Most Popular Books by Michael Leonard

A collection of three novellas in the genre of action suspense, fantasy and science-fiction. Man of My Dreams - Mark is a normal guy. Well, maybe his dreams are not. That is why he becomes an unwitting piece in a deadly game where trust is dangerous in a struggle against everything thought possible. Hamfist Borin - Who was that odd dwarf and why does my head hurt? Dwarven Ranger Grobar Borin soon discovers there is more to the wild than just killing orcs when wild banshees roam the land. Evil is coming, whether he is ready for it or not. And the World Held its Breath - The streaks falling from the sky in the Arctic soon expand to an unstoppable force. One man''s forced struggle to outwit an undefeatable foe puts the entire world on the edge with time running out. All of the world''s secrets need to come out as the clock winds down on Earth. About the Author - Being a lucid dreamer himself, Michael Leonard has spent his entire life dreaming of the various odds and ends of existence and has finally committed to writing them down. A varied life in Theater, Special-Effects Make-Up, Illustration, the U.S. Navy, Sales, Advertising, Marketing, and Home Improvement created just as much of a varied background as it is confusing.

What is this? A fictitious old time radio show? Maybe a 50s-type TV show? A modern video blog? We don''t know and we don''t care. Because this collection of political and societal humor columns are funny, pointed, irreverent and audacious. You''ll laugh, you''ll think some of it''s stupid, and you''ll probably get offended. A perfect read.

sequal to Mystery in the Bear Paw Mountains

News of the brutal slaying of a well-respected Montana citizen has come to the ears of the territorial governor. Moved by a pleading letter from his grieving widow, he appoints a lawman to investigate the crime and bring the guilty to justice. US Marshal Cadan Penhaven from Fort Benton is dispatched to pursue the killers, thought to be operating somewhere in Montana''s Judith Mountains. As the investigation moves forward, the marshal''s stern, professional relationship with the young widow unexpectedly ripens into secret love. When his mission is over, will he reveal his heart or keep his silence and return home to Fort Benton for good?

Finally someone explains how and why the education system in America works to accomplish that for which it was designed---the uniquely different behavior of Americans. Dr. Novia uses personal, professional, and educational experiences to explain in the most unique fashion the hidden intent of American schools. One intent is to train us to serve the system by becoming overly mindful of the "present." Thus, a lack of consciousness for the past and future prepares us to react to the world in an anti-intellectual manner which is America''s secret strength. The Protestant Ethic is the source of the secretive nature of our society. It levels us all by personal performance and then makes us content with our place in society and the world. This Ethic, also the source of the American Constitution, is far too deeply ingrained in us Americans to ever change in any significant way, come all challenges. Ironically, America is the greatest nation in the world because her very strength is her weakness. No one has ever put together so thoughtful and provocative an explanation for American greatness. This book will make you uncomfortable but will change your life forever. Dr. Novia is a former teacher and principal. He took his doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University.