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Lori Revised Edition is a book about addiction, pain and victory. Lori is a fighter and by the blood of the Lamb, she wins. Lori is my pretty and brave redhead sister. She is famous to someone. God made her unique and one of a kind. Lori loves pink and is a masterpiece. Lori struggled with addiction and has an urgent story to share. "I am a sinner. I am sorry for my sins. Abba, please forgive me." Lori exposes sin, grace, and hope by the loyal love of Jesus. No one grows up wishing to be an addict. Addiction is hell on earth and it annihilates. It starts with a spark of wine and turns into a raging fire consuming everything in its path. Satan is a liar and a fake. Alcohol is poison and hides in the bubbles of sweet champagne. Some of the things she did drunk are too painful to mention. Her urge to drink was deep within her soul. Addiction damages her physically, mentally, and spiritually and the devil would tell her she is not worthy. She got invited to church and the preacher''s message spoke about miracles and redemption. The greatest hope is salvation. Sing a new song. Go bananas for God! You are the apple of his eye. Play the tambourine and shake the maracas. The world left her broken and only God can bring eternal bliss in her life. Loved by a King and rescued from the lies of the enemy...Lori lives. God gives her "beauty for ashes" and bouquets of roses and spreads the perfume of love and wildflowers of grace. "I ask God every morning to use me and my story as a blessing and strength to hopeless people. I wish to invite all who read this to welcome God into your life, and no matter where you have been or what you have done, you are loved by our King and forgiven. Our God is an awesome God, and he will transform your heart and be there every step of the way. I believe in miracles!" - Lori

This is my second book. It is a "Biblically Legalistic" look at today''s Christians. It contains over 115 Biblical references. Three titles represent three different views of how Christianity got to where it is now. The Apple Effect is what happened. Satan seduced Adam and Eve, and we have been piling up the sin debt for four thousand years. The Apple Effect refers to those things we inherit from our ancestors-like the curse of Nimrod, the father of idolatry and walled cities and warfare. Heaven''s Gate and the Apple Effect: Buyer Beware takes a biblical look at today''s Christian and their walk according to the Bible. It''s a prophetic warning: to repent daily and follow God''s Word in all things.

The Wisdom of Wild Places... The magnificent Southwest Desert is endlessly fascinating to Toni the quilter and her husband. They love the light and shadow, colors and contrasts-and of course, they enjoy being surrounded by wildlife. One day, Toni's husband finds orphaned quail eggs and brings them home. Toni knows how to make inspiring quilts, but how can her creativity help these wild creatures? She delves deep into ancestral wisdom and the quail begin to thrive. Will her quail chicks ever meet their wild family? This tender, beautifully illustrated story illuminates how humanity is linked with wild nature and offers a gentle lesson about stewardship.

Level of Trance is based on true events that take place in the voodoo world. Many won't admit those events, however, I am here to shed light just on a small part of it. Level of Trance is about two young men name Keon and Johnny, who use voodoo to enslave as many females as possible by hypnotizing them into unconsciousness. Once these girls found themselves in this dark room, they are physically able to respond to any command these young men request. Yet, one girl named Camryn was unable to be fully hypnotized into unconsciousness. Camryn was aware of everything that was taking place, watching what was happening, but powerless to change anything until she runs into Samir, who is obsessed with OBE. Samir helps her put an end to everything. How Human Am I explains a journey of a young girl named Nora who was abducted by some alien race, she manages to escape the new world she was brought into by using her imagination and feelings. When Nora wakes up in this strange world, she did not agree with what was going on, but realized that she will not be able to take down an army or an alien race by herself and their advanced technologies. Nora then decided to focus all her energy on going back to earth to be with her family again.

THUNDER: Stories From the First Tour is a riveting account from a combat helicopter pilot during the period of the most intense combat for American forces during the Vietnam War to include Tet of 1968. Climb into the front seat of a combat assault UH-1 helicopter with Jack, and experience the intense fear and exhilaration of flying through a hail of bullets to save dying men. The intensity of the action is only matched by the gravity of the situation at this crucial time in the war. Jack takes you from his arrival in-country with an Assault Helicopter Company; where, on his first night in Vietnam, the only thing he had to defend himself with was a single, silver .38 caliber bullet. The journey from "peter pilot" to being "Blue One" as a Platoon Commander and, finally, as an Assault Helicopter Company Operations Officer in the highlands of Vietnam will keep you on the edge of your seat as Jack flies into one terrifying situation after another. Feel the sense of power thundering through the skies of Vietnam where you know any moment could be your last. Read about the top secret SOG missions into Laos and Cambodia where small Special Forces teams battle against huge odds along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. You are there when Jack is shot down in Laos on the Ho Chi Minh Trail fighting his way out to the rescue helicopter. Visit a leprosarium with Jack as he listened to small children sing Christmas carols and then traveled in a jeep through the night under the protection of a Catholic nun. Experience a Montagnard ceremony with Jack and elite Special Forces soldiers where rice wine was liberally served and brass bracelets were presented by the village chief. This non-fiction book is the real deal. It is all real; it all happened, and Jack lived through it to return home to his wife and family.

