Böcker utgivna av Austin Macauley

"Who am I really?" That is the burning question that absorbs the mind of young Millie even as her talent for writing folklore is discovered and nurtured. She becomes something of a celebrity in her village in the heart of rural Trinidad as her stories get published in the newspapers. "If only her real daddy would see them and be moved to make himself known to her!" That's her most fervent wish. How that would affect her life and the life of others is not of immediate concern. Her mother's stubborn reticence to reveal his identity is beyond her comprehension.Her ambition is to become a teacher, but romance gets in the way, and she marries and goes to live in Sangre Grande. There, she picks up clues that she hopes will lead her to the identity of her real father.Her experiences make her realize that society's prejudice against illegitimacy has its roots in religious practices which she would like to change. She also must develop ways of coping with a difficult situation as her marriage is in jeopardy.

Walter's freshman year at a top Engineering School wasn't what he had hoped for. Academic success was a given but wasn't college supposed to be about freedom, drugs and wild sex? This was 1969 after all. But as Walter laments "freshman year was just OK, I somehow missed out on that sex thing."Walter was hoping sophomore year will be his MVP season. Regrettably it wasn't, it was a nothing, in fact it was The Year that Didn't Exist. The story opens with Walter's big mistake: securing off-campus housing with two roommates he finds intolerable. One chapter details his accidental meeting, and getting stoned with Jane and Tom H. They, activist-celebrities, on their way to a Vietnam protest rally at the Tute, Tom being the keynote speaker.Several chapters are devoted to his introduction and obsession with recreational drugs, pot, hashish, LSD and Ludes. How he meets his first girlfriend, the result of a bet, as to who would score better on a biology test, is thoroughly, but not graphically detailed. And finally, the only real highlight of his meaningless year, teaming up with drug buddy Strappa and winning a collegiate bowling championship, provides a humorous ending to the saga. The Year that Didn't Exist should strike chords that ring true in almost everyone and hopefully transport the reader back to their college days, days perhaps simpler and likely filled with unbound optimism.

Bubbles the Unicorn has always felt different to everyone else, but never really felt unwelcome before, thanks to other unicorns like Mommy and teacher. But what happens when they notice not everyone feels like Mommy? Should Bubbles do what others think they should, or should Bubbles worry about being true to themself?What happens when what makes Bubbles happy doesn't make others happy, too? Is it fair for other unicorns to decide who Bubbles is, even when that's not how Bubbles feels? Luckily, there are adults that care as much about what's right as they do Bubbles, and they stand up for what they believe in and give Bubbles a voice.

In this wonderous and relatable majestic land, when life becomes difficult, he appears. Who am I referring to? Well, the Burgundy Tiger of course. He is the kind of mild mannered, angelic cat that oozies out kindness, love, and peace. Whenever he is around everything miraculously becomes better. As you enter the Burgundy Tiger's imperial world, you will be mesmerized by his splendid beauty and captivated by his goodness. But best of all, you will be amazed by the way he displays his unselfish acts of goodwill. Why? Because he is the one and only Burgundy Tiger. Come and journey with him.

After almost 50 years of battling an unwanted sexual identity that had promised him an afterlife in hell, Greg made the decision to give up the fight in 2019. Decades of depression and aversion/reparative "ex-gay" therapy - which consisted of sniffing dog feces while thumbing through cologne magazine ads and participating in awkward "gay men's basketball" bonding sessions - had landed Greg in two separate mental hospitals, leaving him disillusioned and suicidal and with a choice that had to be made.However, 'coming out' had its costs.

Kraut is historical fiction centered in Germany between 1928 and 1950. The plot grew from actual accounts told by a Canadian woman reflecting on her life. From the vantage point of Northern Ontario in 2008, the protagonist, Anna Muller, remembers growing up in Leipzig. As a young girl, Anna displays qualities that set her apart from others her age. Then emerging from the shelter of an artistic family and the protection of her father, Anna moves to the salon of her surrogate aunt, Frieda, to begin an apprenticeship as a beautician. However, Tante Frieda identifies Anna's talent and trains her for much more than cutting hair. Anna's character is revealed through dangerous missions with the underground resistance, as well as, her poignant relationships. Irrevocably altered by the storm of betrayal, violence, and loss during the war years, Anna develops the skills necessary to survive not only the advent of Hitler and the Third Reich as they thrust the world into war; but also, the postwar conditions which intensify and prolong the suffering of the German populace and take Anna from Leipzig across Checkpoint Charlie into West Germany. Struggling amidst subterfuge and military dominance, Anna eventually escapes the labyrinth and finds her way to Canada. Kraut explores still relevant themes such as propaganda, racism, and women's rights through the daily experiences of the characters. From these descriptions and historical information, we can better understand the following two underpinning questions: How were the Nazis able to come to power in such a civilized western culture; and secondly, how did the holocaust occur unchecked by the German populace? Perhaps readers will think about parallels today in our world of broken economies and diminished confidence due to the pandemic. Ultimately, however, Kraut is a compelling story about a German woman who not only survives the atrocities of the Second World War, but who continues to live with dignity and passion.

