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Thoughts that was put into words will sometimes defined these rhymes as wildness and mind-blowing drama, a sense of calmness and dilemma is always in motion to keep these flames within the mind of oneself. Yet the feelings of love with just a taste of corruption will take you on a journey that will leave you speechless in ways of great turbulence and creative drama. Love, passion and stimulation of the mind is somehow the pain from within the heart that was once lost, yet has the feeling of friendship with true meaning of words and thoughts from within a mind of wildness. Roan Small Born in the beautiful island of Jamaica in 1978. Roan has always had a thing for words. His amazing creativity for writing and poetry of his own style and flavor is breathtaking, however he is a lover for ancient poetry and middle age novels. This is the first book of his spontaneous yet creative mind and yes, it has a little of everything.

Why do we struggle to love ourselves? What does it mean to be truly good to ourselves? Have we been so disoriented by the messages we regularly receive from those around us and from our society and culture that we don't really know what loving our self looks and feels like? It's impossible to be the person everyone expects us to be. Still we make huge efforts and spend our resources to be someone we cannot be. We can try to convince ourselves that this is the way it is and has to be, but it's not. Tired of all the masks and games? Maybe you need to take time to discover who you truly are and what your very precious life is all about. It begins with a searching and honest look at your self. The person you will find underneath all the distortions is both good and loveable. This is the person you are invited to embrace and to care for. Through these pages, enter the too frequently unexplored territory between self-neglect and self-indulgence. Using the format of retreat conferences, the author blends together: personal stories, scriptural reflections, experientially sourced wisdom and a touch of humor to carefully bring to light and examine the possibilities and parameters of self-love. As You Love Your Self presents a compelling argument for why we need to start with love of self and why we cannot stay there. Authentic self-love is meant to free us to be able to wholeheartedly give the wonderful gift of our selves in love to others. Follow Tim Buckley as he recounts his journey from broken and wounded beginnings toward embracing and celebrating himself with love. This is our story, the human story--the story of hurt, faith, courage and grace--rooted in love and destined for love.

Donald Wortman grew up in a world of which most young people of today have no direct knowledge or experience. In the little town of Morristown, Indiana, during the Great Depression and later, WWII, his family had no TV, internet, electronic games or cell phones. They communicated with friends, family, and neighbors face to face or with the hand-cranked phone on the wall. But Morristown provided him with a strong, hard-working family and almost unlimited opportunities to develop his skills, abilities, self-reliance and imagination. From birth in 1934, through his formative years until high school graduation, Don enjoyed a secure home in a close-knit town where he and his friends had many “Huck Finn”-type adventures.After high school graduation in 1952, Don attended Butler University and then Indiana University where he distinguished himself as a student. These years were sadly interrupted by the death of his father, Lyall, as well as by a stint in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. Throughout his years in college and in the army, he benefitted from the solid family foundation in which he had been brought up. Failure was not an option. Hard work, perseverance, and good character were the values that had been instilled in him. His independence as well as all the many practical skills he had developed in Morristown would prove to be invaluable in his future.After marriage and receiving his PhD in physics, Don embarked on a career filled with accomplishments, such as his many publications, inventions, patents, awards, and eventually co-founding a laser business. Throughout his career, he always exhibited the self-reliance, creativity, and strong work ethic he developed as a young man in Morristown, Indiana. As they say, “You can take the boy out of Morristown, but you can’t take Morristown out of the boy”. 

All men keep secrets from their children. Some men even keep secrets from their wives. My father did both. By the dawn of 1945, the War was at its zenith. Nazi Germany was like a dying star burning its brightest just before going extinct. Germans were on their own soil and those protecting "the Fatherland" were the true believers - the fanatics - who would, and did, fight to the last man standing. The battles fought were mostly in cities, house to house and sometimes hand to hand. Many of these battles were fought by untested teenage American boys. All the time, Hitler was using his futuristic "wonder weapons" on this European front, while committing mass murder in concentration camps. My father was one of these American boys. At eighteen years old, he joined the Army in 1944, and fresh out of boot camp, he became one of those "replacements." Those men who replaced fallen comrades; and the ones battle hardened veterans didn't want to get to know. But my father's experience was a little different than most, because he learned that he was fighting some of his own blood relatives who were either in the Nazi party, the army, or Hitler Youth. Although untested, he and his comrades were thrown into one of the longest battles an American Army Division fought during the war. For thirty days they fought and marched. Those they fought were hardened SS and Hitler Youth. It was the formula for vicious, personal fighting and for unthinkable atrocities committed by both sides. My father fought with distinction, all the while earning the respect of the veterans he served with. Then, when he thought the fighting was over, his unit was the first in for the liberation of one of Hitler's most famous concentration camps, Dachau.

