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she was the stormin a worldthat didn't enjoythe windthe storm is a collection of poetry about stepping into one's power when becoming true to themselves and their nature

As we grow and develop from babies to children, to adolescents, and then to adulthood, most of us rarely think about the roles our immediate family, other family members, and people in our circle play in contributing toward our development as individuals. Therefore, we simply go through life without stopping to relish the good things our family members have given to make us worthwhile human beings.In The Circle that Binds, author Ellafair Keyes narrates her unique journey through life, sharing her personal family trees and telling how her courageous ancestors paved the way for her to live in the United States. Ellafair is the daughter of a Sharecropper mother and granddaughter of first-generation freed slaves. She offers an autobiographical account of how she overcame negative thoughts and actions by focusing on the life of Jesus Christ and the good things her family instilled in her.The Circle that Binds serves as a blueprint to help you hold onto family relationships. Ellafair encourages you to use her personal family trees and blank forms to research your ancestral roots and extend and create individual family frees for current and future generations.

This book is for families, patients, medical professionals and the patient advocacy community. It discusses the history and science of gene therapy in a manner young children can understand.

Using unusual poetic forms, Time Mirror presents a dictionary of undefinable concepts that seeks to expose and neutralize what author Binar Singularit calls the mental virus of indiscriminate discrimination that affects all of humanity with dire consequences. His work serves as a starting point for serious mental exercise, a rediscovery of well-known beliefs in new garb, and subtler meanings of usual words through the unexpected logic found in contradictions we meet in everyday life.Original and thought-provoking, this memorable collection of philosophical poems and succinct essays invites you to rediscover a variety of living topics from a fresh and unconventional point of view.On ExistenceThe fundamental paradoxof existencemay be viewed as consisting of the apparent dualitycalled "e;form and essence"e;.Components that,intrinsically reflectingeach other,are thereforeone.

"e;If I may be allowed a personal purpose, it is that through this Revelation, we may feel the presence of God."e;-Herb Fitch, San Francisco 1968Condensed Wisdom of Herb Fitch, Volume 3: Letters to Faithful Witnesses presents an enlightening version of Herb Fitch's interpretation of the Revelation of St. John. Authors Stephen and Lynn Jay began it in 1991 with Herb's blessing and his delight as it progressed. Their purpose was to hone the manuscript of more than one thousand pages they had transcribed for Herb in 1988, making its length more palatable for publishers without compromising the integrity or quality of Herb's original work.The intent was to complete the twenty-five tapes of the series, but the project was delayed when Herb called Steve into the work as an Infinite Way teacher at his 1993 Easter Seminar, ushering in a tidal wave of spiritual activity. At that time, the first nine tapes of Herb's Revelation series had been condensed into an introduction, as well as the seven letters to the churches. It was a challenging and rewarding undertaking, one worth revisiting today and presented complete as is, powerfully packed to enlighten and inspire.This collection, the third of three volumes, offers a message of Spirit to those who, through the desire to be faithful witnesses, open their faculties of Soul to receive deeply and pour forth lovingly

Lola Zakee is an intelligent young woman who is admired by many. She loves life, nature, animals, and has a heart of gold. Lola's only mistake in life is that she is not smart when it comes to men.After she marries a man she barely knows, Lola unknowingly embarks down a dark path as he repeatedly abuses and rapes her, keeping her against her will. When she finally manages to escape, she begins anew, only to remarry and fail again. As she tries to live without regret or fear, Lola is soon gifted with a blessing that prompts her to make difficult decisions to save her unborn child. Just when she is ready to give up, God sends her Kareem. As they travel the world and escape one danger after another, Lola inherits millions and devotes her time to helping others, risking her own life in the process. But as the clock ticks away, now only time will tell what Lola will do next as she faces hardships, pain, and agonizing choices with strength, courage, and patience.In this compelling story, a young woman must determine what to do to survive life's greatest challenges as she chases her dreams to realize a happy existence.

