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I wrote this book as a work to encourage readers or anyone whom I may encounter. My book embraces the feelings I experienced after I underwent a partial loss of my breast. I realized as I was crying, hurt and in self-pity, that I was not the only one with a physical scar and that there are some people with scars unseen that will never go away. I encourage them to "just live." Enjoy every day and enjoy life. My thought is that all tears will one day be wiped away.About the AuthorAuthor P.J. Hunt-Williams was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but was raised on the beaches of Brunswick, Georgia. Now a resident of Moore, Oklahoma, Hunt-Williams has been married forty-nine years, is a mother of four, and a grandmother of four. In her youth, Hunt-Williams was a professional singer, a Career Certified Hospital Chaplain, and a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. She is now a retired minister and motivational speaker encouraging her readers to believe that life can be fulfilling regardless of past pain and wounds.

Celebrate! You Are a Child of God! is a children's book that was written in acrostic style poetry and uses scripture to enhance it. The author chose very simple, childlike stick figure illustrations to represent all people of every nation. The book was written to acknowledge and reinforce the dignity and self-worth of every person as a Child of God. The author believes it will be an excellent resource for parents, teachers, and all those who love to read to and with children. About the AuthorAuthor Suzanne E. Caldwell resides in central Pennsylvania where she has lived all her life. She is a retired elementary teacher who enjoys doing puzzles of all kinds, traveling, and playing games with friends. Baptized and raised in the Catholic faith, Suzanne is actively involved in parish activities and enjoys attending Scripture Study Groups and Adult Faith Formation Classes. Having participated in the Teens Encounter Christ Program (TEC), being a member of the Cursillo movement, and blessed to have loving and supportive family and friends, she has had and continues to have countless opportunities for which to be thankful and celebrate! Praise God!

Now that A. B. McKinley is older, he has come to realize that, with the advancements in technology, people don't read books like they once did. Therefore, the author wanted to share his story, thoughts and voice with the world at large in the form of a book that he feels and hopes everyone will and can relate to. McKinley also wants to remind people about what it means to have an imagination again and that there is no shame in expressing oneself. He strongly feels that because of his past experiences and those of his friends and family, this book can and will touch somebody. Even if it is just one person, that is all it takes. About the AuthorGrowing up, A. B. McKinley didn't have the easiest life, but he didn't allow this to stop him from going after what he wanted. The author used his circumstances to fuel the fire inside him to learn about what he loved and ways to do it. At the very tender age of seventeen, he developed his love for poetry and basketball. At first he was just writing as a way to drown out all that was going on around him, but as he got older he realized that he could share his voice with others and possibly help someone else find their voice. The author figured that if he could just touch one person positively he could start to make a difference in the world.

Is there a delightful viewpoint for our cherished memories? Our heart, by all means… It is not Romain Gary, who would have disagreed; his famous "La vie devant soi" ends with "Il faut aimer," precious moral testament. In the pages of this book the author opens a tiny jewelry box, hidden so far in her chest; in the interior there is 'her' Romain, with whom she crossed paths in Sofia 1947, whose meaningful glance and sensibility have never ceased to stir up emotions in her and offer her tender support. Our existences encompass certain encounters, fortuitous or not, they color our lives differently, inviting us to enhance our part of humanity. That is what this modest work is all about.

I was born with bronze sandals, baby shoes, and a bronze baby ring. It made me feel like Jesus. I think I'm a genie reincarnated.I also had these marks on my body. My reincarnation is one of the things that motivated me to get in trouble. When I went to prison, I hung myself. About my king being white, I didn't want them acting a fool about that. We got the bill of rights. My mother's name is Velma Robinson. They called her "Little Sister." I believe I was reincarnated through her dream. She migrated from Oford Mississippi to Pittsburgh and was being a shooting star. She said she used to do the Boogie woogie and the Charleston. I've had over twenty-three fights before I was forty-one.I am an artist, singer, and model. I tried to join the Marine Corp. They wouldn't let me in because as a juvenile I had a felony. I have two sons, Tony and Lonnie. Lonnie was in the navy and Tony was in the air force. Mary Watson is Lonnie's mother's name, she was a council woman. Tony's mother's name is Carol Hornsby, she is a professor and preacher

