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Each of us has the power to create and project a defined and confident personal brand. This power is not dictated by fame or fortune, but instead by dedication, focus and an unwavering belief in our potential to reach our professional goals. Forty Dollars and a Brand powerfully and emotionally symbolizes the ability for anyone to overcome challenges, defy the odds and create a bankable brand without breaking the bank. Author Denise Kaigler, an award-winning communications and brand strategist, beautifully recounts her impoverished childhood in Washington, D.C., fortuitous career at global brands Reebok, adidas Group, Nintendo, and Boston Scientific, and defining work with celebrities and influencers, including JAY-Z, Scarlett Johansson, Venus Williams, Diane von Furstenberg, 50 Cent, Allen Iverson, and others. In Forty Dollars and a Brand, Denise, a self-described shy introvert, bares her soul in gripping and poignant stories that collectively describe “an intensely personal account of what can happen when you believe in your potential.” Brand-building activities and exercises, and a blank journal round out this ‘how-to’ guide designed to help readers discover and live their awesomeness.

Dr. John Paitakes is in his 50th year working in criminal justice. He worked as a probation officer for 29 years rising to the position of Vicinage Assistant Chief Probation Officer. Upon retiring he began his second career as a Criminal Justice Professor at Seton Hall University where he taught 21 different criminal justice courses. He is presently serving his second term as an Alternate Parole Board member for the New Jersey State Parole Board. He has written numerous articles on a variety of criminal justice issues and has appeared on radio and television programs as a criminal justice expert.

Kalib Wilson an ex-gang member of Los Angeles California gives a factual, and an opinionated history of blacks in America, and why some young black males may find it necessary to join and be a part of a group that can be more harmful than it can be helpful. Once a person becomes a member of a gang, their life as they once knew it changes. A very in depth and detailed description of the principles that are to be applied under any and every circumstance are conveyed, and from the application of these principles are the consequences that are endured. So through experience comes the compassion, empathy, and willingness to disclose strength, hope, encouragement, and belief that unhealthy behaviors can be avoided, remedied, and changed through confidence and motivation. Kalib Wilson is a certified drug and alcohol counselor, and a father of five. With an AA degree in drug and alcohol counseling, Kalib takes pride in helping others through positive encouragement, enlightenment, and praise. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts now of 35 years, a resident of Los Angeles California.

Dead Air signals trouble at the radio station. Glenn Beckert discovers his high school best friend is shot in the head while on the air. Beck, the owner of Blue Water Security, is employed to provide security for the station.He becomes willingly embroiled in the investigation by the not-so-innocent widow. The list of potential suspects is long, gleaned from the numerous extramarital affairs of the victim and widow. The pending sale of the radio station has created friction between his now dead friend, Richie Zito and the major stockholders. Motives for murder becomes increasingly murky after the search reveals an encrypted file on Zito’s laptop. Beck enlists the help of an old flame, Irene Schade, to break the code, revealing a money laundering network leading to the financial and political powers of his beloved city of Pittsburgh. Their collaboration ignites the flames of passion each had considered extinguished.A former college teammate, police Lieutenant Paglironi delivers a message to back off. Arrogantly, he ignores his friend’s advice. The threats from less friendly sources are more ominous, forcing Beck to move in an unfamiliar world. A startling revelation from his client forces Beck to deal with his inner conviction of right and wrong, challenging the gray areas of his ethical principles. Betraying his client’s confidence could expose the killer. The alternative is to confront the suspect and take matters into his own hands. Either way his life is in jeopardy.  Cliff Protzman was a winner in the 2015 real life writing contest, Unfinished Chapters. After attending the University of Pittsburgh, he began a thirty-year career in banking and finance. Cliff is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and Pennwriters. Visit cliffprotzman.com for announcements of the second of this series coming the fall of 2018. 

Sherry-Marie's last four books have brought delicious servings of faith, family, friends, fried chicken, and of course, Southern sass to readers around the world. Now, And Then God Made Chocolate! brings a sweet sensibility to her mix of memoir cookbooks. From encouraging her baby to "dunk" her head into a chocolate birthday cake to indulging in a cozy, relaxing chocolate bath, Sherry-Marie has once again brought lots of "giggles and goodies" into the mix.Get ready to laugh and then be lifted up and encouraged with Sherry-Marie's deep faith that is woven into each chapter's story line. And while there are over sixty recipes that all contain chocolate, there's something for everyone, from triple chocolate desserts to savory dishes requiring just a teaspoon-because, according to Sherry-Marie, sometimes a teaspoon is all you need.

