Cortero Nonfiction

Cortero Nonfiction: Memoir, Biographies, and Good Advice

The Cortero Imprint of Fireship Press is pleased to offer a new line of contemporary regional memoir and biography as well informational books on subjects from language, the writing process, and the aging process. Fireship Press is looking forward to adding new titles in the future to provide wit, insight, and knowledge on a variety of special interests.

Cortero Memoir and Biography

Alex Askaroff, Sussex Born and Bred: Tales from the Coast: Sussex Born and Bred is a series of short stories in which both England's history and her people are brought vividly to life by a man who has spent a lifetime observing both. As you travel the roads and lanes of Sussex with master craftsman and author Alex Askaroff, you'll meet a host of unforgettable places and characters.  You'll be welcomed by Cockney royalty, and entertained by the Eastbourne tailors who sewed maternity dresses for Queen Elizabeth II. War veterans and farmers, hops pickers and mill-workers, all of them are revealed as the extraordinary "ordinary" folk that they are; and who frame an unforgettable portrait of the land they love.

Alex Askaroff, Corner of the Kingdom: More Tales From Coast: Alex Askaroff, a Sussex lad, left a thriving family business in specialty textiles to become a travelling sewing machine repairman, carrying on a disappearing trade that he had known since childhood. But, along with his tool kit, this master craftsman brought with him the enthusiasm of a poet and a pure love of story-telling. As Alex brings classic sewing machines back to life, he also picks up local stories, history and gossip. And what stories they are!  From kings to conkers this book brings to life the often eccentric-but always genuine-people who make up Sussex. Alex has spent over 20 years slowly collecting priceless anecdotes of the lives, hilarity, wisdom and history of his Corner of the Kingdom.

Bill Hayes, Two Square Miles: The Heroes of a Small Town: Clawson, Michigan is a small town-only 2.4 square miles. Once little more than two sawmills and a few farms, it was eventually captured by the urban sprawl of Detroit. In the years following WW-II the town rapidly grew as large numbers of homes were built for the blue collar workers needed to fuel the auto and manufacturing plants of the post-war boom. Those two square miles wound up producing an extraordinary number of truly remarkable and gifted people. Clawson got the job done the way most small towns do-in a simple, off-hand, no nonsense, blue-collar kind of way. It represents a value system and a way of life that seems to be evaporating in our modern high-tech world.

Bill Hayes, Two Square Miles II: More Heroes of a Small Town: Clawson, Michigan's chief export are decent, hardworking, and extremely talented people. Located north of Detroit, it is a bit over two-square miles in size, yet has produced an amazing number of truly remarkable and gifted people. The list ranges from professional and Olympic athletes, to major players in the arts and sciences, to military leaders. In our first book, Two Square Miles: The Heroes of a Small Town, we chronicled over 50 such people. In this one, we cover 50 more. Will there someday be a third book? Yes, most certainly. For the work of towns like Clawson, and thousands of others like it, is far from done.

Cortero Nonfiction

Michael Fowler and Nancy McKemie, What's the Reason For All Sneezing and Wheezing?: Have you or your child recently been diagnosed with allergies or asthma? Now you have questions, ranging from where allergies come from to how to control asthma in daily life. This easy to read booklet answers each of your questions thoroughly with a comforting bedside manner. Longtime veterans of allergy and asthma care, Fowler and McKemie provide the most up-to-date, reliable information without slipping into confusing clinical jargon. You’ll return to this little volume time and again as a valuable reference source. 

 

Jan Holmes Frost,  Eight Things You Need To Know About Writing a Novel : Have you been looking for a quick concise reference on writing fiction? Jan Holmes Frost offers a simple approach to learning this craft. Whether you are writing your first short story, or working on a 100,000 word manuscript, you'll find this book staying at the top of the heap on your desk. These lessons will stay with you as you discover and realize your dream of becoming a writer of fine fiction.

 

Tom Grundner, Transformation: A Family's Guide to Chronic Care : The growing population of elderly with chronic care issues threatens to overwhelm our health care facilities. Maybe we can create a new breed of specially trained, lower cost, medical professionals to magnify the physician's impact that might literally transform the way health care is delivered to our senior citizens. This isn't your standard "patient education" book. It's a story of discovery-and a story of hope.

 

Tom Grundner, Transformaćion: Una guia a la esperanza para las famillia (Spanish edition) : El enorme grupo de ancianos con múltiples enfermedades crónicas amenaza con inundar a nuestros centros de salud. Tal vez podamos crear un nuevo tipo de profesional médico con formación especial, a un costo más bajo, para ampliar el impacto del médico de familia. Sí, podemos transformar la forma en que se entrega la atención médica a nuestros seres queridos. Este no es un libro común y corriente de "educación al paciente." Es una historia de descubrimiento y de esperanza.

 

Raymond Oliver, Why Is a Colonel Called a Kernal? The Origin of American Ranks and Isignia :Have you ever asked yourself questions like: Why is Colonel pronounced "kernal"? Why does a Lieutenant General outrank a Major General? Why do Sergeants wear chevrons? If you are in the military, this book will give you a deeper appreciation for your rank and insignia-and you might find yourself wearing it with even more pride. If you have not been in the service, or are a family member of one who is, this book might help to put an historical perspective on the often confusing layers of rank.