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For a group of ship wrecked people, it's a dream come true to find themselves on the Isle of Legends, a ready to open resort with a zoo of animals genetically altered to resemble mythical beasts. While some of them indulge in the luxuries of the resort, others are skeptical of the excess around them and of the dangers of tampering with nature to make new life. These worries start to come true when a teen named Sally finds a half human, half cat hybrid. After naming him Johnny, she starts teaching him about the civilized world while learning about his race, causing her to question what makes us truly human and about our place in nature. As she befriends him, she starts to suspect that the resort's owner, Dr. Peccazillo, has lied about his zoo animals, making her wonder what else he's keeping hidden from the group. Ultimately, Sally's concerns about the zoo become true when the animals escape their pens and go on a rampage, destroying the resort and attacking everyone they encounter. Will the group of castaways survive as the zoo's dark secrets start to surface and put their very lives in danger? Or will the power of nature be able to save them from what science has created?
After political parties become two polar opposites, civil war ensues and splits the country. No longer can someone drive to a department store or a fast food restaurant. Fossil fuels dry up, leaving vehicles inoperable and commuters forced to find ways to survive at home. Those who couldn't, died, and those who could found themselves in a simpler life. When survival was the only sign of wealth needed, no one worried about whose car was nicer or who had the newest phone or sneakers. Peoples' word and name became tradable commodities. That was until the Raiders rose to power. The closest thing to a military left in the United States, they existed only to bully, rape, and murder those who, just a few years earlier, had been their own countrymen. As Clay and his friends get more and more enemies in the states, they decide to run to the territory and start over.
If you know a child that is having difficulties memorizing the multiplication tables, this is the book for them.The small tricks used in this book will allow children to look at the multiplication tables in a different way and finally answer math problems correctly.
Tomorrow Is Never Promised: Aaron's Story is a dad's journey through the tragedy, shock and pain of losing his teenage son in an automobile accident. You will learn about a young man destined for great things and how that all changed one Friday morning. Most of all, you will journey with his family as they "walk through the valley of the shadow of death" and discover hope and healing on the other side.Dennis Brown has been a lifelong resident of Spartanburg County, S.C. He has been married to his wife, Sherri, for 27 years. They have been blessed with three children: Austin, Aaron, and Alyssa. Dennis has spent most of his adult life teaching and coaching at the high school level for the past 20 years. He graduated from Dorman High School, Spartanburg Methodist College, and Clemson University.
This fast paced action packed novel examines the lives of many different characters. It examines the failures and many successes experienced by people as they journey through life.It is a blend of comedy, tragedy, action, drama and philosophy. This is his fourth book written by the author within one year which is an amazing feat. His previous books are the Journey of an Immigrant: The American Dream and his children's book, The Adventures of Spotty and Sunny. His books provide great enjoyment and inspiration to every reader.
Tracing the Main Line of the Lines of a CircleAn engrossing tale of a young woman's gripping quest to discover her lineage.Julia Isbell has been afforded a good life by her parents who give her everything she needs, including love. However, when her mother Viola is in her dying state, she reveals one truth about Julia's identity that will change her life forever-she is not a true Isbell. Who and where are her parents? Readers can unravel the truth as they follow Julia on her quest to find her roots in author J. W. Mallard's Lines of a Circle: Main Line. Julia Isbell could not believe she is not a true Isbell. For over twenty years, Earl and Viola Isbell make her believe they are her true parents. Now, the Isbell's are gone and armed with the information given by her adoptive mother, she embarks on a journey to find her true family in Alabama. She finds a job in a prominent insurance company in Birmingham, but to her dismay she reads the obituary for her biological father, DeWayne Mallard in the local newspaper, before she ever got to meet him. At the gravesite, DeWayne's family saw her, and later on, she meets Lucy Mallard, her father's second wife. Now, Julia begins to learn the identity of her American family. Shortly, she meets Cecil Lamar and becomes enchanted with him. But little does she know that he has other things on his mind. What awaits Julia in the hands of this man and his connection to her quest will stun everyone as the story's unpredictable end unfolds.As readers go deep into the story, they will find themselves traveling into one of history's troublesome and dangerous time in the state of Alabama and the other Southern states. They will find people searching for their own heritage, and people who try to acquire freedom and equal treatment.
An early morning earthquake rumbles across the Midwest, rupturing a rural Indiana pond.  Human bones, jewelry, military gear, and other artifacts are revealed in the muck covered devastation, each connected to stories of human drama and tragedy. The Miller family discovers remnants of the pond''s former residents dating back hundreds of years. These relics invite the reader on a historical journey beginning with the Native American Shawnee whom were driven out by white settlers. Generations of Hoosiers follow: war veterans, pioneers, bootleggers, even Ku Klux Klanners raging through the countryside. The stories continue through the decades to a shy goth student from the ''80s, ending with a twice widowed murderess'' contribution to the pond.
