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"Expecting Washington to fix healthcare is like waiting for cancer to cure cancer." - Dr. Deane WaldmanA cancer is devouring the U.S. healthcare system. Is there a cure?America: are you confused, scared ... or mad as hell? Before you give up in disgust, read The Cancer in the American Healthcare System. You''ll discover:Why health care is both less affordable and much less available...Where all those trillions of "healthcare" dollars go...Who the real bad guys are...Why Obamacare can''t and won''t help you...How to regain control over your own health care...Praise for multiple award-winning The Cancer in Healthcare (2012)"Easy, entertaining read, will make the Bad Guys squirm. Dr. Waldman''s style is lively and lucid, and the book is packed with facts. It is not just another boring recital of platitudes. His real life examples leave no doubt as to how absurd and sick the system is. ...Read it an weep, laugh, or both." - DR. JANE ORIENT, FORMER PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS"This book is easy ... to understand, but does not lack real fact-based academic rigor. It is a fast fun read, that will help you get a better understanding of the issues with the healthcare system iin the United States. Five stars." - S. POWER, AMAZON TOP 500 REVIEWERABOUT THE AUTHOR:Dr. Deane Waldman with both MD and MBA has consulted for hospitals, public and private organizations, and governments. He marries the tools of management, especially systems analysis, with the principles of good medical practice to diagnose and correctly treat sick systems including healthcare. Dr. Deane has been the Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Children''s Hospital of San Diego, University of Chicago and University of New Mexico. He is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Pathology and Decision Science at the University of New Mexico and serves as Consumer Advocate member on the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange where he advises on public policy.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/DrDeaneWaldman

Ann Dubois, a beautiful young white woman with everything money can buy, is working on a Johns Hopkins research grant with Mike Brown, a self-made black scholar from the Baltimore ghetto.Hidden prejudice enters their relationship, and the rampant crime in Baltimore plays a role in their story.The major elements of social unrest plaguing the city continue to develop, and fear reigns until a surprising conclusion calms the storm. This intriguing contemporary novel is about Baltimore Now ... with murder served up in the finale.Thomas E. Berry, PhD, is a retired professor of Russian language and literature. He still teaches a course at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and lectures at the Smithsonian Institution and the Russian Cultural Center of the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Travel is his hobby.Publisher''s website: http://sbpra.com/ThomasEBerry

Once upon a time, Delaney Walker's life was filled with warmth and love and family and friends, expectations and desires and happiness. Then a disastrous lifelessness set in. Living became painful to him, too painful to endure until the end of time.Delaney, retired after teaching for over thirty years at university level, had become filled with despair and was trying to understand why. On the morning of February 25, 2004, Delaney was afflicted with enough serious mental derangement to warrant a psychiatrist's enrolling him into what Delaney facetiously came to call "The Depressing Society of the Deeply Depressed." Unlike many societies, this one has no proud members. It is a very large community containing millions of associates and is quite exclusive, because nobody - absolutely nobody - gets in without proper credentials. H. G. Hastings-Duffield grew up in West Virginia, moved to Michigan during the early years of World War II, and now lives near Atlanta. He says, "Had I remained in West Virginia, I likely would be dead from black lung disease. The move afforded me the opportunities to earn two universities degrees, teach thirty-five years at three universities, and write for the edification of fellow citizens." This is his seventeenth book. Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/hghastingsduffield

Orion Jackson, kingpin of the BGO, otherwise known as the Black Gangsta Organization, has inherited a world of life-threatening problems.The adverse circumstances of an uncouth outside affiliate have mercilessly entangled Orion and his organization to an ongoing murderous conflict with the Mexican mob. This cruel and deadly challenge threatens to forfeit Orion’s hopes and dreams of providing a peaceful and safe life for his family.Much to his dismay, Orion alarmingly discovers that sowing corruption can make life discouragingly daunting, especially when it’s A Time to Reap.The Criminals- Book I: A Time to Sow maliciously plants seeds of gloom and doom. Now it’s A Time to Reap. The Criminals – Book II: A Time to Reap is the shocking, highly anticipated sequel.Publisher’s website: http://sbprabooks.com/BruceWilson

