PPM OCT 2014 - Para Publishing
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PPM OCT 2014 - Para Publishing
Your Publishing Poynters MARKETPLACE Newsletter: October 2014 October 2014. Copyright © Para Publishing LLC. ISSN: 1530-5694. Published monthly since 2005. Circulation more than 20,100. F-R-E-E We don't accept advertising. We don't share your email address. [email protected]; http://ParaPub.com; 1-800-PARAPUB For the Small Print, scroll to end. IN THIS ISSUE OF THE MARKETPLACE A. ParaStories-Stories/Information Wanted B. ParaReviews-Reviews on Amazon and B&N wanted ================================================== ANNOUNCING 5th Annual Global Ebook Awards--2015 Registration opened September 1, 2014. Registration closes April 30, 2015 Ebooks with a copyright date of 2013 or more recent are eligible to enter. See http://GlobalEbookAwards.com Questions? Contact [email protected] A. ParaStories STORIES/INTERVIEWS/INFORMATION WANTED NEED STORIES to flesh-out your book? List your wants here. Focus on a single topic and provide your contact information. Write tight. Conform to the format so we can Copy\Paste and do not have to edit. Send your listing to [email protected] Put “Stories Wanted” in the Subject line of your email. There is no charge for listings. WANT TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR STORY? Contact requesters directly. Do not send stories, etc. to Dan. STORIES REQUESTED: 1. I do a monthly online litmag, TimeWell, which combines contemporary stories and poems with excerpts from classics on the same monthly theme. September's theme at TimeWell is Confession. For October, the theme will be Seasons. Show me whatcha got. -..oooO......... ...(....)........... ....)../...Oooo ...(_/.....(....).. .............)../.... ............(_/..... If we're facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. Birdie Newborn [email protected] www.bandannabooks.com www.betabooks.us 2. What training courses or groups have best prepared you to become an effective and powerful Elder? I mean Elder as differentiated from the terms adult, old and aged. Elder, in the sense that for untold thousands of generations, humans lived a three-stage life ― Child, Adult and Elder. Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, a mere eightgenerational blink of the evolutionary eye, we have lost the Elder stage, source of cultural wisdom. My thesis is that our species has devolved into a two-stage life as all other mammals, no longer being differentiated by our unique Elder stage. This third stage – Elder -was our evolutionary ‘edge’, as important as the opposable thumb or the neocortex. The re-invention of Elder seems critical for humanity’s future. With loss of the three-generational family, we have also lost the basic training ground of Elder. However there are large numbers of Elders who, lacking that family training, have trained themselves or received wisdom-training in other groups. As an Elder, what groups have best prepared you? Response must be tight, clear and specific, 250 words or less. Email me at [email protected]. I will acknowledge receipt. The book’s working title is “Become an Elder Instead of Just...Getting...Old: An Instruction Manual”. My intent, but not promise, is to use what you send, unedited, edited, or summarized. If used, I shall name you in a special acknowledgement section. Harvey Austin 703 798 2290 World Crises? Birth Pains. Barbara Marx Hubbard My Business is the Future of Humanity. Harvey W Austin, MD 3. SITUATION: I'm publishing a newsletter and am working on books on how to fight fatigue and have abundant energy. I'm looking for "success stories," additional know-how and statements that I can quote. REQUESTED: (1) Stories of persons who overcame perennial fatigue and dissatisfaction, and turned themselves into energetic, outgoing, successful, happy people through lifestyle changes (such as new sleeping, eating, exercising, thinking and other habits). (2) Contacts with experts who helped others to make such changes (such as coaches, educators, health care providers, lifestyle consultants, etc.) whom I can quote or ask questions. PLEASE CONTACT: Hugo Tschudin, LLD, at [email protected]. -- Publisher of EnergizingLife Newsletter. -- Author of Unstoppable: Zap Fatigue & Zoom Ahead. -- Now working on two additional books on lifestyles. -Website: EnergizingLife.com. THANK YOU! Hugo Tschudin Author of the book "UNSTOPPABLE: Zap Fatigue & Zoom Ahead" Click to order book via Amazon. Click for instantaneous download. Click for website EnergizingLife.com Click for free subscription to EnergizingLife Newsletter (with one-click unsubscribing) 337 Lake Evelyn Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33411, USA; Tel. 561-683-1988 [email protected] (Your story request could be listed here--at no charge.) Please help us help our readers. Forward this Marketplace newsletter to your colleagues in publishing. They can subscribe at http://mad.ly/signups/42313/join B. ParaReviews REVIEWS REQUESTED REVIEWS SELL BOOKS. Reviews make a book stand out. We can help each other by posting (five star) reviews at Amazon.com, B&N.com, BooksAMillion.com and other web sites. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW BOOKS in your area of interest/expertise, contact the listing publisher directly with your Postal address. Do not send your request to Para Publishing. Please award the book at least four stars or decline to review it. A review with fewer stars is harmful to sales. The book you receive is yours to keep. If you agree to review a book and receive it from the author, please let him/her know that you have and that you will contact them again after you complete your review. IF YOU WANT YOUR BOOK REVIEWED on Amazon.com, Smashwords, B&N.com, etc., list it here in Publishing Poynters Marketplace (no charge). 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Include a photo of the cover. See examples, below. 1. TRANSPLANT HANDBOOK FOR PATIENTS: Replacing Stem Cells in Your Bone Marrow By Dan Poynter Medical Problems That New Stem Cells Might Help Nearly everyone has one of these diseases or knows someone who does. Alzheimer’s Disease Autism Cancers Cerebral Palsy Crohn’s Disease Diabetes 1 Epstein-Barr Heart Disease Hodgkin Lymphoma Huntington’s Disease Immune Deficiency Disease Inherited Metabolic Disorders Leukemia Lou Gehrig’s Disease, ALS. Lung Disease Lupus MS Multiple Myeloma Muscular Dystrophy Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Parkinson’s Disease Severe Aplastic Anemia Other Marrow Failures Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia Spinal cord injury And more. To get the very-latest information, make a Google search for Stem cell + (the disease). See http://TransplantHandbook.com For a review copy, ebook or paper, contact Para Publishing LLC, PO Box 8206, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206 USA +1-805-968-7277, [email protected] 7 2. Romantic Suspense Available For Review Abu Dhabi By Walter John Trowbridge ISBN: 978-1499630343 Published: June 2014 Genre: Post 9/11 in Middle East, suspense, romance Formats available for review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), ebook, kindle This is a romantic-suspense novel about an American Architect traveling to Abu Dhabi in the Near East during the immediate “post-9/11” world, and working to repair the glass facade of a prominent high-rise building. After the World Trade Center towers in New York City were destroyed, the United States begins to track the terrorists down in Afghanistan. When America initiates its “War Against Terrorism” with military action in Afghanistan, the relations between the West and Muslim countries, and between Christian and Islamic religious groups, begin to deteriorate and become dangerously tense. Meanwhile the Architect meets an old high school classmate, and they slowly drift into an affair, even though she is a married woman. The love affair heats up even as military, religious, and terrorist tensions reach a climatic conclusion. For review copies contact: Walter John Trowbridge Email: [email protected] 3. Sins of the Father by Valerie Allen ISBN: 978-0-595-44260-7 Pages: 140 Psychological Thriller Arrested for shoplifting, a woman with amnesia fears both her past and her future. She claims no knowledge of the mysterious young girl found with her. Sins of the Father focuses on the efforts of Dr. Allyson Freemont to bring Feona Parker face to face with a horrifying reality, yet protect her from a complete emotional breakdown while reuniting the child with her true family. For a review copy, contact: Valerie Allen ValerieAllenWriter.com [email protected] Facebook.com/Valerie.Allen.520 8 Amazon.com/Author/ValerieAllen [email protected] ValerieAllenWriter.com Facebook.com/Valerie.Allen.520 Amazon.com/Author/ValerieAllen Beyond the Inkblots: Confusion to Harmony Write Publish Sell! Summer School for Smarties Bad Hair, Good Hat, New Friends Amazing Grace Sins of the Father Suffer the Little Children 4. Education/Grammar Book Available For Review The Great Grammar Book By Marsha Sramek Publisher: Arch Press ISBN: 978-0984115709 Genre: Education, Grammar Formats Available for review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), pdf The Great Grammar Book uses fun facts, amazing trivia, and odd news events to make learning grammar fun. This entertaining book is now a best seller, used in over 250 schools and colleges. The book opens with a 100-question diagnostic grammar test (with answer key) to help readers discover their grammar weaknesses. Over 2,000 intriguing practice sentences—more than any other text—enable readers to master even long-standing grammar problems. Focusing on the commonly encountered bulk of real-world writing, the book uses and explains only those grammatical terms which are necessary to avoid mistakes or to improve writing skills. If you want to banish grammar errors and write clearer, more concise, and more readable sentences with confidence and style, this is the book for you. For review copies contact: 9 Marsha Sramek Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.thegreatgrammarbook.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marsha.sramek 5. Core Ideas In Neuroscience (e-book). This book is for everyone who needs to be informed by neuroscience but doesn't want to invest a huge commitment to learn. It's a small book that gives the big picture, with emphasis on 75 big ideas, not minutia. A given idea is completely covered in about four to 8 on-screen pages. Principles of neuroscience are explained in easily understood, concise summaries. Each module features a concise statement of the core idea, definition of relevant terms, explanation of the core idea, examples, links to related core ideas, general references, and classic references. Illustrations and examples aid in understanding the material. Study questions are also included in each chapter. Traditional textbooks are too big, too detailed, too indigestible, and too expensive. Contact WRKlemmATSIGNgmail.com. W. R. (Bill) Klemm Senior Professor of Neuroscience, Texas A&M University Author: Memory Power 101, http://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/book/?GCOI=60239100060310 Atoms of Mind, http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-94-007-10962/#section=884742&page=1 Web, Personal Web, University Blog, memory Blog, personal responsibility 6. Fantasy Adventure Available For Review The Chronicle of Casaara By R.S. Embach ISBN: 978-1492336785 ASIN: B00FGT2SHS Pages: 308 Genre: Fantasy/Adventure A world in torment. An Absent Guardian. A girl led by Fate. 10 Awakened in a forest with no recollection of her past, and led by ominous visions of the grave future of a dying world, Casaara must embark on an epic journey to prevent the encroaching apocalypse. Together with her warrior allies Yoralt and Dharig, and youthful healer Euhn, she must race against the sands of time to secure the blessings of the seven Guardians of Creation before the evil heir to the heavenly throne claims them for himself - and the Spirit of Life is extinguished forever. Darkness is swallowing the light... For review copies contact: R.S. Embach Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rsembach.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Chronicle-ofCasaara/254459001370873 7. Historical Fiction Available For Review The C Enigma By Spiros Gratsias ISBN: 978-1499625608 ASIN: B00MIWE734 Published: August 2014 Pages: 312 Genre: Historical Fiction A particular brand of evil has reared its ugly head at certain points throughout history, and humanity must fight to keep it in check. This balance is sometimes managed on the scale of world wars, but it can also come down to an individual’s actions. The C ENIGMA explores the premise that one man’s courage can influence the outcome of a war on evil as large and powerful as Hitler’s Nazism. Chance—or perhaps fate—leads Matthias Adkins up to his grandfather’s attic, where he discovers a hidden picture of Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, the head of the German secret service during WWII. A few other items reveal that his grandfather has left him a set of riddles that will lead him through three time periods—1945, 1988, and 2008—on a hunt for his family’s identity and his own destiny…which turns out to be a destiny beyond his wildest dreams. For review copies contact: Spiros Gratsias 11 Email: [email protected] Website: http://authorspirosgratsias.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGratsias Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spiros.gratsias.7 8. I have just published the 2nd new book in my LEED Exam Guides series, “LEED v4 Green Associate Exam Guide (LEED GA)” I love to have your readers review it. Here is some info: Review Wanted: “LEED v4 Green Associate Exam Guide (LEED GA)”)” Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam, Get Your Building LEED Certified, Fight Global Warming, and Save Money! The USGBC released LEED v4 at the GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in November 2013. The GBCI started to include the new LEED v4 content for all LEED exams in late Spring 2014. We have incorporated the new LEED v4 content in this book. Starting on December 1, 2011, GBCI began to draw LEED Green Associate Exam questions from the second edition of Green Building and LEED Core Concepts Guide. We have incorporated this information in our book. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is one of the most important trends of development and is revolutionizing the construction industry. It has gained tremendous momentum and has a profound impact on our environment. From this book, you will learn how to do the following: 1. Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam. 2. Use LEED exam preparation strategies, study methods, tips, suggestions, mnemonics, and exam tactics to improve your exam performance. 3. Effectively understand, digest, and retain your LEED knowledge. 4. Understand the process of registering and certifying a building for LEED. 5. Understand the scope, main intent, core concepts and strategies, as well as identify the regulations, recognition, and incentives for each major LEED category. 6. Identify the strategies for case studies. 7. Identify the synergy in case studies. 8. Implement the most important LEED related codes and building standards. 