This time I won't pretend.The truth will flow,And I will let go.The pen has control;The thunder begins to roll.The water pours from the clouds,Like the pain pours from my heart onto this page.This is only the beginning stage.It took a long time for Makayla Brooke to understand that her personal experiences could be filled with both beauty and ugliness and, most importantly, poetic insight.Within her debut collection of poems, Makayla reflects on a variety of themes and subjects that include heartbreak, abuse, grief, trauma, and much more. As she lyrically explores how she learned to find her way in a complex world and heal from her emotional wounds, Makayla shares a raw glimpse into her beautiful disaster as she bravely faced difficulties, attempted to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and focused on creating a new beginning with every sunrise.Beautiful Disaster is a debut collection of poetry and prose that holds truth, love, hope, and a wake-up call for anyone feeling alone, broken, or lost in life.

Deidra Wentworth lives a pampered life in Quinley Park, Texas, a wealthy suburb of Dallas. When her parents die in a plane crash, Deidra acquires a frightening and unexpected inheritance from the father she loved and respected.Grace Shephard wakes from a coma in Wichita, Kansas, with no memory of her past. She does know that she is now scarred and covered in stitches. She is forced to construct a new life until shocking truths shatter her image and threaten any future she may have.Both Deidra and Grace face consequences for choices made by those who lived before them. Will they forever be haunted by actions beyond their control, or will they free themselves of mistakes from the past?

What was so special about Muhammad that caused people to follow him, obey him, and trust him when he declared he was a prophet?Bharat Singh, a retired professor, covers the prophet's extraordinary achievements in this academic work. He examines how in a short period, from the time Muhammad became a prophet to his death, he successfully converted most Arabs and many others to Islam. At the same time, he also established an Arab kingdom and developed a religious doctrine based on Allah's messages and his examples, followed by about two billion Muslims today.In simple language, the author answers questions such as: What are the doctrines, beliefs, and rituals of Islam? What is the meaning behind the traditions and practices of Muslims? How does the Quran shape behavior in daily life, social customs, gender issues, marriage, divorce, legal and illegal sexual relationships, and more? Why Muslims put faith in the divinely inspired judicial system of sharia instead of laws formed by humans.Knowing the immense curiosity in the west of the violent acts carried by some Muslim groups claiming their actions as jihad sanctioned under Islam, Dr. Singh reviews jihad's doctrine and history. He also devotes a chapter to the jihadi agenda of around last hundred years and prominent terrorist organizations like Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Al-Qaida, ISIS, Taliban, and Hezbollah.

Ever since a little girl can remember, it has always just been her and her mother, tackling the world together. People always say they look alike with their brown eyes and thick curly hair. But one rainy day when the mother takes the girl to the local bakery to meet a strange man, everything changes.Mr. August, who has skin the color of coffee beans, brings his son, Alex, with him. He has a cool job aboard a US Navy ship and is super funny. Alex is very friendly and creative. A few months after Mr. August and the girl's mom announce they are getting married, Mr. August officially becomes her father as two families blend into one and realize a new beginning together.In this heartwarming tale for children, a girl and her mother become part of a newly blended military family as they continue on a loving journey through life together.

A complex healthcare system involving many moving parts often makes us forget what matters most is the people. Marlett presents her observations of the inner workings of the hospital system with a book that tells what it is really like to work in one as a nurse.Not only does Marlett tell us her story, but she also tells us her patients' stories. And it's their stories that ultimately form the heart and soul of Marlett's book.- Dylan Ward, The US Review of BooksIf I was considering a career change, this book might encourage me to become a nurse, or it might dissuade me from becoming a nurse. Either way, it's a no-holds-barred look at nursing. Alice Marlett's writing is so descriptive that readers will feel like they're on the hospital floor with her.- Joe Wisinski, Readers' FavoriteI likedthe uncompromising honesty concerning cases of negligence in health facilities. Further, the book sufficiently explores the risks associated with understaffing in nursing.- Kibetious, Online Book Club

Through twenty-nine small chronicles, Prayer and Forgiveness offers an easy-to-read and no- sidetracks-guide to living an inner life of balance and harmony. Author Melina Christensen relays this channeled message by the White Brotherhood, a group of elevated souls who formed a council for the benefit of humankind on the next level.This volume, focusing on spiritual guidance and counsel, presents a roadmap to help you realign with your own higher self. It includes working notes for each chapter and employs the basic tools of praying and forgiving to solve conflict and anguish in your life. Prayer and Forgiveness helps you live in the present, filled with love and gratitude.

