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Here is part of the first chapter. It's only the beginning...Dr. Espinoza only had to wait a few seconds, before Beverly and I gave her opposite answers--simultaneously! "Well girls, which is it" she laughed. Beverly repeated her answer, while I kept quiet, thinking: Could this really be happening? After all of the games, guilt, laughter, lies, fun and fear? Was this is a fabulous twist of fate?--or just plain twisted? I don't know whether I'm blessed or cursed! A chilly, quiet New Year's Eve turned into absolute excitement. My co-worker and I were baffled by the woman who showed up at the office, and what she wanted to know before leaving. Things at work just hadn't been the same. An exciting series of adventures had just ended for us, and Dr. Espinoza was giving us the chance to start a whole new chapter--depending on how we'd answer her ironic question. To this day, Beverly still gives me grief for almost ruining our chance by answering, "No!" I still can't believe Beverly said "Yes!"Is honesty always the best policy? First, let me take you back a few years to explain Dr. E.'s question, and describe my dilemma.

Literary composition has always allowed me to express myself:The best exercise is bending down to help someone else up so that he or she becomes successful too. In doing so, this makes a true friendship. That gift of friendship makes the journey through life easier. I encourage everyone to follow your dreams, regardless of what people say, perceive or assume.Regina Long Southall is a native of Portsmouth, Virginia. She graduated from Norfolk State College (now University) and Regent University Graduate School of Education. She retired as a public school educator in 2004, rendering 32.8 years of service. This poetry book makes her third book publication. Being an educator, her professional book, Teaching In Elementary Schools: The Real Deal, was published in 2009. Regina is a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

The Call To Greatness is an inspiring and engaging fictional story that richly illustrates the author''s premise that we can achieve harmony of mind and fulfillment in life through the consistent observance of the Universal Laws in our thoughts and intentions; The Call To Greatness challenges the reader to expect the best from all and from every situation, to seek the beauty and goodness in all and everything and to discover our purpose in life as a beautiful journey of progression on the path to Higher Consciousness. Follow the main character''s transformation from an ordinary youth to a Spiritual Warrior who was called to increase the harmony in the world, to advocate justice and to overcome the darkness that oppressed his people from within and from the transgressors who ruled most of his land.

Universal Love LanguageIntimacy, passion and commitment are three universal love languages spoken by all in relationships regardless of the primary, secondary or the native language. A relationship where these three love languages are present is enhanced and fulfilled. The book made a case and connection on how these three love languages progresses relationships in the following areas and more:-Maintaining and sustaining commitments, bonds and trust-Fostering communications, resolving conflicts, taming anger, stress and attitudes using love language as a skill-Enhancing libido, sexual confidence, enjoyment and satisfaction with love language as aphrodisiac-Exploring cheating protocols /mechanisms of men and women; limiting the philandering urge, as well as, gender perceptions of intimacy.

How to find your... BIG BANG OF HAPPINESS This encouraging guide is packed with practical advice to aid people who aspire to live their authentic lives, experience their dreams and be happy. This book will help readers discover why they''ve struggled throughout their lives to reach the happiness they desire, while explaining how to define, achieve, and enjoy the Big Bang of Happiness.Malaika Burnell introduces her step by step guide to achieving happiness, by sharing her own story and prescribing specific self- discovery activities. These activities offer the reader self exploration and assistance on remaining positive and focused as they set and achieve personal goals. Her easy to understand principles and practices will coach and inspire readers to move towards their Big Bang of Happiness. Instead of scrabbling through life in search of happiness; it will become a natural occurrence rather than an unnatural accident. The BIG BANG of HAPPINESSis achieved when you understand, accept and implement God''s purpose for your life!

