BookOnBrowser version of Ordinary Heroes

I've been gradually activating additional chapters of Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars of the Window in the multimedia BookOnBrowser format, which includes the video clips and Web links found on the BookOnCD and BookOnDownload versions.

Currently 19 of 68 chapters are available in the free BookOnBrowser--almost 1/3 of the book!

If you haven't tried it yet, give it a try--right in your browser.

It will run on most Mac and Windows computers as well as the iPhone, iTouch, and many Linux systems.

For immediate access to the complete multimedia product, try the BookOnDownload or just insert the BookOnCD (bound in the front cover of the hard cover book) and click Help/Pay for this product to complete the online payment of just $4.95 to access the entire product right from the CD.

This BookOnBrowser uses the same advanced technology developed for use with our best-selling college computer textbooks, including New Perspectives on Computer Concepts.

Interview picked up on Reader Views

The interview with Authors Access is also now available at Reader Views. Stop by to check it out! ;-)

Beyond the Printed Page, an online interview with Dan Oja

I recently participated in an online interview for Authors Access with Victor R. Volkman and Tyler R. Tichelaar. The interview focused primarily on digital publishing and Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars in the Window. Click here to listen in on the interview.

Farewell to a friend

Marilyn Kahl, long-term supporter of the 10th Mountain Infantry Division veteran's and descendant's organizations, recently passed away. She was a tireless organizer--one of those people who filled each day to the brim. She will be missed by all who knew her, including the 10th Mountain Infantry Division veterans and descendants from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

James Orwig's 90th Birthday

I just received a note from James Orwig's daughter, Peggy, regarding his 90th birthday, which will be on May 30th.

If you've read Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars in the Window, you know the significant role that James Orwig played in the book and in the life of John Leslie Koski. But if you haven't met him in person, you may not know what an extraordinary man he is. He truly is a gentleman and a scholar, a soldier and a philosopher, an educator and a writer. He is a great American and a significant person.

I am very grateful to have known him and am honored that I was able to play some part in documenting his service to our country.

I hope you will join me in offering my best wishes to James Orwig on his 90th birthday.

New 2nd-generation BookOnBrowser

We've recently upgraded the free, Web-serialized BookOnBrowser version of Ordinary Heroes to run in the new, 2nd generation BookOnBrowser system. This is the most sophisticated Web-based publishing system available today. And, you can try it today, for free, right in your browser! ;-)

Click here to try the BookOnBrowser version of Ordinary Heroes: Six Stars in the Window or a sample of the best-selling computer textbook, New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, 2010.

April 15th

As we approach another April 15th, my thoughts turn once again to those young men who sacrificed so much to help save the world from tyranny during World War II.

I am so grateful for those young soldiers and what they did for all of us. Our world would be a much darker place if they had not lived.