Mainly out of loneliness, a messed-up writer falls in love with Marthe, his female main character, and decides not to let her die as initially planned, but to invite her into his life to help him write his next novel.He also welcomes popular characters from other successful novels, all experts in love. In addition, he summons Vivian, a prostitute - like Vivian from the movie "Pretty Woman" - who is an expert in "love for sale" to spice up the story.The characters (and their writer) embark on an erotic journey of sensuality, sex, and murder, as the writer takes copious notes that turn into an unusual meta-novel offering different vistas on life, death, murder, and love.The story ends in Vietnam at the lake of Dalat, where according to an old legend, pine trees formed intimate couples holding each other, entwining their roots after a young couple committed suicide. The legend renews itself at midnight the day the writer''s group arrives. Will they find love or will they seek death?A native of Belgium, Hugo Van Bever now resides in Singapore, where he is a professor of paediatrics at the National University Medical School. His other novels include A Sweet Double Murder, When Death Does Not Part, and On My Father''s Bike.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/HugoVanBever

Mal is one of so many born with a vivid imagination, but in a slightly deformed body. His spine never developed properly, leaving him with the deformity of a small hump.He was reared in a deeply religious society that imposed a strict regime, with its taboos and harsh beliefs forced on very young impressionable minds.The restrictions imposed on his young body brought its own problems in his dealing with a life filled with obstacles, especially when he would seek the solace of furtive love from others, a kind of love forbidden according to their scriptures. Mal''s many adventures and disappointments at the hands of those he loved, are told with feeling and some grim humour in this story of a life.Vic Vincent has been writing stories for most of his life. He enjoys exploring the unusual or bizarre aspects of the human condition, and the secrets we keep very much to ourselves, as we pursue our hopes and desires through the many aspects and situations we encounter on our journey. He previously wrote: "Vampricia and Other Short Stories".Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/VicVincent

This first of the Gumwood tales takes place around the village of Muchadoo in the land of Gumwood. The villagers have just heard that their mayor''s precious ceremonial regalia has been stolen. Who could have taken it?The friends platypus, brush turkey, and possum are falsely accused of the dastardly theft, following a failed attempt to persuade sergeant bulldog to rescue a rabbit from two nasty foxes that ambushed the rabbit and put him in a sugar bag. The king of the foxes has also trapped an unsuspecting goose and put her in a bag.A more subtle enticement is carried out by a cat who wrongly thinks she''s in league with the foxes. She leads a brush turkey into a trap, only to find she''s also caged and ready to be cooked on a bonfire! It turns out the animals were trapped to furnish food for the grand foxes'' yearly feast.Police dogs and the sergeant bulldog go on a wild chase after the friends. Meanwhile, at the great fox feast, the village animals attack the foxes, scattering them into the forest, but the foxes gather together, and while the villagers are looking for them in the forest, the foxes make their way to the village, where they wreak havoc. They light another bonfire, and commence smashing, stealing, eating, and drinking until the villagers return and another fight begins.Where will this all lead? Good triumphs over evil in the end, but there are casualties and one mystery that remains for the next book in the series.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/JohnTWinter

The new informative children''s book, Koala and Bunny: Instilling Protective Behaviours in Children, will help kids become more aware of the special parts of their bodies. Having this information can prevent children from becoming victims of abuse. "I would like to sincerely thank you for your wonderful book Koala and Bunny. Your thoughtfulness is truly appreciated." - On behalf of Terri Irwin, Australia Zoo Author Al Smith describes himself as a battler. He has been an artist for twenty years and has exhibited in some of Brisbane, Australia''s finest galleries. Al plays several musical instruments, and has recorded CDs that received acclaim at the Queensland Recording Association Awards. He has performed with Ray Davies of The Kinks, Lobo, and Keith Urban. The author has been a conservationist for more than 30 years and has received a commendation for his efforts by then Midnight Oil front man and A.C.F. (Australian Conservation Foundation) President Peter Garrett, A.M. In his fight to save rainforests and establish a native tree seed bank (eventually established at Mt. Annan), Al was called "The Treeman" by the media. He hopes his creative children''s book, with an ecological slant, will open up the minds and hearts of both young and old. Al Smith lives in Brisbane, Australia. A project dear to his heart is his mind management technique, (www.binmagic.net), which he developed into a brochure to help sufferers of schizophrenia. Approval to distribute the brochures to over 100 outlets throughout Australia, including libraries in all capital cities, took six years of effort. Read more about him at http://www.theartofal.com.

