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Awoken alone in alien surroundings filled with the incessant hum and tapping of machinery, Doc finds himself blind, immersed in pain with no recollection of how he has materialized in the intensive care unit. The quest for insights begins..."Sojourner of Polar Discord" chronicles the existential saga of Doc, an idealistic college student, plodding through the 1970s. Life is good with college life of friends, parties, and excursions out in the Arizona sun. Doc is carrying on, looking forward to the Thanksgiving break with a visit from his girlfriend as gradually he becomes aware of the unyielding approach of destiny. Doc's epiphany arrives during the holiday and erupts into prolific testimony that emanates a new worldview for him and those standing agape with wonder. He works ceaselessly and frenetically to cast down the eclectic tenets of his newly acquired self-actualization and wisdom on record. Doc collects his doctrine to spread the word back east about the evolutionary process spurred on by the Stream of Humanity. The world isn't quite ready for neither the word nor Doc's growing momentum for all things stimulating. The mission takes on a kaleidoscopic trajectory as Doc veers toward all impulses of the here-and-now. Venues vary, but Doc's unrelenting persona and energy create unforgettable impact for all encountered on his odyssey. He veers off conventional roads to find himself in the continuum of campy and absurd situations that leave him undaunted until his psyche inevitably burns out. Life reveals Doc crestfallen, confused, and starving for his former indomitable spirit as he wallows in a state filled with lassitude and lethargic soul. Dropping out of circulation, he laments his vigor-less existence as he fondly recalls his moments of exhilarated glory of the recent past. Like the Phoenix bird, Doc gradually emerges from the ashes of despair to reestablish the semblance of living only to be continually wondering and hoping for the return of his former prowe

When it comes to our tax laws, there has to be a limit to the amount of complexity that our government should and can constitutionally impose on the American people. Our income tax system is convoluted, expensive, and stressful requiring transformational changes. Stress is scientifically proven to be a contributing factor for so many diseases, setting back your immune system. Behzad (Ben) Compani explains that reducing stress and medical reasons are among other major outlined reasons as to why we need to change our income tax system. This book is pioneering, powerful, economically needed, humanitarian and it is for all taxpayers: The President, The Supreme Court Justices, The Legislators, Doctors and Psychologists, Professors and Teachers, Legislators, CPAs, Journalists, Government Employees, Students¿ This book will give rise to a major movement and it will be grass roots.

Life struggles of addictions, broken relationships, a failing business and spiritual weaknesses; the hope of recovery for Phillip Howard is still in sight. This multifaceted drama based off of true events is exceptionally told with passion and desire by the author. He vividly paints a picture of pain and romance through the eyes of an individual that has a strong Christian influence upbringing. Who Do You Love is a brilliant read that causes you to begin taking your self-inventory.