Alison Winters has lost all hope. She is desperately crying out for anyone to save her. She used to have a successful career with aspirations for the future, but has found herself wondering if there is any purpose in life. Would anyone miss her if she were gone? Should she act on her feelings of hopelessness? Will her story ever be told?

It's About People is a must read book full of practical/time tested examples of good leadership basics. Author Roger Campbell has condensed over 50 years of experience as a coach, athletic director, teacher/mentor, Business person and national sales manager into an easy to read Leadership manual. The book is full of real life examples of how successful leaders can develop cultures that connect its employees to its corporate business strategy. Roger has long been a strong advocate of the value of people and believes that good people will positively respond to good leadership. Each chapter deals with fundamental but yet critical leadership lessons and contains a page of developmental exercises to help the reader and their staff put the lessons learned into action. The chapters are full of compelling examples, that if put into action will foster a productive, loyal and engaged work team. The book makes the case that while competitors may be able to replicate processes, methods, technology, equipment, etc. competitive advantage is gained when great managers know how to effectively connect their people to their company business strategy. It is a simple concept but not necessarily easy to achieve. This book will serve as a good guide to help leaders on their journey.

A story of the magnificent gift of Earth from The Giver of life. A tribute to the legacy of mankind carried on through our children... hope.

Pat McGrath's historical fiction "And The Darkness Fell," tells the nearly forgotten story of Hypatia of Alexandria, the last of the great pagan intellectuals/teachers in the last years of the Roman Empire. Basing her novel in factual dates, events and characters, McGrath uses fiction to give her heroine a real life, a love affair with the historic Roman Prefect, Orestes, and an enemy in the real life, Cyril, the Bishop of Alexandria. Retired now, but politically active for many years, McGrath felt called to remind the world of this great woman, a force to be reckoned with in her own time. It is said that 'with her death, the dark ages began.'

Neighbors: Persons living in proximity to other persons. Everyone has neighbors. Neighbors-From-Hell: Neighbors who are not nice. Have you ever had Neighbors-From-Hell? Neighbors are an obvious arrangement in cities or towns. Good or bad, tidy or messy, quiet or noisy, nice or mean; there are all types. City slickers moving to the country invoke the image of space and solitude, but there will still be neighbors. The space between domiciles might be larger, but a bad, messy, or noisome neighbor can still exist. Even with a country home's space and larger area, there can still be neighbors that won't contain themselves to their own area. Once upon a time there was a young family who had a dream of owning land and operating a farm. They became land owners and cattle ranchers, building their very own dream house on their very own patch of paradise. They worked hard to assimilate to this new lifestyle in a new neighborhood. It was everything they'd hoped for, and they were so happy. Then they got neighbors. They got Neighbors-From-Hell. These bad neighbors were pushy, arrogant, and mean. Their bad attitudes, slovenly habits, and meanness aside, the neighbors would not contain themselves to their own area. They encroached. They took what was not theirs. They forced themselves into the space and lives of our heroes. These neighbors meant to build their house on their property next door to our little family. The neighbors' property had some unfortunate attributes, however, and it became clear that their property wasn't very conducive to building a home. Astonishingly, these neighbors insisted on utilizing portions of property they didn't own to construct their project. There were other solutions to the construction dilemmas these neighbors faced, but these answers would have been costly. They wanted to use our little family's land for free. They wanted to steal the property and property rights of our little family. These Neighbors-From-Hell came on over b

What happens when two successful Doctors are doing groundbreaking work to cure cancer and tragedy strikes leaving one doctor with no memory? Dr. Gray's clinic has been in business for decades providing innovative cancer treatment adapted to each patients individuals genetic makeup. This treatment isn't just your traditional cancer management program. Dr. Gray's treatment not only focuses on lifestyle changes by the types of the food you ingest to the supplements your body may need to survive. How will Dr. Gray continue the cancer curing protocols with no memory of his life? What will become of those patients that mainstream doctors/oncologist could do nothing more for. Was this an accident or a plot to stop Dr. Gray from continuing his lifework of saving those patients that were told there was no hope and no future?