Extraordinary turns of event from inside the walls of a pretzel shop!Pat Long’s pretzel shop, Pretzel Land, is in the heart of Amish Country and puts her in contact with all sorts of people on a daily basis. Some are the salt of the earth (no pun intended) and others get all tied up in knots (OK, pun intended) being less than nice.From the hilarious (Amish hip-hop dancer, anyone? Or how about the four-year-old who sang along with Queen’s “Fat Bottom Girls”?) to the absurd (such as a guest who thinks she possesses the power of invisibility)—and all the cases of mistaken identity and foul-mouthed customers in between—this book paints a lively picture of humankind at its best and worst. Some of these anecdotes will make you laugh, others will make you groan, and a few may just give your tear ducts a workout. So, sit back with your favorite snack (Would you like some cheese dip with that? How about a lemonade?) and enjoy these missives from deep inside her Pretzel Land! Pat was born in Baltimore, but eventually made her way to Central Pennsylvania and settled in for many years. After graduating in 1992 from Lycoming College with a degree in English and a New Testament Greek minor (yeah, very useful) she dedicated her early career to social services. Pat worked for Special Olympics Pennsylvania for a decade, overseeing volunteers all over the state and really hitting on her passion for sports and her compassion for the developmentally disabled. She married her partner in 2008 and began working for the American Cancer Society as a patient services advocate. In 2011, it was time to make a change, and she purchased a pretzel store in sleepy little Berks County, Pennsylvania.  

As far back as the Norman Conquest of 1066, Watford with three towns was exceptional. Soon after, the king awarded Watford as a knight's fee--a parcel of land sufficient to support a knight. Two centuries on, the single holding was broken into separate manors for the deceased lord's daughters. Some 350 troublesome years and three families later, the manors of Watford were recombined by a wealthy London merchant.Remarkably, the heirs of the Ardern family of Watford held the manors continuously for nearly 500 years from the twelfth century, claiming a unique place in English history.Accurately presented and meticulously researched, The Watford Knight's Fee explores the Watford manors, revealing surprising stories of their lands and those who occupied their medieval halls. The first book of its kind to be published on the subject, The Watford Knight's Fee is a must-read for any English or medieval history enthusiast. Author Murray Johnston adds colour to the story with original text and images of documents, reproductions of maps of the grounds, and ample charts of land holdings.

Recovering from the slavish life of working for a big law firm, John Mariner looks forward to settling into his new small firm and spending more time reconnecting with his wife and two young children. Before he can do much settling, tragedy strikes the firm. One of the lead partner’s closest friends and business partner—and, as luck would have it, John’s main client—commits suicide. With scarcely any time to grieve, trouble finds John and his firm once more—this time a missing secretary. The Houston police detective assigned to the case solicits John for his help in solving the suicide and missing secretary. As John delves deeper into the suspicious circumstances surrounding both cases, more deaths occur and startling similarities begin to emerge, leading John down a more perilous path than he could ever have imagined.The Wrong Choices: A John Mariner Mystery is the highly anticipated prequel to author Eddy Roger’s equally fast-moving 2016 novel, The Lucky Strike. Follow the unlikely hero, John Mariner, as he finds himself embroiled in yet another life-or-death adventure. Eddy Rogers, a mostly-retired corporate lawyer, spent his career buying, selling, and starting up companies for clients. Rogers has written a number of professional articles and non-fiction short stories, and in 2016 published The Lucky Strike, his first short novel. The Wrong Choices: A John Mariner Mystery is a prequel to that book.

