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Pat Chamberlain's Journey 'Out Of The Ashes' 'NOT MY TIME TO DIE!' Is a true story of one man's journey from the depths of despair to the heights of divine intervention. Pat Chamberlain's mission to 'break the chains of addiction and homelessness one person at a time' has been followed steadfastly - for years. Out Of The Ashes has provided housing, food, clothing, transportation and all other needs for hundreds of individuals, at no cost to them, 24/7, 365 days a year. How can YOU help? Please see the donation instructions inside to get involved. Thank you for taking the time to read the book and hopefully, for any support you are able to give. 'NOW'S MY TIME TO DONATE'

The Republic is barely two years removed from the revolution that freed them from the grip of the tyrannical rule of King Eliazar. The leading Senator is a racist and pushing for a war with their allies, the Night people, whom supported them during the revolution. Lee is the Vice prime Minister and hero trying to hold them together at all cost. Lee is a former Union Colonel and understands the tension better than anyone. He was the one who brokered the peace after ten centuries of hate. While this is going on Lee's brother is suddenly discovered to be alive on The Dragon Islands. With his son Marco they cross an ocean to find him. Along the way a pirate Lee thought dead turns up as an ally with the son of King Eliazar, Elijah. They ally with Atlantis and invade. Senator Dix rages in the Senate and on the streets in favor of Elijah's return as King. Lee's brother, Allen, befriends Sir Lancelot and Merlin while being hunted down by the ruler of Dragon Island, King Joe, after he stands up for his friend Daniel. On Allen's tail is Diamond James who has made this hunt personal. With New Allies and enemies Lee races back to The Republic for a fight of survival and democracy. With the barbarians threatening the gates of New Rome will they survive another onslaught to their hard-won revolution, or will they be hung and relegated to a footnote in their history?

Eden begins to investigate and can't help but step on the toes of Detective Harry Stasson, who tells her to stay away from the case, just as he did with her sister's murder. It just spurs her to dig deeper. She finds the sticky, tricky threads of deceit lure her down a dangerous path right into the waiting jaws of a deadly spider.

Currently, it is estimated that 10,000 individuals per day become eligible for Medicare insurance. Although there are mountains of information about Medicare and Medicare insurance products, there is virtually none that provide individuals with a plan to make the transition to Medicare. This book fills the void. This book offers individuals a plan for transitioning to Medicare that will relieve their stress and guide them to better decisions.

Love is in our everyday processing. In this book of poetry, both past and present you will flow with the mind of a young person's growth and thoughts, and a one's life experiences usually unspoken. Through his writings his unspoken words promote thought. Just think about it: where would you be if you've never experienced adversity, conflict, heartbreak, etc.? So many thoughts yet never the perfect answers, are perfection even real? That's for you to decide. Poetry is a beautiful way of expression and one of many art forms to describe one's feelings. You are about to experience my most intimate thoughts, in their original format, from a child to adult.

The following is an unsolicited review of the completed, unpublished manuscript of "Lots of Flowers" "'Lots of Flowers' is a story that is an inspiration to the reader and leaves us with a feeling of renewed hope and faith. It challenges the very worst and best in human nature - turning negative into a positive force. A remarkable story of courage and compassion of one young man's self-discovery, as well as insight into the delicate web and balance of nature. We marvel in the daily reminder that we are but humble caretakers put upon this earth to preserve and protect its beauty and wonder. This story takes all five senses and pulls us into experiencing each one - taste, touch, sight, hearing, and smell. A delight for readers of all ages who share a common bond - the universal language of Love and love for LIFE!" - K. Stovin, 1990 "Think of "Lots of Flowers" as being in the tradition of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" and "The Knight in Rusty Armor"...two of my favorite reads." - JRM The tale of how George Washington Carver and Luther Burbank aided in the rejuvenation and beautification of a vacant, litter-strewn lot which revived a sense of pride and worth in an urban community

A monumental clash of cultures leads to high adventure and drama midst the spectacular Navajo country in this tale based on actual events. A boy's desperate escape and a violent confrontation between a militant Navajo leader and an arrogant Indian Agent illuminate the inevitable and tragic conflicts that result when education is weaponized to destroy indigenous cultures.

