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So You Think You're Smart
Pat Battaglia
International Puzzle Features
4507 Panther Place, Charlotte, NC 28269
0970825315 $9.95 www.CleverPuzzles.com
So You Think You're Smart: 150 Fun And Challenging Brain Teasers compiled by Pat Battaglia
is
an eclectic collection of queries and riddles to boggle the mind, from sports trivia to word games
to
graphical puzzles. Each conundrum has hints and solutions, written in reverse to avoid casual
reading yet easily looked up with the aid of a small paper-thin mirror that doubles as a handy
bookmark. Ideal for parties or simple personal enjoyment, So You Think You're Smart is
enthusiastically recommended as a fun and engaging selection of riddles to challenge readers of all
educational backgrounds.
Secrets Your Contractor Won't Tell You
Amos Avitan
Avitan Technologies Corp
2803 - 863 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 6B7
0968971504 $18.95 www.everyday-financial-solutions.com
Secrets Your Contractor Won't Tell You by Amos Avitan is an extremely practical, "user
friendly",
and comprehensive guide to saving money with on utility bills and housing upkeep costs, ranging
from insulating against heat loss; to lowering gas and electric bills; to finding the right contractor
and avoiding unscrupulous ones. Clear, accessible, step-by-step instructions are specifically
written
for the non-specialist general reader and homeowner having to deal with plumbers, electricians,
repairmen, heating & Air Conditioning servicemen, and are now ready to learn how to save
money
will especially appreciate this superbly presented guide that will literally pay for itself. If you own
a
home and/or pay the upkeep and maintenance of one, then you need to read Amos Avitan's
Secrets
Your Contractor Won't Tell You!
The Fundraising Houseparty
Morrie Warshawski
Self Published
1408 West Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
0971278903 $14.95 (plus $4.00 s&h) www.warshawski.com
In The Fundraising Houseparty: How To Get Charitable Donations From Individuals In A
Houseparty Setting, by strategic planning consultant and arts facilitator Morrie Warshawski
demystifies and explains in considerable detail the use of the houseparty as a fundraising
opportunity
for any form of non-profit project. Applicable to every category of donor from grassroots
neighborhood guests to wealthy, upscale, clients and associates, Warshawski presents practical,
accessible, authoritative "how to" information arranged into specific sections on "Key Elements of
a
Successful Houseparty"; "Pre-Party Check List and Timeline"; Instructions for the Evening
Presentation"; "Sample Invitations"; as well as a bibliography listing both books for further study
and helpful websites. If you are charged with a fund raising responsibility for your organization,
agency, cause, or committee, then begin your planning and preparation with a careful reading of
Morrie Warshawski's The Fundraising Houseparty.
It's Only Money!
Allison Acken, Ph.D.
Self Published
PO Box 49327, Los Angeles, CA 90049
0971171513 $18.95 www.womentalkmoney.com
It's Only Money! A Primer For Women by financial expert and money management consultant
Allison Acken is a very practical, "reader friendly" introduction to basic money matters, and
written
especially for those women who may be inexperienced at handling personal finances. From
overcoming psychological conditioning to "be a lady" and always turn money matters to a man,
any
man, regardless of his qualifications, to quotable quotes from famous women including Ivana
Trump
and Dr. Joycelyn Elders, to keeping a financial safety cushion in case of emergencies and much
more, It's Only Money! is an absolute "must-read" for any woman who isn't already expertly
handling her own finances.
Information Technology's Writing Survival Guide
Patricia A. Hoyt
WhiteFeatherPress.com, Inc.
PO Box 23549, Jacksonville, FL 32241-3549
0967948916 $25.00 www.whitefeatherpress.com
Information Technology's Writing Survival Guide: A Technical Writing Primer For The Systems
Professional by professional website designer and developer Patricia A. Hoytis, a straightforward,
hands-on, practical primer specifically focusing upon the career and craft of information
technology
writing. From advice for planning projects, creating outlines, estimating time, and analyzing one's
audience, to actually writing executive summaries, processes, procedures, and indexes,
Information
Technology's Writing Survival Guide is a first-rate and highly recommended primer packed from
cover to cover with solid advice. Of especial merit is the up-to-date chapter specifically dealing
with
the modern-day tool of online delivery.
Family Desk Reference To Psychology
Chuck Falcon
Sensible Psychology Press
PO Box 2687, Lafayette, LA 70502
0962825425 $25.00 www.sensiblepsychology.com
Family Desk Reference To Psychology by counseling psychologist Chuck T. Falcon offers a
wealth
of expert advice specifically written for the non-specialist general reader. Covering everything
from
marriage and divorce problems, to self-esteem, stress, and depression, to coping and responding
to
domestic abuse, the Family Desk Reference To Psychology is simply packed with up-to-date
statistics, especially for mental health in America, is straightforwardly written, "user friendly", and
highly practical. Family Desk Reference To Psychology is a "must-read" filled with valuable
information that every man and woman should know or have easy access to as a matter of mental
health, emotional survival, and psychological self-defense.
The September Apocalypse
Dennis sinneD
Writers Club Press
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
0595230563 $9.95 www.iuniverse.com
The September Apocalypse is an eyewitness account by Dennis sinneD of the unexpected and
devastating catastrophe that befell America on September 11th, 2001. Written by a man who was
late for work at the World Trade Center that morning, and who refused to evacuate the area but
took notes and remembered impressions for later, The September Apocalypse is a powerful,
chilling,
and compelling personal account of a tragic landmark of history.
Crisis Preparedness Handbook
Jack A. Spigarelli
Cross-Current Publishing
333 North 425 East, Alpine, UT 84004-1427
0936348070 $19.95 www.Cross-Current.com
Now in an updated second edition, Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide To
Home Storage And Physical Survival by Jack A. Spigarelli is a solid, practical, no-nonsense, but
completely "user friendly" reference for the selection and acquisition of stockpiled food and water
for emergencies; growing, raising, and finding food; preserving food at home by means such as
home canning and dehydrating; emergency evacuation in a crisis; and other preparation safeguards
for weathering a natural or man-made crisis. From clothing issues to transportation needs and
communication alternatives, the Crisis Preparedness Handbook is a solid, fact-filled, potentially
live
saving guide, and especially recommended reading for anyone seeking to protect themselves and
their loved ones in times of local, regional, national, or international calamity.
Best Transgender Erotica!
Hanne Blank & Raven Kaldera, editors
Circlet Press
1770 Massachusetts Avenue, #278, Cambridge, MA 02140
1885865406 $16.00 www.circlet.com
The first published anthology to have its origin within the transgendered community, Best
Transgender Erotica! is a deftly edited showcase for twenty-three contributors who combine to
offer
stories gender variation that are as diverse in content as they are uniformly excellent in
presentation.
