Featured Books
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The Story Of A Man
Marvin A. Hayes
About the Book
The Story Of A Man is a collection of poems that express emotions of love, pain, laughter, wisdom and self-reflection. Poetry has always been a passion of mine and it later became the avenue to express the memory of the comings and goings of my existence. This is the reason why I chose the title, “”The Story Of A Man.”” Many of the poems were written during my years in undergrad. My college years came and went; however years later I contemplated publishing them. It was then I decided to begin the journey to publish the story of my life.When thinking about the book cover and what I wanted to express to the reader, I chose to use my drawing of Muhammad Ali. Ali is one of my favourite hero’s and a poet himself. In fact the first poem in the book is about Muhammad Ali, a man with an amazing story of struggle and triumph. I selected his picture in hope of attracting the attention of readers who understand each person has an individual story. Just like Ali we all too may experience struggles, pain, and triumph. This book also includes photos that show that my life has been very full.
The photos in the book include pictures of my wife of 50yrs. Mrs. Geraldine Elaine Robinson Hayes, and our legacy which includes my two older children and our five children which makes for 30 grandchildren. I hope that each reader enjoys the poems and pictures and it encourages them to embrace the story of their own life.
About the Author
Marvin A. Hayes, poet, actor, songwriter, and retired U.S.A.F. Vietnam era veteran, a.k.a Jaribu Sasa, was born to Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hayes on September 5, 1948 in Fordyce Ark. In 1950, they moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he attended Cleveland Public Schools and Griswald Institute. This is where his passion for the arts first began.In 1971, he attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio where he studied English and Arts. He later went to Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated with Associate of Arts. He started his Acting career in 1980 and got his training at the infamous Karamu House under the stage name “”Abdullah Bey.”” There, he taught and appeared in a variety of plays. The Story Of A Man is a must read. He thanks God and dedicates this book to his family, which is his inspiration.
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But Is He Jewish?
and Other Quirky Tales
Daniel Wolf
About the Book
“But Is He Jewish? is divided into three sections. The first section, “Quirky Tales,” consists of fifty short stories. Although each touches upon some aspect of Jewish life and culture, they deal with such universal themes as love, mortality, courage, coming of age, and the importance of family.The following section, “Mishegas” (Yiddish for craziness), includes stand-up comedy routines, the philosophical musings of a fictitious rabbi, advice for daily living (“A Guide for the Confused”), “Eighty Questions to Ponder,” and nonsensical poetry (“Quit”).ho
The final section, “Animals with Attitudes”, features four humorous mini-plays with animals (elephants, lions, housecats, and rhinoceroses) taking on Jewish characteristics and even speaking some Yiddish (translations provided).
In all, But Is He Jewish? provides a delightful reading experience, as it addresses a variety of topics in a mostly humorous but always human manner.”
About the Author
“Daniel Wolf was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He retired from the Philadelphia Public School system in June 2015, having taught English as a Second Language for twenty-four years, primarily at the elementary level. In addition, from 1983 to 1993, he lived and taught English in Japan, during which time he traveled extensively both in Japan and throughout Asia.In addition to being a short-story writer, Mr. Wolf has composed five complete musicals (book, music, and lyrics) and has published five plays, all of which can be viewed at www.danielwolfmusic.com
He also performs stand-up comedy throughout the Philadelphia region. You can view his comedy routines and music videos on his YouTube channel: Daniel Wolf Music & Comedy. Other interests include chess, traditional Japanese archery (kyudo), cycling, nature walks, and exotic cuisine. He can be reached at [email protected]”
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Outer Realm: Advent of Fire
Part One (Full Color Edition) & (Black and White)
Abdul-Azeez Ayodele Azeez
About the Book
Lord Franklin and his men encounter a being known as Kraag. Kraag informs them that he intends to eradicate humanity and like kind. Lord Franklin believes it’s a trick from his adversary, Hector. Lord Franklin returns to his home Corithni and is initially met with hostility. The archers inform him of strange happenings in the castle. Suddenly, lycanthropes surround them. The leader of them, Fragaa, claims to come in peace. She changes to a human form but has black eyes like Kraag. She explains she wants to prevent catastrophe and convinces Lord Franklin to let her show him a parallel reality where the disaster occurred.About the Author
Abdul-Azeez was born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Nigeria. A graduate of City College of the City University of New York with a degree in Psychology, he is a product of the New York public school system. His love for writing started at an early age. He was inspired by several mediums from comic books, movies, video games, anime, and the works of philosophers, both contemporary and ancient. The goal was to tell a story that both resonated and captivated audiences, as well as giving them some sort of introspection. -