9. Get points for categories not yet clearly defined by the USGBC. This book fills in the blanks and demystifies LEED. It uncovers the secrets, codes, and jargon for LEED as well as the true meaning of "going green." It provides a 12 solid foundation and fundamental framework for LEED. It covers every major aspect of LEED in plain and concise language, and introduces it to ordinary people. This guide is small and easy to carry around. You can read it whenever you have a few extra minutes. It is an indispensable book for ordinary people, developers, brokers, contractors, administrators, architects, landscape architects, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers, interns, drafters, designers, and other design professionals. For a review copy, please email Gang Chen at: [email protected] For more info, see: GeeForums.com See all my published books at: Green Exam Education 9. Please find details of my Award winning historical mystery novel “Baudelaire’s Revenge” for review. Many thanks and regards Bob Van Laerhoven – Belgium “Baudelaire’s Revenge” – English translation of “De wraak van Baudelaire,” winner of the Hercule Poirot Prize for best mystery novel of the year in Belgium It is 1870, and Paris is in turmoil. As the social and political turbulence of the Franco-Prussian War roils the city, workers starve to death while aristocrats seek refuge in orgies and séances. The Parisians are trapped like rats in their beautiful city but a series of gruesome murders captures their fascination and distracts them from the realities of war. The killer leaves lines from the recently deceased Charles Baudelaire’s controversial anthology Les Fleurs du Mal on each corpse, written in the poet’s exact handwriting. Commissioner Lefevre, a lover of poetry and a veteran of the Algerian war, is on the case, and his investigation is a thrilling, intoxicating journey into the sinister side of human nature, bringing to mind the brooding and tense atmosphere of Patrick Susskind’s Perfume. The plot dramatically appears to extend as far as the court of the Emperor Napoleon III. A vivid, intelligent, and intense historical crime novel that offers up some shocking revelations about sexual mores in 19th century France, this superb mystery illuminates the shadow life of one of the greatest names in poetry. Excerpts of Editorial Reviews (NYT, Kirkus, PW, Booklink, Providence Journal, Washington Independent, Historical Novel Society, etc.): http://www.bobvanlaerhoven.be/en/pages/12/misdaad-romans · Hardcover: 256 pages · Publisher: Pegasus (April 15, 2014) · Language: English · ISBN-10: 1605985481 13 · · ISBN-13: 978-1605985480 Mail Iris Blasi at Pegasus Books ([email protected]) for a review copy. My e-mail address: [email protected] My website: www.bobvanlaerhoven.be/en YouTube trailer of the novel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMz1poUVmUw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.vanlaerhoven Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobvanlaerhoven Retails: Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Baudelaires-Revenge-Bob-VanLaerhoven/dp/1605985481/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389641492&sr =1-1&keywords=baudelaire%27s+revenge B&N hardcover http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/baudelaires-revenge-bobvan-laerhoven/1116879856?ean=9781605985480 B&N e-book : http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/baudelaires-revenge-bob-vanlaerhoven/1116879856?ean=9781605985893 IndieBound http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781605985480 10. Question Authority to Think for Yourself Beverly A. Potter, PhD RONIN Publishing, Fall 2012 Isbn: 978-1-57951-162-3 $14.95; 200 pg Thinking for yourself is not so easy. When encountering an argument to a long held opinion or a wild idea, we use critical thinking, as we were taught to do in school. The problem is that critical thinking is critical, focusing our thinking on the negative— what doesn’t work, what’s wrong with the idea—and encourages my-side thinking where we evaluate evidence in a way that favors our beliefs and entraps us into closed-mindedness. Thinking for yourself requires open-mindedness. Thinking is not driven by answers but by questions. To think, you must question. To think through or rethink anything, one must ask questions that stimulate thought. The quality of your questions determines the quality of your thinking. Our own opinions is one authority we should frequently question. Times change. We change. Perspectives and values change. Book explores how opinions and values we held in the past need periodic evaluation and challenge. Independent thinkers evolve and need to shed the shackles of old views and opinions. If you’ve bitten your tongue and later wished you’d spoken up and not been 14 cowed into silence by a mocking co-worker when you revealed a “politically incorrect” viewpoint, you’ll find much of interest in Question Authority; Think for Yourself . How Independent Thinking Are You? Take the quiz: <http://www.docpotter.com/thifor-test.html> More Info: Docpotter: <http://www.docpotter.com/QA.html> Ronin <http://www.roninpub.com/QA.html> For review copy, send request to [email protected]. Put “Review Copy Request” in subject line 11. STATINS: Miraculous or Misguided? Mark j Estren, PhD RONIN Publishing Pub 2013 978-1-57951-166-1 $16.95, 150 pp Do you or a loved one use statins—the most-prescribed drugs in the nation? Many believe they are miracle medicines because they change the balance of good and bad cholesterol in ways favorable to health. They can even be beneficial for people without a history of high cholesterol or cardiac disease. On the downside, STATINS: MIRACULOUS OR MISGUIDED? reveals that almost everything people think they know about statins is wrong. We’ve been told that problematic cholesterol comes from eating rich foods when actually the body makes it. Statins work by interfering with the body’s ability to manufacture cholesterol, which is its “miracle”. Unfortunately, statins also have side effects, including muscle pain, digestive problems and potential liver damage. Research suggests that statins increase the risk of diabetes and are implicated in generalized fatigue. STATINS: MIRACULOUS OR MISGUIDED? explains the risks in clear, jargon-free language, tells danger signs—such as forgetfulness, confusion, excessive thirst or urination, muscles aches and symptoms of liver damage—and explains how to address such symptoms with your doctor. STATINS: MIRACULOUS OR MISGUIDED? describes alternative approaches used by naturopathic practitioners, which may include substituting red yeast rice extract or plant sterols for a statin, eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as wild salmon, and avoiding trans fatty acids such as are found in deep-fried foods, snacks, and some bakery products. 15 STATINS: MIRACULOUS OR MISGUIDED? is an easy-to-understand explanation—for patients and doctors alike—of the pluses and minuses of statins, and essential reading for anyone taking these drugs. It is a wonderful gift for a friend or loved one using statins. Additional Info Dr. Estren’s site http://www.markjestren.com/home Statin book page http://www.roninpub.com/statins.html book For a Review copy Send email to: [email protected], put “Review copy request” in subject line. 12. Self-Help/Self-Management Book Available For Review The Worrywart's Companion: Twenty-One Ways to Soothe Yourself and Worry Smart By Dr. Beverly Potter Publisher: Ronin Publishing Published: April 2014 Second Edition ISBN: 978-1579511753 ASIN:B00H6UOGEI Genre: Self-Management Formats Available For Review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers) Are you a worrywart? Do you lie awake at night mulling over things that might happen? Do you always expect the worst? Have you worried obsessively about something only to have everything turnout okay? Do you drive your friends and family crazy with your worrywarting? Worrywarts work themselves into a near panic with scary thoughts, going around and around, making themselves sick. The solution is not to stop worrying. Worry is useful in planning and preparing – a kind of mental “fire drill” – for mentally rehearing options. The problem is that worrywarts get stuck in the dangers and downside, convinced the worst is inevitable. The Worrywart’s Companion shows how to worry smart. You’ll learn how to worry a problem through, then act to soothe yourself so that you can get a good night’s sleep. Brimming with practical ideas, positive, easy to understand, and fun to read, The Worrywart’s Companion explains how worrywarting is learned. The good news is that it can be unlearned! Includes twenty-one simple things you can do when you feel a worry coming on. Instead of worrying yourself sick, you’ll learn how to do the work of worry, then take action to soothe yourself so you can let the worry 16 go—so you can get a good night’s sleep! Are YOU a worrywart? Take the quiz. For review copies contact: Beverly Potter Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.docpotter.com Put "Review request" in subject line 13. Book on Stress and Hormones Available For Review Healing Hormones: How To Turn On Natural Chemicals to Reduce Stress By Mark J Estren, PhD & Beverly A Potter, Phd Publisher: Ronin Publishing ISBN: 978-1579511678 ASIN: B00G1SRC2Y Genre: Wellness Formats Available For Review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers) or pdf Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? About to jump out of your skin from pressures of everyday life? We all feel that way at times: ready to explode from everything going on—unrelenting demands, all the time. So we take medicines, see doctors, overeat, even use alcohol or drugs. Still the pressures mount. It’s unbearable! There must be a better way! There is. Your body knows what to do. Your body makes healing hormones that fight stress, promoting calm and balance. Nitric oxide, dopamine, endorphins, serotonin and oxytocin will help you cope with the demands of living in our hectic modern world—if you let your body do its job! Healing Hormones shows what you can do to help yourself without pills or supplements. It shows that stress is not what most people think—not something “out there.” Stress is a response to external events—positive or negative. Since stress is your reaction, you can learn to control runaway stress by encouraging your body to produce anti-stress chemicals that will keep you calmer and better balanced. Healing Hormones shows how we create stress by reacting to what we think is happening around us—not what is really happening. We make our own reality— one much more stress-filled than it has to be. Since we make it, we can change it. 17 Healing Hormones tells how. A wonderful counterbalance to the pressures urging us to take more medicines and look outside ourselves for health, Healing Hormones explains how you can be healthier and happier—today and every day. Includes the quiz: “Is My Doctor a Healer?” For review copies contact: Beverly Potter Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.docpotter.com 14. Memoir Of Escaping Communism During WWII Available For Review From Hell To Iowa By Charles Notis Publisher: Corn Publishing Published: June 2014 ISBN: 978-1627750202 ASIN: B00N4ESYLQ Genre: Autobiography Formats Available For Review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers), eBook, Kindle, pdf One man's tale of escape from Communism in WWII to his new and successful life and family in the United States. "From Hell to Iowa" is a true story of a journey in life that very few have taken. Through incredible circumstances Charlie Notis and his mother were separated from the rest of the family and stuck inside communist Albania under the ruthless dictatorship of Enver Hoxha when Charlie was a baby at the end of the second World War. He and his mother made a harrowing escape when he was 10 years old and joined the rest of the family in Brockton, MA. He eventually ended up in Iowa where he earned a Master of Science degree in meteorology and co-founded a weather consulting company called Freese-Notis Weather in Des Moines, got married, and raised a family. The twists and turns in Charlie's life are nothing short of miraculous. For review copies contact: Charles Notis Email: [email protected] 18 15. Women's Memoir on Marriage and Christianity Available For Review In His Way By Rebecca Duvall Published: August 2014 ISBN: 978-1499280401 ASIN: B00MO01VIE Genre: Memoir, Women, Christianity Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), kindle Book Description: Throughout much of my married life, I lived under the illusion that I had it all together - it was everyone else that needed fixing. Several years into my second marriage my husband, a Deputy Sheriff, became a workaholic and was never home. Meanwhile, I became a volunteeraholic, too busy to face the fact that we had become two strangers under one roof, raising three kids. God revealed Himself to me through the different women I volunteered with. As my heart slowly opened to God's presence, my marriage came crashing down around me. As I cried out for God's help, I discovered my husband’s affair. I found myself surrounded by faithful people who gave me the strength to face the problems in my marriage and the tools needed to begin fixing it. Over the next four years, my husband’s health deteriorated and he was forced to retire. Through this God continually showed me I was In His Way and then, when He knew He had my attention, He would proceed to show me how to do things In His Way. In the end, what God told me to do, saved my husband’s life, and our marriage. What was broken is now fixed by the grace and love of God. For review copies contact: Rebecca Duvall Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.inhisway.net Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/duvall827 16. Police Officer's Autobiography Available For Review My Road to the Badge: Becoming a Police Officer By Brett Calman Published: April 2014 ISBN: 978-1484070079 ASIN: B00K5ZC1NE Genre: Autobiography/Memoir 19 Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), kindle Ever since Brett Calman was a little boy, he dreamed of becoming a police officer. But over the decades the ordinary progress of life seemed to get in the way of that dream. As an adult, he found himself working as an upholsterer; he maintained a successful business for a few years, but, despite the name he’d made for himself and how far he’d come, something was missing from his life, and he knew exactly what it was. He just had to figure out how to get it. Brett didn’t know anything about the process of becoming a police officer or about policing itself. He didn’t know any cops. But he did know that he wanted to be one, and that he’d do whatever it took. It was ten years ago that Brett came to this critical decision in his life, and, within a short period of time, he realized his dream and became an active member of an Ontario, Canada, police force. My Road to the Badge is the story of how he got where he is today and the incredible insights, experiences, and information he collected along the way. For review copies contact: Brett Calman Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.BrettCalman.com 17. Battlefields of Gray By Erik N. Fourie Genre: Suspense, Thriller Published: August 2012 ISBN: 9780615616476 ASIN: B008Y51CS2 Length: 313 pages (estimated) Formats Available For Review: Kindle, Nook Disgraced Army officer Mark Van Ryker enters the shadowy world of domestic terrorism in order to find his son, James. Mark’s quest turns ominous when he discovers that billionaire financier Courtney Galloway has allied with Iran in a plot to annihilate the United States. Mark learns that Courtney, with Iranian assistance, plans on fomenting a bloody coup d’état— a revolution that is supposed to leave America powerless, and Courtney ruling over the spoils. Only Mark can derail Courtney’s mad scheme—and his success may cost him his sanity...and his son’s life. 20 For review copies contact: Erik N. Fourie Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.erikfourie.com/ 18. Parallels to Paradise Georgia eats her blanket. Aiden gets drunk on Red Eye and falls in a bathtub of wallpaper paste. Alice loves a one-legged Mexican cowboy. Parallel to Paradise - Addiction & Other Love Stories makes the ordinary askew. Included in this collection of 14 award-winning short stories is a tale of a Catholic girl contemplating an abortion; a gay boy growing up in the Wild Wild West; a mother of a heroin addict. The topics are raw and quirky, the writing lyrical: Cal didn't look like a heroin addict, but he was as skinny as the word lily. ....... I married Paul, not in the Catholic Church, but in the Muir Redwoods. It was very early in the morning and I wore a veil of fog held in place with a single gardenia. ....... The pretty angel on my hospital bed begins to fade and gold angel dust falls all around me and I kind of want to snort it, but I fall back asleep without saying good-bye. Laura Newman [email protected] 775-233-9793 Author - PARALLEL TO PARADISE -Addiction & Other Love Stories leruepress.com facebook.com/AddictionOtherLoveStories LauraNewmanAuthor.