From The Gay Science (Charles Anders), Tangaroa (Allison Lonsdale); and No Charity (Corbie
Petulengro); to A Dance Of Queens (Sacchi Green); Becoming (Alex Gino); and The Essence of
Magic (Stacey Montgomery Scott), Best Transgender Erotica truly lives up to its name and is
very
highly recommended to those in search of the usual, the offbeat, and the unique in their erotic
reading materials.
The Fiction Shelf
Bruised Hibiscus
Elizabeth Nunez
Seal Press
Publishers Group West, dist.
3131 Western Avenue, Suite #410, Seattle, WA 98121
1580050360 $12.95 1-206-283-7844
Set in a Trinidad island village in the 1950s, Bruised Hibiscus by Elizabeth Nunez (Distinguished
Professor of English and Director of the Black Writers Institute, Medgar Evers College, City
University of New York) is the compelling story of two female friends who witnessed a woman's
unspeakable murder through a hibiscus bush as children, and memories of the horror haunt their
lives, destroy their ability to form healthy relationships, and ultimately bring about their reunion
and
a search for freedom and balance. A gripping, deadly serious story of crime and its emotional toll,
Bruised Hibiscus is strongly recommended reading. Also highly recommended are Elizabeth
Nunez's
earlier novels: When Rocks Dance and Beyond.
Red Dream
Victoria Brooks
Greatest Escapes Publishing
Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. (publicity)
PO Box 48503, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7X 1A2
0-968613721 $15.00 www.greatestescapes.com
Victoria Brooks' debut novel Red Dream is offers the reader a heady mix of erotic romance,
political
intrigue, and military history that ranges from the sultry streets of Saigon, to the elegant
apartments
of Paris, to the damp quads of Seattle's university district. Spiked with simple poetry evocative of
modern song lyrics, Victoria Brooks is a writer presenting a very special ability to use her
characters
to engage the reader's total attention while conjuring up images of a country divided and its
people
caught up in irony, heartbreak, fear, hope, and uncertainty. Red Dream is an articulate, literate,
thoughtful and thought-provoking novel from beginning to end.
Ricochet In Time
Lori L. Lake
Yellow Rose Books/Renaissance Alliance Press
PMB 238, 8691 9th Ave., Port Arthur, Tx 77642
ISBN: 1930928645; $19.99; 376 pages; www.rapbooks.biz
Lori Lake is one of the best novelists working in the field of lesbian fiction today. Her latest novel
is
Ricochet In Time in which we are introduced to Danielle "Dani" Corbett, a woman who has
learned
from personal experience what being the target hatred just because your inborn sexual orientation
is
different from that of most others. A lethal attack motivated by sexual bigotry and prejudice
leaves
her girlfriend, Meg O'Donnell, dead, and Dani physically injured and emotionally scarred. With
the
help of hospital physical therapist Grace Beaumont and the help of Grace's aunts, Estelline and
Ruth,
Dani is able to work through her near devastating grief and almost overwhelming rage, as well as
bringing Meg's killer to a well deserved justice. Ricochet In Time is a compelling read from cover
to
cover as it showcases an impressive struggle to find a personal place in the world and an enduring
justice for a friend.
Forever Avenley
Elisabeth Schilling
AmErica House Publishing
PO Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705-0151
1588518973 $24.95 www.PublishAmerica.com
When Avenley married Jake Lawrence she was launched into a fairy tale life of luxury, wealth,
comfort, security, and unlimited promise for the future. But then this picture-perfect world
suddenly
crashes around them all. Highly recommended reading, Elisabeth Schilling's Forever Avenley is a
compelling and deftly written novel of a proud family dynasty that blends romantic entanglements
with intrigue, rage, and passion.
What If
Daniel Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld Books Publishing
PO Box 9949, College Station, TX 77842
0971600805 $14.95, 462 pages, 1-800-462-6420
What If is a work of "alternate history" in which author and Israeli-Palestinian conflict expert
Daniel
Rosenfeld speculates how history would have been different if, back in 1890, historical people and
events had taken a different path in the second rise of Israel on the way to becoming a nation
state.
What If is a substantial, entertaining, and thought-provoking speculative novel that will especially
appeal to those with an interest in the present Mideast conflict.
The Raven Who Spoke With God
Christopher Foster
Singing Spirit Books
4127 Ash Court, Loveland, Colorado 80538
0971179603 $12.95 www.singingspiritbooks.com
The Raven Who Spoke With God is a superbly written inspirational novel by Christopher Foster
about a journey to hope and healing, and a look at nature through the eyes of a creature who is
part
of it. When a young raven loses his friends and family to a massacre, he is at first consumed with
despair; his subsequent journey and adventures form a parable in this highly engaging narrative.
The
Raven Who Spoke With God is highly recommended reading, especially for those who prefer
their
fiction to showcase a deftly presented and spiritually uplifting message. Also highly recommended
is
Christopher Foster's previous novel, Winds Across The Sky.
Tulpa
Ron Landry
Zumaya Publications
PO Box 44062, Kensington Burnaby, B.C. V5B 3YK, Canada
1894869435 $13.00 www.booksurge.com
Tulpa is a mystical, international thriller novel by Ron Landry about the "tulpa", an ancient,
powerful, and limitless item stolen from its Tibetan guardians over three hundred years ago,
sequestered and used by an evil cabal. Agatha and Jason Holcroft, a brother and sister among the
cabal's board, are among the many who must ruthlessly vie for the tulpa's secrets in blood,
shadow,
and deceit. Tulpa is highly recommended as a dangerous and compelling story of the dark side of
the
human spirit.
Words From The River
Deborah J. Collins
Creative Works Publishing
4197 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, Ohio 44718
1930693966 $13.95 www.cwp-books.com
Deborah J. Collins' debut novel, Words From The River, is the story of Diane Cole, a young
woman
from a conservative Florida town who discovers her true sexual identity through a relationship
with
a lesbian activist. A sensual and heartwarming tale of love between two women, Words From The
River is highly recommended as a superbly crafted and well written novel by a gifted
storyteller.
The Blues Ain't Nothin'
Tina L. Jens
Design Image Group
PO Box 2325, Darien, IL 60561
189194617X $15.95 designimagegroup.com
The Blues Ain't Nothin': Tales Of The Lonesome Blues Pub by Tina L. Jens is a ably written novel
set on Chicago's North Side, and features a blues club haunted by ghosts of blues legends. The
eccentric regulars are a bit scary in their own right too, in this unique and unusual novel of music,
lives, love, and the special emotional evocation that can only come from true blues. If you've ever
enjoyed a genuine Chicago blues session, then read The Blues Ain't Nothin' and be prepared for
total
engagement from cover to cover!
