John Rayburn

Mystery Master Rick O'Shea is a different kind of detective, more aptly defined as a "seeker" and "finder." He and his cohorts are brought in by the Romanian government to investigate two impalement murders tied to high-level intrigue in Transylvania. Is it a reprise of the fictional Dracula or a nefarious struggle to gain control of what may be a multi-billion-dollar invention, or both? Using their signature unconventional investigating methods,...

ANOTHER RICK O'SHEA WILD ADVENTURE! Rick, Helga, and Lute are commissioned to find the truth about a claim made that Russia's sale of Alaska to the US was not legally completed in 1867. Once again, their signature sleuthing methods enable them to quickly find the truth and resolve the matter once and for all. Of course, this leads to more offers: uncover the thieves of rough diamonds from a Canadian mine, and help neutralize a threat by radicals to...

This covers the great, near-great, and never-were in a wide range of athletic endeavors. Naturally, all major sports are included: Football, Baseball, Basketball, with many notes about Golf, Boxing, Horse racing, Auto racing, Tennis, Track, Bowling, Hockey, renowned broadcasters, and an overall mixture of such sports as Wrestling, Pool, Marbles, Archery, Cricket, even Horseshoe pitching. It's all here! Written and narrated with exceptional knowledge...

The so-called Golden Age of Radio lasted little more than a quarter century from approximately 1926 to 1952–54. This is what it was like: "Of all the forms of theater, radio drama commanded the most effective stage. No medium-not theater, not film, not television-had more sheer space in which to achieve the basic goal of drama, telling a story. Theater is bounded by the bare boards and the footlights and the flats, film by the white screen, and...

Broadcasting veteran John Rayburn presents classic, historic reenactment of the 1946 World Series championship games between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. Game 1Boston - 3St. Louis - 2Game 2Boston - 0St. Louis - 3Game 3St. Louis - 0Boston - 4Game 4St. Louis - 12Boston - 3Game 5St. Louis - 3Boston - 6Game 6Boston - 1St. Louis - 4Game 7Boston - 3St. Louis - 4 In Game 7 Enos Slaughter of the Cardinals scored the winning run from first...

Travel is one thing, but really going somewhere is something else. Here are first-hand tales of exciting places to see in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the United Kingdom. The manuscript beginning is a truism:"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."-Saint Augustine Based on that long-ago quote, these stories originate from personal visits to a wide variety of destinations. The primary purpose is to entertain you...

Broadcasting veteran John Rayburn presents classic, historic reenactment of the 1956 World Series championship games between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers. Game 1New York - 3Brooklyn - 6Game 2New York - 8Brooklyn - 13Game 3Brooklyn - 3New York - 5Game 4Brooklyn - 2New York - 6Game 5Brooklyn - 0New York - 2Game 6New York - 0Brooklyn - 1Game 7New York - 9Brooklyn - 0 Don Larsen's only perfect game in World Series history was in Game 5,...

A subtitle of this book is "The Lost World Under the Sea," and it's somewhat based on the famed legend of Atlantis. That was an ancient city or continent that was supposedly inundated by the sea. Whether it actually existed has been a question that has lasted for thousands of years. Greek philosopher Plato wrote about it around 360 BC, so even his possible information was second-hand. Tsunamis (sea storms) have existed for centuries and if there really...

Herding II deals with introducing young dogs to the skills needed for training dogs in herding.

The Book of Dragons (1899) is a collection of children's stories by English writer Edith Nesbit. Comprising eight stories originally published in 1899 in The Strand Magazine, The Book of Dragons is a work that explores the magic and wonder of mythical beasts for children and adults alike. In "The Book of Beasts," a young prince named Lionel is named the next king. After his coronation, he goes to the palace library for the first time, where he discovers...