Asbury Park: A Brief History
by Joseph Bilby & Harry Ziegler

The history of Asbury Park is a veritable roller coaster of challenge, triumph and change. In 1871, there was nothing but marshes and sand dunes between the sinful city of Long Branch and the holy haven of Ocean Grove, but for devout Methodist James Bradley, the deserted beachfront was a new Promised Land. Thus, the resort community Asbury Park was born as a wholesome entertainment and relaxation center for middle-class, white Protestant America. From bicycles and baby parades to brawlers and bootleggers, Bilby and Ziegler trace Asbury Park's cycles of transformation from peaceful resort to raucous amusement park, from empty boardwalk to modern, bustling center of business.

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Sarah's Daughter
by Ruth Bass

"The setting is richly evoked; the characters are utterly persuasive; and the issues of loss and mourning, friendship and love, and the complexities of family life are explored with sensitivity and wisdom."
-- Judith Viorst, The New York Times bestselling author of Necessary Losses and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Sarah’s Daughter tells the story of a young girl, Rose, whose childhood in 19th century New England is abruptly interrupted by the unexpected death of her mother and the new responsibilities that are heaped upon her. The story is set shortly after the Civil War and was inspired by the author’s grandmother, who was fifteen when she lost her mother and was suddenly faced with taking over the responsibilities of raising her siblings, running the household and caring for her grieving father. Bass’ heroine, Rose, confronts a similar situation. Forced to be both adult and child, Rose deals with dilemmas difficult for a girl her age and, like every adult and child, makes some good decisions and some poor ones.

In addition to the rich historical detail including the demise of the small family farm, the push toward modernization and the rise of automation, this story successfully depicts many social issues of the era, and readers will discover that a lot of those issues—such as addiction, women’s rights, and education—are the same as those that trouble young adults today.

Ruth Bass has a long history as a newspaper reporter and columnist. A resident of the Berkshires in Massachusetts, she has won many awards for writing and was recently inducted in to the New England Press Association’s Hall of Fame. She is a graduate of Bates College and of Columbia School of Journalism.

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PAGES: 390
PRICE: $14.95
ISBN: 978-0-9774053-4-3

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ISBN-13: 9781607497011
Format: Paperback, 160pp
Pub. Date: May 2009
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From Poets to Protagonists: Fiction from the Hudson Valley Poetry Scene Featuring the Poets as Main Characters is a literary collection of short stories that depicts some of New York’s most well-known downstate poets and artists whom the author has had the privilege of reading with at many popular coffee houses, libraries, and cultural centers throughout his earlier years as a traveling writer in the Hudson Valley. These stories range in genre from general-interest fiction and science fiction to expository essay and short character sketches.

These stories are accessible to all connoisseurs of strong, complex characters that portray the very real lives of these poets through Harvey Havel’s highly imaginative fictional lens. His skillfully-crafted narratives serve as the backdrop for the presence of these fine poets on the page.

The poets in this selection include (in order of appearance):

• William Seaton
• Patricia Seaton
• George Nitti
• Bill Perry
• Sarah Morr
• Bonnie Law
• Christopher Wheeling
• Kevin Larkin Angioli
• Will Nixon
• Donald Lev
• Ingeborg
• Ken Van Rensselaer
• Phillip Levine
• Laura Ludwig Lonshein
• Robert Milby
• Ted Gill
• Jane Gill
• Roberta Gould
• Teresa Marta Costa

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Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur who has founded three companies, a strategy consultant who has worked with some eighty companies, a columnist for Forbes and author of the widely syndicated business blog "Sramana Mitra on Strategy".

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