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Wherever Cass Baird’s career in academia has taken her, her soul’s compass has always pointed to Forgotten Lake, her childhood home in northern Minnesota. When her parent’s marriage goes on the rocks that sense of home is threatened and she is drawn back, hoping to still find her true north. What she finds instead is her father feuding with the local authorities, a feud that soon gets out of hand, leading to a riotous convergence of misguided conspiracy theories, wayward patriots and armed militia. Can a new love survive and grow amid such chaos?In his new novel, The Forgotten Lake Secession, Chuck Brown continues to exhibit his style of introducing readers to slightly odd, true-to-life characters who stumble through life, firm in their convictions, and determined to do things their own way. You’ll enjoy the characters and the setting—an isolated lake in Minnesota’s north woods—where a hilarious crisis initiates, yet threatens and evolving love story.    —Justice Paul H. Anderson (Retired)Chuck Brown is a corporate refugee who treasures his time at the lake. He lives with his wife, Pat, in Olivia, Minnesota.

I was a middle-aged Catholic Priest wondering if I made a difference in the lives of those around me. My health was in pretty good shape except for the extra weight I was carrying around. Life was basically uneventful as I went about my daily life as a priest. The summer had a slower pace and I was able to take a car trip to Nashville to attend a conference and retreat. I came back very tired, but little did I know I was about to be tested physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Guillain-Barre Syndrome is rare; typically about 2 in 10,000 a year. The disease is named after the two French doctors who were able to document a trying condition that often fools many medical professionals. The illness would have wide ranging effects on my family, friends, and, the people I served. I encountered so many people in this hospital odyssey of three months. Find out about the journey I took on my road to recovery. Please read my account of the struggle.

You''re a doctor and you know a lot about medicine. But do you know anything about the real world? Doctors learn a lot in medical school, but not enough. Only rarely will a course teach practical, useful, or pragmatic information to help with the myriad decisions that arise in day-to-day life. Dr. Harbin wrote this book to fill the gap: to help doctors deal with the business aspects of medicine, help doctors in training learn how to evaluate opportunities for the future, and assist practicing doctors in dealing with the questions arising every day and when planning for the future.

Lindsey Flora was young, intelligent, attractive and had a lofty goal of making it big and moving to a big city from her small town in Texas. Wanting to make an impact on her life, Lindsey took all the right steps to try and succeed. Jamie Hoagan, a girl from a neighboring town heard of Lindsey's plan and wanted to mirror Lindsey and improve her self-esteem. However, being envious and lacking the necessary formula for success, her plan turned evil and almost caused Jamie to lose everything.

Jill and Scott are getting married in less than a week. Like any other bride, Jill is caught up in the endless details and preparation--bridesmaids' dresses, veil fittings, the rehearsal dinner...the list never ends. No wedding would be complete without a bit of family drama, although Jill and Scott are about to get more than they bargained for.In a last-minute decision to include her mother on one of the finer details, Jill happens upon a secret that might not only ruin her big day but also the lives of those she holds dear. As a shocking infidelity threatens to rip apart both Jill and Scott's families, the no-longer blissfully happy couple must scramble to pick up the pieces as the clock ticks closer to the big day. Can Jill and Scott contain the heartache, or will it seep into their own plans for marital bliss?Something Borrowed explores the unraveling of deceit, consequences of certain choices, and ultimately whether love really can conquer all.

