Noted scholar Raphael Israeli describes the surprising "normalization" process that occurred during the pandemic year 2020, in his latest book, Glittering Stars in a Dark Landscape: Early Auguries of the 2020 Arab "Normalization" with Israel.He explains how the 2020 explosion of the "normalization" between Israel and some Arab Gulf States was the fruit of a long process of Arab self-reckoning.Its fruition was crowned, thanks to the efforts of President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, with counsel from presidential advisor Jared Kushner.The process marks a revolution, insofar as it not only reverses the negative position taken by some Arab States that refused to deal with Israel as long as the Palestinian issue is not resolved, but in view of the Gulf States'' wealth and influence, this reversal will encourage others to follow in their footsteps.Great economic and political benefits will also accrue to Israel as a result.(About the Author)Raphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D. in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley. Now retired, he has been a Fellow of the Harry Truman Research Institute at Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s, and is the author of over 60 research books, a dozen edited books, and 100 scholarly articles about Islam.
Resiliency in the face of adversity. This is one woman''s fight for her life, for love, and for happiness.A testament to how life brings the unexpected, the book guides you to take hold of your own destiny and make the most of it.This useful toolkit, filled with intimate looks at life, will aspire you to be your own hero. Inner strength is gathered in the pages of this raw, unfiltered book that will make you laugh, cry, and get angry.A self-help book that challenges readers to dig into their own lives, a journal is included for readers to expand on their own resilience and self-discovery, no matter what stage of life they are in.Deep dive into a woman''s beginnings and middles, and how they''ve helped her not only survive, but thrive through tragedy and trauma.Visit www.drsyleecia.com to learn more about Dr. Syleecia''s entrepreneurial ventures.She says, "It is my life story and journey. I wanted to share my trauma and tragedy with other people in hopes they would overcome and realize they are resilient."About the Author: Dr. Syleecia Thompson grew up in Harvey, Illinois, into a musical family. Her father is Syl Johnson, a blues and soul singer, and her sister is Syleena Johnson, an R&B singer and talk show host. Dr. Thompson is a breast cancer survivor, educator, entrepreneur, entertainment manager and executive producer. As a full-time professor in business, entrepreneurship, and strategy, she has taught more than 8,000 students, and coached and managed over 160 clients. She has worked with major networks, record labels, and corporations in many capacities. The author has earned a BS in economics, an MBA and a doctorate in business administration.
This lovingly illustrated book opens up children''s minds to the life that is around them, as well as adults'' minds too.We have all felt as small as an ant here on Earth, and equally, we can feel big and on top of the world."While out walking one day ant was admiring his big anthill - as he climbed to the top, he felt like he was on top of the worldAnd said in a loud voice - I love this anthill,THIS IS ALL THERE IS . . ."There is always more to life and much more to see. When we share what we see, it opens up a whole new world, not made up of right or wrong, or good or bad.This book is created from a place of love. As you open each page, it reflects the love in everything, and that love is nothing to fear. Love is unique and fascinating. What you bring to life is the love in you.This Is All There Is gives you some space to explore what you love.Author Bio:Dee Weldon Bird is a psychic medium who lives with her family in Essex, England. "Love motivated me to write this book. What we can love is infinite. There is always more." This is her sixth book.
Still Saving is the triumphant story of Agnes Firestone, whose childhood is upended by divorce and death. Her mother, Liandra, begins bringing home many useless items that soon begin to crowd the home. A “goat path” must be made in each room so a person can move from one room to another. Agnes struggles with caring for her mother and her siblings, while balancing education and work.Will Agnes finally be able to focus on her own life and have everything she worked so hard to achieve? Or will she forever be saving those she loves?A story about the bond of family, the courage to make one’s own path, and the love that ultimately saves Agnes.About the Author: This is the second book by S. Mary Scott. Her first book is Abbey’s Still, the story of four women living in two different eras, who must find empowerment within themselves. The author has already begun her third novel about a woman named Amy, who happily acquires love, marriage, and a home, only to have it all taken away from her. She finds the inner strength to rebuild with the help of a mysterious man who saves her life.