In the year 2120, aliens come to help end the war on Earth. In return for their help, they ask to stay on Earth and be part of the human community. They try to disarm all the ships and any planetary weaponry. Unknown to the humans, the aliens have an enemy who is looking for them and wants to get even. Now the aliens' enemies have taken over Earth and the humans must fight to get their planet back in a battle that will be hard and costly. During the battle, they learn more about the aliens and become allies with them.About the AuthorEdward A Trisler was born to William and Joann Trisler on September 26, 1962, and he was the fifth of five children. He was enrolled in elementary school where he would fail first grade and was put into special education where he would be the rest of his school life. In 1981 he graduated from high school and, even though he knew that he could not spell or write, he felt he should write a book. So Trisler started his first book and it was hard to read. He knew that he had a hard time reading it and so, in 1985, he stopped working for a little while. Then, in 1992, he decided he wanted to go to college. He took the classes he had to, but was unsuccessful and so in 1994 he left college and went to work again. Then, in 2012, when modern technology and smart phones came about, he was able to not only finish his book but rewrite the first part of it the way he wanted it and in a way that everyone would be able to read it. It took him thirty-four years to do it. Trisler believes that this is an exciting book and it will keep the reader's attention until the very end. His goal is that the reader will enjoy reading this as much as he enjoyed writing it Trisler lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and enjoys things now that he's retired and has time to see his friends.

The work at hand encompasses a lifetime of effort along a twisting road to self-liberation. It proves to be a masterful design that enhances more than ever how a flower can and does grow through a crack in the sidewalk and how perseverance is the epitome of drive. The balance within this book is brought about through the author's personal conflicts, alone time to process, and, finally, his constant drive to bring about his personal understanding and growth. A truly remarkable work anyone can enjoy for better understanding and strength towards the progression of a better world.About the AuthorHolbrook Breckenridge resides in the outskirts of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has a distinguished outlook on life from a unique perspective. Being raised through adverse circumstances brought about the highs, lows, and in-betweens in regards to his personal beliefs, psychological state, and spirituality. His option to throw in the towel constantly gives way to his cunning ability to share while never losing focus on one's ability to do the best one can with the abilities one has.

Imagination's Brushstrokes is a surrealistic view of Tom Lynch's poetic imagination as well as a magical story about the true nature of life's friendships. It is also about how we all can go over the rainbow and return to tell our own tales of love's truest meaning - imagination.About the AuthorThe author is a man who loves painting life's canvas with his imagination and is a dreamy chap with a fondness for gumball machines

This mystery begins when little Michael reaches down and picks up a small stone shaped like a turtle. The stone turtle is here and, then, suddenly gone! And, then, returns! Over and over, their courage is tested as little Michael and Snappy search for clues that will solve this mystery. Is it the day ghost or the eerie tree trunk that is behind this mysterious happening? A word to the wise: To read this story, you will need an extra pocketful of courage. So fill your pockets to the top and begin to read and solve 'The Moving Stone Turtle Mystery'!About the Author Author Paul Vakerics II was born in Lorain, Ohio. He met his wife in high school and they have been married for over fifty years. Their two sons are married and have made Paul and his wife proud grandparents. Paul is a Navy veteran and a retired school teacher. In his retirement, Paul, finally, has some time to write and enjoy woodworking and model trains.

Jack Spade Returns is the continuing saga of a L.A. cop turned private investigator. Our story begins two years after the marriage of Jack and Alma. Jack has been a stay-at-home father to their young son, but Alma has to take maternity leave from her job as a pediatric nurse at a nearby hospital. Jack then opens his office again to continue helping people. About the AuthorNancy H. Bastien was born on Cape Cod in the small town of Truror, Massachusetts. Her parents married the week before the stock market crash of 1929. By the time of her birth in 1931 the Great Depression was a fact of life. After graduating from high school, Nancy moved to the city to find work. In October 1949 she married a young mill worker. They made their home in the same city for 56 years while raising four children. At the age of 50, Nancy decided to go back to school at the local state college. She earned a degree in Sociology with a minor in Art. Before and after college she pursued a career in real estate. Since high school, Nancy worked steadily at her art and writing. Many years and several books later, she was ready to make her mark in the world of books.

