Bücher veröffentlicht von iUniverse

The world is in turmoil, the future uncertain, the present dangerous. Securing a better future requires desperate measures and the fortitude to see it through. Europe's political landscape in 1643 has become too dangerous for fugitive Giles Montroville to continue living in the city of Amsterdam. Nearby European countries have been unable to provide safe haven for him. He needs to find a fast route to safety for himself aqnd his young family. When he is offered the chance to emigrate to New Amsterdam and work for the West India Company. Giles seizes the opportunity. Given the difficult and violent conditions in the colony, it seems more an act of insanity or desperation that self-preservation. Mannahatta Island far enough away to offer a chance of survival and the possibility of future wealth. Great fortunes have already been made by a few from the bounty of the foreign wilderness, especially from the pelts of the beaver, the "tamakwa" as they called in the language of some of the indigenous people on the new continent. Giles knows that the journey will be long and arduous and there will be hard work ahead of them after they get there, but the voyage proves to be longer and more difficult than he imagined. Challenges arise that he has not foreseen, both during the voyage and waiting for them in the new land. His strength of will is tested as he battles incidents on the journey and his own fears. Determination and willpower are needed just to keep Giles believing that they will reach their destination safely and that the future will bring them security along with a new life.

In December of 2011, during the worst national economic collapse since the 1930s, Las Vegas architect and business owner Craig Galati found his firm more than $800,000 in debt. To make matter worse, the company's founding partner had just resigned, the organization had used up all it's cash reserves, and there was next-to-no work in the pipeline. Although a partner in the firm, 51-year-old Galati had to this point enjoyed his role in business development, never needing to assume a leadership position. Racked by fear and self-doubt, Galati nevertheless stepped into the breach. Rather than hiding behind bankruptcy protection, he and his remaining partners vowed to pay off every creditor, rehire their furloughed workforce and turn the company around. With brutal honesty, a profound sense of obligation and a heartfelt desire to help others, Galati is not afraid to shine a light on his failures and successes as he worked around-the-clock to pull his firm back from the brink.

Unhappily ever after... Clint Eastwood once said, "All marriages are made in heaven, but so are thunder and lightning." This is especially true in Nigerian culture, where thunder and lightning rule many marriages. The shocking truth is that many Nigerian women in the United States experience domestic violence every day. Mostly unseen, unheard, and unknown, they exist in a kind of shadow world, holding very little hope of escape. Fifteen Nigerian American women were interviewed for this book. They did everything the way they were "supposed" to, including receiving good educations and marrying the "right" men. Once they moved to America, they should have been in heaven, yet because of the stress of acculturation, they often find themselves in a stormy situation of dependency and abuse, unable to break free. Secrets reveal the conflicted roles of these first-generation Nigerian women in Southern California who try to live the heaven of the American Dream but end up drawn back to the lightning and thunder of their roots.

Schoolteacher Olivia Dare Christian was murdered in her Hampton, Virginia apartment in 1981. Her killer left few clues and the murder went unsolved. Three decades later, in 2011, next-generation detective Randy Mayer re-opened Olivia's dusty cold case file and began unraveling the mystery. Mayer located a reluctant witness who was a teenager back in 1981. She recalled a suspicious man lurking outside Olivia's apartment the morning of the murder and provided a detailed description of the man. Detective Mayer then researched hundreds of old cases, hunting for a person who fit the description and used a similar MO. He identified a prime suspect, a Smithfield Foods employee, by then in his 60s, previously convicted of several brutal sexual assaults. Digging further, Mayer linked him to two other unsolved Hampton homicides. Was this man a serial killer? Mayer enlisted the help of FBI agent Liza Ludovico and special prosecutor Phil Figura. Could the team uncover enough evidence to bring Olivia's murderer to justice? Could the witness from 1981 identify him? And would a jury convict in a cold case based entirely on circumstantial evidence?

