William Keller

AJ Bugbee is trying to adjust to a new boss, a hard-assed career climber, when he's hit with two more urgent problems - his dad's heart attack and the discovery of a little girl all alone in a boat drifting off of Wamphassuc Point. Make that three problems - Ben Shortman, the otherworldly friend who won't stay gone, is determined to get in the middle of everything.The girl doesn't speak a word, but that doesn't keep her from getting AJ, his friends, and the Stonington P.D. involved in an increasingly dangerous web of lies and violence. Although she was left behind in the boat, it isn't long before men from both Maine and upstate New York come looking for her. As he tries to take care of his family and get to the bottom of what happened in the boat that night, AJ finally has to answer the question that he's been dodging his whole life.

"A Place Like Hoboken" is a collection of 23 short stories told with uncommon passion and dark humor by erstwhile Hobokenite, author, William Keller. Keller vividly brings to life the characters and their town with all the warts, wrinkles, fun and folderol that defined one of the most intriguing places on our planet: Hoboken, New Jersey

Beginning in the Civil War, the U.S. Army sought to find an effective system to distinguish troops from different units. In the closing days of World War I, it finally arrived at a practical and desirable solution with the adoption of the shoulder patch or shoulder sleeve insignia. For more than eighty years, this often simple device, has been the source of pride and inspiration for servicemen everywhere. This all new collection (the third in a multi-volume set), with a gallery of more than 600 color and sepia toned illustrations of original insignia and period photographs, documents the evolution of these special insignia. From the period beginning with World War I to the Korean War era, you won’t find a more indispensable guide for the study and collection of U.S. Army shoulder patches. Collectors will especially enjoy the handy reference section for determining whether a patch was made by an ally, or a former foe. With special emphasis on theater made patches, these volumes are sure to be a collector’s paradise. Without a doubt, this series is the finest and most complete effort to date on the subject.

Beginning in the Civil War, the U. S. Army sought to find an effective system to distinguish troops from different units. In the closing days of World War I, it finally arrived at a practical and desirable solution with the adoption of the shoulder patch or shoulder sleeve insignia. For more than eighty years, this often simple device, has been the source of pride and inspiration for servicemen everywhere. This new book (the second of a multi-volume set), with a gallery of more than 700 color and sepia toned illustrations of original insignia and period photographs, documents the evolution of these special insignia. From the period beginning with World War I to the Korean War era, you won't find a more indispensable guide for the study and collection of U.S. Army shoulder patches. Collectors will especially enjoy the handy reference section for determining whether a patch was made by an ally or former foe. With special emphasis on theater made patches, these volumes are sure to be a collector's paradise. Without a doubt, these books are the finest and most complete efforts to date on the subject.

Beginning in the Civil War, the U.S. Army sought to find an effective system to distinguish troops from different units. In the closing days of World War I, it finally arrived at a practical and desirable solution with the adoption of the shoulder patch or shoulder sleeve insignia. For more than eighty years, this often simple device, has been the source of pride and inspiration for servicemen everywhere. This new book (the first of a multi-volume set), with a gallery of more than 800 color and sepia toned illustrations of original insignia and period photographs, documents the evolution of these special insignia. From the period beginning with World War I to the Korean War era, you won't find a more indispensable guide for the study and collection of U.S. Army shoulder patches. Collectors will especially enjoy the handy reference section for determining whether a patch was made by an ally or a former foe. With special emphasis on theater made patches, this volume and the ones that will follow are sure to be a collector's paradise. Without a doubt, this is the finest and most complete effort to date on the subject.