Stepmother at thirty-five. Divorced grandparent at forty-nine. Weight-loss dropout at fifty-five. Columnist and blogger Lynn Haraldson has lived it all. In this collection of candid, funny, and poignant stories, Lynn shares her extraordinarily ordinary life while inviting connection with others who have been down similar roads. Common Ground: Writings on Family, Change, Loss & Resilience is for anyone who has lost weight, lost a partner, or lost a pet. It''s for the band parent, or the stepmother who has taken her fourteen-year-old stepson clothes shopping. It''s for the pre-Internet generation who owns Purple Rain on cassette and can program a VCR, but probably doesn''t have a TikTok account. With a hint of memoir, but no rigid structure, you can open to any page and not feel lost. Most likely you''ll find yourself somewhere in her words, nodding your head and saying, "Been there, done that."

Craig never knew his father. But when he stumbles across Logan's diaries from 1894 to 1935, he falls straight into the past, and the story of a little lakeside chalet around Lake Louise and Banff that became one of the most charming tourist destinations in the world. Trails Through Time is the tale of a father and son bonding across the tangled strands of time, and an adventure woven through the people and events that shaped the town they love.

In Haulin' Trash and Passin' Gas Alan Gravel tells his story of flying the C-7A Caribou in South Vietnam in 1970-71, and subsequent temporary duty tours flying KC-135 Stratotankers in support of air operations over North Vietnam in 1972. These are the experiences of a young Air Force officer and pilot, fresh out of pilot training, who is sent to Vietnam at a time when the U.S. role in the war was changing, but hostile enemy action and dangerous flying conditions remained constant companions. These are not tales of violence. Instead, Gravel chronicles the everyday life of men caught up in the whirlwind of armed conflict and the stories that make war personal. Haulin' Trash and Passin' Gas delves into the many challenges Gravel faced in Vietnam as he sought to do his duty to both his Country and his fellow servicemen.

Democracy Unchained draws upon lessons from Professor Richard Dien Winfield's 2018 campaign for US Congress in Georgia to show how the United States' failure to fulfill our social rights has put our self-government in jeopardy and undermined our ability to uphold family welfare and the social opportunity on which democracy depends. Pulling from both basic philosophical argument and research into the state of our society, Democracy Unchained presents detailed policy proposals to fulfill our fundamental right to employment at a fair wage, level the playing field between employee and employer, secure a healthy environment and fair access to healthcare, balance work and family, make decent housing available to all, ensure educational opportunity at all levels, provide legal care for all - enabling everyone's rights to be duly protected - and fund all these measures through fair taxation.

She knows her grandmother's unopened boxes of family heirlooms might contain details about her uncle's life, but she never could have anticipated what she would find. Box after box, she is left in awe, and tears, over the objects inside, mementos that weave untold stories of ancestors she never knew. And by the time she finishes, she's only just begun to unpack the legacy of her great-uncle, a Brigadier General with the 4th Infantry Division during WWII. Through a series of historically significant artifacts, she's led down the beaches of Normandy and straight into the greatest adventure of her life. Unpacking Yesterday: A Brotherhood's Legacy is based on this experience, chronicling the personal journeys of three people from two eras: Uncle Jim, Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., and the author herself. By sharing documents and artifacts found in family boxes as well as details from her own trip to France, the author takes participants down their own paths of discovery, learning about two great men, a war that changed the world, and legacy's lasting impact.

First and foremost, The Last 100 Yards is about soldiers-infantry soldiers-the heart and soul of our Army. Second, it is a history book, describing how after Vietnam our Army developed new doctrine, new equipment, and a tougher, more meaningful training philosophy. Throughout the mid-1970s and 1980s, it laid the groundwork for a leaner, tougher, more resilient Army: the same proud organization that now projects U.S. power and strength around the globe. Third, this book will introduce you to some common sense leaders whose principles still impact our military today. And lastly, this book will give you a glimpse into the lives of military spouses and their children, who serve their country alongside their soldiers.

I Write About Sports is a collection of columns and stories written over the last fifteen years by John Bednarowski, the sports editor of the Marietta Daily Journal. With his vast experience, Bednarowski not only captures the cultural essence of the Georgia sports, but also takes the reader on a journey from the University of Georgia to Amen Corner, from high school football fields to the Atlanta Braves locker room, from Cobb County to Augusta, and the author's home town of Orrville, Ohio. It's a trip well worth taking.“It’s said all politics are local. So is all good sports writing. It comes down to storytelling, and to covering your backyard with heart and style. That’s exactly what John Bednarowski does in his new book. Read it. Savor it. Tell your friends about it.” – Terry Pluto, Cleveland Plain Dealer

In this collection of unflinching, unapologetic, and funny oh-so-real life stories, Lori B. Duff bares the creaky, embarrassing parts of our high school cafeteria-scarred souls for us, leaving us no choice but to laugh at our failures, no matter how spectacular, and rejoice in our successes, no matter how itty-bitty. She shows women that each one of us is a wonder in our own way, with the ability - whether we know it or not - to make the best of life's often absurd situations. Reading If You Did What I Asked In the First Place is like sitting down with a good friend who helps you make it through the day. Pour yourself a glass of whatever makes you feel better and take off any constricting undergarments: Let loose with the knowledge that you are not alone. You have Lori at your side.