Jon Bradburn, a former air traffic controller at England's Manchester Airport, is picked up by aliens from the planet Zel. After interrogation, he is persuaded to become a "teacher of men."It's become obvious to the Zellians that humankind is nearing the point where self-destruction is imminent, consuming Earth in atomic warfare.Jon is the last in a long line of "teachers" provided by the Zellians, being "prepared and modified" mentally and physically for the role he will have to play. He is endowed with superhuman strength and intelligence, as well as the promise of longevity beyond that of all men.Accompanied by a young female Zellian (only eighty years old) named Lana, who will be Jon's mentor and companion until the stability of Earth is assured, Jon sets out to educate the men of all nations how to live in peace. But first all nuclear weapons must be disabled or destroyed.As the teacher, Jon is in contact with the most powerful leaders in the world, particularly Davis Cooper, president of the United States, who proves to be a staunch ally. Their aim is to bring peace, prosperity, and long life to all humankind. Is their dream possible? Educated in Scotland, George L. Fearns served in the Royal Navy. Now residing in England, he is a member of the Worcestershire Provincial Grand Lodge of Freemasons.Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/GeorgeLFearns

At your salvation, your spirit was renewed, but your soul and body was not changed.Spiritual Disciplines are given to us by God. They provide a way of sowing to the Spirit and they help you put off the "old man" and put on the "new man" (see Ephesians 4:22-24). By doing this, you "renew" your soul so it will agree with your renewed spirit. As the saying "means to an end" goes, the Spiritual Disciplines are the "means," while the "end" is intimacy with God.By exercising the Spiritual Disciplines, we are helped to mature spiritually and are put in a place where God can work within us to transform us. If we truly want to walk with God, we will exercise the Spiritual Disciplines.Spiritual Disciplines are for everyone to use and should be a natural part of a Christian''s life, as natural as breathing.In this book, the eleven main Spiritual Disciplines - Meditation, Prayer, Fasting, Study, Simplicity, Submission, Confession, Solitude, Service, Guidance, and Worship - are described as well as how to apply them in today''s world.The author''s first two books are A Young Person''s Guide to Christianity and A Christian Understanding of Deception - Gaining an Appreciation of How satan Uses Deception.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/RDouglasWardrop

It''s Your Word Against Mine is a collection of stories by Sylvester Carrington that compares unique cultural words and phrases from his native Barbados with select American terms. Some of these words have a different meaning in his culture, while others are nonexistent when it comes to translation. These simple words migrated with him and he has added those he encountered when he came to live in America. The author''s engaging style of storytelling will grab readers, as he takes them on a cultural journey using a vehicle of simple words to highlight the different aspects of the two cultures he has called home.With amazing skill, he has intricately woven each cultural term and phrase into a narrative that is altogether fascinating, entertaining, educational, and at times, personal and autobiographical. Watch for the highlighted words in italics throughout the book that compare and contrast these two vastly different cultures.About the Author: Sylvester Carrington is a native of Roebuck, St. Peter, Barbados. A graduate of The Modern High School and Erdiston Teachers College, he is a career educator with more than forty years of teaching and administrative experience at all levels of public and private education in Barbados, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Tennessee, and Georgia. He is also a graduate of West Indies College in Jamaica and has a master''s degree from Andrews University, a specialist degree from Michigan State University, and a doctorate in education from Loma Linda University. Dr. Carrington has served as an assistant principal, principal, science supervisor, and adjunct professor of education. He is the author of A Principal''s Personal Journey, published in 2010. He and his wife, Hortense, reside in Ringgold, Georgia, and are the parents of three adult sons.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/SylvesterCarrington