Out of the Rabbit Hole is a memoir, written from a child''s point of view, of a little girl who manages to survive an environment of alcoholism and violence. She finds escape in the world of movies and records. Starting at age three, being left alone becomes the norm; by four, the movie theater becomes her babysitter. As she grows, so do her views and observations that enable her to climb Out of the Rabbit Hole into the real world with insight and solidity. In Out of the Rabbit Hole, a beautifully written memoir, Kathy Wilson describes a life that would undo most children. That she came through it at all is a wonder. Having written about it so powerfully is a testament to both her character and her talent. You won’t be able to put it down.—Cathi Stoler, author of The Hard WayKathy Wilson’s Out of the Rabbit Hole is a harrowing tale of family dysfunction, set against the backdrop of post-Depression-era America. It’s about what it’s like, viscerally, to be raised in a culture of family violence and alcoholism. Ultimately, it recounts one woman’s recovery of her own life and reintegration into the world. This book heals. —Frazier Russell, author of LushKathy Wilson’s Out of the Rabbit Hole is a wonderful coming of age story. Beautifully written, poignant, sensitive and with attention to detail, it evokes the sights, smells and sounds of the 1940s and 1950s. I loved every page.—Hannah S. Hess, author of Honest Deceptions
"The Dishonest Machine" takes you on a multifaceted quest to clarify many of today's concerns about raising new age children.William C. Augustine was born, the son of a share cropper, in the small town of Marksville, Louisiana on September 17, 1961. He is a Southerner and his passion is rooted in the South where most people would tell you, is God's country.Getting a major education later in his life starting at Walden University in 2011, and later at Saint Leo University to study Psychology in 2012, he saw a need to write about his life's experiences and insights on how children and parents interact with each other. This work is also a clear way for the author to express his profound love for children and to explain the factors that affect their ongoing develop which can have a great effect on the types of people they become in the global society.
Unfortunately, people are kidnapped and murdered more than we care to think about. In my situation, with over thirty years as a member of the California Highway Patrol, I've been privy to these statistics. However, I'd rubbed shoulders with kidnapping and murder long before my pinning as a Patrolman, and not just once!Personal tragedy can be handled in many different ways. I am one who typically chooses the head-on approach when addressing most things. Little did I know how my life choices would allow me to be involved in the lives of so many others, whether they liked it or not, and in the process come face-to-face with my own family's nemesis.In the stories I've chosen to share here, you will learn not only about my life and family history, but you will also find that truth is far greater than fiction, not every story has a happy ending, and yet laughter and enjoying the ride is what it's all about.
There are two types of people in this world, those who give of themselves and those who take for themselves. This book is about meeting, experiencing, and dealing with all kinds of people. A short summary of life where many lessons have been learned, you will learn helpful tips for surviving the "takers" of the world.
After learning I had ovarian cancer and it had spread on December 6, 2012, I grabbed all the faith I could get and focused positively on God healing me. My circumstance stared me in the face and the test encouraged me to write this book. I obeyed my doctor's orders and took chemo therapy knowing the doctors could only do so much to help me. I trusted God for my healing.As the case worsened, I took my spiritual medicine as well and watched God turn my test into a testimony.
This is a true love story of Michael and Michelle. I bought a beautiful short haired Chihuahua. I named Michelle, she was lonesome so I bought a purebred Chihuahua named Michael Merone. They loved each other. My husband Emanuel Meron was so wonderful with them. I made them mink coats for the winter. They came to work with us every day. They had fourteen Chihuahuas and they had the run of the house and truck. This picture is Emanuel J. Merone with so many chihuahuas sitting on him on his recliner in our living room. I took it while they watched television with Emanuel. What a wonderful family.
Fr. Thomas Matt's Four Decades in Genesis is a story of both murder and redemption. It spans the years of 1967 to 2006. Placed in those four decades are excerpts from the first book of the Bible, and it bridges the story of creation to the death of Joseph. The actual murder is graphically depicted in this novel, and it may be considered by some to be too gruesome. The only consolation is the murder only occupies a couple of pages. I purposely wrote it this way because in the book, the reader will discover how I was able to know what actually happened and, more importantly, why it needed to be vividly described. The murder is central to this novel because it produced so many long-term consequences to the people it affected. Redemption has multiple levels. Forgiveness is one level, and recovery is another. The reader will easily see how both play out over time. Another facet embodies the insidious nature of chemical dependency and the miraculous powers of recovery from this disease. The power can be best described as a movement from abject hopelessness to spiritual serenity. Without hope, how can any human being discover their destiny in life?
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