How you feel about yourself privately will be your road map through life. For many of us living and learning hurts. Nothing is more painful than to see your child, or yourself for that matter struggle with social, emotional, academic, or vocational frustrations. For those of us identified as being ADD or ADHD we find ourselves operating from a perpetual come-from-behind-position. During the past two years, the pandemic has fertilized anxiety, uncertainty, and doubt. Depression and loneliness have exponentially increased, leaving children and adults, not knowing what to do next. The pandemic aside, these are common experiences of children and adults with ADD and ADHD. The author knows this story all too well. In second grade, Tom's teacher strapped a piece of masking tape across his mouth sitting him in front of the class, because, in her words, "He won't stop talking." During his post high school planning his counselor informed him "You are not college material, and you better learn to run a cash register." Tom knew if he could learn how to learn his way, things would work out. And they have. Unlike other books in this genre, these writings will make you laugh, and resuscitate your spirit. The author's education, training, and clinical experiences, coupled with his candid personal history is a compelling read. We can find parts of ourselves in all of it. Most importantly the book will inspire you to understand yourself, and others from different perspectives. You will learn about the newest discoveries in interpersonal neurobiology, and psychology, combined with ancient wisdom, taking you on a fascinating path of self-discovery. It may surprise you to realize that "getting better," has more to do with letting go, than holding on. This journey will help you learn how to make now better, so later will be easier. In this book you will learn about: *Creating a language of comfort *The importance of learning to pause*Your brain's warring factions-the irascible amygdala and the loving prefrontal cortex *When mad covers sad*When crying is good*The inestimable value of brain sit-ups *Creating stable traits rather than fleeting states *Why patience and compassion are the ultimate motivators *Being reflective rather than reactive *The need to unlearn learned helplessness * When blaming makes you the victim * The friendship mission- a life sustaining need *Learning to become comfortable with discomfort *Why the quadpod concept is basic to wellbeing *Understanding liminal time and space; when something is no longer, but not yet.... *And so much more

Is there a plot to kidnap the US Ambassador to Ethiopia? Two super code-breaking agents a man from M16 and woman from the CIA, with the clock ticking, struggle with their emotions and mutual attraction while their whirlwind investigation takes them through Somalia, Kenya, El Salvador, Egypt, England and the USA, raising more questions than answers. Is Al Qaeda involved? Can the Ethiopian police be trusted? Who is the Orthodox priest? Limited and ambiguous information and half truths lead to a wild goose chase, into dead ends, and causes several missteps as their search takes unexpected twists, turns and surprising revelations, Participating in a CIA rendition session is both frightening and shocking. This page turning suspense novel reaches an unusual, dramatic and unanticipated conclusion. But will the agents live to tell the tale? Or will the M16 record just show, "Case Closed."

From Gloom to Glory, the Lord gave me this title because of the circumstances surrounding this girl and what problems she faced in life, Gloom is a feeling of depression. Distressed and despondency everything that was experienced in this book. It's about a woman's life she faced as a child adolescence and an adult. Life sometimes can be sad, lonely and 'frustrating.' When people read this book, they will be encouraged to know that God has His hand in everything we do and that He has a plan for all of our lives, God blessed this young woman to come from a life of gloom to glory.

The year is 1942 and Becky, a girl growing up in a small town is learning about U.S. involvement in World War II. Becky is devastated when she learns that her favorite cousin, Paul, has been drafted by the Army. Becky's family teaches her what she can do at home that will help support the soldiers who are fighting overseas. She learns about responsibility, commitment, and patriotism through planting and tending to a victory garden. Over the course of the summer, Becky realizes that she makes a difference in helping her family as they face challenging times and events.

