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The book is a raw poetic reflection of life, love and loss.Although spoken quietly, it may be heard loudly.The tears of reality often escape from the pages and roll down cheeks unexpectedly.You might hear laughter as it painfully walks in and out of love.A childhood memory may return shaken and stirred by the voice of a young girl yearning to grow up.May you find that reflections are not only viewed in images of glass.

Steve Monzelli came of age in the 1970s, an era now considered the Silver Age of Hollywood. He loved movies and was the consummate film buff. He collected movie stills, comic books, 16mm films and posters (including an original one for "e;Casablanca"e; worth thousands of dollars). He dressed like the characters he admired in his favorite films, and hung around film sets with the hope of becoming an actor. He also had a great love for good vodka and prostitutes, which caused more than just a few problems.Monzelli met and became friends with many of the cinema icons of the era, including Steve McQueen, Richard Burton, Sam Peckinpah, Bette Davis and many others; and he appeared as an extra in a handful of big-budget Hollywood films, more often than not because he would sneak onto the sets.These tales offer many hilarious and a few sad stories of a life built around one fan's obsessive love of movies.John Gloske is a former film critic for The Hollywood Times. His previous book was the well-received Tough Kid: The Life and Films of Frankie Darro. He is a long-time small business owner in Los Angeles, California.

A Child's Bedtime Prayer introduces the young child to prayer. This simple prayer gives the child a quiet moment of thought before retiring to bed. The prayer is meant to be rhythmic, simple, and easy to learn and recite. What a child learns early in life stays with them forever. The bright colorful illustrations support the child's desire to listen to the book and interact with the text. The combination of text and artwork provides a unique way to learn and experience the value of prayer.

"e;Can I be the MAN?"e; - A letter from US to You, is exactly what the title implies. It is a letter written on behalf of African American men in an attempt to put an end to the feud between male and female, so the duality of relationships can be restored. It addresses some hard conversations that need to be discussed within African American culture and relationships. It allows men to be "e;naked and unashamed"e; in revealing their failures, but also identifying some of the deep seeded desires African American men have for women. From a much-needed apology from men, to getting a better understanding of the inner workings of the heart of men, to acknowledging that there are no good men, only men striving to be good, this work will touch the heart and mind of every woman that is currently in or desires to be in a harmonious relationship with an African American man.By the end of the book, it will stimulate a much-needed dialog between African American men and women to bring about peace within their relationships and ultimately restore the fabric of their homes. With the duality of African American relationships restored, their families will be restored, which in turn will repair their communities, and will allow the needed unity within African American culture to stand together in solidarity."e;This work started out a conversation with a few of my elders over a game of spades. From there it became a poem and now has blossomed into a full body of work. I have come to learn that I can express myself much better through writing than I can verbally. It was originally my desire to write the words that I have been struggling to be able to communicate in my own relationships. Over the course of time, I have some to realize that there are many men just like me that feel the same way, yet don't know how to communicate their emotions and thoughts. This work is for the men that look into our communities and see the need for men, but have watched and been unable to ask women the simplest of questions, Can I be the MAN? This work will be controversial in many ways but will ultimately have the desired effect of healing within our culture."e;

My name is Jonah Matthews and at the time of writing this book I am twelve years old. The purpose of this book is to help those around my age learn ways to be their best self as a kid for their parents and peers. I''m inspired by the passion my dad has to help others as a marriage and family therapist. When I found out he was writing a book, I was motivated to write my own as well. So I started thinking, how can I help kids around my age? I realized every kid needs to ask for things. So I compiled twenty-two real-life stories of my experiences, with three key traits I feel you need to make your parents proud (and get what you want!). I hope you enjoy it.

In America, we have some of the best doctors and hospitals worldwide. Despite this, there are more than 800,000 deaths in the United States each year due to cardiovascular disease, namely heart attack and stroke. The good news is that we now have the ability to prevent heart disease with healthy lifestyle choices and medications when needed. There needs to be a paradigm shift in our medical approach-we need to become proactive and prevent heart disease rather than reactive and wait for this formidable enemy to strike. Heart Attacks-Are Not Worth Dying For provides a straightforward pathway for heart disease prevention. Don't wait-the time to act is now.

Narratives is the first book of the upcoming 'Ma'riine' novel series which dives into the history of racism and slavery. The author covers many types of narratives that are built from age-old stereotypes and auto-judgments or mischaracterizations of people of color specifically in America. Narratives shows an in-depth review of how false information can leave undesirable results.

