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THOUGHTS OF A BUTTERFLY Sherita J. Jackson Xlibris (2017) ISBN 9781524591243
...Readers will relate with her as the topics of her poetry are genuine and real. It is hard for me to pick a favorite, as I honestly found each one to be a favorite, but here I quote an example to visualize what I found: “Breathtaking Touch of petals Heavenly bliss The moon sparkles Never ending caress Passion without words Sealed with one wish Time stops for the seconds That we have kissed.” ...This is definitely a book to go back to from time to time!
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nd so, I Write… - Six years ago, we brought my parents from Florida to Texas and moved them in to live with us. At that time, my two daughters came back home from college, and so suddenly, we went from empty nesters living in our downsized home to an overflowing inappropriate nest crowded with three generations. Did I mention that I work full time from my home office? Yet, we stuck it out and eventually within two years both of my daughters found their own home. Since then My parents, my husband and I have been sharing the same home along with my three rescued puppies. Needless to say, I have been collecting stories worth a reality show throughout this experience! In all though, I have been loving it. Of course I get tired sometimes, as we do push our buttons back and forth, but having my parents with me has truly been rewarding as they got to know me as an adult, and I had to get to know them as Third age toddlers. This past November we found a bigger house to accommodate my parent’s needs, and as we were moving into the new place my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. After 8 months, give and take, she finally passed almost three weeks ago. I watched my mother die June 19th…it was the most horrible thing I have ever had to do...It was the most beautiful thing I have ever done for anyone. She did her hospice at home thanks to Corona, which meant that I was her full-time nurse, and hospice visited her to check on her and make adjustments to her palliative care as needed once a week, as well as help with her baths three times a week. My life was filled with my mother’s needs for 8 months, and now since our Big Goodbye, I find myself lost. I still have my father to take care of, my husband, my girls who call me and visit all the time, my puppies, my work…yet the emptiness swallows everything as I go through a task list with no purpose. My mother is gone. Everything I did for her seems useless now. Where before I was lacking in time, it now drowns me. The biggest fear of losing her no longer exists. I am lost, and do not know how to go back to whatever routine I can manage, and so I write. I write and let it all out. I scream, I cry, I stand silent but as I write, I put it all out there for others to read, to get a glimpse of what love really is…the giving your heart, your time, your strength, your health, your everything only to see it go all away. And so, I write hoping my words take away my pain. So that I can find myself again…find her, who I reluctantly let go almost a month ago, now free and healthy in my heart, in my memory, find her within who I have become. In Memory of Vana, Mother, Grandmother, Wife, and friend.
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INDEX
2. And So I Write 4. Literary Awards Fees 8.
2019 Releases / Interview with James D. Bell – Author of “Maximilian’s Treasure”
2018 And Older Past Releases / Time to Escape
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15. Inside scoop live interview of the month 16. Reader Views News 18. Foreign Language Books
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iterary Awards Fees...IFor a while now, I have been seeing on social media comments and
questions about the Literary Awards fees. This week I decided to explain where those fees go, at least in the Reader Views Literary Awards. Contrary to popular belief, Literary Awards,
if ethical and done properly, are not a money-making service. Most, if not all the fees go to judges’ fee, shipping, prizes, and overhead expenses. Take for example Reader Views Literary Awards. The regular entry fee is $89.00 which includes the following: So,for example Reader Views Literary Awards. The regular entry fee is $89.00 which includes the following: 1) Book review written and first judging line score by judge/reviewer – In order for this to happen, the submitted title’s books must be received, logged, payment processed, assigned to a judge, and shipped. The costs for this process and shipping materials and postage are covered by the fee so from $89.00, that leaves roughly $54.00. 2) Book review editing and publishing, recording scores and tabulation, leaves roughly $24.00. 3) Correspondence with each author, 2nd and third line judging to pick winners, production and distribution, certificate pdf’s and award seal jpg costs more in time and labor than the $24.00 left. Yet, Reader Views has maintained almost the same fee for 15 years by revising mostly the extra category to make ends meet when some of the cost’s prices go up.Please note that this break down does not cover the costs of the website and website maintenance, nor promotion, nor special awards offered to winners. So why do we keep investing in the Awards program? There are few reasons: 1) The main one has to do with our mission to get Indie Authors books out there. We genuinely believe that people should be able to choose what they want to read and not just what few consider marketable or valuable to their own agendas. The Awards help us put the best of the year out there for our audience to find by giving them credibility. 