Biography & Autobiography
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Africa A World Away
John Lea
About the Book
We are writing it now because nearly thirty years have elapsed since these events took place. And it’s not really being written now – it’s just that in real time it has had a long gestation period, for reasons that will become evident when it is read.
It is about events that dramatically altered the shape of our lives, all those years ago, and which continue to influence us even now. We call it ASSIGNMENT AFRICA to draw attention to the country where these events took place. As far as we know, it means nothing else in the languages of Nigeria, be they Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, or any of the other five hundred or so separate voices of that great but troubled country’s hundred and thirty million people.
It is a story – our story – of westerners at grips with the radically different approach to life of what is euphemistically called a ‘developing’ nation. It is a no- holds-barred and factual narrative of what living and working in such a fundamentally different environment can really mean to the expatriate.
ASSIGNMENT AFRICA goes further. It gives some insight into the trauma faced by brutalised women in an uncivilized environment The reader is taken through the difficult, painful, even near-suicidal years which follow an experience of this sort. It reveals what can happen within a business organization to the executive who is confronted with the after-effects of mindless criminality. -
The Great Kickin’ Dog
Kenneth Crutchfield
About the Book
Ex musician, assembly line worker and alcoholic, John Coleman Sr. is a man with deferred and shattered dreams. Living in a Chicago housing project during the 60’s he is a father raising his eight-member family; four girls, two musical prodigy boys and a mentally unstable wife, in a drug, gang and gun infested environment among households with absent dads. During a competitive time of young musical prodigies, he fights for a pathway out of the projects through his talented sons. On a quest to find a way out, he drags his gifted boys on a whirlwind journey of hope, from talent shows to south side Blues clubs and observes their reputation growing with each performance. But along with the journey to see his boys “get great”, is his ongoing struggle with alcohol, his wife’s neurotic behavior and the fortified barrier of resentment from his jealous daughters all brought on by a family history of mental illness. Not only does John Coleman Sr. have to contend with the inner turmoil of his family, but a family tragedy shakes him to the core and threatens the sanctity of his high-spirited loved ones. The ‘GREAT’ Kickin’ Dog is a Black experience during a turbulent time of civil rights in the 6o’s and free spirits of the 70’s embedded in the cradle of Chicago’s segregation. It is a coming-of-age saga of passion, perseverance and the courage to rise above; a compelling story of hope and the question of fate. -
Iceman of the Apocalypse
Timothy McDonnell
About the Book
Deputy Sloan Wallace participates in a scientific experiment, ingesting a pill that was told would only be temporary. Turned out the pill was a permanent implant, which was part of a radical new experiment performed by a desperate scientist out of time. Scarred by the process, Sloan abruptly left the experiment, hoping to continue with his normal life, until his world was turned upside down by the apocalypse.About the Author
Inspiration is a funny thing… you’ll never know where it will come from. I haven’t watched a lot of TV in my later years, until a show about the zombie apocalypse caught my attention. I would watch the show religiously, and later the show became a part of my life here in Michigan. Most fans would follow their favorite actor or actress. Some fans would even go to a Comicon. It inspired me to write. I never thought I would be writing about the zombie apocalypse, but I could not resist. The ideas just kept flowing and I just kept writing. This journey started in 2015 and you are about to read the conclusion of the first chapter in a new saga. Maybe this is one worth reading. All the readers out there will be the judge. I hope you find this story entertaining. I wish you all the best. — Timothy McDonnell -
Moo the Ghost
Beth Praed
About the Book
The story is about a little ghost who has a speech impediment. Instead of saying “Boo” like the other ghosts, all that he can say is “Moo”. Because of this, he is bullied by the other ghosts. But when three children enter the haunted house, they decide that because he isn’t a scary ghost, Moo can be their friend. Also, “Moo the Ghost” was awarded the Readers’ Favorite Finalist Award in the Children – Concept Genre in September 2020.About the Author
Author Beth Praed (formerly Beth Hill) is a published author of five books—“Multiple Sclerosis: Q&A”, “The AD/HD Book”, “Domestic Violence: My Freedom from Abuse”, a children’s picture book “Moo the Ghost”, and “So You Have a Disease: Devotions and Stories to Restore Hope”. Her first book on MS was the top book on multiple sclerosis for six years at Amazon. -
A Flash of Life
Lani Kauten
About the Book
Lani Kauten’s wicked memoir of her brother, John, foretold an intimate chronicle of emotional ties that forged a special bond…Dreams are just dreams they say, but my nightmares weren’t just dreams.
About the Author
Lani Kauten grew up in Concord when it was a small town in Northern California, around a tight-knit family, with an open-door policy to family and friends. This later encouraged the foundation to write. Kauten is also a long-standing member of Write On and California Writers Circle of Orange County. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for almost thirty years, most of which were in the oil industry.She launched her first short story, Breaking Summer, back in 2014. Knightfall: Midnight at the Montclaire, an anthology which is a product of the collaborative efforts of the author and California Writers Circle, is also available on Amazon. She is currently wrapping up her latest book, The Briefcase, and is in the process of working on another title, called The Umbrella Jade.
She now resides with her family in Orange County, California.
