A father renovates his dark, ghostly basement and turns it into a candy man's kitchen, pursuing a lifelong dream with his two sons.

In the early fall of 1958, the notorious Olympia Press in Paris published a novel entitled Candy, an erotic, Rabelaisian satire loosely based on Voltaire's Candide by one Maxwell Kenton, pseudonym of its coauthors, Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg. The novel drew the attention of the French censors, was banned, reissued by Olympia's intrepid publisher under the title Lollipop, rebanned, then again reissued. Within years it became one of the most talked-about novels of the tumultuous 1960s, selling in the millions of copies in America alone, its success prompting Hollywood to turn it into a movie. The hilarious, rollicking, sometimes tragic story of Candy's public career is recounted here in full. From the book's humble beginnings in late 1950s Paris through its agonizing three-year gestation (sometimes on paper napkins) and the authors' wily, often self-destructive business dealings with their equally wily French publisher, to its chaotic and controversial publication in the United States, The Candy Men follows Candy's underground then mainstream success—with unblinking scrutiny on the details, including the legal shenanigans that surrounded it, the blatant piracy that plagued it, and the star-studded cast that helped make it into one of the worst movies of all time. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Carole looks back at how God was working in her life from the beginning. This reflection reveals that He was in every circumstance preparing her for what lay ahead. He drew her close, set her apart, moved her out of her comfort zone and showed His wonderful love in the lives of her husband, her sons, and in the people He put in her path. God equipped Carole with a delightful sense of humor that has seen her through many embarrassing moments and many trying circumstances. It shines through in her book as evidence of God's grace. The stories about their two sons, now in their late forties, will absolutely delight you with their childlike faith.

When we think of strangers we picture a van. Sometimes we picture a dirty old man. Sometimes there's candy. Sometimes there's a clown. Sometimes your mom's sick. In a hospital downtown. Strangers don't always appear to be strange. They don"t always look like the peeps on this page. The scariest strangers still offer you candy. But they don't look at all like sex offender randy. Pimps are strangers that aren't very funny. Leprechauns lure you with gold and with money. Creepy is the bee keeper who offers you honey. But whatever happens. Don't trust the easter bunny.

Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul is a compilation of short stories from entrepreneurs, both large and small, who share their experiences of success, failure and courage, with a little helpful advice mixed in.

The sweet smell of licorice and the giant candy bar painted on the factory wall at the Eads Bridge remain locked into the collective memory of generations of St. Louisans. Candy Men: The Story of Switzer’s Licorice tells the story of how two Irish-American families began a candy company in the kitchen of a tenement in St. Louis’s Irish slum and showed the world how the American Dream can be built upon a foundation of candy. In a story that passes through three generations, two World Wars, economic depressions, and labor unrest, the Murphys and the Switzers dedicated their lives to keeping the dream alive until it was put to an end by forces beyond their control. And yet, in an unlikely turn of events, the story continues today with a fresh twist and a renewed life of its own.

The answer is NO! Abuse, neglect, abandonment, rejection, adoption, foster homes, orphanages, is this really life at its best? What is the question? It may be easy to give money at church, or to your favorite charity, but what does the older child left behind really need? Read what happens when a 4 year old orphan is adopted when he thought that this would never be. Open up your heart and get ready to laugh and cry as this story unfolds and lets you know that yes, you too can make a difference.

Growing up in the Bronx; New York was filled with challenges and good times. I am so grateful to God for keeping me from falling too far that I could not get up. Nobody goes through this life without troubles. You may not think so but everybody, everywhere is going through something in their life that hurts. There are so many that I grew up with that did not make it- they could not rise above it. I can close my eyes and see every situation as if it happened yesterday. In everything I will always remember to give God the thanks. Giving thanks is the biggest bullet that I can shoot at any adversity that comes my way. This is my story!

The author has mostly written about people whose lives are a constant uphill struggle in an unforgiving world. These tales and poems relate to some good and some bad elements of human abilities and values. In some cases, it is a gentle story and in others, harsh.

If you loved the novel, “The Ghetto Blues” then the sequel Daddy Issues examines and analyzes the reasons why Tammy’s life took a turn for the good, the bad, and the not so good at times. Her unforgettable, inspiring, captivating, and heartfelt story doesn’t end, yet. Tammy takes you into her journey to figure out some of the reasons behind her decisions made in life. She talks about her dad and how much of an impact he had in raising her and the effect of how he was taken from her. The loss of her dad along with her identity crisis kept her in constant turmoil. Find out how Tammy's story begins and ends.