2) We also consider the Awards an instrument that motivates Indie writers to produce better books and put an end to the idea that only traditional publishing can offer quality product in the book Industry. 3) Finally, the Awards also serves as a platform to connect Reader Views with new Authors and also to connect with readers and other colleagues in the Industry and create a networking community to help each other thrive. We have been passionate about our mission since the beginning. The Awards is the place where all of us here at Reader Views let their hair down as we all look forward to collaboration. The judging process makes us feel we might just find the next best seller, or that our score will help a book we loved to be found for the next block buster movie. It is just where we get instant gratification, and when you love what you do, a little bit of free work for a book we loved can sound better than few more $. To find out more about the Reader Views Literary Awards visit https://www.readerviews.com/liter-
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NONFICTION - SPIRITUALITY title
EMBODYING SOUL
hese pages offer the voice of a writer of modern
My Spiritual Walk to Healing
sensibility who dares to leap across time and space to unveil the true nature of soul. Rarely
author Keri Mangis
does a memoir have such power and beauty to awaken our own souls in daily life. Read this book!s
synopsis A determined truth-seeker craving success and belonging unexpectedly meets her distributor journeying soul, which leads to Curiosa Publishing/ greater self-acceptance, a deeper Ingram Spark understanding of the mysteries of ISBN life and death, and the realization 9781732991200 that every new beginning copyright date provides a rich opportunity for 2020 healing and personal evolution. binding Tradeback
— Christina Donnell, PhD
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his is a book about deep living - a book about courage, searching, finding and telling the truth. It shows the rest of us how we,
too, can mind the depths of our lives to find what we are really looking for in order to live an authentic, meaningful, and flourishing life. — Henry Emmons, MD
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number of pages 352
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Integrative Psychiatrist and author of The Chemistry of Joy:
price $18.00
A Three Step Program for Overcoming Depression through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom and The Chemistry of
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Calm: A Powerful, Drug-Free Plan to Quiet Your Fears and Overcome Your Anxiety.
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synopsis A whimsical recollection of letters and recipes from our grandmother from her tiny kitchen in Alexandria, Indiana during the 1960s. Her letters are full of small town stories and retro recipes.
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NONFICTION - MEMOIR/COOKING title
THE PORCH SWING COOKBOOK
author Jeanne Anne Craig and Sue Earnest
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ISBN 9789781977214072 publisher Outskirts Press, Inc. © 2020 distributor Ingram, Baker & Taylor binding Tradeback pages 160 price $16.95
Read the first chapter synopsis It’s 1960 America, where optimism abounds, music is fun, cars sport chrome wings, and residents are secure, working, and happy. And yet in ‘Milburn Avenue’s’ fictional city of Sylvania, a family business owner clashes with his patriarch father; an out of town cop pursues a factory worker over a homicide; and teenagers grow up in large inner city high schools where social class, money, race, and academic levels are as varied as the city’s neighborhoods.
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MILBURN AVENUE
author Pat Jameson
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NONFICTION - BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR synopsis This inspiring ancestral history describes the lives of the Stuart-Medas and Franklin families, who contributed to the stability and human dignity of their people. Leyton Eden Franklin looks at the influences that impacted and shaped his history, including the structures put in place by the British, which kept the family apart from lower-class Guyanese.
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BODYGUARDS OF STUART-MEDAS AND FRANKLIN-FAMILY
author Leyton E. Franklin, B.F.A. Hons
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This is the action-packed, real-life story of three young Brits who leave the crowds and high taxes of London, England, in 1975 and make a new life in Granum, Alberta, Western Canada, population 325. It documents the trials and tribula-
The Story of Granum Gripper author Edward Goodliffe
tions of acquiring cheap industrial land, constructing a building, and establishing a nail manufacturing plant, despite knowing almost nothing at all about what was involved.
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FICTION - SCIFI synopsis Moon Luck is the story of 30 astronauts living on the moon. It follows them as they grow plants on the moon, explore mineral ores, carry out experiments, and develop animosities as well as close relationships. When one members dies, the story follows the trail to discover the actual perpetrator, leaving us with the question: Is it murder if it happens on the moon?
