Books

This page contains the resources that I have found useful in my personal and professional life. Admittedly, it is an eclectic list. It contains everything from quotes and books that I like to podcasts, videos, and slideshows.

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Dead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie Jones (Dry Bones Publishing, 2017)

If you were forced to sail with pirates . . .
captured and tried for piracy . . .
and sentenced to hang . . .
would you trade your body to the crew of the “Flying Dutchman” in order to save your soul? Ricky did. Some dead men DO tell tales. And there is stolen treasure in this pirate story.

★ Directors’ Choice Award Winner Finalist ★
★ Hardback version available at amazon.com/dp/1645268055/ ★

Last winter Ricky Bradshaw was another gangly freshman hoping to fit in — or at least not get picked on — and maybe catch the attention of Becky Nance, a girl in his biology class. Except sometimes Ricky “zones out” in class because he has absence seizures. If you’ve never heard of absence seizures, that’s okay. A lot of people haven’t. Ricky’s teachers are a lot of those people.

And that’s what happened to Ricky last Christmas Eve: he had an episode and ended up in pirate land. When Dead Calm, Bone Dry begins, Ricky is on his way to be tried for piracy. In the ship’s brig he is about to learn that some things are worse than being unpopular in high school. MUCH worse. Like sailing to . . . Well, we best let Ricky tell the account. It is his story, after all.

Recent Reader Comments

“I did not read the first book but this one was fun and engaging! I will definitely have my son read it he loves fiction and this is right up his lane!” – William

“This was different in a good way. I would say I think I enjoyed Shakespeare more than Ricky overall but that’s just me and I loved the absurdity of his comments to Ricky back and forth etc. This is worth checking out!” – David

“I consider myself a reasonably imaginative person, but I would not have imagined exploring the issue of sudden seizures in this way. It’s wonderfully inventive. Well-written humor balances what would otherwise be a very heavy topic. Yarrr! A hallucination of William Shakespeare as a personal secretary who might also be a ghost? Love it. A discussion of creepy clams that eat through wooden pirate ships like giant worms? Love it. I recommend just letting go and running with the narrative. It flows. Befitting of the Bard, some threads do end in tragedy. But our protagonist’s adventures ultimately leave us with a thought-provoking tale of family (and yes, pirates).” – Matthew

Parents can trust the Caribbean Chronicles Series. There is no sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language, only positive moral values and a wee little bit of humor. 🙂

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Curse of the Black Avenger by Eddie Jones (Dry Bones Publishing, 2014)

If you drowned and the sea spit you out, thrusting you back into the golden age of piracy, buried treasure and beauty beyond belief… would you stay?

★ Moonbeam Book Award Winner — Selah Award Winner ★

RICKY BRADSHAW has never sailed the Spanish Main, searched for buried treasure or battled pirates on the deck of a Spanish Galleon. He’s never fallen through the floor of Davy Jones’ locker, skippered a pirate vessel, or saved the life of a governor’s daughter.

But all that changes on a snowy Christmas Eve when Ricky falls into the chilly waters of a creek across from his apartment while trying to rescue BARNACLE, a mangy mutt with shrimp breath.

Now Ricky finds himself on a raft in the middle of the Caribbean Sea where there is surprising beauty on every island, danger around every corner and great honor and glory for all who can survive the curse of the Black Avenger.

★ Hardback version available at amazon.com/dp/1645268047/ ★

Recent Reader Comments

“This story gets better with each chapter and starts with as a page turner. It’s one of those stories I didn’t want to stop reading. Ricky immediately is put in a situation where he’s on a ship with pirates and it just gets better. Surprises and an easy writing style it’s one of the best I’ve read this year.” – Erika

“The author has a gift for telling a great tale. This is the second one of this author’s books I’ve read and I love it as much as the first. I thought the ending was abrupt and left too many loose ends, but I suppose this was on purpose to make the reader want to get the next book. Anxious to see what happens next.” – Leanna

Parents can trust the Caribbean Chronicles Series. There is no sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language, only positive moral values and a wee little bit of humor. 🙂

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The Day The World Sneezed by Eddie Jones (Raleigh, NC: Dry Bones Publishing, 2020)

Elmer made a mental note of the date and day the man from the Bureau of Land Management came to his farm: March 12, 2020.

“I’m Mr. Ricks with the Bureau of Land Management. Got a minute to talk?”

” ‘Bout what?”

“I heard you’re stockpiling cleaning disinfectant. Thought we should talk about that.”

It was a day and visit Elmer would come to regret for the rest of his life. Over the next few weeks Elmer would witness an unprecedented economic collapse, the shocking news that world leaders had fallen ill to the deadly coronavirus, the implosion of the billion dollar industry known as “amateur athletics,” professional sports teams sidelined and forgotten, (all but the Tampa Bay Rays who actually experienced an increase in attendance at Tropicana Field,) and martial law enforced in major cities as neighbors fought over the basic needs for survival. Amidst the chaos and panic, Lysol would become the liquid gold that saves a nation.

And Elmer had warehouses full of Lysol.

The Day The World Sneezed is Whimsical Almost-End-Times Satire