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Books from Umbach Publishing

Melanoma Melodrama: A Medical Memoir, by Chuck Myer

Chuck Myer is an urban planner, freelance writer, playwright, consultant to arts, government, and religious organizations, and an actor and musician. He is described by many as a "Renaissance Man." Melanoma Melodrama is Chuck's narrative of his battle with cancer. Readers have praised it as "wonderful," "an incredible gift of sharing," and as having a "narrative voice that is truly riveting." This is an extraordinary book, by an extraordinary, graceful, and courageous man.

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ISBN: 978-0-6152-0681-3 — $15.00


The Lostcreek Legacy, by Evelyn Swift

A man, seizing opportunity offered by soaring gold prices, sets out to reopen a long-closed mine in California's Gold Country, with results that bring disaster to the town, inflame hatreds, and turn neighbors against one another. Inspired by a true event, this novel by a Gold Country author  dramatizes what happens when ambition sets off unexpected events. The Lostcreek Legacy will appeal to everyone who has been in California's Mother Lode, has seen its isolated towns, and who enjoys a story of people facing challenges in life and in love in a distinctive and historical setting.

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ISBN: 978-0-6152-0372-0 — $15.00
(Also available as a download for only $7.50.)


Capital Crimes: 15 Tales by Sacramento Area Authors,
Edited by Kathleen L. Asay and Patricia E. Canterbury!

Mystery fans will love this anthology of stories by Sacramento area writers who are members of
Capitol Crimes, the Sacramento Chapter of Sisters in Crime.

ISBN: 978-0-6151-8508-8 — $15.95

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