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THE LAND tells the fascinating story of the author's 50-year search for his Dutch ancestors and how discovery of archive records from an unlikely source unlocks the family history back to the Middle Ages.

I sent out an email to a large number of coaches several years ago asking them to answer one simple question. "What is the one thing you want parents to know?"After reading the responses from over 175 coaches, I was able to capture the spirit of their answers in what I felt was not one thing, but 5 THINGS. You may not agree with all I have written in this book. I am using my experiences as a former collegiate and professional athlete, a parent of athletes, a high school coach, a collegiate coach at the D-I, D-II and D-III level, and 20 plus years of serving as an Athletic Director at some of the largest and most athletically successful school districts in the State of Texas. I am almost certain there is nothing in this book that is going to surprise any parents. It offers common sense on acting like an adult when dealing with coaches and game officials, plus specific tips on what you can expect to experience as a parent. Although very tough at times, allowing your child to learn valuable life lessons by encouraging them to work through adversity on their own may be the most important 'THING" of them all. Coaches are not perfect; they are going to call the wrong play, forget to call a timeout, play the wrong kid, and get confused, possibly all in the same game! In my 20 plus years of being an Athletic Director, it would be a lie for me to say that I never witnessed a coach handle a kid poorly. There will be times when a coach says something they should not have said; or does something they should not have done. It is going to happen. As a parent you need to determine how you will manage it when it involves your child. Coaching is tough, but not near as tough as parenting. I recognize that fact, and that is why I wrote this book. In athletics, your child will be presented with many situations such as adversity, humility, perseverance, sacrifice, uncertainty, commitment, failure, success, disappointment, victory, and defeat. As a parent, what role will you play, not if but when, those situations come.

An aging actor (Ben) is discovered during the run-through of his Broadway production of Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape trying to find his subtext, in order to make his performance come alive to him and his audience. Following his performance, he returns home where he is abducted by a masked intruder and tied up in his home. Over the course of the novel Ben must revisit his past while simultaneously questioning his intruder to identify him and the reasons for his abduction.His earliest memories introduce the first and most profound love of his life, Sudie, an actor whose subsequent relations with Ben over her lifetime are related non-chronologically, revealing her - and her children's - influence on Ben's life, helping to ultimately reveal the intruder's identity.We also come to know Ben and Sudie's best friend Billy, a playwright, whose life and work also affect the action, showing the ways in which the early demise of both Billy and Sudie provide Ben the subtext he needs to perform Beckett's theatre piece.The actions related in these memories alternate between locales at Ben's NYC homes (uptown, midtown, and the Village), Vermont, Lexington (KY), Owen County (KY), Chicago, and Cozumel (Mexico). The novel concludes where it began, during a performance of Beckett's play, revealing the ways in which Ben's memories bring the play to life.

2023 Cadmus Book Award Winner!¿Solzanna of Lansheer was Sorceress Advisor and Protectress of Imperial Peace in the vast Lansheean Empire. Although Feraco the Great held an uneasy throne, the threat of Solzanna's power discouraged many a would-be rebellion. But the winds of change were blowing, and a dastardly plot was brewing in the Imperial City.Jago the Dalo was spoiling for trouble when he stumbled across it. Bored to death in somber Lansheer, he readily agreed to pit himself against the empire's great sorceress. But as the challenge unfolds, he begins to suspect that the gods were meddling again, and perhaps he had bitten off more than he could chew.

Revisiting The Prophet is a modern, practical guide to everyday living. A series of short easily digestible essays give a unique and inspirational perspective on everyday topics. If you are looking for some inspiration, some answers or some understanding of the world around you, this book is for you.Based on the structure of the book "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran, this version brings a modern take on his philosophy without losing the beauty of words to express the soul of humanity.As with other books from The Mystic Storyteller Series, this book vibrates with the energy levels of higher dimensions and automatically transmits a healing energy to anyone who reads it.

Fresh off a wonderful trip around his native state of Texas, armadillo entertainer Austin P. Roadman travels the sites and cities of Tennessee, celebrating the best the Volunteer State has to offer.From the barbecue and blues of Memphis, Austin embarks on a great circle around Tennessee, rhyming his way through some of the state's most beloved landmarks, events and towns.Along the way, he samples loads of local food and culture, from amusement parks to race tracks and music venues.Your little ones will love traveling with Austin and his friends, who ride along in rich, vivid color.See you on the road in Tennessee!

This book of tiny stories is the second in an ever-expanding series. The author continues to narrate the experiences from the first stirrings of a soul triggered by the "who and I and why and I here' question. She shares the ongoing journey that continues to be fraught with happy happenings and joyful happenstances.Simple, ordinary language has become her trademark style as she artfully crafts stories and poems which transports the reader along this soul adventure. Stories are birthed out of everyday living and demonstrate the beauty and magic in the mundane, an experience missed by many.

"Life, Light and Love Beyond Covid," is the story of Kelly's struggle for her very life; as told by her husband Tim. Kelly would struggle first against Covid, then against a debilitating stroke, and finally move forward into a challenging recovery. It's the story of a dedicated hospital staff, the turmoil of family and friends, and the depiction of how a wife's love, and God's grace, can rescue a man adrift.She was vibrant and carefree just days prior; but mid-morning of October 3, 2021 found my wife of 39 years on full life support. I watched as the machine breathed for her. I was soon asked to add "Do Not Resuscitate," to Kelly's orders. We reluctantly decided to add those distressing words. This could not be happening. In a nightmare from which I could not awake cold sweat gushed, hope faded, and darkness grew.Kelly would spend 17 days on full ventilation, 43 days in Intensive Care, and a record 80 total days hospitalized. She would enduring life threatening complications, and be near death several times.Could God perform the miracles necessary to sustain Kelly's life? I pray that you are intrigued enough to read the true story of her courage. As the journey unfolds we will perceive God's love in the lessons the journey imparts.No matter how dreadful the situation, in our most desperate moments we learn that we can speak to the living God, and He will answer. May you receive hope as you read and discover how God can grant us: "Hope for miracles always."