Mouse River
Tom Schlueter
Xlibris Corporation
436 Walnut Street, 11th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1401016758 $21.24 xlibris.com
Tom Schlueter's Mouse River is the strikingly crafted saga of Sophia Downing, a farm wife, and
the
Downing family who must work together to survive the hardships of pioneer life in 1885 North
Dakota. Struggle, sacrifice, and the brutal threats of starvation and poverty ultimately place the
lives
of the family's children at risk, forcing difficult choices in this poignant tale. Mouse River is very
entertaining and highly recommended reading -- and documents Tom Schlueter as an author of
considerable talent, skill, and storytelling ability.
Circumstance Of Conception
Irene Louise
Rutledge Books, Inc.
107 Mill Plain Road, Danburgy, CT 06811
1582442045 $18.95 1-800-251-4000 www.rutledgebooks.com
Irene Louise's novel, Circumstance Of Conception is the riveting story of Grace Mulligan, a
counselor at a Baltimore women's shelter who is brutally beaten and raped in a shadowed parking
lot. Two weeks later Grace awakens from a coma to find that the assault upon her body has
altered
her life. Her husband, Jackson, tries to come to terms with what has happened but a rift grows
between them when Grace discovers that as a result of the rape she is now pregnant. Grace is
plunged into an emotional and familial maelstrom as the instinct to protect her unborn child
clashes
with her need to preserve her family. Circumstance Of Conception is an unflinching and dramatic
examination of critical personal and social issues that are as timely as today's newspaper
headlines.
Safe Beginnings
Christine Duncan
Treble Heart Books
1284 Overlook Dr., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635-5512
1931742855 $11.99 www.TrebleHeartBooks.com
Christine Duncan's Safe Beginnings is a unique and compellingly written mystery of suspense
featuring a battered woman's counselor as the heroine. When an unknown arsonist sets fire to a
battered women's shelter, and a victim lies dead in the ashes, Kaye Berreano, a counselor for the
shelter, is confronted with the task of tracking down the killer. This will not be an easy task, since
for every woman to whom the shelter opens its doors, there is a boyfriend or a husband with a
motive for the crime! Also available in an electronic format ($5.00 download, $6.00 disk), Safe
Beginnings is a very highly recommended, realistic, gritty mystery that reflects the darker side of
life
for tens of thousands of women today.
Fogs in August
Margaret A. Helms
1stBooks Library
2511 West 3rd Street, Bloomington, IN 47404
0759650497 $19.95 1-800-839-8640
Fogs In August is a suspenseful mystery by Margaret A. Helms about Sarah McCain, a young
woman trying to sort out her romantic feelings toward her female roommate and toward her old
boyfriend, only to have her normal life turn into a nightmare when a psychotic murderer begins to
stalk her. A dual tale of a woman's search for identity while struggling to survive the chilling
obsession of a murderer, and deftly written with humor, pathos, and suspense, Fogs In August is
highly recommended reading for mystery buffs!
Magdalena
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Plain View Press
PO Box 33311, Austin, TX 78764
1891386298 $14.95 1-800-878-3605
Expertly written by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (USC Adjunct Professor and teacher at the
UCLA-Extension's Writers Program), Magdalena is set in the chaotic backdrop of twentieth
century
East Asia. A romantic, powerful tale of three generations of Filipino women, written with a close
eye on the terrors of war and the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during World War II,
Magdalena is an intense, involving, highly recommended saga that documents author Cecilia
Manguerra Brainard as a gifted author with a mastery of story telling that will keep the reader's
total
attention and engagement from first page to last!
The Chocolate Korndog
Jonathan Pearce
Infinity Publishing.com
519 West Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041-1413
074141127X $13.95 1-877-289-2665
The fourteenth and latest in the engaging highly recommended Balona Book series by author
Jonathan Pearce, The Chocolate Korndog is a kind of "gustometric" adventure which chronicles
the
sweetest escapade yet as a mouth-watering work of art prompts Balonans to compete in a tasty
pastry bakeoff competition. Exciting schemes for fame, television spots, and fortune run amok in
this
whimsical and highly enjoyable tale.
The Greatest Discovery
Chris Sorensen
Pond Publishing
9947 Hull St. #197, Richmond, VA 23236
0971942307 $10.00 www.pondpublishing.com
Chris Sorensen's debut novel, The Greatest Discovery, is a semi-autobiographical story about
second chances, reconsidering the path not taken, and meeting that special someone who changes
one's life forever. A gentle, thoughtful, and transforming read about personal growth and
evolution,
The Greatest Discovery reveals its author as a gifted storytelling and is rewarding, thoughtful,
highly
recommended reading.
The Circle Of Life
Christine Paul
Writer's Club Press/iUniverse
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
0595228704 $14.95 www.iuniverse.com
Christine Paul's The Circle Of Life is an engaging and rewarding story of reconcilement and the
quest for meaning. When Evelyn Justison, a seventy-five year-old woman with an estranged
daughter and no grandchildren, outlives her sister-in-law, she begins to question why she still lives
--
as does Pastor Eric Masterson, who has moved to her home town of Crow River to cope with the
grief of outliving his wife and son. The Circle Of Life is an enthusiastically recommended, gentle
novel of "golden years" compassion, romance, and acceptance.
Aaron's Intifada And Other Short Stories
Ken Goldstein
Writer's Club Press/iUniverse
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
0595220150 $10.95 www.iuniverse.com
Ken Goldstein's debut anthology of short stories, Aaron's Intifada And Other Short Stories offers
the
reader a diverse collection of memorable characters who must face challenge, hope, loss, and the
path to personal redemption. Some are confronted by violence; others find a way to create beauty
when pressed upon by despair. Aaron's Intifada And Other Short Stories is strongly recommended
as a impressive and engaging anthology that reflects Goldstein's skillfully original storytelling
talent.
Hidden Truth
Bill Higgins
Writer's Showcase/iUniverse
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
0595216757 $16.95 www.iuniverse.com
Deftly written by 27-year Central Intelligence Agency veteran Bill Higgins, Hidden Truth: the
Conspiracy is a dark and intriguing novel. about a secret cabal called "The Project". A shadowy
group with a hidden agenda and whose mission and motive is to study UFO's and then hide the
truth
about alien presences from the public. A chilling and horrific novel about aliens who walk among
humanity and use them as experimental fodder, Hidden Truth is highly recommended reading for
anyone who every got hooked on the X-files or wondered about what Area 51 is all about!
The Road To Paradise
Tami Parrington
iUniverse.com, Inc.