When Wally is young, she learns that being her friend can be dangerous to your health. As she goes through life, the idea of her deadly contamination persists and is even reinforced. As a result Wally begins to spend some of her time living somewhere else, upstairs in her head. Wally wanders into her space bubble which floats somewhere just below God''s space. Sometimes Wally gets puzzling signals. She learns from her mother that she, Wally, may be turning into a cabbage and that refrigerators can tell lies. From her sister-in-law, she learns that her brother, Norman works in a black hole and that he might even own one. Her brother, who is a physicist, tells her that time is in another dimension and that she cannot go back and change things unless she first goes into another dimension. Wally comes down from her space bubble from time to time and checks to see if things have changed. She talks with her family and especially with her favorite nephew, Nigel, whom she believes will one day rescue her from where her family have put her. She tells Nigel that music is magic, but Nigel doesn''t truly believe her until he sees it for himself and he witnesses the magic happening.

"African problems are our problems and our problems are African problems"-Malcolm X, at the OAU, July 1964With eighteen African countries celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their political independence in 2010 alone, and another sixteen African countries joining them with 50th Anniversary celebrations between now and 2020, the political unification of the African Continent has become inevitable. As we move "forward ever" on this pan African journey we stand on the shoulders the 52 African nations that have waged successful struggles for political independence over the past 60 years and the most significant pan African visionary leaders of the 20th century. In this regard Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah and Malcolm X stand alone as giants. The Organization of African Unity (OAU), in the 20th century failed to achieve the noble goals of Garvey and Nkrumah for the political unification of Africa and the establishment of a united continental government. The OAU's replacement organization, the African Union, in the first decade of the 21st century, has done no better. Here lays the great challenge of African people, worldwide, in the first quarter of the first century of the new millennium.Africa is a vast and mighty continent that is rich in people and rich in resources. Its land mass is 11.7 million squares miles which is three and a half times that of the continental United States and large enough to hold to combined land masses of the United States, Europe, China, India and Argentina. It is the home of one billion African people coming from 800 ethnic groups and speaking 1,000 native languages. English is also widely spoken. The continent has inherited 54 political subdivisions from colonialism. Africa has the highest population growth rate in the world and 34 of the 40 countries worldwide with the highest growth rates are in Africa. The population of Africa is projected to be 1.3 billion by 2025 and 2.2 billion by 2050. The 2.2 billion figure means that Africa's population in 2050 will be more than double its 2010 population and larger than the projected populations of China, India, the United States and Europe, at the mid point of this century, which will be 1.4 billion; 1.6 billion; 403 million; and 691 million respectively. It is self-evident that a politically United Africa will immediately emerge as a world power with, enhanced self-reliance; a greater capacity to protect its emerging democratic order; and be better posed to make its special contributions to the advancement of humanity as a whole."The New Pan Africanism-2020" is an uplifting and empowering book that takes a fresh perspective on Pan Africanism. This perspective is not always in keeping with traditional pan African analysis. Armed with a positive outlook that reveals the most important moments of relevance in our pan African history, while keeping its eyes firmly focused on the future, a critical path for African Unification is identified with a specific endpoint for its achievement. The New Pan Africanism is African continentally based but global in scope. For this reason it might best be described as Universal Pan Africanism. In this context, this book is built around recent addresses that I have given to audiences of Africans born on the African Continent, as well as, African Americans and Caribbean islanders born in the African Diaspora. The primary focus on all occasions has been the timely political unification of the African continent. Together these speeches constitute a Pan African Manifesto. Hence, the strategic goal of this book to present a succinct and powerful case that will serve to inspire and ignite a transatlantic pan African movement of young people who will see it as their prime directive, and generational mission, to bring a United Africa into political existence in our lifetime This is an idea whose time has come and this book is a call for action.