The term "ladies first" is simply a verbal courtesy in Western culture. In reality, women receive unfair treatment in earning power and on nearly every level where it counts in society. The worst situations exist in Asian and African regions, including the Middle East.This book recounts a humble Vietnamese woman''s life. Indeed, the common circumstance of a female''s lower position and gender discrimination is influenced by history, including the religious beliefs espoused by Confucius.This woman''s family lived in central Vietnam, but had to flee their village because of the invading terrorist Vietcong. Her family had become dissidents in their own homeland. Moving to Saigon, they worked hard to rebuild a new life, but everything was taken from them after the Vietcong won the war.After living a year in a refugee camp, she ultimately resettled into a new life in Australia.This brave woman lived, worked, and suffered through the county''s colonial French period, through the democratic government of South Vietnam, and later survived the ruthless regime of the Communist takeover.Her dramatic true story blends the history, culture, and religious concerns that have affected millions of Vietnamese women, while also reflecting the panorama of the Vietnamese people.H├▓a Minh Truong was born in a small Vietnamese village. He volunteered to join the South Vietnamese army in the fight against communists. "After Saigon was lost in 1975, I was imprisoned six years in nine hellish re-education camps, survived, and escaped by a small boat. I resettled to a new life in Western Australia in 1983, and have never returned to my homeland."Publisher''s website: http://sbpra.com/HoaMinhTruong

As a liberal Egyptian and avid follower of political and social causes in Hollywood films, including those that actor George Clooney never ceases to tackle, author Nazek Taymoor points out this important artistic channel of communication between East and West.Clooney''s movies give a greater meaning to the true essence of cinema by analyzing and shedding light on the issues he confronts.Freedom of expression, oppression, capitalist corruption, carcinogenic products, Middle Eastern petrol abuse by first world countries, terrorism, and anti-terrorism are but a few of the concerns artistically presented by Clooney to the world.As an author, a daughter of the Middle East, and a passionate fan of George Clooney''s works, these issues also concern the author.The choice of art in the form of cinema is the core subject of An Egyptian Message to George Clooney, which considers the nature of film as a beautiful and untainted method of communication and exchange between different cultures, even after politicians have ruined other means of communication.The book details Clooney''s most prominent movies with critiques and examination, and also offers an extensive enumeration of his biographical, activist, professional, and most importantly, the political sides of his life and works.Businesswoman Nazek Taymoor currently lives in Cairo, Egypt. This is her second book. "What motivated me was my love for art and cinema, which has now become the major language of communication between the East and the West." This work was published in Arabic in both Egypt and Lebanon. The Egyptian version was published courtesy of the General Egyptian Book Organization, which picked it from among thousands of competing booksPublisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/NazekTaymoor

If this book doesn''t get you started on some profitable action right away, nothing else will! It debates your conscience for longstanding inaction and delivers you from yourself.No ordinary business guide, Take That Action! provides wisdom for building capacity and a blueprint for living wealthy.The author demystifies success when he defines it as "being genuinely happy with life." What a solid foundation this definition provides for the rest of the book.Whether you don''t know what to do, have been trapped in long-term planning, or incapacitated by a failure, this book will bail you out.From managing business risks to unravelling difficult choices, from converting pennies to pounds to securing your future in retirement, Take That Action! is a gem for all success seekers. Written from personal experience, it is a collection of the author''s best teachings on self-development and the pursuit of success. He is the author of five books with numerous accolades."Getting to Maximum is awe-inspiring! It connects spirituality to our everyday activities. It reaches out to the educated and the uneducated alike. It''s a manual for success." - Timi Ikuku, Lagos, Nigeria"Laughing Over Serious Matters is simply unputdownable." - Chris Chukwurah, head of Works, Michael Okpara University, Nigeria"Laughing Over Serious Matters left me in stitches!" - Harriman Oyofo, manager at Shell, Nigeria A Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Institute of Human and Natural Resources, Chris Ekpekurede is an accomplished public speaker and life coach.Publisher''s website: http://sbpra.com/ChrisEkpekurede

