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Harvey Chernosky began telling bedtime stories in the early 1970s with the idea of teaching his children lessons in life. His story of "The Rabbit and the Road" cautioned his son and daughter to avoid the busy road upon which they lived. It was only when his grandchildren began begging for bedtime stories that he expanded his repertoire to include tales about stuffed animals and eating candy. He continues to relate mini-adventures which delight the girls and delay the inevitable, "now go to sleep."

As society moves toward cleaner and healthier choices for our bodies, shouldn't we be doing the same for our minds? Every day, we are force-fed toxic messages, clogging our minds, robbing us of the energy we need to remain inspired and motivated. Your mind deserves better. PSYCHED 31 is a one-month mental detox uniquely designed to inspire participants to face and overcome the daily obstacles that stand between us and our personal fulfillment in life. Each writing builds on the last, complete with a corresponding short film and prompt questions for further contemplation inspired by Dr. Henderson's many years of experience as a psychiatrist, his own personal success in overcoming depression and anxiety, and his life's passion for helping people find redemption beyond their pain.

A woman with a new spiritual awakening, eager to walk in her true purpose sets out to answer the questions she asked herself. Why is she here. Growing up was an emotional roller coaster for her on so many levels. An unusual book that covers the lifespan from childhood to the present. Using her relationship with God as a reference to her finding herself and loving who she has become. The journey continues for her as she begins to spread her wings as God intended her to.

Nothing can knock someone off their feet harder than discovering things about their family and their past they never knew existed. Cristian embarks on a journey to the Dominican Republic that will uncover the truth about his family and his ancestry he had no idea existed. His search for the truth will put his wife, his son, his career, and his very life at risk, as Cristian will stop at nothing on his quest to learn more about his past and his ancestry. Shocking secrets, unspeakable murder, lies, prison, and generations of failure will all be put to the test. Will Cristian find the truth he is looking for? Will the search for the truth lead to his own death?

Lola, a parrot who fancies herself "The Queen of Green and Broccoli", tells of her experiences at Birdie Camp. There she meets the resident parrot, Fritzi, who is full of ideas for his dinner theater, The Theater of the Absurd Bird". Visiting pets, most of whom are rescues, often join the cast while their families travel. Fun, adventure, and an array of good food await at Birdie Camp.

Turned Upside Down in an aviation thriller of epic proportions. Electromagnetic interference and laser attacks, both, domestic and international, have the entire aviation community on high alert. Unlike any aviation security threats they've ever encountered before, Special Agents Maggie Stewart, Lee Stanton and Michael Guerra, are battling terrorist assaults beyond their wildest imagination. International chaos and outrage are quickly becoming a diplomatic nightmare for the United States. Will the terrorists causing these heinous and deadly acts be caught before they strike again? The aviation community has been turned upside down by these targeted acts. And through it all Agent Stewart's world is being turned upside down too.

A family is slapped with a strange lawsuit and two brothers Danny Peters and Michael Peters are going threw their fathers business papers and find a gun with news clippings of a high school shot and it appears their older brother Norman Peters owned the gun and mover evidence turns up he is. The problem facing the Danny the girl who was shot, and wounded was the girl he loved. Bad memories for Danny. But brothers decide to get rid of gun. Bu chance Danny meets his old girlfriend and she explains she has moved on and wants to finish a comic book the stated years ago. He agrees as a call comes in there was a break in at the boat the family owns and as Danny arrives, he learns Michael shot Norman with same gun. Michael thought Norman was breaking in. Tough problems ahead.

Dabney discovers her company is dumping toxic waste in her favorite forest. When she reports this atrocity to her boss, he fires her--sending Dabney on a bizarre and dangerous journey through the Heart of the Godz forest and the Magick contained within. Will she be open to accept and receive what Magick has to offer her?Bella Rayne's The Fate of Magick is perfect for readers of fantasy and suspense. When creativity and imagination bring forth a story, there is no ignoring what wants to come forward. Like Dabney and Bella, will you be ready for Magick to show up in your world?

