BROKEN, YET TRIUMPHANT - True romance & murder mystery - Aimee Anderson, a pastor's wife, reveals the discovery of two brutal murders, challenge of pastoral life, drama of a parsonage fire, & private episodes that touch the heartstrings. There is also revealed the indomitable spirit overcoming all obstacles. "I remember walking into their house that night in a daze & viewing the dead bodies of our dear friends. The man of the house was lying curled up in a heap in his own blood on the kitchen floor. His wife was sprawled face down on her blood-spattered bed." (Quotes from the book). (A sequel is presently in progress. Together with her husband, Albert, she has authored the book WHITED SEPULCHRES).

BROKEN, YET TRIUMPHANT reveals in fictional form the drama of a double-murder mystery, private emotional episodes, near death experiences, stolen property, and the fish-bowl existence of the Minister's home through the transparent heart of a Minister's wife.

As if her parents' heavy drinking and her father's abuse--which nearly killed her half-brother, Iggy--were not enough, fifteen-year-old Mara is caught kissing her girlfriend, Xylia, by the preacher's son and becomes terrified that her own life is at risk.

A searing portrait of the racial dynamics that lie inescapably at the heart of our nation, told through the turbulent history of the city of St. Louis. From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in this searing book, the city exemplifies how imperialism, racism, and capitalism have persistently entwined to corrupt the nation's past. St. Louis was a staging post for Indian removal and imperial expansion, and its wealth grew on the backs of its poor black residents, from slavery through redlining and urban renewal. But it was once also America's most radical city, home to anti-capitalist immigrants, the Civil War's first general emancipation, and the nation's first general strike—a legacy of resistance that endures. A blistering history of a city's rise and decline, The Broken Heart of America will forever change how we think about the United States.

"Words do not seem adequate to describe my parents, Albert and Aimee Anderson. You will love reading about my Dad and Mom's memories. I am so glad that Dad started writing before he became bedridden. You will be blessed beyond words as you read this book. (Debbie Chase)

This book is inspired by a simple life and the different directions of it-a journey each one of us will experience from day to day and year to year. This body of work stretches back to 1986 and highlights each turn. There has always been determination to overcome and then to have the victory: to be broken along the way and then to become triumphant.

"Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a 'dramatic reversal.' [This book presents a] portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman, covering class, race, [and] sexual orientation, and filled with ... anecdotes from ... contemporary and historical figures"--

"The Republican governor of Texas describes the devastating accident that caused his paralysis, his achievements as Texas' longest-serving attorney general and his bold plan to restore America to international prominence through Constitutional improvements and leadership,"--NoveList.

Communist and capitalist states alike were scarred by the economic shocks of the 1970s. Why did only communist governments fall in their wake? Fritz Bartel argues that Western democracies were insulated by neoliberalism. While austerity was fatal to the legitimacy of communism, democratic politicians could win votes by pushing market discipline.

Good Times and Bad contains an eclectic collection of stories, most of which first saw the light of day as newspaper columns. The subject matter ranges from a nostalgic look at growing up in the Truman/Eisenhower era to the trials and tribulations of forty plus years of marriage as well as the travels of the Author, his wife, Susie and their RV, Fionna'. A word of warning. If you're looking for a car chase or a steamy bedroom scene, then just move on down the road because they're not in these pages. However, if you like browsing antique shops or yard sales looking for the unusual, then you'll like this book. Like Travels with Susie, the book is part travelogue, part monologue, part History book, a tiny bit of birdwatcher's guide and all entertainment. It has a story to suit almost everyone. When you open the pages of Good Times and Bad, be prepared to ride your bike by the cemetery after dark, experience the thrill of the Miracle Power Booster and watch as John Roger Goodbody feeds quarters to the Rubber machine. And that's only Part One. There are also stories of travel in Florida, Texas, the Northwest, the southwest and Mexico in a continuation of the Travels with Susie chronicles. By the time you reach the last page, you will have tried to catch bees with the vacuum sweeper, gagged down a little split pea soup and found out what happens when you handle hot peppers and body parts in the same motion. And finally, if you look close, you will discover that when the author is not busy reporting on the human condition, he is unwittingly realizing what life is all about as he learns more about our world than he ever expected or wanted to know.