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A young deer named Davey is feeling very sad. He no longer enjoys the things he used to, is sleeping more than usual, and isn't very hungry.When he shares his feelings with his mother, she decides to take Davey to the family doctor for a check-up. Because the usual ways of cheering up Davey haven't worked, his Mama knows it's time to see a professional. Davey is referred to a psychologist, an expert in children's mental health.By the end of the story, Davey isn't quite his usual self, but is well on his way to feeling better.Davey's book opens the conversation for adults and children to talk about sadness in an open and honest way.Rosaleigh Neal teaches French Immersion to elementary school students at the York Catholic District School Board in Ontario, Canada. She holds a Specialized Honours in French studies, a minor degree in psychology, and earned a degree in education.Dr. Grace Vitale is a registered psychologist who obtained her Ph.D. in 1999. She has been a school psychologist at the York Catholic District School Board for the past 20 years, and is now a supervising psychologist. She also runs a private practice focusing on the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and families.Both live with their families near Toronto. "This is our first book and the first book in the Healthy Minds Series, books dedicated to children's mental health. Each book will feature an endearing, fictional character who is struggling with a particular mental health disorder. We are currently working on the next book about obsessive-compulsive disorder, featuring Ollie the Octopus."

Memories at Crystal Cove looks back in time at a boy's childhood summer adventures at the seashore, beginning just before World War II was on the horizon.I was five years old in 1940 when we began house sitting for a retired teacher friend of my mom's. For the next nine years, the Lee family spent our summers in cottage #17, along with four to six relatives, friends, or friends of friends, who changed every few days.In those bygone years, I spent my time with my constant companion, Angus MaGillicutty Lee, my Scottie dog. My play pal Dusty and I spent our idyllic days exploring tide pools, bluffs, and long beaches that stretched for miles in each direction. It had been many years since I thought about Crystal Cove or the nine summers the Lee family resided there in cottage #17. Then one day while shopping, I happened to pick up the book Crystal Cove Cottages, and all the fond memories came flooding back.Californian R. Denzil Lee, AIA, is an architect, land planner, and preservationist by day. By night, he produces club dates and concerts for jazz musicians. About writing this book, "In 1992, on Valentine's Day I suffered a heart attack and was clinically dead when I reached the hospital. I woke up in the ICU and was told what had happened. My dad's birthday was on Valentine's Day. He died at 57 years old and I was now 57. My dad never got to know his grandkids. While recovering, I thought I had better document who I had met and where my career had taken me, so my grandkids and their kids would know who I was."

The fact that Kosovo was torn away from Serbia as a result of the Bosnia War of the 1990s was not dictated from above or was inevitable. It was a Loss by Complacency.Serbia had allowed this situation to develop over the years by letting a Muslim majority grow in place. It then was able to take over the most important district in Serbian history.International interference in this developing conflict helped decide its fate, but only because Serbia did not continually demonstrate that it cared for the area, and therefore should have ensured a permanent Serbian majority in it and not let it fall into the hands of Muslims, thus altering the entire strategic balance in the Balkans.The U.N. and other international forces decided the fate of the war in Kosovo, but it was the Serbs own self-delusion that they needed to do nothing to ensure their sovereignty over the territory that was theirs for centuries. They should have had no faith in the American and European assurances, or in the Dayton Agreements, which ended the Bosnia War and that Serbian territorial integrity would be guaranteed in any case. Born in Fes, Morocco, Raphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and is currently a Professor Emeritus. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D. in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley in 1974. A Fellow of the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s, Professor Israeli is the author of over 50 research books, a dozen edited books, and 100 scholarly articles about Islam in the Middle East, in Asia, and in Europe.

What could possibly go wrong on a trip to the zoo with your family? Nothing, you think!Read and find out what happens to Ryan and Tyler. They have their favorite animals, and that gets them involved in solving a problem.Ilene Kafka lives in New York where she is an educator and a writer. Her writing has been inspired by her grandchildren who have shown an enthusiasm for reading.