This second book in the Akimbo series recounts the remarkable life of Kim Parrish, a retired Canadian teacher looking back on his life through snippets of poetry and salutes to his travels, taking him to the far corners of the world.A hockey and football player in his youth, the author once had a pet crocodile. Having survived a stroke and a heart attack, this inspiring journey is a salute to his enduring efforts to beat the odds and live life on his own terms.After finding love and marriage in China, the author now splits his time between China and Vancouver, British Columbia.Thought of you, again, last nightAnd nothing but you, today;I could feel you there in my heart ... so warmAnd me, a thousand miles away.Thought of you again, last night,And how I looked when I heard your wordsfrom a thousand miles away.Akimbo 2: A Sowbug''s Life (cont''d) provides an eclectic assortment of pleasurable reading.Author Bio : Born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, Kim Parrish majored in English literature and language, and taught high school and college English for 31 years. This is the sequel to his first book, Akimbo: A Sow Bug''s Life (Autobiography ... or Part of One) ...
Lord, I Shall Be a House of Prayer! is about Christians who do all the "right" things: go to church, read their Bible, and occasionally pray. Even so, they are not seeing answers or impactful transformation in their lives.Many are missing the essential and important ingredient in the Christian "walk," and that is an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.This book is about more than getting our prayers answered, it is about establishing and perfecting our relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ through prayer.We explore the importance of prayer, how to elevate our prayer life, how to heighten our sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, and how to translate our routine prayers into fervent and explosive prayers.If you are tired of your prayers being earthbound and not ascending to the Throne Room, this book is for you.I am an evangelist from Cleveland, Ohio. This is my first book, but it definitely will not be my last. I am founder and CEO of Lord Make Me a House of Prayer Ministries. I can be heard every Saturday morning on the Heavenly Host International Radio Talk show "Am I My Sister''s Keeper? Yes I Am/ Real Talk." I can also be seen and heard twice a month on KAZ Radio and TV, ministering on "How to Perfect our Relationship with Jesus Christ!"
Return: To the Land of Durga, the third book in the Eden Trilogy, continues the author''s amazing travels across India that reveal her psychic and paranormal experiences.At her son''s behest, Lesley Ann Eden travels to India where she used to live when the British Raj ruled. She is apprehensive what she might find altered in modern day India, compared to what she knew in the past.Lesley specifically wants to find a grave hidden in the Nilgiris on Tiger Hill. As her journey takes her back, she remembers her early married life there and the terrible hauntings and spirit disturbances that have plagued her in a small farming village in North Yorkshire.On the last night in the Nilgiris, where her adventure culminates, she encounters a terrible spirit attack so shocking that she is relieved to leave, but worries that the attack might occur again, even back in England. All is well after her return home, but then the assault reoccurs. While she is able to fight it, the onslaught is only a preamble for something much more sinister to come.She describes the horrific, invasive actions of alien energies through a diary and reveals her visions for the future. This true account is disturbing in the extreme in that it is not the end, as there is much more to be revealed before 2012 is through! About the Author: Award-winning dance teacher Lesley Ann Eden grew up in the Midlands, earned an M.A. in choreography and has taught dance throughout the world. She teaches in her own school, The York School of Dance and Drama (www.yorkschoolofdanceanddrama.org).Publisher website: http://sbpra.com/LesleyAnnEden
We all follow different paths in life. Some are born into violence and incest. Some find love and become wildly successful. Some escape into drugs and despair. Sarah has done it all. At age 15 she was imprisoned in a convent and gave birth to an illegitimate baby. She later married and raised more children with the father of her first child, who was a cruel and violent husband. She managed to escape being almost beaten to death and was given six weeks to live.Despite these challenges and the sacrifice of leaving her young children behind, Sarah''s inner strength and determination took her back to the UK to build a career and become one of the first highly respected businesswomen in Europe. She was later driven by destiny to create a new life in the country she had escaped from to meet a man she was told she had loved before. Coming full circle, Sarah''s remarkable life is shared in this book along with valuable lessons about fate, guardian angels and the cycle of life.Author Bio : This book is the true story of Sue McKeough''s life. Born in England and taken to Australia at an early age, Sue experienced horrors that many have only imagined. At age 59, she is sharing her story to help spread a positive message about the journeys and choices we make in life and the wonders we experience along the way. She plans to continue her life story with her next book.
Following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others, Black Lives Matter became the civil rights movement of our lifetime.But despite noble intentions, many Americans only see angry riots and destruction, instead of civil disobedience and a courageous struggle for racial equality and justice.In his fourth book, author Ben Clement presents a peaceful protest march through the eyes of a young Black girl named Tanisha and a white boy named Timmy, who valiantly takes a knee.Tanisha is young, gifted, and unapologetically Black. Although she only met Timmy briefly at a Black Lives Matter rally, she tells how Timmy came to be there, and more importantly, how this white child knelt before a legion of riot police to inspire a civil rights movement.
