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"Growing Up To Be Mayor" is the inspiring true story of Dr. Lee P. Brown, the first African American Mayor of Houston. Born to migrant farm workers in rural Oklahoma, Lee's family is forced to leave the Oklahoma dust bowl and move to California where they hope a better future awaits them. At only five, Lee had survived The Great Depression. No stranger to hard work, Lee works along with his whole family picking grapes, cotton, potatoes, melons ... the family must make a living. The opportunity to go to school and learn to read transforms Lee's life. Lee works his way through college and eventually earns four degrees. From a beat cop with the San Jose, California Police Department, Lee is selected to serve as Atlanta's Commissioner of Public Safety. Later he serves as U.S. Drug Czar in President Clinton's Cabinet and then is elected as the first African American Mayor of Houston, Texas. "Growing Up To Be Mayor" not only tells the story of one of our living legends, but also encourages children to accomplish their own American dreams.

"This is a reader-friendly, short history of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. Information was obtained from archives and interviews. The story begins with a short biography of the founder, William Boyce Thompson, and ends when the University of Arizona and Arizona State Parks have joined the Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum as a triumvirate of co-administrators."--Amazon.com description.

Even in the future, dames still need help, criminals still need captured, and men still hire out to do both! HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, the debut collection from Author Lee Houston is a New Pulp mash up of two classic genres-the hard boiled detective and science fiction! Join Hugh as he walks the glittering, yet dark streets of Galveston 2 and finds as much mayhem and corruption in the future as there's ever been! From Pro Se Press! Puttin' The Monthly Back Into Pulp!

From the Creator of Hugh Monn, Private Detective comes a brand new Hero of One World to Save Another- Before It's Too Late! PROJECT ALPHA from Lee Houston, Jr. is a prose love letter to the wonder, magic, awe, and power of Silver Age Comics! And it's Houston's latest novel and the latest book from Pro Se Productions! The once peaceful planet of Shambala is on the verge of extinction. A menace of their own creation now considers himself the high and mighty ruler of all, determined to have the realm of his dreams regardless of the cost to others. Now the scientist responsible for the danger seeks to perform the experiment again on another world. But this planet is home to a far more primitive culture than his own. Even if he is successful, can ALPHA save Shambala before it's too late? Lee Houston, Jr. presents an incredible new hero embarking on an amazing adventure that will push him to the limits of his newfound abilities and beyond! PROJECT ALPHA by Lee Houston, Jr.! New From Pro Se Productions! Puttin' The Monthly Back into Pulp!

Since the 1930s, Charles Boeckman has created characters that have thrilled Pulp and Genre Fans of all sorts. Cowboys, detectives, and jazz musicians have played, rode, and solved their way through adventures untold. Pro Se Productions brings the best of this pulp master's creations back to life in new stories by today's best authors. Two such characters found their way into Boeckman's original tale, Blind Date, as a team and they live on that way now in Charles Boeckman Presents Judson and Gardner! Frank Judson, a mid 1960s small town reporter, and Buddy Gardner, a deputy in the same small town with detective skills to spare, find new stories and cases to follow and crack in Kingsbury, thanks to authors Lee Houston, Jr. and R. P. Steeves. Judson, a tightly wound trouble prone reporter and Gardner, a rather laidback, subtly ingenious investigator, make the perfect pair to pull unwilling skeletons from closets and dig up murder, corruption, and crime. Death and mystery haunt this unlikely pair of adventurous crime solvers in Charles Boeckman Presents Judson and Gardner. From Pro Se Productions.

AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTION Presents MARK HALEGUA'S THE BLUE LIGHT Airship 27 Production is extremely proud to present a very special book in memory of one of pulpdom's most enthusiastic fans and historians, the late Mark Halegua of New York who passed away last in 2021. Amidst the Great Depression, Robert Ackers is an average guy trying to earn his living as a writer living in New York City. When a strange alien medallion comes into his possession and introduces him to an alien entity with incredible powers, his life is altered forever. The being "in" the medallion can turn mild-mannered Ackers into a bonafide superhero, one encased in a seven-foot shell of pure blue light. With super-strength, invisibility, speed, and even telepathy, the Blue Light arrives on the scene with a bang, so become the dreaded foe of the local mobs and a hero to the neighborhood people. But all isn't fun and games as Ackers' new career puts him in danger and those around him whom he cherishes, especially his new girlfriend, Sarah Baker. Inspired by the notes of the late Mark Halegua, writers Nancy Hansen and Lee Houston Jr. spin a wild and crazy story that is thrilling, humorous, and always fun from the first page to the last. Art Director Rob Davis provides the cover and artist Sam Salas the interior illustrations. The Blue Light is here to stay. "Mark was one of the first people I met when entering the world of pulp fandom," related Airship 27 Managing Editor Ron Fortier. "He was also one of the biggest New York Yankees fans in the world and when he learned I was a Red Sox fan, well there was no stopping his amusing jabs whenever we would hook up at pulp cons." Over time Halegua embraced the birth of the New Pulp movement and became one of its strongest supporters, never failing to promote it whenever he could. "It was Mark's dream to become a pulp writer," Fortier concludes. "Nancy and Lee and the entire Airship 27 team are proud to have made that dream a reality. Mark was a kind and loving soul and will live forever in our hearts." AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTION - PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!

