Book Projects
Our book projects are widely varied, ranging from a guide to philanthropy for entrepreneurs, to a fifty-year history of a downtown Austin law firm, to the memoirs of a woman who examines, in the pages of her memoir, a series of losses that have shaken her world. Each project is unique, and each requires its own plan for completion. We will work with you to make a plan for the best way to bring your writing project to completion—to your satisfaction.
Deal-Maker for Good
by Dick Rathgeber, with Janis Williams
In Deal-Maker for Good, Dick Rathgeber reveals his secret for joining entrepreneurism to philanthropy.
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody: Memories of Its First Fifty Years
by J. Chrys Dougherty
edited by Janis Williams
This corporate history profiles an Austin law firm founded in 1946 by J. Chrys Dougherty and his father-in-law, Judge Ireland Graves. The two-volume history will be privately distributed and unavailable to the public.
To the Max
by Janis Williams
After a childhood of poverty, Max Carr became a combat cargo pilot during World War II. He flew 283 missions "over the hump" in the China-Burma-India Theatre and then came home to lead a remarkable life of adventure and accomplishment.
I’m Still Standing
by Joanne L. Vine (Janis Williams, editor)
Loss after loss led Joanne L. Vine of Washington, D.C. to examine her life and celebrate the gift of survival.
Investigating My Life
by Aubrey Elliott, Jr., and Janis Williams
Among other adventures, Aubrey Elliott, Jr., brought in two criminals who were on the Ten Most Wanted list during his years as an F.B.I. agent in Lubbock, Texas.
A Golden Window in Time: Reflections of a Country Doctor
by Clinton E. Woodson (Janis Williams, editor)
In looking back at the practice of medicine in the medium-sized town of Wharton, Texas, between 1950 and 2000, Dr. Woodson shows us a vanishing way of life.
Bill Murray: A Life
by Janis Williams
While serving on the Texas Railroad Commission in the 1950s, Bill Murray insisted that oil companies stop flaring natural gas. A whole new industry resulted, as companies began capturing natural gas and using it for energy. This is Murray’s memoir.