Maggie Roberts began life growing up in a "normal" 1950"s household with her parents and two brothers. Being left in the woods by her brother because she was to young to count during a game of hide and seek was one of her earliest memories. Her mother yelling at the top of her lungs " John Robert Michaels go get your sister out of the woods this instant" is another. That same brother often used Maggie as his version of a human speed bump.Navigating through adolescence and into adulthood brings both frustration and laughter as cars and boys become Maggie's biggest cause for confusion. Unsecured car top carriers and boys that eat paste are some of the things that she just can't quite understand.As middle age creeps up on her Maggie realizes that your body just doesn't behave the same as it did when you were in your twenties. Before she purchased her first set of reading glasses she mistakenly wore air freshener an entire weekend on her neck because she could no longer read the small print on the bottle and thought she was wearing perfume.Being diagnosed with cancer Maggie struggles.She looses her hair and eye brows but feels a small victory when she's finally able to apply false eyelashes without looking like she has a whisk broom stuck to her eye lid.

SINS OF THE FATHER Pete and Jeremiah, his dog, roam the streets of the city. Living their days full of uncertain happenings. Each morning brings one more day, one more fix, one more try at life. They will meet a murderous monster, some lost souls and a man looking for redemption from his consuming guilt. The reader will join them all for the best and worst season of their lives. The Author Shirley O Reilly has been writing stories since childhood, drawing from the oral storytelling traditions of her Native American heritage. This is her first novel born of her work with the homeless and her storytelling heart.

Below is our wholesaler's description. We have ordered the cover scribing option, and we do want our professionally-written back cover prose used here, so please submit our prose for professional review."This book is about the power of intention to create your life. It is the kind of intention that is born of choice and aligns you with your highest self, pulling you forward toward your highest good. It is also about commitment to a practice and a daily reminder that you are at choice about how you live the moments of your days. And lastly it is about the beauty and rewards of friendship and intimacy. If your life is not what you have dreamed of, you have the power within you to change it. By getting clear and conscious of your inner longing, of your true path in life, by visualizing the results and committing to authentic action, you can do anything that your heart desires. This book provides a clear and powerful format for this daily practice.Authors Elizabeth Bell and Maxine Barish-Wreden have been best friends and prayer partners for over 16 years. They are both health care professionals committed to healing and wholeness and bring the power of intention and vision to their work as well as to their own lives. In large part they credit the daily practice of prayerful intention for the rich quality of their lives and their relationships, and they look to share this with all women.

ath in DiyarbakirWhen Dr. Karim, a Kurd, and his family vanish, the Turkish Special Forces are suspected of the crime, and already simmering tensions flare.Emine Sesen, a Kurdish activist lawyer and former political prisoner, is retained to investigate. The daughter of an influential chieftain, Sesen is compelled to work with General Arslan Büyükdag, a Special Forces officer from a distinguished Turkish military family, assigned to the case by the army. Natural enemies, the two must overcome their wariness, resist their mutual attraction and rely on each other to uncover the truth in the face of an unholy conspiracy to silence them.The two find themselves penetrating Turkey¿s shadowy ¿deep state,¿ pursued by renegade members of the military as well as Hezbollah terrorists. They soon realize more is at stake than the fate of one Kurdish doctor and his family. Arslan¿s loyalties to the military are challenged and Emine learns the limits of her identity and heritage as a Kurd.

Brian Edwards, a former child abuse investigator, is happily retired, dividing his time between his family, his horses, and his friends. Brian's reputation as a good ol' boy is only exceeded by his penchant to speak his mind without regard for the consequences.Jim Arnall is Georgia's governor and his niece, Juliette, is missing. As Governor, Arnall can't risk his political career by officially intervening in the investigation, but his love for his sister's child and his personal code of honor demand that some action must be taken.Mutual acquaintances in the law enforcement community bring Brian to Governor Arnall's attention and assure the Governor that Brian, despite his age and attitude is just the man to locate Juliette.Juliette Neal is the governor's niece, a bright-eyed young woman diagnosed early in life with Williams Syndrome. Her cheerful demeanor and ease with strangers offer a dangerous combination when she attracts the attention of the wrong people.Brian, given carte blanche by the Governor, quickly rises to the occasion, but can he handle the authority and responsibility he's been given? Set in Savannah, Georgia, Low County Boil offers a revealing look into the disabilities field and the professionals that serve individuals with disabilities, while weaving a compelling tale of intrigue and deception coupled with the ruthless violence associated with the international drug trade.