Someone taken from us too soon; loss we may not have seen coming; pain we literally cannot bear--these are the most perilous risks of loving someone, and we don't know ahead of time ifour future might hold such torments ... but in grief we discover more fully why we would choose that love over again, even if we knew. "A brilliant, graceful evocation of the arc of grief and the dawning of redemption. Judy Evans brings us this extraordinary work of soulful self-awareness within which exquisitely rendered personal details are masterfully swept into transcendent principles of shared humanity." - Debra Finnegan-Suler, PhD, Clinical Psychology After an unforgettable phone call delivering the news that her younger brother Dave had been killed in a car crash at age 22, author Judy Evans was plunged into a grief for which there was no guide. From the childhood joy of cradling her baby brother, to the stunning near-muteness that overcomes her as she holds his body just hours after his death, The Transient describes her experience of having, and catastrophically losing, a younger sibling. It follows her through the early aftermath of loss and on to the larger task of living with anguish not just at anniversaries and holidays, but in the innumerable moments of everyday life. Each chapter ends with a meditation inviting the reader to explore and honor, rather than simply endure, his or her own experience of loss. This intensely personal account unfolds in an atmosphere of companionship with the reader, while also recognizing the individuality of grief. The Transient is a shared journey, with each small step tenderly contemplated. Judy Evans lives and works in the suburban Philadelphia area.

It Rings a Bell is an introvert's examination of the world around us. It centers around mortality and universal themes, with "religious" imagery included. Sharp attention is given to rhyme scheme. Some prose is included. Dark, but speckled with humor. Innovative. Quirky.

This book contains the news about diet you've always wanted to hear. Everything we seem to believe about salt, sugar, fat, fiber, antioxidants etc. is based on science so thin and shabby that you can forget about healthy eating guidelines. A medical doctor with a background in review of scientific studies reveals what everybody else in the nutrition business understands but won't discuss: you can eat whatever you like. Forbidden Food covers: What we believe about food, What diet science is, Fat, Salt, Sugar, Dietary fibre, Antioxidants, Small frequent meals, Staying hydrated, Why we believe what can't be proven. John Sloan is a family physician in Vancouver, Canada where he is a Clinical Professor in the Family Practice Department at the University of British Columbia. An active teacher, Dr. Sloan has published a primary care textbook called Protocols in Primary Care Geriatrics, organized and taught in hundreds of courses and conferences in Canada, the U. S. and Europe, and written numerous academic articles, including original research. He is also author of A Bitter Pill: How the Medical System is Failing the Elderly, published in 2009 by Greystone Books. Dr Sloan has held committee and contract positions involving critical review of scientific evidence for the BC Pharmacare Program, and served for many years on the medical committee of Quorum IRC, a clinical study ethics review organization in Seattle. He is well-qualified to discuss scientific evidence, without any of the conflict that an academic career in the diet science enterprise might create. His non-medical interests include cooking, wine, jazz and classical music, fiction, and metaphysics; Dr. Sloan has published articles on travel and wine in magazines, and maintains a website for book and restaurant reviews, as well as one on his clinical practice.
 He lives with his family in Vancouver and Roberts Creek B.C.

So you're a practicing veterinarian, with a mind filled with the science of veterinary medicine. But there's a business side to veterinary medicine you were not taught in school, and it is relevant at every stage of your career. Just starting out? This book is essential to transitioning from your training to "the real world." It offers practical advice on crossing that bridge, including key ways to establish good citizenship in your new environment and guidance for building your own practice. Do you know how to manage and plan your finances and think about the future? Have you chosen the right practice model for you and your family? This book will help you answer these and other questions and establish good habits that will benefit your entire career.But this is by no means a "newbie manual." It gives a masters-level education on the business side of things that affect every practicing vet, new blood and veteran alike: accounting and corporate finance, business law, operations management, business communication, organizational behavior, strategy, and much more. Not to mention guidance on career longevity, planning for retirement, and increasing your net worth. This book truly is a business manual for your entire career in veterinary medicine.

In this notebook, Joseph van de Mortel reflects on the role of epiphany and the value of philosophy, covering thinkers, concepts, methods, and principles. The result is a useful and entertaining sourcebook for every desk. The pedagogical recommendations for reading difficult material are also here. They have helped many of the author's students win scholarships and gain admission to top universities, including UC Berkeley, Stanford, and UCLA. Every dedicated student will want to review and utilize these simple methods for acquiring the habits that great students possess. In addition to reflecting on the problem of mental fragmentation, the author introduces a rich content for better word selection and discusses the importance of mindfulness and listening, lecture notes, reading notes, the read and stop method, the Socratic method, the circle method, the purpose of ethics, the chronology of philosophy, and the four aspects of philosophy. If academic self-confidence is a product of knowing what works, then this text supports that outcome. It argues that many of the problems students face are practical and can be demystified and solved with the introduction of good mental habits that are the benchmarks of sound, critical thinking.

