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Editor's Pick:
Farm Girl
NONFICTION
Food, Home, and Farming/Gardening
The ABC'S of Freezer Cooking
The First Timer's Guide to Bread and Rolls (First Timer's Baking)
By a professional chef. He also has a number of other First Timer’s books free today, The First Timer's Guide to Muffins, Biscuits and Quickbreads (First Timers Baking)
, The First Timer's Guide to Cakes (First Timer's Baking)
, and The First Timer's Guide to Pies (First Timers Baking)
The bread one was the most basic skills one to list here All the author’s books that have reviews, are highly rated.
Couponing Tips and Tricks
Container Gardening Ideas Plus Vertical Gardening-How to Produce More Organic Vegetables in Less Space
How To Compost: Everything You Need To Know To Start Composting, And Nothing You Don't!
The ABC'S of Freezer Cooking
The First Timer's Guide to Bread and Rolls (First Timer's Baking)
By a professional chef. He also has a number of other First Timer’s books free today, The First Timer's Guide to Muffins, Biscuits and Quickbreads (First Timers Baking)
, The First Timer's Guide to Cakes (First Timer's Baking), and The First Timer's Guide to Pies (First Timers Baking) The bread one was the most basic skills one to list here All the author’s books that have reviews, are highly rated.
Couponing Tips and Tricks
Container Gardening Ideas Plus Vertical Gardening-How to Produce More Organic Vegetables in Less Space
How To Compost: Everything You Need To Know To Start Composting, And Nothing You Don't!
Health
Answers To Adult ADD & ADHD: Sure Fire Ways To Help Heal The Negative Symptoms of ADD & ADHD And Accomplish Your Goals Without Drugs or Medication
Cystic Fibrosis & the Brewer's Yeast: A Microbiology Tale
Answers To Adult ADD & ADHD: Sure Fire Ways To Help Heal The Negative Symptoms of ADD & ADHD And Accomplish Your Goals Without Drugs or Medication
Cystic Fibrosis & the Brewer's Yeast: A Microbiology Tale
Ideas/Theory
How to Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy
How to Beat the Financial Monster at the End of this Book (Knock Out Past Due Bills and Credit Card Problems)
China's Economic Supertrends: How China is Changing from the Inside Out to Become the World's Next Economic Superpower
An economy that works: Job creation and America's future
Investment Management after the Global Financial Crisis
Justice in America: Select Essays by C. Jeff Oakes (Justice in America Essays)
Yearning in the Age of the Nightmare
Short essay. Crime, character…
Stepping Stones to Greater Resilience: Empowering you to create your own life experience ...
The Whore and her Mother: 9/11, Babylon and the Return of the King
End time prophecy/interpretation.
The Thin Blue Line of Police Brutality and Other Essays on Violence
How to Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy
How to Beat the Financial Monster at the End of this Book (Knock Out Past Due Bills and Credit Card Problems)
China's Economic Supertrends: How China is Changing from the Inside Out to Become the World's Next Economic Superpower
An economy that works: Job creation and America's future
Investment Management after the Global Financial Crisis
Justice in America: Select Essays by C. Jeff Oakes (Justice in America Essays)
Yearning in the Age of the Nightmare
Short essay. Crime, character…
Stepping Stones to Greater Resilience: Empowering you to create your own life experience ...
The Whore and her Mother: 9/11, Babylon and the Return of the King
End time prophecy/interpretation.
The Thin Blue Line of Police Brutality and Other Essays on Violence
True Accounts
Farm Girl
“Set in the Dust Bowl of the American West, this true account of a child coming of age on a 1920's Nebraska farm, recaptures an era. Young Lucille Marker experiences survival during the Depression, one of the worst dust storms in history, and finally the disintegration of the close-knit community in which she grows up. Readers who like the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder or Willa Cather will enjoy Farm Girl. It takes place on the Marker farm, located near Red Cloud, the locale of Willa Cather’s Nebraska novels. Farm Girl takes one back to a time and place that no longer exists in American culture. Richly photographed throughout with over sixty authentic photos documenting the people and places of the story”
“Easily as good as Carol Ryrie Brink’s Caddie Woodlawn, Farm Girl is beautifully done and should be a treat for anyone who loves reading historical books. . . . It is a treasure that will be enjoyed by the young and old alike.” ~McCook Daily Gazette
Ma's Garden
In 1902, “Ethel ‘Ma’ Johnstone planted her garden on a barren block in a tiny town carved out of the Australian bush. She embarked on the project with little knowledge but with much hope and optimism for the future in her heart. Fifty years later, the seeds and plants had grown and matured and her garden had morphed into a beautiful haven. At the same time, her husband Christopher put trust in his skills and in the future, embarking on a new business that would reward him by providing for his family for nearly six decades. As the garden grew, so did their lives, their family and their community.”