Always Tomorrow
Jim Perry
About the Book
Ben Dawson, a young Army Sergeant stationed in Germany, is called home unexpectedly to attend the funerals of his parents. Involved in a tragic car accident, he learns they died in a mysterious manner, leaving few clues as to why it might have happened. Over the coming weeks, Ben learns he can trust no one except a few close friends, gains unlikely allies, and tries to unravel a mystery that threatens national security. Back in Germany waits Allie Morgan, also a soldier, with whom he has fallen in love. Will he ever see her again?About the Author
Jim Perry is a retired US Army Sergeant living in a small town in central Delaware. Between enjoying his children and grandchildren, hot rods, and car shows, he makes time to carry out a lifelong desire to write and publish stories that reflect his past, as well as fiction ideas that have simmered in his mind for decades. He grew up in southern Dorchester County, Maryland where he enjoyed some of the best days of his life, recalling a more simple, innocent period of his life. Later, the Army would open up new and exciting experiences. -
The Sign Of Christ
Darrell K. Jackson
About the Book
Surprisingly, detailed images on the surface of the earth have been discovered by author Darrell K. Jackson. He provides location maps, pictures, latitude, and longitude, as well as proper viewing altitude to see these in Google Earth. His bible knowledge and bible research has revealed scriptures that describe and depict these many pictures. The satellite photographs that make Google Earth, are not allowed to be copied or printed for sale, Jackson has done detailed illustrations of each picture for you to more easily locate and view these magnificent sites. Many Old Testament bible verse prophesies are literally illustrated by God in picture form. He is available to provide presentations to your church or group as time availability and scheduling permits.
About the Author
DARRELL K. JACKSON has taught bible studies and preached the word of God for many years and continues an ongoing interest in bible prophecy. Having a degree in graphic design enhances his ability to convey meaningful clarity in illustrating God’s word. His career has included business document writing and design of communications network systems; he is now retired after 33 years of service.
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Lessons from Life
Phoolmatee Dubay
About the Book
The book is about the adversities the author experienced resulted from using and abusing drugs and alcohol which led to a diagnosis of a mental illness. The author explored her darkness from using drugs to experiencing her nervous breakdowns. If overcoming meant not using, she didn’t know or realize this until years later. She would go on to discover the support of friends and family members through their love, care, concern, and compassion for her. As the author accepted help, she learnt to give help to others as well. The author experienced changes, and it is her aim to share in these experiences as learning experiences. She found out that the effects of using and abusing drugs and alcohol caused addictions, nervous breakdowns, and led to a diagnosis of a mental illness called schizoaffective disorder. After her diagnosis, it took years for her to realize that using wasn’t right for her because it destroyed her mental health, but she did change by quitting the abuse of drugs and alcohol so to improve her mental health and well-being. The author didn’t do it by herself because she had the support of friends and family members that held her up even when she was down and picked her up when she needed their help. And this will be shown in the poems she has written for her potential readers.About the Author
Phoolmatee Dubay, born February 14th 1968, migrated to the US during 1992. She attended the Borough of Manhattan Community College and York College where she pursued her career educational goals in Human Services and Social Work respectively. The author’s poetry became a way of coping with her mental illness and coming to grips with reality after learning about the harm and dangers from using and abusing drugs and alcohol. As the author wrote in her poem “A Dark Place In My Head”, “As dark as an abyss in the mind where no light shines, even in the presence of light.” explored the dark side of using drugs and/or alcohol. While she discovered how to deal with life as she wrote in her poem, “I Deal With Life”. You may wonder how and why because as she wrote, “I couldn’t see life for what it was; therefore how could I accept it for what it is?” She would go one to state, “When I didn’t know I had doubts but now I have answers. This doesn’t mean that doubts are gone because I still need answers. Even while looking at life differently.” -
Beyond Stairs
Professor Ouele
About the Book
BEYOND STAIRS is a movie in ten episodes in which the author highlights the prejudices that society has regarding disabled. For some, a disabled is a useless being; he or she should not go to school. For others, he or she has no right to work and therefore must beg in the streets. For others, a disabled person is a mystical being who could only bear disabled children and therefore, should not get married. In this jail-like universe, the disabled must struggle to prove that he or she is equal, and perhaps even superior, to other people. -
A Portrait Post Mortem
Laura C. Esterbrook
About the Book
Paris, France – 1830