"Over the sixteen years that Donald Shandler lived in a small cramped apartment behind his father's candy store, he became increasingly aware of the humiliating differences that separated his family from others. He saw himself as an outlier, someone with no significant social, economic, or cultural affiliations. And he yearned for a different life. Like many first generation Americans, he discovered that education would offer him a path forward. Follow him on his journey from failing out of college on his first attempt, to finishing his career with a Ph.D. from Ohio State University and serving as Assistant Vice President of Graduate Programs and Adult Education at Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia. From desperately wanting to "cross to the other side of the street" as a teenager, Donald Shandler accomplished that goal on many levels with accelerating achievements. Along the way he relinquished his status as outlier. After decades of rich and varied life experiences, a 50+-year marriage, family and a wonderful retirement home he is now experiencing a burst of affirmations. In addition, he has finally relinquished years of remorse and regret, achieving a sense of peace and reconciliation. And, while Donald's memoir comes to an end, his life goals and aspirations not only continue and accelerate. Fasten your seatbelts. The best is yet to come"--

Things are not what they seem to be. If history repeats itself, then we may find out that what we perceive as reality today will be obsolete in the future. We no longer believe that the world is flat. We no longer worship the sun or the moon and the stars. We no longer worship the God of love or the God of war, the multiple gods. Most of us worship one God and there are 4,200 different ideas of who this God is and what He does. Everyone wants certainty. We want it to be the way we believe it is so we don't have to think about it. But, we live in an uncertain world. Should we embrace uncertainty? Should we take back control of our lives and be responsible for our own decisions? Are we stagnated and unable to move forward into a better life because of our beliefs? Maybe it is time for us to adapt to our new conscious mind, to think and analyze. There are so many possibilities that we can't even conceive of simply because we don't try. Are we all wrong and our future will not be anything like it is today? Join the author on his continuing journey to find himself in a lost and chaotic world. The only thing for certain is that we are uncertain and there will always be something more.

A new law is coming to town, and its name is VENGEANCE!As the governorship of the province of Nordia is seized by a narcissistic despot, the Fight for Right Provincial Chapter finds itself on the receiving end of reprehensible persecution. Out of the struggle for justice and equity arises a faction that has broken apart from the Province Chapter of Fight for Right, called "Knights of Justice". Led by a charismatic but wrathful young minister named Steiphen Silas, the Knights use aggressive rhetoric and barbaric violence in their attempt to attain moral propriety. The clash of the provincial government, Fight for Right, the Knights of Justice and the provincial commonfolk results in a great disturbance of an otherworldly nature, the results of which could conceivably doom and consume the entire province of Nordia...for good! And yet there may be one hope. Just when all seems to be lost, North America's most famous superheroes of the third millennium -- the Night Crusaders -- ride their hovercycles into the province of Nordia, just in time. But the superb duo has quite the challenge ahead of them. The Night Crusaders eventually discover they are the only ones standing between vacuous followers of dubious leaders and the forces corroding the province. With colliding powers and bloodshed on one side and mystic stabilizing forces on the other, is there any hope that the Night Crusaders can quell the impending doom? Can Nordia be saved, and in time?

Want to know more about the life and times of Ronald Dee McDaniel, born June 3, 1942. He was born in Dodge City, Kansas and is the first child of six children born to Enve McDaniel and Mae Louise (Buck) McDaniel. This book covers his life from his birth to January 2020. It covers three generations before and three generations after him. Also, incorporated in this book are his mother's memoirs (Mae Louise (Buck) McDaniel. She was born May 10, 1922 in Garfield, Kansas. Her memoirs were written in her own words with very very few grammar changes. It covers things that happened in her life from her childhood to shortly before her death on January 1,2014. There are several pictures of people that are several generations back and documents, such as death certificate, marriage license, birth certificates and etc. are included.