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MOON LUCK
author Wayne Scott Harral
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FICTION - JUVENILE/EARLY READER (6-8) synopsis Come on an underwater adventure with Nellie the Narwhal as she looks for some friends to play with. Nellie goes searching for a tail slapping whale, a turtle playing hide and seek and a juggling octopus. I wonder if they will play with her? This colourful, vibrant book is fun and playful with some ocean education to help nurture children’s love of the underwater world.
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NELLIE THE NARWHAL
author Sarah Cullen and Carmen Ellis
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2019 RELEASE - BOOK VIDEOS title
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nterview with James D. Bell – Author of “Maximilian’s Treasure” - By Sheri Hoyte
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ames Bell
is an award-winning author and retired Judge who received the highest bar association approval ratings ever given to a Mississippi Circuit or County Judge. He is listed in Preeminent Lawyers, Outstanding Lawyers of America and Top 100 Attorneys of North America. He is the author of two novels, Vampire Defense and Maximilian’s Treasure. His short story, The Adventures of Sherlock Hound, was published in Mardi Allen’s collection, D og Stories for the Soul, alongside stories from Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Willie Morris and others.
The son of a Choctaw mother and a Mississippi businessman, Judge Bell is devoted to his wife, Joanne. They live near Jackson, Mississippi and have four children. Judge Bell returned to law practice but is frequently called back to the bench by the Mississippi Supreme Court for short term assignments.
Hi James, Welcome to Reader Views! Tell us, what is Maximilian’s Treasure about? In Maximilian’s Treasure rumors of hidden gold instigate a battle over possession of a Choctaw family farm. Two young lawyers, John Brooks and Jackson Bradley, agree to help the family keep their farm. Early legal success prompts the drive-by murder of the patriarch of the family. The grandson chases the suspects whose bodies are found on the farm, scalped. At the same time, clues to a vast treasure are found on the farm. Jackson, pursued by fortune seekers, adventurers, an exotic beauty and a homicidal maniac follows the clues to a Caribbean reef and then to the Chiapas jungle. John stays behind to defend the grandson and continue the fight for the farm. His efforts are complicated by arson, murder and the realization he lost his one true love. The adventures of John and Jackson rush toward an intertwined triple climax that could shake the world. What was your inspiration for the story? Can you share the story behind the story? 35 years ago, an elderly fellow asked a friend and me to help him look for Civil War gold he thought was buried on his farm. We said, “why not?” and had a great day on his farm listening to his stories and searching for gold. That might seem unusual, but it’s just another day in a Mississippi law office, where the unusual, eccentric and even outrageous are everyday occurrences. Read the full interview with James D. Bell here!
Sheri Hoyte Reader Views General Director Editor/Reviewer
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FICTION - YA-16 / FANTASY
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COOPERATIVE LIVES
atrick Finegan’s luscious novel Cooperative Lives follows characters whose lives change when they are
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brought into close proximity with each other through a
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series of coincidences, accidents, and international espionage...
Ambitious and sophisticated, Cooperative Lives is a diverse and gorgeous tapestry of character studies and is a pure delight to read. — Wendy Hinman
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Foreword Clarion Reviews
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appenstance, serendipity and luck dominate as the lives of characters crash against one another like pinballs in Patrick Finegan’s Cooperative Lives.
A novel that perfectly captures the unscripted events and coincidence of real life, where you can do your utmost best,
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and it’s never quite good enough... A powerful, chic and
evocative read, Cooperative Lives proves a superb début for Finegan and a must-read for discerning readers of topnotch literary fiction. — BookViral Reviews
publisher Two Skates Publishing LLC
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ISBN 9781733902526 copyright date 2019 BISAC category Fiction genre Literary binding Hard Cover number of pages 474 price $29.99 Click Here to Watch Book Video
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What lies beneath the façade of a storied Manhattan residential complex? The cream of New York’s elite lives in a co-op overlooking Central Park – quietly until a bus sideswipes a neighbor. This triggers a series of increasingly bizarre investigations that expose the inhabitants to unrelenting media scrutiny. Winner of nearly twenty respected book awards, Cooperative Lives “is a fascinating slice-oflife that rings true even as it attempts the fantastic.” – Michael Radon, US Review of Books
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author Patrick T. Finegan Patrick Finegan was born during the latter half of the Eisenhower Administration and graduated during the Carter and Reagan Administrations from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago Law School and Graduate School of Business. He worked thirty-some years in law, finance, consulting and risk management. He has a wife and grown daughter and has lived in the New York metropolitan area his entire professional life – most of it in the same residential cooperative..
