Books published by Stairway Press

Why would a rich girl become a prostitute? Three years ago Joy refused to sleep with an ex boyfriend. When he committed suicide, her guilt was enormous. To punish herself she opted to serve as a prostitute for three years. ¿ How far would you go to protect your child? Cora loves her convict husband despite - or because of - his bad boy ways. But now that he's back in her life, she has their daughter to consider. Is a faulty father better than no father at all? A serial killer… A serial killer who murders women and displays their bodies dressed in a white sheet with a fencing mask covering the face. Who will be next?

Although it's self-evident to observers of the contemporary academic scene, far too few parents whose kids are college-bound seem aware of the conflict raging within academia over its soul. The classical ideal of a liberal arts education has long been under attack. Specifically, the idea of reason and its concomitants-objectivity, truth, and knowledge-are now systematically dismissed as the function of White Privilege, racism, patriarchy, etc. by the postmodern leftist ideologues dominating colleges and universities. The assault against liberal learning is nothing less than an assault against the civilization-the West-that produced this ideal. There are, however, some academic dissidents who remain committed to the ideal of a liberal arts education. This book, written for an educated laity, is one dissident's attempt to defend the ideal by bringing attention to the assaults to which it's routinely subjected.

Environmentalism will vastly diminish our comfort, health, wealth, safety, and security from foreign enemies, and it will ultimately deliver us to tyranny. It is not a benign set of ideas promulgated by well-meaning idealists whose efforts are occasionally hijacked by extremists. It is a radical ideology that is moving inexorably toward its logical, entirely predictable conclusion.

Political campaigns are now-and always have been-an ugly business, manipulated and rife with backroom shenanigans and shady deals. Journalist Fred Lucas takes us back in time to provide a proper perspective for intelligently viewing modern events.

The climate has not changed much since the summer 2012 release of In Global Warming We Trust: A Heretics Guide to Climate Science-at least not much for the promoters of global climate doom. Yes, the disaster-monger tactics have changed somewhat, their hysteria has increased a bit, and much more money and politicking have been devoted to their dubious cause. The August 3, 2015 release of the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan and the United Nation's late 2015 Paris climate confab are grand cases in point. But, regardless of high-level machinations, the climate keeps operating as usual, changing in its substantially natural way.

Dating Your Character: A Sexy Guide to Screenwriting for Film and TV is based on the principle that interesting characters actually are co-creators in the writing process. It's organized into some of the standard stages in an evolving, romantic relationship, launched by a couple of chapters that encourage you to take some personal inventory: - Casting Your Ideal Character - The Meet Cute - The First Date - Serious Dating - Moving In Together - The First Fight - Making A Commitment - Hitched Or Ditched On the way to a kind of trust and growing intimacy, the structure of the book traces the first flush of excitement, any awkward hiccups in communication, and the recognition and reconciliation of your different POVs. Most books approach character development using a winnowing process involving general categorization and list-making. But, not much in the way of a truly in-depth synthesis of the collage of "facts" in the character's biography. The DYC method doesn't start from the outside in. It doesn't layer physical descriptions onto archetypal outlines, then color in the flaws and motivation to make that thumbnail sketch more personal. DYC focuses on the importance of the individuality of characters: their eccentricity, drive, and relative "basis in fact" - inspired in part by people you know or you yourself.

In Global Warming: The Skeptic's Brief, Dr. Robert Almeder refutes the arguments of those who believe we are in a state of unprecedented global warming caused by human activities and escalating catastrophically into the next century and beyond. Analyzing the most compelling and respected research in the scientific community, Almeder shows that the extreme global warming movement lacks sufficient evidence to justify any of its central claims.

Why are each of us here? Is this our first and last time around? If not, what aspects of our true "selves" will follow our present mortal experiences? Such fundamental questions have fascinated philosophers, theologians and scientists over thousands of years. Cosmic Musings author, Professor Larry Bell explores a literal universe of possibilities revealed through his provocative, contemplative and highly readable lifelong tour of diverse teachings and theories dating from Aristotle up to leading contemporary thought leaders.

In The Lukewarmer's Way, Thomas Fuller (co-author of Climategate: The Crutape Letters) justifies a middle ground in the ongoing debate between human-caused climate change skeptics and Anthropogenic Global Warming Activists. Presenting reasoned arguments and dispassionate data, Fuller suggests the heated rhetoric be set aside so a rational way forward can be found.

Dr. Vincent Gray discusses and analyzes the science and politics of the Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) meme. Dr. Gray is a renowned scientist and voice of reason; he thoroughly debunks the crass manipulation and politicization of academic climate science. His well-documented book is a valuable contribution to the current debate between global warming activists and human-caused climate change skeptics.

Kay Kendall's RAINY DAY WOMEN is the second book in the Austin Starr Mystery series. In 1969, during the week of the Manson murders and Woodstock, the intrepid amateur sleuth, infant in tow, flies across the continent to support a friend suspected of murdering women's liberation activists in Seattle and Vancouver. Then her former CIA trainer warns that an old enemy has contracted a hit on her. Her anxious husband demands that she give up her quest and fly back to him. How much should Austin risk when tracking the killer puts her and her baby's life in danger?

Stolen lives... Reporter McKenzie McClendon is on the trail of her next hot story, tracking a sadistic serial killer known as The Cradle Robber. This brutal murderer preys on pregnant women, slicing their infants from their wombs, leaving the helpless women to die while he disappears with their babies. The trade of innocentsJonas Cleary is out of options. McKenzie, his former sweetheart, is his last hope. Jonas believes his slain wife was The Cradle Robber's first victim and that his son is still alive, lost in the underground world of the black market baby trade, where ruthless people are happy to prey on the desperation of those willing to pay any price to have a child, and infants are just another commodity. Before another one diesAided by former Navy SEAL Noah Hutchins and a clever FBI data specialist, McKenzie races to unravel the web of lies, drawing dangerously closer to the ruthless, brilliant surgeon at the heart of the maze. With a child's future hanging in the balance, the lives of five people careen toward a terrifying collision. It's up to McKenzie to discover which key will unlock the puzzle, and which will get her killed.