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZKL6NLrJEo WATCH THE VID 21 19. New Age/Self-Help Book Available For Review The Wisdom Keys A Channeler's Quest Reveals Four Steps to Your Highest Self By Judi Thomases Publisher: Balboa Press ISBN: 978-1452516417 ASIN: B00M96SHG2 Published: July 2014 Genre: self-help, philosophy, spirituality, new age, metaphysics Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), kindle The Wisdom Keys has three parts: (1) Four Steps to Your Highest Self - moving from everyday life into four new perspectives (worldviews) as your consciousness pierces the illusion (hologram) and discovers ever more vast and mystical realms while opening the heart and becoming the loving self-realized master you are meant to be (2) the Cosmic Plan of it all (3) the channeled messages that guided the path. The Wisdom Keys journey is eternally repeated, yet individually taken. It is your journey into your true self. Benefits to reading The Wisdom Keys: ~ Master emotions, and appreciate the role of suffering or dissatisfaction ~ Realize that, as the creator of your reality, you have the power to shift rapidly to better it ~ Understand how the workings of karma in yours and everyone's lives is a selfchosen design ~ See through illusion to discover your true self (not your personality) ~ Learn how to quiet the thought process, develop an illuminated mind, and lose the fear of death ~ Gain protection and assistance from the Universe by understanding the role of compassion and serenity ~ Activate your psychic abilities The Wisdom Keys explains how to: ~ Recognize your karmic pattern ~ Move upward and inward through four new perspectives ~ Reach the special understanding that age-old wisdom talks about, and spiritual paths promise The Wisdom Keys reveals the truth about: ~ Who you really are! 22 ~ What the Great Cosmic Plan for the earth truly is ~ How to create a happier life and good karma What you will discover: ~ The Four Keys and their gates to higher paradigms ~ The Holographic Universe as created by thought projection ~ The M Field of energetic oneness ~ The Observer who directs your lower self ~ The Quantum Shift for mastering the Art of Manifestation ~ The Continuum of Awareness (Rainbow Bridge) between lower and higher consciousness ~ Your deepest true Self -- simultaneously yourself, the entire world, and a spark of godlike energy ~ The prophecies of this design in The Age of Aquarius For review copies contact: Judi Thomases Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.WisdomPath.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/judithomases 20. Book on Archaeology, Science & Religion Available For Review Sun God Sacred Secrets: The Archaeology, Art & Science of Altered States of Consciousness By Carlton Brown Publisher: Atitlan Press ISBN: 978-0992775001 ASIN: B00HWIJ8EW Genre: Archaeology, Religion & Spirituality, Science Formats Available For Review: mobi Would you like to know humankind’s best-kept and most profound secret? This secret provides a set of access codes to humankind´s fourth state of consciousness. Consummated through sacred ritual processes, you are able to access transcendental states of consciousness, commune directly with the immanent and transcendental source of life (your god), and transform your life. This thought-provoking book, with an investigative pulse, reveals unique archaeological discoveries shared by four different Sun god religions spanning 23 five millennia of human history. Your curiosity will be piqued and you will assuredly learn much about pyramid archaeology, and the sciences and esoteric subjects involved in humans attaining altered states of consciousness. If you meditate, pursue a spiritual path, or suffer death anxiety, and wish to experience transcendental states of consciousness to help eliminate your suffering, then you need to read this book. For those seeking objective answers to pyramid archaeology´s enigmas and their shared archaeological fingerprint, I hope you enjoy reading about it here. View the YouTube book trailer: http://youtu.be/LRndS9pN3VQ For review copies contact: Carlton Brown Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.carltonbrownV47.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlton.brown.7146557 Twitter: https://twitter.com/@carltonbrownV47 Linked In: http://gt.linkedin.com/pub/carlton-brown/32/662/13b 21. Suspenseful Mystery Available For Review Muddlin' Through By Steven M. Moore Publisher: Carrick Publishing Published: August 31, 2014 ASIN: B00N842FQW Genre: Suspense, Mystery, Crime Thriller Mary Jo is framed. Mary Jo wants revenge. Mary Jo settles for something less, but finds herself...and romance. Ex-Master-at-Arms Mary Jo Melendez, trying to restart her life after the Navy, becomes a security officer for a company with Pentagon contracts. Her upward mobility takes a fast downward turn. You can follow her adventures as she hurtles around Europe, South America, and the U.S. This book is cross-genre, having elements of mystery, suspense, and thriller. Mary Jo is like Heinlein's Friday or Jolie's Salt, only better, because she's more human. For review copies contact: Steve Moore E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://stevenmmoore.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorStevenMMoore 24 22. Coming of Age/GLBT Fiction Available For Review The View From A Rusty Train Car By DeeJay Arens ISBN: 978-1927044346 ASIN: B009079Y6K Publisher: Writers AMuse Me Publishing Genre: literary, glbt, coming-of-age Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), pdf, epub, mobi "No one talks about what happens when you fall in love with the boy next door -not when you're the boy living beside the boy next door." Jared didn't want to do it, but it had to be done. Someone had to sit before the government hearing to explain why a gay man was nothing to be vilified, nothing to be hated or feared... that he was just a man. That is what Jared Montgomery is determined to do. He does so by sharing his story -- his and Luke's story -- in the hopes that perhaps even just one more person could understand. Luke and Jared were battling the odds from the beginning. Growing up beside each other, being best friends, they soon learned that if they wanted to share each other's company, it had to be done in secret, in the confines of the old train car behind the junkyard. There, they were free of the taunts and jibes, the ridicule and hatred... or were they? Unable to embrace who he is, unable to deal with the tactics used by his family to 'cure' him, Luke forces himself into a traditional marriage that is doomed from the start. His true, self-denied love for Jared, and the hatred surrounding it, is killing him. The question is, can Jared get to him before it is too late? The View From A Rusty Train Car won the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for GLBT, placed second in the Fore Word Book of the Year Awards for GLBT, and was a finalist in the 2014 NIEA Indie Excellence Awards in the GLBT category. For review copies contact: DeeJay Arens Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.writersamuseme.com/deejayarens.htm#878120977 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeeJayArens Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deejayarensauthor Wordpress: http://deejayarens.wordpress.com/ 25 23. Murder Mystery Available For Review Murder on Vacation (A Molly Tinker Mystery) By Misty Reddington Publisher: Lulu Publishing Published: July 2014 ISBN: 978-1483414478 ASIN: B00MMM41TA Genre: Murder Mystery Formats Available For Review: pdf Molly Tinker and her husband, Police Chief Eric Wade, are ready for some warmth and relaxation. It is the middle of winter in their small New England town. Every day is gray and the temperature is well below freezing. When Molly's old college friend, Ellen, and her husband, Jake, invite the two of them to a Florida paradise, a beach town in South Florida, Molly and Eric jump at the chance, leaving behind their best friend, a big white poodle. There's one huge problem. This Florida paradise is filled with evil. Ellen sends Jake to the airport to get Molly and Eric while she goes shopping for fresh crab for dinner, and she never returns. She is never seen again, alive or dead. Molly and Eric help the police track down a killer. A killer that has an appetite for the blood of pretty women. There are several suspects in this Florida paradise, but which one is the killer? It's difficult to know. Finally, the suspect list is narrowed down to two men, but both may be capable of murder. Murder on Vacation is light fun reading. It is the fifth book in the Molly Tinker Mystery Series. See Facebook. All profits from the sale of these books go to the Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation. For review copies contact: Misty Reddington Email: [email protected] 26 24. Book on Teaching/Elementary Education Available For Review Elementary Educ 101: What They Didn't Teach You in College By Gretchen E. Schultek Publisher: Outskirts Press Published: August 27, 2014 ISBN: 978-1478711865 Genre: Elementary Education Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers) Your first year as a teacher is full of exciting moments and of course some blunders. Why not decrease the likelihood of encountering these blunders by reading this book and learning from my experiences in an elementary school classroom? Here’s to wishing you a successful first year teaching and beyond! Gretchen Schultek is a general education teacher of 8 years. She has taught grades 2, 3, and 5 at both low and high performing elementary schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2006, she received her Bachelor’s degree from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. In 2010, she received her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Supervision from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Gretchen attained National Board Certification as an Early Childhood Generalist in 2012. She is passionate about educating the whole student so that they are best prepared to be successful both in and outside the classroom. “ELEMENTARY EDUC 101” is Gretchen’s first published book and she is currently in the process of writing a children’s book. For review copies contact: Gretchen Schultek Email: [email protected] Website: http://outskirtspress.com/elementaryeduc101/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/AlwaysALesson Twitter- https://twitter.com/GSchultek Blog- http://alwaysalesson.com/ 25. Innovative Presentations for Dummies "For those wanting to stand far apart and far above other speakers and presenters, you may be interested in Ray Anthony's latest book on how to give innovative presentations. The authors (including Barbara Boyd) tell us how to powerfully combine Creativity, Technology, Psychology and Strategy in ways to create and deliver a talk that is 27 a breakthrough synthesis of being compelling, captivating, concise, clear and convincing. The book has fresh new imaginative ideas, tactics and techniques to give an over-the-top speech or presentations. The interesting photos include showing how to produce and use eye-opening props, business proposals, impressive handouts. The book is sold online and in most bookstores everywhere. Ray Anthony's previous book was Killer Presentations With Your iPad (McGraw Hill, 2013)." Let me know if I need to modify this writeup. Thanks! Ray Anthony President Anthony Innovation Group The Woodlands, TX 281-364-7739 26. Literary Fiction Available For Review The Lion Trees By Owen Thomas Publisher: OTF Literary Published: August 2014 Part One: Unraveling ISBN: 978-0692235904 Part Two: Awakening ISBN: 978-0692248379 Genre: Literary Fiction What happens when you get the life you aim for and it hurts like hell? The Johns family is unraveling. Hollis, a retired Ohio banker, isolates himself in esoteric hobbies and a dangerous flirtation with a colleague’s daughter. Susan, his wife of forty years, risks everything for a second chance at who she might have become. David, their eldest, thrashes to stay afloat as his teaching career capsizes in a storm of accusations involving a missing student and the legacy of Christopher Columbus. And young Tilly, the black sheep, having traded literary promise for an improbable career as a Hollywood starlet, struggles to define herself amid salacious scandal, the demands of a powerful director, and the judgments of an uncompromising writer. By turns comical and poignant, the Johns family is tumbling toward the discovery 28 that sometimes you have to let go of your identity to find out who you are. Recent Praise for The Lion Trees: “[A] cerebral page turner…a powerful and promising debut.”—Kirkus Reviews “[FOUR STARS]… In its structure and nature, [The Lion Trees] reminds me above all of John Updike’s wonderful Harry Rabbit novels and their ability to summarize the essence of change in American society across a decade at a time.” – BookIdeas.com For review copies contact: Owen Thomas E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.owenthomasfiction.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/owen.thomas.fiction Twitter: https://twitter.com/OTFiction 27. Sci-Fi Fantasy Available For Review Bob the Bubble Gum Spider By Gary E. Marche Publisher: BookBaby Published: March 2014 ISBN: 978-1483522098 ASIN: B00JQM72EU Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Bob the Bubble Gum Spider is a spellbinding account of a physically challenged hatch-ling orb weaver named Bob and an evil organization of black widow spiders called the Immaculate Order of the Web that requires him killed . . . but the black widows are after a lot more than just Bob. The IOW seeks to subjugate the world and the hairy two-legs are very much in their way . . . and the black widows of the IOW are not tolerant of that which is in their way: "Nedra was always of the mind that she could handle things herself and had come up with a few solutions of her own. For one, she was fondly considering eating some of the no-account, malingering pledging priests, starting with Osiris. That would surely provide the rest with the proper incentive to be more productive. Of course, she had another solution that was even simpler and required no action on her part: She dearly wished the forest would catch fire and burn." 29 Bob and his associates try to defend themselves, but can they save the hairy two-legs? For review copies contact: Gary E. Marche E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://my.bookbaby.com/book/bob-the-bubble-gum-spider 28. Fantasy Novel Available For Review Noddy In Wonderland By Paddy Bostock Publisher: Wings ePress Published: August 31, 2014 ASIN: B00N842F76 Genre: Fantasy Formats Available For Review: pdf In his wildest dreams, Afghanistan war veteran Noddy Stoddart fantasised about becoming king of Liverpool, even though his brother, Knobby, told him he was crazy. But shooting government minister St John Jaunston in the bottom with an air rifle on a visit to the city leads bizarrely to Noddy’s dream coming true--as president of the newly created People’s Republic of Liverpool. Outraged as Noddy and his Goth/Punk girlfriend set Britain against him through further “bottom blasting” and then faux vampire actions before escaping to a castle in France, the prime minister initially threatens ancient punishments. But, facing Cabinet backstabbing and the loss of a general election, he succumbs to realpolitik and invites the miscreants home as voter bait. Mistake, because that’s when--with a little help from his friends, and the involvement of an elf and his dog, Noddy takes full advantage. For review copies contact: Paddy Bostock Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.authorsden.com/paddybostock 30 29. Contemporary Fiction Novel For Review Blow Out Summer By Denise Ann Stock Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing Published: July 2014 ISBN: 978-1628570823 Genre: Fiction/Action & Adventure Formats Available For