The Day After is Book 4 in the Blue Woods mystery series, featuring Hugo Bott.What happened to Hugo Bott after thirty years as a beat officer? Nobody really knows because they didn''t see him leave when he retired. The quaint cottage where he lived was rented out, and he just disappeared. Superintendent Luc Wariner is the newly assigned divisional commander of a quiet subdivision, that is, until the discovery of the brutal murders of Major Edward Barrington-Marsh and his wife, Cecily, in Upper Postle. He sends for his old friend and major crime unit colleague, Detective Inspector Aidey Carter, to investigate the murders and his suspicions regarding his CID unit.When sightings are made early on the morning of the murders of a tall quiet stranger with a military gait visiting the village store at Postle, Luc and Aidey are reminded of Hugo Bott, their old colleague. Could he have finally found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, for first time in his life?It is, after all, The Day After . . .Author Bio:British crime author Pat McDonald lives in a rural part of the Midlands, United Kingdom. She previously worked as a researcher, project manager and programme manager in the NHS, and in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. She is now a full-time novelist. This is her eleventh book, fourth in the Blue Woods trilogy, making this now a series. It came about when "I was asked by one reader to give Hugo Bott his own book, and told by another American reader she missed the Blue Woods characters. I have combined the two and dedicated this book to both of them."
The conquest of the city by Spaniards brings together five families, whose stories are told as they struggle to survive in war-torn Cordoba, while three families flee the city forever.The families are Muslim as well as Christian and Jews, whose ancestors had to convert to the Muslim faith or face exile. The hazardous journeys by the families that left the city and their uncertain futures are explored in this fascinating historical saga.To understand the situation of Cordoba and the Iberian Peninsula in the thirteenth century, historians point to the 711 invasion by a Berber Umayyad dynasty from North Africa. They defeated the ruling Visigoths, putting the entire Iberian Peninsula in their hands, except for the far northern part. Under Muslim governance, this area was known as Al Andalus. The Umayyad stayed in power until 1031. Between then and the conquest of Cordoba by the Spaniards in 1236, various Muslim rulers ruled Al Andalus.The golden age of Jews living in Muslim Spain is considered to have started at the beginning of the tenth century, but ended with the fall of the Umayyad caliphate. Cordoba had a population at that time of about 400,000, and was the largest city in all of Europe. (About the Author)Dr. Alex Bloch was educated in the US where he received his B.sc degree from MIT and M.sc from Columbia. He eventually moved to Israel where he received the PhD in history from Tel-Aviv university. After having taught at that university he started writing his historical novels.
Before being trained as a chef, John Colquhoun spent years in the restaurant business as a server, bartender, catering director, and in management, in Beaufort, Charleston, and Hilton Head, South Carolina.Years ago, his daughter Caroline suggested he write a cookbook. He did, and this is book #6. Caroline and her husband Michael are in the food and beverage business as well. He is also a chef and she is in management and also bartends.My grandson Oli and I hope to write one or two more books in the future. Oliver likes food even more than I do. Oli loves to eat. His older sister, Lilah, loves to read. We hope you enjoy the book!Before being trained as a chef, John Colquhoun spent years in the restaurant business as a server, bartender, catering director, and in management, in Beaufort, Charleston, and Hilton Head, South Carolina.Years ago, his daughter Caroline suggested he write a cookbook. He did, and this is book #6. Caroline and her husband Michael are in the food and beverage business as well. He is also a chef and she is in management and also bartends.My grandson Oli and I hope to write one or two more books in the future. Oliver likes food even more than I do. Oli loves to eat. His older sister, Lilah, loves to read. We hope you enjoy the book!
Beloved I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers 3 John 2 (NKJV)It has been a dream of mine to prosper financially using biblical principles. I prayed about it, and then one morning, the Lord told me that it was time and that He would teach me.He instructed me to wait on Him every morning and to write down the things He taught me. I followed His instructions, guidance, and wisdom, writing it all down for a full year. This book is the result of our time together.To my surprise, this became a book of many books! The Lord would guide me to a specific book, teach me from it, and then move on to the next book.It was totally supernatural!As I followed the leading of the Lord, it became clear to me that God was taking me on a year-long journey of prospering my soul, which in turn would influence my financial situation. I learnt that I could not prosper in any given area unless my soul prospered in that area too, hence the book''s title.This book takes many twists and turns, and even has a few surprises.Did I reach my goal of financial prosperity?You have to read it to find out!(About the Author) Vicki Heymann loves to teach people how to walk and live in victory in all areas of their lives. She completed a Bible course through Jerry Savelle Ministries, earning a ministerial diploma. She is also the writer of Break Through and Break Free! How to Use Bible Meditation to Turn Head Knowledge into Revelation Knowledge and Receive What You Believe For.
