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In a medieval world filled with magical beings, Zandria appears to be a simple farm girl. One day she is kidnapped by pirates and taken aboard their ship, which happens to be captained by her uncle. After a short trip to the mysterious Mikren Islands, they are attacked on the high seas by her evil cousin Fandor. After the battle, Zandria then discovers that she is half mermaid and is a shapeshifter! She finds other captives aboard her cousin''s ship through another of her amazing gifts, but it is gift that she cannot control.After defeating Fandor, Zandria saves the captives from his ship. She adopts her cousin''s son, who was near death, and they set off to return the young captives to their homes. But only Zandria and Drake can do it, since the other pirates would be in danger if seen.Will Zandria be able to control her powers, and can she be happy with a pirate?Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/ChantaeHarding

Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, England, has recently been restored at great cost, and remains of abiding interest to the public. This was where the computer was born and the German Enigma code was broken during World War II.In this action-packed novel, Chief Wren Sally Evans is found murdered on the grounds of Bletchley Park. The year is 1941, and two police detectives are given the unenviable task of solving the crime that occurred in Britain''s most secure code-breaking establishment, a place where questions are not welcomed. "Druid" is a German spy for Himmler who is parachuted into England to authenticate the communications to Germany by Abwehr agents already embedded in England. But upon his arrival, his mission is changed."Baron" is a Soviet spy working at Bletchley Park for the first secretary of the Soviet Embassy in London, and he knew Sally Evans.The climax plays out within the pastoral Buckinghamshire countryside. Who committed A Murder at Bletchley Park?Peter Clements is a retired airline pilot who has also worked in television, film, and radio. Born in England, he has also lived in Canada, Germany, and the Middle East. He now lives with his family on the south island of New Zealand.Publisher''s website: http://sbpra.com/PeterClements

The year is 1965. The U.S. is in turmoil as the Vietnam War escalates and civil unrest is seething. Kate Bamber, a 19-year-old telephone operator from Memphis, is longing to find a good husband and some meaning to her young life. Seeking to escape a sad and troubled existence with her abusive parents, Kate eagerly accepts a job transfer and moves out of her parent''s house to the beautiful, sunny beaches of Miami, Florida.Filled with hope and excitement, Kate immediately realizes her Mid-Southern upbringing and small-town naïveté are no match for the harsh realities of life during these rapidly changing times. Romantic notions and hunger for adventure drive Kate to a guilt-ridden yet passionate love affair that unexpectedly leads to a seemingly picture-perfect marriage. But her desire for love and companionship continues to burn and the idea of a quiet married life is not what Kate''s free-spirited nature is made for.About the Author:Patricia Bjørnstad spent her childhood in Memphis, Tennessee. She moved to Norway with her husband in 1987 where she studied English literature, linguistics, and education. Patricia teaches English and drama at a Norwegian high school and plans to pursue her writing career after retirement. Her next book is about her adventures and experiences immigrating to Norway. A Quiet Life in Bedlam is her first published novel.Publisher''s website: http://www.sbpra.com/PatriciaBjornstad

The Modern Voice of an Irish Immigrant is author Imelda Cummins-DeMelkon''s fascinating account of her experience growing up in Ireland as one of twelve children, and the struggle for autonomy and independence that led to her choice of immigration to the United States.The author speaks honestly of the conflicts she experienced as a child and the overzealous paternal control that dominated her young life. The reader follows the author''s journey as it weaves between her experiences in both countries. Ultimately, The Modern Voice of an Irish Immigrant shows us that through a deep commitment to personal growth, one can indeed emerge whole and able to enjoy a full and complete life. Among the highly interesting topics the book explores are the changing face of the Catholic Church in Ireland and the United States, the uniform wish of immigrants to recreate the best of the culture they left behind, what it is to be a conscientious parent, the reality of ill and aging parents, and finally, the joy of the discovery of a life that is worth the often challenging effort. Imelda Cummins-DeMelkon, a former teacher, was born in Ireland and moved to the United States in the late 1980s. She has been a freelance writer for the past fifteen years and is currently working on her second book. She resides with her husband and son in Virginia. She travels to Ireland as frequently as her life allows.http://sbpra.com/ImeldaCummins-DeMelkon