Review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers) urf, party, and romance take center stage in the breezy novel Blow Out Summer, as a group of local surfers in Huntington Beach, California, enjoy a summertime of hanging out and having fun. Their story takes place in the mid 1970s, when no one was paying much attention to the drugs being brought into California at an alarming rate. But Dee Dee’s eyes are about to be opened. Dee Dee lives in a very well-to-do area and is introduced to social drug experimentation and drug trafficking while maintaining a normal family life. She and her friends enjoy the surf up and down the coast of California. Her friends run the gamut from the very wealthy to beach bums she met at the pier. Dee Dee’s lazy summer is spent under beautiful sunny days with slow drifting clouds and perfect barrel waves. But the ups and downs in her relationships and the dangers of dabbling in drugs ultimately force a decision that will change her life. For review copies contact: Denise Ann Stock Email: [email protected] Website: http://sbprabooks.com/deniseannstock/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/deniseastock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006763396050 30. YA Fantasy Novels Available For Review The Six, and the Crystals of Ialana The Ialana Series Book 1 By Katlynn Brooke ASIN: B00KK5IPN4 Published: May 2014 31 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Is it magic, or is it science? The Six are about to find out. Life will never be the same for them again as the collective dreams that six young people share turns into a nightmare. Three boys are kidnapped by soldiers in a mandatory draft: Jarah, a baker’s boy, and best friends Adain and Blaidd. They are helped by a soldier, Tristan, whose treasonous actions find them all on the run from the vicious Captain Eglog. As they flee towards the mountains, they are joined by three girls: Kex, a young girl whose parents have threatened murder if she refuses to marry, Tegan, the shoemaker’s daughter, and Djana, a tomboyish socialite from the City of Rhiannon. They encounter a shape-shifter named Irusan under whose tutelage they begin to understand that they can never return to their previous lives. The young people learn that if they do not recover the Healing Crystal and insure its security, all of Ialana could be pitched into darkness. And when they learn what their true identity is, a betrayal that none of them expected to happen again threatens to defeat them. The Six will find adventures they never dreamed about; adventures that take them to dark places where danger lurks at every step. They will also discover the answers to who they really are: answers that will shock and amaze them as their journey unfolds. The Six, and the Gardeners of Ialana The Ialana Series Book 2 By Katlynn Brooke ASIN: Published: August 2014 Genre: YA Fantasy In the second of the Ialana series, The Six have escaped the destruction of the Citadel in Rhiannon, but they find themselves caught in a power struggle between the competing rulers of Ialana. Unable to complete their healing mission, to heal those who were genetically altered by crystal manipulation, they flee the Galonese War-Lord, Ortzi, and attempt a dangerous journey back to their homes in northern Ialana. Trapped by malevolent creatures, hunted by a monster who seeks them for reasons of its own, and on the run from a king and a conniving shape-shifter, there seems to be no place of safety for them. Will they find the mysterious abode of the Gardeners? Who are the Gardeners, and what is their purpose for the Six? Will The Six be able to find Queen Catrin, who sets off on a quest of her own, or will Catrin run afoul of her husband, King Brenin, before she can find The Six? 32 In the Gardeners of Ialana, the Six explore the mysteries of healing, elemental command, and through many trials, learn their true purpose in life. For review copies contact: Katlynn Brooke Email: [email protected] Website: http://katlynnbrooke.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katlynnbrookeauthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/KBrookeAuthor 31. Book of Poetry for Review This Long Trip To Myself By Steve Saari Publisher: Writers AMuse Me Publishing ISBN: 978-1927044742 ASIN: B00EO73ZSY Genre: Poetry Formats Available For Review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), PDF, EPUB, MOBI Life is a singular journey filled with upheavals both joyful and tragic. Whether you have walked life’s path for a short time or have experienced a good length of the road, “This Long Trip to Myself” will speak to you personally. Dramatic, yet quietly reflective; humorous and offbeat; this collection of poems is the beginning of a new life adventure for the author, Steve Saari. For review copies contact: Steve Saari Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.writersamuseme.com/stevesaari.htm#901230694 Blog: http://saaristuff.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Steve_Saari Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.saari.35 33 32. Literary Historical Fiction with Mystery For Review Redemption By Mary Cote Publisher: Writers AMuse Me ISBN: 978-1927044001 ASIN: B004XMOLPQ Genre: Literary, Mystery, Historical Fiction Formats Available For Review: PDF, EPUB, MOBI Corruption and manipulation are running rampant when Father Adamo Bianchi returns to Rome to attend his mother's funeral. He is sure that his two younger sisters are condemned to eternal damnation because of their activities. Abuse of power, indulgences, espionage, and murder all become integral aspects of Adamo’s life while he disregards the moral virtues that propelled his vocation. Will he sacrifice his sisters on the altar of lust for Crimson silk? For review copies contact: Mary Cote Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.marycotewalkden.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmandaLynD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.cotewalkden 33. Mystery/Suspense Available For Review Skeleton Trail By Kasey Riley Publisher: Webb Lane Enterprises Published: August 2014 ISBN: 978-1500863265 ASIN: B00MTUQLH0 Pages: 299 Genre: Mystery/Suspense Bethany and Roger Meadows plan for a bright future, a guest camp and pack station that will cater to horse owners and adventure campers. The campgrounds, cabins, stables, and pavilion are ready, but there are no trails for the guests to explore. Bethany and Megan venture into the woods to mark a trail, but a frightening 34 accident brings her face to skull with a mummified corpse. She sends Megan and Kam out to guide FBI Forensic specialist David Harrison to the location of the body. After Megan leaves, an unknown shooter attempts to keep the murder a mystery. Agent David Harrison finds when the bullets start flying Kam leads him to an abandoned cabin where they wait out the storm and the shooter. He discovers he wants to explore their shared heritage, in private. With the evidence they uncovered in the cabin and the corpse itself, the mystery unfolds and the connections to current day become clearer. Crimes of the distant past link to crimes of the closer past and even to crimes of the present; blackmail, extortion, arson, and murder attempts link the body and some of the current residents of Riverview. David and Kam work with Megan and Aaron to uncover connections and reveal what occurred so long ago and how it might affect people in the town today. David and Kam grow closer with each new danger, coming to appreciate the similarities in their pasts and the differences that draw them to each other. Once all the mysteries are solved, can they find a way to become a lasting couple, or will her past interfere with their future? This book, like the first Riverview mystery, Desperate Endurance, shows the values and cohesiveness of small town and rural America. People are willing to help each other and sacrifice as needed to keep each other safe in a very rugged and unforgiving land. For review copies contact: Kasey Riley Email: www.kaseyriley.com Website: http://www.kaseyriley.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorKCRiley 34. The Occupy Movement Explained, Author Nicholas Smaligo offers a personal, passionate, and truthful account of Occupy Wall Street in his new book The Occupy Movement Explained, releasing September 16 in time for Occupy Wall Street’s third anniversary on September 17. From publisher, Open Court Publishing Company, comes a readable, compact account and analysis of the Occupy protests, showing how the movement changed the thinking of both its 35 participants and of the wider public. Nicholas corrects many misunderstandings of Occupy, such as the myth that it came out of nowhere. The Occupy Movement Explained is volume 13 in Open Court’s Ideas Explained series. We encourage you to share this exciting book release with your readers/viewers. For reference, additional information about The Occupy Moment Explained , Nicholas Smaligo and Occupy Wall Street can be found below my signature. Sheila Tayebi On behalf Open Court Publishing [email protected] About the Book: The Occupy Movement Explained- From Corporate Control to Democracy A readable, compact account and analysis of the Occupy protests, The Occupy Movement Explained is thoroughly researched, painstakingly accurate, and fully documented. Debunking a number of prominent myths and misunderstandings, Nicholas Smaligo shows how the movement arose out of radical currents that have been active below the media's radar since the 1970s. Occupiers are not all the same, and the author reviews some of the debates and changes within the movement. The occupations began under a slogan that conjured up a naive sense of unity — "We Are the 99%!" It did not take very long for that sense of unity to give way to an appreciation of just how socially, economically, and ideologically fragmented American society is. For some, this was an excuse to return to their cynicism; for others, it was an invitation to lose their illusions and begin to see the world from the viewpoint of political activists. The Occupy Movement Explained describes this process of education and the lessons learned about "the 99%," the police, direct democracy, political demands, and the intimately related questions of social change, violence, and property. About the Author: Nicholas Smaligo Nicholas Smaligo is a PhD student, activist, and speaker. He was an active participant in the Occupy movement. He lives and works in southern Illinois, where he is involved in activism related to the environment, debt, and mass incarceration. About Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement that began September 17, 2011 in Liberty Square in Manhattan’s Financial District and spread to over 100 cities in the United States and over 1,500 cities globally. The movement fought against the corrosive power of banks, corporations, and oppressive democracy as well as combatted the richest 1% of people that created an unfair global economy. Occupy Wall Street is credited with the achievement of changing the national conversation, making inequality a central political issue. 36 35. Education/Special Education Book For Review Facilitating Early Social Communication Skills: From Theory to Practice By Pamela Rosenthal Rollins, MS, CCC-SLP, EdD Publisher: AAPC Publishing ISBN: 978-1937473846 Published: September 2014 Genre: Education and Special Education Facilitating Early Communication, Language, and Social Skills: From Theory to Practice, presents a developmental socialpragmatic approach to facilitating language and social communication in children. Reflecting the principles of the SCERTS model (Social Communication Emotional Regulation and Transactional Supports; Prizant et al.), it makes a major contribution to the training and support of young children on the autism spectrum, ages 3-5. While the focus is on the preschool environment, suggestions are provided for how to extend the approach to the home and other environments where the child spends time. The textbook is divided into five chapters representing the theoretical and organizational framework of social pragmatic intervention as well as 12 instructional units each focused on a particular theme chosen to be developmentally appropriate and functional in the lives of children such as bedtime, birthdays, restaurants, grocery stores, etc. For review copies contact: Zach Gouldsmith Email: [email protected] Publisher: https://www.aapcpublishing.net/productdescription.aspx?productid=1164 Twitter: https://twitter.com/aapcpub 36. Humorous Novel About Tennis For Review Slammin' By Marcus Paul Cootsona Publisher: Pro Tennis Press ISBN: 978-1496082404 ASIN:B00KRGWIKW Published: May 2014 Pages: 246 Genre: Humorous Sports Fiction SLAMMIN’ takes place in a different 2011. Fifty-three year-old tennis pro and family man, Wally Wilson is happily teaching Silicon Valley’s millionaires and 37 billionaires at the double-wide estate of his temptress and benefactor, 17 yearold Ashley Margincall. But when Wally’s serve speed spikes and unidentified government agents appear, he begins a pro tennis odyssey that might lead him to the U.S. Open or the twisted nexus of a Grand Slam conspiracy. Strangely blessed, but always behind the curve, Wally realizes he’s been given all the power, but none of the control. For review copies contact: Marcus Paul Cootsona Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.marcuscootsona.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcus.cootsona 37. Contemporary Humorous Fiction For Review Tossed Off the Edge Patrick Brown Published: August 2014 ISBN: 978-1495359873 ASIN: B00N43OHFE Pages: 196 Genre: Fiction/Humor Indie author Patrick Brown has released his second book Tossed Off the Edge, a clever and hilarious sendup of the celebrity tell-all genre. The soap opera known as The Edge of Conflict has been keeping viewers tuned in every afternoon since 1970. The show was centered on the exploits and troubles of the very rich Knight Family of Hillvale. At the heart of this long-running drama is Regina, played by soap diva Sheila Wozniak, who grew from troubled teen to matriarch over the decades. Wozniak has won many awards, and once had an enormous fan base. However, as times have changed and soap opera audiences have dwindled, Wozniak found that her influence with the network and the international soap company Poplar & Grindle had waned just like her fan base. Refusing to change along with the show’s producers, she finds that she has been fired. There will be no more Regina, and to make her understand that they no longer want her, her televised funeral turns out to be an on-air cremation. There was no way for her to escape the flames. With very little acting experience outside of her four-decade role, Sheila Wozniak is unsure what to do next until a publishing house comes calling and asks her to write her memoirs. She is a drinker not a writer; so she hires her favorite former 38 head writer from The Edge of Conflict to ghost write her autobiography. The fun ensues almost immediately as Ms. Wozniak, ever the dramatic diva, goes into detail about her past. Due to the many years of playing the same character and being a fan of TV herself, she tells her story, leaving the reader entertained but wondering if she really was married to a successful Madison Avenue advertising agent (Bewitched) followed by a marriage to a successful California architect with three sons (The Brady Bunch) or went on a spiritual pilgrimage to Puerto Rico (The Flying Nun). From the book: “Regina Knight Harrison Donavan Taylor Donavan McDonald McDonald Woodward Merriweather Todd’s funeral was held on channel seven at 1:00 p.m. local time in every time zone across the country. If you had ever watched daytime TV between 1970 until her demise, you couldn’t have missed her. She was blond and dramatic, and she had been shot, paralyzed, kidnapped, raped and tortured numerous times. On her better days, she had given or received a number of internal organs, suffered heart attacks and endured a radical mastectomy… In spite of all the difficulties, Regina maintained a strong faith in the power of love. She was a one-man woman in spite of having been married nine times to seven different husbands who got younger and younger as Regina aged. For readers who thrive on an actor’s conflicts with ungrateful children, they won’t be disappointed since Miss Wozniak is under the impression that Mommie Dearest was intended to be a guide to raising children! For review copies contact: Patrick Brown Email: [email protected] Website: http://writtenbypatrickbrown.