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
0595226256 $15.95 www.iuniverse.com
Tami Parrington's The Road To Paradise is a deftly written, romantic novel telling the story of
Karen
Meade, a farm widow and mother who is surprised by a most unusual neighbor. Isaiah Highland is
a
former rock star who is now looking for the peace, quiet, and the privacy of a simple country life.
In
the revelatory process of finding each other, Karen and Isaiah discover in one another, and within
themselves, so much more than they ever expected or hoped for in this tender, passionate,
sensual,
and very highly recommended love story.
Cheechako
Dan McFadden
iUniverse.com, Inc.
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
0595218075 $28.95 www.iuniverse.com www.cheechako.net www.rolling-thunder.com
Cheechako by Dan McFadden is a fantastic and compelling novel of a group of Alaskan fishing
villagers who barely survive an earthquake, only to be confronted with something much worse - a
primal subterranean deity who has freed himself to wreak havoc on humankind, by exploiting their
lusts, power fantasies, and greed with his double-edged powers. An alternately shocking and
chilling
695-page epic which is at times both erotic and horrible, Cheechako is highly recommended as an
attention grabbing supernatural thriller from beginning to end.
Dreaming Pigs
Lynne Carver
Paint Rock River Press
PO Box 14, Paint Rock, AL 35764
0970917422 $11.95 www.paintrockriverpress.com
Lynne Carver's Dreaming Pigs is a bizarre and fantastic novel about three people who conspire to
steal a pig cloned especially to create organs harvestable for human beings, and who find
themselves
in for much more than they bargained. Witty, caustic, and offering a different perspective on the
latest medical breakthroughs of today, Dreaming Pigs is highly recommended, entertaining, and
occassionally thought-provoking reading.
Murder In The Inn
Barbara Fox
Unlimited Publishing
PO Box 3007, Bloomington, IN 42402
1588320448 $20.99 www.unlimitedpublishing.com/authors
Barbara Fox's debut mystery novel, Murder In The Inn is the chilling and suspenseful story about
Sand and Joey Jason, a married couple who encounter a suspicious accident at the Bed and
Breakfast Inn they inherited from Joey's landlady, Pauline Ellington upon her death. But was that
death just the result of a chance mishap, or was it murder? Hidden intrigue and secret motives run
through this brief (134 page) yet fascinating mystery -- which is enhanced with seven delicious
recipes from the B&B menu!
The Poetry Shelf
Tornado In Cleethorpes
David Van-Cauter
Self Published
38 Bedford Street, Hitchin, Herts, UK, SG5 2JG
0954286707, 4 British pounds, 48 pages, davidvancauter@bigfoot.com,
www.poetry-id.com
David Van-Cauter's debut chapbook volume of verse blends humor with serious poems on the
themes of life and loss in Tornado In Cleethorpes. Abstract: My vision of hell:/a free jazz
saxophone
wailing/to a film of abstract shapes/in a dark hall, endlessly.//Heaven is the same,/except I'm
hidden
in the smoky crowd,/laughing and laughing/like a child locked in his room,/watching the wind hiss
at
a fragile pane,/willing it to crack.
The Girl in Glass
William Jay Smith, author & Jacques Hnizdovsky, woodcuts
Books & Company
c/o Turtle Point Press
103 Hog Hill, Chappaqua N.Y. 10514
1885586590 $17.95 http://www.turtlepoint.com
A striking compilation of original, lyrical love poetry by William Jay Smith, and impressively
illustrated by Jacques Hnizdovsky's fantastic black-and-white woodcuts, The Girl In Glass is a
moving, heartfelt compilation of verse. An ideal giftbook for poetry fanciers, The Girl In Glass
features brief yet sensual, rhyming verse about love, sex, valentines, weddings, and the heart's
desire.
Night Music: The Dark air rushes by us like a cry,/Slowly the branches turn and twist and
bend;/The
stars, dim islands, sink into the sky,/Borne downward in a broad abyss of wind/That closes quietly
to
draw them under./The night's deep water swirls and mounts and falls;/Rain descends in irons, and
the thunder/Cleaves the thick charged air within these walls.//Now through the darkness will a
careful prow/With chart and compass gain a scheduled place;/Now hands will calmly bend above
a
brow,/Now lips will lower to a trembling face;/And love within the constant mounting crests/Will
break with equal fury from our breasts.
Into The Early Hours
Aislinn Hunter
Polestar/Raincoast Books
9050 Shaughnessy Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V67P 6E5
1551924986 $12.95 www.raincoast.com
Into The Early Hours clearly documents Aislinn Hunter as a gifted master poet whose verse is
unique, engaging, and memorable. Recollection: The slim-wristed dead are with you again,/in
their
ruffled blouses and long white skirts --/two young girls, feet slung out of the hammock/on
Chatham
street, sleeping and as still as fish/too long out of water, mouths open/under a bright canopy of
sun.
It's late summer/and every afternoon has been like this one//but for your hand on the banister of
the
back porch,/as incongruous as an airplane in an apple grove./That you can touch her shoulder and
wake her,/along with her sister and the small brown terrier/curled up in the shade. That the oak
tree's
leaves/feather your neck as you stand beside them.//She wakes up slowly and enters the house/as
it if
still existed, and the two of them/climb kitchen chairs and pick through the pantry/for snacks.
Spread
jam on bread then dip their fingers/in the jar. How young they are now,/and how forgotten. Her
memories at work in you,/smell of the countryside when you wake.
Open House
Beth Ann Fennelly
Zoo Press
PO Box 22990, Lincoln, NE 68542
0970817754 $14.95 1-800-755-1105 http://zoopress.org
Beth Ann Fennelly's poetry compiled and showcased in Open House is a gifted grace that pleases
the
mind with its wit and the mind's eye with its imagery. Poem Not To Be Read At Your Wedding:
You ask me for a poem about love/in place of a wedding present, trying to save me/money. For
three nights I've lain/under glow-in-the-dark-stars I've stuck to the ceiling/over me bed. I've
listened
to the songs/of the galaxy. Well, Carmen, I would rather/give you your third set of steak
knives/than
tell you what I know. Let me find you/some other, store-bought present. Don't/make me warn
you
of stars, how they see us/from that distance as miniature and breakable/from the bride who tops
the
wedding cake/to the Mary on Pinto dashboards/holding her ripe, red heart in her hands.