Australian nutritionist Kylie Floate has written a must-read, information-packed book The Undeniable TRUTH About Food: A PHASES approach to making CHANGES that makes a REAL difference to YOU and the PLANET.Her book reveals the harsh reality of our food supply, including how it''s produced, what''s added, and what it''s doing to us. Kylie provides a "phases" approach to making sustainable changes that will make a big difference in our health and for our planet.Kylie''s journey began a decade ago when she was studying nutrition at university, giving her a solid foundation of knowledge. However, it was the incorrect diagnosis of her eldest daughter with juvenile bipolar disorder that fuelled her desire to dig deeper into the current practises of the food industry. She found that the more she researched, the more she uncovered. Besides eating healthy and avoiding food additives, she has plenty more to say.The Undeniable TRUTH About FOOD contains vital information about:Individual body requirementsFactors affecting food intakeChronic diseasesFood additivesFood productionFood legislationThe Western dietEnvironmental impactFood integrityKylie believes that consumers are more powerful than they realise, and that they have a real opportunity to assert for change in the food industry.The mother of four, Kylie Floate is a nutritionist and occasional school teacher living in rural Western Australia. Coming soon is her next book, The Ultimate Supermarket Handbook, a comprehensive supermarket resource that rates and reviews grocery items.http://SBPRA.com/KylieFloate

Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility: A guide for students and practicing managers in developing and emerging countries is designed to meet the urgent need for a comprehensive and definitive introduction and teaching text for Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]. With the aim to become the standard textbook to teach a complete course unit at undergraduate or postgraduate levels, this is a book that can be used by practicing managers to understand the practice of CSR, equipping them with knowledge and skills of how to integrate CSR into business strategy and operations. Edited by a multidisciplinary team of four experts, David Katamba, Dr. Christoph Zipfel, David Haag and Dr. Charles Tushabomwe-Kazooba, along with other contributors, the book stresses the linkage of CSR and modern business management. It starts by defining CSR, then shows how to get involved in CSR, how to identify CSR opportunities, communicating CSR activities to stakeholders and tracking CSR performance. Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility: A guide for students and practicing managers in developing and emerging countries concludes by giving the reader the practical skills in designing CSR strategies in order to use them for competitiveness as well as tracking performance of CSR programs. This is a book that will become essential reading on the topic of CSR for many years to come.About the Author:Mr. Katamba and his fellow Editors wish to thank German International Cooperation (GIZ), Prof. Waswa Balunywa, Mrs. Annet Nabatanzi Muyimba, Jean Hensly Kekaramu (RIP), Dr. Isaac Kayongo, Mr. Sam Musigire, Dr. Cedric Marvin Nkiko, Prof. Dr. Geoffrey Bakunda, Ms. Sabine Gisch-Boie, and Hamid Tenywa.Publisher''s website: http://www.sbpra.com/DavidKatamba

Nigerians are the most enduring and the most important natural resource of their country. Affordable electricity, access to the Internet, and qualitative education will unleash forces that will be greater than oil and gas, and will outlive them. Subjugation of these potential energies amounts to acerebral myopia and a waste.The military has destroyed Nigeria''s past; it must not be allowed to ruin the future.Give the poor and their children the "tool" they need, and they will fly over Nigeria, far above the dark clouds that cover it.Lord Lugard''s Nigeria: A Century of Myopia and Acerebral Waste - A Perspective of a Post-Independence Nigerian (1914-2014) poses a lot of questions and provides a lot of answersAuthor Yinka Kolawole hails from Nigeria.His book offers an insightful look at his homeland, one of the most misunderstood countries on the planet. Lord Lugard''s Nigeria: A Century of Myopia and Acerebral Waste - A Perspective of a Post-Independence Nigerian (1914-2014) sheds new light on the history this West African nation. Says the author, "Obstacles are those frightful things that you see when you take your eye off the goal. If the door does not open, knock again and again, and again, and again till it opens."Nigeria is potentially one of the giants of Africa and indeed the world. Myopia and acrebral waste by functional semi-illiterate military dictators in khaki has ruined Nigeria and continues to ruin the country.The instinct of the military is akin to those of armed robbers, as they operate by force of arms over unarmed and defenceless civilians. Military rule imposed by force of arms against unarmed and defenceless civilians is government of the people, not by the people, and not for the people.Civilian rule is not always democratic rule. Civilian rule imposed upon the people by vote-rigging machines called political parties are as effective as guns as an instrument of oppression of the people and looting of the treasury.Civilian government of the people, not by the people, and not for the people, is exactly the same as military government, as they are the masters of the people. The people did not appoint them, and the people cannot sack them.Nigeria should be governed with the best interests of children at the forefront of all that is done. Their anticipated future needs must be the pillar of every plan.Nigerians are the country''s most important natural resource, and will last far longer than its gas and oil reserves. Treat the people well and the country will respond in kind.Above all, give the poor and their children the "tool" they need to fly Nigeria above the dark clouds that cover it.Publisher''s website: http://sbprabooks.com/YinkaKolawole