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onemorethingtoread TWitter: https://twitter.com/patrickwrote 38. Historical/Regency Romance Available For Review The Maid of Milan By Beverley Eikli Publisher: Choc Lit Published: March 2014 ISBN: 978-1781891285 ASIN: B00I80ZUQ8 Genre: Regency/Historical Romance Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), pdf, ebook, mobi, kindle 39 1818 Who is The Maid of Milan? Reformed ‘party girl’ Adelaide, Lady Leeson, knows it’s time to leave London when a sensational new book of poetry has high society eagerly speculating on the identity of its adventurous heroine. But returning to enforced obscurity in the country when she’s already paid such a high price to keep secret her youthful folly is a bitter pill to swallow. When Adelaide’s husband asks her to remain in London as his political hostess following the public’s enthusiastic reception of her recently unveiled painting, she can’t say no. As Adelaide becomes further embroiled in the lies and secrets required to protect her husband’s political career and maintain his untarnished image of herself, Adelaide realises she has more enemies than she’d imagined. And the deadliest are the ones who refuse to reveal themselves. For review copies contact: Beverley Eikli Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.beverleyeikli.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beverley-EikliAuthor/240314762834577 Twitter: @BeverleyOakley 39. Horror Novel Available For Review Forgotten Sin By Brian Hershey Publisher: McWood Publishing Published: June 2014 ISBN: 978-0989108201 ASIN: B00KQ2ACA0 Genre: Horror Formats Available For Review: ebook, pdf, and mobi Dr. Mya Bishop, an expert on medieval mythology and folklore at the University of Cambridge, is more than she appears to be. Cursed, haunted by guilt, and desperate to be free from her terrible past, Dr. Bishop seeks the 40 help of an animal specialist, Marcus Holland, from Australia. In an attempt to uncover the mysteries behind Dr. Bishop’s curse, Marcus upsets the internal balance of emotions and the habits that have kept Dr. Bishop’s dark secret hidden from society. No longer able to conceal her true nature from the world, she finds herself facing a new menace that is relentless in pursuing her for one purpose, to kill her. It’s a stunning thrill ride, a tale of ill-begotten revelations and long-lost evil that will have you dreading the glowing night sky. For review copies contact: Tameca Woods McWood Publishing Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.mcwoodpub.com FaceBook - https://www.facebook.com/McwoodPublishing Twitter - https://twitter.com/McWoodPub 40. Dammit, I Learned a Lot from That Son-of-a-Gun 12 stories, 12 authors Totally Real, Totally True, Totally New What happens when someone shares a story with us—a true story, a story from their heart-of-hearts? We feel connected. We realize the commonality of our emotions. How we are, as human beings, all the same. We all falter. We all fear. We all stumble. And we can all come back stronger. Every son-of-a-gun in this book of twelve new, true stories is different, but you’ll recognize each one. We’ve all had them in our lives, these sons-of-guns. And whether we love them or we hate them, they are our teachers. They impart some kernel of truth that we carry with us always. You may not know these people, but you will know these stories. They’re about emotions we all feel—fear, anger, temptation, even those times you slap yourself on the forehead and call yourself an idiot. The circumstances may be different, but the pain, the heartache and the triumph, those remain true. For a review copy, ebook or paper, contact Brandt Street Press, PO Box 8243, Pittsburgh PA 15217 [email protected] http://www.brandtstreetpress.com http://dammitbook.com 41 41. Christianity/Memoir For Review When God Intervenes By Jean John ISBN: 978-1449038595 Pages: 80 Genre: Christianity/Memoir Formats available for review: pdf When God Intervenes is an inspiring story about a shy insecure woman who was empowered by God to carry out a big mission far beyond her own level of expectation in a needy community where people dared her to perform the task. Faced with the daunting possibility of achieving the goal, her passion and concern for people suffering the effects of mental illness drove her to pursue that mission regardless of the obstacles faced. This book is funny, honest, touching, and shows that God can hide his face for several seasons at times. Nevertheless He can be trusted in the deepest of valleys to show up and work alongside an individual that is willing to trust Him and go the distance.In doing this she also successfully managed what has now grown to become a well established and sought after organisation. For review copies contact: Jean John Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.jeanvjohn.com 42. Young Adult/Middle Grade Fantasy For Review Bobby Ether and the Academy by R Scott Boyer ISBN: 978-1482084825 ASIN: B00FFHPKLW Published: September 2013 Pages: 366 Genre: YA Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy “There is no such thing as magic.” That’s what the mysterious stranger named Cassandra tells Bobby after helping him narrowly escape from the small army of secret agents who surround his house. What follows is an amazing adventure – from indoor forests to vast archives, from a labyrinth of jade mines to the dark recesses of a bear’s lair. Along the way, Bobby will learn that, while there may be no such thing as magic, there is powerful energy within us all. In fact, the entire universe is connected by energy – and he has the rare ability to control it. 42 Join Bobby and his best friend Jinx as they avoid school bullies, a suspected assassin, and meta-human henchmen alike to unravel the many mysteries of the Academy – the ancient and enigmatic monastery in Tibet where kids with extraordinary potential are sent to study. But is the Academy truly what it claims to be? For review copies contact: R Scott Boyer Email: [email protected] Website: http://rscottboyer.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobbyEtherAndTheAcademy Twitter: https://twitter.com/RScottBoyer 43. Book On Pregnancy For Review Getting Ready for Baby: The Practical Parent's Organizer By Helene Tragos Stelian ISBN: 9781497395596 Published: April 2014 Pages: 206 Genre: Parenting, Pregnancy Building on the success of the original Getting Ready for Baby, this brand new edition offers even more: Completely updated charts and checklists The latest in healthcare and safety guidelines Revamped step-by-step instructions for finding the best obstetrician, pediatrician, and childcare - with detailed interview questionnaires Loads of new resources for maternity and baby gear All the latest books and magazines on parenting and baby care New recommendations on parenting organizations, apps, even blogs All this in addition to these tried-and-true features, thoroughly updated to meet the needs of today's expectant parents: A master to-do list for pregnancy and beyond The most detailed baby gear checklist, with "lingo" explained and hundreds of shopping tips, as well as specific advice for those expecting twins Logs for doctor visits and calls, borrowed items, baby feedings, and more An extensive checklist for babyproofing the home, including many dos and don'ts Countless "practical parent tips" from parents who've been there 43 For review copies contact: Helene Tragos Stelian Email: [email protected] 44. Coming of Age Fiction For Review Getaway Day Ken White Publisher: Tate Publishing Published: March 2014 ISBN: 978-1629949154 ASIN: B00IX0D7L8 Pages: 400 Genre: Coming of Age When a father gives to his son, they both laugh. When a son gives to his father, they both cry. It's the 1962 World Series. New York Yankees versus San Francisco Giants. Tropical storm Freda has delayed the crucial sixth game in San Francisco. It's dry as a bone in Modesto, California, where the Yankees have a farm team and a field named after Yankee owner Del Webb. A flurry of phone calls leads to a bus ride to the Central Valley town of 30,000. On October 14th, 1962, a crowd of more than 5,000 fills the small minor league park. This once-in-a-lifetime event features eight future Hall of Famers. Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle from the Yankees; Orlando Cepeda, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry from the Giants. One of the fans is thirteen-year-old Mikey Wright. Unlike the rest of the spectators, he's not there to see his idol and namesake, Mickey Mantle. He's there to convince the Commerce Comet to play catch with Mikey's father, who is dying of cancer. Getaway Day chronicles Mikey's journey to save his father's life. And learn the meaning of his own. Getaway Day will appeal to Baby Boomers, young adults, and anyone who loves baseball and remembers the joy and sorrow of adolescence. What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others is, and remains, immortal. 44 For review copies contact: Ken White Email: [email protected] Website: http://kenwhite.tateauthor.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KenWhite209 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ken.white.7106 45. Noddy in Wonderland by Paddy Bostock Noddy in Wonderland — A Magical Mystery, is out now! In his wildest dreams, Afghanistan war veteran Noddy Stoddart fantasised about becoming king of Liverpool, even though his brother, Knobby, told him he was crazy. But shooting government minister St John Jaunston in the bottom with an air rifle on a visit to the city leads bizarrely to Noddy’s dream coming true--with a little help from his friends, and the involvement of an elf and his dog. Email: [email protected] Available as a PDF file: http://www.amazon.com/Noddy-Wonderland-PaddyBostock-ebook/dp/B00N842F76/ref=sr_1_1?s=digitaltext&ie=UTF8&qid=1409617739&sr=1-1&keywords=Noddy+In+Wonderland 46. YA Fantasy For Review Stuart Duffelmeyer and the Masters of Plagues By Dewey B. Reynolds ISBN: 978-1500302191 Published: August 2014 ASIN: B00MQA68WQ Pages: 258 Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Young Adult Mystical powers. Cosmic adventure. Universally dynamic forces. A certain gifted individual is granted all three. Meet Stuart Duffelmeyer. Brilliant, kind-spirited, and 100% human best describe him. He is an NYU student whose classmates play a horrible prank on him and his life spirals into utter agony. Fooling with him was their ultimate mistake. Stuart suffered severely as a result of their malicious 45 behavior and is bent on getting even with his tormentors. A chance encounter allows him to discover a magical Hebrew talisman with indescribable powers. Stuart is thrust into the regions of a far away galaxy once the talisman is consecrated. The spirit of his one-time advisor, Rabbi Irwin Wedemeyer, explains to him that the talisman will grant him miraculous powers over all the creatures and elements of the Earth. The rabbi cautions Stuart not to abuse the powers bestowed upon him, nonetheless, Stuart returns to Earth and quickly seeks out his revenge armed with his new abilities. Stuart – and the rest of Humanity – soon discover the true consequences of revenge…… For review copies contact: Dewey B. Reynolds Email: [email protected] Website: http://db44success.wix.com/deweybreynolds Twitter: https://twitter.com/SUCCESS4DR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stuart-Duffelmeyer-and-theMasters-of-Plagues-Book-1/336602953174563 47. Test Prep Guide Available For Review How to Write a Killer SAT Essay By Tom Clements Publisher: Hit 'Em Up ISBN: 978-0578076652 ASIN: B00GMV5VYQ Pages: 172 Genre: Education/Test-Prep How to Write a Killer SAT Essay is the only award-winning book with dozens of real essays written by real students. The net is full of abstract information on WHAT to write about when constructing an SAT essay -- my book is full of information on exactly HOW to write it. I include dozens of top-scoring, detailed essays from students of mine who have put my principles into practice.When you see step-by-step instructions on HOW someone has put an essay together, it's much more valuable that simply knowing "what" the principles of good writing entail. My book is also full of practical advice on the seven Rules of Engagement you need to know about when constructing an essay. These seven rules provide a clear and comprehensive writing methodology that every student can follow to obtain a top-scoring SAT essay. A "Snapshot" chapter provides a complete sample essay from start to finish with all the component pieces highlighted and analyzed for impact. Examples of 46 introductory paragraphs full of quotes and anecdotes are included along with an entire chapter of prefabricated content with student paragraphs from history, literature, pop culture, music, sports, movies, and technology. Finally, a chapter entitled "Spin the Prompt" demonstrates how to take any SAT prompt and "spin" it to the content examples you've prefabricated. For review copies contact: Tom Clements Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.tctutoring.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/How-to-Write-a-Killer-SATEssay/140144259401653 48. Career Guidance For Women - Available For Review Avoiding the Dodgeballs … at Work A Young Woman’s Guide to Succeeding at a First Job Author: E. Marie ISBN: 978-1484033951 Pages: 206 Published: October 2014 Genre: Career Guidance, Non-Fiction After working 25 years in various industries, supervising and mentoring numerous of young professional men and women, E. Marie was inspired to write a book that prepares entry level employees for the world of work. This career guidance book addresses a variety of subject matters including: project management, team work, managing your boss, performance evaluations, sexual harassment, difficult coworkers and networking. It is an easy to read guidance book with two main characters. One of the fictional characters is a female, a recent college graduate, who is preparing to enter the workforce. The other character is the narrator, who gives the new employee straight to the point advice –with a touch of humor- on how to handle or avoid potential work related issues. There are funny scenarios and illustrations scattered throughout the book. An index is included to locate specific subject matter. E. Marie is hopeful that upon reading her book, readers will get a heads-up on what to expect during the first year of employment while obtaining some tips on 47 how to avoid first job “hiccups” and smoothly move up the ladder. For review copies, interview requests, or rights inquiries, please contact: E. Marie Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.avoidingthedodgeballs.com 49. THE HOPE OF A BIPOLAR CHRISTIAN My 20+ year journey of learning to live with bipolar disorder, as my faith grew, with joy and gratitude. I am seeking reviews: To receive an e-copy, (PDF) please contact: Author: Cindy Butler [email protected] -or- website: https://www.facebook.com/TheHopeofaBipolarChristian It is currently on Amazon.com as a pre-order only (launch date 10-15-14) • File Size: 3648 KB • Print Length: 201 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B00NJTIR90 50. Forever There For You, was released in 2012 and is 98,000 words in length. I came across Publishing Poynters Marketplace through Carolyn's newsletter. Please, consider Forever There For You for review. "When NADINE is confronted with the reality of her failing marriage, her first instinct is to work it out. She has had it drummed into her that marriage is ‘for better, for worse’. Walking out is just not an option - her faith would condemn her and her culture would make her a pariah. The combination of Nadine’s background, education, social standing, friendships, faith, experiences and past relationships is meant to equip her to become a success. Failure is alien to her and love means forgiving at all cost. As she tries to survive and make the most of the curves that life has thrown her, 48 she discovers that ’success’ is a subjective term, and ‘happily ever after’ is something that you have to discover and define for yourself … You can read a sample here http://chiomannani.