Loose Screws and Skinned Knees - Turning Life's Obstacles and Adversity Into Opportunities and Adventure
Cowboy Ace - The Life Adventures of David Wilhelm - An Autobiography
“From his days riding horses and driving cattle... to his days flying over Europe during World War II… To his days of raising a family and living the good life...”
Mama Edith: Letters from Congo. (Mission and Tradition in the Congo)
The Search for Johnny Nicholas
”Johnny Nicholas had many faces. To some he was “Major John Nicholas,” a downed black American pilot who parachuted into France on a secret intelligence mission. To others he was a key player in the French Resistance and a doctor who’d set up a practice in Paris as a cover for his clandestine activities. At a well built 6 feet, he was a bon vivant who loved the high life, and a film producer with a penchant for boldly thumbing his nose at the Nazis in World War II Paris. To Florence, his blonde girlfriend, he was an enigma who cheated on her; she betrayed him to her German handlers. Nicholas was arrested by the Gestapo and wound up in 1943 in Buchenwald as a slave laborer, later working with thousands of other prisoners to hollow out a secret underground plant under construction at Camp Dora where V-1 and V-2 rocket bombs were built. He was the only black and only “American” at Dora. Who was Johnny Nicholas and how did he survive four death sentences? What was his real mission and ultimate fate? More than 20 years and 600 contacts worldwide have gone into The Search for Johnny Nicholas, the dramatic untold story of an unsung hero.”
The Death of Mission Dog-21- Baker (Cassell Short Stories)
CONTACT
“Clarke vividly recounts his experiences of two tours in Northern Ireland (in Belfast and Crossmaglen) as a Platoon Commander with Britain's elite Parachute Regiment during the blood soaked 1970's. The dangers, political agendas and religious roots underlying the conflict are eerily and heartbreakingly similar to Iraq, and Afghanistan today. “
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FICTION
Farm Girl
“Set in the Dust Bowl of the American West, this true account of a child coming of age on a 1920's Nebraska farm, recaptures an era. Young Lucille Marker experiences survival during the Depression, one of the worst dust storms in history, and finally the disintegration of the close-knit community in which she grows up. Readers who like the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder or Willa Cather will enjoy Farm Girl. It takes place on the Marker farm, located near Red Cloud, the locale of Willa Cather’s Nebraska novels. Farm Girl takes one back to a time and place that no longer exists in American culture. Richly photographed throughout with over sixty authentic photos documenting the people and places of the story”
“Easily as good as Carol Ryrie Brink’s Caddie Woodlawn, Farm Girl is beautifully done and should be a treat for anyone who loves reading historical books. . . . It is a treasure that will be enjoyed by the young and old alike.” ~McCook Daily Gazette
Ma's Garden
In 1902, “Ethel ‘Ma’ Johnstone planted her garden on a barren block in a tiny town carved out of the Australian bush. She embarked on the project with little knowledge but with much hope and optimism for the future in her heart. Fifty years later, the seeds and plants had grown and matured and her garden had morphed into a beautiful haven. At the same time, her husband Christopher put trust in his skills and in the future, embarking on a new business that would reward him by providing for his family for nearly six decades. As the garden grew, so did their lives, their family and their community.”
Loose Screws and Skinned Knees - Turning Life's Obstacles and Adversity Into Opportunities and Adventure
Cowboy Ace - The Life Adventures of David Wilhelm - An Autobiography
“From his days riding horses and driving cattle... to his days flying over Europe during World War II… To his days of raising a family and living the good life...”
Mama Edith: Letters from Congo. (Mission and Tradition in the Congo)
The Search for Johnny Nicholas
”Johnny Nicholas had many faces. To some he was “Major John Nicholas,” a downed black American pilot who parachuted into France on a secret intelligence mission. To others he was a key player in the French Resistance and a doctor who’d set up a practice in Paris as a cover for his clandestine activities. At a well built 6 feet, he was a bon vivant who loved the high life, and a film producer with a penchant for boldly thumbing his nose at the Nazis in World War II Paris. To Florence, his blonde girlfriend, he was an enigma who cheated on her; she betrayed him to her German handlers. Nicholas was arrested by the Gestapo and wound up in 1943 in Buchenwald as a slave laborer, later working with thousands of other prisoners to hollow out a secret underground plant under construction at Camp Dora where V-1 and V-2 rocket bombs were built. He was the only black and only “American” at Dora. Who was Johnny Nicholas and how did he survive four death sentences? What was his real mission and ultimate fate? More than 20 years and 600 contacts worldwide have gone into The Search for Johnny Nicholas, the dramatic untold story of an unsung hero.”