DOES GOD STILL MOVE IN THE CHURCH TODAY?Jesus said "I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it!We see a confusing picture of church in the world today! And yet, as we see in this book, God's promises remain true. The beauty, and the victory, and the power of God's holy people that we find in the Scriptures through their faith in Jesus, the Christ, the Son of the living God and their obedience to his Word has been manifest down through the ages and is available to us today!God has always dealt with a remnant, a power plant within what the world may see as "Christianity". That power plant, in a very quiet way is what really moves things! The only thing that has kept the world from absolute corruption and consequent destruction until now is that Glorious Church that the world does not see nor comprehend. When it is taken out, the world will very quickly deteriorate and self-destruct. My examples of what God has done through the church are; the church during the Roman persecution, the church of the Reformation, the church that was instrumental in the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the church in Communist China that multiplied tenfold from the bottom up in the most severe persecution. The church in a prison and the church in a mine are two unusual examples.Our Lord had a great burden to convey to his contemporaries and to us the urgency of being ready for his coming. Especially in the last part of his ministry he used many everyday examples to teach and prepare us. A key verse showing what was on his heart is in Luke 21:36, "Watch you therefore and pray always that you be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man." This book is written for those who truly want to be a part of that Glorious Church!

Enchanting Original Tales about the Celebration of ChristmasContained in this book are ten unique stories relating to the celebration of the Christmas season. Some are fanciful, while others are more realistic, but each has its own message and ideas for thought and reflection. These tales have their settings in a wide diversity of locations, such as Bethlehem, Austria, modern America, ancient America, and the North Pole. This gives great variety to the stories which creates more interest and pleasure for the reader. The Christmas holidays are very special for people throughout the Christian world. It is a time of joy, of happiness, of sharing, of spending moments together with family and friends. The tales in this book have been written to reflect this unique period of the year and also with the intention to create enjoyment for the young as well as the older generation. It is anticipated that the stories may be shared as people gather together with loved ones at this wonderful festive season. Accompanying these stories are twenty-five charming illustrations which add increased delight and interest to the tales. These pictures are masterfully created to bring to life many of the happenings in the narratives. It is the hope of the author that these Tales of Christmas will bring joy and pleasure to all readers.

God specializes in the supernatural. This book was birthed out of a supernatural encounter with God. You will discover that this is not an ordinary word search puzzle book. This book was created to bring honor and glory to God spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. This is the word of God in puzzle form.These one of a kind word search puzzles were created using the King James Version of the bible with the exception of a few. As you partake in this journey through this biblical word search book, you will enjoy various bible stories from Genesis to Revelation. As you read the scriptures and work through each puzzle, it is my prayer that you will be empowered, refreshed, challenged, strengthened in the things of God, and blessed beyond measure.ALL HONOR AND GLORY TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST"I love it when a citizen of the kingdom figures out their life's purpose. It can be quite puzzling. After taking the time to look through this amazing piece of work and the testimony behind it, I believe that Alethea hit the bull's eye in discovering God's purpose for her life. This book is amazing! It's challenging and at the same time rewarding. What a great way to exercise mentally and spiritually...." --Pastor Montonio S. Weatherall

A small book with a big message.Painting, Passion and the Art of Life is an inspirational, artistic journey that will change the way you think and feel about your own gifts, your purpose and your impact on the world around you.These meditations on painting and drawing contain universal messages on work, love and life. Readers don't have to be artists to connect with this moving collection of personal stories; we all have our own unique gifts to share.Clear, inspiring, and short, the book is divided into 5 parts -- each section covering an aspect of the gift of creativity. Organized into concise segments (some only a paragraph or a few, impactful sentences long) this book is also filled with imaginative and quirky illustrations taken directly from the author's sketchbooks.Bledsoe devotes much of Painting, Passion and the Art of Life to God, spirituality and the pursuit of higher meaning. It encourages the use of our talents for a purpose beyond the commercial value of our gifts.Painting, Passion and the Art of Life gives creative people of all ages the motivation and enthusiasm to cultivate their gifts, share their talents, and recognize their place in the fellowship of life. These heartwarming stories will inspire the reader to embrace their purpose, and to recognize the profound impact that dedication, faith and vision has on family, friends and all those who connect with us.MICHELE BLEDSOE is a self-taught artist and has been exhibiting her paintings and drawings in galleries for over 20 years. She is the co-author and illustrator of The Secret Kingdom - a children's book of paintings and poetry, and the illustrator of Lemon Bee and Other Peculiar Tales by author, Patricia Lynn Dompieri. Michele and her husband, artist Richard Bledsoe, live and paint happily together in Phoenix, Arizona.

