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Synergy of Image and Verse. A photograph is worth a thousand words. Poetry paints word pictures using poetic imagery. On their own, they each are exquisite. Combined they become something else - a powerful composition that blends the best of both. That is what happens in this book. The author is inspired by the image, and from it, poetry flows to dance and enhance the whole upon the page. Images from the eye of a photographer that translate to the mind of the poet. The wonder here is that both are the same. The photographer is the poet.Poetry Defined Poetry is often written, but rarely explained. Here the author not only writes wonderful verse, but takes the pains to disclose the underlying techniques. Readers can find a new appreciation as never before.Here is an excerpt from Poem Number #1, Chipmunk:Those Chubby Cheeks that hold the seed. A fuzzy face soon raids the stash. He pilfers grain the birdies need, This little guy's manners so brash.

Life and its daily events as we know them are all etched in reality based colors of black and white. But when the shades of imagination are creatively expanded, we can then see a broader pigment of possibilities known as the world of "e;What if?"e;During the 70's the two greatest heavyweight fighters on the planet were never allowed to compete for political and social reasons. Muhammad Ali and Cuba's Teofilo Stevenson were both considered "e;the greatest"e; in their own respective divisions with the exception that Ali was the world renowned champ and Stevenson was a Cuban amateur fighter who appeared on the world stage every four years to win the gold during the Olympics. Over the years far too many watering-hole gatherings and exaggerated conversations fantasized the outcome if these two legends of the ring had they ever had a chance to meet and make history.For years I have been a student of the "e;sweet science"e; and believe perhaps to have captured the moment that has been a dilemma of debate over these many years. There are no computers, logarithms, analytics, or any other A.I gizmos used to determine the outcome. As a writer who has examined every detail of their skills as well as personal lives at the time, I wanted to make my ultimate consequence the story that it could have been.Well, It's finally show time and we're ready to rumble with perhaps the final answer to boxing's biggest unsolved opinion. It's "e;Ali vs Teo; The Greatest Fight Ever Imagined."e;

The story involves a young man, Will Powers, who is in the throes of malignant self-absorption and potential victim of a satanic cult led by his father who is the leader of a satanic group that regularly sacrifices animals. Fortunately, Will becomes involved in a successful but at times disturbing psychotherapy with a psychiatrist who has keen insights and is able to handle the powerful emotions that inevitably arise. As the psychotherapy unfolds, the evil dynamics behind destructive leaders is exposed. The book includes an intriguing final section called "Existential Addenda." (1) An emotional revery involving a lecture-sermon about a cure of evil pedophile priests, and (2) a dream of a psychiatrist's benevolent therapeutic revenge, which includes a confrontation (in a dream) with the parents of Jim Jones, Charles Manson, and other destructive leaders. The author concludes this section noting that "spiritual salvation never results from simply believing the correct idea or practicing a correct ritual. Spiritual salvation or wholeness requires hard psychological and spiritual work. The mind God created in a child needs to be treated respectfully and gently like a valuable, delicate flower. Narrow, rigid, judgmental teaching can pervert it."

For Fargo-based private investigator, Ryan Moar, the island of Zanzibar is no longer a laid-back tropical paradise. On the exotic East African island, a most unlikely target imaginable, economics professor Jomo Willow, is gunned down by high-priced hit man.Ryan pays a brutal price for saving Aisling Quinn from drowning in the harbor. She is fleeing from one of the yachts anchor in the bay belonging to a man known only as Shark, who heads a rogue organization of international criminals. Shark is bent on expanding his grip on the drug trade at a frightening pace and eliminating anyone standing in his way. Jomo Willow's assassination is linked to Shark's evil empire. After a devastating cyclone, Ryan discovers Aisling has transmitted Shark's files to Dublin. Ryan is soon embroiled in a deadly duel against one of the world's most diabolical criminals. While staying one step ahead of deadly assassins, the hunt for Jomo Willow's killer takes Ryan from Zanzibar's narrow alleys to the stately homes of Dublin.

This book focuses on the key qualities necessary to achieve tenure and promotion. The qualities mentioned in the book comprise enthusiasm, a drive to grow, and inventiveness. In a field fraught with obstacles and difficulties, junior faculty and those above them will be committed to cultivating and maintaining a positive outlook. Faculty members who have a positive outlook on life are more likely to enjoy fulfillment, happiness, and general well-being. Additionally, the faculty person would need the motivation to continue teaching and enhancing their abilities, i.e., a drive to improve. Faculty members who recognize and overcome their shortcomings via professional development initiatives succeed. They gain personal development and strive for excellence in teaching, service, and research. More so, this book discusses the value of creativity, describing it as the "e;x-factor"e; that distinguishes faculty members. As you go through these trios of qualities, bear in mind that other characteristics will emerge that push you, the faculty member, to success.