A disgraced snob artist, André Alinard, must find new work in a peasant neighbourhood. While on one such job-hunting walk, he watches the National Security unearth a skeleton. When Inspector Laurent Laois holds up the skull, André’s anatomical training allows him to visualize the victim’s face. So, he bargains with the Paris National Security to paint the victim’s portrait – post mortem.” -
Embodiment
How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion
Jesse James Thomas
About the Book
EMBODIMENT, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion describes Life from the ground up in Nature, Animals, and us in dilemmas we have in our complex society. It also continues Dr. Thomas’s Youniverse 2020 subtitle: The Spirit of the Twenty First Century. This book too is full of both humorous and serious stories and lessons in addressing problems of our own currently polarized society. As in Youniverse, the basic assumption is that there is no one like you, and the world will not be the same without you, and like Canadian Geese, together we find our way home.About the Author
Dr. Thomas is now a now retired university professor and psychologist with a Ph.D. at Northwestern University and post-graduate certification at the Gestalt Institute. He has written 3 books, all of which have new editions in process. A new one is also be available next year. In addition he has written many papers for academic/scientific conferences and journals. His unique talent is his ability to relate diverse subjects in a wide variety of subjects in creative and often witty and humorous ways. He writes for a wide variety of readers utilizing his warm and pleasant personality. -
The Straight Way
Bob Williston
About the book
It happened in Espadín. It was a small, modest, quiet, conservative, and close-knit Christian community, respected models of integrity in their neighborhood. The kind of perfectionism that breeds pride of reputation in the leaders, and the members become charged with defending the leaders’ personal reputations. So when the pastor molests the children, and before he can be brought to justice, the reputations take priority over the victims. And in the desperation to swept it all under the carpet, the heads roll through the congregation like the fall of upstanding dominos. Who can survive such a house cleaning?About the Author
Bob Williston was raised in Miramichi, New Brunswick, and is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick. His post-graduate schools have included Université Laval, Boston University, and College of Southern Nevada. His career included teacher of French, English Language, U.S. History, and Political Science in several provinces of Canada and Nevada. For a short time he taught Character Education at a middle school for juvenile delinquents. As well, he served in one session of the Nevada Legislature as Secretary to the Senate Finance Committee. He is now retired and living in Las Vegas, Nevada. -
Living in the Shadow of Music Row
Stories from the Heart of Music City
Leta Langford
About the Book
To verbalize an experience is difficult. Living in the Shadow of Music Row: A Story Of Hope from the Heart of Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee is not different. It can be said that anyone working in a faith-based community will easily identify with the book contents and relate to each of the chapters. The chapters are broken down into short paragraphs which are written to bring clarity and understanding to the reader.The author, has worn many hats over the years, through her responsibility and understanding from being a minister’s daughter, a minister’s wife, and a minister’s mother. Her book offers to those who read the inspiring stories she relates understanding and empathy.
Stories of Living in the Heart of Music Row brings hope to the hopeless, and joy to those who despair, and light into darkness. This book offers life to the depth of death that humanity suffers, while trying so hard to enter the chosen group that is usually seen, in the glitter and light found in Music City as country music “stars”. Each star has paid a great price for his and her success in the entertainment industry. Yet, each person still seeks the light that is so desperately elusive and hard to keep. This book brings the Light that is sought, the Life that can be lived, and the joy that is found in Music City. Those reading, will feel more strength, when a word of inspiration is needed from a book that relates to everyone.
About the Author
On Wednesday, January 16th, 1929, my dad, who was pastor of a local church in the city of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, had scheduled a workday at the church. As he was getting ready to leave the house on this frozen, icy day, he picked up his hammer and headed to the door of our house, when my mom said in a tone not usually heard in her voice, “You’re not going to work at the church today, our baby is coming!”My brother who had heard the conversation exclaimed, “that’s just another egg”. He was responsible for taking care of the chickens our family relied on for breakfast and other meals.
Our family moved often, because of his ministry, and I attended eight different schools. I graduated from Isaac Litton High School on one night and married W. C. Langford, from Jackson, Tennessee, the next. I met my future husband at a District Council in Milan, Tennessee as I played the piano for my dad who was District Superintendent. I was at the ripe old age of sixteen. I travelled over the entire state of Tennessee. I committed to myself that I would never marry a preacher.
God had a different plan.
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Life Was Perfect…Until!