Bosquejo en Español 1 - Encabezado (Capturar la atención en 4-10 palabras)Este es un libro de milagros que bendecirá tu vida.2 - Sinopsis (Resumen de su libro en 250 palabras o menos)Jesús El Sanador, es un libro de testimonios de sanidad, donde puedes ver el poder de Dios manifestándose en una forma real y tangible. Aparte de motivar la fe, invita al lector a tener un encuentro personal con El Señor Jesús, el Hijo de Dios. Es un libro que trae esperanza donde no la hay, y te motiva para que puedas hablar con El Señor directamente. Sabiendo que él te oye y quiere hacer milagros en tu vida. En Juan 14: 13 - 14, dice: Y todo lo que pidieres al Padre en mi nombre, lo haré, para que el Padre sea glorificado en el Hijo. Si algo pidieres en mi nombre, yo lo haré. Esta es la confianza que nos da, para que nos acerquemos a El.3 - Biografía del autor (50 palabras o menos)Mi nombre es Rosa L. González. Vengo de una familia de once hermanos. Mi infancia y adolescencia la viví en el campo con mis padres, en México. Después me fui a la ciudad para superarme y ayudar a mi familia. Estoy casada, tengo dos hijos, un barón y una hembra. 4 - Resumen del manuscrito (anotación 3500 caracteres o menos, usted puede utilizar su sinopsis contraportada en este paso.) Quisiera enfatizar el propósito de este libro en tres puntos: Primero, que la gente se de cuenta que El Señor Jesús les puede sanar de cualquier enfermedad a través de sus siervos. Él usa a sus siervos a través de su Santo Espíritu. (Marcos 16: 17-18) Y estas señales seguirán a los que creen: En mi nombre echarán fuera demonios; hablarán nuevas lenguas, tomaran en las manos serpientes, y si bebieren cosa mortífera no les hará daño. Sobre los enfermos pondrán sus manos y sanarán. Segundo, que se den cuenta que El Señor se manifiesta en su vida, por encima de todo, no importando la condición, la situación, educación, raza, religión o denominación. (Deuteronomio 10:17.) A veces pensamos que Dios sólo le hace milagros a la gente buena, o que tenemos que llegar a cierto nivel de espiritualidad, para poder recibir algo de Él, pero no es así. Dios hace cosas buenas con toda la gente. Todos hemos clamado a El cuándo hemos estado envueltos en nuestros delitos y pecados y Él nos ha oído, librado y perdonado. Nos transformó, porque para eso Él vino. Como lo dice en... (Lucas 19:11) Porque el Hijo del Hombre vino a buscar y a salvar lo que se había perdido. Así que si te consideras un pecador y no te sientes digno del favor de Dios, tú calificas. El Señor vino por ti y quiere hacer milagros en tú vida. Y por último, crear un poco de conciencia de la vida después de la muerte física. En base a lo que pude experimentar, la vida después de la muerte física, es más real que la vida misma que estamos viviendo ahora. Porque cuando tú piensas aquí en las cosas pasadas, las recuerdas vagamente, pero cuando piensas allá en las cosas pasadas, las ves en forma corporal y todos los sentidos se abren al máximo. Tú estas consciente de todo, miras todo y sientes todo. En (Lucas 16:19-31) puedes encontrar el relato que dio El Señor Jesús, del hombre rico y Lázaro, Léelo y te darás cuenta que esto es real. Si logro crear conciencia, tan siquiera un poco, en cualquiera de estos tres puntos, mi propósito será cumplido.

Ten years ago, two of Belle Haven's Negro sharecroppers were lynched by Klansmen, in which the patriarch of the cotton plantation blamed his own son, Ethan, for this atrocity. Belle Haven is a traditional southern plantation in Savannah, Georgia, in the picturesque sprawling low-country. Now, William Montague is lying on his deathbed, agonizing over which of his children to entrust with his precious Belle Haven estate; his son Ethan, a Klansman, blasphemed his land and his daughter, Natalie, married into the prominent family of his archrival the Guilford's. The Guilford's owned the largest plantation in Cheatham County, and Mr. Montague was adamant that they wouldn't get a single acre of his beloved 850 fertile acres. Unbeknownst to his two children, William Montague had an illegitimate child, Vincent, by a Negro woman prior to his marriage to their mother, and to make amends, he wills the estate to his half-Negro son Vincent, who lives in Chicago. Vincent's wife, Suzanne, and their five children endure some difficulties adjusting to the segregated South during the height of the civil rights movement in the early 1960's, in addition to the dissension Vincent encounters with his half-brother. Ethan is repulsed with the notion of having a Negro brother and is enraged at the loss of the plantation he had relished for so many years and promises to make their lives a living hell. A bitter legal battle ensues for possession of the plantation, as Ethan contests his fathers will, hiring one of Georgia's most prominent lawyer. Hattie Mae, the cook and housekeeper, lost her husband to the Klan, and now that her boy is coming of age, she fears the inevitable, and will do all in her powers to make sure that he doesn't meet the same fate as his father. Although, it was ten years ago, now that one of the men responsible for the lynching has been identified, she attempts to see that justice prevails. After the body of a white philandering drunk