POETIC SCRIPTURES is a paraphrase of the Gospel of John, and Jesus' Sermon on the Mount as recorded in Matthew's Gospel, chapters 5-7. It is written in poetry form to provide easy reading that is interesting, easily understood, and can be read in a couple of hours.These passages of Scripture provide very timely and necessary instructions on daily living to enable us to be pleasing to God.This poetry was written during two different times while the author was recuperating from some major surgeries, providing her the opportunity to meditate on God's Word and write down her thoughts as she was healing.Although Poetic Scriptures was completed and on the shelf for a few years, now it is time to share these thoughts with others. God has provided the opportunity to make this available to the general public. May God receive all the glory that is due Him! Kay Hinson grew up in Nashville, and now lives in Crossville, Tennessee. She has retired from serving as an activity director in nursing facilities, and now invests her time in writing and painting everyday things she sees in God's creation. The front cover and illustrations in this book are photos of some of her original artwork. More art in full color may be seen on her Facebook page, Kay Hinson, Christian Artist. She will continue writing and painting as long as God gives her the ability to do so. Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/KayHinson

Below the Surface is an adventure memoir detailing my experiences as a commercial mixed gas deep sea bell diver in the North Sea during the mid-1970s.The book captures the harrowing and near-death experiences I survived at the very bottom of one of the world''s coldest bodies of water.My story begins with a sometimes violent childhood in 1950s working class northern England. Brought up by two deaf parents, my siblings and I found resourceful ways to cope with poverty in this bleak industrial landscape.Yearning for more, I joined the Royal Navy in 1967 at age fifteen. This is where I learned my trade and began a lifetime of living at sea. But the thrills of this new world were met with the challenges of loneliness and disconnection from family.Emigrating to Canada in the mid-1980s, I found myself working on one of the most challenging jobs anyone could face: bringing up the famed Ocean Ranger oil rig from its untimely place of rest. The largest floating oil rig in the world sank in the exploratory oil fields off the grand banks of Newfoundland. These tumultuous waters have taken many famous ships to an early grave, the Titanic being the most famous. Many similarities exist between the two vessels, but with the Ocean Ranger, no one survived.Kevin Firth grew up in Lancashire, England. A retired business owner, he shares his time between his country home north of Toronto, Canada, and Costa Rica. This is his first book and is the result of many years of work. Pursuing his passion for music, the author''s singer/songwriting hobby gave voice to emotions and allowed the promise of hope when times were bad.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/KevinFirth

"Barbara T. Cerny has created a magical world that rivals that of Tolkien''s Middle Earth in Shield of the Palidine and its sequel, ''Magic Thief of Gavalos.''" - Melinda Hills, Readers'' Favorite ReviewSeventeen years later, Amorgos once again calls for Pierre and Elise Tonnelier. Amorgos is bereft of magic and Elise, the Redeemer, finds herself reluctantly leading the races to save their world, just as she finds herself trying to save her marriage.Teenagers Elam and Illieya Tonnelier and friend, Chace Bagot, do the one thing they have been told to never do: touch the Sword of the Western Sun. Its portal stone sends them to a world worse than Amorgos; it sends them to Olympus. There they face the gods of Greek mythology and begin a quest to destroy Zeus, the most powerful witch who ever lived.Magic Thief of Gavalos, sequel to Shield of the Palidine, chronicles two incredible journeys: Elise and Pierre on Amorgos, and five years in the lives of Illieya, Elam, and Chace as they battle witches and each other. Both groups must come to terms with themselves and their relationships to save Amorgos, Olympus, and their families.Barbara T. Cerny grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado. She left to garner three college degrees and serve in the U.S. Army. After eight years on active duty and 14 years in the reserves, she retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2007. In 2005, she finally found the real love of her life, writing. The author is an information technology specialist and supervisor for the U.S. Air Force. She lives with her husband, their two teenagers, two needy cats, and two turtles that listen as she discusses plot lines.Author contacts:https://barbaracernybooks.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/cernybt http://barbaratcerny.com/Media_Room.html Publisher''s website: http://sbpra.com/barbaratcerny