This book was written after Abigail George became a mother, with the realization that many children's books were written to be read to a healthy child by a parent. From her experience volunteering and over ten years working in child protection, George was very aware that this is not always the case. The book was started out of her desire for something that could be read by anyone who has a child in their life that they love, allowing adults to speak value, purpose, and hope into the life of any child. The title was inspired by the wisdom of the author's late mother, who taught her that God was the person she should depend on more than anyone else. This allowed God to be the source of her strength in a challenging five-year period where she dealt with her mother's sudden passing, the breakdown of her marriage, breast cancer treatment, and an autism diagnosis for her youngest child. While thankful for the support of her church, family, and friends throughout that time, it was her relationship with God, and the assurance of His love, that carried her through. About the AuthorAuthor Abigail George is a single mother of two who still lives where she grew up, in South West Sydney. She loves music, writing, spending time with family and friends, and is heavily involved in serving at her church. Her childhood was a memorable one. Realizing that not everyone had the same positive experience she did, she began to volunteer every opportunity she could. From youth camps in Australia and New Zealand to serving disadvantaged communities in downtown L.A. to teaching sidewalk Sunday school to children in East New York to serving on mission teams in Uganda, George has been motivated by her desire to show the love of Christ.

Pressured covers the everyday acts of growing up in the ghetto - such as fear, bravery, killings, betrayal, romance, and much more. It revolves around actual acts from throughout the author's childhood and more of her imaginary thoughts put into play to captivate the minds of her readers, especially for those who have never experienced the true struggle of the ghetto. Santesha V. Patterson's book is designed for readers to remain entertained with suspense and entertainment from the beginning to the end. It fills in the need to solve a mystery which will definitely keep readers on their toes and at the edge of their seats until the very end.About the AuthorAuthor Santesha V. Patterson is a lifelong resident of Newburgh, New York, born and raised in the rough, troubled parts of the hood. She is a thirty-eight-year-old mother of four and grandmother of two. Her hobbies include making funny skits with her family and visiting different hotel travels for sightseeing and comfortable stays. Patterson believes that this book will open the minds of readers and make them feel as if they are watching a movie at the same time.

My grandmother added: "You should dance proper ballerina moves like your sister." And again I say, "I'm not she, I'm me. I like hip hop, jumping and jiving. It makes me feel confident and free!" This book tells the story about a younger sibling trying to have her own identity within the world that surrounds her. The younger sister is eight and is constantly mistaken for or compared to her older sister who is ten. She is so perplexed as to why everyone is always mixing them up or comparing them because to her they are so obviously not the same person, and therefore should be different. She goes through life patiently trying to explain to everyone who she is, hoping they would eventually get it, as she frustratingly points out the differences between the two. Lately, her most used sentence has become; "I'm not she, I'm me!" "Mia Maria"About the AuthorsDebra Powers-Cook graduated from Alexander High and FIDM/Fashion Institute. She currently spends her time chauffeuring her boys to and from basketball events, volunteering at their dual immersion public school. Her interest in children's book writing came as an inspiration from her children's love for being read nightly bedtime stories and wonderful imagination. This helped motivate her to take a writing course from the Institute of Children's Literature. Her hobbies include yoga, hula dancing, horseback riding, reading, shopping and traveling with her family.Graham Cook is a 6th grade student. He was always a talker ever since he was 2 years old and he did a lot of it. He was introduced to Spanish in a dual-immersion program during K-6 grades, where he would learn to become a fluent Spanish speaker, reading and writing it. This helped enable him to translate the Spanish part of this book. His first love is basketball and lots of it.Sobre los Autores Debra-Powers-Cook se graduó de la escuela FIDM/indumentaria y Merchandising. Actualmente dedica su tiempo cada diá a sus dos hijos a y de eventos de baloncesto; voluntariado en la escuela pública de dual inmersión; y parte de la jornada con su marido en su negocio de distribución de alimentos pequeñas escuelas. Su amor por por escribiendo el libro infantil llego como una inspiración de amor de sus hijos para leer cuentos antes de dormir y la imaginacion maravillosa. Ella ha esto ayuda a motivar a tomar un curso de escritura en el instituto de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil. Sus pasatiempos incluyen yoga, leyendo, baile de hula, compras y viajar con su familia.Graham Cook es un estudiante de grado 6. Siempre fue un hablador desde que tenía 2 años y que hizo mucho de ella. Fue introducido al español en un programa de inmersión dual en jardín de infantes, donde aprendería a ser hablante español, leyendolo y escribiendolo. Esto ayudó a permitirle traducir laparte española de este libro. Su primer amor es el baloncesto y más baloncesto.