The story of the Gantts of Rayflin lives on in the final book, Southern Child: A Memoir. The author describes in her own words her childhood."I lived basically the same life as my granddaddy, uncle, and daddy. By the time I came along, we did have electricity, added in 1948. Otherwise, things were pretty much the same, no indoor plumbing, and only wood as a heat source. The barn was torn down before my time, but the land was still farmed. Daddy was never a farmer, he worked in a cotton mill in the nearest town. Having been born after my Granddaddy Kelly's death, I never knew him personally. However, through the stories passed down to me, I always felt like I did. The old unpainted clapboard house built in 1912 still stands on a dirt road called Swamp Rabbit Road, less than a mile 'as the crow flies' from the black waters of the North Edisto River. We were happy go lucky kids and grew up with a sense of independence and strong guidance from our elders. Imagination was the key to our entertainment. I have included many of the mishaps and ways we devised to amuse ourselves."Southern Child gives true insight into what country life in the South was like for children in the 1950's and 60's, from someone who lived that life. It was a different world then.

OCD, anyone? Here, everyone is obsessed with something . . .Twisting in the excruciating abyss of adolescent self-rejection, Kristi Lou Jones was a freakishly tall seventh-grade girl. Agonizing insecurity compelled her to feel grossly unfeminine. Exacerbating her fear of height (her own) was the daily presence of her diminutive teacher who felt unmasculine because of his shortness and over whom she towered. Both viewed the contrast on display Monday through Friday as a cruel exhibition of genomic injustice: Why is he so squat? . . . She stole my genes!Now, she's 21 and ready to use her vertical surplus to her advantage. Deciding to take a hiatus from college, she turns to Downtown Secrets, a Detroit brothel operating under the guise of a blues music club. The blasphemous nightspot is pleased to employ all 6' 1" (she prefers 5'13") of Kristi Lou-including her 44-inch legs. While harvesting mounds of cold cash and meeting an array of odd personalities, she indulges her raison d'être: her obsessions.Soon, this impassioned heretic stumbles into a bizarre milieu of vehicle theft and vengeance-fueled, retaliatory savagery. Who are these mercenaries?Grappling with self-doubt about her venture into harlotry, extreme self-analysis, zealous dogmas about sexual unfairness perpetrated against men, and a near-maniacal zeal regarding atheism, Kristi Lou, whilst coming to recognize her oppressive loneliness, finds humor and warmth as she journeys through a hot August that delivers her to the threshold of answering her question: What am I supposed to be doing with myself?

When two murders shock the active-adult community where Emily Christopher lives and her ex-husband turns out to be the prime suspect, she is put into the uncomfortable position of trying to solve the mystery. Using her contacts in the police department and her own investigative experience, she must unravel the connection between the two victims and the strange gatherings occurring in the neighborhood. The information she uncovers sends her to the North Georgia mountains and the small town of Blue Ridge in search of strange stones called fairy crosses. With the assistance of her best friend Linda-an "expert on superstitions"-and her very patient boyfriend Nick, Emily discovers the truth behind the criminal activity taking place in her community. But before identifying the murderer, they must weather a violent storm and unmask a stalker.

To escape a life of poverty, and to avoid getting trapped in a seasonal agricultural lifestyle where just gettin' by was all you could ask for, I chose the only way out available to me: enlisting in the United States Air Force. That was the start of a forty-year federal career. Twenty-nine of those years were in federal law enforcement, a career that, at times, could be extremely boring, especially when working long, stationary surveillances. But when all goes according to plan, it can also be extremely rewarding. When it doesn't, all hell breaks loose and your job is suddenly on the line. Well-planned operations can unravel into chaos, nothing goes as expected, and everything becomes an embarrassing debacle with life-and-death implications.Investigating drug-smuggling organizations on the Mexican-American border was no less dangerous, and it took years of running down low-level players, cutting deals, and working your way into the system, to finally move in on the major players. While busting a 660-pound cocaine shipment can lead to accolades, it can also create big problems. And, as they say in law-enforcement, big case, big problems; little cases, little problems; no cases, no problems.Unfortunately, I had to learn that the hard way after stumbling into some big cases and even bigger problems.

Born in Switzerland but raised on good ol' American Westerns, Hermann Gammeter always yearned to visit the fabled land of milk and honey and ride alongside real live cowboys and Indians. The journey to America would be long, but it would definitely not be boring. In America's Been Good to Me, Hermann takes us along on his travels, some exciting and full of adventure, others miserable and dark. More often than not, however, his escapades are bursting with humor. Straight-forward and honest, Hermann does not mince words and tells it like it is. Having spent many years as a hotel executive, Hermann's story is full of places and people those in the industry are sure to recognize. Better yet, he also shares some of his favorite recipes as a chef who excels in his craft.America's Been Good to Me is the enjoyable story of an immigrant who loves this country and the larger-than-life adventures it has brought him.