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Inspired by Kristal Ambrose's journey of inspiration as an activist that led to her founding The Bahamas Plastic Movement, this book is about an ocean-loving young Bahamian girl named Kai (Ocean) who is inspired to bring an end to ocean plastic pollution after her best friend, a sea turtle named Gaia (Earth), becomes stuck at sea in a trash gyre. As Kai learns about the threats facing her marine friends, her determination and passion show the amazing potential of a single child to bring on incredible change. In this story, Kai and Gaia represent the joining of land and sea and the need to protect both environments.
Alfred Quinsay's novel describes the devious dealings of the immensely wealthy businessman, Tony Hua, who has his eye on Philippine land earmarked for the construction of the largest mall and luxury tourist development in the world. His motives are far removed from the unique tourist playground envisaged by Ronald Lim, owner of the company awarded the contract for the construction.Add in the sultry Lily, wife of Tony Hua and former lover of Emil, the secret agent for the military, who was sent as an engineer to oversee the building project. Undercover, Emil was to infiltrate the oligarchs in classified dealings with the Chinese government. Here you have a story involving many twists and turns that keeps you spellbound until its final explosive conclusion.
A collection of poems, Journey from the Dark Side of the Mind encompasses themes of sanity, serenity, love, relationships and family. Uncovering the narrator's thoughts, feelings, pain and memories, each verse spans into the light and darkness which accompanies life.The loveThe painThe hopeThe despairThe aweThe numbnessThe happinessThe sleeplessnessExtract from The Dark
First Generation Normal is a story of growing up free range with eccentric parents and learning how to navigate a variety of unusual situations and characters. "We had the freedom to live in our natural environment without eyes glaring down upon us, dictating our every move. We learned to be independent because, by and large, people did not do things for us," so writes the author about her upbringing. First Generation Normal is a comedic journey of overcoming obstacles and finding inner peace in order to create new opportunities for reconciliation and happiness.
Author Kristine Baller was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and began writing short stories at a very early age. As a single mother, she studied at community college at night while working full-time during the day. Majoring in both History and English, before finding her way onto a creative writing course. It would be there through one of her short stories she would be given the encouragement to pursue the passion she always held for writing, and that short story would turn into her first novel, The Holland Diaries.The Holland Diaries is a dark and mysterious tale, taking the reader from the peace and quiet of St George's Chapel, in the grounds of Windsor Castle, England to the bustle of New York City where a horrific murder sets the ageless and magical Ava on a journey in pursuit of the truth.
Life is journey - a sentiment that is espoused many a time, but rarely looked at in detail.Journeys are sometimes smooth - but for one as long as life it is inevitably tumultuous, whether inwardly or outwardly. Sometimes, it is both - and they are nearly always linked.Follow the journey of one who travelled to start a new life, and found that the grass is not always greener on the other side. That the people who smile at you are not always your friends. That the only person who can save you is yourself.Follow her journey, expressed in unvarnished, heartfelt words, and be inspired by the story of a life successfully lived.
Ladies and Gents by Chinny George is a guide to love and relationships for men and women. Chinny George describes herself as 'a promoter of love and a huge fan of wisdom as well'. Chinny George gives lots of advice regarding relationships and how to make them successful. She advises in particular on new relationships and recognising red flags or warning signals which may mean you are investing your time in a relationship that is never going to work.A fascinating read for everyone: those who are single, those in new relationships, those in long-lasting relationships and more so, those who have had multiple relationships which for some reason or another, have not worked. A guide to finding happiness in relationships ... this book is an informative read.
The native wildlife of Australia (amals), are at war with the non-native wildlife (feralists). Led by the goanna, Gomodo, the amals adopt militaristic strategies to rid themselves of the scourge of the feralists. Within this tale of flying fox-bat messengers and kangaroo soldiers, consequences soon arise from their war, which affect the human (grels) population's way of living. By having the amals talk like humans, Johns exposes the harsh reality of the non-native wildlife crisis in Australia. Above all, Australian Wildfires establishes why it is important to protect native wildlife, lest the native wildlife take the matter into their own hands...
Dr. Serge Valcourt shares the lessons of the Traditional Orders. Through this book, he teaches the art of meditation, and of spreading positive vibrations of love through the universe to create a better world and to reach the House of the Lord.
With her father threatening to leave them, Sarah is sent by her mother to stay with her grandparents, where she is left feeling confused and abandoned. Tom, in another part of the world, runs away from his vicious step-father, only to fall in a nearby river, hitting his head. They both slip through a rift into a parallel world and the mysterious woman who comes to their assistance describes herself as a healer and takes them back to her treehouse. However, they soon suspect that she is not all she seems and may have ulterior motives for helping Tom. Sarah is sent on a mission to obtain an elixir to save his life and encounters others who are keen to help her, not all of whom are human...Through the Labyrinth is the first novel in the Anam Cara Trilogy, which explores Tom and Sarah's adventures trying to conquer the dark powers that threaten the land they find themselves in.For older readers interested in psychology, the stories are also written as an allegory for the tasks we may need to undertake in our search for wholeness.
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