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Manhattan's Secret II: The Edge of Death is the sequel to Birdella Hall-Walker's thrilling novel Manhattan's Secret.The life of the Ellingtons as they once knew it was over. Edward Clark Ellington is in prison. His wife, Clarissa, now runs the Ellington Empire, and their daughter, Marilynn, has been court ordered to attend an all-girls private school in a small town in England.Living with the awful truth about Edward, Clarissa has regained her strength. She is now the CEO and sole proprietor of the Ellington International Corporation. Sarah King will continue to grow powerfully in her position with the company and is now enjoying her personal life.The twists and turns of Marilynn's life have brought her to an abrupt realization of the raw truth about her father. She plans to take matters into her own hands. Nothing is going to stand in the way of her quest to find her father and be with him. Her objective is to free him from the lies that landed him in prison. Marilynn's journey will not end until she succeeds.However, the bitter truth slaps her hard in the face, sending her into a whirlwind of decision making.In order to succeed, Marilynn has to obtain a new identity. She will have to sit directly across from her father without his knowledge of who she is. Her many attempts at suicide will now be reversed as the death she wanted for herself, she is now bequeathing to him.Her hope of this one and only visit to prison will cause him to understand the pain she suffered while living on The Edge of Death.Birdella Hall-Walker grew up in Joliet, Illinois, and has been writing since she was ten years old. She owns her own acting school, is a motivational speaker, and works with her husband in the Ministry of the Gospel.

We live in a crazy world where anything is possible. Politics are upended; climate change is un-done; the stock market soars; and people concentrate only on themselves. This is a "me" world, and screw the next guy.Suppose, just suppose, that a visitor from your past nuclear family - your grandfather - suddenly and mysteriously appears. How do you handle it? How does your grandfather handle it? I mean, here he is, from the world of 1920s New York, transported to 2017. Imagine the culture shock!Déjà Vu All Over Again tackles this well-researched historical novel with humor and human interest, intermingled with the wonders of today.This novel brings back a soul from the past, long dead and buried, to meet his grandson, give him advice and guide him, and see the progress made in almost 100 years.Gary Chattman, age 70, is going about his business, still working, still wondering about the meaning of life, when he meets up with his grandfather, Nat Kornfeld, appearing as a lively 26-year-old!Can Nat answer the questions we all yearn to ask? Is there life after death? What happens when we die? And can Nat help Gary with the direction he seeks for his life?Gary D. Chattman is the author of seven other books: Coming of Age; If I Should Die Before I Wake; The Quixotic Teacher; My Diary: Stories Written by Teens About Jewish History; My Child Left Behind; Pennies From Heaven; and Happiness, You Came Too Late. He has been a Bar/Bat Mitzvah/Judaica teacher for over thirty years; a piano teacher; a teacher for the S.A.T.; a teacher advocate and an advocate for his students. He is also a concert pianist.Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/GaryChattman

For centuries Muslim countries have cultivated the myth that Jews under their rule enjoyed equality, harmony, and generally positive treatment.But the revelation of relevant documents covering one millennium of history (the 10th to the 20th centuries) tell a different story, one of persecution, pogroms, suffering, and humiliation, which were relieved only when France colonized North Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries.The major landmark of this attitude was manifested in the inferior and humiliating dhimmi status that Jews were subjected to, which dictated that the harsh rules of Muslim supremacy and dhimmi submission be applied to non-Muslims in Islamdom.Raphael Israeli is a professor of Islamic and Chinese history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. "I have myself lived under these horrific conditions. But my grievances against the Muslim world, which I was compelled to leave behind in Fes, Morocco, at age 14, were hard to prove against the fervent denials of the Muslims. The revelation of these documents shows conclusively what the real situation has been, which caused the massive exodus of the Jews of Islamdom when the state of Israel was founded in 1948." This is the author's 57th book.Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/RaphaelIsraeli