Bibles and Cigars are questions of why: Why Luxury? Why pain? Why Animosity? More importantly, Why Salvation?We crave and understand what we see. It is the definition of finding ways through life and adjusting through meanings with time, energy, and shadows. With Light comes happiness, and with time comes experiences. With poetry comes self-indulgence with the luxury of life, which explains what we are doing and meant to do. Bibles and Cigars is a pleasure-seeking book that describes our sins, mistakes, and desires in many different ways to understand our growth in life.

Captain Murphy and his loyal crew set out on a swashbuckling adventure to save their ship. In search of the legendary Treasure of the Fifolet, they will fight their way through bounty hunters and crocodiles. Can Captain Murphy find the treasure and save his crew? Will they survive their encounter with the ghostly Fifolet that guards their prize?

Writing is the most unusual way to create. I have always been used to painting where materials such as brushes, canvas, and colors are at hand. Everything has a tactile quality about it, but writing is the opposite. It is more cerebral. You are dealing with words colliding with each other in your mind trying to make sense of them. But this can be more liberating, especially in a children's book where anything goes. Nero in the Land of Nut is a play on words so convoluted and over-lapping it becomes infectious and incorrigible. At some point, the reader laughs hilariously in his/her attempts to make sense of it all. It reminds us of life itself and how serious we take things, when all the while, life just wants to laugh.

Zeinab grew up mute, deaf, and with few memories about her past. She finds herself alone with a camel in an abandoned village in the desert. She struggles on a long journey to educate herself in faraway kingdoms to find a job at the king's castle. Love must be not blind; to discover her entity, a prince should see her real soul. But before the arrival of the stunning beauty, Princess Belkis, she has to disappear, and another calling awaits her.

Scott, a young boy, lives with his mother, father, and Cody, their Alaskan Husky, in rural Texas. Scott and Cody often went fishing nearby their house; Scott was a great fisherman, and his dog was always with him. Cody protected Scotty whenever trouble occurred; he often turned bulls or cows away from Scotty. But on this particular afternoon, Cody could not fight off the extra-terrestrial being that surrounded them when they were returning home after having caught an enormous fish!A huge spaceship appeared right behind them, and they were quickly abducted by several beings! They went missing for several weeks and the authorities had searched everywhere for Scotty and Cody. There was no clue as to what was behind their disappearance!After their return, his parents had a tough time believing Cody's story; he landed at a psychiatrist's office. This was very disturbing for Cody, but much to his mother's surprise, months later, she found a very strange looking map which was well hidden in Scotty's drawers. It was finally revealed that the abduction had really taken place!

Gertie dreamed about the day when Kelley would pull up to her yard and take her away to some new and exciting place. But before she could do that, something wonderful happened, and she met Willard. She felt captivated by the interest he had taken in her. At last, she was beginning to feel important. She had never felt so special, not since she was a little girl back home with her papa. Not only was she impressed by the dark tan on his arms from hoeing tobacco long hours every day in the blazing sun, but also the masculinity of his form left her dazzled. Indeed, she wanted him to come again.

2013Olivia discovers letters and a painting by her uncle William, an artist and WWII bombardier who vanished after being shot down over France just before D-Day. Inexplicably compelled, Olivia begins a personal quest to discover William's fate.1943William says goodbye to his new wife, Maddie, a concert pianist in New York City, and joins the RAF to battle the Nazis in occupied Europe. He quickly comes to regret the death and devastation wrought by his bombing missions, in sharp contrast to his times on leave, painting landscapes of the English countryside. Unexpectedly, William is recruited as an agent for the Special Operations Executive by a mysterious woman at a manor in the Cotswolds and leaves for the Scottish Highlands. Based on her family connections with the Underground, Maddie embarks on her own treacherous journey that leads her to join the French Resistance in Paris. The Last Vanishing Point is a compelling love story of mystery and intrigue, and of how the power of art and the enduring bonds of family can heal trauma and loss. The reader is transported through historical details and the author's cinematic writing style will take you to another time and place where a heartfelt and timeless story unfolds.

While poetry allows a reader to gain different perspectives, this work of poetry will delve into the darkness of mental illness as well as the search for enlightenment. It is written with the hope that it touches the heart, soul, and mind of those who choose to examine it, all while it allows a person to examine themselves.