A collection of meaningful messages to manage misgivings, surmount self-sabotage and submit to the super power of the soul. Written wildly to entertain and engage the wit of wild women, the twists of tales here electrify the light of life.Wild words send signals to chakra energy centres to break down blockages and balance the scales of sensibilities shook by silly and sorrowful situations.Wild ways often precede personal power by making sense of senselessly supressing self-love. It's a long learning curve when your losses outweigh your wins. Words for Wild Women prompts reflection, developing a deeper understanding of why each misstep and misfortune on a wild road act as miles stones to self-mastery. The will of the wild is not motivated by madness, but rather a mission to overcome the heat from hell. Seek to ascend through the channels of change with love. Self-love.

As Arlene Goldberg grew up in post-World War II New York, she couldn't have imagined one day becoming known as a pioneer and history maker credited with changing same-sex marriage laws in Florida. Young Arlene was a typical girl. She had a loving relationship with her family, did fine in school, dated boys, and enjoyed all the milestones of youth. Then she met Carol and fell in love. That's when destiny stepped in and began to shape the future.In the years that followed, Arlene loved Carol with a ferocity and devotion many people only dream about. And that love drove them both into hiding and into the proverbial closet, where they lived in secret for decades. No marriage license could have made their bond more solid or enduring-and yet without that piece of paper, they were denied basic spousal rights.Through tragic illness and terrible loss, the love of Arlene and her wife Carol would go on to shape history, free many to marry those they love, and make our heroine a beloved and revered pioneer in the LGBTQ+ community.

Axel Drake was not a people person. He didn't hate people, but he wasn't particularly fond of them. He decided he needed a change, so when his uncle suggested he move into an old manor in New Orleans, he decided to take the opportunity. Unbeknownst to Axel, however, the manor has a few secrets away. Luckily for him, so does he. Now he finds himself brought into a world he never knew existed, and the possibilities are endless. Axel always was a man to take an opportunity given to him...

"e;Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."e;-Mark 10:9As a pastor, I have had the pleasure to attend, counsel and perform several married ceremonies. Many of these couples have gone on to have successful lasting marriages. However, quite a few have struggled, some have separated, and many have divorced. The demise of a marriage is extremely devastating to families, especially when children are involved. Have you ever wondered why so many marriages make it while others do not? What is the secret to keeping it together? What is the plan for making it work? It is interesting how much time, money and effort we put in planning a wedding ceremony but have no plan on how to execute a married. This book gives couples a time-tested blueprint on how to stay together, "e;Till Death do you Part"e;. This book is not deep, it just gives couples a few simple ideas that can be started today to make a marriage last forever.

"e;Year 18"e; follows 18-year-old Rebecca Whitmore through her senior year of high school, where she struggles with her past and fights to find hope for her future. To combat her depression and loneliness, she forms an imaginary friendship with fictional characters she created for a school project, beginning a punishing battle between her idealized inner world and the real world outside.

Too often we view death as an enemy to be denied, fought, and defeated, rather than as an inevitable and natural part of life. The medical establishment routinely buys into this view, promoting aggressive treatments by overselling technology and hope, which only prolong needless suffering for terminal patients and their families. But as this candid book shows, we don't have to go down that path.As a long-time palliative and hospice care physician, Dr. Ken Pettit talks openly about a subject few of us want to discuss. His focus is not on prolonging life, but on helping terminal patients die "a good death," with the best possible quality of life up to the end.Based on his work with hundreds of patients and families, as well as the life-altering experience of watching family and friends face death, Dr. Pettit illuminates, in the vivid detail that only an insider can provide, the failings of our medical establishment. He empowers us to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and prepare, with pro-active clarity, for our final days. This book will help all of us-patients, families, and medical professionals-break our collective silence about death, so we can develop better ways of discussing, treating, and encountering what we will all someday face.

This is an assortment of short stories about Jewish people who want to believe in a God but like many of us, they just can't take that leap of faith. As they stumble through their lives making one mistake after another, they wonder if their souls will reach heaven-if such a place exists. And then what? In "e;God's Sabbatical,"e; a poor autistic soul arrives in the afterworld and is bunked in a five by five-inch cubicle. He's told that God is on vacation, and there's an inexperienced bureaucrat running the place. In another story, "e;Ruthie the Dinosaur Eats the Forbidden Fruit"e; a nurturing mamasaur (an unknown species) repents, I'm honestly sorry for my mistake, but after all, it was only a piece of fruit and not so good-tasting. In the last story, a talking raven proclaims that Death isn't fair. All the stories are imbued with an ironic sense of humor that I inherited from my grandfather who left the shtetl when he was 18 years old. This book will have a wide audience, anyone who enjoyed "e;Fiddler on the Roof,"e; or actually fiddled on a roof, will want to read this book.Tales of Unkosher Souls has received a Kirkus starred review!