What happens when a newborn squirrel falls from its nest and gets stuck in some guy's golf hat? The story of Bogey begins. A squirrel that grew up in a house with a big golden dog, a snowy white kitty cat, a mom, a dad, and two boys. A squirrel who could never learn to be a squirrel, but who could know. Learn about his life and adventures in a world that wasn't the typical, natural world a squirrel usually finds itself in. The story is funny, strange and sometimes a little sad. It works out just fine when Bogey gets a painted red tail. If you are out in the woods and you see a red-tailed squirrel, it just might be him."A fun read for kids of every age!" - Larry Hall"How hilarious it is to see a dog, cat and a squirrel running around in a big circle playing critter tag!" - Elaine Rogers"A lesson for all on family pets!" - Russ MartoranaSteve Rogers has written Dogs Can Fly, another children's book. He published his first novel, Lost in Love Grass, a golf life story told through the eyes of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient.

Where to, Australia? is a new and challenging look at Australia's future. It asks Australians to envisage the sort of future we could have, if we take control and demand the changes necessary for a better government and a better political system.This book offers a journey to a more honest system, one less corrupted by money, and one that can give citizens better control over elected and appointed representatives. It has the potential of forcing politicians to think in terms of what's best for the nation, instead of pursuing the narrow perspective of winning the next election for a political party.The book is in two parts. The first part explains the reasoning and philosophy behind each chapter of a new and better political system, a system contained in the draft of a new Constitution. The second part of the book is the drafted Constitution itself.Do Australians want a true and honest Constitution, a document created by hundreds of people from all around the county? This new Constitution can be easily read and understood, because it's written by the people and for the people. And, no one needs a law degree to understand this Primary Law for an independent Australia.This is Graham L Paterson's third book in a trilogy about Australia's Constitution and political history over the past century. He taught English as a foreign language at the Xiaogan University in China and has since had five books published by Foreign Language Press of Beijing, China. He now lives in NSW, Australia.

A bad penny always turns up, so the saying goes.A Bad Penny is the third book in a series by Pat McDonald. In her first book, A Penny for Them, Benjamin Matthews (né Pollock), discovers after several startling revelations that he isn't who he thought he was, which stops him from leaving with his wife and children for the United Arab Emirates.Determined to join them, Ben manages to escape the clutches of Sergeant Daphne Johnson, when in book two, The Penny Drops, he sneaks out of the UK to "live the dream" in the desert country's opulent culture.Feeling sheer relief upon arrival, and lured by his new exotic surroundings and the mysteries of the desert, Ben sees no point in telling his wife who he really is. Believing him to be an orphan, she remains blissfully ignorant of both his families, until his two mothers show up together, complete with suitcases.This sparks the beginning of another inevitable run of bad luck for Ben. Just when things seem to be going okay, something always turns up to spoil it! In A Bad Penny, Ben's easy escape to United Arab Emirates is short lived, when, like a bad penny, everyone turns up!British crime author Pat McDonald lives in a rural part of the Midlands, United Kingdom. She previously worked as a researcher, project manager, and programme manager in the NHS, and in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. She is now a full-time novelist.

Quack-A-NackThe Duck that Couldn't QuackMother Duck often thought about her lost egg and this made her very sad, but she hoped to find it one day. In the excitement of the duck Olympic swimming tryouts, Mother Duck accidentally laid her egg that she named Quack-A-Nack in Mother Hen's nest. When Mother Hen found the light-blue egg in her nest and it hatched, she knew he was special.Finis T. Jones, 1929-2017, was a lifelong storyteller. Born on a farm in Honey Grove, Texas, he loved writing and sharing his stories until his death in Tomball, Texas."The joyful imagination in the children's stories my dad so enjoyed writing will surely live on in the hearts of so many for years to come." - Jerry Jones, son