Some Grand Dust
William Minor
Chatoyant
PO Box 832, Aptos, CA 95001
0966145240 $12.00 www.chatoyant.com
Some Grand Dust comprises two poem cycles ("Our Peasant Life" and "Moker") by jazz
authority
and writer William Minor. These are superbly crafted verses of life, longing, loving, family, and
neighbors - both real and imagined. Moker's Unborn Daughter: Today she wants to take a
walk/and
talk about men, his least favorite subject./"What can you tell me about them?" she
asks./"Nothing,"
he replies. "Not a thing." Well,/you must know something," she snaps back./"As much as I know,"
he says, "about myself."/"Is that all?" she cries, and clasps her hands/before her face, tossing her
not
so delicate/hair. "See? See?' she chides, peeking through/the game they used to play: "This is the
church/and this the steeple." "See what?" he cries./She dances away. "See? See?" she calls/back
over
her truly beautiful shoulder,/Moker's mocking unborn daughter.
Daykeepers
Theresa E. LaVeck
Writers Club Press
c/o iUniverse.com, Inc.
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
059521424X $10.95 www.iuniverse.com
Daykeepers is a volume of hauntingly impressive and intimately longing free verse poetry by
Theresa
E. LaVeck. Brief prose excerpts intersperse the lyrical stanzas about life, love, and loss. An
insightful and memorable selection of verses, Daykeepers mark Theresa LaVeck as have a
distinctive
and memorable voice. Mary's Lament: What shall I do if he leaves me?/What if the child does not
have his eyes?/But like the rest, he waits,/suddenly silent, sneaking glances when he thinks I do
not
see./Perhaps I was already sick with child and have listened too much to/Elizabeth's rantings./Yet
how do we, how will my son, continue to live for the men that/would have us enslaved?/I took to
the road for 14 days to abide their law and pay their dues./Now one will open their doors to my
bulging belly./Where is the physician? Where is our rabbi?/What if the child dies in the dung?
Death Of New York City
Nina Zivancevic
Cool Grove Press
512 Argyle Road, Brooklyn, NY 11218
1887276076 $12.95 www.coolgrove.com
Born in Belgrade, having lived in Paris and New York, Nina Zivancevic emerged as one of
Europe's
truly original, contemporary poets. Her's is a voice of exile, a traveler through diverse cultures, a
sampler of diverse literatures, and one who weaves into her poetry an enriched tapestry of imaged
words that are as elegant as they are unique. Ode To The West Wind: Oh, great great West
Wind,/take me back to all places and people/I cared for, take me away from this/Neoclassical
order
and dumbness,/away from the North Station where they/took 2,000,000 Jews away to the
camps/so
only my grandmother got back, take me away/from Europe ridden by plagues and wars,/away
from
the United States where, people die in ignorance and hunger,/take me back to Serinda where
breathing counts/more than action and sublime thinking,/to the non-existent land of poetry and
wit/where women don't speak of equanimity and/men dance tango all day long, lift me up/and
make
me forget this overbearing present,/so, if it is spring,/why am I so far behind?
Heaven Sent
Joyce P. Hale
Passage Publishing
2318 Canal Street, Boise, ID 83705
0971592624 $12.95 www.upcountrycreaton.com
The poetry of Joyce P. Hale as compiled within the pages of Heaven Sent: Soul Food For The
Eyes
And Heart speak of grief arising from the loss of a loved one, the holding of a lost love in one's
heart, the textured fabric of spirituality, and a steadfast believe in a loving divinity of Father and
Son.
You Are Not Gone: Although I cannot see your face/or hear your voice so clear,/I feel that you
are
watching,/I sense your presence near./I think of you out of the blue/when sunshine showers
me,/Oh
no, you've never gone away/from heart and memory./I look for you to come around;/I hear you
call
my name./You come to mind so vividly/as breezes stir the lane./I know you walk along my
side/when I am all alone./They say you crossed the river wide,/but I know you are not gone.
Summer Poems
James Naiden
Tendon Press
PO Box 14118, Minneapolis, MN, 55414-0118
1887341072 $16.00 64 pages
Summer Poems showcases the deftly written stylistic verse of James Naiden, a skilled poet able to
evoke a blended mix of emotional responses to his words and their conjured images. Parting At A
Train Station: Your face with risen curve,/Fog wisps & lavender mist/Shores up my inconstant
nerve.//Your worried voice in early hours,/My faint attempts at good-bye,/Indigo seconds are
ours://A hard kiss with grasped touch,/Then your bags moving swiftly/With a porter, hurried
much//By the train's hissing breath,/Your stepping up, disappear-/Ing only to refuse death//Or any
darkly gray thought/Harbored low within my brain./Only love was what we taught//Ourselves for
such times as this:/Your face at the window, your/Wave & smile I cannot miss.//As the train
moves
away,/The sun strokes its silver frame/Past the nearby inland bay,//Faster beyond distant trees./I
remember your blonde face/As if in a Tuscan frieze.
The Business Shelf
First Business Start-Up
William L. Russell
Entre Publications, Inc.
7505 Memorial Woods Dr., H49, Houston, TX 77024
0966070801 $24.95 1-888-504-8131
First Business Start-Up by William L. Russell is a solid, "user friendly", how-to guide specifically
and accessibly written for non-specialist general readers of all experience levels in the business
world
wanting to launch their own commercial enterprise. Solid information and coherent step-by-step
worksheets help the reader to evaluate whether or not their business idea is solid, and offers
guidance in selecting the best business team in order to increase the odds of success. Regardless
of
the product to be produced or the service to be offered, First Business Start-Up is a "must-read"
for
anyone seriously interested in becoming their own boss!
India Business
Aruna Chandra, Pradeep Rau, and John K. Ryans, Jr.
Paramount Market Publishing
301 S. Geneva Street, Suite 109, Ithaca, NY 14850
096714390X $49.95 www.paramountbooks.com
India Business: Finding Opportunities In This Big Emerging Market by Aruna Chandra (Assistant
professor of Management, Indiana State University), Pradeep Rau (Professor of Marketing, The
George Washington University), and John K. Ryans Jr. (Bridgestone Professor of International
Business and Marketing, Kent State University) offers a soundly presented and highly informative
look at the nation of India and its growing population and customer base -- which is predicted to
exceed that of China by 2050. From understanding Indian politics to taking Indian culture into
account and successful strategies for doing business in India, Indian Business is an excellent
introductory reference and an absolute "must" for any businessman seriously considering
expanding
his or her marketing efforts into this immense and diverse nation.
Making Horses Drink
Alex Hiam
Entrepreneur Press
Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists (publicity)
2445 McCabe Way, Suite 400, Irvine, CA 92614
1891984500 $19.95 www.smallbizbooks.com
Making Horses Drink: How To Lead And Succeed In Business by Alex Hiam (CEO of the
corporate training firm Alex Hiam & Associates) offers the reader a wealth of innovative and
practical advice specifically intended for business leaders in charge of fostering a productive and
organized workplace. An informed and informative collection of anecdotes, quotable quotes, tips,
tricks, techniques, and a great deal more make Making Horses Drink essential reading for
business
leaders and managers from small family owned businesses to the large international corporate
conglomerates.
