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HATRED IS THE KEY - ISBN 978-0-9563977-2-0£9.99 & US $19.50
THE LATEST NOVEL BY DEVON BASED GRAHAM SCLATER IS SET IN 1812 -1815 DURING THE LITTLE KNOWN WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
Devon based publisher Tabitha Books - a division of long time music publisher Tabitha Music Limited, will be publishing the third novel by Exeter based Graham Sclater in the UK on 6th April 2010 to coincide with the anniversary of the massacre of American prisoners-of-war in 1815.The novel has already been published in America and has been available since November 2009 from Amazon.com and is selling well.
This historical novel follows a number of American prisoners-of-war captured following a vicious sea battle off the east coast of America and their time spent in Dartmoor depot. The war ended in December 1814 but they remained incarcerated in what was the harshest winter for more than a century with little food and the knowledge that they should have been freed. The diabolical conditions, overcrowding, disease, near starvation and boiling anger caused the prisoners to riot and, on the fateful day of 6th April 1815, following the anonymous instruction to fire on the prisoners, a massacre took place. Soon after the massacre the prison was closed for many years until it reopened as the infamous high security Dartmoor prison.
Graham says, “When I first heard about these events in 2002 I couldn’t stop thinking about it and began researching this period. The more I learned the deeper I delved until I wrote the screenplay but as it progressed I felt I had to write the book. It’s taken me seven years but I feel it was well worth the effort.”
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New book reveals day of Jesus' return. "Three Days of Darkness and the Coming flood." By: Jesus Villalobos
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Matthew 24 was intended to lead us to Isaiah 13 which speaks of a nuclear war which must occur prior to Jesus' return. This would send the world out of orbit according to Isaiah. This would begin the countdown to Jesus' return. Jesus spoke of the sign of the Son of Man in Matthew 24 which would occur just before the trumpet was blown for the garthering of the saints. He tells us the light from the heavens would be taken away. Find out how it all fits.
Author Gauthier Receives Honorable Mention Award for Writer’s Digest
For Immediate Release
Janesville, CA
March 1, 2010… On the cusp of his third book’s release, Author Tom Gauthier receives a prestigious accolade from Writer’s Digest for his second book, A Voyage Beyond Reason. Voyage, whichtells the true-life story of Survivor Benjamin “Coach” Wade in novel format thirteen years before his appearance on CBS’s Survivor-Tocantins. The book was among seven finalists for Mainstream Literary Fiction in the 2,600 book competition.
Author Tom Gauthier weaves the intimate thoughts of Benjamin Wade during his six-thousand mile kayak voyage into a gripping story of the struggle for survival and the reshaping of a young life in a way that few of us could imagine. Follow the events which forge Wade’s character, and follow the mind of a young man set on achieving a dream that no amount of misfortune can dissuade him from reaching.
Although, Voyage was a departure from the Gauthier’s beloved character Amos Mead, Gauthier writes from a unique perspective on human motivation. Three decades of teaching and consulting on behavior and motivation, covering four continents in his travels, have shaped his perspectives of both a sense of place and the human condition that are at the heart of all of his projects.
Gauthier’s third book and newest release, Mead’s Trek, is the second book in a series about Amos Mead. In a tale taken from actual WW II events in a little known corner of Southeast Asia, hero Major Amos Mead, USMC, OSS agent, discovers that the U.S. Vice President, under the influence of his personal guru, is working with the Communists to undermine President Roosevelt.
The China/Burma/India theatre of operation in World War II was a confusing array of competing national interests and undefined battle fronts.The French were allied with the Japanese, the Americans worked with the Chinese, and all the while the old colonial imperialists maneuvered for power.Into this confusing mix arrives Major Amos Mead, fresh from his rescue mission of Orion’s Eye and newly infatuated with a woman destined to play an unusual role in his life.
Suddenly given an unexpected assignment with the OSS, Amos is thrust violently back into the war when his transport is shot from the sky, forcing a death filled trek behind enemy lines through Burma to China. During the trek, Mead is aided by groups of native freedom fighters who open his eyes to the intricacies of survival in a chaotic jungle – both a physical jungle and a jungle of intrigue.
In Code Name: Orion’s Eye, the first book in the Amos Mead Series, Amos discovers that the Nazi Germans are trying to locate and steal a new and important breakthrough in radar technology. Ultimately, Mead must shepherd the device, assigned to the 1st Fighter Control Squadron, on its journey to war. Along the way he assembles a most unlikely team of fellow spy catchers.
Unknown to Mead and the team, Nazi leaders Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler are in direct competition with each other to capture the device for their own paranoid purposes. Thus, Mead and company are challenged from many directions. Into the mix is thrown a suspected spy – a U.S. military officer who is on one of the espionage missions for the Nazis.