The poetry collection An Onion Is Round and Grows in the Ground offers poems on a wide spectrum of subjects. Some are humorous, some are sad, some are descriptive, while others simply convey author David N. Zamet's thoughts.His poems contain "the thoughts of a lifetime and I have not yet finished writing. Every day something may come into my head."PERHAPSWhat shall I do? Now the years roll by Taking with them in their stride Days that I will ne'er see again. Old future keeps her secrets well And as of old she keeps them fast Secure in her fortress of tomorrow, Letting none but the present escape her clutches. What will be? Not even she can tell But like us she tries to guess And needs must I, to do the same To try and beat her at her game. The present and the past I have And can caress, but these soon go. Gone like the future still to come Untouchable till time is run. Therefore I ask, what can we do? Whom having the past behind, lose before We gain the present, which Is here and gone again.Born in London in 1932, David N. Zamet spent World War II in a small village, 60 miles north of London. After serving four years in the Merchant Marine, he spent four years at university studying horticulture. He later moved to Israel, where he married his first late wife and together they had three children. For 37 years, he was involved in the improvement of fruit growing in Israel. Afterward, the author spent 17 years working as a jobbing gardener. Now a full-time pensioner, this is his first book.

Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.To young Josh, music is the most beautiful thing in the world. He dreams of being a great singer, but just doesn't have the skill. Then a mysterious man grants him the gift of a stunning voice and Josh is amazed at the beautiful music he can make.The young farm boy doesn't realize that his gift comes with a price. Years later, when the time finally comes to pay, Josh discovers that he had the talent inside him all along. Is it too late, or must he pay the ultimate price?The Tainted Gift: A Gospel Suspense Story is about faith and the love of God we have inside us.Steve N. Dab'ney grew up on the South Side of Chicago and then joined the Army. He is now a disabled vet. This is his first book.Andrew "Deck" Gray was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, joined the church at a young age, and became an ordained minister. He is still active in the church today.

Energy, the stuff that makes things happen, is everywhere. It comes in many forms. We ignore most of it, and abuse the rest. Two critical types require your attention: your internal energy, the stuff that gets you up in the morning and lets you accomplish things; and commercial energy, the stuff that you buy. Re-Volt! details both of these energy types and invites you to use them to make your world better. It shows you new and underutilized sources of energy that are waiting for enterprising people like you to put to use. Much of Re-Volt! is an invitation for you to get involved and make a difference in the world-your world! It is your guide to saving energy, saving money and having fun doing it. Get involved and enjoy! Jeremy Gorman is a chemist/chemical engineer and retired R&D VP of an NYSE company. He has been involved with alternate energy for thirty years. Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/Re-Volt.html

"These fantastical scenarios are not just whimsical sci-fi creations but vessels for an epic drama where good battles evil. In the tradition of C.S. Lewis' 'Chronicles of Narnia' and J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series, the fictional universe of book is rich with Christian symbolism, scripture and imagery. Dreamy and dramatic, the book's characters may inhabit an alternate world, but in their quest to discern right from wrong, they find real love, are brave in the face of danger, and also face everyday human struggles. This fast-paced fantasy will appeal to teens and adults alike who enjoy magical adventures." - Amazon review"She is a gifted, talented writer with extraordinary talents … I was thoroughly impressed with her crisp writing style." - author G.D. GraceTwo parallel worlds: one good and one bad. Two brothers: both trying to defend and preserve family as they experience adventures in parallel universes. As one searches for true love with a girl, he instead must rescue his brother.Predominantly set in modern-day London, twenty-year-old James McGuire embarks on a journey to bring his brother back to planet Earth. He aims to stop the powerful demon Morkann in her malevolent ambitions and invites his cantankerous scientist friend Amber Rawlings to accompany him. Together, they visit strange lands throughout the Milky Way, meet magnificent creatures, and are there when good and evil forces commence battle.This is the fifth book of the series The Adventures of Tom McGuire.Rayner Tapia is an award-winning children's and young adult author living and working in the UK. Originally born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, she now lives and works in London.