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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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Either Everything Was Wrong from the Git Go or Right From the Start
Debbie Lewis
About the Book
“”We never know who, what, and when our lives will be touched. What impact it will have after It’s been touched… Things that happened and didn’t happen in the past, with the things happening in my present was starting to bring sadness and grief to my heart. I believe in Love, beating the odds and letting things go to see will they return to me; but that doesn’t mean time will stand still for us to capture all our dreams. I’ve made my decisions in life and I’m all right, but it’s okay to dream and to ask “”What If “” I had one more try? Well, I did that, now I’m writing about the “”one more chance”” in life to do something else. The question is what will you do? I’m doing my “”What If “”, I’m writing. I hope you enjoy my precious gift to you from above with continuous LOVE.. There’s no greater gift without Thee.
D.L.L.””About the Author
“Greetings I’m a Mother, Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Model and Private Duty Nurse Debbie Lewis.I started acting at John F Kennedy Junior Summer Camp in Atlanta Georgia. I was under the direction of Mr. Eddie Murphy. His summer camp provided a summer of Unforgettable moments and productive work. This is the fi rst stage I was on as a yellow brick in The Wizard Of Oz. From there I continued and participated in every Stage production I could from Elementary throughout College. As an adult, I’ve thrived in the business as an independent artist. Now it has equaled up to 30 years of active acting, writing, modeling and nursing. During my college days, I became a private duty nurse, to continue as an independent artist.
My accolades for playwrights throughout this journey until now are awards in: JB Star’s 2007 Atlanta Georgia Play Fest •Best Production •Best Writer •Best Male Lead •Best Vocalist •JB Star’s 2013 Atlanta Georgia Play Fest •Dare to Be Different
Published Author of: “Either Everything Was Wrong from the Git-Go or from the Start” `… From the Beginning II Now…’
Projects completed this year (2019) •Wins and Losses Full Movie – Director Spike Jones •The Cleanzing of Lake Lanier – Director Jibril Haynes •Hell on Earth – Director Jiwe Morrison •G Warriors – Director Jerome Enders •“Crack Baby” As Nurse Teresa Johnson Written by Jason Jenkins •“CMGPARISFASHIONWEEK” DESIGNER Norahs Khan 2018 Collection
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An Irishman by Now
An American Boy’s Tale of Passion and Discovery in Rural Ireland
R. Michael McEvilley
About the Book
““…Excellent, a rattling good story… a serious pleasure to read… (McEvilley is) a born storyteller.”–Eamonn Sweeney, literary critic, best-selling author, journalist, Cork, Ireland
Mickey Monaghan never intended to tell anyone that he was adopted. After all, his adoptive aunt and uncle had instilled in him–since age 3 when they had brought him from America to their sheep farm in Ireland—that he’d be “looked down upon” if people knew.
But at age 22, as he nears college graduation with business and political aspirations, his parish priest Father McDermott and his long-time best friend Caitlin O’Connor confront him with their own concerns for his future. Father McDermott is troubled by Mickey’s philandering lifestyle, and Caitlin by an oddly disturbing slip of his tongue about family secrets; and both Father McDermott and Caitlin can see what Mickey won’t–that he and Caitlin belong together.
Add in a death at Mickey’s hands and his reckless tryst with a married woman, and he’s ready to open up. Alas, his own secrets lead to others–and to a tale more startling than any of them had imagined.”
About the Author
R. Michael McEvilley practiced law in Cincinnati, Ohio until retirement. He now resides in Kentucky with his wife, Irish trad singer Mai. He has four children and five grandchildren. He began work on this, his first novel, after reading his newspaper horoscope suggesting he “do something creative.”
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The Rebirth
Jack Schauer
About the Book
It is Paris 2005. Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, and a Catholic priest by the name of Farther Brody have survived into older age. They are debating past and current trends in philosophy as they meet in a number of coffeehouses and night clubs throughout Paris. They are also tracing historical philosophy back to its roots within the present perspective of the American Iraqi War. Camus is now a Christian Catholic, Jean-Paul Sartre, still, the committed Marxist Socialist is on the verge of a mental breakdown and ripe for religious conversion. The stage is set for a tragic ending, leaving Camus questioning his faith.About the Author
Jack Lynn Schauer graduated from the University of Jamestown, Jamestown, North Dakota in December of 1980. He has two Master’s degrees: one in the Liberal Arts as well as one in Nonprofit Management. His interests, in addition to history, politics, philosophy, and issues of social welfare focus upon the various levels of spiritual development as they relate to a postmodernist crisis of modern man in a world seemingly gone crazy. Jack Schauer is also President of Angels of the Muse which provides music to underserved populations within the Fargo-Moorhead area of North Dakota and Minnesota. -
Twice Broke But Never Broken
Richard L. Freitag
About the Book
My name has been added to the roster of a very exclusive club. This club’s roster
has names in it that may very well surprise you. The club’s membership includes
some very prominent individuals of great wealth and lofty social stature, as well as
some individuals of great historic and/or heroic significance.
Allow me to be a “name dropper” of a few my fellow club members.
Have you ever heard any of the following names? For instance; Thomas Jefferson,
Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Harry S Truman. R.H. Macy, Henry Ford,
Walt Disney or Charles Goodyear just to name a few? Any of these names “ring
a bell”? All of these guys are on the club’s roster as well as so many others you
would instantly recognize. And just think, I’m a member in good standing of this
exclusive club too.So, what exclusive club is this and
how could I become a member of
this club you ask? What exactly
are the requirements to become
eligible to belong to a club like this
with such an impressive roster?
All you need to do to belong to
this club made up of such famous
and distinguished members – to
enter your name on this exclusive,
prestigious roster is;
HIT BOTTOM – FAIL – GO
BROKE.
Are these guys a bunch of losers?
If so, I’m in excellent company!
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