Adam Exx is in a packed commuter train going to work. As the carriage enters the underground city loop, everything stops.The lights go out, the train rolls to a halt. In the total darkness there¿s no sound, no hint of life. The girl sitting next to Adam won¿t speak. There is no movement in the eerily quiet train.Is the problem with Adam or the passengers around him?As Adam¿s life unravels, the life he knew is abandoned anda new world is revealed. Where he is and what he is willnever be the same again.If you think you know how your world came to be, and if you assume that your surroundings are real, think again.In a thrilling start to the Adam Exx series, Genesis questions everything about Adam¿s life, and our own.A magazine editor for most of his career, Fraser Beath McEwing has written both fiction and nonfiction for leading Australian magazines and newspapers. His first novel, Feel the Width, was published in 1994. It took a satirical look at the Australian fashion industry of the 1960s. His experience in the early 1990s with network marketing formed the basis of his currently published satirical novel, cafe.Publsiher¿s website: http://SBPRA.com/FraserBeathMcEwing

The world is changing drastically, modernizing in ways that will shape future generations. Although the opening of borders and the unity of cultural differences have brought some uniformity in beliefs toward world peace, they have also caused a crisis affecting the survival of future generations.While advancement in technology and cultural unity are credited for creating a better world, these blessings have also brought forth a greater intensity, and future generations must be more assertive toward reaching their goals and successes. Underprivileged people from foreign countries now have access to the same opportunity for future careers in prestigious jobs, and they have greater ambition and desire than their competitors, the laid-back privileged individuals.Though overpopulation and economic changes will always cause a struggle for employment, there will be a greater opportunity for those parents who are aware of the changes affecting their child''s future displacement of jobs. In this new century and millennium, every child''s future will be at risk. So parents need to be aware of the crisis ahead in which their child is vulnerable and could become a lost soul in a world of expectations.If parents want their child to have future job prosperity and success, this insightful book will warn them of the dangers ahead. Otherwise, all the time and finances invested toward their child''s future well-being will have no value.Highly recommended for parents of newborns and parents who have young children ages 3 to 9http://sbpra.com/MatthewMartinMcKissick

The Rock: The Beginning is a short narrative about a small Mississippi River town that braces for the end of the world. Suddenly, there is the unexpected appearance of zombies. What does it mean?How the people in this small town react to the trials and tribulations they go through as they face annihilation is explored in this thought-provoking story. Conspiring groups appear, and people must decide who they can trust. Is the novel The Rock: The Beginning, the beginning or the end?About the Author: Patrick Timm currently is in the U.S. Navy serving as an instructor in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Pipeline. In his free time, he enjoys writing and playing different sports.Publisher''s website: http://sbpra.com/PatrickTimm

The "Roaring Twenties" was the era of the flappers, those bright young things who cut their hair and raised their hemlines. But for Rhoda Pritchard, growing up in a mining town in the North Island of New Zealand, life wasn''t easy.On her 11th birthday, Rhoda and her younger brothers and sisters stood by their mother''s grave. The strong-smelling white flowers surrounding the coffin ever afterwards became the smell of death to Rhoda.But she was a girl who loved life, and from an early age learned a simple way to survive. This helped her through every setback and disappointment, especially when she and the other children were sent to England without their father, accompanied only by an unmarried aunt. In the new and unfamiliar English environment, Rhoda faces every challenge with courage.Though set in the 1920s, this heart-warming story will resonate with readers today who admire a character with grit and determination.About the Author: Born in Salisbury, England, Elaine Blick moved to New Zealand after World War II. She is a retired schoolteacher and divides her time between both countries. Her previous novel is Where the Bellbird Sings.Publisher''s Website: http://sbpra.com/ElaineBlick

