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In To Stand and Stare, Andrew Timothy O'Brien weaves together strands of botany, philosophy and mindfulness to form an ecological narrative suffused with practical gardening know-how. Informed by a deep understanding and appreciation of natural processes, O'Brien encourages the listener to think from the ground up, as we follow the pattern of a plant's growth through the season—roots, shoots, and fruits—while advocating an increased awareness of our surroundings.

Six months after catching Carl's murderer, Doug has been enjoying his new life: freedom. That was until his friend A-Rod calls. A-Rod is on the run. He was set up and needs Doug's help. Doug doesn't hesitate. On the run, Doug and A-Rod come up with plan to defeat the architect of this situation: the Tax Man. When it comes to the Tax Man, everyone pays. Welcome to a dark world of crooked cops and politicians, drug smugglers, and other denizens of Miami's underworld in a race against time.

Two friends bonded by Amateur Radio. Murder over the airwaves. It's August 2021. The last two years haven't gone well for Doug Anders. He lost his job, his girlfriend, and his apartment. Doug has only two good things in his life: Amateur Radio aka Ham Radio and his friend, Carl from Florida whom he talks to or ragchews with weekly over the radio waves.

In Carl Martin’s take-no-prisoners examination of big-time college basketball and the money machine it has become, he peels back the veneer. Now for the first time the soft underbelly of big-time college hoops is probed by someone who has actually been there, done that. Martin tells the full and true story of what drove his father’s obsession to open his heart and his wallet to those kids. What really happened before and after the roll-over accident that triggered an FBI investigation of the University of Michigan’s Fab Five and triggered a nationwide scandal?

After defeating a formidable opponent, exonerating his friend A-Rod, and overcoming a crippling fear, Doug just wanted a respite. But there is no rest for the weary. Doug begins to investigate a famous Viking berserker, Anders the Bloodaxe, whose remains were found in Norway. Doug felt Norway calling him to find the truth about Anders the Bloodaxe. That and attend a metal festival. This soon becomes complicated, as there is a bomber targeting churches. Doug doesn't want to get involved. Not his problem. Not his country. That is until Doug is forced to act....