Michael George

On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik detonated a car bomb in downtown Oslo, Norway. He didn't stop there, traveling several hours from the city to ambush a youth camp while the rest of Norway was distracted by his earlier attack. That's where the facts end. But what motivated him? Did he have help staging the attacks? The evidence suggests a startling truth: that this was the work of one man, pursuing a mission he was convinced was just. If...

George John Markulis, was proclaimed by the author, his number two son to be the Mythical Greek God of Coal Mining of Carbon County, Utah. He earned the reputation of being the greatest coal miner in Carbon County, as he was able to bring out more coal in one day, than any other coal miner. The story goes on to tell you his life story working the coal mines for over 30 years, going back to Greece to marry a Greek woman, returning to America and raising...

Greeks arrived in America with the expectation that freedom would permit their families to thrive and be successful. With hard work, belief in the Orthodox faith, and commitment to education, Greeks ascended in Chicago, and America, to positions of responsibility and success. Today Greek Americans are among the wealthiest and most successful of immigrant groups. Greeks recognized a historical imperative that they meet the challenges and aspirations...

Gathers essays by area specialists to provide an assessment of contemporary American extremism, exploring the views of each group in context and examining the tension between civil liberties and possible threats to society.

Describes the plant and animal life, as well as the climate, of rain forests. Includes related activities.

Michael George's murder mystery, set in rural Minnesota, is masterfully plotted and peopled with sharply drawn characters. The latter include the protagonist, Mack Thomas, a recently retired - due to a back injury - rodeo bull rider, his struggling farmer father, and his uncle. These "common folk," unpretentious, ethical, and socially and environmentally conscious, are the heroes of this story. They are pitted against the retrograde system of corruption...

When private detectives, Mack and Lisa Thomas decide to spend their much-needed vacation searching for information about their friend, Jasper Klug, they never expected to find constant danger. But find it they did. From young men who are sure they can rape Lisa, to a father in the Canadian wilderness who has been abusing his eleven-year-old daughter, their adventure never stops. Before it's over, two of the detective agencies have been shot. Even...

When Deputy Sheriff Mack Thomas is, given the job of serving summons on people who have written checks, which have overdrawn their accounts, he is extremely irate. He believes that doing this job makes the sheriff's department little more than a collection agency. But, he reluctantly accepts the job, which quickly leads him to a trail of corruption that leads him far beyond a few bounced checks. So, he decides to continue doing the job, however much...

Dave Sanders joins Linda, the love of his life in San Francisco. It's the sixties, and they immediately pick up on the lifestyle of the era and the city. Their life there is, filled with joy and a lot of love, together and with others. Work is also filled with new adventures as Dave ventures into the new world of mainframe computers, operating and programming. When they leave San Francisco to return to the Midwest, they stop at Waterloo, Iowa, Linda's...