Finally, the vision of Fredrick Nietzsche''s Overman (Superman) has come into being.Unfortunately, the lives of many males are constantly destroyed and persecuted for their primitive behaviors and sexual urges. How will Overman (Superman) deal with his own human needs and desires of the flesh, and what consequences will he face for entering the dark side of his ultimate fate and the curse of fetishes?This book is about earliest man (caveman) evolving to become today''s supreme modern man. Warning: For adults only. Not recommended for the spiritual or righteous."While there may be differences in nations, cultures, and family bloodlines, in the creator''s understanding, all beings, especially humans, are all connected into one family from the same maker. Therefore, even though emotionally filled beings in pride and enthusiasm are credited and responsible for creating endless ideas and things of beauty, they''re also responsible for separating and causing inhuman acts and conflicts that killed their fellow beings, just as Cain did to Abel."
وُلِدَ الدكتور توفيق الأنصاري في مدينة النجف وبالرغم ممّا عاناهُ من آلام فقدان الأم والإهمال العائلي بعد ذلك في طفولته إلاّ أنه بقى على حبّهِ إلى النجف متباهياً بتعلّقه بدفينها الإمام علي بن أبي طالب.وكان هذا التعلّق سبباً في إحساسه المبكّر بالظلم الإجتماعي والسياسي في مدينة النجف وفي العراق وغيره من البلداان العربيّة وبقيّة العالم.وتجد ذلك با ئنناً في ديوانه الأّول الآلام والدواوين الأُخرى بعد ذلك.غير أنّه اسثنى هذا الديوان واقتصره على الأحداث والمناسبات العائلية. وكان يبتدع هذه المناسبات لإضافة الحب والجمال إلى عائلتهِ ومحبّيهِ الذين تفانى في سبيلهم وأخلص لهم. وقد نجح الدكتور توفيق الأنصاري في غرس مفاهيمه بالظلم الإجتماعي والفساد السياسي للنظام الرأسمالي في بعض أولاده وأحفاده والذين نشأوا قي بحبوحة من العيش الذي يبعدهم عن هذه القيم والمعتقدات. والسبب في عدم إستطاعتهِ في إقناع بقية أولاده وأحفاده هو إيمانه العميق بحرّية الرأي ولهذا السبب حضي باحترامهم وتقديرهم بالرغم من الإختلاف الفكري الكبير.وقد حاول الدكتور توفيق وزوجتهَ أم ميثاق في توطيد علاقاتهِ مع كلِّ عوائل آل الأنصاري ولم تبخل أم ميثاق بمدِّ يد العون إ لى كلِّ من احتاجها وغيرهم وبقيت منزلة توفيق ومنزلة زوجتهِ محترمةً عند الجميع. (نبذة عن الكاتب) وُلد توفيق أنصاري في النجف بالعراق ، وأكمل المدارس الابتدائية والثانوية هناك ، ثم انتقل إلى بغداد للالتحاق بكلية الطب. لقد قام بدراسات ما بعد التخرج والتخصص في المملكة المتحدة "لقد خدمت المحرومين في العراق والمملكة المتحدة والولايات المتحدة. هذا هو كتابه الخامس.