My heart is an observation room.Welcoming and looking forward to your blessings.My inner has a discoursing doom.Keeping me away from listening to youBut it believes in keeping.Its not realOh Lord marry my reality and me!AmenIn Pearls to Lord, author Deni Adler Topuzoglu pours out his heart and soul to the Lord, casting aside his burdens. He offers a collection of sixty-five pure prayers that have helped him through his life journey.Topuzoglu praises the Lord and relies on his forgiveness and compassion through a variety of petitions. He asks the Lord for his blessings and his everlasting love. Through his own experiences, Topuzoglu aims to guide readers to the same compassion, strength of forgiveness, mindfulness, and life-changing experiences in this book.

Shelia Willis has had paranormal experiences her entire life.In Living on Elm Street, she shares her incredible encounters as well as what it was like being born and growing up with cerebral palsy and dyslexia.She also looks back at painful experiences, such as being molested. As a little girl, her parents did not believe her when she told them that after waking up, she saw the head of a male figure with dark red eyes and two horns coming out of its forehead. Later, she realized she had seen the face of the devil himself.There were other times when she heard someone typing only to find no one at the typewriter. It became so commonplace that she eventually simply ignored it.Join the author as she shares what it has been like living a life filled with supernatural encounters and how she's overcome numerous obstacles with the help of God.

Many, many years ago, the flying spirit, Hoa Manu, appeared in a dream to the king of Hiva and told him to lead his people to a new land. The king sent seven explorers to find this small island, and they named it Rapa Nui.Hundreds of years later, Hoa Manu returns to Rapa Nui, also called Easter Island, but the island is not like it once was. All the wondrous Toromiro trees have disappeared. With the help of the spirits of the seven explorers, Hao Manu searches for her beloved trees with the bright yellow flowers. These trees once held the history of Easter Island, written in rongorongo, but where have they gone?Rongo Rongo & the Last Toromiro Tree teaches an important lesson about history and conservation. The legends of Easter Island and rongorongo continue to stump historians and linguistic experts to this day. Maybe, by looking with fresh eyes, you can help solve the mystery.

Born in a small town in western Pennsylvania in the late 1950s, Tony Cesare had everything a boy could want, from a father who played baseball with him to doting grandparents.But then the local factory began laying off workers, including members of his family-and his idyllic childhood came to an end.When he reached his teens, he turned to alcohol and drugs. Soon, he was stealing Social Security money from his grandparents to survive, rationalizing that they wouldn't notice if he only took a little.In this memoir, he looks back at his battle with addiction as well as harrowing adventures, such as surviving multiple car crashes, drag racing on a local bridge, transporting marijuana from Florida to Pennsylvania, and losing his motorcycle during Daytona's famous bike week.His party lifestyle did not come without repercussions, and he was only set straight after he faced the prospect of going to prison. Finally, he chose sobriety over alcohol and drugs.Join the author as he looks back on his childhood and how he overcame addiction and other struggles in this inspiring memoir.

Obeah owns the resort located in a secluded woodland setting, complete with peaceful lake, fir trees, trails, and cabins. It's an idyllic place vacationers seek when they need to get away from it all. Catherine and her family have been long-time guests, but she eventually returns by herself as a young woman.An unexpected romance blossoms between Obeah and Catherine, but she ends up leaving him without explanation or closure. Brokenhearted, the resort owner creates a magical set of nesting dolls that are meant to get Catherine back. Decades later, the dolls end up in the hands of young Isabella, who is immediately attracted to them and senses some kind of magic.As Isabella grows up, she secretly relies on the smallest doll to guide her through different relationships, hoping to find love. She experiences a crush, her first kiss, and her first true love but also loss. She questions her ability to understand love and is scared she might never find a way to make love last. Are Isabella's broken relationships her fault, or is it the magic doll? Perhaps this tiny doll, manipulated by heartbreak, is a force to be reckoned with.

