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Most of us grow up having always known to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a sword from a stone, yet sadly, some of these things are now beginning to be forgotten. Legends, myths, and fairy tales: our world is made up of the stories we told ourselves about where we came from and how we got there. It is the same on Discworld, except that beings which on Earth are creatures of the imagination - like vampires, trolls, witches, and possibly, gods - are real, alive and in some cases kicking on the Disc.

Terry Pratchett joins up with a leading folklorist to reveal the legends, myths and customs of Discworld, together with helpful hints from Planet Earth. Most of us grew up having always known when to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a...

Over half of modern medicines come from food. Conversely, we still use food as medicine. But are either of those a good thing? Dr. Simpson is not only a renown weight loss surgeon, but he's also a certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. That means he spends more time teaching patients to cook than he does operating on them. Culinary Medicine separates out the legitimate science and medicine of food from those who would seek to practice medicine without a license. Where today's nutritional advice is the realm of hucksters, Dr. Simpson is taking it back to the realm of science. Each episode will...

In this final episode of my detective series with Whallin and White, we ride along chasing down leads, investigating a record string of murders in the city of Watertown, New York. Whalen and White narrowly escape death when their cruiser is forced into the Black River. Whallin is sidelined, down but not out, he's still very much involved in the case from his bedside. Along with tracking down a serial killer, White and her new partner Trooper Edwards must continue to deal with the up and coming want a bees of the criminal element. Line up your suspects that meet the three elements needed to ...

In the last episode of our detective series, Shelly Greene invited Whallin to come to Montana to continue his therapy recovering form the fatal car crash that took Kelly’s life. Now months later Whallin is regaining strength and learning to cope with his prosthetic leg. Overwhelmed with a mysterious death in the town of Big Timber, the Chief of police Jim Rivers asks Whallin for help investigating the case. Accepting the Chief’s invitation, Whallin soon accepts that this is not going to be an overnight arrest and conviction. Knowing he is missing a key part of his old team he wonders; ...

In this episode of our Whallin and White Detective series, Whallin is busy with the spring branding season when he receives a visit from Big Timbers Chief of Police, Jim Rivers. Jim asks Whallin to look into a car accident involving his Grandson Joshua. Backing off, Whallin explains car accidents are not his field of expertise. Besides he’s busy with the spring work around the ranch, free time is scarce this time of year. Feeling guilty he finally agrees to take a look. His attitude changes when Joshua dies and the chief suspects foul play. He must recuse himself from the investigation. ...

Fork U(niversity) Not everything you put in your mouth is good for you. There’s a lot of medical information thrown around out there. How are you to know what information you can trust, and what’s just plain old quackery? You can’t rely on your own “google fu”. You can’t count on quality medical advice from Facebook. You need a doctor in your corner. On each episode of Your Doctor’s Orders, Dr. Terry Simpson will cut through the clutter and noise that always seems to follow the latest medical news. He has the unique perspective of a surgeon who has spent years doing molecular ...

Spreading the Word of God each week in individual studies or in series.

There’s a lot of medical information thrown around out there. How are you to know what information you can trust, and what’s just plain old quackery? You can’t rely on your own “google fu”. You can’t count on quality medical advice from Facebook. You need a doctor in your corner. On each episode of Your Doctor’s Orders, Dr. Terry Simpson will cut through the clutter and noise that always seems to follow the latest medical news. He has the unique perspective of a surgeon who has spent years doing molecular virology research and as a skeptic with academic credentials. He’ll help ...

No longer working for the State, White and Whallin are now private investigators and are hired to look into the disappearance and suspected murder of Sybil Parker. Follow them on their new journey as they chase down leads in their pursuit to find the truth. Their investigation is hampered as the powers that be work to push the case against her husband, John, forward. This page-turner is full of twists and turns around every corner as White and Whallin keep you guessing.

In this episode with our private investigators Whallin and White, they welcome Whallin's sister Bobby Jo home for her thirtieth class reunion. Whallin and White are asked to investigate a kidnapping and robbery on public square. Detective Bill Edwards is taken off an assault case, possibly second degree murder. There's a new detective in town that takes over the case. Why? There's a lot of tension brewing over this one. Our team seems to hit a brick wall at every turn they make. Do they give up, or do they keep their nose to the grindstone until they find the one clue that breaks the case ...

In my book "Our Adventures In The Wild" the reader will experience the excitement of hunting. Having wild game so close you could touch them. Hair raising fear when you are face to face with wild bear within yards of you. This book will tickle your funny bone as we take life on the light side. You'll laugh with us at many junctions along the way as we explore the wonders of the great outdoors. You'll be right there with us every step of the way. So turn the pages and come along on a hunt, on the trail or in our canoe. We'll even save you room in our tent.

Detective Whallin from "Murder in Lakeview" meets his new partner, Kelly White. Whallin soon leans that she's no rookie. Detective White has all the right moves, from firing her glock to using her fists and feet. In book one, a young boy goes missing in the depths of the Tug Hill. Will Whallin and White find him before the elements or the animals of the wild claim him forever. Then keep an eye on your daughters as young attractive women are disappearing. They must use all their skills to pursue the mastermind of this relentless ring of evil. In book two, who is seeking revenge against whom,...

"Reflection" is book number five in Terry's detective series. following the original "Murder in Lakeview", the second and third "After the Sun Goes Down", and the forth "Blind Justice". The series takes place in Upstate New York where Terry was born and raised. In this episode detectives are called to investigate a report of gun shots on East Willow Brook Drive. Questions are quick to surface when they discover the body of a U. S. Marshal. Why is there a marshal in Watertown, was he guarding a whistle blower in the witness protection program? If so, who and why here in Watertown. Terry ...

What man or woman doesn't want to have a partner that would share his or her complete and undying love? This is a story of such love, a love between two people so strong that it will continue after death. The surviving partner is driven to finish what they started together, only to be murdered while remembering life with the fallen love. Murder, a mystery that has to be solved before their final wish can be fulfilled. They must reach out after death to solve the murder.

In this episode of our Whallin and White Detective Series, Mabel Branch tracks down Whallin to ask him to search for her missing husband, Eligh. He disappeared last October hunting for elk in the Crazy Mountains of Montana. When Whallin agrees to take a look, four possibilities cross his mind. An accident, he got lost, planned his own disappearance for personal reasons, or MURDER! His first task is to question the three men Eligh was with when he went missing. Westly James, Omar Thorton, and Don Trumble. He has a lot of questions that need to be answered. In the meantime, Chief Rivers of ...

It’s a new beginning for Kelly White. With only one lung she is no longer able to work with Whallin at state. She starts her own agency in the private sector and with the help of Whallin, has access to information through state that she is no longer able to acquire on her own. Lieutenant Doyle and the station are completely unaware that Whallin and White are still very much partners. Cooperating with each other on the cases at hand while Doyle continues to bend the rules in an attempt to get White back working for state. Can he do it, find out as you ride along with Whallin and White as ...