Craig Nelson

On May 20, 1969, the thirty-story-high Apollo 11-Saturn V spaceship was trundled from Cape Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building to Pad 39A for its final inspection and countdown. The nearly 1 million spectators who began gathering at Cape Kennedy for launch on July 16, 1969, were kept at least 3.5 miles away from the pad because, in an explosion, hundred-pound chunks of shrapnel would be hurled in a 3-mile radius. Finally, at 9:32 a.m., Neil Armstrong,...

The Doolittle Raid was Franklin Roosevelt's answer to Pearl Harbor. The gutsy mission shocked the Japanese, electrified America, and determined the shape and tenor of the entire Pacific War. [This book] is epic in sweep. The story of the Doolittle Raid lifts off the page, as rich and engrossing as any legend, and [the author] proceeds to bring to vivid life the dramatic story behind the story. This is an astonishing feat - the hours breathe with even...

In 2020, as the isolation of the worldwide pandemic spread, I explored ways to fill the empty space in my life by creating something positive that might also enrich the lives of others. Over the years, I've enjoyed sharing my photographs from all seven continents with friends, perhaps sometimes to their chagrin! Photography, and the simple structure of traditional Japanese Haiku, sparked my Pandemic Haiku flame; I attempted writing one, then continued...

A farmer about to lose his farm bets everything on the Green Bay Packers winning the Super Bowl.

While going through a divorce, a Beverly Hills housewife takes over leadership responsibilities for her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.

High-powered book editor Maggie is everyone's worst nightmare: ruthless, driven, and tactless. When she finds herself faced with deportation back to Canada, she coerces her much younger assistant into marrying her. However, when the government becomes suspicious, they embark upon a charade in order to make the marriage seem legitimate.

Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible, is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen, Elastigirl, is out saving the world.

Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world.

What would you do if a total stranger proved to you that your three closest friends are enemy agents? For investigative TV Host John Tanner, the news comes on the eve of a reunion weekend at his home. But as the get-together turns deadly, are Tanner and his family being set up for the most shocking betrayal of all? From its stinging look at media manipulation to its stunning final twist, the ultimate conspiracy will be uncovered by whoever survives...

When it comes to crime, police sergeant Jericho Jackson takes no prisoners in his bare-knuckled battle against the underworld forces that threaten his city, a reputation that has earned him the name Action Jackson. Carl Weathers stars as Jackson, who takes on tycoon Peter Dellaphane (Craig T. Nelson) as the magnate plots to leverage his money and power into political control over the city. Now, only one man stands between Dellaphane's industrial/criminal...