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Perfect in Memory
The third book in the award-winning "Fanfare for a Hometown" series, Perfect in Memory: A Son's Tribute to His Mother, is a gift Rick Niece wishes he had started sooner. Gathering with his family at his mother's bedside, Rick prepares to say goodbye to the woman who shaped his life and will live on through his memories. During the last four days of her life, Rick remembers his mother's legacy with tenderness. Savoring the "little moments" of life, he reflects upon his childhood in DeGraff, Ohio, (population 900) and shares the carefully pocketed memories readers will wish were their own. It is a rare life that is perfect, but it is a blessed life that is perfect in memory.
Side-Yard Superhero
Although life's journey takes him far from his childhood home, Rick Niece never forgets the people he meets and the lessons he learns as a young man growing up in picturesque DeGraff, Ohio (population 900). A small-town newspaper boy who becomes a lifelong educator himself, Rick is deeply touched by the endearing residents of DeGraff who shaped his youth - especially Bernie Jones. Confined to a wheelchair with severe cerebral palsy, Bernie becomes young Rickie's friend, inspiration, and superhero, opening a world of compassion, trust, and hopefulness to them both. Come and join them on their amazing adventures!
The Band Plays On
Celebrating the soul of America's heartland, The Band Plays On is Rick Niece's heartfelt tribute to friendship, community, and, most importantly, his father, Lewis Niece. When DeGraff, Ohio's beloved band director is invited to conduct an encore performance, "Lewie's Alumni Band" gathers to celebrate with gusto. As the band practices for its final parade, Rick, his baritone in tow, reflects on treasured memories, relationships, and the legacy of a small town with indomitable spirit. The second volume in the delightful Fanfare for a Hometown series, The Band Plays On provides an entertaining, inspirational glimpse into lives richly lived...and shared.
The Side-Yard Superhero
I know where Bernie Jones is.With one late-night phone call, Rick Niece is transported back over forty years to cherished childhood memories of small town DeGraff, Ohio. His daily newspaper route, the sights and wonders of a traveling carnival, the sounds of Christmas caroling-the idyllic memories all circle back to one special relationship.To Rickie, being friends with Bernie Jones was no different than being friends with any other boy in town. Bernie's physical world was confined to a wheelchair, but that didn't stop him from being an intrepid daydreamer, adventurer, and hero to Rickie. The unique friendship the boys forged defined an era in both their lives. When he left for college, Rickie promised Bernie they would meet again. Now, decades later, he is making the pilgrimage back to Ohio to fulfill that promise.
Side-Yard Superhero
Trust and friendship can go no deeper when a small-town newspaper boy befriends a young man with cerebral palsy, and a lifetime of adventure unfolds.
How Self-Love Woke the Mama Bear: Opening a Gift After Nineteen Years
A collection of short stories, journal entries, tributes, poems and blog posts, the lessons on these pages come from children, students and teachers the author has known.
Perfect in Memory
The third book in the award-winning Fanfare for a Hometown series, Perfect in Memory: A Son's Tribute to His Mother, is a gift Rick D. Niece wishes he had started sooner. Gathering with his family at his mother's bedside, Rick prepares to say goodbye to the woman who shaped his life and will live on through his memories. During the last four days of her life, Rick remembers his mother's legacy with tenderness. Savoring the "little moments" of life, he reflects upon his childhood in DeGraff, Ohio, and shares the carefully pocketed memories readers will wish were their own.
The Brass Band Bibliography
9th edition, 2019. A comprehensive list of books, articles, theses and other material covering the brass band movement, its history, instruments and musicology; together with other related topics (originally issued in book form in January 2009)