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MEDICINE AND MIRACLES IN THE HIGH DESERT
his book is sorely needed at this moment in America, when divisive voices incessantly warn us of the other, the foreigner, those who “are not like us... Mystery
author
and Medicine in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People reveals how diversity and inclusiveness can enrich our
Erica M. Elliott, M.D
own society—a lesson on which our future may depend. — Larry Dossey, MD
author of “One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is
synopsis
Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters
S voice.
This is the true story of a young Anglo woman, Erica Elliott,
uch an inspiring, life-affirming, yet tough tale, woven
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through with a strong drive to realize her life path.
Beautifully written. Elliott is an exciting new
— Natalie Goldbert
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author of “Writing Down the Bones.
publisher Balboa Press
who comes to the Navajo Reservation in 1971 as a newly minted schoolteacher, knowing nothing about her students or their culture. After several blunders and misunderstandings, and beset by loneliness and despair, Erica makes a determined effort to overcome the barriers of language and culture. From the moment she begins learning the Navajo language, the people open their hearts and homes to her, inviting her into a mystical world that most people don’t know exists, a world that profoundly impacts the rest of her life. Years later she returns as a medical doctor to serve the Navajo People. This book is a page-turner that you won’t be able to put down.
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ISBN 9781982220983 copyright date 2019 BISAC category NonFiction genre Biography/Memoir binding Hard Cover number of pages 202 price $14.99 distributor Ingram countries book sold Worldwide via Ingram and Amazon buy online Amazon.com
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author Erica Elliott, M.D Erica Elliott, M.D., specializes in both family practice and environmental medicine, with a busy private practice in Santa Fe. Dr. Elliott is also an author and public speaker. She has given weeklong workshops at both Omega and Esalen Institutes and is co-author of the book, “Prescriptions for a Healthy House.” Dr. Elliott is often referred to as “The Medical Detective” since she attracts people from all parts of the country and even abroad who have mysterious and puzzling medical problems that have not responded to mainstream medical care. Dr. Elliott is often referred to as “The Medical Detective” since she attracts people from all parts of the country and even abroad who have mysterious and puzzling medical problems that have not responded to mainstream medical care. For more information visit Erica’s website https://www.medicineandmiraclesinthehighdesert.com/
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BENEFITS
enefits is, underneath it all, a story about family—not exactly a nuclear family, not even
author Jim Arnold
necessarily a chosen family, but a group of
people (and a few ghosts) brought together by the pull of love and the push of circumstance. At the center is Ben
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synopsis Ben Schmidt survived the prostate cancer at the heart of Jim Arnold’s acclaimed novel “Benediction,” but will he and handsome partner Jake Brosseau now survive the maelstrom of midlife crises they now face? From the parade of men who (sometimes) want them,
publisher Eureka Street Press
Schmidt, a cancer survivor trying to save his relationship
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with his boyfriend while reclaiming his sex life, struggling
distributor Amazon/KDP
with sobriety, caring for a child, and trying to make enough money to (literally) keep the lights on. Ben’s path to selfdiscovery is as windy as the streets of San Francisco. But
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in Benefits, author Jim Arnold paints an unexpected family portrait unlike any you’ve ever seen. — Wayne Hoffman
copyright date 2019
author of Hard and An Older Man.
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to children and parents who (usually) need them, Ben and Jake and crew must fight to master the challenges that make their contemporary San Francisco lives ever more precarious.
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ringing It All Together: Reviewing Short Story Collections.