No friendship is ever perfect, no matter how it might appear. When hidden truths are revealed, relationships fall apart in sometimes violent, ugly ways. Natasha, Kylie, Keri, Amanda, and Melanie are five college friends who all decided to live in Florida. Everything was going great for each of them in both love and career until the unthinkable occurs.Melanie kills Amanda and goes on the run. Natasha, Kylie, and Keri mourn the loss of their friend, shocked by Melanie's horrific behavior. Soon, though, their mourning takes a backseat to their own personal turmoil, and the bond between friends continues to break. In the meantime, Melanie finds herself trapped in a web of deceit.The saga continues in Secrets: Unmasked as these women's true natures are revealed, for better or worse, and their friendship is rocked by deceit, jealousy, and murder.

In Sport Shorts, meet three different student athletes struggling to navigate their busy lives and reach their individual goals while dealing with the everyday worries of high school."e;Full Count"e; is about Jasper Green. Follow him as he transitions from middle school to high school as a star baseball player. "e;Double Fault"e; is the story of Savana Jones, one of the star tennis players on her high school team, as she tries to earn an athletic scholarship for college. Finally, in "e;The Practice Squad,"e; Alan Berry pursues his passion for basketball in a way many athletes would never consider.Each story portrays the difficulties student athletes face while also celebrating their successes. High school athletes have many decisions to make upon leaving high school, whether they enter the pros or attend college. Follow these three as they build their own varied paths to success.

Lucia is so excited to travel with her family for the Spring Break vacation. But after she leaves her beloved dog, Roxy, in her aunt's care, the furry family member decides to take matters into her own paws and escape from her temporary home.Gabrielle is a teacher who lives in another section of the city. As her Spring Break begins, she and a friend decide to take a walk in a park. When Gabrielle and her friend see something moving in the middle of the park lake, they soon realize it is a small dog and rescue it. But when their attempts to reach the owner fail, Gabrielle cannot help but quickly fall in love with Roxy. When Lucia learns that Roxy has disappeared, she is heartbroken. As Lucia learns what it is like to lose something she loves, Gabriel discovers how much she has gained through her feelings for Roxy. Will the little dog ever find her way back home?In this real-life scenario, a girl and a teacher learn valuable lessons about love, loss, and doing the right thing with a little dog.

leave behind the mental prisonlife isn't a gamebe not desperate to win itfollow your dream, live in it!Women often see and feel the world differently than others. It is through their eyes that we are able to gain a different perspective on life, love, heartbreak, and everything in between.In a debut collection of prose and poetry, Sneha Vishwakarma lyrically paints a raw, honest picture that reveals a glimpse into the heart and soul of a woman on a journey inward as she reflects on how she feels, reacts, and moves forward in life. In verse inspired by her personal experiences, Sneha retells how a woman feels in different phases of her life that include falling in love, enduring a broken heart, turning loss into learning lessons, and moving from depression to a more contented, purposeful existence.I Wish I Could is an anthology of free verse and prose that reflects on life as a new voice in the literary world explores feelings of love, sadness, and what it means to be a woman.

In her new collection of stories, author Lucia Bartlett presents three tales that explore unexpected and strange departures from normal life.The Vampire Squid continues a tale of the residents of Foster Lake. Fall, 2019 has families going about their business in the small northern Maine town when odd sightings are reported at the woman's prison. Then in March 2020, days before Covid lock-down, The Lane School takes a field trip to a new underground military facility that leaves teachers & students with unsettling impressions. When the women's prison raises the alarm; children are in danger, it's up to Anne Stevens to find out the truth.Set in year 2030, "e;Papercuts"e; follows twenty-three-year-old Wesley, a warehouse supervisor who yearns to become a CERT; part of the executive team. He obeys their orders but is manipulated into disaster when a beautiful coworker seduces him. The ultimate cost may be his sanity-or his life."e;The Community,"e; goes back to the late 1970s and early 1980s, at a time when epidemic suicide hits an upper middle class housing development and explores the possibility that expectations of perfect family life may not be healthy.