In Penalty Flag on Life, a humble, good-hearted rookie NFL quarterback must decide to either fulfill his deceased father's last promise or accept the fame and money he worked so hard to achieve. There is nothing easy about young Noah's decision-it could lead him into a lawless world that strips him of everything, including his life. LaWayne Williams is a school principal, former coach, and a Chief Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force-so he knows what incredible expectations can do to young people just beginning to navigate life's tough choices. With his Penalty Flag on Life, Williams hopes to share through a page-turner of a novel how money doesn't exempt anyone from life miseries.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, greed and corruption plague New Orleans... As 2007 begins, New Orleans is past due to begin its recovery from the devastation of the storm. A proposed real estate project in an impoverished minority neighborhood known as Bacauptown could ignite the City's recovery. The conflicting agendas of three resolute men clash as their paths intersect in this project. Clint Johnson, Louisiana native and successful Baltimore banker, is beset by financial and marital problems from the stress of a severely autistic daughter. He commits a reckless act, and to redeem his career and troubled family life, he must go down a path of undercover intrigue in Louisiana. His work will bring him into a relationship with a beautiful Creole woman and into the crosshairs of a mob hitman. Joseph Pacello, a self-made real estate developer, borrowed mob money to keep his business afloat after the hurricane and now must close the Bacauptown financing to pay it back. As the wizard behind the deal, he must orchestrate all the bribes, bogus contracts, and political contributions necessary to grease the skids for a closing. Reverend Clarence Washington, the charismatic black minister who conceived the Bacauptown project, must contend with racism in the white community and fend off the greed of the black mayor and others who want to enrich themselves at the expense of the neighborhood and people his God-given vision will help. Aftermath is the engrossing tale of three men-aided or impeded by a cast of vivid characters-whose paths become entangled in a complex and dangerous series of events.

From homelessness to mentoring, through college and, single parenting, while pastoring, educating, and counseling, this young woman stands for over 20 years, in faith, believing alongside of her husband for his freedom. When his exodus is felt from an unseen realm of existence, in letters to her husband, she discusses the lessons and experiences of the transformation that takes place as the answers to their prayers unfold.

In Driving Your Income, limousine industry maverick Kenneth Lucci spells out exactly what it takes to be a Professional Chauffeur delivering exceptional customer service in the passenger transportation industry today. He spent eight years behind the wheel serving thousands of "guests" and founded a luxury transportation company that became the largest in its market and one of the biggest in the country in just five short years. In this post recession economy and "Age of UBER" with massive disruption in the passenger transportation industry, this book is a must read. Whether you are just now getting in to the business or you are a seasoned chauffeur, reading this book will hone your skills to help maximize your income. This book will give transportation company owners tools to teach chauffeurs in order to differentiate their business from both existing and new competitors trying to take a piece of their market. Kenneth James Lucci is in his 50''s and has been a serial entrepreneur for over 37 years. He started his first company when he was 15 years old and sold it at the age of 25 for close to 7 figures and has not stopped creating new businesses since. He has started several successful ventures from scratch in three different industries, consulted for large corporations and held executive positions in electronic security, medical equipment, physical protection, luxury transportation and hospitality. One of his business success stories was in the chauffeured transportation industry, founding Ambassador Limousine in 2007 and growing it to be one of the top 100 largest luxury transportation companies in the U.S. in just five years and among the top 8% in total annual revenue. His company won "Best Corporate Transportation Company" four years in a row in the Tampa Bay Business Journal and was recognized by The Knot Magazine as "Bride''s Choice" five years running. Ambassador Limousine is the preferred chauffeured transportation company of eight

Smiles and tears of joy stream down her face as the bride is escorted down the aisle on her wedding day. This is where heart-felt vows are exchanged witnessed by friends and families, and where couples are well on their way to their "Happily Ever After." Well, we can dream, can''t we? Professional Wedding Planners, JoAnn Moore and Mindy Marino have planned hundreds of successful and fabulous weddings. They have worked with engaged couples, mothers and fathers of couples, overzealous guests (some invited and some not) and some church officials that forced head scratching challenges, off the charts crazy behavior but leaving a wake of humor behind. With large sums of money spent, the coming together of families who might be meeting for the first time, and high expectations for perfection, it''s as close to the Bermuda Triangle as you might want to get. Enjoy the experiences and stories of these professional wedding planners as they take you on a journey of fabulous, funny and sometimes unbelievable events. The book, based on actual events, will take you down the aisle in style, tradition and with laughter at things that go wrong. Somehow, they always seem to save the day from disaster in spite of the interactions with their odd and quirky clients and guests. In the end, and despite the mishaps, they always found the humor and the joy in the day of celebration when two people come together as husband and wife.