Every Thing Counts is the history of a public health effort that grew organically from the needs of an HIV community in the Bronx, drawing on voluminous energy, passionate commitment, and social activism. It is a firsthand description of the relationship between poverty and disease, and the history of a loving, dedicated collaboration among people of diverse backgrounds who worked together throughout the twenty-five years of the program. The book calls on research participants'' contributions, case records, clinicians'' perspectives, and searing memories of illness, death, and resilience. It is an illuminating treatise on community activism in a time of crisis.Anitra Pivnick is a medical anthropologist and one of five co-founders of the Women''s Center, a community-based HIV/AIDS program in the Bronx that began in the early years of the HIV epidemic before there was any viable treatment. Dr. Pivnick has a Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University, and is a member of the Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University. Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/AnitraPivnick

Which country will win the very first World Domino Championship?Will it be Brazil, Saint Lucia, England, or Jamaica, the hot favourites?Chad Martin and his playing partner, Lee Chandler, are reluctant recruits representing England.Chad has been struggling desperately to cope with everything happening in his life. He''s lost everything, including his business, fiancée, house, and his cherished BMW sports car. Having reached bottom, Chad is at the point of committing suicide.Linda Knight, who was jilted by Chad, is the only one prepared to help him, despite her parents'' strong opposition. Linda is the one who persuaded Chad and his partner to take part in the competition. But before they can take part in the games, they have to pass the selection process, come through victorious after the English championship rounds, and finally battle it out against other national teams.With Linda''s support, Chad embarks on the near impossible and historic venture. His path to victory is filled with romance, excitement, danger, obstacles, disappointments, heartache, and surprises. Will this once downtrodden man win the very first Word Domino Championship and be crowned The Domino King?Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/StClairSonny

Life Song: An Irish Odyssey opens in Wessex in 979 A.D.In 10th-century Britain, a band of Viking soldiers from the Dublin area is assigned to raid at random along the Wessex coast. Their purpose is to disturb the efforts of the English monarch, King Aethelred, who is attempting to unite the nobility more fully under their feudal government, and hinder the Danish incursion into Britain.Owyn is the nine-year-old son of a blacksmith living with his family outside the local nobleman''s castle.The band of Viking raiders encounters only a small band of peasants in an isolated enclave. They kill most of the villagers and take the females as slaves. But they did not count on one survivor. Young Owyn is discovered and rescued by a band of Benedictine monks who take him to their abbey. There they heal and raise him. Owyn''s mother and his sisters were taken prisoner in the raid.The boy dreams that his father charges him with a mission to reunite his family. How this tragedy affects Owyn''s resolve, proves that even an ordinary person can do extraordinary things, as he undertakes the journey to find his lost loved ones.This epic story of warring cultures, politics, and human relationships transcends the generations.Susan O''Neill retired to the Fort Myers, Florida area, where she is a member of the Gulf Coast Writers Association. This is her first book.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/SusanONeill

Seeking the Truth explores the real truth about our existence; where we came from and why; and who created us. It examines the nature and character of God and how we can come to know Him personally.In an age of skepticism, this book seeks only the truth, searching for the real meaning and purpose of life. Those looking for the truth will find it a spiritual journey. They will come to know and have a restored relationship with our Creator.The most ancient of all books, the Bible, is just as relevant today as ever, prophesizing about what will happen in the future, and when the end times draw near.Seeking the Truth takes readers on a journey of discovery. The author too explores and initiates his own spiritual voyage, a pilgrimage of discovery. Learn the truth about life itself; how and where we came from; and where we are going in the future.First-time author Chris Lancaster lives with his wife Lyn on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia, where they worship at Christian Fellowship of Noosa Inc. He retired after fourteen years as general manager of Lifeline (a Christian humanitarian counselling organisation). An associate fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, the author holds two post-graduate degrees in professional business and management. A justice of the peace, he is also a teacher/trainer and an assessor for the Queensland Justices Association, and a board member of the Churches of Christ Medical Santo Inc., a Christian charitable medical aid clinic in Vanuatu. His motivation for writing the book is to see people in this seemingly broken world turn back to God. He has four children and seven grandchildren.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/ChrisLancaster