Lucille M. Griswold
About the Book
Being raised in a small town can be ideal, despite horrible problems around the world. This was especially true in the 1940s and 1950s. Barbara Gelman, Mia Wagner and Colleen O’Connor were proof of this when they became the best of friends despite backgrounds that were completely different. Normal teenagers in every aspect of their lives, they instinctively knew what to tell their parents and when to keep their mouths shut. Tragedy strikes one of the three girls, and everyone’s patience is tried. Will the other girls’ viewpoints help them to stand by their friend? Who will win in the end?About the Author
Lucille started out writing poems and eventually graduated to writing novels. Inducted into MRHS Hall of Fame, her books have been critically acclaimed and nominated for Best Story Award by the New York Literary Magazine. In addition, she has had songs published by a Hollywood Record Producer. Lucille followed her spouse to multiple corners of the world. She worked for the US government and medical and dental professionals. Lucille currently lives in Maryland where she was a writing consultant for the Gateway to College Program at the local college, and a substitute teacher for the public schools. -
PINE CONE COUNTY
Revised Edition
Lee Carson
About the book
Lee Carson is eighty-six years old and has been married to Velma, his wife, for sixty-six years. They have a married son, Scott, daughter-in-law, Dee, daughter, Perian, two granddaughters, Megan Carson, and Haley Metzner who is married to Paul with a son named Carson Metzner. Carson is a retired teacher who has spent most of his life working and teaching in the crafts of machinist and mechanic. He has taught Sunday school classes for children and youth most of his adult life, served as a camp counselor for children at youth summer camps, and as a vacation Bible school teacher, and currently teaches a senior adult Sunday school class. Also an avid bible student, he has served as and taught lay speaking, held most of the lay positions in his local church, and served as a delegate to the United Methodist Church’s Texas Jurisdictional, and General Conferences. He uses his life experiences in writing this book. ALPH is another book written by Mr. Carson that carries readers back to the first century to explore what everyday life was like for the people who occupied Judah and Galilee during the time of Christ. A thoughtful, rich, and inspiring depiction of ancient life, it follows two generations as they cope with issues of faith and daily living without the blessings – or burdens – of modern conveniences. Full of historical facts and biblical truths it is sure to both enlighten and entertain. Available on Amazon. -
NOT BY CHANCE
God's "Coincidental" Guidance of My Life
Lynn Cochrane Leonard
About the Book
“” A wonderful, inspiring, unforgettable roller coaster ride that will leave you breathless and amazed at God’s goodness.””- DOUG WEAD, New York Times bestselling author.
Not By Chance is the inspiring story of God’s coincidental guidance of one woman’s life journey. A series of remarkably improbable events signal the path she should follow as she confronts myriad challenges: polio, devastating accidents, major depression, divorce, unemployment, multiple sclerosis and a miraculous rescue from a devastating fire. Discover how, during this arduous journey, God faithfully provides for her employment, her education, and gives her a sense of purpose. Rejoice when God also blesses her with improved health and leads her on a path of service to others who also confront physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges.
About the Author
Lynn Cochrane Leonard, a retired psychotherapist, is a South Carolina native. At her physicians’ urgings, she relocated to the metropolitan Phoenix area where she has now resided for 57 years. In Not By Chance, Lynn seeks to help others heighten their awareness of God’s coincidental guidance in their own lives.
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Need I Say More?
Selected Poems
Dadisi Mwende Netifnet
About the Book
I wrote my first poem one night in Atlanta, Georgia in March, 1984. That was the night I fell in love with my imagination. Writing poetry allowed me to understand my most intimate thoughts and feelings. Thoughts and feelings that were mine alone until I wrote them and shared them with my readers.Over the years there have been many ideas and feelings. Feelings about God, pain, joy, love and the Black reality. Through my writing, I hope that my readers will discover something unknown to them and enlightening to their minds.
About the Author
Dadisi Mwende Netifnet, born Marvin Leroy Alston is the proud son of Anna Mae and the late Elijah Alston, Sr. Dadisi was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Throughout the years, he has been in an intense struggle to improve his art of writing. He has read his poetry in many cities throughout the United States, Windsor, Canada, and in Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Gambia, and Freeport, Grand Bahamas.
In 2002, Dadisi Mwende Netifnet was awarded the Shakespeare Trophy of Excellence and the 2002 Poet of the Year Gold Medallion by the Famous Poets Society. In 2004 he donated the gold medallion to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan. Dadisi resides in Houston, TX. He has written seven books. Look for him at area poetry readings or arrange for him to read to your group or get one of all of his publications for your library. You will be uplifted and delighted.
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