When left untreated, depression becomes a deadly cause. It damages the functioning of every organ and shortens lives.But there is hope. Based on science and years of clinical testing, Dr. Valentin Bragin provides a proven program for geriatric patients to recover from depression.This life-altering book describes what works and explains why it works, in a recovery program that has already helped countless elderly patients suffering from depression.

Dear Friend, Many thought-provoking stories and questions will captivate you as the Naked Truth takes you on a transparent journey of faith, truth, and courage. It's time to unveil your vulnerability and expose the real YOU. It's time to watch God's transformation melt away your pain, sorrow, discouragement, and disillusionment. It's time to turn your dread into delight and your pain into purpose. Wherever you may be in your life's journey, the Naked Truth is an invitation for you to be a witness to God's healing and convictions. What if someone you share your story with, one day, becomes someone who God uses to inspire others? Your story matters. You are uniquely created and your life is significant to others and more importantly, God. He will determine when the last page of our story is written, but until then, it's up to you and me to LIVE it, EXPOSE it, and SHARE it! These 40 personal, God-inspired stories are meant to influence you, not impress you. These life-lessons are meant to captivate you, not control you. Just maybe one of these stories will persuade you to recognize the naked truth, build your faith, and give you the courage to disclose one of your stories, so others will know the real you. Only then, will the healing begin. Join me on this journey; you will be glad you did! Kim Includes 40 God-inspired stories and questions for reflection & Forty- day/weekly journal with scripture references & resources.

The discovery of planet x affects the lives of everyone, only Rachel doesn't know it. Instead, she is haunted by the truth of her father's sudden and tragic demise. Was is a terrible accident, suicide, murder? Sadly Rachel finds compelling evidence of all three.The truth, however, for Paranormal Network tabloid journalist Kelly Ramirez is not so elusive. The discovery of planet x falls squarely into her shapely, toned lap. As she delivers planet x information to her viewers, she finds herself being systematically destroyed by friends, colleagues and lovers alike.Aliens walk among us, the faithful warn that it is the end of times, and the government insists that we the people should relax, because everything is just fine. With a giant red gas planet hurdling toward earth, would anything be fine ever again? Janet R. Brienza is a native of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania where she resides with the love of her life, Jeff, and their four fur children.

Daniel and Derek were typical American kids, at least that is what they wanted people to think about them, but their secret is out and the government took them. Now that they are older, jealousy, bitterness has taken over the brother's relationship, plus a crooked senator wanting the USA all for himself, things will be getting interesting.

This book sets the scene for a compelling story of an Imam who earned Prophet Muhammad's complete trust and exclusive attention from an early age. Eloquent in speech, gallant in battle and wise in counsel--that is Ali b. Abi Talib, the highly praised by the Quran and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family). Admired by Eastern and Western thinkers like Thomas Carlyle who described the Imam as, 'a noble-minded creature as he shows himself, now and always afterwards; full of affection, of fiery daring. Something chivalrous in him: brave as a lion; yet with a grace, a truth and affection worthy of Christian knighthood. Touching on one of the gravest issues of our time--terrorism--this book can prove exceedingly useful to readers of all faiths, particularly Muslims, who may understand from Ali himself the true meaning of jihad as a way to defend peace and develop societies; not an excuse to promote fear, ignorance and destruction. In the classical tapestry of this book, we will also introduce Ali's views on matters of love, remembrance, justice, freedom and knowledge, which truly reflect the prophetic character of this grand figure. The intention is to paint an evocative portrait of Ali as one of history's most charismatic personalities. Each chapter is replete with drama, history and words of wisdom from Ali, extracted from his sermons and letters in the famous book, Peak of Eloquence or Nahj al-Balagha. The majority of hadiths have been carefully selected from mainstream scholars such as Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Tirmidhi and many others who did not necessarily share the same faith as Ali's, yet appreciated his passion for humanity. M. K. Zeineddine is a writer with keen interest in the sublime teachings of Prophet Muhammad and his People of the House (ahl al-bayt). Given his extensive research, the author is of the strong opinion that Islam is a religion of peace, love and tolerance despite what has been unjustly campaigned against it throughout the centuries. The remarkable virtues of ahl al-bayt, with Ali b. Abi Talib being a prominent figure, stand a clear proof of that.