The Man Who Taught Me takes the readers into the deeply felt relationship between Andrew Zysek and his grandfather. This bond is tested in numerous ways; from the eager learning of an anxious youngster to the near-death experience in a car accident. This book goes right on through the author's teenage years when he would finally receive a much wanted golden retriever puppy and on through when he builds his dream cabin with the help of his grandfather. Zysek believes that his carefully crafted words will take the readers through hundreds of experiences and little life lessons that were shared between himself and his grandfather that would leave a lasting mark on the author's inner character. He thinks that these words and memories will appeal not only to the outdoorsman, but to anyone who values a good story about a father and his son. Zysek wants to take the reader on an edge burning adventure of life and freedom amongst the great outdoors. About the AuthorAndrew Zysek calls himself a modern day outdoorsman and was reared by a single mother and raised with a fundamental influence from his grandparents. Zysek has had numerous articles given to his name, most of which appear in various outdoor and trapping magazines. The Man Who Taught Me was inspired by an early article he had written in high school about his beginning adventures. The author is sure that he will provide more writing to the world for years to come.

A Journey from the Desert is an inspiring and real story about a ten-year-old boy who crossed the massive and dense sand dunes in a vast desert by foot and camel ride in 1930. The weather was painfully hot 120 degrees. He traveled for almost a month in search of a livelihood in a promised land. He faced a lot of hardships traveling through the desert at this tender age. Though completely illiterate and uneducated, fifty years later he motivated his son to travel to another promised land half the world away. He sacrificed his whole life for the benefit of others and ignored himself completely.About the Author Bijay Banthia is a retired professional engineer in Houston. Though he is a technical person by profession, he has profound love for reading books on different subjects from all around the world. Banthia considers himself extremely blessed to get an opportunity to have come to U.S.A., where he could send his two sons to boarding and Ivy League schools. He is very proud to have his cultural background both from the East and West.

The Power of Love is a true testament of love and courage. Marriage is a beautiful concept, yet many families stumble on the concepts of blending a family. But it is more than an idea; it is possible. Nyla endured abandonment, abuse, and homelessness; now, she seeks happiness at her core. Nyla believed she and Nazir could endure anything until she was faced with the battle of in-laws, Nazir's ex-wife, and her new stepdaughter. Take this journey as Nyla faces the torment of blending a family, dealing with divorce, "bonus children," and in-laws. Her journey will leave you breathless. About the Author Donita J. Clark is the author of In Pain On Purpose: A World of Hurt can Change your Destiny. In Pain On Purpose was inspired by real events in her own life. The book was written as an inspirational tale to overcoming self-hatred by encouraging everyone to pursue the journey into healing and wholeness. Clark has spent the last twenty-two years in a healthcare setting climbing the clinical ladder. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in nursing in 2015. She then went on to complete her Master's degree in clinical leadership in 2018. Her endeavors left her wanting more for her family and community. Clark's latest accomplishment includes economic empowerment, financial education, and generational wealth through her financial services business. Her goal is to educate members of the community on simple financial concepts as well as healing them mentally and physically. Her life's work has just begun with the first book: In Pain on Purpose. Her second book, The Power of Love, is the sequel for some, yet a testimony of love for others.