In 1906 Cornell University Prof. Ralph S. Tarr, with the backing of the United States Geological Survey, led an expedition to Alaska's Yakutat Bay region to conduct the first thorough mapping and measurements of the many glaciers surrounding the bay. The mountains surrounding Alaska's Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays are some of the most heavily glaciated in the North America and boast the continent's largest piedmont and tidal glaciers. Drawing heavily on the journals, diaries and letters of three of the expedition's participants, including the author's grandfather, Rivers of Ice describes the hardships, difficulties and disappointments of exploration in a barren land of ice, often in the words of the participants themselves. Great detail is given of the harsh conditions, ranging from nearly incessant rain, packing the many supplies up routes with no trails to places no human had ever before set foot, and a harrowing rescue of Prof. Tarr from entombment under a glacier after falling into a swift glacial stream.Rivers of Ice shines a light on the different perceptions of the native Tlingit that inhabit Yakutat. Prof. Tarr exhibits a nineteenth century prejudice toward the Tlingit which is seen in counterpoint to that of one of his local guides, Bill Thompson, who had spent years living among the natives. It was Thompson's objections to Tarr's racism that ultimately led to Thompson's break with Tarr at the expedition's conclusion. Rivers of Ice is liberally illustrated with photographs of the expedition and the village of Yakutat, taken by Bill Thompson and the expedition's young photographer.

About 50% of couples that gets engaged never get married. The major reason for that is that they did not actually understand or deeply know their potential mates, or even what to look for, before getting engaged or dating exclusively. Dating, Courtship, and Romance delves into questions and answers that help potential couples know their mates deeply before getting engaged, committing, or getting married. It further benefits people in a marriage relationship by widening their horizon, and the divorced that want to get back to the dating scene. Regrets of "had I known" is minimized or even eliminated, thereby giving further insight and understanding on romantic relationships.

The hypocrisy of the American psyche will surely reap the seeds of its destruction. We condemn drug lords but at the same time stand by as pharmaceutical companies recruit unscrupulous doctors to peddle new drugs. Both prescribe by the profit motive, business 101, supply and demand; the first one is always free, with little regard for safety or life. The tobacco industry, the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, kills more Americans than the sum total of all drugs.Our children are inundated with drug innuendoes through mediums of indoctrination such as music, movies, and the media.Our daughters and sons are inserting vodka soaked tampons into their vaginas and rectums, and DWI's continue to soar at alarming rates, yet we deny that alcohol is a drug.Powder cocaine is glamorized and sniffing heroin is sheik, but if we smoke crack and shoot dope we are a "crack head" or a "dope fiend." Condemnation of some equals the inevitable destruction of all.Miseducation: Like a Trojan horse it stands before us; consuming us, spewing invisible rays of destruction and death. We are at war America: It appears to be a war against drugs. In reality it's a war not against, but for our spirits. We are losing our ground because we have become disconnected from our inner strength. We are so comfortable with the immediate gratification of the here now: We have become so allured by the anesthetization of the pain of our past and of our present, that we have resigned ourselves to self defeating behavior. America is plagued with a pandemic of addictive behaviors. The only way we will win the war is to reclaim our spirit and hold steady to our natural inclination of self preservation. The countless souls who are lost share a commonality in spirit and grace. "There is no such thing as 'crack heads' and "dope fiends," only your mother, my father, his son, their daughter. We are all in some way interconnected. Our spirits bind us to a power greater than ourselves. Americans must get honest: We must take a stance. Enough is enough: Stop the madness. From this day forward our mantra will be, "I will no longer allow the ill promises of drugs and other self defeating behaviors that allow me to transcend this place and time consume me. I reclaim my spirit; right here, right now."