One night, an intruder wakes Jenny as he searches for the deed to a mine he believes belongs to him. Jenny and her housekeeper, Rachel, start a thorough search of the attic at Brambles, her family home, for any clue as to whether a mine exists. Strangely, a wing commander named James Williams arrives unexpectedly with a large cheque, stating the amount is her father's share for the sale of the mine they jointly owned.Jenny has no knowledge of a mine nor of James Williams. Oddly, James is unaware that Jenny's father has died. During a continued search for evidence of the mine, Jenny discovers what appears to be a secret life led by her father. Having come across an intriguing photograph, she sets off with Piers, her best friend and solicitor, to try to learn about the existence of any mine and the significance the photo has to her family. Thus begins a sequence of terrible events in A Tale of Murder and Mystery.Born in Gravesend, Kent, during World War II, Valerie Baxter, age 75, now resides in a small village in rural Suffolk with her husband of 56 years. This is her third novel.

Seven charm seekers inhabit a volcanic mountain to practice their ancient religion. The Wicca charm seekers must save their last apprentice to instruct their ancient religion. But the chosen teen becomes an orphan.The apprentice meets an Indian friend at an adoption facility and they are both sent to a religious boarding academy. The apprentice aspires to know Jesus Christ and he is granted a supernatural Bible.This fantasy fiction tale introduces a celestial sky that reveals both wonder and a sign. When a firewater moon appears, it alerts the people that witches are living in the volcano.Born and raised in Lansing Michigan, Novene Thomas relocated to the East Coast and now resides in Alaska. Her hobbies include fantasy fiction writing, poetry, crystals, voice-over actress work, and she is an innovator.

"Through the gift of writing, I have learned to express my thoughts and ideals in a manner of being best understood. I have tried hard not to allow negative thoughts or crazy ideals to interfere with anything meaningful and productive in my life." Says author Alim M. Bey, "Do not allow yourself to come up short. Each of us has been given a gift at birth, and from that gift, we must learn to be positive, and wherever our aspirations fall, it should be our best."Part of a poem in Poetry at Its Ripest:Do you have a friend?Do you have a friend who has fallen and can't get up?And in all efforts made, still it isn't enoughDo you have a friend who's off track?This is known knowledge and a factDo you have a friend refusing to give life another try?During the talks and walks, you only see tears in their eyesI saw such a friend the other day, in as many yearsNeed to clean up change clothes, hair hung below his earsDo you have a friend you want to help in good taste?Recognized you, turned walked away, leaving no traceAlim M. Bey, A.K.A. Albert E. Sewell, is an African-descendant, native-born American from Maryland who presently resides in North Carolina. He is a talented writer who has been blessed with the gift of expression through poetry. This diverse collection of poems represents experiences and feelings he had had throughout his life. Though he says his thoughts are quite ordinary, his work is thoroughly unique and thought-provoking.

Cougar's Crossing"To read a book by Lillian Ross is to travel to another time and place with characters who quickly become family.Read this true-to-life novel to feel the essence of the rugged era on the Canadian prairies… raw, messy, inspired by hope and motivated by grit. Ross weaves a poignant drama of wounded love, jealousy and human emotion."Corrine McConchie, LibrarianVancouver Excerpt from Iris Tuftin's Editor's Comment…Could this be 'his' remains, we wondered? The hated man who killed our Aunt Florence in 1921?…The facts were overwhelming - more fascinating than we ever imagined.Now the story of Cougar's Crossing would have to be changed.We knew the truth - or most of it.A Historical Novel with a Mysterious Twist The loud, brash, irreverent Cougar Wright swore like a trooper and didn't believe in a higher power than his own strength, but he loved his family and wanted them to join him in his struggle to tame the wilderness. His family's dance with destiny in Alberta's Northwest would shake his world and theirs.Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/LillianRoss

