Böcker av Clint Adams

"e;Welcome to my last day. I am Joshua McKenzie, 16 years old. "e;I fluctuate between an internal rage at the ones I blame for me feeling like this, and sadness for myself for not being able to do anything about it. "e;I'm not really scared, just sort of numb, sadness overwhelms me, no one has been there for me and no one is going to be there for me now. I loop the noose; I kick the chair. Fade to black..."e; Joshua has been bullied to the point of suicide and in his final act wants those he feels are responsible to make things right. Share the journey of those left behind to deal with Joshua's suicide and come up with solutions to prevent this from happening to others.

Will McDonald meets a girl at a party at a lake-house who, once night has fallen, leads the young man into the secluded waters of the lake where together the couple then shares his first prolonged romantic encounter. Exhilarated the next day from his experience in the lake, Will and three friends find their fortunes changed when they are confronted suddenly by Jake and three new friends of the older kid's from prison. During the next twenty-four hours, the nefarious indulgences of an elite group of civic and business leaders of a nearby city, the efforts of survival by a young runaway and a clandestine U.S. Government program which is intended to compromise the legitimacy of political opponents worldwide will all have a direct impact on the futures of Will and his three friends. Taken from the headlines of the day, Dollar Lake will keep the reader astonished and in suspense right up until the last word.

Told from the actual events endured by the author while he lived at the first of the four boarding schools he attended as a youth, Boarding School is a fictionalized account of the friendships, the desperation, the constant presence of evil and the inspiring way in which the author succeeded in eventually rising above it all. Not for the faint of heart, the reader should be prepared for a hash story about an often ignored aspect of our culture.

The Seventh Ritual: a race for survival, a novel for adults based on a true storyA remarkable journey through fear, grit, discovery, forgiveness and triumph...with a few laughs in between.Synopsis"You must discover the cause of your unhappiness by the end of this year...or you will not live to see the next." Disgusted and disbelieving, 34-year old Paul Jacobson dismisses what he's told by a Greenwich Village psychic. Only days later, while running in the New York City Marathon, Paul's mind positions him back to a past he's never known. This journey begins the race for his life.

How in the world did fear ever become so popular, especially when it never should have existed in the first place? Why were we put here to do what we want, if we end up being too afraid to do it? In DON'T BE AFRAID OF HEAVEN, 13-year old Miguel Estes feels that being "scared to death," and having "the life scared out of me," are no longer just tired, old expressions.they've become part of a world-wide epidemic. Now rid of the fears that once paralyzed him, Miguel decides to help others eliminate theirs; he founds F.A.A.T. (Fear Ain't All That), an after-school group with his eccentric but wise Aunt Shirley. In its first meeting Miguel befriends Samantha, a girl diagnosed as having an exotic variety of phobias, fears, and anxieties. With a fierce determination, Miguel helps Samantha rid her life of one debilitating fear after another.Together, Miguel and Samantha learn much about life, fear, and death. Revelations from Aunt Shirley, and recurrent dreams of his brother Jorge (who already lives in heaven), also remind Miguel that "heaven is a far better place than here. It's nothing to be afraid of; it's the perfect place to be.everything about it is perfect."After undergoing a radical transformation, a stronger-than-ever-before Samantha, grows to be ill. As her condition worsens, Aunt Shirley informs Miguel that the greatest lesson he can possibly share with his dear friend is to help her be unafraid of going to heaven. Of course he's uncertain about accepting this task. But, paradoxically, it ends up being Samantha who teaches Miguel. Prior to leaving, Samantha feels only joy, excitement, and relief about her upcoming journey; Miguel, due to Samantha's experience, becomes unafraid of his own mortality. Samantha, now completely fearless, moves on; although left behind, Miguel celebrates Samantha's life as well as her death.DON'T BE AFRAID OF HEAVEN is the sequel to FEAR AIN'T ALL THAT, two multicultural fear-eliminating novels for teens.AUTHOR INFO:Born in Oakland, California, Clint Adams, now lives in Viareggio, Italy. Having authored numerous academic publications while at the Washington Post and McGraw-Hill, Clint now actively markets his two fear-eliminating novels for teens, FEAR AIN'T ALL THAT and its sequel, DON'T BE AFRAID OF HEAVEN.Before writing, Clint was a professional actor with over 100 credits in TV, film, and theatre.Clint earned a bachelor's degree in drama from the University of California at Berkeley, and his master's in marketing from San Francisco's Golden Gate University.

How in the world did fear ever become so popular, especially when it never should have existed in the first place? Why were we put here to do what we want, if we end up being too afraid to do it? For some who read FEAR AIN'T ALL THAT, learning to exist without fear is an option. For twelve-year old Miguel Estes, it's a necessity. Miguel happens to live with a fatal form of the skin-blistering disease E.B., yet believing he'll have a future is what sustains him. "The longer you keep your To Do list, the longer you'll have to hang around to get everything done," says Miguel's Aunt Shirley. Through his insightful aunt, through his dreams about his brother Jorge in heaven, and through the challenging lessons he's chosen to learn, Miguel is able to eliminate nearly every fear within him-all that's left is his mighty power of belief. In the end, Miguel is the ultimate victor; he realizes he's living life the way it was meant to be lived.without fear. FEAR AIN'T ALL THAT (review):In Fear Ain't All That, Clint Adams has crafted a beautiful, very touching book, full of wisdom about life: Becoming comfortable at being different; Dealing with anger; Staying with hope; And most important, creating one's own destiny.I couldn't put it down, and strongly recommend it to both young people and adults.- Carla Perez, M.D., 13-year talk show host, ABC-Radiopracticing psychiatrist for over thirty yearsFEAR AIN'T ALL THAT is the prequel to DON'T BE AFRAID OF HEAVEN, two multicultural fear-eliminating novels for teens.AUTHOR INFO:Born in Oakland, California, Clint Adams, now lives in Viareggio, Italy. Having authored numerous academic publications while at the Washington Post and McGraw-Hill, Clint now actively markets his two fear-eliminating novels for teens, FEAR AIN'T ALL THAT and its sequel, DON'T BE AFRAID OF HEAVEN.Before writing, Clint was a professional actor with over 100 credits in TV, film, and theatre.Clint earned a bachelor's degree in drama from the University of California at Berkeley, and his master's in marketing from San Francisco's Golden Gate University.