Many books on volunteerism and leadership are more theory than practice. Serving with Significance is full of easy-to-follow tips that can be implemented immediately by its readers. Although some people are lucky enough to be born leaders, leadership is a skill that can be learned. Like most skills, the more it is practiced, the better one gets. The concept of volunteerism at its very roots is changing the community and the world in which we live. Serving with Significance is designed for every type of group, from formal to informal, local to international, prayer group to professional group, social to humanitarian, and especially membership-based organizations. While the primary audience is that of the nonprofit sector, nearly all of the tips that follow are equally applicable in a corporate setting of any size. Leading the charge toward making a positive difference in the world is one of the few opportunities that every person can take advantage of at any point in his or her life.

Have you ever dismissed an opportunity because of fear?  Do you realize that on the other side of fear lies your dreams?  What would happen if you took that leap of faith to quiet voices that redesigned your recliner into a security blanket?  This is the story of a sixty-four year old retiree, who on a whim, answered an online ad to tutor the child of a wealthy family living on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza.  Without a background check, knowing nothing more about the family than the fifty minute Skype interview revealed, I stepped onto an international flight headed to Spain.  With a prayer in my heart and Imodium in my purse I moved forward to clutch a last opportunity for adventure.  "How neat that you guys can just fly to any city whenever you want," I said.  "Not even sure where I would pick if I had the chance."  I thought for a moment.  "Munich!  I'd pick the Oktoberfest," I said to no one in particular.  "Then that is where we shall go, Jill," chimed Kep.  "You and me.  I can tie it in with a business trip."  He paused, orchestrating plans in his mind.  "We will fly through Madrid.  You will continue on and meet me at our hotel in Munich."  He added, "Do not have dinner.  There is a special restaurant I want to take you to."That night i lay awake staring at the planked casita ceiling.  this job is a fairy tale, I thought.  If you ever wanted to live on the wing of a dream, I invite you to follow along on my incredible journey in multiple countries with infinite experiences.

Get the facilitation skills that will take you from being willing to truly capable to lead safe and effective small groups.While Small Groups are incredibly effective in theory, oftentimes, ineffective leadership can cause these groups to falter. Author Mark Lutz has over twenty-two years of experience in successfully leading, supervising, and coaching thriving Small Groups. With a focus on skill acquisition, Mark will help bring out the qualities that make a successful leader, including active listening, asking good questions, and setting reasonable boundaries, among many others. Unleashing the Power of Small Groups: Essential Group Facilitation is the ultimate guide to creating and maintaining a positive Small Group experience. Mark Lutz prepared for the ministry at Cincinnati Christian University and studied counseling at Xavier University in Ohio. He has served for more than twenty years as the pastor of growth & healing at Vineyard Cincinnati Church. In that time he has overseen the recruitment, equipping, and supervision of a volunteer staff that provides nearly seventy support and recovery groups and countless hours of pastoral care to individuals annually.

Rabbi Benjamin J. Hollander, of blessed memory, was an impassioned teacher of Torah both in Israel and in North America to an entire generation of rabbis, university students, synagogue congregants, campers at Ramah summer camp, rabbinical colleagues and friends. He was a long-time teaching assistant and disciple of Nechama Leibowitz. During the fateful year 5754 (1993-94), he served as the weekly Torah commentator on Kol Yisrael radio. Many of those Torah commentaries are included in this book, together with additional writings by Rabbi Hollander and contributions from friends, family, and colleagues that commemorate his teaching.Rabbi Hollander's selection of themes from each weekly Torah portion are as particularly relevant to Jewish spiritual life today as they were in 1993-1994. The dramatic events on which the Torah scroll unrolled that year provide historical background of great interest while catalyzing Rabbi Hollander's exploration of more general issues confronting the State of Israel and the Jewish people during this pivotal period of its history. Rabbi Hollander writes: "The juxtaposition of these events with the Torah text provides the reader with a glimpse of one of the most exciting but controversial aspects of living in Israel today. This is the attempt to live Torah in the concreteness of its return with its People to the holy but conflicted Land; to live a Torah ever-forged in the dialectic between the demands of the Eternal and the needs and circumstances of the times."In these commentaries, Rabbi Hollander articulates "...the Torah values which ought to guide us as we seek - in our disparate ways - to apply them practically to the complex problems and dilemmas confronting our society...[and] the need for a Jewishness rooted in our sources and collective modes of expression, but with this special particularity also informed by a sensitivity to all people being "created in the image of God" and a commitment to our becoming a "blessing for all the families of the earth."