A third book in the Amos Mead series, Die Liste: Revenge on the Black Sun, is in process and scheduled for late 2010 release. This book follows Mead after the war as he is drawn back into the spy game with the CIA and finds himself tangled in a web of murder, Nazi occult and Washington intrigue. Gauthier is segueing his work form WWII historical fiction into international thriller.
Tom Gauthier lives with his wife Marlene on a small, timbered ranch in Janesville, California. Tom is a retired Human Resources Development executive, having worked for one multi-national corporation for over 34 years. He holds a BS in Management, an MBA and an MS and Doctorate in Psychology. Tom and Marlene have four grown children, thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
He is a veteran of the Army and Air Force Reserve, having served in Intelligence and on a Flight Crew. Since retiring in 2000, in addition to creating his growing body of literary work, Tom consults on communications and quality management, and serves on his school board, hospital board, and airport commission.
Tom has written commercially and for corporate education for many years, and has written, directed and produced four musical comedy plays.
Six Steps to Personal Freedom, Living the Life You Love
This book is about getting your life right where YOU want it.
It's about the steps it can take to make that happen. How to show up
for yourself in your own life. You have always had the power to turn
your life around, yet how to make that actually happen can seem
elusive. This book breaks it down into manageable steps. You deserve
to win. You deserve to thrive. If not now, when? Could you use a little more personal freedom?
Theology/Old Testament/Christ
ISBN 978-0-9824634-0-6 (Print)
Wade Trimmer
Dudley Hall writes,
In a day when the gospel is being
hijacked by purveyors of consumer satisfaction, it is refreshing to
read again of the Old Story that is forever new. It washes the soul
and enlightens the eyes of our heart. When some are dedicated to
abandoning the gospel in favor of dialogue about the human story, I
am so glad Wade has pointed us again to something greater than the
hope for self-discovery. For too long we have endured poor exegesis
and even poorer gospel proclamation. I hope this short work will
inspire many to again take the time to mine the treasure in each text
of Scripture, and make it known with passion.
I believe those who take the time to
read and ruminate this treatise, will find worship to be spontaneous,
love to be natural, and obedience to be an honor. As the message of
good news permeates the head and heart, the reader will find weeping
and dancing to be compatible twins of expression.
Suspense/Thriller
ISBN 1-934337- 55-2(E-Book) ISBN 1-934337-56-0 (Print)Steven Nedelton has completed his new thrillerCROSSROADS. He has skillfully combinedhis understanding of the East and West into acomplex, international action, spy-thriller including romance, deceit, paranormal and murder.This suspenseful thriller leads readers throughNew York, Paris and Moscow while exposingthe darkest sides of the international espionage.In paperback, eBook, CD formats, order at anybookstore.Author’s website: www.snedelton.comPublished by Asylett Press3616 Devils Three Jump RoadLittle Plymouth, VA23091
Three Days of Darkness and the Coming Flood
The date of Jesus' return is revealed in the Scriptures. The Scripture which states that no man knows the day nor the hour, is not talking about the return of Jesus. It is talking about the destruction of heaven and earth. This occurs, when the Father shows His face in Revelation 20:11. This however, has nothing to do with knowing the timing of Jesus' return.
Self-published author looks into the child obesity trend in Xlibris release.
Obesity in children has become
increasingly common not just in the United States but all over the
world. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has considered
child obesity a global epidemic.
Studies
show that obese children are most likely to carry this condition until
adulthood. In fact, they are more prone to a plethora of health
problems. Chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease,
hypertension, diabetes, metabolic disease and certain types of cancer
also develop in childhood as well.
Aside
from health problems, obese children tend to have low self-esteem, as
they are often teased. They also become left out of social activities
because they move about slow. This makes them susceptible to depression.
Left
untreated, obesity can be fatal to one’s health. With the right diet
and exercise, this condition can be treated. This is where the role of
parents comes in. They should serve as positive role models for their
child and give all the support and encouragement possible.
T.
Allan Brenner's self-published book , The Childhood Obesity Dilemma
critically looks at child obesity and presents realistic solutions to
curb this growing trend. This book is a must-read not only for parents,
but also for community leaders and policy makers as well.
The
book author is a health and fitness buff. He is currently a high school
athletic official and teaches k-8 physical education in Chicago,
Illinois.
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How to Process a Legal Appeal Successfully
Ex-convict outlines steps on how to successfully process a legal appeal in Xlibris release.
Self-published book is now Hollywood motion picture.
The story behind the Xlibris book, Mark Whitacre Against All Odds is now the screenplay for the latest Hollywood movie The Informant!