Look the Other Way is a passion project between native Michigan screenwriters Michael Mohan Joshua and Patrick Foley over a three-month period in 2003. Over the years, Joshua has kept editing the story into what it is today, a snapshot of modern society. Daily news of sexual assult is prevalent throughout society. No longer can we as a global community look the other way. Through education and communication, citizens can change the norms of "bad behavior."About the AuthorMichael Mohan Joshua has written several other works of fiction and poetry including: Life of a Photographer, a novellaWalking and Thinking in Manhattan, a book of poemsRambling and Other Thoughts: A Collection of Modern PoetryWith Nobody, Joshua's debut screenplay which was produced into a feature filmJoshua is greatly influenced by Jack Keroac, Allen Ginsberg, and the entire beat generation. He has tried to live by the spirits of the beats! Joshua is planning to direct this screenplay into a motion picture soon.

"Foster child, foster child!" They shouted out when they saw Sheila. Just what did Sheila do when she saw Michelle and Betty walking towards her? Did she cry? Run away? Sheila Gets a Lesson in Foster Care tells the amazing story of an eleven-year-old foster child who stood up to two annoying schoolmates, and learned the true lesson of being in foster care.About the AuthorCharles Montgomery lives in New York City. He works with foster children at a foster care agency. He is a father to a teenage daughter, a paralegal, a personal trainer and a freelance writer. His writings have been published in many children's magazines and he has spent many years working with troubled teenagers.

Honne tells the story of a young girl, Carol, who faces the trials of living in a college town when she has no initiative to pursue the typical college lifestyle. She is battling her on and off relationship with the mysterious "Carrot" who is as intoxicating as he is mysterious. This novel is about growing up in your twenties in the current era and all the mistakes and tribulations a young girl can go through. Carol must pursue an idyllic future with her family gnawing at her back and a whirlwind romance that has encapsulated her.>About the Author>Elyse Richardson is a budding author and graduate of University of Iowa with an English degree. She finds her time dedicated to working odd jobs, writing, and watching every horror film she can get her paws on. She has been blogging dedicatedly since high school and has no qualms about putting herself in her work. She resides in St. Louis, Missouri - a little mouse in a big city. She has also lived in Denver and Iowa City as well, drawing from those influences. She studied Japanese in college for three years and has been to Japan several times.

The Book of Mormon has been called the fifth Gospel, but it is more than that, bridging the gap between the Old and New Testaments, between Judaism and Christianity. It is the hidden Record of Israelite prophets and kings, who crossed oceans and came with their people to the Western Hemisphere nearly 600 years before Christ. Can The Book of Mormon be proven to be an ancient Christian scripture of the Americas? This book attests that it can. TRAITS OF TRUTH: Proving The Book of Mormon is a sampling of the many internal, external, and spiritual evidences, newly organized under the superlative qualities of holy Scripture. It is preceded by another book - Why I Believe the Book of Mormon (And Why Anybody Can). A journey in facts and feelings, Traits of Truth will elevate the thoughtful reader to a higher plane of understanding and testimony.About the AuthorTony Decker has been a student and teacher of the Scriptures for many years, bringing to this work a depth of study and experience, combined with a conversant style, that makes it both instructive and inspirational. Tony is a retired educator living in Riverton, Utah, with his wife of 43 years and other second and third generation posterity. He now has more time for his hobbies, which include reading, thinking, writing, playing guitar, singing, recording, and gardening.

This book is written expressing various types of pleasant experiences and happy times in life. It's meant to be a source of inspiration with information on historical and different events and happenings. It's also in varied styles and many inclusive topics. About the AuthorAileen De Amber started writing at an early stage in life. She has been a Massachusetts resident for most of her life and she likes to write about her personal experiences. She has been an extensive traveler and enjoys and has experience in Liberal Arts, fashion design and art, interior design, and playing piano. She wants others to share and reflect as they read on, how their own life experiences resonate and relate and become enamored with these poems. The author likes to also write short stories and has written sixteen of them.