According to author Daniel Gwira, "I once decided to try to read the Bible and take notes. It took me almost a year! Although the Message was clear, powerful and good, I wondered why there had never been a précis version of the Holy Book and this gave me the idea to turn the notes I took into a shortened version of the Bible. I have to the best of my ability accurately and faithfully summarised the Bible in all its paradoxical mix of confusing complexity and sizzling simplicity. I hope it will be useful, practical and a delight for those who choose to read it."About the Author: Born in Ireland of Ghanaian parents and educated in the United Kingdom, Daniel Gwira now teaches martial arts, writes and records music.

This is the greatest time to be alive. When the book and accompanying video of The Secret came out, showing how The Law of Attraction works, people began to change their lives. Now so many are living the dream life they always wished for but didn''t know how to attain.Living the Secret is a collection of stories about different people, from various countries all around the world, who have experienced the rewards of The Secret. Covering the major areas and subjects of life, the five chapters of Living the Secret explore health, education, careers, relationships, and money.Living the Secret is a tribute to what Rhonda Byrne has done for this world. It might seem like miracle at first, but people and our world are changing, finally discovering the positive force which is Love. Impossibilities are turning into possibilities. Dreams are coming true and the power of Love is spreading as never before.Mohit Tahiliani grew-up in a small town called Anand, Gujarat in India. He currently resides in Gurgaon (NCR), India, where he is an Assistant System Engineer at TCS.Just twenty-two years-old, Mohit was inspired to write Living the Secret after reading The Secret and The Power, and learning how The Law of Attraction works. He is living his dream life, and wants everyone to experience their own lives with joy, happiness, health and wealth.Publisher''s website: http://sbpra.com/MohilitTahiliani

In 1940, Jean Shapland is evacuated from her home in London as the bombing starts and finds herself growing up in the West Country. This story of love and betrayal, set in Cornwall, South Africa, and America, follows her family through many twists and turns as they seek to find their own Rainbow''s End.Pamela Le Bailly spent the last years of the War in the W.R.N.S. and then became a navy wife. She followed her husband to South Africa and America, producing three daughters along the way. Back in England, an avid gardener, she also became interested in the art of pressing flowers and growing her own materials, which became a way of life for forty years. Pamela sold her work widely, including to many Japanese, who visited her garden in Cornwall. Her increasing physical disability meant giving up gardening, leading her to write a book on pressed flowers, and then two cookbooks. Chasing Rainbows is a story that rolled around in her head for some years. Now she hopes that those who read her fiction will find as much pleasure in her tales as she has in writing them.http://sbpra.com/PamelaLeBailly

Travels in Consciousness speaks to our urgent need to achieve higher levels of consciousness as individuals, organizations and societies. Our level of consciousness determines the energy field in which we live. The field at the highest level of awareness is the All-and-Everything, an awakened state of connectedness, inclusion and fulfillment. At the level of unawareness, however, this same field is called Flatland, a field of conflict, greed and alienation. In this fascinating and transformative book, the path to higher levels of awareness is clearly mapped out for each personality style, and the spiritual paths of the great wisdom traditions are accurately profiled according to the Enneagram. The barriers we now face in achieving higher levels of consciousness are dealt with in depth, including the shadow side of our personality, which is called the Beast. Travels in Consciousness provides both the understanding and the practical resources we need for raising our level awareness toward a global transformation. About the Author:David Hey grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and lives in Tuscany, Italy. He conducts seminars on Codependency, Meditation, Essence and the Enneagram. He is the author of The 9 Dimensions of the Soul. For more information, visit his website: www.speakconsciousness.com.Publisher''s website: http://SBPRA.com/DavidHey