Forget chick lit. In this delightful, wry portrayal of life with young children, the pitfalls and pleasures of grandparenting are explored.Accommodating those young parents who were once one''s children, and their children, while maintaining a sense of self, is a skill.These interlinked stories covering three years in the life of toddlers Jack and Serena and their extended family light up the pages. Each character is deftly drawn against the backdrop of everyday situations, and taps the nuances of relationships, sometimes painful, often joyful, and everything in between.Historian Sarah Martin of Melbourne, Australia, took time out from working on her Ph.D. to explore her creative muse. The result is this lighthearted fictional insight into middle-class suburban Australia, in which the voices of four generations come together in a subtle and textured comment on family life. Her biography of Davis McCaughey: A Life was published by UNSW Press Australia in 2012. Her history of the organisation Bush Heritage Australia and her first children''s picture book A Galapagos Day will be published in 2016.She says, When my father died at the age of 99, he left his body to the School of Anatomy at the University of Melbourne. I had an interesting conversation with my daughter, who found it difficult to explain this concept to her three-year-old son. I started fiddling around with the kind of conversation that might ensue over the subject, and gradually the character Jack came into existence and spawned a whole cast of characters and events that eventually became When is Forever?Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/SarahMartin

In the small rural community of White River, an old native settlement close to Route 66 in New Mexico, a small city hall and town square, shops, and houses decades old make up the main thoroughfare.A young African American boy, Raymond Chisnek, is an orphan adopted by Henry (Big Bear) Smart, a Native American resident of White River, who also has another adopted child, Iris Padillo, a Native American. The three become a family, even though they are of mixed heritage.The first few months are difficult for Raymond, as he tries adjusting to his new residence, but his adoptive father and overprotective adoptive sister make him feel as if he has always belonged.The town mayor, Rutherford B. Simms, is a stern man who loves to intimidate to gain power. His family runs three successful businesses that provide both revenue and jobs for the community, so he feels justified that he has total control over White River.As an opportunity for more financial gain emerges, the Simms family needs Smart''s support. When their offer is rebuffed, tension builds between both households, placing Raymond and Iris squarely in the crosshairs of the Simms, who view them as rotten little scoundrels. Their silly, but innocent past antics come to haunt them, as both the Simms and Smart children prove that White River isn''t big enough for both of them.Publisher''s website: http://sbpra.com/AndreWallace

The narrating thread in this contemporary African drama connects the past to the present. It shows how memory can yield something about life in ways that touch us all, either as oppressors or the oppressed.Dead Wood, the consciousness of a wounded generation, is a sober portrait of the abiding problems of our time, a reminder of what to follow and what to avoid, especially mistreating others as dead wood.It is our leaders' responsibility to enhance human dignity and not take it away. The play opens with the arrival of corps members having a mix of excitement and disillusionment at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Kebbi State, Nigeria.Following a struggle against NYSC authorities by corps members and the punishment meted out by the military, the play tells how the actions and misdeeds of our leaders can offend common humanity and destroy peace.Dead Wood mirrors how the oppressed entangle themselves in the very misdeeds of their oppressors. The play holds up a mirror to see ourselves and our actions. Pervading the text are the themes of oppression, abuse, molestation, corruption, wickedness, and suppression.The play is a cumulative response to the failed Nigerian state, which is riddled with endless malfeasance and stealing, and by extension, to the unjust world as a whole.The text renews a sense of contemporary African drama in a deeply moving coming of age way that colours the African tragedy in a hilarious manner, and the narrative involves the entire world, lest we forget. Joshua Agbo teaches at Benue State University in Nigeria. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in African exile literature at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/JoshuaAgbo