In 1968, six-year-old budding artist Edina Johnson experiences life in Griertown, North Carolina. Edina hates her name. She wants a name that's unique and different - Little Girl. Edina's first day of school is near, and she is one of the first black students in school busing in Charlotte, North Carolina. Edina dreams of becoming a famous artist like Marcel Duchamp. While practicing her craft as an artist, Edina sees a black limousine drive into the neighborhood. She runs towards the crowd and all the excitement. However, what price does Edina pay to become a famous artist? Edina Johnson is based on author Edna Stewart's life during the years in the late 1960s as she was one of the first black students in school busing in North Carolina. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a famous artist and fashion designer. Her stories are based on her life during this time and the lessons she learned along the way of acceptance of self and others.About the AuthorAuthor Edna Stewart is a published freelance author and a published freelance songwriter. She attended the Harriette Austin's Writers Conference in 2008 and 2011 at the University of Georgia. She and Harriette immediately connected and became very good friends. Stewart also took a music writing class where she met and collaborated with a published songwriter of a rock-pop band of the 1970s. She also studied at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh from 2008-2015. Stewart is a uniquely gifted artist, author, and songwriter with well over twenty years' experience. She has been featured in the Jacksonville Daily News and Tideland. She is the owner of Hey Girl Production & Storyboard Creations, two virtual stores, VIDA and ES 1963 & Company on Zazzles.com. Both stores specialize in her unique designs of her artwork on clothing to other products, and she was selected as one of the artists to design with VIDA as a co-creator in the global fashion industry in commerce. She creates and designs unique wearable works of art, created by hand in the industry. Her personal collection on VIDA includes global partnerships with co-creators from Paris, to a producer in Karachi, and a consumer in San Francisco. VIDA has been featured on HSN, Red Carpet, and Golden Globes.

The world of Corenthions holds mysteries of an enchanted indigo planet bursting with ancient religions and cultures. A hierarchy of magical beings rule Corenthions with the Emperor a Warlock, and Empress, and a Sorceress holding the continents in place with their energies and strong religion of The Night. Casandra De Volt, their daughter, has graduated from the University Academy. On her carriage ride home to the North Castle, she and her companions are pulled from the sky by powerful wizard Prince Devon Bertrand. They disguise themselves and cover their magic to not be discovered. After their release, the Emperor forces Casandra into a marriage to an old friend, Count Henry Rakie. However, they are unaware Henry was poisoned by Devon's Father, the King of Hex. The antidote to Henry's poison is being withheld until he can bring Casandra as his bride. In Henry's curiosity and understanding of the wicked King Hex's interest in Casandra, Henry falls in love with the beautiful, spirited, and powerful young sorceress. The mystery and magic that unfolds illuminates the intricate balance of dark and light magic, as well as the deep pull of male to female. About the AuthorAbout the AuthorThe author is a retired retail and manufacturing manager, now living in San Antonio, Texas. She was born and raised in St. Louis County, Missouri. Later, she moved to St. Charles, Missouri, and then Dallas, Texas. While raising a family, she began creating stories for her children and friends of fantasy and fun. Journaling and writing poetry was a passion which filled her spare time. Sederquist studied metaphysics for over twenty years, and it was only when she returned to Lindenwood University to complete her degree in business did she rekindle her love of writing through the encouragement of her Humanities Professor. A love of storytelling and fantasy has given way to the series of fictional books about Corthenions and the magical beings which inhabit that world.

This is a book written at the request of Allen E. Grimes' family members. It is an account of the last 80 years by the oldest living family member about the life, work, travels and interests that occurred "along the way." It attempts to relate interesting stories that occurred, the people, the places and the events which make life so enjoyable. While others may have different recollections or perspectives, these stories will provide a background for remembrance. Grimes has been fortunate to have been involved with medicine in many various aspects and still makes time to visit and work in many countries, photographing the people, the animals and the sites as a hobby. The Grimes family has been supportive and engaged in every aspect and, hopefully, this book will be a resource for them over the years still to come.

Trilogy of Westerns was written out of admiration and appreciation for the hardships of the pioneers who opened the West to settlement. It is also a tribute to the character and strength of our Native American peoples and the dangers they faced while defending their homes and families from the settlers. It was a clash of cultures that was inevitable. Our country is the better for the hardiness of both sides.