THE INVASION OF PLANET EARTH!It was the greatest military campaign in the history of the universe. Once the initial plan was conceived and perfected, it took six thousand years to execute. The final phase involved seven years of giving up territory. The final assault would last mere minutes, but the war to reclaim a captured planet would succeed.So confident were the planners and designers of this campaign that they leaked the entire plan for all to see and study. No matter what counter plans the enemy put into place, the Master Plan would defeat the enemy, secure the planet, and liberate its inhabitants forever.This is the final chapter in the Afikomen Series, the last three-and-a-half years of man's dominion over the world. All the prophecies come true, as the world races towards judgment or redemption. Which will it be?

The Number Jungle is a delightful story for young readers that takes place in a jungle full of numbers.Enter this very noisy jungle, where numbers play together, learn games, and at times, even argue with each other,But there's a sad number in the group. The saddest of all is the number 0, who is afraid of being thrown out of the jungle because he thinks that he is nothing! Things change when 0 realizes how important he really is.Readers will also meet Mr. Plus, Mr. Minus. Mrs. Geometry, and Mr. Equal. They know all the numbers and how they add up.The Number Jungle introduces children to the beauty and magic of numbers.Born in Italy, Urbano Salvati currently resides in Las Vegas. Having worked as a chef and culinary educator for 40 years, he now delights young readers with his creative storytelling. He believes true happiness comes from love and from good food. "There is a certain magic about children's stories that I have always loved. I have always dreamed of beautifully written prose that will elicit in readers all of the best that our heart can produce."

New Horizons is based on the true story of a Jewish family escaping pogroms in the Ukraine, where they lived, and the general slaughter and hunger in Russia during the Revolution of 1917 and the following civil war that lasted through 1920. For safety, the family moved to Harbin in Manchuria with many other Russians.At the end of the 19th century, Harbin was a small Chinese fishing village. It grew rapidly to 375,000 residents in 1930, with nearly 300,000 of them Chinese. The Jewish population peaked at 20,000 in the 1920s. Japan then invaded Manchuria, capturing Harbin in 1932, and making life harder for the Jewish community.Jews in Harbin ran a self-administrative community with their own bank, hospital, schools, library, and cemetery.Part of the family left for the U.S in the late 1920s. The parents left for Palestine in 1930, with the rest following in 1934. The book describes the historical events during this tumultuous period.Major people and events in New Horizons are real. Some details are told as oral history by the people who lived then, while other information was passed down through the generations.This is Dr. Alex Bloch's eighth book. He was born in Germany and came to Palestine as a child. From there he went to the U.S., where he earned a BS from M.I.T. and an MS from Columbia. He eventually moved to Israel and received his Ph.D. in history from Tel-Aviv University, where he also taught. The author has written mainly historical novels after retirement.

A psychic medium once said that if you find a random dime, it is a sign that someone that you have loved and lost is thinking of you.A Dime is a Sign Through TimeIf you find a dime,You will know that I'mSending thoughts of loveThrough the veil of time. Ten cents with a silver shine,A sense sent you to help remindThat someone who left you behindIs always living in your mind. Sending love and vibes,Felt as psychic sighs …The ones that you miss,Send you a kiss … Sherrill S. Cannon's second book of poetry contains messages written through the years in poetic form that put feelings into words. As a teacher, many of her poems helped counsel troubled teens and friends.There are three sections in the book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails … (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets, while some are just playing with words!Hopefully, this is also a book of healing. Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of ten, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's books, plus a recent award-winning book of poetry (A Penny for Your Thoughts), which together have received 63 national and international book awards since 2011. She also wrote seven published plays for elementary school children that have been performed in over 25 countries. Most of her children's books emphasize consideration for others. Married for 58 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, and sharing her books along the way!