Dan Goldberg is founder and General Manager of The Simple Investor's Guide, LLC, and a California registered investment adviser and fiduciary. After over 20 years of private investing and conducting research, Dan formed his company to help others make better financial and investment choices. In addition to managing his investment advisory firm, Dan manages a technical recruitment company for the power electronics, aerospace and defense industries. Prior to this, he served as Director of Engineering at International Rectifier Corporation. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering. For print edition and other investment information, visit us at www.tsi-guide.com

Have you ever been wounded be friendly fire? I daresay, unless you have been wounded by church hurt, you have not been wounded at all.

Like a trip to Ireland, this story will beckon, bemuse and ultimately befriend you. Running the Cobblestones celebrates the importance of steadfast neighbors as Kate McMahon, a disgraced American widow, cobbles together a new beginning on the auld sod. Readers will run alongside her through Dublin streets, trailed by a foul-mouthed stalker with a stun gun. The peaceful village is thrown into turmoil when the stalker targets Kate's young gardener, Michael, a Special Olympian with a John Wayne fixation and a Dalmatian deputy. Mercifully, the action, suspense and romance are peppered with humor--the secret of Irish survival.

"Exposing the Myths of Blackjack" uses a statistical approach to investigate all possible player hands (first two cards) and dealer up cards for two strategies. The recommended player option for each is documented in detailed data tables and play cards that summarize the results. The Basic strategy is the commonly accepted one that recommends player options that will provide him/her with the maximum profit/minimum loss. The second strategy is the ROI Strategy that uses a risk averse technique to slightly alter some player recommendations, allowing players to retain most of their winnings while eliminating some recommendations that offer little return in exchange for additional wagers. All results are presented in terms of dollars and cents, a measure of merit that all readers will understand. This Return-On-Investment approach and the unique presentation of results provides the reader/player with an easy-to-understand approach to the game. This has been done for one deck, two decks and six decks, and for all of the commonly used player and casino rules for blackjack. Play cards for different scenarios are displayed side-by-side so the reader can easily identify differences. Commonly used, but questionable player recommendations, are identified as potential myths and discussed in detail. In addition to a final summary, several wagering techniques are discussed. Larry grew up on a farm in North Dakota, where he learned the meaning of hard work and determination. After completing high school he attended Jamestown College, where he received a B. S. degree in mathematics, with a minor in physics. Later, he attended Kansas State University, where he received a Master's degree in mathematics, with a minor in statistics. After completing his formal education, he and his family moved to California in 1968, where he began his employment at a major aerospace company. He retired in 2008 and moved with his wife to their mountain home in the Sierra foothills.