Kingston "King" Jackson, a young menace from the streets of Dallas TX, thought his soul existence was power and money, began building his empire at the tender age of 16 with the salvage thugs of Oak Cliff TX. King thought all he ever needed was in the streets until he met Nia James, a young tender from the suburbs, who he was skeptical about introducing his world to. When King's showdery past leads him to prison and Nia with a safe full of money and a life of discovery. After 6 long yrs, he noticed time waits for no man, and being broke was not a option, King is forced back to his criminal ways and tries to pick up where he left off when longtime friend Sike puts him down on a lick to rob neighborhood drug dealer Rick dope. Nia, now a college graduate and unknowing entering F.B.I Academy and cant seem to find the right time to tell King. When their worlds collide, will their love stand the test of time or will this be handled with street Justice? D-Town Stay Down!!

In BEEHIVE ARIZONA, a Geologist and his wife, a successful Journalist, forsake the crime and congestion of Los Angeles in search of a "safer, more perfect" place to live. They find it in Beehive, Arizona, a small defunct mining town in southern Arizona with all the charm of a Norman Rockwell painting. What they had not bargained for is a disquieting undercurrent of misguided jingoism, a secret vein or silver and a supernatural evil that grips the minds of the town's inhabitants and reaches to the very core of the city's foundation. It is the story of a couple, lost in the middle years of their marriage, childless and with hollow success, trying to find each other and a new start in their lives. By confronting the unbelievable smallness of the "perfect American community" and exposing the sinister cult of the Brotherhood of the Bees, Laura and Kent De Salvo discover, not only a weapon against the clandestine evil that grips the town, but a rekindled passion in their relationship and a realization that "safe and perfect" are only relative terms.

Behold more than a book in your hands. It is a first class ticket for a train with every poem providing a shovelful of coal. It accommodates two trains of thought. To some this book will be a shield and to others a mirror. Inside the former will join their sword while the latter will meet their reflection. The whistle signals presto for your departure from the roundhouse with scheduled stops in Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and Outer Space. The secret behind making this journey successful as it was intended is that you take it at your own pace and leisure. Along the way you will pass many a crossroad and frontier during a snowcapped ascent up sacred Mount Shasta.At the beginning of this trek the conductor%u2019s father will issue you your ticket at the forward. At the last station you will hear from such respected historical personages as Eleanor Roosevelt and Robert M. La Follette; and voil.

There are ideas only poetry can express. The first part of this book consists of general lyric poems dealing with such subjects as love and separation. The second half, written in the style of Rubaiyat, sheds light on the age-old, philosophical problem of free will.

A thousand years after the birth of Christ the heirs of Rome, the Byzantines, are enjoying a golden age of prosperity. The Empire is surrounded, however, by numerous foes who are intent on carving her territory up for themselves. A young nobleman, Isaac Laskaris, has kept many of them at bay and, now, has been selected by the Emperor for a special mission. Before his departure he meets the lovely and enchanting Eudokia. The pair pledge themselves to one another and Isaac vows to return. on his journey, Isaac is faced by a fierce storm, pirates and a horde of nomads beseiging his destination. Will Isaac return to his love unscathed? Or will he survive to face the ultimate test in the form of an invasion of his beloved Empire?

U. S. Marshal Lance Kincaid accepted an assignment from the governor of the New Mexico Territory to act as an undercover agent. His mission was to investigate the violence and crime in the Silver City area, identify the people responsible for such activities and bring them to justice.. Lance began to suspect the violence in the area not only involved the Apaches, but also city ruffians, the Indian agent, the territory politicians and perhaps the military. The gunslinger, John Kinney, was determined to have Lance killed.