The poems in A Fool's Note were mostly borne out of the agony, frustration, and bewilderment of a young man trying to understand the strange world in which he finds himself. His poetry celebrates life, nature, and beliefs.His words cry out for answers in an intricate world steeped in mysteries.Resolutions to the quests of life can be gleaned in some of the lyrics, the remainder keep intact the inscrutable veil across the face of the earth, which is the inevitable norm.All in all, this poetry collection can be seen as an open well of water from which an initiate can draw in order to quench his literary and philosophical thirst.A former banker, Akinola Dahunsi spent his joyful childhood and youthful years in Ile Ife, an ancient city in Yoruba land of Nigeria. He attended the renowned Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife. He is married with two children and now lives in Akure, a town in the western part of Nigeria.

An Incognito Visitor is a fictional account of the stories shared between the attorney/author and a mysterious former attorney visitor during the visitor's in-office job interview. The stories they swap over several rum and Cokes describe numerous incredible happenings, which seemed realistic to them in their inebriated condition.The stories related by the author involve persons, entities, and happenings that would undo the existing legal immunity of certain well-concealed and nefarious beings and entities, who have threatened to kill anyone who would disclose the concealed happenings or their involvement.To protect himself and his family members against such death threats, the author's mysterious visitor demands a promise of anonymity from the author as a condition for sharing what he knew or could prove. Consistent with such a promise of anonymity, and to protect his visitor, himself, and his family from the death threats, the author merely identifies his visitor as "Roy," and he refuses to disclose Roy's whereabouts.The nine stories shared by the two include: contact with a 3,000-year-old man, an unborn fetus while still in his mommy's womb, the University of Oregon Ducks weather-making weather guy, and a naughtiness-undoing genie.Don Moeller grew up in suburban Chicago. A retired trial attorney, he now resides in Salem, Oregon. An Incognito Visitor (a collection of stories shared with an office visitor) is not based on his legal career, but comes strictly from his fertile imagination. He has wittily crafted an ingenious collection of short stories tied together by his profession and his interests.

Daisy and Friends Outside Our Window is a rhyming story for toddlers and pre-kindergarteners about the changing seasons. It's written from inside the house window looking out, as seen by Daisy the cat, and her three dog friends, Smokie, Rocky, and H-Dee.What do the friends see, when the colorful seasons change from winter to spring, and summer to fall?Says the author, "During my years as a co-owner of Kids Express Learning Center & Daycare, LLC, I would often observe the toddler and Pre-K children looking out the window. I would ask the children to describe what they were looking at."A portion of the proceeds from the Daisy and Friends book series benefits three charities: Kitty Angels, a no-kill cat shelter in Coventry, Connecticut; Protectors of Animals, a no-kill animal shelter and rescue, and Bandit's Place, Inc., a pet rescue and adoption center, both in East Hartford, Connecticut.This is the third book in the series. Her next book is on transportation and is titled Daisy and Friends Waiting for the School Bus.Barbara J. Meredith retired from Kids Express Learning Center & Daycare, LLC in 2013. She was co-owner, director, and head teacher for 14 years. Her first book in the series was Daisy and Friends: How to Stay Healthy. "The animals in this book are my actual pets. The inspiration for the books came from over 20 years as a pre-school teacher observing children's behaviors."

After surviving a surgical mishap at the end of 2013, M.C. Holman was propelled to voice her thoughts, and let others like herself know they are not alone when it comes to their own feelings and beliefs.She gathered some of the poetry she wrote before and after her horrific experience, and added them to her latest pieces. Some poems were written as she lay for several weeks in a hospital bed, others during her eight months of recovery time at home.The author also added selected pieces to her more recent compositions to create this multidimensional collection of 140 poems.The themes are conveyed from her heart, containing words of love and loss, birth and death, universal love, fifth-dimensional love and reincarnated love, all presented lightly, simply, and in varied styles and lyrical forms.Her unique manner of writing follows no specific law of poetry, and yet, it flows effortlessly, transporting the reader into the poet's mind.Poetry lovers are sure to find several works they will connect with personally.About the Author: M.C. Holman is also the author of two paranormal romance novels Hidden Influence - Unveiling the Truth and Drifting into the Unknown. She is currently working on her fourth book, a book of memoirs. She lives in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, with her husband and children.