Joni Arlan has been a clinical social worker counseling individuals of all ages. She resides in Florida with her husband and where two of her three adult children live. She is a grandmother having four grandchildren. She has always been interested in children's education, entertainment, special needs and charities. She is still a child at heart.

I love to cook with children! I am a teacher and twelve years ago, I started teaching kindergarten. I decided that I wanted to teach my class about the world. So, I decided the best way to do that would be through cooking. They loved it! Teaching the children to cook was so much fun! The children often shared places they had been and food they had eaten. The children were learning so many things when cooking. They learned about the country, how to work together, use their math skills and most importantly patience for the finished product. The other thing that I discovered as time went on, was how the children were paying attention to the smells of the different recipes and how they remembered who they were with and where they were. This was so exciting for me. I had read that the sense of smell which is created in the olfactory bulb, which is in the limbic system of the brain, is closely associated with memory and feeling which is sometimes called the ìemotional brain.î Smells can bring memories and powerful responses almost instantly. Because the olfactory bulb has a close access to the amygdala, which processes emotion and the hippocampus which is responsible for associative learning. The first time you encounter a smell you link it to an event, person, or moment. The next time you encounter the smell you elicit the memory or mood. This is so exciting for both myself and my students! Watching this happen, gave me the inspiration to write a series of childrenís book to teach children about the world through the magic of food. When children are immersed in culture they learn more meaningfully and remember always. My vision is that all children will want to learn about the world through cooking.

Changing My Mind: Reinventing Myself In Retirement examines the transition from career to retirement from every angle. Each year, approximately 4 million people in the United States retire. Many of these people prepare financially for this major life event, but do not adequately prepare for the emotional and social impact of retiring. It can be stressful to cope with the changes retirement brings. At a time when we expected to be happy and relaxed, we can find ourselves struggling to come up for air. Further increasing the degree of difficulty, many people tackle secondary or related changes in their lives at the same time as they retire. Retirees often relocate. Retirees often become caregivers for loved ones. Retirees often find their relationships change. Retirees often wonder how to have a fulfilling, satisfying life after leaving the workforce. With all this major metamorphosis whipping around in our brains, it is no wonder that retiring can feel a bit like stepping into a violent change tsunami. Changing My Mind grapples with all these challenges and more. Dorry Curran provides a perspective on coping with the retirement transition that is often humorous, sometimes poignant... and unfailingly practical.

Michael and Madison have precious little in common. The only thing the two children seem to share is the concern their parents feel over their lack of social skills. As a forced play date between the two unfolds with little success, fate strikes. A radiation wave envelopes most of the world, destroying with it much of the world's population. The two children who were once at odds now find themselves together alone in the aftermath. Takkuttaname and Vena likewise have seemingly little in common. Vena is a glamorous inhabitant of one of earth's last remaining cities, Takkoma, while Takkuttaname is an unruly tribe member from the forbidden wilderness. The two are from separate worlds, and yet a chance meeting will bring them together in ways they never would have imagined. As Takkoma's callous leader seeks to build the city's population by force, Vena and Takkuttaname must work together to save their people. Beautiful Dawn is the story of two divergent stories that come together in a most unexpected way. Author Justin Trissel brings to life complex characters whose breathtaking journeys leave their mark long after the stories' completion. Justin Trissel is an American author from Tacoma, WA. From as early as age four Justin was coming up with ideas for stories, ones that his mother would type down before he even knew how to write. After considering some fifty story ideas over a twenty year period, Justin decided after college to write down a story he spontaneously came up with that he knew would have a perfect ending. Now he brings you his debut novel, Beautiful Dawn.

Happiness is something we hear about every day. We hear people say it all the time “I’m happy about it”, “We are a happy family”, “I’m not happy” and on and on. Yet we hear it in the movies and in songs that we want to be happy, to find happiness, and we think we know what that is and we think we know where it is hiding. If we could only get that one thing, that thing that will turn our life around and then we could be happy forever. No more sadness. When I ask people if they’re happy I always get the proverbial deer in the headlights look because the question stumps them and it stumped me too for about 60 years but I believe I have found the answer and I definitely know how to answer that question now if I were to be asked. Chasing the rainbow to find that pot of gold or that treasure chest of happiness just isn’t going to happen but it’s not all bad news. Actually it’s good news because I believe that anyone can get closer to having complete happiness just by recognizing how to do it, where to find it, and how to disengage from those things in your life that make you unhappy. Once you read through this book you will understand what I mean and you will also be able to quickly answer the question as to whether you are happy or not without hesitation.