The drive to overcome nature is a projection of the anxiety about succumbing to our own nature. Inevitably, this conflict creates a vicious circle. For in subduing nature to our technical goals – themselves arranged so that our human frailty is to be overcome – we end up destroying the world in which we must live.Of late, we have begun to recognize this viciousness, both in our acts and more profoundly, in our thoughts. Yet the attempt to lose our nature by losing Nature holds an even deeper conflict: “The most effective means of escaping spiritual trial is to become spiritless, and the sooner the better. If only taken care of in time, everything takes care of itself.” (Kierkegaard, 1844).Social philosopher G.V. Loewen is the author of forty books on ethics, education, aesthetics, religion, health and social theory, and more recently, metaphysical adventure fiction. He was a professor in the interdisciplinary human sciences for two decades.“The Penumbra of Personhood is not only the cumulative effect and expression of the primordial characters of Dasein, flung along with my being into the world,” writes the author, “it is also the most graceful and eloquent response to the unknown that we possess. It is, in its own thrown essence, the fullest divergence from any violence of the reactionary or technique of the manager. It is objectively what we are and thus what we have to offer our own time.”Ironically, the State has to contend not with history, the writing of which it mainly controls, but rather morality, part of the pre-State metaphysics and a version of collective human vanity that also claims to be timeless.If it is at first striking that even in our time, morality has retained such a hold, on second glance it is at least not surprising. It has ironically become the weapon of the private person, and this is very much against its own cosmogonical backdrop.Morality is shared, as is belief that the one stems from the other, and in this they are quite unlike either ethics or opinion, also having become the pedestal upon which any demagogue can be placed. The uttering of a “higher law” betrays the moralist at every turn.Even if the State can delicately navigate these potentially dangerous currents while affording to ignore mere moral editorializing – an inevitable whirlpool in any democracy at least – if enough “private” people recognize that their misgivings are shared, morality can once again assume a vestige of its former mantle. It becomes a rip-tide of conventional “wisdom” against which this or that elected regime may ride or be ridden over.If this is the most vulgar expression of Dasein’s will to life, and even ontically, will to freedom, then it cannot be ignored by the reflective person. It is the final avenue of appeal in a rationalist social organization.Equipped with its own divinity, morality finds that it still has some suasion in the courts, certainly within many families, and in the schools. It is society’s “back door man,” to use an old Blues phrase, to point up its consistent vulgarity.
Dr. Joseph N. DeLuca, MD, Ph.D., is a retired, board-certified clinical psychologist and primary care physician, who has written five previous books for adults on how to enhance their psychological health and wellness.He has also written two children''s books on the same subject.His latest self-help guide, Learning to Make Peace in the World, was written to help people adjust to life''s stresses, especially during a pandemic.
For readers of The Celestine Prophecy, this is what you’ve been waiting for. Reality Check was written for everyone else who knows that we’re on the verge of pushing Mother Nature and the economy to the breaking point.Reality Check shows the urgent need to reverse humanity’s downward spiral by undoing the status quo. Half the book is filled with quotes from the likes of Chomsky, Sagan, Carlin, Goodall, Soros, Orwell, Asimov, Hegel, William James, Sting and the Beatles, as well as some of the most popular TV shows and movies.This over-the-top attempt to avert an “evolutionary crash” hopes instead to turn the situation into an “evolutionary bounce” by galvanizing members of the so-called “choir” who already understand that the status quo needs to be revamped. Otherwise, civilization as we know it won’t last much longer.The book addresses everything from parenting to economics, political systems to global warming and general environmental destruction, as well as sociology, history and God.It’s time for a reality check! What are you waiting for?About the Author: Pivot is an animal lover with a BS in political science. He aspires to one day become the superhero, The Pantser, a vigilante who goes after schmucks wearing their pants halfway down their butts. He pulls their pants down, pushes them over and then he runs away, of course.
A plane crash in the jungle of eastern Myanmar unites a father who never knew he had a daughter, and a daughter who never knew who her father was.After trekking the Tibetan border with Nepal, Reed Dempsey hops a plane bound for Delhi and a connecting flight to Chiang Mai, Thailand.Three lifelong girlfriends on college break fly from Goa to Delhi. Catching a connecting flight to Chiang Mai, they sit next to Reed in an exit row. Flying through monsoon conditions, the plane loses power and crashes in the northeastern mountains of the Golden Triangle. Only seven survive.One of the college girls sustains serious internal bleeding. The survivors build a stretcher for the young woman and head down the mountain for help.The local military is pillaging the countryside and executing villagers. Soldiers open fire on the plane survivors, killing all those heading down the mountain except for two of the girlfriends. Samantha videoed the murders and also finds a mass grave near a village. She and Rebecca run for their lives back up the mountain toward the crash site, where they meet Reed walking down. Knocked unconscious in the crash, he was buried under debris.Can these three survive the jungle and find safety in far-off Thailand?Author Bio:David C. Dagley grew up in California and has spent his life traveling the globe. He now resides on Bali, enjoying a lot of time underwater. He has lived in Nepal, England, Mongolia, and in South East Asia. “I taught English in South Korea for a few winters when I wasn’t working in Alaska.” His first three books were Cale Dixon and the Moguk Murders, White Bars, and Women of Cho.