In 1990, three students meet as freshmen in college. Everything is new and different to them in their exciting surroundings, and being far from home, they all want to experience new things.Two of the group become intimately involved, but soon realize that being friends is better.Four years later, they're all still good friends, even though there have been changes within their friendship. Following graduation, the three decide to start a company together. That's when everything takes a turn for the worse.One of them boots another out of the company, resulting is a devious plot of revenge.The person on the outs considers it a case of Double-Crossed: Payback Is a B _ _ _ _.Sometimes the things you expect to turn out the way you want them to, don't happen. And when people you trust turn on you, they must pay.This is Audrey R. Brown's first published book and she is writing the sequel. She has also written a children's series. Raised in Kansas City, Kansas, the author now lives in Minnesota.Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/AudreyRBrown

Have you ever loved, been loved, been confused about love, or suffered from loss of love? All these feelings have been captured and shared in the words of heartfelt poems, compiled over many years by a former teacher and award-winning author.Sherrill S. Cannon now shares her thoughts in this book of feelings. "As a teacher, I used poetry to help counsel many troubled teens and friends, and have continued this pattern throughout the years."There are three sections in her book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets. Some poems are simply plays on words.A SignIn the depths of my winterI heard a small bird -Braving the cold,Bringing the word.He gave my heart hopeAs I heard him sing -Three little notesPromising spring. Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of 10, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's stories that have received 48 national and international book awards between 2011 and 2017. Also a playwright with seven published plays for elementary school children, her works have been performed internationally in over 20 countries. Most of her children's books try to teach something, such as good manners and caring for others. Married for 57 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren.

In modern American society, the child who grows up without learning to read does not have a prayer when it comes to achieving true success in life. Unfortunately, this is the case for several million of our nation's children. According to an April 2017 study by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can't read. Part of the reason is that 61% of low-income families have no books at all in the home for their pre-school children to read, a crucial time when reading development takes place. There is hope, and it can be found in My Heartfelt Passion: Saving our Nation one Child at a Time, written by Jim Davidson, nationally syndicated columnist who founded a unique literacy project called "Bookcase for Every Child" in his home town of Conway, Arkansas. This project has now spread to five other states. They have given over 2,000 personalized bookcases, and a starter set of books, to pre-school children being reared in low-income families. In the author's easy, conversational style, he takes us to the day he was born and moves forward to share the people, events, and experiences that led him to develop a heartfelt passion for underprivileged children. He covers his personal history; how some children are born with advantages, while others are born with unspeakable disadvantages. After reading this book and lays it aside, anyone will know the ins and outs of organizing and starting a bookcase project in their own community that is sustainable and will make a difference. Without a doubt this project can be replicated in every community in America, and over time can become a tool to change the lives of preschool children. They will then have enthusiasm and hope that come only to literate people who can function as contributing members of society. Jim Davidson is a Christian businessman and a native of Gould, Arkansas. His career as a public speaker, author, and motivational consultant has spanned more than 45 years. Some of his many awards and achievements include: Arkansas Salesman of the Year, Chairman of the Diamond Club, Justice of the Peace in Pulaski County, Chairman of Speakers Bureau of the Pulaski County United Way, Leadership Gavel as voted by members of his Dale Carnegie Class, and honorary member of the DECA & GCE Clubs of Arkansas. He has also been presented with the "Good Neighbor Award" by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce and is the 2010 "Distinguished Service Award" winner for the Conway Public Schools. In November 2013, Jim was given a Senate Citation and the Conway Community Service Award by Senator Jason Rapert during a ceremony at the Faulkner County Library.Since 1980, Jim has written and produced a daily radio program titled "How to Plan Your Life," now broadcast by over 300 radio stations coast to coast and heard by thousands of people each weekday. In 1995 he also began writing Log Cabin Democrat, in Conway, Arkansas. Running his column since its inception, it is believed to be most successful self-syndicated column in the history of American journalism. Jim was a staunch member of the Conway Noon Lions Club for over 20 years, including twice being named a Melvin Jones Fellow, the highest award in Lionism. He also served as Chairman of the Annual Golf Tournament and the Harlem Ambassador Fundraiser Event.