Set 80 years into the future, Nelson Jones, a young military cadet full of optimism, is enlisted into the New Era: a fascist regime that arises to rule the world after an attack from an alien species. Under the leadership of Earth’s dictator with his ruthless enforcer, Nelson witnesses horrible abuses of power and is forced to confront his values and his world view to make difficult choices. When he happens across a small faction of resistance against this tyranny, Nelson must risk his life to do what he feels is right. Author Jason F. Boggs introduces a universe full of complex characters where the line that separates right from wrong is blurred. The Devil’s Dragon is the first of a rich trilogy that explores what it means to be human, from a multiple of perspectives.

This book describes Allen Wilson's World War II service. The ROTC course he took while attending college, Officers' Candidate School at Fort Benning, his assignments on the West Coast, and the 18 months he spent in Algeria, Italy, and Austria are all chronicled in detail. There is also a chapter that focuses on wife Barbara's life with their daughter Suzan while Allen was overseas. Photographs, maps and cartoons accompany the narrative.Based primarily on letters Allen wrote between 1943 and 1945, military records and histories, and interviews with Barbara and Allen, this book provides an in-depth, personal account of the challenges and triumphs that occurred when a young soldier "answered the call."

Lunch is a unique work of fiction that uses familiar religious figures as the main characters, and their experiences and the dialogue within the story are meant to prompt the reader to ponder many regularly accepted mainstream cultural, societal, and religious concepts. The timeless themes and characters as well as the simple presentation of ideas make it an enlightening and provocative read.A rich, rewarding, and edgy book that can be read in an evening, will challenge the reader to revisit or rethink some of the religious and cultural beliefs that are part of our conventional wisdom.

Gaines Bradford Jackson is a man on a quest to inform the public and wrote Rape of the American Constitution by Its Own Government because his mission is to inform all Americans that indeed his observations are true and factual and that our Founding Forefathers whom believed in the Locke/Blackstone ideas that all Americans should enjoy the four fundamental rights under the new government being formed, namely: the right to the pursuit of life, liberty, ownership of property, and happiness -no longer exist. These inalienable rights were supposed to be guaranteed by the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the Constitution itself) but with recent administrations over the past twenty years and the recent passage of the heinous unpatriotic Patriotic Act, these rights are being slowly eroded. This text talks about honesty, integrity and a belief in Almighty GOD as distinct character traits of the Founding Forefathers and has a brief discussion of the thirteen most significant players.

Who is God’s mother? Where did Adam, the first man, really come from? Did Eve have a belly button? Does anyone who refuses to accept Jesus as the “savior” automatically go to hell? And the ultimate question: what is life’s purpose?Such are just some of the many musings and conundrums taken up by author Paul R. Bland, researcher, historian, seer of visions. While a plethora of religious texts, from the well-known Book of Genesis to the lesser-known Jewish Midrash, have attempted to provide explanations for such questions, no combination of works quite adequately explains some of life’s greatest mysteries.Who Is God’s Mother? examines the traditional textual explanations of the history of man and religion against the backdrop of paranormal phenomena. Drawing on his own visions and dreams of demons, aliens, and religious figures, author Paul R. Bland presents a fascinating insight into some of life’s greatest enigmas that will enthrall any reader, regardless of religious adherence.

"Raising A Winner" is a parenting guide to successfully navigating some of life's most challenging circumstances. The guide walks you through real life scenarios in an effort to enhance your knowledge of parenting "How-Tos". The books guide is based upon the authors theory referred to as the Grow and Go(R) concept. The theory resonates in the fact that children must experience some of the life's hurdles in order to successful be able to grow up and prosper.Jacqueleen Crittle aka "Momma Crittle", is a corporate professional in the healthcare field for over twenty-five years. In addition to her years in healthcare, she has dedicated fifteen years of her personal time working with millennials. Jacqueleen has been honored by numerous organizations for her work with academic enrichment programming along with career and college planning. As the former owner of The Bookworm Academic & Fine Arts Center and The Founder of The Midwest College Project, Jacqueleen has serviced and supported more than five hundred families with children, eighteen Illinois high schools and ten college universities. Professionally, Jacqueleen holds degrees in English, Communications and graduate degrees/certifications in Marketing, Non- Profit Philanthropic Management and Child Birth Education. Jacqueleen is a dedicated member of: The Chicago Foundation for Women, Toastmasters, and the illustrious Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Despite all her various accolades Jacqueleen is most passionate about being a parent and supporting the needs of her own biological children and the hundreds of students that refer to her affectionately as "Momma Crittle".