Based on the autobiography of Sarah Winnemucca, a Nevadan Paiute of the 19th century Silver Rush era, this historical work of fiction vividly reenacts events of Sarah''s life, highlighting the slaughter of twenty-three members of her tribe by a U.S. cavalry. The deaths of two dear sisters in the massacre are the pivotal event that transforms Sarah into a fiery advocate for the Paiutes'' right to their land and preservation of their ancient culture.Woven into the narrative is the present-day fictional character of Edwina Winnemucca, an aged university professor, medicine woman/shaman, and niece of Sarah Winnemucca, whose supernatural activities are fraught with drama. Edwina lectures her class on Sarah''s remarkable life, her endearing personality, and her fight to save her tribe from starvation and mistreatment. A prophecy of reincarnation, heralded by Edwina''s shaman father, is fulfilled. Edwina befriends three of her students who possess remarkable similarities to Sarah and her sisters. The girls experience a series of harrowing trials at the hands of their lecherous landlord while Edwina has visions of grave danger. The exhilarating climax of the story displays Edwina''s amazing powers.Sally Eccleston was inspired to write a fictional account of Sarah Winnemucca''s life after discovering her historically important autobiography in an old mining town bookstore. Eccleston has been writing for over twenty years, setting many of her stories in the beautiful desert region of Nevada, with its colorful mining history. She is at work on a new fictional novel based on her great-grandparents, who settled in Nevada in the 1800s.Publisher''s Website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/LeapBeyondBlueSkyVeil.html
Billy Giraffe has been struck by Cupid’s arrow. He wants to engage the interest of beautiful Carolyn Tawny-Mane, who has just gotten a job at the local newspaper, The Giraffe Gazette.He tells her of his adventures with friends, crazy hotel guests he’s met at the Giraffe Hotel, and the triumphs of his Grandfather Torch, when he fooled a lion and saved the clan from a rhinoceros stampede.Billy realizes he is a truly good storyteller, and that he can stand up for himself, despite a tattle-tale brother and two older know-it-all sisters.Says the author, “As a young man I was not allowed to read comic books or any kind of fantasy at all. So I surprised my family and friends when I created the story line for this book. I wanted to bring more fantasy into my life and share the joy of it with others. I have always liked giraffes due to their mild but adventurous natures, and feel they have not been understood as well as elephants, tigers, and bears.”About the Author: R. Alden Fish grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and currently resides in Santa Cruz, California. “I was an astronomer who went into business consulting, as I preferred working with people rather than staring at the stars.”
« L’imagination nous emporte souvent vers des mondes qui n’ont jamais existés, mais sans elle, nous allons nulle part. » – Carl SaganSans archives pour la région du Chablais avant le XI siècle, ce conte populaire, appuyé par des déductions historiques, nous parle des premiers habitants d’un village alpin au-dessus de la vallée du Rhône à la fin du IX siècle.Nous suivons les aventures d’un jeune couple, une fille serve et un jeune homme affranchi, un rapport incompatible à l’époque. Ils se réfugient à la montagne en hiver et survivent avec l’appui d’un moine et d’un garde-chasse.« J’habite sur le plateau de Gryon/Villars depuis un demi-siècle. Il était temps de mettre mes sentiments sur papier pour cette région », déclare l’auteur. « J’ai toujours essayé d’imaginer qui étaient les premiers habitants à y passer l’hiver et pas seulement pratiquer la transhumance d’été avec leur moutons et leurs chèvres. »(A propos de l’auteur)Nigel Patten est né près de Londres en 1940 et vit en Suisse depuis 1961 où il a enseigné l’anglais dans un lycée français. Il a publié dix livres, des romans historiques, une biographie, un cours d’anglais pour des francophones et une pièce de théâtre sur les dernières semaines de la vie du poète Shelley. Il a gagné un Readers Favorite Award à deux reprises. L’auteur voyage beaucoup en camping-car comme par exemple jusqu’en Inde. Pendant 15 ans, il a navigué entre les îles grecques dans son propre voilier chaque été. Ayant atteint deux fois le sommet du Mont Kilimandjaro, il pratique encore la marche en montagne dont les Grandes Randonnées comme le GR20 en Corse. Acteur et metteur en scène, il a fait partie d’une troupe de théâtre amateur à Vevey pendant 40 ans.