A Memoir: A innocent 18 year old leaves home to join the military during a time of war.  He leaves because he can no longer live with the religious mandates imposed by his parents Mennonite faith.  The Marine Corps boot camp and further training leave him filled with fear, uncertainty, and yet as a marine filled with pride.  He serves 20 months in Vietnam during the height of the war (67-69) as a combat radio operator.  Wounded twice, forced to witness a haunting murder, and living one day at a time he struggles to meet the date he can leave Vietnam.  Finally he is sent to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, CA to become a Drill Instructor.  After training seven platoons of raw recruit to face the hostile environment he left he is discharged after 4 years of a honorable decorated service.  He marries, starts a family, earns his college degree while facing the hostile professors and student body in protest over the war he so valiantly fought. Years pass before he falls into a deep dark hole of depression.  Obsessed with memories of Vietnam that won't leave him alone he see suicide as his only reprieve.  Afraid of what he might do he finds help thru the local Veterans Hospital. No one but his wife understands the life he live and the medications required to keep him level.  His family and friends see him as a happy, success former marine living life's dream. Little does anyone know the torment he's forced to live with everyday.  When people ask him when he was in Vietnam, he responds by saying from November 1967 - July 1969.  What he really wants to tell them is: 15 MINUTES AGO.   CRAIG TSCHETTER, writes vividly about being raised by parents of strict Mennonite faith and his struggles to deal with their religious mandates.  Enlisting in the Marine Corps to escape home he finds himself in the jungles of Vietnam for 20 months and then at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, CA as a Drill Instructor.  Educated with a degree in Mortuary Science he spends the next 34 years are spent in the funeral service industry.  Craig and his wife, Della, live in Brookings, SD and have two children.  Their daughter and granddaughter reside in Florida and their son in Oregon.  

Egypt Styles is a young African American woman who is confused about love. After being hurt, abused, and lied to Egypt who is also known in her city as Money begins to see the love that she thought existed in her heart was better to quickly be replaced with the root of all evil itself… Money.Although with a genuine heart and confident mind as well as beauty being a gift to her, Money just wants to be a normal, wealthy successful woman that has it all in place. With the love of her life and an offer for a photoshoot  nothing can come between Money and her dreams about true love being ‘real’. Trust and loyalty plays a big part in who Money seems to be the right fit for her love. When Money learns that love and lies are competing against each other, she goes on a rampage to get both revenge and answers even if it brings the ones close to her to their death.  

“Insightful, illuminating, ethical and revealing verses from an International business leader, a historian and scholar. A must read for all interested in understanding our ever changing World.”—Malcolm Gudis, Former Sr. VP and Board of Directors of Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), Texas, U.S.A.In his first collection of English poems, Korean writer Young-Tae Kim presents a remarkable anthology of work with themes ranging from political musings on an international scale to living well in an increasingly global world. Kim offers a unique blend of the modern and traditional, as overtones of the poet’s Eastern cultural roots permeate each page. In addition to musings on present-day society, A Candle from the Far East (Poems) offers reflections on more emotional themes—such as the growth of deep and profound love, alienation of once close friendships over time, and finding purpose through spiritual growth—culminating in a beautifully rich collection of works that have universal applicability. The end result is a collection that readers will turn to time and time again and one that successfully shares wisdom and contributes to the well-being of all. Young-Tae Kim was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to Seoul, South Korea in his youth. After graduating with a degree in English literate from Seoul National University, he became a businessman and worked for LG Group of Korea for forty years. During the course of his prestigious business career—during which he was decorated by the President of the Republic of Korea with a National Order of Camellia—Kim always continued to write poetry, novels, and essays. Kim lives with his wife in Seoul, South Korea.