Death the Door, Music a Key is an invitation to join a journey that is not always easy, but might just alter the way you think about how you live your life. The journey begins in the fragile moments just before life ends, as we sit beside the deathbed and seek to understand this sacred process through the eyes of a harpist.This book of stories tells of ordinary people in the midst of extraordinary moments: people experiencing grief, loss and the anticipation of death. For the most part, however, it is the story of the author, who followed a calling to sit with the dying and share her music."It paints a picture of the work that I do as a harpist who plays intuitive music at the bedside, the restorative qualities of the harp, and the gift that it brings many. It is my hope that through telling these stories, not only will the lives of those who I have played for be honoured, but also their death. It is my hope that their story will serve as a reminder to others that this experience does not have to be frightening, though it requires acceptance, and acceptance requires courage. This acceptance of death can be rarely found, and when it is, it is unmistakable, for their peace seems to permeate everything and everyone around them."About the Author: Angela Sciberras of NSW, Australia, brings readers a new perspective of death and dying, and the role that the arts and music can play. "The power of one person to make a difference is immense."Publisher''s website: http://www.SBPRA.com/AngelaMSciberras

Available Grace: True Short Stories of the Rewards of Intentional Living is a wonderful collection showcasing moments when the author, her family, and friends experienced the grace of God in their lives.Available Grace begins in 1964, when author Marianne Cassell first encountered Jesus and was converted. In 1999, she attended a Bible study where the teacher asked everyone to share a story of God''s grace in our lives."The rest of the class said something like, ''I can''t think of a time of grace in my life.'' I thought my grandchildren might say the same thing. They were teenagers, so I decided the best way to communicate with them was by e-mail. I wrote and sent them one story each week. As friends heard what I was doing, they asked to receive the stories as well. Eventually, I had so many stories, they would fill a book!""Oh brother! Did this ever hit home with me." - Carolyn D., Brownwood, Texas "I just read this aloud to my husband and he is wiping his eyes, it touched me deeply as well." - Marcia K., Garland, Texas"Your honesty is always so refreshing!" - Anita S., Lubbock, Texas "Amen! I''ve laughed all the way through this one." - Jo S., Dallas Marianne Cassell''s first book The Prodigal Wife was published in 1976. A Fort Worth native, she now resides in Lubbock, Texas. "I have already written enough stories for another book. Because of the nature of these stories, I''m still writing them as God pours out His grace on me."http://SBPRA.com/MarianneCassell

A basic claim of this book is that modern science has found us humans to be much less smart and rational than we have throughout our long history led ourselves to believe we are. Because of this important difference, we humans are much more likely than we think to cause our own nuclear extinction in the near future. Although Ed McGrath is a college graduate and has been interested in science most of his life, he majored in other subjects until he decided to become a psychology professor in his early forties. He returned to California State University in Los Angeles and achieved perfect grades in experimental psychology as an undergraduate and for his master's degree. He then successfully fulfilled the course requirements for a Ph.D. at the University of California. Discovering that human psychology was not based on much evidence, he also attended anthropology lectures on human evolution, hoping to find improvement potential for psychology. However, one professor warned Ed that he and the five professors on Ed's Ph.D. research committee did not like Ed's reputation for questioning the lack of testable evidence in classes and seminars, and eventually dismissed him from the Ph.D. program. Although Ed was initially disappointed, he found time to inquire into other related modern scientific discoveries. He began to see new and more important relationships among some of these discoveries and his own beliefs. That set of related discoveries eventually became an important component of this book.About the Author: Ed McGrath is a retired property tax expert, assessor and realtor. Originally from New York City, he now lives near Pasadena, California.

Bella and Friends: The Great Mermaid Rescue will fascinate kids who love the sea. Bella, a Jack Russell terrier is awakened by beautiful singing, which she follows to the beach where she lives. Bella and her doggy friends, Razz and Misty, meet some mermaids, who ask them to help rescue their mermaid children caught by fishermen.The dogs take their four human children masters to meet the mermaids, but before they can perform the rescue, the dogs are naughty and end up in "doggy jail." In their wanderings, they come across a new complex being built that is being overseen by a sinister man in a black car. The dogs take the children there to investigate.They discover that the new aquarium opens in less than a week, so the kids offer to help to find where the mermaid children are being held. Their first rescue attempt is foiled by the man in the black car. It''s up to Bella to rescue the rescuers! They try again with the help of the mermaids'' song, which puts humans to sleep. The dogs rouse the children and they save the young mermaids.But when the music stops, the security guards and the man in the black car are chasing them! Can Bella and her friends get the mermaids back to the beach in time?About the Author: Sherree Broadhurst has been writing her Bella series since 2007 for her grandchildren. She lives with her husband and her dogs Bella, Razz, and Penny in Victoria, Australia.Publisher''s website: http://www.sbpra.com/SherreeRBroadhurst