Poetry is song.We sing it to ourselvesWhen the heart is fullOf joy,Of grief,Of sheer delight.Poetry is its own language: the mathematics of the soul. It is song that is sung within as well as without. As we enter the world of the poet, we absorb his music through our own prism.Using a contemporary idiom, Victor Barranca shares a collection of poems that explore the awe of love and nature as well as the fear of dangerous politics within classical and experimental forms of verse. While poignantly reflecting on the current state of the world, Barranca provides a safe place for others to do the same while navigating through a human sea to seek and understand the truth, and conquer darkness with light.My Music is a volume of sonnets, monologues, and other writings that use a contemporary idiom to explore nature, love, and current events.

Shy is a beautiful black horse with three white socks and a white stripe down her forehead. Her real name is "e;Shy of a Clue,"e; because it's common to give horses fancy names, but she is called Shy for short. All she wants is to find her forever home.A young woman buys her and teaches Shy to walk, trot, and lope, but when the young woman must move away, she passes Shy to a couple with a farm. At the farm, Shy makes friends with all sorts of barnyard animals, but again, this is not her forever home. She is sent someplace else, where she helps give riding lessons to little children. Again, this is not her forever home.Shy has just about given up on being happy, safe, and loved until she meets a little girl with a twinkle in her eye. Maybe Shy has finally found the owner who will love her forever. Maybe she has found the place where she belongs.

When a third-grade teacher starts the new school year, she's excited to meet her students. But Timothy Brown is on her roster and he could be her worst nightmare. He has trouble reading, his behavior is bothersome, and he wants the starring role in the school play.Timothy Brown is a Bad Boy, by author and former principal, Mary Page-Clay, is based on a combination of real-life incidents that occurred during her career as a classroom teacher. Timothy Brown will challenge preconceived notions to promote acceptance and understanding between students and teachers.With a study guide to help facilitate small group discussions, educators are encouraged to share their personal experiences, identify opportunities for improvement, and build upon their shared strengths to teach children who challenge them.

"e;An extremely readable and fast-paced religious thriller ... readers will be hard-pressed to find it done more intriguingly than this."e;-Kirkus ReviewsA flash of lightning and a peal of thunder have just left an unsuspecting world spinning out of control. As Father Michael Martin attempts to deal with his losses and somehow prepare for an onslaught of evil that is preparing to befall the world, he must also come to terms with the part he has played in the sudden turn of events. Michael must rely on his role as camerlengo to the new pope-the title his demented uncle, Benny Cross now proudly holds-to protect his family. As a solar twin bears down on Earth, Michael takes it upon himself to shield as many as he can from the coming destruction and deception perpetrated by Isa Kurtoglu, the new world leader. Through it all, Michael must come to grips with his treacherous past and the realization that any pain he suffers in the process is considered penance for his hand in bringing about horrifying changes to a world in which now no one is certain to survive. In this religious thriller, a determined priest exposes the inner workings of the Vatican and the echelons of the power-elite as a monster emerges from the darkness and wreaks havoc on the world.

Presented with striking simplicity, We Must Change the Way We Live is a thoughtful and compelling narrative on financial prudence. It offers a simple-to-follow guide on how to plan for advanced education, retirement, debt elimination, and personal investments. It also lays out a reasoned view on how to strengthen Americas leadership in higher education and fiscal discipline.Unlike most other resources on financial education, the approach in this book is grounded on how we, as individuals, can be best prepared to not only become financially independent, but also, and perhaps even more important, offer a helping hand to others who otherwise would be limited in their own efforts to succeed. The authors early struggles in life, his humble beginnings as a naturalized American, and the unparalleled opportunities that America continues to offer, bolster the argument for self-empowerment. In that sense, this book begins with a thoughtful reflection on the core American values of hard work and excellence, both of which helped build this nation into an enviable destination for those seeking to actualize their dreams of a better life.At the dawn of the 21st Century, two important phenomena that gained renewed attention were globalization and financial crisis. Globalization is the reality of how economic integration among nations has heightened the pace of international competition, especially in commerce and technology. The collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2007, and the financial crisis that followed it, exposed the fragility of our financial system, in particular, when financial prudence is overlooked. In We Must Change the Way We Live, these events are used as a backdrop in articulating how we can advance our competencies to meet the rising challenges of the highly competitive and ever changing global economy.