A Paradox of Love and War - This novel, an epic nostalgia of World War II, is a love/espionage story about Zack Derream, Harvard educated attorney and OSS officer, and Karlana Leyte, Dutch Resistance, who met and fought the war and their own constraints of love and death in World War II German occupied Holland. Zack, Karlana, and Karl, another Dutch Onderduiker agent, met Maquis agents in Calais, France. Zack was captured and tortured and blamed Karl, a suspected Nazi double agent. Zack and Karlana struggled with fears of detection, rape, killing, and betrayal only to discover that their post-war domestic adjustment and Zack's success as a trial lawyer were as difficult and tragic as World War II. 1943-53 were years of war, love, court trials, domestic bliss, and Zack's rejection of Donna Longson, daughter of his boss. 1954-56 - "A Paradox of Love and War"--were years of doubt, Zack's obsession with traitor Karl, and a family tragedy, all of which overwhelmed the sentiments of love and compatibility and Zack's and Karlana's conflicted emotional attempts to return "From Whence They Fell." A new edition with cover change is available from Amazon, Create Space, Kindle or from the author. I'll post the new cover shortly.
"FROM THE SKY - ODESSA"
Will insert the cover page later. This novel is the third and final of Zack's love and war trilogy. The story is a continuation of "From Whence They Fell" and "The Ultimate Human Evil - ODESSA" with the same and also progressive characters, all of whom are connected to the first and second novel. From the Sky antagonist, Huff Hiner, dominates the scenes as he develops from his youth as a member of Hitler's Jugend training to his role as a vicious, evil Nazi during and after the war. He creates new identity and as a result Huff Hiner escapes as a Nazi war criminal. Zack's final mission is to trace, capture and move Huff to the War Crimes Tribunal in Den Hague, Netherlands. "From the Sky is available from the author, Create Space, Amazon, and Kindle.
FAMOUS FACES OF WORLD WAR II
A Generation of Patriots is a pictorial history of presidents, politicians, military men and women, astronauts, film stars, big band entertainers, and many notables who left indelible impressions during World War II.
This book includes 190 photos and 190 different profiles. Purchase from the author for Ten dollars.
P-T-K - PARENTS, TEACHERS, KIDS
P-T-K - PARENTS, TEACHERS, KIDS is a adult/child guidance book that offers 45 common sense helpful topics directed toward the concepts of: Parents are concerned - Teachers are conflicted- Kids are confused. This book is an edited version of a book that Dr. Van Osdol used for a University Class (Emotionally Disturbed Children). It is an accumulation of information collected from his years as a psychologist at an Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital and from his years as a college professor of Psychology and Special Education. This revision is adapted for the lay public - mothers, fathers, teachers, children and is designed to give a common sense approach to dealing with adult/child relations. Book store price $18.00 - From the author - $15.00
FAMOUS AMERICANS OF WW II
"FAMOUS AMERICANS OF WW II" is out of print, but copies can still be found by searching with your computer. It is a coffee table book with large photos and profiles of approximately 200 individuals. You will have to bargain for a price. The research and dialogue for this book is the information which Bob Hope called me for permission to use for research they were doing for a WWII USO television program. Amazing!!!
THE ULTIMATE HUMAN EVIL- ODESSA - Organizaation der ehemaligen SS Angehorigen - Organization of Former Nazi SS Members
This novel is a sequel to "From Whence They Fell." It delivers the reader into the mysterious folds of ODESSA, Die Spinne, and the Vatican Ratline for escaping Nazi War Criminals. In 1957 after his family tragedy, Zack leaves his law practice in New York City and travels to Vienna, Austria, as an agent for NET, Nazi Escapee Tracker. He was informed that his previous World War II antagonist, Karl, is involved in the ODESSA movement. Consequently, Zack is determined to recover from the betrayal placed upon him by Karl in 1944 in Calais and 1945 in Amsterdam. Twelve dollars from the author or order through Amazon, Create Space, Kindle. A new version of this book was recently published by Create Space. A cover photo will follow shortly.
BOOKS - ARTICLES - AND PAPERS PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED
"Putting Your Newspaper to Work" Burgess Publishing Co. Minneapolis, Minn. 1970
"Learning Disabilities (K-12) Manual, Idaho Research Foundation, University of Idaho, 1973, textbook, co-authored with Dr. Don Shane and Dr. Bob Van Osdol
"Exceptional Children, Psychology-Survey, W. C. Brown Publishing Co. 1972, Co-authored with Dr. Don Shane.
"Introduction to Exceptional Children, Psychology/Education" W. C. Brown Publishing, 1974, Advanced edition of the above-listed text, Second Edition, 1977, Third Edition, 1982. Co-authored with Dr. Don Shane. These editions were adopted by 67 different universities. We declined writing a fourth edition because we didn't have the time to commit to another difficult project.
"Teaching Adolescent Schizophrenics in a Hospital Setting" Redepsi, Pe Psicologla Clinca Del Hospital Psyquiatrico Nacional, Republica of Panama, 1973.
"Categorization of Normal and Subnormal Boys Using Visual Cues" - Presented at Montpellier University France at International Association of Mental Deficiency Congress, 1967. I was assigned to a dorm room at the University for a week where we ate in the dorm cafeteria and were awarded a bottle of wine for each lunch and dinner meeting. It was a sober week.
"A Comparison of Normal and Subnormal Boys Using Visual Structured Categorization Tasks" ---International Council, Tornonto, Canada, 1966
"Language Development Assessment of Pre-School Exceptional Children" Regional States CEC Council, Wichita, Kansas 1965
"The Significance of the Retarded Child"s Experiential Framework to His Conceptualization Ability" Oklahoma Education Association State Meeting, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1964
"A Work-Study Program for Educable Mentally Handicapped" Presented for University of Texas Vocational Rehabilitation, at Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967.
"Teaching the Emotionally Disturbed Child" CEC International Regional, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 1967
"Learning Disabilities an Overview" National Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas, 1970
"Sensitivity Training - Special Education Teachers" University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 1971.
"Learning Disabilities and Indian Children" University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 1972
"Introduction to Learning Disabilites" Kansas Academy of Practicing Physicians, Kansas State Unversity, Manhattan, Kansas. 1971
"Sex and Family Planning for Mentally Retarded" National Association, Dallas, Texas, 1974
"Ecology of Runaways" - Western Conference on Parent Training, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1981
"Testing Exceptional Children" Learning Disabilities Conference, 1980, and 1981, Okla. City
"Hypnosis-Stress Relief" International CEC, Detroit, Michigan, 1983. This was an interesting presentation. I opened the program by hypnotizing the entire 60 plus people in attendance when my UCO colleague, Dr. Ed Collins walked into the room. He told me later that I must have been a really good speaker because the entire audience was sleeping.
"Hypnosis" OKlahoma CEC, Oklahoma City, 1984
"Hypnosis" Oklahoma Hearing Aid Association, Oklahoma City, 1984
"Tourettes" Presented to The Tourettes Syndrome Association at the Medical College, London, University, England, 1984. I introduced our program and Dr. Ed Collins presented a film and speech.
"Testing L.D. Children" Oklahoma Learning Disabilities Association, Oklahoma City, 1984.
'Hypnosis-Stress Relief" - Canadian Valley Vo-Tech, El Reno, Oklahoma, 1985.
Presented over 50 different Psychological Topics on the CBS Affiliate KWTV-9, News Program, Bi-weekly, Oklahoma City, 1983-86.