When your back's against a glistening futuristic wall and alien criminals are coming at you from all sides, that's when you need a man like HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE! And He's back in all his classic Private Eye glory! Lee Houston, Jr.'s futuristic detective with the 1950s sensibilities is back once again, this time in his first full length adventure! Hired as a security consultant for actress Ruby Kwartz' latest project, Hugh discovers that everyone around the starlet has an agenda all their own and someone wants to make sure this production will be her last. Find out if Hugh can catch a rising star before she falls...to her death! Featuring a fantastic cover by David L. Russell and stunning format and design by Sean Ali, HUGH MONN: CATCH A RISING STAR is Lee Houston at his best, delivering a classic 1950s vibe into a futuristic world! From Pro Se Productions, a publisher on the cutting edge of New Pulp and Genre Fiction!

In March 2017, Bob Lee--freelance writer, community organizer, social worker, social justice warrior, child of Houston's Fifth Ward and its advocate, former Chicago Black Panther--died at the age of 74. Alongside his larger legacy, he left behind this collection of fourteen stories published in the Houston Chronicle's Sunday Texas Magazine between 1989 and 2000. Framed by journalist and scholar Michael Berryhill, these youthful recollections and tales of his East Texas relatives reveal Lee's shock at learning that his elderly aunt and uncle, who lived in Jasper, Texas, were lifelong Republicans; recount his discovery at the age of 19 that white people, too, could be poor; recall integrating a small-town restaurant with the help of the white rancher who hired him; explore the world of Black longshoremen and offer meditations on the mysteries of death. As he lay suffering from cancer, Lee told Berryhill that he wasn't thinking about dying, but focusing on love. Berryhill, who was Lee's first editor at the Houston Chronicle, has lovingly collected and edited Lee's stories, which are complemented by an introduction and biographical essay. Treasured storyteller Bob Lee's essays offer to readers the experience of Black history in both urban and rural settings by invoking the simple details and events of everyday life.

There's a Full House...The Lights are Dimmed...The Audience is Seated..and The best seat in the house is saved for You in the Front Row for THE NEW ADVENTURES OF DIAMONDSTONE THE MAGICIAN from Pulp Obscura by Pro Se Productions in conjunction with Altus Press! Created by master Pulp author G. T. Fleming, Diamondstone the Magician was a seasoned sleight of hand artist and stage illusionist who dabbled in the investigation of crime as an amateur detective. Aided by his friend and assistant, Absalom, Diamondstone uses his skills, tricks, and wits to confound, confuse and capture criminals who believe that they can outsmart justice using smoke and mirrors! From out of the past comes New Tales of the Magician Sleuth written by Chuck Miller, Russ Anderson, Jr., Lee Houston, Jr., and Nicholas Ahlhelm! Watch as Diamondstone gives some of his finest performances ever as he steps into the spotlight to solve strange cases and exciting new mysteries in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF DIAMONDSTONE THE MAGICIAN from Pulp Obscura!

From the Creator of Zorro comes a lost hero of the past- Johnston McCulley's The Man in Purple lives again in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE MAN IN PURPLE from Pulp Obscura, a Pro Se Productions imprint in conjunction with Altus Press. The Man in Purple is Richard Staegal, a wealthy man-about-town with a colorful past. Donning a purple mask and suit, Staegal leads a life of outrageous adventure stealing from the rich and ruthless and giving the spoils away to the powerless people who are unable to fight for themselves! From out of the past comes new tales of the Violet Vigilante! Featuring Exciting new stories of thrilling capers and fast moving adventure from Russ Anderson, Jr., Ashley Mangin, Lee Houston, Jr., and Terry Alexander! Join the Man in Purple as he takes on new adventures with his nemesis, the intrepid Detective Troman hot on his trail! Bar your windows and lock your doors, but if you're his target, nothing will stand in the way of the Man in Purple in his pursuit of Justice and Adventure! Pulp Obscura Presents THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE MAN IN PURPLE!