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/forever-there-for-you-sneakpreview.html Thank you for your time. Name - Chioma Nnani Email address - [email protected] Blog URL - www.chiomannani.blogspot.co.uk Chioma Nnani Award-winning Author of FOREVER THERE FOR YOU Blog: http://chiomannani.blogspot.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ChiomaNnani LinkedIn: Chioma Nnani Google+: https://google.com/+ChiomaNnani Skype: chi-chi.n Facebook: https://facebook.com/ForeverThereForYou 51. Self-Help Book Available For Review Actions Against Distractions: Managing Your Scattered, Disorganized, and Forgetful Mind By Geraldine Markel, PhD Publisher: Managing Your Mind, LLC ISBN: 978-0615586397 Genre: Self-Help Formats available for review: pdf Here's a practical guide to ban work/life distractions, increase productivity and reduce stress. Whether you're a businessperson, community leader, parent or retiree, you can adapt an active role in enhancing your performance and quality of life--distraction free! Discover the root causes of your distractions, develop a 5-step plan and adapt strategies to move from good intention to positive action. On average, dealing with interruptions at work consumes more than two hours a day or 28% of your whole workday. For many, it feels like there are mysterious forces that thwart your best efforts to be productive at work and beyond. These 49 forces are labeled demons of distraction. And, these distractions deplete your psychic energy and divert your attention from important tasks, creating a barrier to being productive. You don't have to let your life spin out of control; you can take action against your distractions now. Increasing productivity by reducing distractions is a skill everyone can learn and improve. Confronted with today's uncertainties and challenges, banning distractions from your work/life can help manage your scattered, disorganized and forgetful mind. Drawing on the author's years as a trainer and coach, Markel's Actions Against Distractions: Managing Your Scattered, Disorganized and Forgetful Mind provides a step-by-step guide to banning common distractions from work/life. It provides a 5-step plan of attack and 7 strategies to implement an action plan against common distractions such as technology, interruptions, an unruly mind, stress and fatigue. With amusing stories, readers are guided to adapted research-based strategies to their individual needs and style. Ample examples and exercises allow the reader to answer the question, how do I change ineffective habits and move from good intentions to positive actions. Actions Against Distractions can be used alone as a workbook or in tandem with Defeating the 8 Demons of Distraction: Proven Strategies to Increase Productivity and Decreasing Stress. For review copies contact: Geraldine Markel, PhD Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.managingyourmind.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/8Demons 52. YA Reality Fiction For Review The Shadow of Loss By Josefina Gutierrez ISBN: 978-1483536736 ASIN: B00NB65GGS Publisher: BookBaby Published: September 2014 Genre: Young Adult Realistic Fiction Formats Available For Review: pdf, epub, ebook, mobi, kindle Evelyn Gonzalez keeps losing people, which is always hard, but has she lost something much more? Has she lost her soul? Evelyn has a nervous breakdown and is institutionalized, after months of sorrow and pain she is thrust back into the world. The world of teenage angst and Calculus. Can she trust people again? Especially after hurtful assumptions and judgments made her miss her junior year of high school. Evelyn is just trying to heal what she lost and graduate from 50 high school. For review copies contact: Josefina Gutierrez Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.josefinagutierrez.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yajosefinagutierrez Google +: http://www.google.com/+JosefinaGutierrezauthor 53. Historical Fiction/Western For Review Silver By Kristen Lynch Publisher: Pen-L Publishing Published: March 2014 ISBN: 978-1940222264 ASIN: B00K3EQ9A8 Genre: Historical Fiction Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), pdf, mobi "Silver" is an historical novel that recounts the glory days of the silver mining boom. Set in 1860's Silver City, Idaho Territory, the reader is introduced to the heroine, Miss Adelaide Johnston, local schoolteacher and news reporter extraordinaire. She is a busy young woman, reporting current events and of course, a bit of local gossip, in addition to her teaching duties. When she unexpectedly stumbles upon news of a mining battle between two of the largest mines in the Owyhees, she suddenly becomes the subject of her very own story. One that quickly becomes heated and deadly. Turn back the pages of the Old West and experience a first hand account of pioneering life through the eyes and words of Adelaide Johnston. Based upon the documented events of the 'Owyhee War', "Silver" is bound to please both history buffs and fiction readers alike. For review copies contact: Kristen Lynch Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.silverthenovel.com Blog: http://silverthenovel.wordpress.com 51 54. Coming of Age Fantasy for Review Tears of a Heart By Chase Blackwood Series: Kan Savasci Cycle, Book 1 Published: September 2014 ISBN: 978-1501060298 ASIN: B00MSV67YW Genre: Fantasy, Coming of Age Fantasy Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), kindle, ebook A continent on the verge of war. A boy who is destined to become a legend. A truth waiting to be uncovered. A powerful coming-of-age tale of a young man destined to become one of the most powerful men Verold has ever known. It’s a unique tale of adventure, adversity, and strength. Written with the hand of a poet and the heart of a warrior. The book’s action and depth will astound as the reader delves deeper into the masterful world painted in detailed strokes. For review copies contact: Chase Blackwood Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.plenary-fitness.com Website: http://www.chaseblackwood.blog.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlenaryFitness 55. Personal Health/Wellness Book For Review Heal Yourself!: How to Harness Placebo Power By Beverly A. Potter, PhD Publisher: Ronin Publishing ISBN: 978-1579511739 ASIN: B00GL9SKD8 Published: March 2014 Genre: Wellness Formats Available For Review: pdf, print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers) 52 Your body wants to be well—and it knows what to do to get better when something goes wrong. Doctors do not understand this, so they give you drugs. But drugs do not heal the body—they simply control certain processes to facilitate healing, while your body heals you. Research has revealed that the secret of the body's healing power can be found in "The Placebo Effect." The Placebo Effect frustrates doctors, because they don't understand it. The body does the healing. When your body knows something is out of balance, it moves to correct it — no matter what medicines you take or do not take. HEAL YOURSELF! shows how to harnessing your body's natural healing power to get well and stay well. The placebo’s amazing effects are not just "in the mind." They can be observed and measured in the body's physiology. When patients believe in a fake treatment, ulcers heal, warts disappear, cancer goes into remission, swelling reduces—cells actually look different under the microscope. And medical research reveals that it is not just fake treatments administered as "real" that can elicit the power of placebo. Relationships matter. Being married seems to help extend life more than stopping smoking!!! Similarly, spiritual life matters. Those who regularly attend church live up to 14 years longer than those who do not. Attitude matters, too. Happy people live 7-10 years longer and optimists are 77% less likely to get heart disease. HEAL YOURSELF! explains what happens in the brain to change the body. It explains how researchers believe that the stress response creates an environment that promotes physiological breakdown, while the "Relaxation Response" creates a healing environment. More importantly, HEAL YOURSELF! offers specific things you can do, and do today, to turn on your body's innate healing mechanisms. For review copies contact: Beverly Potter Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.docpotter.com 56. Travel (Non-Fiction) Available For Review Beyond The Horizon: Sailing Around The World on "Colombine" By Werner H. Kraus ISBN: 978-1456822743 ASIN: B004FPZ23Q Genre: Travel/Adventure Formats Available For Review: print (only available to 53 qualified reviewers/bloggers),ebook,kindle The book chronicles the authors 7 1/2 year circumnavigation. Starting and ending in Hawaii, sailing as far north as Alaska and south to New Zealand. In addition to covering the places visited there are many descriptions of problems encountered and how they were solved. Ranging from 70 knot winds, 50 foot waves, equipment and engine failures and the dealings with officials and bureaucrats around the world. Boarded by armed vigilantes in Indonesia, the author holding an Rumanian marine's Uzi hostage and a fellow cruiser killed by escaped convicts in Panama, add excitement, not generally found in a sailing adventure. For review copies contact: Werner H. Kraus Email: [email protected] Website: http://world-sailing-book.com 57. Crime Thriller For Review The Schwarzschild Radius By Gustavo Florentin Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press ISBN (eBook): 978-1-62007-610-1 ISBN (Paperback): 978-1-62007-611-8 ISBN (Hardcover): 978-1-62007-612-5 ISBN (Smashwords): 978-1-62007-613-2 Published: September 23, 2014 Pages: 290 Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Mystery Rachel, an 18-year-old Columbia University student, descends into the netherworld of runaways and predators to find her sister, Olivia, who has suddenly disappeared. After getting a job in a strip joint where Olivia worked, then doing private shows in the homes of rich clients, Rachel discovers that Olivia has been abducted by a killer who auctions the deaths of young girls in an eBay of agony. When she finds Olivia, Rachel becomes the killer’s next target. For review copies contact: Gustavo Florentin Email: [email protected] 54 Website: http://www.gustavoflorentin.com/ Publisher: http://curiosityquills.com/books/the-schwarzschild-radius/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GustavoFlorentinAuthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/gflorentin6 58. Women's Fiction/Romance For Review The Christmas Women By Elyse Douglas ISBN: 978-1500692667 ASIN: B00MSVF3LK Publisher: CreateSpace Published: September 2014 Genre: Romance, Women's Fiction Formats Available For Review: pdf, mobi When 38-year old Trudie Parks learns that her high school drama teacher is seriously ill, she immediately contacts her two best friends in high school, Kristen and Mary Ann. Together, they’d been known as “The Christmas Girls.” They’d produced and starred in the annual high school Christmas show, which their teacher, Mrs. Childs, had directed. Determined to show their love for Mrs. Childs, they plan a 20-year reunion to recreate the Christmas show for her. What they don’t anticipate is the complicated emotions this provokes, as former sweethearts appear and rekindle romance, painful memories and the sting of unrealized dreams. All three women must reassess their lives and their friendships, while struggling to produce the show, even while Mrs. Childs seems to grow weaker by the day. As Christmas Eve approaches, The Christmas Women prepare for an event that will take them and the audience to the farthest reaches of the human heart and resonate throughout the rest of their lives. For review copies contact: Elyse Douglas Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.elysedouglas.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/douglaselyse BookReviewBuzz: http://bookreviewbuzz.com/womens-fictionromance-thechristmas-women/ 55 59. Murder/Crime Mystery For Review The Valentine Circle (A Silas de San Michel Mystery) By Reinaldo DelValle Published: September 2014 ASIN: B00NDHXPVI Genre: Mystery & Crime Formats Available For Review: Kindle, Mobi, Epub, PDF, Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers in print) Boston, winter of 1885. A string of kidnappings plagues the snow-laden city of Boston while a murderer runs amok, hunting and killing the unborn babies of the city's social elite. A powerful group called the Valentine Society controls the city's police department, and the people of Boston's last hope for justice lies in the hands of a man who mysteriously washes ashore from a distant foreign land, battered and bruised. To complicate matters, he doesn't remember who he is or where he's from... Just a week after he is found unconscious aboard a cargo ship, Officer Silas de San Michel is thrust into a mysterious case dealing with the vicious killings of pregnant teenage girls. But what he doesn't know is that these young girls belong to the secret Valentine Society, an elite group of Boston socialites that have corrupted the city's top officials, unashamedly operating above the law. With the help of his boss, the highly intelligent Inspector Belloc, and his lovely assistant, the boisterous and spirited Miss Posy Chapman, Silas embarks on a journey that takes him inside a secret world of rules and privileges, of oppressive parents and mischievous alliances. Weighed down by the sickness of memory loss, Silas struggles to maintain his sanity as he begins to discover the darkness plaguing his own sordid past, a darkness that ultimately brings him to the brink of becoming that which he hunts, a serial killer who was raised and trained by an insidious organization known only as The Factory. For review copies contact: Name: Reinaldo DelValle Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.reinaldodelvalle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silasdesanmichel 56 60. Book of Poetry For Review Love Poems : Are You The One? By Steve Ryan ISBN: 978-0615937946 ASIN: B00HDE7V4E Genre: Poetry Formats Available For Review: pdf "Love Poems: Are You The One?" digs deep into the heart of love. These poems and insights are written in a way that most people will relate to. There are many questions that people ask about love. Here are some of those questions. When am I going to find "The One"? Is the person that I’m with "The One"? Are we going to work out? How does this person feel about me? What does this person think about me? This book addresses many love situations. It will answer some of the questions that people want answered. Most people have gone through some type of experience involving love. Some people get lucky and find the right person for them and they spend the rest of their lives with that person. Other people are not so lucky and they go through different experiences from falling in love to heartbreak. And after the heartbreak, the famous questions arise, "Will We Reconnect?" or "Should I Just Move on?". "Love Poems: Are You The One?" addresses those different experiences and cycles that people go through. This book is divided into five chapters; Dreaming of Love, Falling in Love, The Relationship, Heartbreak and Reconnect or Move on. Each chapter has a word of insight about the topic at the beginning of the chapter. Following the insight will be a collection of poems about the topic of the chapter. You will find the poems very enjoyable but insightful at the same time. Enjoy the experience and begin your journey through "Love Poems: Are You The One?". For review copies please contact: Steve Ryan Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.steveryan.