Lucky Valley Press

01/30/2025

Our latest email update, with info about Ginna’s new cookbook!

Recent releases and updates from Lucky Valley Press

01/19/2025

The Goodwill Librarian is PROUD TO ANNOUNCE the all new Built-in Optimal Organized Knowledge device, otherwise known as the BOOK.

It's a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use even a child can operate it. Just lift its cover. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- even sitting in an armchair by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disk.

Here's how it works: each BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. These pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. By using both sides of each sheet, manufacturers are able to cut costs in half.

Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet. The BOOK may be taken up at any time and used by merely opening it. The "Browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward or backward as you wish. Most come with an "index" feature, which pinpoints the exact location of any selected information for instant retrieval.

An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to open the BOOK to the exact place you left it in a previous session -- even if the BOOK has been closed. BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus a single BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers.

Portable, durable and affordable, the BOOK is the entertainment wave of the future, and many new titles are expected soon, due to the surge in popularity of its programming tool, the Portable Erasable-Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language stylus [PENCIL].

01/16/2025

Wildfire is on everyone's mind right now.
Theo Maehr homesteaded in Big Sur more than two decades ago, and from the beginning he made plans to defend his home and property against wildfire.
In 2016 the Soberanes Fire consumed hundreds of homes and structures in Big Sur, and Theo’s home was right in the middle of the conflagration, but his house Did. Not. Burn. It remained intact and largely undamaged.
This was not a miracle, it was because of the fire-resistant construction methods and landscape defenses Theo had used.
Ginna and I were honored to edit and design the fascinating book Theo wrote about his Soberanes Fire experience. Anyone whose home is in an area of potential wildfire today can learn something from this engaging and educational book.
The photos I have posted here are just a few of the 82 color photos in the book.
Click the link below to purchase a copy.
https://www.amazon.com/Fire.../dp/B0D8NWZ8Y4/ref=sr_1_1

(**Note: Ginna and I derive no profit from retail sales of this book. All proceeds go to Theo and his land stewardship project.)

10/28/2024

06/21/2024

And now, transforming David's 40 year old gig case into a collaged card case. Stay tuned for details.

06/21/2024

My latest art form/addiction - collage cards.

05/18/2024

Fonts hanging out

03/08/2024

ENVOY

Go little book
out of this house
and into the world

Carriage made of paper
rolling towards town
bearing a single passenger
beyond the reach of this jittery pen
and far from the desk
and the nosy gooseneck lamp

It is time to decamp
put on a jacket and venture outside
time to be regarded by other eyes
bound to be held in foreign hands

So of you go, infants of the brain
with a wave and some bits of fatherly advice:

Stay out as late as you like
don’t bother to call or write,
and talk to as many strangers as you can.

Billy Collins
From his book
AIMLESS LOVE

A fun, educational, and intergenerational activity to inspire you to learn more about the cultures and norms of Chinese New Year.

02/10/2024

Listen to Debbie Chinn talk about the our book, Year of the Dragon!

Check out DebbieChinn's video.