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“The Little Angel and the Three Wisdoms” by Catherine Farrar
May 25th
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You’ll be in Heaven with ‘The Little Angel’ in the fantasy “The Little Angel and the Three Wisdoms” by Catherine Farrar.
The Little Angel and the Three Wisdoms by Catherine Farrar
Follow the adventures of a nervous young trainee angel as he travels to earth to shadow the Three Wisdoms (the three dimensions of a little girl named Sophia).
But before he can get away, the angel has to leave his trumpet. Everything revolves around music, because God is very bored. But He is also a big music lover. You see, God has nothing better to do because He has seen it all. Meanwhile, the little angel, still scared and a bit fumbling, is tussling with the love affairs of three willful and flighty girls. The angel gets back to his trumpet and God sends his peace messages to humankind by email (with a bit of help from His nerds).
Sound the trumpets! The heavenly fantasy The Little Angel and the Three Wisdoms begins in heaven, travels to earth, and lands back in heaven. For God allows his creatures to stray, but His forgiving love saves the day and shines with the amazing grace of music. Amen!
THE LITTLE ANGEL AND THE THREE WISDOMS (ISBN: 978-1-61897-360-3) More >
“The Eighth Dimension” by Colby
May 25th
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“The Eighth Dimension” by Colby is now available for Kindle, Nook, iPad and other e-Readers.
The Eighth Dimension by Colby
A mysterious ring of light appears in Kevin’s bedroom. When voices urge him to come through the ring, he does so and enters another world, where he is mistaken for a god.
Kevin manages to help the people there but makes an enemy of Harlan, the chief priest. Harlan makes an attempt to seize power but is foiled and flees through the ring of light, taking all the jewel stones with him. Kevin needs the jewel stones to make the apparatus that generates the ring work so he can return to his own world.
To retrieve the stones, Kevin is forced to follow Harlan into yet another world, where men are farmed for food by creatures that have been created from bionic experiments on cats. The world is blighted by atomic war and germ warfare that has killed all the animals, making man the only food source for the cats. Can Kevin retrieve the stones and save the humans from becoming cat food?
THE EIGHTH DIMENSION (ISBN: Kindle ISBN: 978-1-62516-666-1, ePub ISBN: 978-1-62516-667-8) is available for $9.99 at Amazon.com and in multi-formats for other e-Readers through numerous More >
“Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy” by J. T. Lundy
May 25th
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Naperville author, J. T. Lundy, plans cross country bookmark tour on Route 66 to promote his satirical spy-spoof adventure “Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy.”
Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy by J. T. Lundy
J.T. Lundy will distribute bookmarks and hold author talks at landmark sites along historic Route 66 between May 25 and May 31.
Lundy’s Route 66 bookmark tour could be the first of its kind. “The Route 66 Bookmark Tour is not only unique, it has the potential for some serious satirical situations, as I will do readings at places no author has done before,” Lundy said. The author is excited to travel America’s Mother Road and see sites like the world’s largest rocking chair and Nothing, Arizona, a town with four residents. “I’ve got five thousand bookmarks to give away, but I’ll make sure I still have some for Nothing,” Lundy said.
In keeping with the spirit of Route 66 the tour has no schedule, but will occur spontaneously as conditions warrant. However, Lundy will make appearances upon request. See daily photos and follow the tour at www.JTLundy.com, or on Twitter @JTLundy.
About J.T. Lundy
J.T. Lundy lives in Naperville, Illinois, where he writes novels and screenplays. A graduate of Indiana University, he also holds More >
“Living Healthy, God’s Way: The Secret of Acquiring a Healthy Life, God’s Way” by Anne Maingi
May 25th
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Psst! We’ve got a secret! It’s the answer to living healthy – “Living Healthy, God’s Way: The Secret of Acquiring a Healthy Life, God’s Way” by Anne Maingi.