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/steveryanonline YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/steveryanonline Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/steveryanband 57 61. Inspirational Poetry For Review Life Destiny By Steve Ryan Published: August 2014 ISBN: 978-0692269176 ASIN: B00MH94PZI Genre: Poetry Formats Available For Review: pdf, kindle, epub Life Destiny is a very interesting concept. It’s a question that people often ask themselves. I've even asked myself questions about my own Life Destiny. What is my purpose here? Where is my life heading? Why do people treat me this way? Why did it happen to me? What is the meaning of it all? When it comes to Life Destiny, the questions are endless. . This book will take you through a journey through some of the different stages of Life Destiny. The voyage of this book starts off with the inspiring chapter of "Turning Lemons into Lemonade." Then we will venture into the anger land of "Ticked Off." After that, we will calm down, breathe and we’ll arrive at "Letting Life Flow." After we are flowing for some time, we will be pulled into the sea of "Depression." Once we survive this, we will finally arrive at the last chapter of this book, "What Does Life Mean?" The up and down cycles of life have touched us all at some point in our lives. It’s like a roller coaster ride that’s unpredictable. I've experienced this before. One minute my life was going great and then all of a sudden, an obstacle was thrown my way. During those times, I have asked myself these questions. What do I do? How do I handle it? How have others handled it? In some cases, knowing other people’s experiences with similar situations can bring clarity. This has helped me with some of my life decisions. Obstacles will come. That’s a fact. It’s not a matter of if; it’s a matter of when. The outcome can be affected by the decision of how it is managed. We will explore these things and more throughout this book. So fasten your seat belt and enjoy the ride through this book of Life Destiny. For review copies please contact: Steve Ryan Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.steveryan.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/steveryanonline YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/steveryanonline Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/steveryanband 58 62. Metaphysics/Spirituality Book For Review Walking with Elijah: The Fable of a Life Journey and a Fulfilled Soul By Doobie Shemer Published: August 2014 ISBN: 978-0991349449 ASIN: B00M6JGCNM Genre: Metaphysics, Spirituality Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers), epub, mobi, kindle Walking with Elijah: The Fable of a Life Journey and a Fulfilled Soul is the story of Doobie Shemer’s literal and spiritual journey from kibbutznik to shaman. As he recounts the significant events in his life – his childhood in Israel, the loss of his father, the influence of Grandma Tova, his introduction to shamanism – Doobie takes us with him on his journeys to the spirit world to share his vivid mystical experiences and the answers he finds to life’s key questions. Now, twenty years on since he first met Elijah, his Spiritual Teacher, Doobie has incorporated spiritual work into every aspect of his daily life. As a practicing shaman himself, Doobie regularly helps family, friends, and strangers to find answers and solutions that are both practical and spiritual. Walking with Elijah: The Fable of a Life Journey and a Fulfilled Soul inspires us to fearlessly explore our own spiritual path and to walk paths never walked before. For review copies contact: Doobie Shemer Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.doobieshemer.com/ Book web Site: http://walkingwithelijah.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Walking.with.Elijah Twitter: @Doobie_Sheme 63. Collection of Travel Short Stories for Review Driving In Budapest By Gary Brill ISBN: 978-1491289235 ASIN: B00F49TIAK Pages: 216 Genre: Chick Lit, Short Stories, Romantic, History, Family 59 Driving In Budapest tells the stories of regular people trying their best to navigate through life while they also try to navigate through one of Europe’s most fascinating and beautiful cities. Each one must find their destination while dealing with one way streets, clogged bridges, bully drivers and crazy taxis. There is no map to tell them how to get to where they’re going, they just have to keep trying to find their way. For review copies contact: Gary Brill Email: [email protected] Website: http://gvbwrites.com/ 64. Futuristic Christian Thriller For Review The Man of Lawlessness By Alex Lindsey Publisher: Crooked Creek Publishing Published: February 2014 ISBN: 978-0991517800 ASIN: B00IJKUJKE Pages: 244 Genre: Christian Fiction, Futuristic Christian Thriller The appearance of the antichrist, false prophet, third temple, mark of the beast, world-wide plague, and a one world government serve as the backdrop for this action packed thriller. Full of twists, turns, romance, and the headlines of tomorrow, The Man of Lawlessness takes the reader through chase scenes in Rome, top secret laboratories, ancient secret ceremonies, survival in the Colorado Rockies, subterranean archeology, and ultimately the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The paths of FBI agent Brooke Decker and CIA agent Dillon Knowles cross while investigating different aspects of the same world events. The bond between them grows as they work together to thwart an ancient plan to rule the world - and to keep each other alive. Also included is an excerpt from the Sons of Perdition (Release Date: March 2015) What if: The fallen sons of god, the Bene Ha'elohim, were still with us today? Aliens were part of a great deception perpetrated by fallen angles to turn 60 mankind away from the truth? Other dimensions really do exist and much of the war between good and evil takes place beyond our visible universe? The spirits of the Nephilim who died in the flood are the demons that plague humanity to this day? The residents of Hell want more than worship from humans; they actually want to consume their spirits for eternity - feeding off terror, anguish, pain, and hopelessness? In The Sons of Perdition, the new action thriller from Alex Lindsey, all these things are in play in the ultimate battle for the souls of man. For review copies contact: Alex Lindsey Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.alexlindsey.com/ 65. Book on Health, Fitness, Nutrition, & Vegetarianism For Review from 3 time Guinness World Record Holder New Jump Swing Healthy Aging & Athletic Nutrition By Donald "Spiderman" Thomas ISBN: 978-1462884261 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1462884278 (hardcover) ASIN: B0098IP3W0 (ebook) Pages: 217 Publisher: PDN Publishing & Health Products Genre: Health, Sports, Nutrition New Jump Swing Healthy Aging & Athletic Nutrition is a world record sports nutrition program focusing on plant based nutrition and herbs for athletic performance and healthy aging. Let Donald 'Spiderman" Thomas show you how through this program he was able to achieve three Guinness World Records in public speaking. His topics included: The history of herbs in maintaining physical fitness and vegetarian athletic nutrition. In these pages you will learn how to: Maximize your health span within your life span Preserve and improve skin and muscle tone as well as lung capacity Lower blood pressure and cholesterol through diet and exercise 61 Manage the symptoms of BPH (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy) safely and effectively Replace "energy drinks" with drug free herbal sports nutrition Achieve your goals in life Thomas developed this program as a part of his rehabilitation from respiratory disease and knew disease, as well as knee surgery. For review copies contact: Donald "Spiderman" Thomas Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.newjumpswing.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donaldspidermanthomas Twitter: https://twitter.com/PDNMAN 66. Contemporary Women's Suspense For Review Resistance Music By T.A. Barnes ISBN: 978-1497341890 ASIN: B00HL6YA7U Published: January 2014 Pages: 302 Genre: Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Suspense They say she can trust them in a fight for her life. The truth is she can’t trust anyone.... An American rock star is murdered in northern Spain, drawing her sister into the underground of radical Basque Separatists and those who hunt them. With no idea of her family’s ties to the feared ETA, Sancia is thrown unwilling into a deadly baptism by knowledge, the price of which is death. Betrayed by those she trusts, sought by a cause she can’t support and stalked by those sworn to have what she holds at any cost, Sancia makes her stand alone. Some things, she learns, are truly worth one’s life. From the halls of the cliff-top castle on the Cantabrian Sea to the remote villages of the Spanish Pyrenees, this is a story of marvelous covenants; of people willing to die for their cause, and others who commit the unspeakable to stop them. It’s a story of heroism and the single choices from which it is born that sometimes make the world a better place. ....When the evening darkened and the breeze through the window grew chill, 62 Sancia closed it and left the chamber. In her pocket was the key to the new lock on the ancient tunnels; in her heart, the fading presence of all that had been young and innocent in her life.... For review copies contact: T.A. Barnes Email: [email protected] 67. YA Fantasy For Review Prophase: A Present Tale By Mitchel Street Publisher: Cseri Consulting Published: March 2014 ISBN: 978-0991554300 ASIN: B00JMUVHAG Pages: 310 Genre: Fantasy, YA Fantasy Piper Walker, a high school senior, has seen her share of hard times. At a young age, she lost her mother to breast cancer shortly after her brother Charlie was born. Raising her baby brother under the wrathful eye of an abusive and alcoholic father, she relies heavily on her small, but tight core of friends. Lisa, her best friend from kindergarten, and Chris, her longtime boyfriend, help to keep her above water. Along with her friends, Piper’s elderly neighbor, Ester, and her lynx point Siamese cat, Jazz, become the extended family she never had. Even before her mom died, Piper always felt different. She was opposite of her popular best buddy Lisa, and didn’t enjoy doing what most other teenage girls liked to do. She wasn’t much for fixing up and thought hanging out was boring. Music and nature were her muses. Piper grew up next to a forest with countless paths, one of which led to the high school; the others to myriad of seasonal wonders. Piper spent countless hours in the woods exploring and finding solace in the trees, wild flowers, and every kind of animal. Although somewhat shy and insecure of her voice, Piper was lead vocals and a passionate bass player for a garage band called ‘The Coat Tails’ that consisted of Lisa, Chris, and their close friend Josh. Having never sounded better, they were sure to win the senior talent show. After a Spring Fling dance, a near-death experience prematurely rebirths Piper to her destiny, for not even she knows who she really is. Her identity has remained buried deep for her protection. She awakens to a dimension where light laden with emotions emits from everything around her. Overnight, Piper and her world are transformed into something radically different. What she thought was real 63 was only the beginning, a thin veneer to actual reality. Universal truths are turned upside down. She wakes to a magical world with an ancient history and kingdoms of races. Life becomes way more beautiful, complex, and breathtaking than she ever imagined. A menagerie of supernatural and metallic gleaming mythical characters come to assist Piper to take her first steps in her new world and keep her safe. The realm of brilliant auras, feelings, and endless color surround her creating a language she doesn’t understand. She begins a long journey to discovering and mastering her powers and senses that defy fantasy. Riding gravity waves, casting spells, and leaping to exotic locations become her new curriculum. However, amongst the Eden lies a fatal danger. For centuries, a tyrannical rule has suppressed and strangled the enchanted world she is now part of. A most brilliant Guardian, named Eli, and his council, the Arbitri, have become the only voice. Evolution has stopped. Only Piper has the power to bring about change. Amongst the unspeakable beauty, unknown danger, and the desire to find out who she really is, Piper stumbles upon an unexplainable, first-time love that becomes the only thing that she can cling to in her stormy and unexpected life. From the first time his voice dances on her ear drums, she is taken by something wonderfully unreal. Piper now must juggle her two worlds – and disguise her increasing abilities and morphing appearance while attempting to be the slightly nerdy teenager everyone knows. This story captivates the imagination with the beauty of nature and the celebration of love, life, and light – and the power of one girl. For review copies contact: Mitchel Street Email: [email protected] Website: http://mitchelstreet.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mitchel-Street/171222483063144 68. Book of Poetry For Review Sprouted Soul: Whole-Souled Poems By Doobie Shemer Published: March 2014 ISBN: 978-0991349418 ASIN: B00I5VUPTW Genre: Poetry, Love Poems, Spirituality, Mysticism Formats Available For Review: print (only available to qualified 64 reviewers/bloggers), epub, mobi, kindle, PDF Sprouted Soul: Whole- Souled Poems by Doobie Shemer is a soul-lifting compilation of short poems that will touch your heart and enlighten your life. This book of poems is short but powerful, very moving and beautifully written. Every poem came with a picture that helped you to grasp the deeper meaning of these wonderful poems. The poems in Sprouted Soul: Whole- Souled Poems are written to bring comfort, joy, and inspiration into your life. For review copies contact: Doobie Shemer Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.doobieshemer.com/ Book web Site: http://walkingwithelijah.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Walking.with.Elijah Twitter: @Doobie_Shemer 69. Children's Picture Book Available For Review Garden Safari Vegetable Soup By Eluka Moore, Larry Puzniak, Marianne Welsh, Kristen Gau Publisher: Bread and Butter Publishing Published: May 2014 ISBN:978-0989029513 Genre: Children's Picture Book Formats Available For Review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers) Explore numbers, colors and vegetables as you learn how to create a tasty soup in ten easy steps. Join the Kitchen Club Kids as they visit the garden to find fresh vegetables to eat. They search and count. They cut, dice and stir until the meal is complete. This rhymey-good-timey recipe adventure story offers basic cooking lessons and promotes healthy eating. The colorful illustrations and layered learning opportunities on each page will keep your child's interest from beginning to end. Kitchen Club Kids books are also real, hands-on cooking activities that help teach 2-6 year olds how to follow recipes. But, you don't have to be a chef to enjoy these books. Whether you're reading with your child before mealtime or before bedtime, Kitchen Club Kids books turn story time into a culinary, learning adventure. 65 Gold Medal Winner - Mom's Choice Awards 2014 Book of the Year Award - Creative Child Awards - Creative Child Magazine For review copies contact: Eluka Moore Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.kitchenclubkids.