"Wall Street Journeyman" tells the story of a young man from Pittsburgh, who overcomes a troubled, violent, and dysfunctional childhood, significant obstacles, as well as long-term substance abuse, to forge an impressive career on Wall Street. It is a story of a long, twisted journey taken to the heights of Wall Street global options trading desks, as well as a decade spent trading as a Portfolio Manager at major hedge funds. The narrative combines brilliant description and analysis of Wall Street from both the investment banking, as well as the hedge fund, side of the Street. The saga blends sometimes-shocking decadence and tragic mistakes, along with impressive, heroic accomplishment. Mr. Santini ruthlessly exposes the seamy underbelly of Wall Street, while uncovering the dirty secrets they never want revealed. It tells the tale of a man who aggressively achieves success in high finance but then slowly watches it slip away through poor decisions and the general decline on Wall Street in the post global credit crisis world. The narration is a sharp, pointed, compelling first-hand account of the rise and fall of Wall Street over the past twenty-five years. The story chronicles his maturation and spiritual growth even as his career slowly fades. Told in blunt language and pulling no punches, "Wall Street Journeyman" is a must read for anyone interested in learning more about financial markets and living on the edge. "He jumped out of the shower, grabbed his cell phone and called Lorenzo back in London. In rapid-fire staccato fashion, he barked out a series of complicated orders for Lorenzo, while standing in the bathroom naked and still soaking wet. He went through six different currency-pairs and at least two possible transactions for Lorenzo to execute in each pair depending on price, type of option, strike price of option (rate at which option can be exercised), maturity of option and principal amount of transaction. Some of the orders were to buy a

From the author of the highly rated, hilariously, seductive novel How Do I Know I Love You comes The Blood of IsraelEvelution delivers yet again with this thought provoking, street savvy novel! Israel"If only she knew that by him wearing a ring on his finger, it would not stop him from having me continue to put a ring of my lipstick below whenever the mood hit him... hmmm I wonder if she would be floating on daisies then." Making money is not hard for this woman with tight, light brown eyes, plush and inviting lips, bountiful breasts, small waist, hips designed for production, and a backside two hands could not manage. For Israel, hustling, prostituting, pimping and intimidating for her ultimate goal of having wealth is justified through corrupted reasoning. "Selling that good-good will give you minimum wage life but marketing it right will give you capital you can sit on while you're drinking champagne with the slim percent of mofos that piss out thousand dollar bills and crap the common man's wildest dreams." Israel's eyes stay focused while running from the demons of the past with little concern for who may be trampled in the process. This is until... Ezra A few moments later, Ezra returned exhaling his medicinal smoke. "The body is merely a shell holding my inner self; that of which is connected to God; dwelling in faith, love, and obedience to Him. It may be unseen by the world's standard but real for God's notice in the spiritual, you get me?" Ezra is a P.K. (preacher's kid) fighting to keep the Word in the forefront of his life while he searches for who he is as a man without the covering of his pastor, father. He is an unquestionably beautiful man conjuring sexual yearning from nearly every woman that lays eyes on him. He sees meaning and purpose in everything and looks to Israel as an assignment and blessing from the Lord. "I am not in a position to receive a

¿I never went to baking school, so I never learned how to sugar coat things.¿... I¿m the friend you come to for in-your-face, pull-no-punches advice that you need to hear. I¿m not a self-help guru nor am I a motivational speaker. I¿m simply someone who see¿s Life, Death, Relationships, Friendships, Religion, Work and everything else in a unique way. Sometimes I show you a perspective yoüve never considered before, and sometimes I simply push you to act on something you already knew. I see the strength you have inside and I will do everything I can to make sure you use it. I have never met anyone like me or even similar to me. I've never met anyone who does things the way I do or thinks of things the way I do. In short, when it comes to the idiotic part of the human race, I just won't play. The drama, the stress, the bullshit, the games, the cheating, the lying, the manipulating, the violence and all the other warped crap the human race does, are all things that either I've never done or I won't let myself do. I never do or say anything I later regret. Regretful actions are normally the result of uncontrolled emotions or giving into an impulse without thought of the consequences. I have emotions, deep emotions, but they are under my control. I have built what has been affectionately referred to as "Patrick's World", which is basically my custom-made life. There are specifics I could mention, but suffice it to say my life is exactly how I want it to be. Good things in, bad things out. Not because I'm rich or privileged, actually far from it. It is simply because I decided how I wanted myself and my life to be, and made them that way. I never followed anyone else's example or fell into any group, everything I do or think is exactly how I want it to be. All you get from me is honest, blunt and straightforward examples and advice. What you do with them will be up to you. I am known amongst my friends for the quotes I make up and I have an entire chapter dedicated to them. Here are a few.... Enjoy!... ¿You have to walk the walk. In other words, don¿t tell your friends to be strong if you are weak. Don¿t demand straight answers if you beat around the bush. Don¿t tell your friend to dump her douche bag when you have one at home. Don¿t bitch about people not being honest with you if you lie whenever it suits you. Don¿t bitch about guys stringing you along if you do the exact same thing to guys interested in you. And most important, don¿t try to justify being a hypocrite, saying that when YOU do those things, it¿s somehow ¿different¿.¿ ... ¿Toddlers learn fairly quickly that a square peg fits in a square hole, and a round peg fits in a round hole. So why is it most adults spend their dating lives trying to fit a square peg into a round hole? And then bitch at the round hole for not being more square?¿... ¿Jealousy/Insecurity is like cancer. If you ignore it, cater to it and do nothing to stop it, it will grow, get much worse, and eventually kill whatever it has infected.¿... ¿The logic of getting back together with an ex, is about the same as leaving spoiled milk in your refrigerator, because you think it might be better tomorrow.¿... There are lots more where those came from. Thank you for considering purchasing my book. Whether it changes your life, or is just a good read, I promise you will not be bored. :-)