Living Healthy, God’s Way: The Secret of Acquiring a Healthy Life, God’s Way by Anne Maingi
If you want to know the secret to a healthy lifestyle, the answer is to follow God’s way.
Don’t wait another minute to read the inspirational new book Living Healthy, God’s Way: The Secret of Acquiring a Healthy Life, God’s Way. We read books on diet, follow health fads, and enroll in fitness classes, but nothing ever seems to work. Then we are left feeling miserable, uncomfortable in our own skin, and locked in an endless battle with ourselves. Many just give up.
Did God create us to live an unhealthy life? Did He assume we would know how to take care of our bodies? If you have tried everything and nothing has worked, enter the path presented in Living Healthy, God’s Way. Your body – and soul – will thank you for it!
LIVING HEALTHY, GOD’S WAY: THE SECRET OF ACQUIRING A HEALTHY LIFE, GOD’S WAY (ISBN: 978-1-61897-854-7) is now available for $10.95 and can be ordered through the publisher’s website or More >
“Within Scope of Ascension: A Poetic Litany of Philosophies and Prose” by Vincent Shawn Augmon
May 24th
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Poetry and philosophy meld to shine a light on awareness in “Within Scope of Ascension: A Poetic Litany of Philosophies and Prose” by Vincent Shawn Augmon.
Within Scope of Ascension: A Poetic Litany of Philosophies and Prose by Vincent Shawn Augmon
Author Vincent Shawn Augmon hopes his book of poetry and prose will convey hope and will broaden our awareness of the world’s conditions. He would like the book to establish a common ground throughout cultures and reach out to people to acquire information, overcome ignorance, and make everyone more aware. To accomplish this, he writes on eclectic subjects so his work will appeal to a worldwide audience.
Within Scope of Ascension is a poetic litany of philosophies and prose that addresses a wide range of subjects on the human condition, both past and present. The author wants to encourage readers to exercise freedom of independent thought, while aiming to inspire patience, tolerance, and acceptance of others’ feelings, beliefs, and expressions.
The book presents a 300-year historical analysis of specific political, economic, cultural, and social agendas, as well as their effects on the human condition. Within Scope of Ascension was written to help forge a universal awareness that can fortify communication and empathy across More >
“Ghostdancer” by Ben Zeller
May 24th
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Ben Zeller’s “Ghostdancer” is a mystical, western thriller that does not fit the typical mold.
Ghostdancer by Ben Zeller
Anyone drawn to Westerns, mysteries, or tales bordering on the supernatural will be caught up in Ghostdancer. This hard-hitting novel is not your standard Western, nor is it historical. Instead, it is a mystery/thriller, an action/adventure story set on the Colorado/New Mexico border, where the author has lived for many years.
Jack Parnell Mackenzie is a troubled, would-be cowboy searching for his past. It is also the story of a young boy’s shame that stripped him of his sanity and set his life adrift. Set from 1905 to 1969, old Tom Sullivan has lived 80 years in mental darkness. His is a story of child abuse, reincarnation, and retribution for crimes cast in previous lives. When a peregrine falcon leads Jack into the secrets of a past life, he meets the exotic Ghostdancer and witnesses her death. Then young Tom appears to him as he was at the age of 13.
Will Jack Parnell find answers to life’s biggest questions? This stunning novel will get under your skin and won’t let you put it down.
GHOSTDANCER (ISBN: 978-1-62516-559-6) is now available for $15.95 and can be ordered More >
Care, Duck & Weave: A Story Written by Zoe Harvey About Being a Youth Care Worker
May 24th
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Caring for Our Children Is Our Highest Calling – “Care, Duck & Weave: A Story Written by Zoe Harvey About Being a Youth Care Worker.”
Care, Duck & Weave: A Story Written by Zoe Harvey About Being a Youth Care Worker
“All I can say to those that read this book, written in dedication to the youth I am now caring for, is to focus on helping these children strive toward a healthy, fulfilled, happy, and independent life. Work together as a team and treasure the precious moments. You will have some tough times, but we all know you need to go through the tough to get to the good. Life wasn’t meant to be easy,” says author Zoe Harvey.