There Was a Little Girl Who… teaches her teacher about empathy. The year is 1969 and Josh Reuben is hired by the Shriver family to privately tutor their daughter, Jenny Shriver, a fictional character related to the Kennedys. She lives in the Kennedy compound. Josh is a draft-avoiding teacher from the Bronx, who is raw, untested, and unmotivated. An English teacher in a South Bronx middle school, Josh is an abysmal failure. Then he applies to teach piano to Jenny … and is hired to teach all her classes.The girl blossoms under his tutelage, while he becomes motivated by Jenny and discovers the true meaning of teaching others. Then tragedy strikes. Inspired by his connection to his student, Josh learns the real meaning of educating others, and uses what she taught him to become an excellent teacher. Josh's relationship as a teacher to Jenny teaches him about love - and because of this - he can love another.The author of nine published books, Gary D. Chattman was a teacher/administrator in the New York City Public Schools; a professor in various subjects at Pace University, College of New Rochelle, Westchester Community College, and Lehman College; and is a concert pianist and piano teacher. He is also a rabbi, who has officiated at 293 B'nai Mitzvot. He has been happily married to his wife, Patti, for almost 47 years and is the grandfather to three.

This book, being the sequel to the author's book, Vanishing Anger, depicts the lure of what that lustrous glow of gold can do when one becomes bitten by that dreaded "gold fever." You will enjoy the ride with a man who had been bit with that fever. The thrills and tragedies that accompany you throughout this journey will keep your interest glued to the pages that lie before you.When Gerald starting writing and publishing books at the age of 79 he never dreamt that at the age of 82 he would still be pounding the keys finishing his seventh book and working on the eighth. Retired and living at the foothills of the mountains, he continues to deliver an action-packed story about the characters he imagined living in the areas he himself explored. His latest book moves ahead a few decades but still bases the storyline on adventures of a driven man who makes a life for himself in spite of many catastrophic dangers. The characters all manage to find people in their lives to share their dreams, struggles and triumphs. Gerald has no idea if he will continue with his writing career but as each book is released he pulls out the keyboard and is driven to put into words the life of characters he envisioned roaming the back country with.

A Cornish Journey is a true story set in the early 1970's. It tells a tale of how it came to be that I left Cheshire and commenced a new life in Cornwall. The story describes an era that was relatively free of bureaucratic restraints, something that is rare in modern times. Follow the story in my attempts to become a rock climber, commercial fisherman and an Australian citizen. My story contains police chases, a fight, romance, a European tour and much more. The pace is fast and furious injected with humour throughout.

A young Irish mechanic is persuaded by an American banker's daughter attending a post-graduate course in Belfast to return to America with her. There they will seek new opportunities and find themselves a niche and utopia in a warmer climate.After marrying in the United States, the newlyweds set off in their mobile home to start afresh.From humble beginnings, they build up a successful business that shows huge potential. But they tread on the toes of a megalomaniac who sets out and succeeds in destroying their business. They are determined to fight back and get recompense against tremendous odds.About the AuthorBorn and educated in Rhodesia, Eddie Hammond is a retired businessman. He lived in Malawi for twenty-plus years and is now well settled in Cape Town, South Africa. He is married to Anwyn, has three children, and seven grandchildren. This is his first book, and he too is seeking a new beginning at age 70 plus.

