Katrina's Treasure By: N.L. Brown In 1817, Thomas J. Beale and a group of colleagues traveled west in search of fortune in hunting buffalo, but they discovered a different sort of treasure. Today, Katrina and her family relocate to a farmhouse and discover it already has an inhabitant…sort of. While helping the lonely, confused spirit of Thomas uncover the mystery of his fate, Katrina finds herself developing deep feelings for him, and him for her. With an often-absent and cheating husband, Katrina suddenly finds herself drawn toward Thomas and a descendant of his—a local veterinarian, Dr. Beale.

Turning Trash into Treasure highlights the childhood memories of a girl who is happy until she realizes her neighbors don't share her family's values. Suddenly, her mindset shifts as a result of peer pressure. But then she learns a lesson about true wealth, the value and importance of faith, family and perseverance. Journey through this coming-of-age story as you, too, learn to turn trash into treasure.

Before the word dinosaur was even invented, an English girl discovered a remarkable skeleton on the rocky beach at Lyme Regis. Thus began a lifelong passion for the woman who became one of the first commercial fossil collectors. Mary Anning (1799–1847) spent her lifetime teaching herself about fossils and combing the rugged shore for ancient treasures. Her collection thrilled the public, excited the scientific community, and proved that a woman could overcome danger and social limitations to accomplish great things.

Eulahlie Elizabeth Eubanks is only ten years old when Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, destroys the only home she has ever known. After evacuating from her home in Slidell, LA, she arrives back home to find that her most prized possession, her Treasure Box, survived the storm by floating in six feet of water that flooded her home. Living in her family's temporary home, a FEMA trailer, while rebuilding, Eulahlie's treasures become the magical force that takes her on a journey into her colorful Louisiana heritage and gives her hope for a brighter future. When Eulahlie learns that the New Orleans historical Christmas icon's, Mr. Bingle paper mache' sculpture, miraculously survived the storm in a warehouse where everything around it was destroyed, she discovers her very own Louisiana "enchantment" that has lived, forever, in her heart. She becomes a true "Louisiana Pioneer" ready to tackle the world that no disaster can ever take away!

The disproportionate effect of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans was an outcome created by law and societal construct, not chance. This book takes a hard look at racial stratification in American today and debunks the myth that segregation is a thing of the past. An outstanding resource for students of African American history, government policy, sociology, and human rights, as well as readers interested in socioeconomics in the United States today, this book examines why the divisions between the areas heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina and those left unscathed largely coincided with the color lines in New Orleans neighborhoods; and establishes how African Americans have suffered for 400 years under an oppressive system that has created a permanent underclass of second-class citizenship. Rather than focusing on the Katrina disaster itself, the author presents significant evidence of how government policy and structure, as well as societal mores, permitted and sanctioned the dehumanization of African Americans, purposefully placing them in disaster-prone areas—particularly, those in New Orleans. The historical context is framed within the construct of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricane catastrophes in New Orleans, demonstrating that Katrina was not an anomaly. For readers unfamiliar with the ugly existence of segregation in modern-day America, this book will likely shock and outrage as it sounds a call to both citizens and government to undertake the challenges we still face as a nation.

Journeymen magicians Marcus and Robb have been sent on a quest by Senior Magician Jaylor to find the missing dragons of Coronnan and bring them back to the kingdom. But their quest leads to a far different discovery, an ancient treasure trove, a spell-protected to trap the unwary. And even as the two are caught by the treasure’s spell, unable to aid Coronnan or themselves, other events are unfolding which may forever alter the course of Coronnan history.