The decision to get into one of these three professions is a very personal one. It takes great intestinal fortitude to be able to even qualify for training, let alone finishing. There is a great deal of pride in your accomplishments and you continuously strive to improve your skills. One of the most seriously misunderstood ailments these professionals sometimes get is a mental health issue. Using myself as an example, I never lived in one time zone. I was always flying somewhere and being a heavy transport pilot, my destination was never close to home. It would be daylight there and night here and my body never got a circadian rhythm. That rhythm I spoke about is, going to bed at night and getting up in the morning. Eating 3 times per day, usually at or near the same times, your body clock in otherwords. Shift workers have this problem too but, someone on call, never knows what time they have to go to work or what time they will be home. Tough on you and your family.When a mental health issue comes up, these self driven individuals feel that it's nothing, and they will work through it. Strong as they may be, this one they can't beat alone. It would be so much easier if I were missing a leg or arm. Then at least people could understand the hurt and pain. The problem comes when there are no outwardly signs of physical trauma. All the damage is internal. PTSD is evident when the person's coping abilities are overwhelmed. They resort to ways to release the pain. I was struggling badly. I was so disgusted with the military and how I had been treated, I had to leave, get out. A pilot with 8,000 plus hours of heavy transport flying combined with the multitude of qualifications I had, in monetary terms, was worth millions and millions of dollars to the military. Having to go out this way, was devastating to me. I didn't even want to pick up my commendations from the Prime Minister, I just wanted to go away and forget everything bad that had happened. When I was at the end, I had a slim 10% chance to live.This type of situation is very serious and the person hurting has to be treated as a whole person. In other words, my particular coping techniques were caused by a culmination of very traumatic situations. None I could talk about. Some because of legal reasons others because they were unbelievable to the everyday person on the street. Over time, it wore me down. I was more afraid of seeing the doctor because once you say you have a problem as a pilot, you lose your job. Your dream. The one thing you love to do. I would have rather flown through a Thunderstorm rather than see a doctor. Sad but true. In my case I couldn't ask for help because it would be the end of my career. An impossible position to put a person in. Totally unfair to the individual on so many levels. They give you everything they have and more and if in mental distress, can't ask for help because they lose everything they worked their whole life for. If you could only have job security while you get better, I'm sure the stats in mental health would go up dramatically.The picture shows the long lonely journey each of us in these professions must walk by ourselves. Either to get into our profession or recover from the effects of it.

Optometry students and optometrists will find this book very useful in serving as a quick reference of how optometry and law interrelated in an optometric practice; therefore, providing the optometry students and optometrists an essential knowledge in optometry law for protection against a malpractice lawsuit. Generally, it is easier to prevent a malpractice lawsuit than to defend it.

In this easy to read workbook Everett T. Robinson provides an in-depth recovery program for men struggling with sexual compulsiveness. The workbook begins by clearly describing why sexual addiction is currently at epidemic levels in America and throughout the world today. It takes readers step-by-step through learning activities and objectives that leave them with an extensive action plan for recovery. There are 70 pages of learning activities throughout the workbook for personalizing key lesson concepts provided. Every one of the 16 lessons has 5 recovery truths (80 total) provided that are like "icing on the cake".The author boldly shares many insights into his long journey home to God that are uplifting as well as instructive. While Robinson's tone of writing is very direct and to the point he is always reassuring and often playful with his readers. His use of stories and illustrations hold the reader's attention while taking them through a recovery process that reaches deep into areas of their pain and dysfunction. A strong feature of this workbook is that it can be used individually or by any Christian organization that wishes to help men in a class and/or group setting. This resource is biblical based and Robinson clearly describes why the war cannot be won without the power of the Holy Spirit.Book TestimonyI started taking the recovery class (Stand Firm) that Everett teaches after coming to him with a sexual addiction that was killing me and my marriage. I learned valuable information about the inner workings of who I am, and the major driving forces behind my addiction. I learned that being "plugged in" to God had to be top priority above all else, and I learned various ways this could be done. I learned that I was the problem, that it was my mind that was causing all this painful stuff to come into my life. I was able to see my "ritual-like" behavior that had got me into trouble every time, and was able to find ways to interrupt i