I love short story collections. They are compulsively easy to read, far more so than novels. I also like to think of them as introductions to authors I haven’t read before. Short stories are a great way to sample a writer’s style. Anthologies of them can be tricky to get right. Some are straight forward collections of a single author’s work. I tend to only buy these if I’m already familiar with the author through their other work, whether that be a novel or a separate short story that I read and enjoyed. Those can be a lot of fun, but my favorite collections are the ones based around a specific theme. The theme can be something as broad as a genre or as specific as a retelling, like an anthology exclusively featuring new versions of Alice in Wonderland. Collections showcasing many different authors can face a unique set of obstacles, some of which affect the scores given by reviewers. No two stories can be too similar and each one must be able to hold its own amongst the others. Speaking as a reviewer, I can’t only look at each piece individually, though that is certainly an important part of it. Each contribution needs to bring something unique that ultimately results in making the entire collection stronger. If half of the stories are excellent and the other half are terrible, I can’t give that collection a five-star rating. When assigning stars, I try to find the average amongst all the stories. One short story collection I read recently, Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters edited by Sarena Ulibarri, is a great example of a well-balanced themed anthology with a diverse set of stories from an equally diverse group of contributors. Each piece was about a world set in a deep, dangerous winter brought on by extreme climate change. The authors took the theme and not only crafted vivid, fascinating stories with it, but also used it to explore other important modern day issues, such as transphobia. A short story collection will only be great if all of its individual parts are great. While they can be difficult to review sometimes, they are definitely worth it. They’re also a wonderful tool to help a reader out of a reading slump. It can be a lot easier to devour a dozen short stories than one novel. There’s a short story collection out there for everyone. What are some of your favorites?
Skyler Boudreau BookReviewer for Reader Views and Blogger at Sky View Book Reviews
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NONFICTION - BUSINESS/CULTURE
title
CULTURE IS THE BASS
7 STEPS TO CREATING HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS
what people say about the book
2ND EDITION author
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eonard’s debut compares the culture of an organization to the bass in an orchestra. The author is obviously passionate about both music and project portfolio management, and his enthusiasm shines through the text. Nicely orchestrated and wellexecuted business advice.
Gerald Leonard
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— Kirkus Reviews
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ove the analogy/metaphor of music being compared to business. There are lots of similarities, as you show us. As a musician myself, I’ve often thought about how the two are similar - and how interesting it would be to create a speech, or in your case a book, around the topic. — Shep Hyken Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker & New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author of Amaze Every Customer Every Time and The Amazement Revolution
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publisher PPM Academy Press ISBN-13 9781734005004
BISAC category NONFICTION genre Business/Culture binding Tradeback
Gerald J. Leonard is the CEO of Principles of Execution (PofE), a Certified Minority Business Enterprise, Strategic Project Portfolio Management, and Culture Change consulting and coaching practice with over 20+ years of experience working with large Federal and State Governments and Multi-National Corporations.
For more information visit Gerald’s website https://geraldjleonard.com/
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number of pages 120 price $17.92 distributor Ingram Spark countries book sold USA, UK
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copyright date 2016
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Everyday companies fail to compete in the market and grow because of a poor project management culture. Culture Is The Bass: 7 Steps to Creating High PerformingTeams walks you through how organizations can achieve balance, harmony and a unified vision. Gerald Leonard offers 7 key principles based on his unique perspective and experience as a professional musician, culture change expert and certified Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP).
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FICTION - THRILLER/CRIME synopsis When Max Duncan takes a call from his longtime friend and mentor Michael Darrington, he has no idea that he will soon be dragged out of retirement and thrown headlong into the mysterious underbelly of offshore banking. And it isn’t long before he is not only fighting to keep himself alive, but all those around him as his faceless adversary launches a relentless and escalating war against him.
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MAX DUNCAN The Devil’s Backbone author Dale Bronstein
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FICTION - FANTASY/CONTEMPORARY synopsis The dream is back and Ben is terrified. His pregnant wife, Anne, is locked in a coma and Ben is the only person who can save her. His dreams contain clues but they make no sense. The Well House is an exciting, unique and thoughtful story of a man’s fight against unbelievable odds to save his wife. The Well House is a multi-layered tale that takes you on an amazing journey.
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synopsis Christopher Lee and Bozzie Bear are so nervous about the first day of school; what will it be like? Will the teacher be nice? Will school really be fun? Will they really make new friends and have fun learning? Join Christopher Lee and friends as they learn that school will always be fun if you have respect and consideration for others.