J'anice, a former waitress and aspiring nurse, has quit her job to join her sister-friend La'keisha as a police officer. But she carries with her to the academy a heavy load of heartaches and disappointments. Could the handsome young man sitting next to her be the answer to all her woes? Shelby is young and handsome with some growing up to do. Even though he appears happy-go-lucky, his heart is weighed down with sadness from a past love he can't seem to shake. Can he trust his heart again to love? La'keisha has learned to survive day by day after her world was turned upside down. She chose law school to correct all the wrongs that were done to her and her loved ones-and entering the academy will help her do just that. But the passion she has for a comrade cannot be denied...

Is love really important? What are love's risks and rewards? Is love about surprise, joy, marriage, living together, 50-year relationships, lustful one-nighters and long weekends, spouses and children, serenity or a warm body to ward off loneliness? This is the second book by WRITINGBOOTCAMP/Charlotte, a 6-month creative writing collaboration founded and led by Glenn Proctor, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, retired editor, executive coach, business consultant and mental health educator. For this project, Proctor included a number of former journalism colleagues from around the country. This book is not a psychological analysis of love and relationships, but a "gut-level" look at love, affection and relationships through the experiences of the individual writers. Readers will, most likely, see a similar experience as they read through the poetry and stories.

A collection of narratives as poems and poems as narratives.

Despite his cerebral palsy, Alan Jones has overcome many obstacles in life. As a senior systems analyst, at a Fortune-500 company, he makes a very good living. He owns a two-bedroom, two-bath condominium in West Hills. His attendant Selena Harris lives with Alan but occupies the other bedroom. In the first chapter, Selena tries to get Alan up for work but he purposely "brats," stays in bed, and looks forward to her "consequences." Before dropping him off at work, she gives him a pep talk prior to his presentation to the board of directors.Meanwhile, Catherine O'Malley has also vanquished many obstacles due to her version of cerebral palsy. She's a corporate attorney who defines herself by her career success. In her first scene, she aggressively defends a company that violated O.S.H.A. regulations. A former employee, a mom with two children, sues them for contracting terminal cancer. But, despite having moral conflicts with her client, Catherine pursues every legal technicality to get make the dying mom look bad. That night, she drinks her guilt away with five Long Island iced teas. Later on, Catherine is back at work but she's beginning to have mixed feelings about representing faceless corporations. On a subconscious level, she aches for a meaningless one-night stand with a guy who will just bang her brains out. A male coworker senses vulnerability in her and manipulates her to invite him to her home to work on a case. One thing leads to another and they have mind-blowing sex. The next day, she wakes up feeling like a new woman. But, when she gets to work that day, Nicole tells her that he bragged about "scoring" with a desperate "disabled slut" last night. Catherine and Nicole devise a plot for revenge. Then, Catherine and Nicole find comfort in each other's arms. Alan and Catherine happen to be eating at the same restaurant. Alan's dining companion, his brother Tommy, encourages Alan to introduce himself to the woman in the wheelchair. At first, Alan resists. But, after much prodding, he finally gives in just to shut his brother up. When Alan tries talking to Catherine it is a disaster! Alan has Selena drive him to a legal Nevada brothel. On this particular visit, his intimacy provider comments on the obvious chemistry between Alan and Selena. After Alan and his provider are done with their session, she makes Alan promise to talk with Selena about their relationship when they get home. The next day, Alan and Selena open up their feelings to each other. But, there's an unforeseen obstacle.A few scenes later, Nicole tries to be affectionate with Catherine in a very public place. Catherine isn't ready to be "outed" so this causes an impasse. But a life-changing incident makes Catherine realize how truly important Nicole is to her long-term happiness. After a series of personal discoveries, Selena wonders if any real or imagined obstacle can stop the powerful love she has with Alan.

Dade Nooner is a brawling Texas drifter skilled in diplomacy but quick on the trigger. Joined by a band of loco misfits, a beautiful woman, and a sack of rattled rattlesnakes, Nooner is driven on an epic quest for a lost geological treasure by a mystic but often unreliable hunchbacked Apache. When his band encounters the deranged Roid Brothers, torture and bloodshed carry Nooner and his compadres through the gates of hell. "They Call Me Nooner" is the unforgettable black comedy of the survival, revenge, and redemption of a reluctantly violent man driven to a place he can call home by a little mayhem, a little magic, and love's sweet promise.