If a "preferred" memoir format exists, The Three-Legged Milking Stool probably doesn't conform to that prototype. This is a fast moving, insightful and often irreverent tale of a woman whose journey and escapades transported her from Chicago to San Diego to a resting place in Colorado. The author traces her heritage from a comfortable if not affluent childhood to an adolescence coupling challenges with limited family, no cash resources and the various hazards of big cities. She manages to overcome the frustrations that she faced, establishing herself in business and publishing worlds while working to find some truth and peace in her private life. This is no chronological "I did this, and then I did that." Instead, the author takes occasional enjoyable digressions to the present as they illuminate and define the events in the past. These journeys take numerous directions, causing her to reflect on the value of many stops along the way. Cindy Sloan Butts is an author who publishes The Three-Legged Milking Stool as her first book. She has previously distinguished herself as the winner of numerous writing contests with a rewarding career in freelance writing and editing. Her clients are as diverse as her experience, covering the globe and with clients ranging from managing directors to denturists to coaches. Other books are in the works and we look forward to her exercising verbal skills, wit and an engaging look at reality in her future works.

The Old Home Place is a collection of vivid memories about growing up on a little Arkansas cotton farm in the late 50's through the early 70's. This poetic tapestry weaves a beautiful story of life lessons that have been passed down with an enduring love from generation to generation. Anyone who has ever been part of a farm-family heritage will enjoy this personal glimpse into the lives of one such family and how the lessons they learned on the farm translated into real life applications as it touches the heart and inspires its readers. Even those who are not from a farm family will find much to appreciate as they too have their own cherished memories of home, love, and family renewed. The author takes us carefully through the "seasons of life" on the farm until we finally arrive at the final days of "The Old Home Place" only to discover that it really doesn't end there. The book is divided into four sections; THE PLACE, LOVE & FAMILY, SEASONS, and REFLECTIONS, each one having its own special beauty. Much of the poetry contained in The Old Home Place will no doubt be published again and again in separate works but the author says that this will be the only volume to contain all the poems along with the narrative and verse that gives the reader a keen personal insight into what lies "between the lines." Each reader will no doubt have their favorite poems or stories, but classics like, A Single Flower, The Passing, Hallowed Ground, Lonely to Be the Last, and I've Seen Enough of Life to Know, will one day be loved, read, and recited by thousands. Step back in time and remember what life is really all about; go back to "The Old Home Place" and enjoy the simple, unpretentious, Robert Frost writing style of this unique find. It's one that you will turn to often because of its heart-warming inspiration and down-home wisdom; it should be in every family's home library.

She thought she would never find trust. He thought he would never find love. Heidi is simply working for a living, trying to live an ordinary life beyond her extraordinary gifts. Outrunning those who want to control her, she attempts a life of normalcy-hiding behind an alias, never trusting those around her-lessons learned long ago. Matthew is also learning from his past, trying to combine a life of desire and a need to live a life of reality. Through the changing seasons of Martha's Vineyard, the two misfits find each other and discover a passion neither thought possible, an eroticism neither can fully disclose, and a complex relationship of dominance and submission they can't control. Fall in love with the island and the local characters in Getting There. The Vineyard has never been so much fun!