About
J. Dietrich “Diet” Stroeh is an engineer by trade. He hasheaded up projects great and small, and managed the Marin Municipal WaterDistrict in the midst of one of the worst drought’s on record. That experiencewas the basis for his first book, The ManWho Made it Rain, co-written with Michael McCarthy.
He founded Stuber-Stroeh Associations, a civil engineeringfirm that grew into CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group in Novato,California, with offices in Sonoma Countyas well as Sacramento.
He is a Director of the Golden Gate Bridge Highway andTransportation District and he sits on the Board of Directors of the Bank ofMarin. He is active in the community and has sat on many state wide nationalboards.
In his spare time he can be found working in his shop onwood projects, restoring cars, and tending to the garden as well as spendingtime with friends and family. He lives in Marin Countywith his wife.
Three Months: A CaregivingJourney From Heartbreak to Healing, is his second book.
Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!
Description
<p>Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My! Is your child a good listener? Rosemary is a little girl who is worried about returning to school after her teacher warns the class that they would soon have some mice, spiders, and webs in the classroom. Could Rosemary have misunderstood something? How can mice and spiders and webs belong at school? Full of "Computer Speak," this story introduces young readers to basic computer terms in a delightful way! See if your child can discover the mystery of the misunderstood words, and learn about the fun of computers with Rosemary. This is the seventh rhyming children's book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won twenty-eight awards for her six previous rhyming books, and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "a modern day Dr. Seuss" by GTMA Review. "I love to teach, and this book teaches basic computer terms in a fun way. I am retired and spend six months of the year with my husband of 55 years, traveling from coast to coast and sharing books along the way. I grew up in The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. , where my father was the manager. I'm the original Eloise!" Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>
Story Behind The Book
The motivation for this book is the desire to share with others what I have learned about caregiving. The heartbreak of losing a loved one and the ability to survive that loss - even heal from it- is the hope I want to give to others.
Reviews
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">"<strong><em>Three Months:</em> <em>A Caregiving
Journey from Heartbreak to Healing</em></strong> is both a love story and a guidebook.
Anyone going through an experience with a terminal illness would benefit
from reading it. "</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Kim Allison, M.D. Director of
Breast Pathology, University of Washington
Medical Center</span></p>