In 1977 Colonel Garnett Hill assembled a small group of dedicated civilian and military personnel whose objective was to thwart a long-term Nazi plan to develop an Aryan master race and Fourth Reich in the United States.  The Nazi operation, known as The Volsung Project, was completely foiled.  There would be no breeding ground for a Fourth Reich in the United States.  Still, Colonel Hill admonished his team of agents to remain on guard and to leave "no loose ends."A year later, during a routine night run on a coastal freighter from Buenos Aires to a port in Southern Argentina, Captain Juan Diaz, who had played a role in the demise of The Volsung Project,  observes a brilliant light emanating from a supposedly uninhabited area along the Argentine coast.  When he investigates the light source, he comes upon a WWII German submarine that has been carefully hidden and well maintained.  He deduces it must be the U-Boat that sailed from Germany in 1944 and has been unaccounted for since then.Coincident with the U-Boat  sighting, Richard Eherenfeld receives a mysterious and cryptic letter at his Houston office that initiates a cascade of convoluted events.  Apparently, Nazi plans for world domination and the eradication of the Jews are far from over.  Eherenfeld summons some of his old friends from The Volsung Project as well as a few new players.  This time it will require all of the ingenuity Richard and his team can muster to thwart another intricate and insidious Nazi plot for world domination.  No Loose Ends insures that the Nazi dream does not become a worldwide nightmare. Robert Corwin grew up in rural New Jersey and attended Wake Forest University and Duke University Medical School. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Valley Forge General Hospital during the Viet Nam War.  Following his service, he practiced Urology in Texas where he lives today with his wife.  He has had a life-long interest in World and American History.  His primary interests are military medicine, surgery, and weapons.  He has often given lectures to civic and school groups and has been a lecturer for Baylor University's Lifelong Learning Continuing Education lecture series.  He has a love for classical music, particularly Wagnerian opera.  After retiring from the practice of medicine, writing has been a labor of love  taking second place only to spending time with his grandchildren.

The opening decades of the 20th century in Austria were rife with turmoil. Austria, next to Germany was an early target for Hitler’s terror. Austria quickly became part of the Third Reich, to young couple Ilse and Henry Adler, Austria was the only home they ever knew.What would have been a happy time for a newly married couple is fraught with terror. Henry is taken to a concentration camp, Ilse, carrying their infant son, works to secure Henry’s release and safe passage to America for her family. After over a year of growing desperation, Henry and Ilse finally arrive in the distant land of Michigan—scared and unfamiliar, but safe.The Adlers must then simultaneously acclimate to life as new parents in a new country and create a stable environment for their growing family. Through the kindness of strangers and their own fortitude, Henry and Ilse finally begin to see the beauty in a world that was once only cloaked in chaos.Our Story is a heart wrenching tale of family and survival, 100 years in the making.Ilse Adler’s life began in Vienna, Austria—where she was born and raised, schooled, married, and ultimately ed. Ilse, a wife and mother, was also well educated and worked as a nurse, social worker, and community advocate during her life.John Steve Adler is Ilse’s oldest child. Steve was raised in Traverse City, Michigan. He became an engineer and worked for almost fifty years in public safety communications. At Ilse’s request, Steve serves as the editor and now publisher of her book that she began writing several decades ago.

Population growth hastens the depletion of natural resources, degrades the environment, increases poverty and conflict, and debases the human spirit. This book offers an antidote. It prescribes a simple and practical credit-based system that can gradually reduce any population to an optimal size without imposing a limit on the number of children a couple can produce. It does this without requiring anyone to violate the moral precepts of any of the world's major faiths regarding birth control and abortion. And it shows how to use the same system to rationally regulate immigration. After presenting the plan, the author explores the demographic, social, environmental, and economic changes that would likely accompany population reduction, and proposes innovative solutions for some of our most pressing problems, including poverty. Anyone with an interest in the future of mankind and the conservation of the natural world will find this book informative, original, thought-provoking, and hopeful.

The life of the average American can be summed up in one word: busy. Busy with work, busy with kids' activities, busy packing too many things into the day. While running ourselves ragged seems to be the norm, it's important to stop and ask ourselves: does it have to be this way? Every event in our day is the result of a decision we've made. So, instead of staying 45 minutes late at work to finish up an important email, how about deciding to go home and ask your child about his or her day? It can be as simple as deciding to put your phone away during a conversation with someone. Journey in the Present explores various ways to awaken a greater sense of self awareness and live more authentically. With each chapter containing inspiring anecdotes and powerful questions to trigger self-reflection, your journey toward mindfulness starts today. All net proceeds from Journey in the Present go to brain tumor & epilepsy research.

