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Most people, when asked if they can remember their best teachers, can come up with a list of five...and with a smile of appreciation for what those teachers contributed to who their students are today.Think about it. Imagine if all of your teachers had been that good. You'd know a lot more, and about many different subjects. And more importantly, you'd know a lot more about yourself. You would have led a better life, having learned important lessons about how to better navigate from then to now.That's what The Bright Wise Solution is all about. Schools that do what is necessary to prepare the next generation to take the reins of society and lead us on a brighter, wiser path. Yes, it's possible. The Bright Wise Solution tells the story of how school reform might come about.

Quality journalism requires that a news reportanswer six questions Who, What, When Where, How, and Why. A good reporter will answer atleast the first five in the first paragraph, sometimes in a single sentence. The answer to Whyoften lags, particularly on a breaking story because it takes time to track it down.Most people can answer the first five questionsapplied to the lives they are living. Not somany ask themselves Why, mainly becausethey don't have a good answer to the question.Is There a Why? explains how that questioncan be successfully approached, if you're readyto discover the answer. It will change your life

It was the normally quiet late Sunday morning. Then gun shots rang out. Journalist David Skye dove for cover. There were more shots and suddenly a stabbing pain in his leg. He was one of the lucky ones. In the hospital, he met Nurse Lucy Balfour. Their bond was immediate. In the next few days, their relationship blossomed, there was another shooting, and then the opportunity to move the nation forward.Based on a true situation here today in America, Silver Lining is a powerful story of fact and emotion. Two people meet and come together under tragic circumstances. With purpose and new love, they take control of their lives and make a difference.

Now you're here, now you're not. And not only that, but where are you? Omigod, it looks a lot a scene from Heaven Can Wait. You're not dead, are you? That's a tough question. You feel all right. And you're talking with people who look like people, although their white toga-like outfits aren't what you'd normally see on the streets of Monterey.Well pal, from now on, nothing is normal. You're there, you're heading here...and on a mission First step, link up with a charming ex-New Yorker now freelance copywriter for advertising agencies. She doesn't know it but she's gonna be your guide.Wait 'til you try to explain that to her Then what happens when you try to explain it all to the rest of the world is funny, poignant, and purposeful, but mostly very dear.Yes, yes, yes but don't forget that there's a time factor here.

Francie LeVillard is the great-granddaughter of Fran ois Le Villard, the renowned detective with the Deuxi me Bureau in Paris who worked closely with Sherlock Holmes a century earlier. Francie got her professional start on the East Coast, working in television news.But after ten years in the biz, during which time she picked up a number of prestigious awards for her journalism, Francie decided that she'd had enough of the style-over-substance attitude that plagued the mainstream media.So she moved to a small house on a high bluff overlooking the Pacific, just south of the Carmel Highlands. She resumed her aikido training at the local dojo, and enjoyed life, taking long walks by the ocean, shopping at the farmers' market every week, and playing in the kitchen. She thought she would made a dent in the towering pile of must-read books that had grown over the years. But in no time at all, the genes of her forebear kicked in, and she found herself engrossed in - and resolving - a number of important cases. It had never been her intention, but she would up hoisting, proverbially, a shingle that read "Consulting Detective" above her door. It's how life works.This is Volume One of The Francie LeVillard Mysteries series.

Francie LeVillard is the great-granddaughter of Fran ois Le Villard, the renowned detective with the Deuxi me Bureau in Paris who worked closely with Sherlock Holmes a century earlier. Francie got her professional start on the East Coast, working in television news. But after ten years in the biz, during which time she picked up a number of prestigious awards for her journalism, Francie decided that she'd had enough of the style-over-substance attitude that plagued the mainstream media. So she moved to a small house on a high bluff overlooking the Pacific, just south of the Carmel Highlands. She resumed her aikido training at the local dojo, and enjoyed life, taking long walks by the ocean, shopping at the farmers' market every week, and playing in the kitchen. She thought she would made a dent in the towering pile of must-read books that had grown over the years. But in no time at all, the genes of her forebear kicked in, and she found herself engrossed in - and resolving - a number of important cases. It had never been her intention, but she would up hoisting, proverbially, a shingle that read "Consulting Detective" above her door. It's how life works. This is Volume Two of The Francie LeVillard Mysteries series.

Francie (Francine) LeVillard is the great-granddaughter of Fran ois Le Villard, the renowned detective who was with the Deuxi me Bureau in Paris and who worked closely with Sherlock Holmes a century earlier. (The space in the last name was dropped by her grandparents when the arrived on this side of The Big Pond.)Francie got her chops as a professional investigator while working in television news on the East Coast. Distressed by the decline in journalism, she sought a change of venue and moved to a station in Sacramento. She discovered she had jumped from the frying pan into the fire. Her news director...Well, you can read about that delicious fiasco in Francie's First Case, which was published in Volume Two.Anyway, she moved down to the Monterey Peninsula and more specifically found a wonderful home at Yankee Point. She also made a change in her professional life, employing her news-learned talents and tapping into her great-grandfather's genes. She became a consulting detective, ala the Dean of Baker Street himself.

Francie LeVillard is the great-granddaughter of Fran ois Le Villard, the renowned detective with the Deuxi me Bureau in Paris who worked closely with Sherlock Holmes a century earlier. Francie got her professional start on the East Coast, working in television news. But after ten years in the biz, during which time she picked up a number of prestigious awards for her journalism, Francie decided that she'd had enough of the style-over-substance attitude that plagued the mainstream media. So she moved to a small house on a high bluff overlooking the Pacific, just south of the Carmel Highlands. She resumed her aikido training at the local dojo, and enjoyed life, taking long walks by the ocean, shopping at the farmers' market every week, and playing in the kitchen. She thought she would made a dent in the towering pile of must-read books that had grown over the years. But in no time at all, the genes of her forebear kicked in, and she found herself engrossed in - and resolving - a number of important cases. It had never been her intention, but she would up hoisting, proverbially, a shingle that read "Consulting Detective" above her door. It's how life works. This is Volume Three of The Francie LeVillard Mysteries series.

Francie LeVillard is the great-granddaughter of Fran ois Le Villard, the renowned detective with the Deuxi me Bureau in Paris who worked closely with Sherlock Holmes a century earlier. Francie got her professional start on the East Coast, working in television news. But after ten years in the biz, during which time she picked up a number of prestigious awards for her journalism, Francie decided that she'd had enough of the style-over-substance attitude that plagued the mainstream media. So she moved to a small house on a high bluff overlooking the Pacific, just south of the Carmel Highlands. She resumed her aikido training at the local dojo, and enjoyed life, taking long walks by the ocean, shopping at the farmers' market every week, and playing in the kitchen. She thought she would made a dent in the towering pile of must-read books that had grown over the years. But in no time at all, the genes of her forebear kicked in, and she found herself engrossed in - and resolving - a number of important cases. It had never been her intention, but she would up hoisting, proverbially, a shingle that read "Consulting Detective" above her door. It's how life works. This is Volume Five of The Francie LeVillard Mysteries series.

The Selected Writings of Tony Seton include a a novel, a book review, and essays -- serious stuff and humor -- dating back as far as 1994. All except for the book review are fiction.