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kitchenclubkids Twitter: https://twitter.com/kitchenclubkids 70. GRAND CANYON RIVER RAFTING; What to Expect & How to Prepare For Your Guided River Trip by Holly M. Stedman This essential comprehensive manual leads the way to help prepare the novice for their guided, multi-day Grand Canyon Whitewater River Adventure. This valuable manual leads the way to appropriate preparedness, assured peace of mind, and the confidence required to fully enjoy your Adventure Of A Lifetime! l Answers to Questions River Guides are Asked Over and Over l Types and Options of River Trips l Tips and Suggestions on Choosing Appropriate Clothing, Footwear and Personal Necessities l Ideas and Guidance on Selecting the Correct Gear and Equipment l Pointers on How to Organize and Pack to Retain Your Sanity l Information on River Life, Camping, and Hiking l Women’s Concerns — and Questions Answered by Women Who Have Been There, Done That l Includes Helpful Resources, Recommended Reading, a Glossary, and an Index To request a review copy, email Holly Stedman: [email protected], available in print format only. ISBN: 978-0-9798483-5-3 Publisher: Red Rocks Publishing Co. (January 1, 2014) Paperback, 220 Pages Language: English Book Dimensions: 6” (w) x 9” (h) x .5” (d) Web Site: www.SedonaRRP.com About The Author Holly Stedman has experienced and shared the wilderness as an Outdoor Leader and Instructor, enjoyed many exhilarating backcountry backpacking trips in the Grand Canyon, Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains, the Southwest, and Canada; 66 rafting expeditions in the United States and Canada, many kayaking expeditions among the Orca off Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and several High Arctic canoe expeditions in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Canada’s remote Banks Island, Northwest Territories. Holly was also a member of the Sedona Fire District High Angle Ropes Rescue Team, and an EMT volunteer. Other adventures have included numerous caving expeditions in the Southwest, and snorkeling in the Caribbean and Tahiti. Holly and her husband own and operate Canyon Outfitters, a specialty outdoor retail store in Sedona, AZ, since 1993. 71. AESOP'S KEYS TO PROFITABLE MARKETING Business leaders learn to magnify profits by focusing their marketing strategies. Some of "Aesop's Keys" are to focus on quality, compete on strength, target key prospects, and reward the best. Each chapter updates a tale by Aesop, relates his wisdom to marketing, and coaches how to adapt each key to their unique situation. A universal law, the 80/20 rule, predicts their results. Business leaders discover 12 ways to delight key customers, spark profits, and ignite the engine of their prosperity. Dr. Betsy provided marketing research to many corporations, commercialized her software worldwide, and coached more than 2000 start-ups to succeed. Business: Marketing -management, entrepreneurship, success in business, branding (marketing) ISBN 9781928782582, 150 pages, website: BetsyKruger.com This book will be listed on Amazon.com on October 25, 2014. I am seeking reviews. For a review copy, please contact [email protected] 72. Children's Action/Adventure Picture Book For Review Jump By Julia Dweck Publisher: Sleepy Sheep Productions ASIN: B00N975GGO Published: September 2014 Genre: Children's Action/Adventure Picture Book Formats Available For Review: Kindle, pdf, ebook What’s a Jack-in-the-box without his home? Poor Jack has never jumped out of anything before, but his worn out box. Can Barker, the neighborhood dog, prove to Jack that there are many more exciting jumps outside in the great, big world? Young readers will find lots of giggles in the rhyming text and wondrous jumps that Barker and Jack discover together. The full screen art by illustrator, Brian Allen, positively leaps off the page. The author, Julia Dweck, has done a 67 wonderful job of weaving in the subtle message that it’s important to believe in yourself and to think outside of the box in order to realize life’s wondrous possibilities. This bouncy tale from Sleepy Sheep Productions will leave young readers jumping for joy! Leveled for young readers ages 4 – 8, but relevant to readers of all ages. For review copies contact: Julia Dweck Email: [email protected] Website: http://tinyurl.com/pd4judz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juliadweckbooks Twitter: https://twitter.com/juleloves2write 73. YA Dark Fantasy For Review The Patchwork Girl By Sebastian Bendix ASIN: B00G2R5PDW Genre: YA, Dark Fantasy, Steampunk, Sci-Fi, Horror Formats Available For Review: PDF, EPUB, MOBI, KINDLE What could be worse for a 16 year-old girl than waking up to find that your skin has transformed into a bizarre, calico patchwork? For Padget Beaumont, the answer is: a lot. Looking like a freak turns out to be the least of her problems when Padget is chased from high school into a nightmare dimension where science is superstition and the supernatural is real. There she finds herself caught between an arcane city full of vampires, demons and witches and a religious zealot intent on burning it all down. Her only hope is to find her father, an expatriate scientist hiding out somewhere among the towering Gothic spires and dank, twisting catacombs. But when Padget falls in love with a roguish demon possessed by the soul of a troubled teenaged boy, she must confront the most terrifying truth of all to save him: who she really is. The Patchwork Girl is a dark fantasy novel for young adults that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The adventures of The Patchwork Girl promise to draw the reader in with action, romance and fantasy while at the same time addressing the real-world issues that trouble both young and adult readers alike. For review copies contact: Sebastian Bendix Email: [email protected] Website: http://sebastianbendix.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepatchworkgirl 68 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepwgirl 74. Dark Fantasy For Review Crossings: A Tale of Andor By M.K. Theodoratus Published: August 2014 ASIN: B00N12RNFE Genre: Dark Fantasy Formats Available For Review: PDF or Smashwords coupon Slight of stature and lacking magic, old Ebe must destroy a nest of frogtrolls who killed a long-time friend and mentor to regain his self-respect. Once Crossings was a tranquil town nestled in the foothills of the Sierras—a place Ebe Brown thought was a paradise. His peaceful life is shattered when strangers appear to raise guard dogs. A group of dog farmers led by a brawny trainer, Rabler, takes up residence and establishes a questionable business raising guard dogs. Sinister events begin to occur almost immediately after their arrival. Ebe Brown, a lifelong resident, suspects Rabler and his henchmen are not what they seem to be on the surface. When Ebe’s dog disappears, he confronts the outsiders and his suspicions deepen, but local law enforcement turns a blind eye on the dog-farmers’ menacing behavior and their disturbing presence. The townsfolk are alone in their fight. Ebe reaches out to the old leader of the magic working hill folk for help. Nance, a tough as nails herb woman, is determined to set things right again, one way or another. Unfortunately, Rabler and his crew have other plans. Their threats fail when Nance refuses to back down, and all hell breaks loose. When Nance is killed, Ebe is filled with remorse for failing to save her. This suspense-filled novella reaches a cataclysmic end when Ebe fights to save his self-respect and the people of Crossings. For review copies contact: M. K. Theodoratus Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.mktheodoratus.com Twitter: @kaytheod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/M-KTheodoratus/235376633158175?ref=hl 69 75. Family Relationships/Memoir For Review Who Am I?: How My Daughter Taught Me to Let Go and Live Again By Megan Cyrulewski Publisher: Black Opal Books Published: July 2014 ISBN: 978-1626941519 ASIN: B00MBKZD9K Genre: Non-Fiction, Family Relationships Formats Available For Review: Print, PDF, ebook, Kindle, Nook Megan Cyrulewski is an ordinary person who has faced extraordinary challenges and now wants to inspire people and show them that hope gives them the power to survive anything. Who Am I? is about her journey into post-partum depression, anxiety disorder, panic attacks, visits to the psych ward, divorce, domestic violence, law school, and her courageous struggle to survive with her sanity intact—and how a beautiful little girl emerged from all this chaos. For review copies contact: Megan Cyrulewski Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.megancyrulewski.com 76. Mystery/Suspense For Review Patchwork Man By D.B. Martin Publisher: IM Books Published: July 2014 ISBN: 978-0992996109 ASIN: B00M37OUPY Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Crime Fiction Formats Available For Review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers in print), pdf, epub, mobi, kindle Wealthy and successful Lawrence Juste QC finds himself tricked into taking a case defending a juvenile against a charge of manslaughter by his clever – but dead – wife. Normally he wouldn’t even have opened the folder without her around to persuade him, but she’s left something else to do that for her; a list of unsavoury people and events from his past. The ones he’s carefully hidden until now and didn’t even know she was aware of. Disconcertingly, the boy reminds him of himself – not only as a person but in the crime he’s supposed to have committed. Taking the case catapults Juste into a 70 world that touches his own past with alarming regularity and leads him on a journey back to his worst possible nightmare - and more. Patchwork Man is the first in a trilogy. The second, Patchwork People, will also be available for review from 30th September 2014 to reviewers who have asked to review Patchwork Man For review copies contact: Debrah Martin Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.debrahmartin.co.uk Twitter: @StorytellerDeb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeborahMartin.Author 77. Sci-Fi Comedy Thriller For Review In Favour of Fools By J. Battle ASIN: B00ISV15U2 Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy Formats Available For Review: PDF, Epub, Mobi A PI/SCI-FI/Comedy/Thriller introducing Philip Humphrey Chandler as the socially inept hero who likes beer, coffee and breasts - but not necessarily in that order. Phil is private investigator; he's got a computer and a comfy chair, and he knows how to use them. He doesn't get all sweaty chasing the bad guys; not when his fingers can do the work as he sips his coffee and looks forward to a nice cool pint. He doesn't wrestle them to the ground, with a quick quip and a steely gaze; not when he can sit in his comfy chair and dream about the girl behind the bar; the one with the breasts. Then he meets the ex wife of a missing crime lord, and everything changes. Suddenly he's squirting to distant planets, finding dead bodies, dancing with aliens, saving a world from the clutches of the cutest of aliens and, for one brief moment, he becomes the richest man in the universe. In a tale of treachery, danger, poor customer service and bad jokes, Phil is forced to put aside his relaxed 'let someone else do the work' attitude, and take up arms against the might of an alien empire (well, it's a crow bar actually, and the alien 71 is a little girl; a very tough little girl) and somehow find a way to save the day, and Earth's most valuable commodity, and maybe even his dignity. But where does this story really start? Of course, for Phil, it’s when he first meets the ex-wife of the missing crime lord; I guess it’s typical of him to think it all started with him. For Ben, it would be the misplaced bullet; for Millie, it was, of course, the Joke, and for Sam; well your guess is as good as mine. In reality, it started much earlier; nine years earlier, with the robbery... A laugh a minute comedy science fiction thriller filled with alien worlds, strangely named AI’s, really bad jokes and a Narrative Facilitator who would really rather be doing something else. For review copies contact: John Battle Email: [email protected] Website: http://jpbattle.wix.com/battlewrtie 78. YA Mystery/Detective For Review Webs By Lily Stuart Publisher: I. M. Books Published: September 2014 ISBN: 978-0992996130 ASIN: B00MR86B2E Genre: YA realistic fiction - crime - mystery Formats Available For Review: Print (only available to qualified reviewers/bloggers in print), pdf, epub, mobi, kindle Webs opens with teenager, LILY, facing a gun just before it is fired at her. The story then picks up with her attacker’s account of the events leading on from this and LILY’S diary recounting events leading up to it, starting three months earlier. The two narratives gradually converge. Alongside her own life and problems – her best friend MELEZZ, and her unreliability, her arch-rival for heartthrob, MATT’S, attentions – JAS, and her bitchery, and school with its academic impossibilities and ridiculous characters, Lily’s irreverent teenager’s diary tells of her mother’s foray into the world of internet dating and how it leads LILY to uncover a murderer. Told in turn by LILY and the anonymous murderer – her attacker from the opening scene, their combined story examines different perceptions of love, obsession and 72 relationships, and between them they tell the story of The Russian roulette murder. Webs is the first in the Lily Stuart teen detective series. For review copies contact: Lily Stuart n) Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.lily-stuart.co.uk Twitter: @StorytellerDeb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeborahMartin.Author 79. Travel/Nature Inspired Poetry Collection For Review Glenely Bay and Nostalgia from Paris By Gabrielle F. Culmer Publisher: Archway Publishing Published: August 2014 ISBN: 978-1480810181 ASIN: B00N30MSWM Pages: 56 Genre: Poetry "Glenely Bay and Nostalgia from Paris" is a collection of 30 poems with 9 translated to French. The poems were written from different exotic and luxury locations and signify travel, family life, renewal, gatherings, personal enhancement, and an appreciation of nature as well as provide serenity. The collection Includes: "Songs of Spring Time," "Holiday Tune," "Window," "Mayfair Morning", "Time" and "Glenely Bay." The aura of each location is symbolized in the poetry. The inspiration for part of the title "Glenely Bay" is an area on Eleuthera where Culmer spent her early summers and has connections. Nine poems are also translated to French; the English versions were written during memorable time in France, and include, "Cheers to You," "Reflections from Paris," "Weave" and "Summer Chateau." For review copies contact: Gabrielle F. Culmer Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.gabriellefculmer.com/ 73 80. Memoir of Growing Up in the Bronx During 50's & 60's For Review A Bronx Boy's Tale By Jimmy Newell Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 978-1490414010 ASIN: B00FXXLLXO Pages: 206 Genre: Memoir, Family, Social History A Bronx Boy's Tale is the story of a boy growing up in a special place at a very special time. Providing a neighborhood context to historical events, A Bronx Boy's Tale helps you see America through the eyes of one boy who grew up in a time of tremendous change and strife, but who still had time to live a grand life in the greatest place on Earth. For review copies contact: Jimmy Newell Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.jimmynewell.com Blog: http://www.jim-newellpost.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.newell.56 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABronxBoysTale 81. Diary of an Intuitive Genre: Non-fiction, Inspirational, Mind/Body/Spirit Author: Vera Gibson Trade paperback: 346 pages (published 2014) Publisher: Phoenix Heart Publishing Language: English ISBN: 978-0991718016 The author takes the reader through four seasons of her life as a mother processing the accidental death of her child. Diary of an Intuitive was written in real time, capturing the pure experiences on a day-to-day basis. The profound insights, images, and experiences she 74 shares are inspirational and thought-provoking. Two prominent themes that emerged early on in the journey were those of Love and Gratitude. Vera Gibson has had a lifelong interest in the metaphysical, spiritual and intuitive realms. At the urging of her grandmother's spirit she began writing a daily blog in February 2011. Four weeks later, tragedy struck. She continued writing daily and this book is based on that first year's worth of entries. 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