After losing my father and my first love at a very early age, I began to seek answers to life's eternal questions, including "Why are we here?"I then met Ken at the New York World's Fair and tenuously accepted his offer of taking "self-defense lessons."Ken told me that I would become a teacher, but for years I fought against the idea. Eventually, I did become a teacher of learning disabled students, but only recently did I truly understand what Ken's lessons meant. The lessons led me on a journey that redefined everything I thought to be "true."It's been said: "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear." Ken appeared to me when the time was right, and his words are being offered to those ready to hear them.I am not a writer, but feel compelled to spread Ken's story. Unbelievable to even myself at times, it offers insight and enlightenment to those who listen to its lessons with open minds and hearts.About the Author: V. Diorio (V. B. D. D. D.) grew up in New York City during the 1960s and spent summers in Italy with his opera singer aunt. He moved to Kent, Ohio, to realize his dream of becoming an astronaut. But events at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, changed his career path forever. Instead of traveling into space, he became a teacher. Now retired, the author is a community volunteer living in Akron, Ohio, about 15 miles west of Kent. Every May 4, he revisits campus to remember the four students killed there during a Vietnam War protest.

In 1368, Emperor Zhu Yunzhung installed himself on China's throne, founding the Ming dynasty. One of the most interesting aspects of his rule is that his collection of concubines numbered in the thousands.Cho and Genji are two young girls who are afraid to disappoint their families if they're not chosen as their emperor's concubines. They look forward to the luxurious life and pleasures their training will bring.One day, Cho locks eyes with a handsome young eunuch named Xian, and both feel an instant attraction.After losing her virginity in a violent manner to the emperor, Cho's longing for Xian increases. Xian, who has a secret of his own, starts meeting Cho, and their feelings strengthen.Cho and Genji have their fortunes read, which offer them clues of their life ahead. Genji has a better experience with the emperor and is happier than Cho.Meanwhile, Xian learns of a possible escape route through the tunnels beneath the city. Will the couple be able to escape?A retired teacher, Darlien C. Breeze currently lives in Las Vegas. "I grew up on the copper and goldmine my grandparents owned. You name it, we didn't have it. No electricity, no hot and cold running water, of course, no TV or daily paper. We had a one-room, one-window cabin. Cooking was done outside over an open fire. Luckily, my grandmother was a crack shot and provided us with plenty of fresh jackrabbit. We hauled our water from the Colorado River in barrels. Actually, we were pretty up-scale, our outhouse was a two-seater."

Mastery Collection is a sales training guide that will assist any sales professional to take their closing and negotiating skills to the level of mastery.Mastery Collection is a step-by-step real life guide that will show you how to close, negotiate and communicate with anyone at any level.You will learn the correct verbal and non verbal skills that will cause your client to become engaged and interested in purchasing your product.Instead of just "showing" your product we will walk you through the entire sales process and show you how to close the deal.You will learn how to avoid the common pitfalls and miscommunications that cause sales reps to miss the deal.This is not just another sales book on the theory of sales. Here you will find real life situations and examples that commonly come up when your pitching a potential client. There are helpful hints, common mistakes and steps by step tools for closing, negotiating and properly communicating with your client in order to close the deal. These are proven skills that have been gathered over decades of closing deals from hundreds of Master Closers that know how to win at the highest level in any professional sales situation.• Learn how easy it can be to keep even the toughest client totally engaged and interested and involved through out your entire presentation.• Find out how to empowering your client to negotiate his best deal, why this will ensure you not only a solid sale but a loyal customer.• Would knowing how to find out your clients true objections through relationship selling improve your ability to close?• Learn how Master Closers use leverage to create real urgency instead of high pressure tactics to close the sale."We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - AristotleR. Almstead has had the honor to work beside and learn from some of the best master closers in the sales profession.She works for a large international sales company and has personally been sucessfully closing & negotiating thousands of deals as well being sales manager, motivator & trainer.The author has personally won multi-million dollar annual top sales awards using the proven techniques shared in this book, which have helped her to enjoy a very successful career in the sales professional and is now honored to pass on that knowledge & experience.Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/RAlmstead