Going Through: It Began with Jerome is the story of author Faye Thompson. Her son, Jerome, was born on November 29th, 1972 in Dallas, Texas. They moved to Los Angeles when he was 3 ¿ months old. At the time, Faye was very hurt. Jerome's father did not want to marry her. He was already married. When Faye moved to California, she made a new life for herself and her son. He grew up in California and they had a nice life. Faye married John Thompson when Jerome was 4 years old. Jerome's biological father passed away when he was 13. This book will help mothers who have lost their love ones, especially to gun violence. Jerome was shot 8 times in August 1994. He was 21 years old. Gun violence is still in existence today. About the AuthorFaye Thompson was born in Jefferson, Texas, in 1950. Her family moved to Dallas in 1953. She graduated from L. G. Pinkston High School in 1968 with a Cosmetology license. She made her mom and dad proud. Instead of pursuing her Cosmetology career, she got pregnant at 22 and had her son Jerome.

Fantasy worlds are often romanticized: filled with magic beasts or objects that defy physics. If humans were given magical powers to use, would they change? Would it be for the better or worse? Explore a possible answer to this hypothetical question in this book as the protagonist Darwin Ritbull tries to find his place among a reality filled with unique creatures and powerful humans. Witness as Darwin fights to make a difference in his world while attempting to not break any of its rules. Will he succeed or end in an early grave like many before him?

This literary communication entitled A Dying Man's Plea, written by Connor C. Quantrell, represents a form of life the author himself experienced while growing up in the Southside of Chicago with his parents in the 1960s and '70s.One of the book's characters, named Simon Graves, is an only child who, at the age of ten, began taking on more responsibility to help his parents out financially. He takes on whatever type of work that he could find. After finding his mother passed out in a diabetic coma, young Simon finds more work to help provide for his family. Simon begins working for a man named Canine, who acts as his connection to the world of organized crime. As Simon grows older, his involvement with organized crime grows as well. In a poor society, illegal drugs were an integral or necessary hallucinogenic and in plentiful supply, that worked to deceive or alter one's actual power of movement. It also influenced the thinking of one's otherwise contemptible, destitute reality. The general consensus held by most of the poor or unfortunate having little or no means to support themselves was to put complete trust and confidence in God, holding the unquestionable belief that through such faith, God will allow them to triumph from such unearthly poverty. What makes the story all the more interesting and relevant, and what the reader will get by reading A Dying Man's Plea, is the ability to identify with the struggles of the characters in the story. They relate to the indigenous lifestyles of those that migrate and are born into a drug-filled society of impoverishment under the primitive or savage conditions a city culture manifests and teaches, where there are but a few outlets to a better, more desirable way of living. Though the book centers around actual events, the characters named in the book have been changed to protect the innocence and integrity of individuals the author grew up with. About the AuthorConnor C. Quantrell currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.

David "Butch" Huntzinger is discharged from a CIA spy mission and returns to Kearney, Nebraska, to complete his college education and then enroll in medical school. He reconnects with a high school buddy, Zeke. Over Labor Day weekend in Honolulu, they discover a body on the beach. Federal agents believe that the dead man is part of a huge illegal antiquities operation centered in the Middle East. Federal agents in conjunction with members of the United Nations Security Council prevail on Butch to return to the Middle East in an effort to stop the illegal trade in antiquities with a promise to pay five million dollars if he succeeds. After much soul-searching and advice from Zeke, Butch accepts the challenge. He is successful, but the government is reluctant to pay him. A breakdown in CIA communications and a disastrous Taliban attack on several military posts in Afghanistan, prompt the CIA to ask Butch's assistance in finding out what went wrong, with the promise of payment of an additional one million dollars plus the five million. Reluctantly, Butch and his ex-spy partner, Stan, successfully pinpoint the cause of the breakdown. Butch completes his medical training in forensics and becomes involved with deaths of two members of a prominent Kearney pioneer family. They appear to have been poisoned by aconite and Butch is on the trail of the murderer.About the AuthorRobert M. Thompson was born in 1925 in the small town of Birkbeck, Illinois. The author served in World War II in the South Pacific. After being honorably discharged, he completed his college education and entered the field of law, transferred to teaching, then into heavy industry, and back into law. He has a biological daughter and two adopted sons. He now enjoys the amenities of South Florida. Thompson is the author of To Touch the Land, the dramatic and inspirational story of his adopted son, Daniel. In addition, he has published, Espionage - The Great Game, and is currently working on a new book based on actual events of World War II, extra-terrestrials, and time travel.