If you love working with children who have issues and want to truly help shape the next generation, this incisive book was written for you! Being a youth worker has plenty of challenges as well as rewards, and these are all spelled out in Care, Duck & Weave.
The book was written to assist those entering a new career as a youth worker. It provides insight and a vivid account of the enormous joys, as well as the trials and tribulations of this rewarding More >
“The One Penny Orange Mystery” by Morris Ackerman
May 23rd
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Mystery novel, “The One Penny Orange Mystery” by Morris Ackerman, centers around the valuable world of stamp.
The One Penny Orange Mystery by Morris Ackerman
In this intriguing mystery, collectors jet across globe to nab million dollar stamp. The theft of a rare stamp that dates from colonial-era Mauritius ignites a worldwide search for its recovery in “The One Penny Orange Mystery” by Morris Ackerman.
Ackerman dives into the intrigue and passions that power the little known world of elite stamp collecting. In this mystery, several renowned collectors pursue an exceedingly rare stamp that was stolen during an auction in Washington, D.C. Valued at over $1 million, the coveted piece of postage comes from the remote island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, once a colonial island and now a tropical resort.
Like many valuable stamps, the one penny orange derives its exorbitant price from an engraver’s error. When the British wrested control of Mauritius from the French in the 19th century, the new government issued the eponymous orange stamp to mark the first colonial stamp issued outside of Britain.
The novel’s protagonist, Edward Postmark, a former colonial military attaché, returns to Mauritius and finds a copy of the one penny orange. He puts More >
“Good to Her” by Enid Harlow
May 23rd
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A bit of New York City history comes alive inside the Dinty Moore restaurant in “Good to Her” by Enid Harlow.
Good to Her by Enid Harlow
For over 50 years, Dinty Moore’s restaurant was a Manhattan legend before it finally closed in the early 1970s. Through its doors on West 46th Street passed such luminaries as Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, Walter Winchell and Damon Runyan.
The owner was James “Dinty” Moore, who gained earlier fame for thumbing his nose at the police during Prohibition. Good to Her is a historical literary novel set against the backdrop of the famed eatery. The story takes readers back to the days of Prohibition and the police raids on Moore’s establishment, often resulting in his compulsory appearance in court. Having fled the confines of a small town in Indiana, 20-year-old Sallie comes to New York with dreams of becoming an actress. She meets Nate, a 46-year-old successful New York businessman and Dinty Moore regular, who is instantly smitten with her.
Sallie often tells Nate how Good to Her he is. But Nate wonders about their relationship and their age difference. This exquisitely written period novel tells of a romance that seems to be too good to More >
“How the South Won the Civil War: And How It Affects Us Today” by Prof. Frank R. Barreca
May 23rd
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Insightful book looks at American politics since the Civil War in “How the South Won the Civil War: And How It Affects Us Today” by Prof. Frank R. Barreca.
How the South Won the Civil War: And How It Affects Us Today by Prof. Frank R. Barreca
In 1875, when Republican governors went back North after the Civil War, the 11 Confederate states elected Democrats to replace them. Each Southern state passed “Jim Crow” laws, virtually stopping any progress that black Americans made after the war, and enforced segregation policies for at least the next 75 years.
How the South Won the Civil War: And How It Affects Us Today discusses politics from the end of the war in 1865, to abolishing slavery during Reconstruction in the ten years that followed, to today’s mess in Washington, with approval ratings for Congress at one of the lowest levels ever. This incisive book examines the consequences of Democrat Party politics, its effects on blacks and Hispanics, and the political and religious leaders of these two groups. The book also explains how majority rule is often overruled by various minority groups to end up with policies that the majority might not want.
The book exposes the failings More >
