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"Wow. How can a memory be both completely forgotten and then as vivid as yesterday, all in the space of seconds? It is a great thing for you to have done. Thank you very much. I am sure that many others will enjoy it similarly."

– Glenn Birket
Epcot Engineer

On October 1, 1982, The Walt Disney Company opened its EPCOT Center to the world, heralding changes that would take the Disney property in Florida from a mere theme park to a world-class resort destination. Authors Steve Alcorn and David Green were there, as employees of Disney’s WED Imagineering, and they capture the design and building of what is now called simply Epcot in Building a Better Mouse.

Released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening, Building a Better Mouse tells the tale of the “hundreds of mostly young, mostly bright and all embarrassingly idealistic people” who worked on Epcot, and gives a unique insider’s perspective on what it was like to be in the trenches as a Disney Imagineer in the early 1980s, from pixie dusting – when new employees are indoctrinated into all things Disney – through the craziness of the engineering design process, right up until the last frantic dash to opening day. It is a breathtaking, breezy, E-ticket ride of a book, required reading for both hard-core Disneyphiles and people interested in the business side of themed entertainment. .

Available from Themeperks Autographed copies available!

Hardcover 19.95; 142 pages
Publisher: Themeperks

"Steve Alcorn is one of those authors that deserve success. His books have a nice flair ... I was impressed ... She thinks and acts just like a girl ... It was a surprise, though the hints were there."

– Piers Anthony
New York Times
Best Selling Author

Dani Deucer is a precocious twelve-year-old girl who wants to be a detective. She and her sister Stephanie are spending the summer in Three Rivers, California when Dani meets hobo Mott Simon. At first Dani is afraid of Mott because he’s different – he spends most of his time digging up the town’s flowerbeds! But when Mott is accused of murder Dani sets out to prove that sometimes first impressions can be wrong.

Like Harper Lee’s classic To Kill A Mockingbird, A Matter of Justice is a young girl’s exploration of what it means to be different. It’s also an exciting mystery that will keep readers guessing to the last page.

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Paperback, $12.95, Hardcover $19.99; 163 pages
Publisher: Mundania Press

"Everything In Its Path is an historically accurate, first-person experience of one of the worst – yet least known – disasters of the 20th century. The people, places, and events of the era are brought to life with warmth and detail."

– Dave Hogan
Los Angeles
Grim Society
 

Just after midnight on March 13, 1928 the recently constructed St. Francis Dam gave way, releasing a 160-foot-high wall of water down San Francisquito Canyon. The torrent swept huge pieces of the dam, some weighing ten thousand tons, more than a half mile downstream. Four hours later the water thundered into the Pacific Ocean after erasing nearly everything in its 50-mile path. By morning more than five hundred people were dead or missing. It was the worst American civil engineering disaster of the twentieth century.

Everything In Its Path tells the story of Santa Paula archaeologist Randall Thompson and his daughter Kate, who are excavating a Chumash Indian site in San Francisquito Canyon. As the dig progresses Randall is puzzled by remains buried beneath a layer of silt. Meanwhile Kate explores the town of Castaic Junction and the dam’s powerhouse, getting to know the real-life residents. Then she makes an alarming discovery: the dam is leaking!

Intertwined with Kate and Randall’s story is that of the prehistoric Chumash settlement they are unearthing. Tribe member Singing Bird is tormented by dreams of water and her village being swept away. But leader Lone Wolf belittles her premonitions and threatens her if she speaks out. As storm clouds gather, Singing Bird must decide whether to submit to Lone Wolf or try to save the tribe from the awful event she foresees.

Across the centuries the two girls’ fates are drawn together, culminating in a remarkable discovery as they struggle to save their loved ones from a force that will sweep away Everything In Its Path.

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Paperback, $12.95, Hardcover $19.95; 153 pages
Publisher: Themeperks

Jessica Farrell, a successful young architect living in London, has used her career to put her romantic past - and guilt about her parents' deaths - behind her. But then a mysterious note arrives, and she is reluctantly drawn into intrigue, adventure, and the arms of Edward Drummond, her former lover. 

To rescue Edward's kidnapped child they must solve the puzzle inscribed within Jessica's ring - a puzzle created by Edward's late uncle as the ultimate snare for the diamond mining industrialist who ruined his life. But the trap has also caught Jessica, who finds herself forced to face her feelings about Edward and her own past.

Fast-paced action propels the story across England, Scotland and South Africa, as the pursuers become the pursued. One by one, the secrets of the past are unveiled, culminating in a nail-biting climax. 

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Paperback $21.99, Hardcover $31.99; 228 pages 
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
 

Join ten-year-old Dani and her parents on a trip that spans the globe, from Sydney to London, Death Valley to Pompeii, with stops in between. Whether climbing a waterfall, petting a kangaroo, snorkeling for sunken treasure, or dining high above Paris, Dani brings a kid's perspective to every destination. And travel with Dani brings out the adventurer in the adults, too. Travel Kid is a fun and witty romp, as one youngster finds out just how wide a world it is. 

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Paperback, $19.95; 50 pages, 10,000 words, 500 photos
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Through his seminars, workshops, and consulting services, Bill Cannon and The Writing Academy have helped hundreds of creative writers acquire the structural writing tools to succeed in all forms: novels, screenplays, plays, biographies, and non-fiction.

Now you can learn the same techniques from this exceptional book.

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Paperback  $15.95
Publisher: Hannah House Publishing Company