My BOOKS
The Pipers Glory
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A romantic tale of bagpipes, battle, and bravery; told by a story of destiny, love, redemption, courage, and family
Chapter 11
Pipers
1898
Scotland
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“Sounds mighty fine, Grandad! Lead on!”
Billy and his Grandfather filled their pipe bags with air and struck up a famous grand old battle tune. The men headed for the nearest pub led by Billy and his grandfather playing the up-tempo march on their pipes all the way.
Wow! I like that tune!
“What’s the name of that tune?” Pate shouted to the fellow marching along beside him.
“That’s “Caber Feidh”! It’s a grand ol’ chune! Don’t ya thank?”
“I remember it!” Pate responded. “Remind me, what does it mean?”
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KINJITSU
A thrilling tale of desire, deceit, and struggle, - a fearless salute to the future
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Frank Simmons relentlessly rises to the challenges he faces to bring KINJITSU into the light of day. Frank’s personal demons, news media, and fear mongers are constantly at his heels as the United States Navy battles villainous pirates for control of KINJITSU.
The endless struggle of mankind to move courageously into the future takes you across the globe from the Marshall Islands of the Pacific Ocean to New Mexico, Malaysia and San Francisco.
KINJITSU is an epic thriller that takes you on an unforgettable journey filled with unexpected twists and turns.
Winston Churchill said it best when he stated, “You can always count on the Americans to get it right, once they have tried everything else.”
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The Legend and Adventures of Bob Wire is a collection of stories passed down from generations of ranchers, oilfield roughnecks, and boot and saddle makers. These stories along with a vivid imagination have been rolled into a Western legend of epic proportions. A story of transition, grit, and heroics, The Legend and Adventures of Bob Wire chronicles a way of life that is still ongoing today. The lessons learned here will last a lifetime.
Bob Wire Childrens Book Series
"As seen in Publisher's Weekly"
For San Diego Book Review
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It is pretty much a guarantee that this review will contain more words than the book being reviewed. So settle back with a thermos of coffee and enjoy the next hundred thousand words or so as we look intensely at The Legend of Bob Wire. This provocative study of the darkest side of human -
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No no no, it's a children's book! I am always delighted when an author or a publicist asks me to look at a book for very young readers for two very good reasons: One, I enjoy reading them; and two, we need good children's books to make sure we eventually have a stock of adult readers.
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What I like about Sam Skinner's book, itself a tongue-in-cheek rendering of the history and geography of Texas, is that it's the sort of book that will allow the reader to expand on the topic. I very much think that this is a bedtime story book, read by a parent to the washed and jammied child. There will be questions asked: Where is Odessa? What makes an oil well explode? What's a hurricane? All of these will need to activities the following day. And that's what a terrific children's book does.
Hubert O'Hearne