David Nelson

Brewdolph the Hop-Nosed Reindeer is a creative holiday story for craft beer lovers. Things are not going well in Santa's workshop. The elves are so behind the other reindeer are helping build the toys. Even with this extra help they can't seem to catch up.Brewdolph, the only homebrewer at the North Pole is an outsider. Instead of helping out he chooses to brew amazing craft beer. And while no one understands him they soon learn that the power of great craft beer can raise spirits and improve the quality of work at the factory.But the stress of the Christmas season is almost too much for the world. Brewdolph has a plan to help the world. Can he change everything and save the Christmas season?

This book introduces the reader to The Master Puzzle Maker who provides the Inner Piece that reshapes and transforms our life's puzzle into a magnificent image, radiantly beautiful. There are 14 characters in Inner Piece who depict the many struggles and hopes common to all. Each story reaches its own conclusion based on the characters' decisions and consequences to their actions. The central theme is that of hope, redemption and overcoming obstacles with spiritual assistance. There is also a strong element of Divine intervention and guidance when hearts are opened to that possibility. Even though clearly based on spiritual principles, this book presents ordinary circumstances in each of the characters' lives. The reader finds themselves drawn into the sometimes gritty, challenging and real life drama of ordinary and extraordinary life choices. In each case, personal choice carries its own good or not-so-good consequence.

God has not only created us with the ability to multiply through having children, he has also given us the power to multiply disciples who multiply disciples through the preaching of the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit. In Genesis and Acts, we read how God enabled man to multiply biologically and spiritually. We read how the number of disciples greatly increased and multiplied during the era of the early church. In his book, Dr. David Nelson, explains eight principles for building a ministry of multiplication. These biblically based principles will empower you to see a solid ministry that will grow into a ministry that multiplies disciple makers.

A deep dive into the Bay Area’s ecological treasure trove—and how this wild mountain in our midst was saved.San Bruno Mountain, located in the center of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a four-square mile global treasure—a natural preserve touted by biologist E.O. Wilson as one of the world’s rare biodiversity 'hot spots'. Bathed in fog and wind and preserved from destruction by the fierce work of local conservationists, this mountain offers visitors a glimpse of what San Francisco looked like before colonization. Drawing on years of visits, observations, and research to offer a comprehensive flora of the San Bruno Mountains and its endangered species, conservationists Doug Allshouse and David Nelson help us understand this unique and precious place from the point of view of the plants in this one-of-a-kind field guide. Detailing a total of 528 plant species (among them 316 natives), the authors also delve into the history of this living, changing habitat at the southern edge of San Francisco. The birds, butterflies, reptiles, geology, climate, dynamic changes, and political history of the preserve also feature in San Bruno Mountain. Even locals who have enjoyed hiking and viewing the mountain for years will be astonished at this book’s revelations about the diversity and importance of this wild place.

As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turned to the owner of the house. John Gacy was an upstanding citizen, active in local politics and charities, famous for his themed parties and appearances as Pogo the Clown. But in the winter of 1978–79, he became known as one of many so-called “sex murderers” who had begun gaining notoriety in the random brutality of the 1970s. As public interest grew rapidly, victims became footnotes and statistics, lives lost not just to violence, but to history. Through the testimony of siblings, parents, friends, lovers, and other witnesses close to the case, Boys Enter the House retraces the footsteps of these victims as they make their way to the doorstep of the Gacy house itself. Amid the ragged streets of the Uptown neighborhood, Samuel Stapleton and Randy Reffett play out a boyhood rivalry across gangs and girls that turns into a long-lasting friendship. Frank “Dale” Landingin and Billy Carroll attempt to break free of turbulent family lives, but find themselves navigating the gay underworld to get ahead. On the eve of starting their own lives, Gregory Godzik and Johnny Szyc juggle jobs and relationships as their paths gradually lead them to the home at 8213 Summerdale Avenue. United by one man’s act of depravity, these victims will step forward to share boyish dreams of love and sex, family tragedies of abuse and addiction, and adolescent journeys through the neighborhoods of Chicago and the vibrant decade of the 1970s.