In Lawrence J. Marcus’s Journeys of Discovery, twenty-one vignettes illustrate the progressive metamorphosis from a myopic early history with an aching need to travel and experience cultural diversity to travel on trains in North America, seven European countries, and South America.  Air travel expanded to four continents and over sixty trans-Atlantic crossings. Many of the journeys are seen through the creative lens of an International Student Teaching Model, with sites in Africa, Europe, North America, and South America. The last journey stands on its own as a portrait of self and consummation. As a college educator and coordinator of international student teaching, Marcus has written a collection of personal essays sure to delight readers attentive to multiculturalism, international education, and the promulgation of social justice.  

How Our Family Secrets Live Within Us... Sometimes I think I married my grandfather. With these intriguing words Gittel begins her memoir about colorful characters like the author's adventurous grandfather, who practiced medicine all over the country, from the bayous of Louisiana to the silver mines of Colorado to the brownstones of New York. He was once the only doctor, only pharmacist, and only Jewish man in tiny Venango, Nebraska. We meet her mysterious great-grandfather, who disappeared from his family and just as mysteriously reappeared. And we witness the struggles of their descendants, some of whom are plagued by the family genetic disease. In A Legacy echoes of past generations reverberate in the essential relationships of father and son, mother and daughter, parent and child. Gittel traces the heartbreaks and eventual healing in six generations of her family. And she describes how divorce scars everyone in the family. It is the universal story about how our yearnings and failings are passed down through the generations and become our nemesis. Our family secrets live within us, and we sometimes unconsciously replay our history. The sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons.

Welcome to Howell's Healing Hands Hospital! Let Ezekeliah, head greeter and manikin extraordinaire, take you on a personal tour of the Nursing Skills Lab at Healing Hands Hospital-with detailed stories about the "patients" we treat and the simulations we use in our nursing school program. This book is the result of many tries, failures, and fine-tuning to create scenarios that utilize best practices and a safe, enjoyable environment for nursing school students. Studies show that when a learning environment incorporates laughter, students report higher satisfaction, engagement, retention, and understanding. Ezekeliah Goes to Nursing School is a lighthearted look at the very serious work we do here-creating a knowledgeable, caring nursing team with a healthy dose of humor!

Endlessly the tides will dance, and repeat the eternal rhythm. Eternal Rhythm is a book of forty-two poems inspired by everything from anime to social justice issues, and written in a variety of styles. The poems span a wide range of themes, from beautifully abstract poems like "Plant Room" and "Journey" to poems inspired by society, like "Gender Roles" and "Dare".

Born into a railroad family in the mountains of West Virginia, Daniel Edwin James decides from an early age to follow in his father's footsteps and become a railroader. Living at the crest of Cranberry Grade, young Dan is fascinated with the trains and especially with the locomotives that pull them. The men gather and watch the passing parade of man and machine doing battle against the mountain. The sound, the exhaust, the steam that envelops the locomotives-all call to the young boy. But it's the guys who run these giant fire-breathing beasts that really capture Dan's imagination. These engineers are called "hoggers," and Dan is determined that one day he, too, will claim this coveted title.

Welcome: Follow a very mischievous otter named Ally. She is very curious about what is beyond her home. Ally is going on an exciting adventure and wants you to come along. Ready to go?

When a young boy loses both parents in a car crash, there are no other options than to be placed in foster care. Devastated by the loss of his loving mother and father, he feels cheated. Going from one foster home to another reveals a life of abuse that only fuels his anger. His early childhood was a daily dose of being bullied and teased. His high-school days were just as bad. After years of struggling to survive in a loveless existence, he is able to rid himself of the loathsome foster families whose only use for him was a paycheck. Finally, able to manage on his own, he slowly rids himself of the terrible memories of his childhood. After meeting and falling in love with the one woman who could change it all, it looked as though there was a happy life in his future. Eventually, all the heartache and anger that was part of his daily life was slowly fading into obscurity. But fate would deal him the final blow that would shatter his entire existence and send him on a rampage littered with dead bodies. When a devastating accident takes the life of the woman he loves, all the anger he had recently suppressed erupts into an uncontrollable rage and need for revenge. Unable to enact that revenge on the person who stole everything from him that was good in his life, his only alternative is to exact his anger on those he hates most.