A new born baby with no mother or father claiming her, was given to a couple in a farming community in Cedar Grove, Missouri. They named her Elizabeth Ann Morgan, she was their pride and joy. They registered her name in the church bible, and in time, the one room school. She was a beautiful toddler, curly brown hair and blue eyes. Her parents had dark hair and brown eyes, but the small community of people noticed, but said nothing about it, if she was adopted? When Elizabeth started school she advanced quickly in reading and writing. She loved everything about school. Miss Jeeters became a friend, they spent after school time together, and she was hoping that Elizabeth would go to school past the eighth grade. There was no transportation to take the students to the country schools. Allen Morgan, her pa, was a dreamer, he had trouble keeping the farm going. He would spend hours thinking about the gold mining towns. He wanted to join the wagon train going to Colorado in May 1894, Elizabeth would be turning 14 in the summer. This move would change their lives forever....

Medenva and Rysa fell in love with an Athenque woman. She married Rysa, and their children were born with the gift of magic. They built a magnificent kingdom, but over the centuries, the children of Rysa grew arrogant and lazy. Their knowledge and wisdom failed but their pride did not. Under King Taelfa, the Rys enslaved the Med, and the decline of the kingdom continued. Recognizing their crime in the reign of Taelfa's grandson, the Rys surrendered to Med. For a hundred and fifty years, the Rys accepted virtual slavery as their just punishment. When a malicious attack seems to strike a blow for Rys freedom, Zheann Sevem is called away from teaching Rys children herbal magic to help the Med catch the killer. Together with Captain Garesherick Moln, commander of the Med forces in Jitherick, she discovers that the prime suspects have fled to the east. Zheann insists on going with the captain, to protect him from her people, and to stop them from finding an ally that will enslave the Med once again or kill them.

The author takes us on a different journey of the Israeli Palestinian conflict, focusing on each society's responses to the political and military events. It provides a very different perspective that gives the reader a better understanding of the obstacles to overcome in the search for the resolution of this conflict, one of the most intractable of the last 100 years.The author manages to make the book relevant for readers with little knowledge of the conflict itself, as well as for those with a deeper knowledge and understanding of the issues. A must read for those who wish to understand the conflict in its sociological context.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1960, and even before he assumed the office, he was consumed with many dramatic, and potentially threatening events, that would have a major impact on America. The Incipient Provocateur is an historical fiction, that addresses the stresses that America and its citizens endured during much of the 1960s.The new countries of South and North Vietnam, were created in 1954 at a Geneva conference, in which the country of Vietnam was split, due to incessant internal disruptions and fighting within the country; as mostly the northern part of the country attacked the south. The splitting of Vietnam into two countries did not repair the region's internal turmoil. North Vietnam became aligned with Communist China and the Soviet Union, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States. Immediately after the split, President Eisenhower provided financial assistance to the South, to counter a continuation of the pre-split Communist military escalations of the North against the South. Fighting was constant and unceasing. When President John F. Kennedy assumed office, in 1960, he increased the funding to the South, and soon sent military aides to assist and train the South's military forces. The conflict continued to escalate and in 1963, the year Kennedy was assassinated, the United States began sending American Air Force pilots, helicopters and planes to South Vietnam, to help quell the North's initiation of an increasing number of airstrikes and bombings into the South's villages. The pressures applied by the Communist North forces on the South, caused President Lyndon Johnson, who assumed the office of President in late 1963, after Kennedy's assassination, to soon begin sending American military fighting forces, to fight alongside and support the Southern soldiers, and soon supplant the South's overmatched military. With the number of American soldiers being needed to fight in South Vietnam growing rapidly, the United States was forced to increase the number American men being drafted into the military. This was the beginning a major rift in America.The mounting internal division in America, presented in many ways, but with young men being drafted to fight in Vietnam, a country most Americans knew relatively little about or even had an interest in, the internal turmoil in the U.S. escalated. The emotional uproar that the war and the draft created, rapidly produced many schisms among American citizens of all ages. Matt Lyons and Roger Makowski were both college freshman, who had envisioned successful professional futures after college. The escalating threats of being drafted, if a male student could not maintain a high enough grade point average, would place them in a group below the requirements of a 2-S draft status and now they could be drafted, then sent to Vietnam, and potentially die there. Many new antiwar groups started during those days, who solicited young men, fearful of being drafted and against the Vietnam War. These groups marched, spoke out against America and accentuated the internal rift. The burdens of college skyrocketed the worries about the draft and the war in Vietnam, as it forced young men in America to make appropriate decisions to enhance their chances of achieving successful futures. Both Matt and Roger will need to choose mentors, who can assist them along the correct pathways to survive and prosper.