Battling for her life, a woman faces homelessness during a time of gang wars and riots. In the midnight hour of her life, she finds a strength beyond her own to turn her hopeless case into a case for hope.Chari, feeling let down and pushed aside by family, finds refuge with Joey, a man harboring a shadowy past. Together they journey to the West Coast, pursuing their dreams for a better life.When the city erupts in violent riots and gang wars, Chari’s job vanishes. The same week, Joey ends up in the emergency room. With nowhere to go, Chari sleeps on the emergency room floor.Somehow Joey ends up in the morgue. The attendant there panics when the body bag he was lifting begins to move. Though Joey survives, their joyful reunion doesn’t last long.In a city rife with tension, Chari faces the lowest of lows, until something greater leads this hopeless woman to a new life.About the Author : cynthia j. (c.j.) williams lives with her husband Johnny on a small farm outside Gainesville, Florida. Her younger years “were shaped on my parents’ small farm up North. I grew up in the country near a large prairie full of gators, wild buffalo, horses, and huge mosquitoes.” This is her second book and more are on the way.
An isolated cottage on the rugged coastline of North Devon is the home of Joe, a 12-year-old boy, his mum, and his two younger sisters. The property was owned by his late grandfather, and its isolation is wearing on Joe. Bored, with nothing to do but watch his sisters play with their dolls, Joe longs for excitement.The boy finds an old wooden box with a roll of parchment inside, showing a map of the coastline and some old writing. A new world then opens up for him, as he sees dragons flying overhead and a sea monster that comes to his rescue.Joe’s sisters believe in this new fantasy world filled with fairies, unicorns, and a little green man seeking their help in finding some lost stones.A trip to the British Museum locates the stones, which are then reunited with a dragon. Following a fierce battle, Joe’s adventure takes him through a time portal and a reunion with his deceased grandfather. Life is no longer boring for Joe.Author Bio:Lesley Glover grew up in the Midlands in Coventry, and then moved to London and to Kent. “My next move took me to Devon, and I now live about 10 minutes away from the area of Hangman’s Hill that is mentioned in the book.” Stuck in traffic driving home from Devon, “I began thinking about the story to relieve the boredom and it grew from there.” This is her third book.
As the best fourth grade basketball player in town, Peyton Washburn is invited to try out for the middle school basketball team.After she makes the squad, Peyton has to try and make new friends and deal with not being the best player on her new team, and she faces additional challenges, all while trying to help Holland Middle School earn the opportunity to make the playoffs.About the Author: First-time author Stefan Kowalski lives in suburban Syracuse, New York, where he is an elementary school math teacher. He was inspired to write this story because of “the lack of elementary books with a focus on girls and sports. Having two daughters of my own, I wanted them to have an opportunity to read about female characters and athletics at the elementary level.” His next book will focus on girls playing lacrosse in elementary school.
If you’ve ever wanted to mentor others, but aren’t sure how or where to start, and who to start with, Firehouse Mentor makes it easy. This valuable guide written by two veteran firefighters offers immense rewards on its simple and fun journey toward mentoring.The book addresses negative and destructive behaviors and how to change them. Each topic guides the mentor, laying out the behavior to be addressed while providing multiple solutions, as well as a follow-through section monitoring the results. The book is designed to maintain the span-of-control with one mentor and up to five mentees.“Developing, growing, and strengthening the next generation of firefighters is what mentoring is all about and it’s a much-needed commodity in today’s fire service. I highly recommend this book for any progressive department wanting to set the stage for the next generation and prepare them for success.” – Fire Chief Les Karpluk, ECFO, author of Purpose Filled Leadership and co-author of Leadership Prescribed and Leadership Prescribed 2.0“Acquiring some understanding of why we do things is often a prerequisite to change. This is especially true when talking about repetitive patterns of behavior that do not serve us well.” – Nick Brunacini, author of B Shifter and Staring into the Sun, retired firefighter, Blue Card instructorAuthor Bio:Murphy J. Arsenaux III and Nicholas R. Joiner are firefighters in the City of St. George, Louisiana. “Nick has 25 years and I have 36 years of service,” says Murphy. “Nick has many followers on his ‘10 Rounds Firefighting’ social media sites. He motivates firefighters in the area of fitness and nutrition. I run leadership forums. We both help mentor the young firefighters around us.” This is Murphy’s second book.
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