Mark Whitacre Against All Odds
by author ‘Floyd Perry’ is a gripping story about Mark Whitacre, a
top-level corporate executive who becomes an informant for the FBI,
revealing his company’s multinational conspiracy of price fixing.
This
in mind, he is known to be the highest-ranking
executive-turned-whistleblower in the entire US history. During the
investigation, Whitacre admitted to having been involved with
embezzling funds and receiving corporate kickbacks, which sent him to
almost a decade in prison.
After having been freed from prison, Mark Whitacre reveals his reflections and realizations in this self-published book
- that spiritual wealth matters far more than material wealth and to be
truthful at all times. His story provides spiritual boost that can be
applied in everyday life.
The Informant! is the latest movie under the direction of Steven Soderbergh, who is also known for the films Che, Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven, Traffic and Sex, Lies and Videotape.
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Living the Dream
2009- DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE IN THIS SEMI-HUMUROUS CRIME
NOVEL SET IN FLORIDA
Six-Steps to Celebrate Grandparents Day and Leave a Lasting Impression for the Grandkids!
Marian McQuade, (1917-2008) the founder of Grandparents Day hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. Something that America’s 70 million grandparents, and their families, can easily achieve thanks to the valuable advice offered by award-winning grief expert and author, Gemini Adams, in her latest book, Your Legacy of Love: Realize the Gift in Goodbye.
The Good Thing About AIDS, The Bad Thing About AIDS
Too
often, many people who are affected with a terminal illness are not prepared
when confronted with the idea of death, let alone accept their fate. They are usually
shrouded with fear and uncertainty about what would seemingly lurk ahead.
Leading a normal life can be very difficult for those suffering from a terminal
illness, including their loved ones too.
Especially
for people affected with AIDS, it takes a lot of courage to accept their fate
when dealing with this terminal sickness.This has inspired Elaine Young Mcguire to publish a book entitled ‘The
Good Thing About AIDS, The Bad Thing About AIDS’.
A
retired teacher from Lilburn,
Georgia, Elaine
Young Mcguire has lost both her brother and son to AIDS. Smart and heartwarming
illustrations by Roy Chung take you into the beauty and madness of
wholeheartedly accepting your ordeal with a terminal illness and looking at the
situation with a bright eye.
The
Good Thing About AIDS, The Bad Thing About AIDSis a compelling book that can touch the hearts and
open up the minds of people. It teaches one that an illness should not define
one’s life and that it should not get in the way of living normally. It shows
that one can still live, laugh and learn more if you willingly accept your fate
in stride and embrace the condition you are in.
Death
is not the be-all and end-all of everything. It doesn’t always mean a loss. In
fact, it is just the beginning of something new. People affected with terminal
illnesses, as well as their loved ones, should understand how important it is
to embrace and accept things as they come. Only then will one learn to be able
to live a life truly worth living.
Roy
Chung, illustrator of the book, is a major in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Georgia
/ Athens,
studying Asian Languages and illustration. Roy plans to pursue a career in illustration
after finishing his degree.
Discovering America: A Political Journey
The world of political activism transcends the limits of taking out to street protests, handing out leaflets and being vocal against injustice and other forms of oppression. Political activism, in essence, is a continuous struggle to achieve political freedom, social change, economic sustainability and environmental protection.
Compulsive gambling, also known as gambling addiction, is a type of impulse-control disorder. Unlike alcohol or drug addiction, compulsive gambling does not manifest any obvious physical symptoms, making this condition also known as the ‘hidden illness’.
Follow the trail; London Copenhagen Hong Kong Australia
The Mind of a Genius by David Snowdon
(The Formula That Could Change The World)
Special Agent, Jason Clay from the British MI4 is hired to find a secret formula that was invented by the famous British scientist, Malcolm Prince. The only weak element in Clay’s strategy to accomplish his mission is Laura Prince, the beautiful wife of the scientist, who Clay has to seduce.
But the CIA, the Denmark Intelligence, the Australian Intelligence and many other very determined individuals are also after that formula, and can’t wait to get their hands on it.
And the action moves from London to Copenhagen, Hong Kong and Australia.
Clay appears to be right man for the job; extremely handsome and a natural charmer, nothing could be easier for him than seducing a beautiful woman in order to obtain a top secret.
In his second book, Snowdon confirms his talent as a story-teller, particularly in the mystery and suspense genre.
14 Year Old Melissa Burmester Launches Her Supernatural And Mystery Novel, 'Ginger High'
In Melissa Burmester's new young adult mystery novel, 'Ginger High,' a group of students search for a murderer and end up becoming involved in the world of the supernatural.
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