Winning Business Plans
William Fredricks
Made E-Z Products
384 South Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
1563825031 $14.95 www.MadeE-Z.com
Winning Business Plans by business expert William Fredricks is the latest in the "Made E-Z"
series
of guide books for entrepreneurs, and features an impressive compilation very practical
information,
step-by-step how-to instructions, as well as an exhaustive index and resource guide. From
financial
analysis, to making the pitch, to obtain better funding, Winning Business Plans is a highly useful
and
strongly recommended reference that also features forms that can be duplicated or modified for
professional use.
Stop Bad Checks!
Queen T. Mason
Red Triangle Enterprises, Inc.
39040 Hubbard St., Palmdale, CA 93551
0971487804 $20.00 www.red-triangle.com
Now in a revised and updated second edition, Stop Bad Checks! by Queen T. Mason is a simple
and
direct guide to handling the common business hazard of bad checks. From spotting likely bad
checks, to collecting on a bad check when dealt one, this brief (63-page) yet information-packed
primer is filled cover to cover with effective tips, tricks, and techniques to dealing with the
pervasively common problem of bad checks, and yet still turn a tidy profit for your company's
bottom line. Stop Bad Checks! is highly recommended reading, especially for small business
owners new to commercial dealings with the general public.
The Fantasy/Science Fiction Shelf
Suzanne Of Silver Lake
Michael C. Beard
Hats Off Books
610 East Delano Street, Suite 104, Tucson, Arizona 85705
1587360764 $22.95 www.hatsoffbooks.com
Suzanne Of Silver Lake is Book One of "The Annals of Kar-Neloth", a high fantasy, 440 page
epic
by Michael C. Beard about an ancient curse on an empire that placed its empress into a sleep for
400
years. Now, she is about to be awakened - yet at what political price? Intrigue, conflict, turmoil,
and
jockeying for power pervade the pages of this powerful written, thoroughly engaging, and highly
recommended fantasy saga.
The Ancient
Steven Macon
Xlibris Corporation
Kitchen Sink Literary Agency (publicity)
436 Walnut Street, 11th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106
07388-43555 $24.99 (softcover); 0738843547 $34.99 (hardcover) www.xlibris.com
The Ancient is a science fiction techno thriller, a 491 page galactic adventure interlaced with a
touch
of romance as a family suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves the target of a sinister ruler's
quest for revenge. Jerried Flakkinbarr's life is cursed when an ancient journal falls into his
possession. It's a thing that brings with it death, destruction, and an unexpected revelation that is
abhorrent to the scientific mind. The journal is a kind of mirror into a forgotten past and leads to a
dark secret that is capable of altering the destined course of human kind. A gripping read from
cover
to cover, The Ancient is highly recommended reading for the dedicated science fiction
enthusiast.
The Diary of Jean-Jacques Coupier
Hollie Van Horne
Time Travelers
PO Box 361, Columbiana, Ohio 44408
0967455219 $16.50 1-330-482-3708
The fifth book in the exciting "Time Travelers" series, The Diary of Jean-Jacques Coupier by
Hollie
Van Home is the engaging story of Celeste Montclaire, a contemporary woman who falls into a
Time Tunnel and finds herself transported to 1793 Paris -- smack into the middle of the French
Revolution. With loves and loyalties on both sides of the growing conflict, she must make her
choices quickly; her very life hinges upon them! A rousing and engaging novel, in touch with its
chosen era of history, The Diary of Jean-Jacques Coupier is especially recommended for science
fiction fans with a penchant for time travel stories.
The Slaadikaar War
Kevin Kinne
iUniverse.com, Inc.
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
059510021X $17.95 www.iuniverse.com
Set five thousand years after humanity's near-destruction by a species the used their prolific
technology to create, The Slaadikaar War is a science-fiction space opera dramatically centered
upon negotiation, power struggles, and war. But when a mastermind power-monger's
machinations
don't pan out as he would wish, he makes a terrible bargain with an ancient race - a bargain that
will
exact a terrible toll on all sides of the conflict. A fascinating, interlayered space opera, (and one
that
draws from science fiction, fantasy, and animation-based genres), The Slaadikaar War is the first
volume of an "Earth-L" trilogy and documents Kevin Kinne as a talented, imaginative, and
entertaining writer whose work deserves the widest possible readership within science fiction
fandom.
The Rise Of The Phoenix
Dawn Rivers Baker
Brighid's Fire Books
PO Box 41, Sidney, New York 13838
0971327815 $10.95 www.brighidsfirebooks.com
The Rise Of The Phoenix is an impressive and engaging debut novel by Dawn Rivers Baker about
the impending fate of an Empire, the dark force that menaces it, and the Prophecy surrounding
two
fraternal twins caught in the twists and machinations of grand schemes. A transcendent and
splendor-filled work of high fantasy, The Rise Of The Phoenix is vividly descriptive and
complexly
woven, filled with intrigue throughout, and enthusiastically recommended reading.
The Self-Help Shelf
The Nature Of Bliss
Maureen Moss
Sidney House Publishing
Cate Cummings (publicity)
2305-C Ashland St., Suite 405, Ashland, Oregon 97520
www.TheNatureofBliss.com
0971797129 $14.95 1-800-769-0396
Bliss stands for "Balance, Love, Integrity, Sexuality, Soul". In The Nature Of Bliss, a self-help
book
by business woman, community activist, and motivational speaker Maureen Moss that deftly takes
the reader on a metaphysical journey to their own personal harmony. A superbly written,
spiritually
enriching, "reader friendly" volume, The Nature Of Bliss is enthusiastically recommended reading
for
readers of all faiths who are searching for their own inner self realization.
The Constant Creator In You
Ralph Carpio
Rainbow Books, Inc.
PO Box 430, Highland City, FL 33846-0430
1568250754 $10.95 1-800-431-1579 www.amazon.com
In The Constant Creator In You, poet and writer Ralph Carpio takes a unique approach to
instruct
the reader in how to become powerful, radiant, loving, and creative in their daily life. Carpio talks
about Life Power (an ability to examine possible consequences and receiving all of what we wish
to
receive); The Giant Soda Machine (life is participatory and works in an organized way); Living
Statements (the importance of life's communication with us); Unnecessary Boxes (it is a natural
state
to live in a steady stream of desires requiring decisions and choices); Reality Check (the role of
reality checks in the empowerment process of taking charge of our lives); and The Constant
Creator
In You (a strong, creative force within us creates helps us deal with and shape our material
conditions and circumstances). The Constant Creator In You is an enthusiastically recommended,
"reader friendly" addition to any personal self-help, self-improvement reading list and reference
collection.