"Raising A Winner" is a parenting guide to successfully navigating some of life's most challenging circumstances. The guide walks you through real life scenarios in an effort to enhance your knowledge of parenting "How-Tos". The books guide is based upon the authors theory referred to as the Grow and Go(R) concept. The theory resonates in the fact that children must experience some of the life's hurdles in order to successful be able to grow up and prosper.Jacqueleen Crittle aka "Momma Crittle", is a corporate professional in the healthcare field for over twenty-five years. In addition to her years in healthcare, she has dedicated fifteen years of her personal time working with millennials. Jacqueleen has been honored by numerous organizations for her work with academic enrichment programming along with career and college planning. As the former owner of The Bookworm Academic & Fine Arts Center and The Founder of The Midwest College Project, Jacqueleen has serviced and supported more than five hundred families with children, eighteen Illinois high schools and ten college universities. Professionally, Jacqueleen holds degrees in English, Communications and graduate degrees/certifications in Marketing, Non- Profit Philanthropic Management and Child Birth Education. Jacqueleen is a dedicated member of: The Chicago Foundation for Women, Toastmasters, and the illustrious Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Despite all her various accolades Jacqueleen is most passionate about being a parent and supporting the needs of her own biological children and the hundreds of students that refer to her affectionately as "Momma Crittle".

No marriage is easy. The same was true of Renee and Samone's. Once high school sweethearts, they found themselves drifting apart, feeling trapped together, alone. Then, tragedy strikes, and Renee is left crumbling under the weight of the guilt of not having been a good wife. Enter Silver, a smooth-talking, handsome stranger with glistening forearms. Seeing Renee as vulnerable, he strikes, catching his prey. Renee is left reeling from the renewed grief of losing her husband, now compounded with the devastation of a terrible encounter with a stranger. The encounter not only leaves Renee in emotional turmoil, but it embroils her in a dark web of unsavory characters facing Unspeakable Things. Author Jackie Warren Tatum eloquently captures the mingling of regret and grief from losing a loved one--and the surprising places people turn to find comfort. Unspeakable Things a novel is about love lost, danger found, and the slow road to self-discovery.

The book, Hip Hop Ain't Dead: It's Livin' In the White House, is about a man, Barack Obama, who made history. By first, becoming the first Black President in the history of the United States, and second, shattering the mold of conventional politics by making hip hop culture his political ally. Obama's public relationship with hip hop throughout his presidency caused just as much of an explosion of public dialogue as his place in history as the first Black American President. The author Sanford Richmond details moments of his childhood as a hip hop fan, witnessing--and even personally experiencing--firsthand some of the historical moments that granted hip hop the control and influence over the American mainstream that the culture has maintained for the last two decades.Obama's historical presence at the White House, influenced by the social and cultural power of hip hop, should guide and inspire conversations about race relations throughout the duration of the 21st century.

"We are all cursed, I think."During the time of the Revolutionary War in New Bedford, Massachusetts, fishermen became privateers and the British Navy planned an attack to destroy the town. Bone Of My Bone tells the story of an historical family as they attempt to survive a time of war and divided family loyalties.The Jenney family are in constant turmoil, both publicly and privately--a state of being recently exacerbated by a sudden financial hardship. Isaac, the eldest son, is an innocent man striving to be a good son, husband, and father. But what he wants most is independence--a farm of his own--which his father is not eager to grant him. Ephraim, the family patriarch, is a Tory, loyal to the king. Isaac's brother, James--a whaler, privateer and sharpshooter--is caught up in the adventure of the revolution, and is unpredictable and volatile. Another brother, Sleigh, is perhaps mentally ill, and acts out in bizarre ways that turn the community against the family. Add to this a profound family tragedy shrouded in secrecy, the violent murder of an abusive constable, and sundry addictions and thick layers of hidden darkness.The fragile fabric of the family begins to unravel as war finally comes to their doorstep. Isaac's smart and loyal wife, Maggie, hatches a dangerous plan to save Isaac and secure his independence. Or are the family's darkest days still to come? David C. Lavoie uses extensive historical and genealogical research to render a sumptuous depiction of the family, their lives, and the birth of our nation.