The Damascene is an in-depth fictional expansion of the Old Testament's II Kings 5, which contains what may be the very first beauty-and-the-beast-like story. Personal transformation, whether physical or spiritual, is not initially sought by the main character, but he nevertheless experiences it on more than one level. Other characters as well are subjected to their own trials, some with which we all might identify. Infused with deep sensuality and spotted with bloody battles and suspenseful incidents of personal survival, this novel also offers a few moments of comic relief without diverting from its portrayal of true love graphically contrasted with lust, of personal weakness on a collision course with friendship and duty, of tribalism challenged by individualism, and of worldly skepticism in confrontation with the very idea that spiritual power may actually exist.

--Grand Prize Winner, BookLife/Publishers Weekly 2022 Fiction ContestBOYS IN EXILE is the story of ten pre-adolescent boys housed together for eight weeks in Timber Wolf cabin at Camp Hemlock to "make new friends and learn life-long social skills." Physically weak and slight in stature, Elliott "Squeaker" Streett brings to camp his fear of bullies and his lack of confidence in his ability to protect himself from harm. Elliott's efforts to win the approval of the toughest boy in Wolf Cabin only results in humiliation and betrayal, until the erosion of his moral compass contributes to a tragedy for the one boy whose friendship and moral strength he had come to admire.

Rowan Layne's alien tell-all book tour is underway and under siege in Salem, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC, by sanctimonious misogynists obsessed with the sex lives of others. Why is that?Anti-alien fanatics continue wreaking havoc in this fifth novel of the Other Worldly series, including members of Congress who project their nefarious pursuits onto Rowan and her Red Orbiter and Labyrinthian pals. There is little they won't seek to destroy or control for diamond mining on Mars.While Rowan tries to avoid the pressure to choose just one beau, a mysterious voice from her past has her questioning former romantic entanglements.For a moment's escape from it all, she accepts an invitation for a galactic tour with the US vice president and new human-hybrid friends, where they discover a wellspring of otherworldly wonders, including a rejuvenating, crystal-filled exoplanet that expels negative vibes. If only they had shoes for Mom.Rowan embraces the role of honorary aunt to the next generation of precocious extraterrestrials. But are they really alien babies if they're hatched in Vegas?And those corrupt congressional cohorts had better think twice before demanding Rowan and others testify to a committee decrying alien citizenship, because the all-female Red Orbiter sextuplet preschoolers have lawyer-level arguments already prepared.Will the exuberance of the young help Rowan spread the message about planetary degradation and overcome the searing desire to flee ignoramus inhabitants of Planet Earth?

On an Earth which has been free of war, pollution, and poverty for decades, Alishel's biggest worries are perfecting the art of the holosculpture and pestering her dad to finally get a Monitor like everyone else. Her life is shattered in one week by a series of revelations.Her friend Dembe hacks into a government site and shows her a picture of a war atrocity recently committed on Earth's sister planet Biome. Her father becomes violently sick. When a government agent begins questioning Alishel, her father reluctantly reveals that her existence itself is illegal. She was genetically engineered by the government agency which is responsible for Biome's state of constant war.Now the government wants to reclaim Alishel for their program. She and her father must escape to Biome. There, she will learn the price of Earth's perfection.

A Father's Path looks at the unique relationship of fathers and sons through a developmental lens, offering valuable ideas to build, strengthen, understand, and mend relationships.The Path offers an intergenerational view of son to father to son and suggests that the journey of fatherhood can be better understood across this wider span of time. Only then can a father see where he came from, how times have changed, and how these changes can influence the relationship for better or worse. And from this wider view, a father can look ahead, more hopeful, more capable, and more empathic in the role.A Father's Path not only looks at fathers and sons, but offers a view of the space in between. For here is where the quality of connection runs from devoted to devoid. Culturally, some of the greatest challenges we face in society are born in the first few years of the father-child relationship when he is not present or responsive. But the hope and power also exists in these precious first years--and beyond-- as research on father involvement has shown.Starting with the author's relationship with his father, Dr. Panepinto narrates his path from son to father. He offers how individuality, communication, and changing cultural norms influenced and challenged this foundational connection, and describes the continuum of common emotions felt in this space. And how the experience and reflection over time informed and transformed his views of fatherhood.Throughout the book, Dr. Panepinto weaves reflections and ideas on fatherhood as well as important developmental principles. Drawing on his clinical experience in development, attachment, and parenting, he shares concepts and tools in an approachable way. Using forms from short stories to blog posts, from articles to journal entries, the full experience of fatherhood is offered meaningfully and poignantly--and sure to make you laugh as well.A Father's Path offers an intergenerational view of son to father to son unlike any other. The Path offers a view from above the journey sure to inspire and encourage you to reflect on the relationships you had or have with your father, your grandfather, your sons, and if you are in that stage, your grandsons. And, most importantly, sense in a new way, the power, importance, and influence of fatherhood.