Works

Almost Perfect: Disabled Pets and the People Who Love Them

True stories of inspiration by eleven North American authors

Edited by Mary A. Shafer

Published by Enspirio House, an imprint of Word Forge Books

ISBN 13:     978-0-9771329-2-8           

Categories: Inspirational, Animals

Pub Date:      September 15, 2008

Trade paperback – 6 x 9/128 pp. – 25 photos

Retail: $12.95 - Order at wordforgebooks.com

ISBN: 978-0-9771329-2-8

Mary’s latest book sold out its entire initial printing in 42 days. Published in October, 2005, Devastation sold well in the wake of massive interest in the tragedy following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It went on to be named a "Notable Book of 2006" by the annual Writers Notes Magazine book awards, and was a finalist in the US History and Nature Writing categories of the 2006 USABookNews.com 2006 Annual Book Awards.

ISBN: 978-0-9771329-0-4

(1995, Willow Creek Press)

Six essays accompanying several dozen richly captioned historical photos from the Library of Congress, many never before published. Rural America garnered 1995’s "Best Book In One or Two Colors" award from the Mid America Publishers Association.

ISBN: 1-5722302-1-5

(1993, Heartland Press) and went into three printings

Focuses on the people, places, experiences, challenges, and pastimes that have made Wisconsin a remarkable place to live in and to visit. Wisconsin’s first 100 years of statehood are remembered with the fervor of a sports fan balanced by the keen eye of a news reporter.

ISBN: 1-5597115-6-6

Mary's essay "Suspended Animation," written while she lived in northern Wisconsin in the early 1990s, appears in this anthology. Published in 1999, the book was a fundraiser for the environmental group 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. Wonderfully wide-ranging yet united by a common theme, the chapters include intimate contemplations of lakes or gardens and big-picture overviews of science, politics, and land use.

ISBN: 0-9666359-0-6