The story takes place at a picturesque inn on Orchard Lake in southeast Michigan. It features the couple who own the inn and seven very different, interesting, flawed and sometimes funny characters who all come together to help and support each other through the pandemic. Several minor characters also round out the story and provide depth and perspective to the novel. Actual pandemic developments interwoven with the fictional story add a high degree of realism.This first novel for Leland is a carefully researched book which magnificently weaves together the events of the 2020 pandemic with gripping fictional events, dynamic believable characters, engrossing dialogue, and vividly beautiful descriptions. The novel provides a realistic but surprising answer to how life proceeds in the "After-Times."

Vanishing Voices is neither a work of fiction nor a factual account of events in the French artistic world between 1900 and 1960, but instead falls somewhere in between. The 'star' of this story is the prodigiously talented but short-lived French composer Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), who left a small but significant legacy that leaves one to wonder what might have been had she lived even a few more years.Naturally, a story of Lili must include her sister Nadia, arguably the most famous music teacher of all time, as well as the likes of composers and musicians of the era - Debussy, Schmitt, Fauré, Ravel, etc.One of the few fictional characters in the tale is the pianist Claude-François Beaudoin, but even he is based in fact. His life and career are modeled on that of Paul Wittgenstein, who had lost his right arm in the First World War but carried onward as a left-handed pianist. Claude-François serves as the narrator of our tale and, in one of the few departures into pure fiction, the two fall in love, but cannot go far, as Lili's health is too precarious.

As a child growing up in California E.H. Williams wondered why Uncle Roy became a kinder person around Okey. Later she learned their touching history and felt compelled to share their true story about friendship.During World War II when much of the world was falling apart, Okey and Roy showed that kindness and decency still existed. Their real-life story will inspire you!After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, a shocking order by the U.S. government forced all people of Japanese origin from the West Coast to Relocation Camps.Everything they owned was sold at a fraction of its value or put in the care of others. Over 120,000 people spent the war in tar-papered army-style barracks even though they were American citizens.When the war was over, many of the Japanese Americans found that they had lost their homes and businesses because deceitful people stole their property. Many had to start again with nothing.Roy and Okey's story shows personal integrity, and what it means to be a real American through hard times!

Poetry can be healing. It can break the heart and heal it. Let it touch you and you'll feel it. The scars here are real, but may it guide you through your own struggles, let you see that you're not alone, show solidarity, and, at the end, provide you hope.

The N Z Small Business Owners Handbook is an essential guide for the over 500,000 small business owners in New Zealand. This practical and comprehensive book offers clear and actionable insights that every owner and stakeholder needs to understand in order to succeed. While many small business owners are skilled at working in their business, they often neglect the crucial task of working on their business due to their busy schedules. This can lead to exponentially increased risks and missed opportunities. Simply working harder is not the answer - knowing how to work on your business is critical. This book offers an easy-to-understand solution, using the analogy of the popular game 'snakes and ladders.' Just like in the game, business life can be full of ups and downs. This handbook provides a clear roadmap to help navigate the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities that arise. Whether you are an established business owner or just starting out, this handbook is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to thrive in the dynamic and ever-changing world of small business. With practical advice, real-world examples, and clear action steps, the N Z Small Business Owners Handbook is the ultimate guide to achieving success and realizing your business dreams.

Two people who fell in love unexpectedly and living worlds apart. Both grew up facing different, but similar challenges with their families. A chance meeting at popular fitness facility would lead to more meetings. Friends at first, and neither wanting to let the other know they had stronger feelings than friendship. Distance would eventually separate them, but the love they had would bring them together. Time and distance would take a toll on them, but their love never wavered.

Transport yourself to Transylvania in the 14th century with this thrilling novel that combines fantasy, horror, and romance. With lords, dukes, duchesses, vampires, and pirates, this book has something for everyone!Lord Armando, tired of his fruitless relations and visits to the tavern, finds himself drawn into the dangerous world of vampire slaying. Lady Roseabella, the eldest daughter of a duke and a duchess, longs to break free from her castle and explore the world beyond. And Garrett, Armando's cousin, gets lost in the vampire life, leading to unexpected consequences.But the characters don't stop there. Meiga, the cook for the count's castle, creates succulent meals that will make your mouth water. And her granddaughter, little Saige, possesses a powerful gift that will eventually help in the fight against the thirsty vampires.This gripping and intense read will have you on the edge of your seat, balancing vampire fights with steamy romance and a classic nobility. And with strong themes of devotion and love for family, you'll find yourself falling in love with the characters as they navigate the treacherous world of Transylvania.