Is your mind constantly being assailed by thoughts of fear, doubt and uncertainty? If so it is time to be fearsome and yield to God's glorious plan. Have you tried to accomplish your dreams and leave a legacy behind but an unseen hand seems to be pulling you backwards? Our Heavenly Father can take the wounded fissures of your soul and inlay them with eternity's gold. In Wings for the Wounded Soul, you will receive beauty for ashes as you learn how to: - begin the process of wellness in your emotions by reading inspirational stories about others who were successful. - learn to take key steps that move you forward. - identify and make quality decisions and then prayerfully implement them. - reject excuses and reset your mind with positive and empowering ideas. - select a support network that engages and reinforces your goals. - recognize negative emotions that shut down the healing process. - acknowledge toxic and dangerous emotions that require help from a professional. - leave a dynamic legacy for the next generation.

This book was written by a non-traditional writer. The book's purpose is to enlighten you through words as you travel through the visual written maze of story by story. At times you will laugh, occasionally tear up, but in the end, you should enjoy the journey. It is easy reading with lots of various thoughts, opinions, and stories. The author was blessed to have friends add stories to this book. Some are professional writers and others had heart-touching stories that I encouraged them to share.

Teresian, a saurian, and Katrina, her companion, are seeking to help Brian Miller and Littorian, Lord of the Lizardanians in their attempt to evade the angry reptilian Soreidian. Soreidian, Littorian's second-in-command wishes to make Littorian a powerless (and distance-full) exile. Katrina wants to 'get ahead of Brian' to go forward in Time. Teresian desires to help Littorian too, and agrees. Arriving on the Beach World ahead of Brian Miller, Teresian propels them forward in Time, but something goes terribly wrong. The companions arrive on a world of the Undead, an apocalypse of zombies, much further into the future. Befriended by three teenage "Beachers" they seek the last Beacher on the fifth floor of an apartment building. Teresian gets blood in her mouth, and turns zombie! Can Katrina get 'her star dragon back, ' defeat the Commander-of-the-Demonic, the 'Intelligent Zombie' and make companions out of the teen Beachers, too? Let's find out!

The main character in this story is an architect and artist. Several visits to local carnivals, beginning when he was ten, lead him to a gypsy fortune teller, telling him about his future and his Destiny with the sea. While in college, he becomes best friends with his roommate, Nick, who remains a best friend into the future. They both end up getting property by the ocean on the SW coast of Mexico where they build their vacation houses. On one of their visits, little did they realize how an encounter with a stranger from the sea would change their lives forever.

THIS BOOK IS A COMPILATION OF MY THOUGHTS FOR A LIFE WELL LIVED WHICH I HOPE OTHERS WILL FIND HELPFUL IN THEIR LIVES, AND WILL SERVE AS A LEGACY FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN.

FOR ALMOST THREE DECADES, BEARD HAD A DIRECT ASSOCIATION WITH YOUNG BOYS THROUGH HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH OUTDOOR SUMMER WOODCRAFT CAMPS. HIS FIRST INVOLVEMENT WAS WITH THE CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY WOODCRAFT CAMP FROM 1912- 1915. FROM 1916-1938 HE STRUCTURED THE DAN BEARD OUTDOOR SCHOOL FOR BOYS, LATER CHANGED TO THE DAN BEARD CAMP, INC., ON LAKE TEEDYUSKUNG, NEAR HAWLEY, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT THESE EARLY CAMPS FOUNDED ON SOUND PRINCIPLES BY DANIEL CARTER BEARD, AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR BOY SCOUT LEADER FROM 1910 - 1941 WHO KNEW WOODCRAFT, AND BOYS, AND LOVED THEM BOTH.

My poems and short letters are all about my challenges in life, my sadness, happiness, family, friends, love of life but most of all "God" and his angels that he sent for me to protect, fight along side of me in my life and give me the encouragement, strength, health to fulfill his plans for me! Many of you have much of the same story as me but I just want to let you know there is happiness following the rainbow. Each time you get knocked down, dust yourself off, get back on your feet, one foot in front of the other and fight all your strength to move on, things will look brighter and you know you have not reached the end of the rainbow. May God Bless each and everyone on your journey that has been prepared for you....

This volume of The Dark Corners is not unlike the previous three. As with the others, you will find information here not found anywhere else. This volume is slightly different though, with much attention given to what I consider leftovers and loose ends. I have also addressed some additional aspects of the Lindbergh kidnapping in which many have expressed interest. This includes a chapter on the "spy" Jacob Nosovitsky and one on Violet Sharp, a topic that I have avoided-until now.