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One day the blue lights just appeared. In the sky, in our homes, all around. Nobody knew where they had come from, or what their purpose was. Kate, an energetic young reporter, is planning an in-depth investigation into the strange lights when suddenly the world is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of interstellar visitors. They have come to help humans see the error of their violent ways, and to usher humanity into a new golden age.Jini Mount is an artist, teacher, and award winning sculptor, now pursuing a long-neglected love of writing. She was born in New York state, and received a BFA Ithaca College. After a career as a professional ice skater, Jini moved to the south, started a family, and has had a long and succesful artistic career. She currently live in Sarasota, Florida.

Unredeemed: Hateful and Others explores the taboo topic of mental illness from various points of view in a variety of ways. From Tracy, the self-destructive twentysomething with bipolar disorder to Suzanne, the prejudiced pharmacist bent on doling out her own kind of justice on psychiatric patients, the characters in this collection come alive and express new ways of viewing what it means to be "healthy."E. C. Hanlon was born in the Boston area. She received an undergraduate degree in Creative Writing from Notre Dame College, and a graduate degree in the same discipline from Salem State University. Her publication credits include stories and short memoir in publications such as The First Line, The Leopard Seal, Soundings East and The Boston Chronicle. However, the greatest achievement of Ms. Hanlon's life has been raising her twin boys. She currently lives and works in Salem, MA with fellow writer Nathanial W. Cook.

Mike and I make our way through the carpet section of the bazaar. In some places the buildings are three or four stories high and one or two levels below ground. All carpets. Gorgeous...any size and shape, silk, cotton, mixed...traditional, nomadic, contemporary designs. Custom made to order. Anything you want. I saw one of JFK for sale. Give them a photo and they will turn it into a carpet. Handmade.At age 29, Barry Fitzpatrick arrived in Tehran to teach English and coach sports in an international school. He instantly fell in love with the richness of the history and art, the kindness of the people, and the kabobs. Soon, however, ominous signs hung from buildings and black-clothed soldiers patroled the streets. Undetered, Fitzpatrick stayed for four years, married a Persian woman, had a daughter, and continued to absorb the culture until he was at last expelled from the country, two years after the Revolution.Barry Fitzpatrick, B.S., M. Ed., is a career educator with elementary, secondary and collegiate levels experience within both the public and private sectors. He has taught in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. "Fitz" is presently serving as an Education Consultant and resides in his home state of Maine.

A moving novel of a con¿icted everyman in 1950s America. The story describes the personal and professional con¿ icts of quirky members of a large second and third generation Irish clan of primarily educators. Caring relatives are supportive in dif¿cult times while contributing to the small plot twists of daily life. Written by a talented writer with a rich ear for dialogue who magically relates the experiences and perspectives of a variety of family members, speaking in their voices. Based in part on the author's experiences growing up in Somerville, Massachusetts, this is a ¿ctional work of great range and strength in which readers may ¿nd echoes of their own lives and family relationships.Robert Crotty (1937-2011) was a student of human nature as he saw it who wrote largely (though not exclusively) from a New England perspective. He received a M.F.A. in English from the Iowa Writers' Workshop during the Raymond Carver years. He also attended the graduate journalism program at the University of Missouri at Columbia. At one point he was a reporter and editor of a Maine newspaper. There were other positions: professor, dean of a college and director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine among them. As a Mainer at heart he wrote mostly from Kennebunkport where he and his family lived and later from Portsmouth, New Hampshire where he worked for a time and acted in stage plays. This novel was written in Ireland where Bob brought his family to spend a year in Greystones on the southern coast. The Irish influence is evident. This work is fiction but tinged with the realities of life in the world of greater Boston where Bob grew up.

Youth is not a prerequisite for adventure. At ages 65 and 75, Martha and Sandy pull up deep New England roots, sell their house, acquire a couple of new knees, toss their doubts and fears out the window, and make a plan. They will spend part of each year in their beloved Maine and part in an exotic place. Starting with New Zealand. Why not South Africa? Why not South America? Why not Antarctica? Slow Travel shows how this intrepid couple finds the wherewithal-financially, physically, spiritually-to live with a capital L and I and V and E at a time in their lives when, let's face it, a lot of people choose to stick close to home. Or if they travel, travel to the usual places. Nothing about Sandy and Martha's series of adventures is usual. They break every stereotype. In the beginning, the question plagued them: Can we afford to go? In the end, it's clear they couldn't afford not to. "Slow Travel" is a fascinating read, and an inspiring one.

Oatmeal is a girl, Big Blue is a bicycle, and Frog is, well, Frog is a very special Frog.When Oatmeal's father takes the training wheels off her bike, she is overjoyed. Maybe a bit too overjoyed, because she forgets some of his very important warnings.Luckily, a new friend is there to lend a hand, or a flipper, or whatever it is frogs have.Adventure, ice cream, and friendship abound in this hopping good story.The author will donate all proceeds from this book to organizations that fight childhood diabetes. Thank you for your support.

A daughter remembers both her father and her grandfather, two doctors who served their rural community for almost a century. In the days when there were no hospital facilities here or when it wasimpossible and unadvisable to move a patient, sincere trust was placedin the capable hands of Dr. Charles Young as he successfully performedthe operation in the home. His calmness and self-control were mostnoticeable and helped to ease the mind of many a worried patient.With all his high attainments, Dr. Young remained the time-honored"country doctor". He administered to the tribulations and the bodilyills of his patients, was beloved and honored by the community inwhich he lived.

After returning victorious from war, Colonel Cornelius Mitterhal isolates himself from the society he liberated. Disheartened by guilt and sorrow, he slips into delusion and spends his days talking to the chimney on the rooftop of his manor house that overlooks a vast lake. But a new danger creeps up on the peaceful communities of Three Havens, as a deceitful chancellor plots to break the alliance Mitterhal forged with native tribes during the war. Leaving his rooftop post, the canny colonel marshals unlikely troops for this new battle: Enyalda, the girl who spied on him for years from the branches of a beech tree, and her three brothers; the port city's revered pastor; former soldiers who are only a little less war torn than he; a wily orphan boy; and a brutish smuggler. Through the grace of his mysterious heritage, Mitterhal has to retain his grip on these spinning threads and weave a tapestry that will restore honor to the land he loves.

The memoirs of a fourth generation physician.