Why Don't You Want What I Want?
Rick Maurer
Bard Press
c/o Longstreet Press
2974 Hardman Court, Atlanta, GA 30305
1885167563 $16.95 www.bardpress.com
Why Don't You Want What I Want?: How To Win Support For Your Ideas With Hard Sell,
Manipulation, Or Power Plays is an informed and informative work specifically written by
organization change consultant and public speaker Rick Maurer for business executives,
managers,
and salespeople who need to garner support and unity from colleagues and associates in order to
get
their job done. Why Don't You Want What I Want is also very strongly recommended reading for
anyone in the private or public sectors facing the complex task for getting a group to rally to the
cause. Individual chapters address presenting one's position in the most persuasive manner;
avoiding
knee-jerk reactions; building trust even in a hostile environment; and a great deal more. Reader
friendly, innovative, and practical, Why Don't You Want What I Want? can and will enable
anyone
to peacefully influence a loved one in ways that will enhance familial bonds or friends in a manner
that will strengthen and deepen friendship.
The Christian Studies Shelf
First The Spiritual, Then The Natural Fruit
Irene Rundell
1stBooks
2511 West 3rd Street, Bloomington, IN 47404
0759680078 $10.50 www.1stbooks.com
First The Spiritual, Then The Natural Fruit: Joy, Love Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness,
Goodness,
Faith, Meekness, And Temperance by freelance writer and ordained minister Irene Rundell, is a
devout study of both the Old and New Testaments from a Christian perspective, and what it
means
to bear spiritual fruit of faith in God and the salvation of Jesus Christ. Drawing heavily on biblical
references, the text studies high qualities in the soul and with an emphasis on humanity's hunger
for
God. Enhanced with nutritional, natural, home-tested recipes, First The Spiritual, Then The
Natural Fruit is especially recommended reading for both the spirit and the flesh!
How To Live In The Kingdom Of God
Richard Rundell
iUniverse.com, Inc.
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
0595176100 $16.95 www.iuniverse.com
In How To Live In The Kingdom Of God: Challenge Of The 21st Century, freelance writer and
Bible teacher Richard Rundell addresses the essential questions concerning the nature of the
Kingdom of god within Christian tradition and scriptural understanding. Beginning with what and
where is the Kingdom of God; through rankings in the Kingdom, to the concept of "storehouse"
has
it pertains to the Kingdom, every aspect of the Kingdom of is addressed in a clear, scripturally
sound
textual narrative. How To Live In The Kingdom Of God is especially recommended for anyone
seeking to satisfy their spiritual hunger for a deeper understanding of what the Kingdom of God
can
mean to them and for them as they live out the days of their lives here on earth.
Spiritual Answers For Perilous Times
Norma E. Sawyers
Dogwood Publishing
116 West Buffalo, Bolivar, MO 65613
0963003119 $16.95, 144 pages, 1-417-326-2393 1-417-326-2293 (fax)
We live in a dangerous world of religion-driven international terrorism that is causing the deaths
of
hundreds of men, women and children around the world, including almost 3,000 deaths on
American
soil with the destruction of the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon building, and a jumbo jet over
Pennsylvania. Why did God allow such evil, destruction, and loss? Where was the Christian God
when the innocent were made victims of Muslim hatred. Does God really care about what the
murder and political terrorism rampant in the world today? Can God bring forth some kind of
benefit
out of such evil circumstances, events, and actions? Norma Sawyers addresses these questions in
Spiritual Answers For Perilous Times: Answers About God And His Actions. This is a book for
anyone of any denomination or faith who is seeking to reconcile the love of God with the hatreds
and atrocities of human beings in the world today.
That Day
Norma Cain Peters
Elderberry Press
1393 Old Homestead, Second Floor, Oakland, OR 97462
1930859236 $19.95 www.elderberrypress.com
Now in its second revision, That Day: Searching The Past To Unveil The Future Day Of The
Lord
by Norma Cain Peters is an iconoclastic counter to the traditional view in Christian literature of
the
pre-tribulation rapture. Exhorting readers to look more closely at the word of God, beware God's
anger, and shun the jeering lures of Satan, That Day is a profound and highly recommended
theological challenge to the sleepy, status quo contentment of most Christian communities today
with respect to the prophesied End Times events.
Thirsting For God In A Land Of Shallow Wells
Matthew Gallatin
Conciliar Press
PO Box 76, Ben Lomond, CA 95005-0076
1888212284 $14.95 1-800-967-7377
Thirsting For God In A Land Of Shallow Wells: Thirsting For God In A Land Of Shallow Wells is
the judicious perspective of Matthew Gallatin, a philosophy professor and devoted evangelical
Christian minister for more than twenty years. Written especially on the conflict between the
viewpoints of Protestantism and the Orthodoxy, and what it means to live the Way of Love,
Thirsting For God In A Land Of Shallow Wells is an thoughtful, emotional, highly recommended
and spiritually profound treatise on the heart and soul of Christian worship of God.
The Parenting Shelf
The Stepmom's Guide To Simplifying Your Life
Karon Phillips Goodman
EquiLibrium Press
10736 Jefferson Blvd. #680, Culver City, CA 90230
096673937X $14.00 www.equipress.com
Karon Philips Goodman's The Stepmom's Guide To Simplifying Your Life is a straightforward
and
"reader friendly" guide for stepmothers on how to better achieve balance and a stable family life
through simplicity. From giving up unrealistic expectations (such as "I'll know how to be a good
stepmom because I already am a good mom"); to setting reasonable and attainable goals; to the
importance of good communication; to balancing one's authority as a stepmom; and much more,
The
Stepmom's Guide To Simplifying Your Life offers a wealth of dependable advice, illustrative
anecdotes, and accessibly practical guidelines for stepmothers everywhere.
Divorced Dads
Nancy J. Wasson, Ph.D. and Lee Hefner
Adesso Press
PO Box 489, Pinson, AL 35126
0972009000 $14.95 www.staydad.com
Collaboratively developed and written by a clinical counselor and a divorced mom Nancy J.
Wasson
and divorced dad Lee Hefner, Divorced Dads: 101 Ways To Stay Connected With Your Kids is a
solid and accessible guide for separated fathers on how to balance one's life and continue to be an
important part of their children lives. From upgrading parenting skills; to staying in
communication
with one's kids through postcards, photographs, emails, delivered foods, webpages, keepsakes,
etc.;
to using a camera to capture and share memories; to teaching the most effective way - by
example,
Divorced Dads is packed from cover to cover with a wealth of useful suggestions and applicable
advice. Divorced Dads is also highly recommended for fathers who aren't divorced, but who are
unable to see their kids very often due to career demands or other life circumstances.
