North Star Press Of St Cloud imprint: 166 books

This is a book of adventure and travel. It is also a memoir, reflecting the author’s love for the people and the land, but do not expect a sentimental reflection of years gone by. These stories connect us all as human beings.Blcoh expresses his deep wonder as a child, frustration with his studies...

Unable to reconnect with Thomas and Judith Markham after the second fire, Addie returns to Hinckley. Only this time, Thomas and Judith's Uncle Caspian is not dead and Jake Tanner is seeking revenge. What does Jake want and why is he preying on Addie and the Markhams? Addie's adventure in time continues, and there has never been more at stake

Disturbing events at home see Connor Benton spending summer break at his grandparents’ remote lake cabin. On the very first morning, he stumbles across a newly born, white-furred orphan fawn. Although against the law, Connor wants to keep the unique creature, hoping to care for it until it can fend...

A dead man on the floor of his office in Minneapolis won’t lead P.I. Sean Sean to journey to Yap Island to protect his new client. Bombs in lawyers’ cars only jostle him. This short investigator knows the value of research and asking questions in the right places. World War II, Asian diamonds...

Pack your bags and come along as we journey to over 125 lost towns in Southern Minnesota. Read how the Civil War, changes in transportation, county seat disputes and other historical happenings changed Minnesota's landscape. Learn how and why lost towns and communities were created, how they thrived...

In a time when those who were labeled “feeble-minded” and “defective” were locked away and forgotten by their relatives, when patients could be sterilized against their will, and treatments included inducing insulin shock and restraining patients by any means possible, state hospitals in Minnesota...

Here is a fine companion for any paddler, wanderer, or dreamer with a love for the wild. What you have here is not one more how-to manual for paddlers. These pages comprise a why-do volume exploring the spiritual core of paddle trip experience. Tim McDonnell writes with clarity, spirit, and self-effacing...

Someone is angry in Hogan, Ohio. Residents of the small town are plagued by vicious, anonymous letters. The personalized notes land in mailboxes with devastating effect, revealing secrets and deeds better kept unknown. Whoever the sender is, they know the town and the people who live there. Reporter...

Most Minnesotans have a lost town. Everywhere Rhonda traveled throughout the state, people shared their stories and their towns with her. Each new discovery led to more tales of northern Minnesota’s lost towns. Join us as we journey to northern Minnesota’s past once again. Covering all new towns...

The long-awaited second book in the Minnesota’s Lost Towns series is now available. Travel along as we visit and learn about more than 125 central Minnesota locations. The book covers twenty-six of Minnesota’s central corridor counties, from east to west. Read how the towns were created, how...

Harsh as the times of post-World War II days were in appearance, the 1950s comprised an era of proven practice—with common denominators of honesty and truth binding together the “kinder, gentler ways.”

On a frigid night in December, Sonya Donovan is murdered—but her untimely death is staged to look like natural causes. Detective Cal Sheehan learns through the investigation the sixty-four-year-old celebrity has created enemies not only in her personal life, but by hosting a popular and controversial...

“Addressing society’s major unmet needs as profitable business opportunities.” —Control Data Mission Statement. Control Data Corporation not only revolutionized the mainframe computer market but also redefined human resources and its role in the lives of employees. With groundbreaking programs...

Thrilled to have her daughter back after she ran away from home in 2009, Jeanette catered to her every whim. She heard the accusations all over her small Minnesota community about how much she lied, but a mother's blinding love made Jeanette believe every word she uttered. Discovering her high school...