Welcome to Emily's World! Where I take you on an adventure using the power of the color wheel. Showing you how to create different looks using primary and complementary colors. B!tch it's time to color!

Part II of the Soul White series This story looks at a variety of characters and how they deal with life. Sam, the main character in Soul White, has been in the Army for over two decades. He is tired and worn. He wants to try something new, but his past always haunts him. His nephew, Sean, who is the narrator of the story, is a typical teen. Everything is going to God's plan until tragedy strikes. Now, he is forced to deal with adult decisions. He begins to form a closer bond with his dad. But, he is quick to figure out, some issues have no answers. You have to deal with it and drive on. Sean's family is the glue that holds him together. Initially, he doesn't realize it, but soon learns that there is no better love than love from your family. This story is not complex. It's a story about people. It's a story about friendships. It's stories about our everyday lives, but we don't take the time to stop and listen.

Dangerfield's Promise explores what freedom truly means to two protagonists living in two different centuries. Blending historical events and contemporary fiction with elements of magical realism and psychology, Dangerfield's Promise weaves the two story lines together as both protagonists search for their families, and ultimately, their souls. Dangerfield Newby, a newly-emancipated black Virginian, wants to buy his wife Harriet and all of his children out of slavery and move them into the free state of Ohio. Harriet's owner refuses to sell Harriet or any of the children. Outraged but powerless, Dangerfield decides to join abolitionist John Brown, who he has met previously during his travels through Ohio. Dangerfield sees John Brown's bold plan to capture the armory in Harpers Ferry and eliminate American slavery as his best option to free his enslaved family. But the insurrection in Harpers Ferry is quickly put down, and Dangerfield is the first of Brown's men killed in the raid, shot down in an alley as he flees the approaching army. He carries letters from Harriet in his pocket when he dies. Fictional protagonist Michael Turner is a brilliant black surgeon who embodies the late 20th Century American dream. But his success has come at a high price. He is estranged from his family - he regards them as lacking ambition and innate talent. And his family views him as aloof, arrogant, and neglectful of his responsibilities to his family and the black community. After Turner's dying grandmother tells him that he may be distantly related to Dangerfield Newby, he begins to research this possible link with history, and in the process, uncovers dark family secrets unknown to anyone living.

Heartache: The Struggle to Protect Love The view that truth is the first casualty of war has a long lineage initially attributed to Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy. Our author poses that innocent love is truth's younger sibling and the second casualty. Love is the antithesis of war. Love radiates a protective and endearing orientation toward others, whereas war rides roughshod over civility and compassion. When bluntly executed, which is its very nature, war prioritizes the subjection or destruction of our fellow man. Love is an intense human emotion and a powerful influence on behavior. But, men take different paths to protect their spirit of love during wartime conditions. Some strive to sustain themselves by clinging to thoughts of love. They hope that focusing on love will provide a sanctuary from loneliness and the horror of war. Other men choose to bury their feelings, rationalizing their best survival chances will come from fully concentrating on immediate circumstances. Finally, another approach is taken by those believing they have the power to control the innate tension between love and war. These individuals kept their hearts open toward love while engaged in the violence of human conflict. Ben Thieu Long tried each approach in his struggle to protect love, with mixed results and costly consequences. War powerfully affects participants, as the experience can produce more emotional pain than physical injury. War mutilates the human psyche and leaves deep scars, while men are left vulnerable when their refuge of love collapses. One of the most damaging consequences of a wartime experience is the formation of a wedge partitioning a person's emotions into discrete, isolated chambers. Men may still experience love after a war, but some permanently have lost the fullness of their innocence. Instead, these men tend to withdraw to a corner, like an abused child nervously fearing the next painful blow. They lose their unguarded openness to others, e

This book presents the value of life in the context of war, seen in through the eyes of a combat veteran who comes to question some of the choices made in the way the war was fought during and after World War II.

