The Box and the Shiny Red Ball

The Box and the Shiny Red Ball
Author: Mark A. Fettig
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2009-12-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1450009875

A man comes to find the reason his world isn’t right—though he’d been granted freedom from his cryogenic state, he finds himself in a new dilemma. After choosing to stay behind in a world that isn’t supposed to exist, something stronger than fate takes hold of his (fate). Right when his dreams are about to come true, and right when he thinks life can’t get any better, he is forced to take part in a new five year experiment—will this one be the one that ends his world?

The Men Inside

The Men Inside
Author: George Phillipos
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9788129105509

A brilliant collection of short stories woven out of the author's association with the seas as a marine engineer. Exquisitely narrated, the author is able to transport the reader into the deep seas with his characters. Through the tapestry of his narration, Phillipos is able to delineate the stories of ordinary human beings and their ordinary human emotions on one hand, while on the other he dabbles with the realm of the unreal/paranormal. Anecdotal and churned out of his personal memory, this collection is simply unputdownable.

My Life As Mom to 2 Boys and a Husband

My Life As Mom to 2 Boys and a Husband
Author: Sarah Green
Publisher: Sarah Green
Total Pages: 204
Release:
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Please pass me that parenting book; I need to smack my forehead with it! Life’s most teachable moments…why do they happen when the prim and proper lady that you have always admired from a distance is standing two feet away? Why do they happen when someone stops by your house, and you need a front-loader to scoop a path to the door because you have been sick for a week? Why do they happen when your toddler decides to speak his first full sentence in a public bathroom loudly commenting on the sounds from the next stall? It has been stated, “Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” It takes your breath away when your son randomly decides to scream “BOO” in a store at a total stranger, causing them to drop their parcels. It is hard to breathe when your child vomits on the bald man’s head in front of you on an airplane. Here are some amazingly breath-taking moments that have made my life laughably enjoyable (although often embarrassing.) May they bring enjoyment to your life, as they have to mine.

Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills
Author: Michael Weiss
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2015-08-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1606498770

The popularity of the TED talk has raised the bar for public speaking and presentations. Audiences expect to be educated, inspired and engaged whether they are sitting in a conference room or an auditorium. Yet too often presenters lack the skills to take command and deliver persuasive and entertaining pitches and presentations. The audience is the hero of the story and the presenter is their guide to take them on a journey. Like a one act play, a presentation is not a meeting, it’s a performance. And it is the job of the presenter to respect the audiences’ wishes, wants and needs. With the advent of smartphone, the job of the presenter to keep the audience’s attention on them rather than on the tiny device in their hand has become increasingly more difficult. The purpose of this book is to inspire you to take the next step in your presentation skills and practice.

Soul Trip

Soul Trip
Author: Amy Russell
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1504362055

Soul Trip is a compilation of poetry and blogs, interwoven with story, about waking-up. Soul Trip is the first in a series of three books that document the intensity of emotion, thought, and questioning that occurs when the perception of life begins to drastically change. Soul Trip accounts deep extremes of sorrow and pain, and seeing such emotions as the true catalysts for living an authentic life that lead to finding ones Bliss. Soul Trip shares this experience through looking at love and heartbreak differently, finding who you are as you analyze who you were, and seeking fullness in the expression of ones heart. Soul Trip poetically illustrates the pain, rejection, disappointment, sorrow, and misunderstanding that leads to the love inside oneself so we can experience just who we are, in an unknown, yet whole, way. In awakening, letting go of what you really think love is, trusting whatever comes your way, and finding beauty in the intensity and sorrow of life because these are leading you to you, is the purpose of Soul Trip. Soul Trip takes you there in all that murky and ecstatic passion and depth. Soul Trip is waking-up.

Rekindled

Rekindled
Author: Genevieve Iseult Eldredge
Publisher: GirlyEngine Press
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 194572370X

“An emotional rollercoaster, filled with fights, small endearing moments, builds to a thrilling climax, and an emotion-filled denouement!” - Tracy, GoodReads “There is so much tension! Make sure your device can handle when you will inevitably tighten your grasp while reading!” – Ren, GoodReads "If you like reading about the Fae, other realms and watching two bada** chicks fight then you will love this series!” - The Avid Reader It’s good to be queen. Except when it’s a total disaster. Syl Skye, newly crowned Queen of Fair Faerie, would be psyched to be the ruler of her Summer realm, except for two things. One, her girlfriend Rouen Rivoche became Queen of Dark Faerie, the Winter realm. That would be great except the Winter realm’s always been at war with Summer. By tradition, that makes Rouen Syl’s mortal enemy. That said, love can break past old hatred, right? Especially with a new foe about to attack them both. Ah, no. Which brings us to Syl’s second problem. Rouen’s under a dark spell and doesn’t remember Syl, their lives, their love. Worse, if Syl doesn’t break the spell by the next new moon, Rouen will forget her forever. To defeat their foe, it’ll take two soul-bound queens whose hearts and minds act as one. Trouble is, no one has ever broken the dark spell Rouen suffers from. Good thing Syl isn't the type of queen who gives up easily. Will Syl break the dark spell over Rouen, or is Rouen destined to forget about her forever? Perfect for readers of lesbian and LGBTQIA+ romance, urban fantasy, YA, and fairy stories, and fans of enemies to lovers, angsty feels, soft girl/tough girl dynamics, kickass moms, and manga-style fight scenes. THE CIRCUIT FAE SERIES 1. Moribund 1.5 Derailed 2. Ouroboros 2.5 Dethroned 3. Inimical 3.5 Rekindled 4. Nemesis 4.5 Revenged 5. Eidolon “This book was a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed a guest appearance from some of our favorite dark Fae. I don't want to spoil it, but Chuck E Cheese is involved!” – Laura, GoodReads “This series owes me many hours of sleep, and this book is no exception. I strongly recommend dedicating a couple hours to read in one sitting because there is honestly no good place to say “ok, I can stop here and come back later!” – Ren, GoodReads

Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe

Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe
Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2017-10-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250141397

A retelling of "Pride and Prejudice" with a Christmas twist.

ReMade: Book 1

ReMade: Book 1
Author: Matthew Cody
Publisher: Serial Box
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2017-04-25
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1682101282

Every minute, 108 people die. In one of those minutes this fall, twenty-three of those deaths will be teenagers. Now they are humanity’s last hope for survival. Now they are humanity’s last hope for survival. Awakened in a post-apocalyptic world and hunted by mechanical horrors, these teens search for answers amidst the ruins of civilization. Fate, love, and loyalty face off in this adrenaline -pumping adventure.

Husbands Should Not Break

Husbands Should Not Break
Author: Shane Clifton
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498225799

In October 2010, Shane Clifton had a serious accident that left him a quadriplegic. Husbands Should Not Break is a memoir that describes the challenges of adjusting to life with a disability. Shane is a theologian by trade, so the memoir explores the problem of pain--where is God when we suffer--weighing the sometimes-abstract categories of theology against the harsh realities of his experience. It is a brutally honest account, which does not shy away from the author's doubts and failures, and touches on rarely spoken-about topics, such as the impact of spinal cord injury upon sexuality. But while the narrative deals with sadness, it is a hopeful rather than depressing text, and often surprisingly funny, as it describes the comedic strangeness of struggling with a broken body. The memoir is an invitation into Shane's mind, providing readers with the opportunity to imagine what it might be like to experience the loss that comes with spinal cord injury and, thereafter, to think about life, loss, disability, and the possibility of happiness in the midst of the hardship and fragility of life.