Ever since the evacuation of every place west of the Mississippi River it has been hard rebuilding. Not only is there the uncertainty of a mysterious disease looming over their heads - but other survivors have been getting more desperate. Groups have been formed bent on taking supplies from others, which makes surviving that much more challenging and dangerous. Still many settlements have designated teams whose sole task is to come home with supplies. Unfortunately not all of these groups return, and when they do they've usually sustained significant losses. When a group in Southern California wanted some supplies they sent out their top group with a bunch of trainees. This mixed bag of individuals set out for a trip that none were prepared for...

The extraordinary story of one woman's fight to overcome a near death car accident, physical, emotional and mental abuse. How her journey led her to discover an inner strength, an understanding of Faith and the importance of hanging on when she wanted to let go. This book will inspire every generation to look within for a strength that we all have but sometimes fail to see. A must read from cover to cover! Will have you anxiously awaiting "The Next Chapter" the authors in depth sequel to "Remnants of Me"

The First Century AD goes back to the year 1 AD. It captures historical events over the first hundred years in a short concise look at history packed with little known facts and information. The Roman Caesars, Chinese dynasties, Indian philosophy and Christianity were all interwoven in the first century. During this century a human god is proclaimed by the Roman Empire and a heavenly Son of God is born. This Son of God rocked both Heaven and earth and still does today. The followers of Jesus suffered every form of torture imaginable but the Christian movement prevailed.

Jesus Christ was sent to the Earth for two purposes--to bring back the heedless Jews to the correct principles of Judaism, and to alert people to the coming of a Helper. Although he was not authorized to make rules or enact laws; Jesus Christ is deemed the face of one of the world's most followed religions. Christianity is one of the most-followed religions in the world. While it has many sects, all are based on the same foundational principles. What followers of Christianity fail to realize is that Jesus Christ was no religious rule maker, nor did he ever intend to be. Since Christ left no law to follow, on what basis then does Christianity stand? Dogmatic Dilemmas of a Christian argues that Christ was sent by God merely to direct his people to abide by the teachings of Jewish law included in the Old Testament. Internal contradictions within Christianity are examined, including the error of combining the New and Old Testaments into one religious text, the direct inconsistencies of the New and Old Testaments, and the failure of Christ's followers to adhere to the Helper's teachings, a prophet whom Christ foretold about his coming after his ascension--the identity of whom is examined in these pages. Author Hassan Emam Ismail painstakingly recounts and details the flaws and inconsistencies in Christianity that have been ignored for hundreds of years. An important read for Christians searching for the truth, in addition to anyone who has wondered at the origin of one of the world's most prevalent religions, Dogmatic Dilemmas of a Christian provides theories that have heretofore been unpublished by any other religious scholar. Hassan Emam Ismail was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1937. He received his law degree in 1958 from Ain Shams University, after which he had a distinguished legal career working for the late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and as a prosecutor in Egypt's Ministry of Justice. Emam Ismail has spent much of his life reading, studying, and analyzing comparative religion.

The young Isaac is a descendant of Abraham Lincoln. From an early age he has an ambition to become president of the US. This novel portrays his struggle to achieve this lofty objective.

Here's maybe a not so little-known secret about guys: most of us are insecure. We do a great job of hiding it, but deep down, it's there. No one knows this more than 13- year old Mitchell Connor, Jr., who desperately wants to change that about himself.However, a disastrous series of events throws Mitch's life into chaos. His so-called friends betray him, the girl he has been crushing on for a year uses him, and negative rumors are floating all around school about him. Things couldn't get any worse. Until he learns that his pregnant mother and unborn brother may have both died from childbirth complications. The stress overwhelms Mitch, turning him to drugs, something he never thought he would do. Suddenly, Mitch himself is in the hospital.As he struggles to put his shattered life back together, he develops a friendship with Becky who, ironically, he met through his ex-best friends. While the two grow closer, recent events come back to haunt Mitch, possibly ruining his one chance for happiness. He must figure out what to do before it's too late...Kevin N. Fair graduated from Florida Atlantic University with degrees in education and history. As a teacher of ten years, he has seen and heard many stories about the struggles of teenage life from his students. Of course, he also remembers his own struggles as a teen pretty well.