CHRISTOPHER LEE AND BOZZIE BEAR’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
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ISBN 9781432784874 publisher Outskirts Press, Inc. © 2013 distributor Ingram, Baker & Taylor binding Tradeback pages 55 price $10.95
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FICTION - YA-TEENS/MILITARY
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INNOCENT WAR - REVISED EDITION
Behind An Immigrant’s Past Book 1 author Susan Violante 2
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nnocent War is a resonating novel that transports readers to a place and time uniquely tied to Italy. It is a great book for Italian Americans to read as it stands as a tribute, not just to Violante’s father, but to all children of wars.
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ino’s daughter Susan Violante has written a heartwarming story of his taped memoirs that will give the reader a unique perspective on the horrors of World War II in Italy and which gave her a deeper understanding of herself and her family. — The Italian Tribune
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ISBN-13 9781432770471
author Susan Violante
copyright date 2011 BISAC category FICTION / Juvenile/Military/ War genre Young Adult / Teen binding Tradeback number of pages 233 price $19.95
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Based on the taped memoirs Susan Violante received from her Italian Immigrant father, Nino; Innocent War’s story ( Hollywood Book Festival 2009 Honoralbe Mention) is a boy’s adventure showing a child’s point of view through the war’s hardships, dangers, and tragedies of WWII, combined with his own humor, innocence, and awakening as he grows up. WWII through and Italian 10 year old boy’s eyes!
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Born and raised in Venezuela from Italian immigrants, author Susan Violante completed a BA degree in Political and Administrative Cs. before moving to the US. Although she built a career as a Business Analyst/Accountant since 1987, she also kept herself active as a Freelance writer. In 2010 Violante finally retired from Accounting and leaped to the publishing industry. She currently works as the Editorial Assistant for Reader Views and First Chapter Plus, while dedicating the remainder of her time to her own writing. She is also the host of Internet I Have Something To Say LIVE and Italian Austinite online radio shows.
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powerful lesson from Mother Nature... As a school owner and educator, I would recommend this book to teachers and parents alike... — Christine Watson Owner, Director, and Teacher of Be The Change Academy, Round Rock Texas
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ntertains you while teaching positive messages about nature and showing some of the culture, and geography from Venezuela. Great Book!
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— Maria Juliana Leal-Belloso
Published by Creative with Words in 1996, the learning of Nature and Geography of faraway lands through the story of Tuma comes alive in its picture book format. Tuma is a little princess from a Tribe on the tropical Caribbean coast of Venezuela. Her father is the tribe’s King and guardian of their magical stone. Tuma always listened to her friend’s Loro (the parrot) stories about the Magical stone that bared her name. Both of them were intrigued about the purpose of such beautiful gem, so one day Tuma and Loro ventured to faraway lands in search of the meaning of the magical stone...
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ISBN 9780985430801 copyright date 2014, 2015 BISAC category Fiction genre Juvenile/early Reader binding Tradeback number of pages 40 price $15.95 distributor Ingram, Baker and Taylor countries book sold US, Canada, All through Amazon buy online Amazon.com
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author Susan Violante Born and raised in Venezuela from Italian immigrants, Author Susan Violante completed a BA degree in Political and Administrative Cs. before moving to the US. Although she built a career as a Business Analyst / Accountant since 1987, she also kept herself active as a Freelance writer. Violante finally retired from Accounting and leaped to the publishing Industry; she currently works as the Managing Editor for Reader Views, First Chapter Plus, through her Literary Publicity Company and her publishing through I have Something to Say Press while on her time off with her family and dog, and reading, cooking and knitting when by herself.
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synopsis Basato sulle registrazioni che l’autrice Susan Violante ha ricevuto dal padre Nino, “L’innocenza di una Guerra” racconta le difficoltà, i pericoli e le tragedie del secondo conflitto mondiale dal punto di vista di un bambino che, nonostante tutto, riesce a non perdere il senso dell’umorismo e l’innocenza tipica della sua età.
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L’INNOCHENZA DI UNA GUERRA
author Susan Violante
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ASIN B00JPXXVCM publisher I Have Something To Say Press © 2014 distributor Amazon binding Ebook pages 188 price $5.99
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