Shared experiences and thoughts from one who has had three near death experiences, including heart stoppage and restarting, flat lining, and a "tombstone EKG. This book is written by someone driven to share those experiences, and many others, in an attempt to emphasize the importance of choices made throughout our lives. It is an effort to be of help in guiding the reader in that decision-making process. Many experiences in life are teaching points and can be opportunities for lessons learned transitioning into wisdom. Wisdom can be passed on, assisting others as they try to navigate over both calm and troubled waters. The journey will definitely have some detours and disappointments along the way, where redirection is necessary. Choosing the right direction is the key to living life more abundantly. This book is an attempt to assist with that redirection by using real life experiences to point to the right direction.

"I thought as a start, I should reintroduce myself since it's been almost 40 years since we last communicated. My name is Will Magnuson, and you were my tennis coach at an excellence program for more than three years in the mid-1970s. During this time, you helped with my groundstrokes, improved my serve, and assisted in my overall skills to make me a better tennis player and key member of the tennis team. You also sexually abused me." Bullied at school. Misunderstood at home. Desperate for connection. Will thought he found hope with his mentor, an up-and-coming tennis coach with an unparalleled excellence program for junior athletes. The excellence program brought him the respect and attention that Will needed. It also led him to dangers and horrors he couldn't handle. At 14, he was sexually abused. When he was 15, Will knew what it was like to be a teenage prostitute. At 18, with his father's death imminent, he almost committed suicide. That was just the beginning. He survived the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, while watching his friends die. He spent time in-and out-of the closet for years. He married a woman. Had two children. Had several male boyfriends and lovers. Moved to the suburbs. Almost lost everything during the Great Recession of 2009. Abused drugs and alcohol. Went to rehab. Attempted suicide again. Hid all his secrets, and buried all his horrors. Until it was all too much. And then he met Zachariah. His therapist, 25 years his junior. A strapping straight white man from rural Indiana. Years and worlds apart. But perhaps, a connection, too, that can help Will finally find his way. Based on true experiences and real therapy sessions, "The Other F Word" is fiction, but also rooted in reality, uncovering deep horrors and shocking revelations-while also looking for honesty, compassion, and in a strange way, hope.

Who Will You Inspire Today? Teachers face this challenge and responsibility each day, but in the process, the author discovers that his students can also have a profound influence on him. Pete Springer takes you on his memorable thirty-one-year journey in education as an elementary school teacher and offers the many valuable life and teaching lessons he learned along the way. Get ready to laugh out loud at some of the humorous and memorable experiences that all teachers face, feel inspired by the inherent goodness of children, and appreciate the importance of developing a sense of teamwork among the staff. Learn valuable tips for working with children, parents, fellow staff members, and administrators. This book is ideal for young teachers, but also a reminder to all educators of the importance and responsibility of being a role model.This book is a must-read for all new teachers and those teachers that need a reminder they are human! Mr. Springer educates others in his easy-to-read, story-like, first-hand manuscript. You will laugh, cry, and get motivated to be the best educator you can. After reading this, I have a better outlook on relationships with my colleagues and am reminded to savor every moment.-Tami Beall (Principal, Pine Hill School)

Inkers are magical beings with ink in their veins. They can create anything from their mind with that ink. They were once guardians until they vanished. They left humanity in trouble. One boy searches for his destiny. He yearns for it. He tries to seek it. Then, one day, he get it. This boy, Beck Nickel, discovers he is an Inker. He must go into hiding until his family is kidnapped by a mysterious man. He, his adopted sister and a new friend named Cames must go on a long journey to find his family. But, in the end, is everything he done worth it?

What does a little girl and a stable, a boy lost on the way to Bethlehem, a silent shepherd, two inn keepers competing for the most filled inn, angels singing, and a little girl's discovery in an attic have to do with the Christmas story? Sara's Stable, the opening play in a list of plays, tells the story of a little girl's love for her father's smelly stable. Sara believes something wonderful will happen there and despite her family's disapproval of her love for the stable, Sara continues to spend time there. When a man arrives to purchase the stable to put people in it, Sara begs her father not to sell it. She is certain that something wonderful is about to happen in her stable that night!

Take the fear and confusion out of teaching science! Engaging with a child as they discover the natural world-and the science behind the way it works-is one of the greatest joys of teaching. Now you can develop your child's scientific understanding with Early Elementary Science Education, a fun, discovery-based curriculum that will help kids develop scientific thinking as they build a fundamental understanding of life, earth, and the physical sciences. Early Elementary Science Education distills the wisdom from the acclaimed first volume of Dr. Bernard Nebel's Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding into guided lessons to make science exciting and enjoyable-for both parents and children-even in the busiest of weeks!