The Biography Shelf
Foundling
Mary Sturge
Xlibris
436 Walnut Street, 11th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1401037496 $17.84 xlibris.com
Foundling: An Adopted Child's Search For Her Identity is the memoir of Mary Sturge, a woman
who was abandoned at the age of fourteen months, and adopted at age four by a middle-aged
single
woman. Her long struggle in coming to terms with her self, her heritage, and her future are
recounted, as well as her strained relationship with her foster mother and her battle with
depression
and frustrated search for her unknown biological parents. A stirring and candid personal
revelation
told through memories, daydreams and associations, Foundling is the remarkable account of a
remarkable woman who was educated at the Royal College of Music in London and the New
School
in New York, who has been writing and performing music from a very early age, who married,
had
four sons, and in 1961 emigrated to the United States with her family.
Searching For My Estrella Maili
Gisela Castillo de Lujan
Astar Publishing
PMB 126, 8533 Church Ranch Blvd, #150, Westminster, CO 80021
0970666411 $12.95 www.estrella-maili.com
Skillfully translated from the original Spanish , Gisela Castillo de Lujan's remarkable memoir,
Searching For My Estrella Maili: Rebuilding My Life After The Death Of My Daughter is a
poignant
and deeply moving collection of brief passages, revealing the memories, grief, and healing by a
bereaved mother. After losing her 14-year-old daughter to a tragic fall, Gisela was confronted
with
the terrible loss, and forced to pick up the pieces of her shattered family, and face the continued
challenges of her life. Searching For Me Estrella Maili is a profound expression of emotion and
love, and strongly recommended reading for anyone who has every lost a loved one, especially a
child, to accident or illness.
The Religion/Metaphysics Shelf
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Svatmarama, author
Brian Dana Akers, translator
YogaVidya.com
PO Box 569, Woodstock, NY 12498-0569
0971646619 $11.95 info@yogavidya.com
Ably translated into English by Brian Dana Akers, The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is the classic
sourcebook on Hatha Yoga, written by an East Indian yoga master named Svatmarama in the
fifteenth century C.E. to preserve for future generations his own experience and the wisdom of
older
works now lost. This faithful reproduction of the crucial text features the original Sanskrit
side-by-side with the exacting English translation. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika reads as a selection
of individual phrases describing the hatha yoga poses and giving insight into the spiritual nature of
yoga. Black-and-white photographs illustrate several of the poses. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is
an impressive and highly recommended reference for students and devoted practitioners of Hatha
Yoga.
A Place Called Ananda
J. Donald Walters (Swami Kriyananda)
Crystal Clarity Publishers
14618 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959
1565891589 $17.95 1-800-424-1055 x7604 www.crystalclarity.com
A Place Called Ananda is the both the inside story of the Ananda communities, and the compelling
autobiography of the man who founded them, J. Donald Walters (a.k.a. Swami Kriyananda).
Following the core thought that "People are more important than things," the six Ananda
communities located in America and Italy embrace inspiration, inner freedom, harmony, and
cooperation. A Place Called Ananda is a remarkable and very highly recommended account
straight
from the founder who motivated people of all walks and backgrounds to work together for higher
quality of both physical and spiritual life.
God's Ultimate Task
Rich Anders
iUniverse.com, Inc.
5220 South 16th Street, #200, Lincoln, NE 68512-1274
0595226728 $16.95 www.iuniverse.com
God's Ultimate Task: Re-Creating the Universe in a Positive Dimension is a uniquely written look
at
metaphysical implications of the Big Bang and Big Crunch theories, along with the recently
garnered
scientific revelation that our universe will not end with a Big Crunch. Author Rich Anders
impressively attempts to portray how God the Almighty recreates the universe itself in a positive
dimension in order to put its endless cycle of destruction to an end. The disjointed writing style
employed by Anders embraces an eclectic spread of physical and spiritual principles, ultimately
shedding an unforgettable viewpoint on the essence of God, the Devil, creation, and existence.
God's
Ultimate Task is recommended reading for students of religion, spirituality, cosmology, and
metaphysics.
The Political Science Shelf
The Ballad Of Carl Drega
Vin Suprynowicz
Mountain Media
561 Keystone Ave., Suite 684, Reno, Nevada 89503
0967025923 $24.95 1-775-348-8591
Written by award-winning Libertarian columnist Vin Suprynowicz, The Ballad Of Carl Drega:
Essays On The Freedom Movement 1994 To 2001 is a scathing examination of the constraints the
America government under successive Republic and Democratic authorities have placed on
individual and human freedoms, and upon those who martyred themselves to resist the tyranny of
bureaucracy. Unrelenting in vehemence, unafraid of controversy, and unambiguously speaking his
mind, Suprynowicz warns of oppression in America's past and paints a dark picture for the future,
if
the events of September 11 springboard any further eroding of civil liberties than they already
have.
At times graphic and colorful, drawing upon events of history as well as the modern day, The
Ballad
Of Carl Drega presents a message that not everyone may agree with, but that no one should
ignore.
Centering America
William H. Young
Xlibris
436 Walnut Street, 11th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1401033423 $36.99 www.xlibris.com
Ably written by William H. Young (a presidential appointee in the first Bush administration),
Centering America: Resurrecting The Local Progressive Ideal is a powerful manifesto for social
change in America, emphasizing local self-governance and independence. Pointing toward a
center-right course for America, Centering America is a profound and progressive book that
persuasively charts the possibilities for our nation's future. Also available in paperback
(1401033415,
$26.99) and as an E-Book (1401033431, $8.00), Centering America is a welcome contribution to
our national dialogue and highly recommended reading for students of contemporary Political
Science.
Always Cheat
Leslie Davis
Tell The Truth Books, Inc.
622 Lowry Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411
0971926107 $12.95 www.LeslieDavis.com
From the professional wrestling ring to the Minnesota governor's mansion, Jesse Ventura's career
has been as colorful as it is controversial. In Always Cheat: The Philosophy Of Jesse Ventura,
army
veteran, businessman, environmental activist, and political candidate Leslie Davis has written a
political expose that alleges that Ventura fixed the 1998 Minnesota primary election; fixed the
investigation that followed his election; and violated state conflict of interest laws. The
documentation supporting these serious claims are derived from sword affidavits, transcripts,
voice
mails, taped investigative interviews, videos, memorandums, newspaper articles, letters, and
personal interviews. Always Cheat is enhanced for the reader with black and white photographs
and
the illustrations of political cartoonist Pete Wagner. The rather remarkable title for this political
expose is derived from a quotation taken from Jesse Ventura's 1998 speech to University of
Minnesota students: "Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat."
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