"e;I Want My Darn Skates,"e; tells about the life of Samantha Lewis from about the age of 9 years old throughout her life. God directs her to go back to that point in her life when she began her relationship with Jesus and was introduced to the Word of God. It was also at that point in her life when she really wanted a pair of skates that she worked so hard for, but she never got. The story goes from there on throughout her high school years. She doesn't graduate because she marries and becomes pregnant. She enters the United States Air Forces and later re-enlists. She goes on to become a commissioned officer and is retired early from active duty because she became disabled. After she and her family returned to Birmingham, Alabama, she eventually gets back to work before having another child. While on active duty, Josh moves in on her mother and begins to sell drugs. Samantha knows this brother is selling drugs because she is buying drugs from him. Another brother, Rufus, becomes part of an unsuccessful marriage and ends up on crack cocaine and living on the streets. Samantha is having seizures due to the tremendous amount of stress she is under. She is bickering with her siblings, and she is having trouble in her marriage. She loses her driver's license and she loses her job. She feels as if she is losing her mind. She doesn't know where to turn. She cries out to God. God tells her that what she is going through sounds like a great story. Without any provocation, God tells her if she writes this story, that He will bless it. Watch God do what He said He would do. "e;God is not a man that He should lie nor the Son of Man that He should repent."e;

This small book Is intended to connect communities, families, and public servants to the importance of working together for the whole of the future. Each reader Is to see themselves as apart of the story and how it ends. What is your contribution for a better tomorrow?Katrius Books are written to inspire and provide a creative outlet for the reader. Katrius has worked in education and social services for several years. She currently lives in the Midwest with her family. Other books by Katrius Books: My Family Taught Me Hate, What is Neglect? and A Book About Something.

Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means her mother's certain death...The Games of Greed have begun.In a time when the deadly silver sickness plagued the earth, the Honorable Governor Wade Johnson of Mississippi issued a stay at home order. For entertainment of the masses, he selected junior high and high school students to attend the Governor's Underground School that was housed in an underground resort casino. They were required to compete and gambling bets were placed on who would win. Sixteen year old Sara Freeman lived alone with her mother after her father died from silver sickness while he was developing the vaccine for it. Governor Johnson likes the money he earns from gambling, but mostly he wants the vaccine to sell for millions.

"e;Sweden's Unique Trials,"e; is a revision of "e;Whispers in the Church, Swedish Witch Hunt, 1672."e; This was done to stress the uniqueness of Sweden's trials. It's important. Witch trials in Sweden were relatively rare compared with the rest of Europe. Although Sweden wasn't the only country with children having acted as accusers, Swedish children and their pastors had the distinction of driving the trials of the "e;Big Noise"e; between 1668 and 1676. Judges, among the most famous men in the realm, were appointed to a Witchcraft Commission by regents of the young King Karl XI. The trials were held in each community. The trial in Mora was widely publicized and reached all the way to Salem and the ears of Cotton Mather.

A new puppet president elected, a sinister plot to cause a Tsunami by placing explosives charges along the Loihi fault line, designed to thrust down into the earth, moving the fault and causing the huge wave to unfold. Faced with a Secretary of the Navy and an Admiral who are working with the mysterious enemies of America, Jim Shepherd and his crew must race against time to expose the plot, provide evidence, and protect the west coast from a disaster. In the process they uncover the source of the money that won President Stevens the election, his multi-million-dollar account in Belize, his chief of staff's complicity, and a Chinese organization behind it all, using radical Jihadists to accomplish their goals for world domination.

There are two types of serial killers, child and adult. The fantasy to kill can be conceived in the mind of a child. His first victim creates a circular mental process that urges him to execute more murders to satisfy his fantasy. The child plans every detail in his fantasy. He replaces reality in his life with what he has imagined. In a way, he is a creative artist.

I am an Author who has written a 61 page book of prose and poetry that tells my story about how I went from considering an abortion of my daughter, and even paid for abortions by my son and his girlfriend to abort my grandchildren, twice. How I was haunted by their demise and came to the conclusion that abortion is murder. Then on further review I realized that it is evil. I confront the statistics, Planned Parenthood, BLM, and the shallow excuses that justify such activities. I conclude with how precious life is, and provide a possible solution. It includes images of me and my daughter. Sonograms of my grandchildren, and pictures of them now. As well as an image of a great grandchild. All of whom are highlighted in the book. It makes this discussion very personal, which may be most touching to the potential audience.

Gain a concise fundamental grasp. Find all the words in the puzzle. A fun activity. Bible word search is a collection of words based on words in the bible. These puzzles are challenging and will flex and energize your mental muscle. Words can be found in a straight line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. They may even read either forward or backward.

Dad's behavior communicates a lot to his son. In traditional families, a son looks up to his dad as a model for his behavior. When a dad creates opportunities for free discussions with his son, the son grows up respecting and trusting him as his model. On the other hand, when a dad becomes authoritarian, lays down rules and regulations for his son without adequate and reasonable explanations or discussions, the son may resent it, feel alienated, and seek other avenues, albeit honorable or dishonorable ones, for answers to his problems."Sons and Dads: Who Will Reconcile Them?" is a fiction-Christian narrative that talks about two sons, their dads, the trials and tribulations they encountered, and how they finally got reconciled. The episodes contained in the book are relevant, if not familiar, to what is happening in current times.