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Our goal at Ascend Books is to publish exciting media-driven books focusing on high profile events, celebrities, and organizations. Our titles celebrate the efforts of individuals, groups, and their legacies. We capture, commemorate, and recognize anniversaries, championships, achievements, and passions. We celebrate the histories of local, regional, and national sports teams, their coaches, and the players that comprise them. We also proudly publish award-winning children’s books with wonderful illustrations, stories, and themes written by regional and nationally known authors and educators.

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Unhitch the Wagon

Unhitch the Wagon

Toby Rowland

A Passion for Purpose

A Passion for Purpose

Sylvester "Sly" James & Sean Wheelock

Banner Year!

Banner Year!

Brian Hanni

Are You a Baseball Guy?

Are You a Baseball Guy?

Steve Physioc & Rex Hudler

Take the Crown!

Take the Crown!

Miles Schnaer & Mark Fitzpatrick

Hermit

Hermit

Gene Bicknell

Puppies on Parade

Puppies on Parade

Julie Snodgrass & Meagan Martucci

Hear From Our Authors

Toby Rowland @ Kidoodles

Toby Rowland, Voice of the Sooners, (Unhitch The Wagon; Put The Ponies In The Barn) showing Oklahoma spirit with Boomer, Sooner, and the OU Pom Squad at Kidoodles in Norman, OK.

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Put the Ponies in the Barn

Toby Rowland introduces his new book! The highly anticipated sequel to Unhitch the Wagon, The Story of Boomer and Sooner has arrived.

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Guardian of the Golden Gate

The Golden Gate Bridge has become, tragically, one of the most popular places in the world to commit suicide. Few know this better than Kevin Briggs, a sergeant with the California Highway Patrol who has talked hundreds of people out of jumping.

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Go Chiefs Go!

The Championship Season of the Kansas City Chiefs

Matt McMullen talks about Go Chiefs Go!

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Our Partnerships Include

Iowa State University
The Kansas Jayhawks
The University of Oklahoma
Georgia Aquarium
The Kansas City Chiefs
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Ohio State University
Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove

Coming & Recent Events

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December 10 - 3:30 PM

Larry McElwain – Author of “A Life Lived Amongst Lives Lost: Serving as the Village Undertaker” at Lawrence, KS, Chamber of Commerce.

Larry McElwain will introduce to the public his new book "A Life Lived Amongst Lives Lost"

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February 17 - 5:00 PM

Book Talk with Marian Washington, former KU Women’s Basketball Coach, and author of “Fierce: My Fight for Nothing Less”

Join Marian Washington at Lawrence Public Library for a moderated discussion and book-signing of her autobiography "FIERCE"

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February 18 - 6:30 PM

Marian Washington will speak at the Kiwanis Club of Lawrence, KS

The Kiwanis Club of Lawrence, KS will host Marian Washington, former KU Women's Basketball Coach and author of her autobiography "FIERCE: My Fight For Nothing Less"

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November 23, 2024

Mr. Stinky Feet with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Historic Mt. Gilead Church in Kearney, MO

Free Event with Mr. Stinky Feet , Santa, and Mrs. Claus!

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November 22, 2024

Gobble Across the USA with Mr. Stinky Feet

Mid-Continent Public Library - Blue Springs South Branch

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October 13, 2024

Former KU Women’s Basketball Coach and Author Marian Washington will be at Kansas Sports Hall of Fame for the 2024 Induction Ceremony

Marian Washington will attend the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 2024 Induction Ceremony to honor the 2024 inducteess.

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Recent Releases

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Fierce

Fierce

Marian E. Washington & Vicki L. Friedman

Why Would You Invite A Dinosaur To Your Birthday Party?

Why Would You Invite A Dinosaur To Your Birthday Party?

Peanut and Jelly - The Search for Butter

Peanut and Jelly - The Search for Butter

John A. Martucci

Put the Ponies in the Barn

Put the Ponies in the Barn

Toby Rowland

Hark! It’s Harold the Angel

Hark! It’s Harold the Angel

Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove

Sullen Sally

Sullen Sally

Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove

The Thin Line Between Cupcake and Bitch

The Thin Line Between Cupcake and Bitch

Joni Wickham & Teresa Bruns Sosinski

In The Works

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A Life Lived Amongst Lives Lost

Fall 2024

A Life Lived Amongst Lives Lost

Larry McElwain & Chris Meggs

Kansas City Chiefs ABCs and 1-2-3s 2nd Edition

Fall 2024

Kansas City Chiefs ABCs and 1-2-3s 2nd Edition

Special Edition Autographed Collector's Books

Lombardi's Left Side

By Herb Adderly, Dave Robinson, and Royce Boyles

Lombardi's Left Side is available in an autographed, leather bound, collector's edition. This edition is numbered and guaranteed not exceed 500 copies.

Each copy is personally autographed by Green Bay Packers Hall of Famers Herb Adderley and Dave Robinson as well as co-author Royce Boyles, on a specially designed vellum page one, which is exclusive to this special edition.

Each copy comes complete with a Publisher's Certificate of Authenticity and a special walnut display easel. Each copy is truly one-of-a-kind and will be a treasured display piece in your library or memorabilia collection. Only Available for a limited time and on a first-come-first-served basis.

The collector's edition of this book is close to being sold out. Please email mgore@ascendbooks.com to see if a book might be available.

One Man's Dream My Town, My Team, My Time

By Frank White with Bill Althaus

One Man's Dream My Town, My Team, My Time by Frank White with Bill Althaus is available in an autographed, leather bound, collector's edition. This edition is numbered and guaranteed not exceed 500 copies.

Each copy is personally autographed by Hall of Fame second baseman and eight time Gold Glove recipient Frank White, on a specially designed vellum page one, which is exclusive to this special edition.

Each copy comes complete with a Publisher's Certificate of Authenticity and a special walnut display easel. Each copy is truly one-of-a-kind and will be a treasured display piece in your library or collection.

The collector's edition of this book is close to being sold out. Please email mgore@ascendbooks.com to see if a book might be available.

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