Known for her ability to entertain readers with Southern life stories and anecdotes, weaving them into a continuous journey that is refreshing yet classic, author Sherry-Marie Perguson's God, You and Red Ruby Shoes! does not disappoint. After all--her readers know only Sherry-Marie can take you to the garden in stilettos, and to church in flip-flops! While her sixth book continues to uphold her humorous and sassy Southern style, always intertwined with her deep belief that "Faith surrounds you," it adds a new twist to the author's catalog. Instead of incorporating dozens of recipes into a book's theme, this book is peppered with "tidbits," a unique array of interesting historical facts and fun DIY projects for home décor, gifts, and health regimens.

Journaling Fame takes readers inside the turbulent mind and precocious soul of celebrity journalist, Allison Kugel, as she recalls the evolution and fall out from a near paralyzing anxiety disorder while navigating a decade interviewing some of Hollywood's most famous (and infamous) names. Between numerous celebrity interactions and harrowing memories of youth and adolescents, she attempts to piece together the moments of her life that, both, built her career and fostered severe panic attacks that threatened to undo it all. Allison provides an ultimate insider's guide into the celebrity journalism and publicity machines that the public doesn't see, along with shared personal memories of high-profile Hollywood friendships. She pulls no punches when going into excruciating detail about her experiences with anxiety, panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder. Her memoir seamlessly weaves in and out of her professional triumphs and personal struggles with self-examination, humor and irony. Praise for Journaling Fame: "It is with insight, humor and thoughtful reflection that Allison Kugel takes readers on an engaging and informative journey." - San Diego Entertainer"Journaling Fame was well-written, easy to read, with great honesty about anxiety and panic, and some fun and interesting celebrity info, too." - Good Reads"It is with insight, humor and thoughtful reflection that Allison Kugel takes readers on an engaging and informative journey... she simultaneously rises to become a prominent profiler of some of today's most notable public figures from entertainment and popular culture. Kugel manages to seamlessly tie her story together with humor, grace, and inspiration, as she shares her mental health journey, and ultimately, her healing." - Miami Living Magazine"I yearn to interview the biggest names in media and entertainment. Allison Kugel can proudly say she's already done that during her many years as a celebrity journalist, having chatted with the likes of Nancy Sinatra, Elle Macpherson and The Kardashians, to name just three." - PopWrapped"Allison Kugel is everything I wish I could be as a celebrity journalist. She has many fun stories to go along with them. The stories are so good, in fact, that she's written a book about the experience." - TVGrapevine"Between her celebrity encounters, Kugel chronicles panic attacks from a near-crippling anxiety disorder." - Richard Johnson, Page Six, The New York Post"Allison Kugel spills on the best and worst celebrities she's interviewed." - Andrew Bucklow, Entertainment Reporter for news.com.au

This is not just any old book. This is a book of self-discovery. Through the words on these pages, you will begin your own magical journey out of the world of harsh reality, and into the light of your own soul. These may seem like simple words on paper, but they are anything but simple. Take the time to taste every single letter. Smell the salt air of your own private ocean. Listen to the sounds of your own ship as it glides over the sea, and feel the spark of magic as it flows up through your hands and settles into your heart. There in your hands lies a tool with magical qualities. Allow yourself to be swept up into the most amazing journey you will ever know. This book will throw open the doors and the windows to the souls that are ready to shine brighter than the sun. When you arrive, meet me under the light of the full moon, and together we will shine so brightly that darkness will no longer remain. It is time. Let's begin.

I am truly amazed at what God has done in my life since that day in May 1971 back in Michigan when things had gotten so difficult that I had lost all hope. The only real choice for me was to turn everything in my life over to Him and let Him lead and control my life. My prayer for you, as you read through my journey, is that you will get a glimpse of how God can and wants to walk with you through even your most hopeless situation and bless you on the other side in ways beyond anything you can imagine. As you will see, He put me in places and situations where I would never have predicted or expected, but they turned out to be exactly where I needed to be for Him to use me and bless me and my family. It was nothing like the path I had planned for my life, but it turned out far better. Nothing stated in this autobiography is meant to brag or draw attention to anything I accomplished, but is simply presented to express a thankful heart and bring praise where it belongs, to God alone!