Reverend Amos Richardson, Rector of St. Michael's Episcopal Church outside of Richmond, Virginia, is a man of deep faith, confident in his gifts as a husband, father, and priest-that is, until he befriends a convict in Virginia's prison system while his life goes into a downward spiral. Weathering this crisis, he questions his faith, his vocation, and even who he is at his core, and wonders if he will ever be the same again.

Four women courageously share their stories about their crimes-assault, kidnapping, DUI with vehicular assault, assault with a deadly weapon. They confront their addictions and their anger, and accept the blame. They tell their prison experiences with honesty, the devastation to their families with poignancy, and their road to resilience with humility."In prison, you analyze and try to figure out every aspect of your life, what went wrong. It's traumatic." -Karyn"I grew up in prison. I grew into something different. Prison will be a part of me forever. It was the best thing that ever happened to me." -Kalena"I got sober before I went to prison. I got out of my warrant, served my sentence. I don't know what else I gained by going to prison. Being away from my kids is my biggest punishment, not so much the prison." -Alejandra"When I went to prison, I thought I didn't have any say-so any more. Like how could my kids ever look up to me as a mom figure ever again? But going to prison was the best thing for me, absolutely." -Michelle"...walk in the shoes of formerly incarcerated women...Ms. Britton vividly and compassionately chronicles their life experiences before, during, and after prison." - -Nadine Kerstetter, Teacher, Denver Women's Correctional Facility"Compelling! These stories are filled with trials, tribulations and ultimately hope--hope that successfully reentering society after removal is possible". - -Bryon Sparling, Assistant Director, Adult Parole Colorado Department of Corrections"Incarceration and the factors that lead individuals into prison have significant social implications. Through their eyes and in their voices, Lois captures the struggles and emotional hurdles associated with justice involved women." - -David Johnson, Director of Adult Parole, Colorado Department of Corrections; Warden, Denver Women's Correctional Facility

Robert Morris Warren was a first-generation Jewish American from Detroit. A member of a prominent Detroit-Flint manufacturing family, he chose to become a lawyer. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1940, worked for the Office of Price Administration, but left his position to enlist in the United States Army in 1943 as a private. He was eventually assigned to the 143rd Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 36th Infantry Division, and participated in several campaigns in Italy, France, and southern Germany. In command of a mortar squad, Warren was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest award for bravery. During his time in service, he exchanged multiple letters with Herman and Celia Chapin, friends from Central High School in Detroit. Those letters are the focus of this book. Discharged in late 1945, he resumed the practice of law in Detroit. He died on December 30, 1978.

A collection of fascinating and unforgettable true stories of patients struggling with life-threatening neurological diseases. Told with empathy, neurologist Dr. Adamo conveys the lessons we can all learn when dealing with adversity and tragedy. These dramatic accounts show us how both courage and compassion are inherent in the human condition.

From an early age men have been taught not to cry and to suppress their emotions. And as a result, men have struggled to express their feelings in an effective and open way that truly says what's inside their hearts. We have feared the rejection from our wives, girlfriends and even mothers because expressing emotional pain was not the "manly" thing to do and made a man come across as weak! The truth is, when a man understands the strength and power of his heart's voice and feels free to share it with the woman he loves, it has the potential to bring them closer, create greater intimacy, and cause her to have a great respect for the man she loves. Most men won't tell the women what he needs emotionally, because so often we as men don't know. Men have never been groomed to be emotional and expressive! Men have been groomed to be "Providers, Protectors, Sexual Lovers," but we have never been taught the importance of love, how to receive or give it. This book was written as a "snapshot" of what men truly feel for The Woman He Loves! One of the most personal expressions of love any man can give to his woman is a "love letter" or "handwritten love notes or poems!" It can make a woman's day, week or even month when she gets something so special from the man who loves her. This is what this book provides-"inspiration" and "transparency"-and "true heartfelt words" that speak from the core of a man's heart and soul!