Chloe Chantel is an artist who lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans and is descended from a long line of Voodoo Queens. She is approached by a stranger who makes an odd request. The man offers to pay Chloe $50,000 to paint a self-portrait. After Chloe agrees, her most famous ancestor comes to her in a dream and reveals the stranger's ulterior motive. When Chloe completes the portrait, she is again hounded by the handsome Adrien Simpkin, a homicide detective with the NOPD. Chloe realizes she will have to use all the powers that she inherited from her ancestors if she hopes to survive the strangers evil plot, and to escape Detective Simpkin's efforts to have her prosecuted for the murders of three missing wealthy men.

I am the product of estrangement. My childhood journey finds a heart-wrenching repetition in the present. Adult child estrangement is a lesson in the power of the human spirit. It is amazing how the willingness to survive can deliver us to a sense of purpose. This is a story about the search for personal truth. It is raw and honest. I openly discuss the debilitating circumstances that brought me to my knees. I share the grave moments when I lost myself because I allowed someone else to define me. It is a tale that finds me rising from the ashes with the discovery of how to proceed in kindness. I find meaning in everything, even if it's as simple as a good cup of coffee.Readers Say: Intense, raw, insightful and thoughtful. - ALA heart-rending story of abuse, neglect, and love along with the complexities that challenge our understanding of these relationships. - KFA difficult journey with a reflective voice. Christine's words and phrases are eloquent and worth sharing with anyone who has struggled through addiction, abuse, and rejection. - BFAmazing dictation. The silence has been spoken. It has been put into words that needed to be expressed. Bigger than estrangement. Words of authority. The right of a parent. Revealing what she could no longer bear. - MSGripping. I ran the gamut of emotions as my empathetic soul was on overload. I picked it up to read, and couldn't put it down until I was finished. - AK

It's New York City in the early '90s when Trevor Morrow--a sharp, intuitive private detective who struggles with alcoholism--finds himself embroiled in the death of his former lover. Trevor is a gay black man whose brilliant career on the NYPD force comes screeching to a halt following years of homophobic taunts and humiliation from senior and fellow officers. Hoping to spare his father's reputation as a Superior Court judge, Trevor steps out on his own to focus his detective talents on helping others when the police can't or won't--and to save his own bacon. Trevor soon discovers that personal betrayal will be the least of his problems as the story escalates with accusations of the integral part he supposedly played in not only the murder of his ex but of criminal corruption within the NYPD. The Loss of Love and Truth is a gripping action-based mystery that will forever break the stereotypical portrayal of gay black men.

It all started with a message appearing on my tablet from an institute I had never heard of wanting to talk to me about a totally undefined job. Based on the subject line of 'Professional Services Opportunity', my first thought was that it was just another get-rich-quick spam. Had I followed my initial instinct to hit delete without opening it, things would have worked out very differently for me--very differently indeed. But I did read it, and I was intrigued.It's usually impossible to pinpoint the precise moment when the course of your entire life is irrevocably changed, but in this case, it was the exact moment I selected open. That single, simple action was one of the most important things that I have ever done. With it began my journey to adventure, romance, immortality, and infamy. I would gain a new world and lose everything I held dear in this one. Thanks to whatever gods there be, I did.