The Death of Mission Dog-21- Baker (Cassell Short Stories)
CONTACT
“Clarke vividly recounts his experiences of two tours in Northern Ireland (in Belfast and Crossmaglen) as a Platoon Commander with Britain's elite Parachute Regiment during the blood soaked 1970's. The dangers, political agendas and religious roots underlying the conflict are eerily and heartbreakingly similar to Iraq, and Afghanistan today. “
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FICTION
Nature Survival, War, and other Hardship
The Frozen Trail
“In 1856 the Mormon pioneers trekked across the Great Plains in wagon trains and pulling handcarts to find a new home safe from persecution. This is the story of one 18-year-old young woman, Emma Girdlestone of the Willie Handcart Company, who faced starvation, frostbite, and death ... These courageous pioneers displayed commitment and heroism in the face of unbelievably harsh and brutal conditions while en route to Zion.”
Goodbye Iran
“Set in the tumultuous year of 1983, in the middle of a brutal war between Iran and Iraq that would ultimately claim over one million Iranian lives, Goodbye Iran is the true story of two young men, Hossein and Hamid, and a woman, Afsaneh, who decide to escape from the repressive and institutionalized land of their birth in search of a better life. Follow them on their real-life journey, full of difficult decisions, intense joys, and bitter disappointments as they say goodbye to Iran forever.”
Smallfish Clover
“Smallfish Clover, like most affluent American boys, has many skills and inner resources. But how these gifts get used in the real world can lead to success and happiness, or useless death. It’s a test all young people must take at some time or another, although in our society we often try to postpone it indefinitely. The children of poverty, however, don’t have the luxury of wasting difficult decisions. And in a sense, the writing of this book was a kind of incantation to protect my own children from making bad choices with terrible consequences. ‘Heather Shaw paints a beautiful masterpiece of a story that leaves the reader feeling proud, sad, and somewhat confused—much like Smallfish and his friends feel much of the time. This is powerful, reality-based fiction—albeit of a reality few of us know, and one which no boy should ever have to face head-on the way Smallfish does.’ —Daniel Jolley, Top 50 Reviewer at Amazon.com”
The Faith of Ashish: Blessings in India Book #1
Struggles in the caste system
Escape: Book One of The Unchained Trilogy
“Lori was born a slave in North Carolina, yet by chance was raised alongside Daniel in a wealthy abolitionist household. The sudden death of Daniel’s mother catapults Lori back into bondage. Relegated to chattel on a rice plantation, Lori lives in constant fear under the tormenting scrutiny of Daniel’s wretched Aunt Lucinda. After Daniel fails to convince his relatives to free Lori, he is compelled to devise a daring escape. Although a life threatening endeavor for both of them”
Fireworks in Orbit
“When a last-minute spacewalk is added to a classified flight, something is bound to go wrong. The question is, can the astronauts find a way to survive a contingency that was never supposed to happen? This story was written by a former NASA flight controller whose job it was to prepare procedures for cases, such as the total loss of the cooling system, that even the best NASA simulators really couldn't simulate. It was published in Analog SF magazine in August, 1990. It's based on the “Loss of 2 Freon Loops Deorbit Prep” procedures that the author wrote for NASA. Her flight director, after reading this story, said Dyson probably got it right—but he was glad they never had to find out for sure.”
Above the Fray, A Novel of the Union Balloon Corps, Part One (Above the Fray a Novel of the Union Balloon Corps)
and
Above the Fray, A Novel of the Union Balloon Corps, Part Two
“At the start of the Civil War, Nathaniel Curry is a fifteen-year-old telegraph operator in Richmond. He travels to Washington to see a balloon demonstration and finds himself, entirely by accident, assisting Thaddeus Lowe in directing artillery fire on a Confederate emplacement – the first use of an aircraft in warfare. A pariah back in Virginia, Nathaniel joins the nascent Union Balloon Corps, the world’s first air force. …As the Balloon Corps descends into chaos, even his sweetheart turns against him. Soon his only friend is Abraham Lincoln – and Lincoln wants him to do something that terrifies him. Meticulously researched, this book captures the sweep of the war, and highlights a little-known facet of history that today has come to dominate military thinking. It is the story of the coming of age of aviation, of modern technology, and of the nation itself.”
Land of Foes: A Novel of the Civil War Era (Book 1)
”Demetrius Woodacre has fought in some of the Civil War's bloodiest battles, only to desert when his army passes close to his home. While the young soldier believes his fighting is done, the horrors of war creep ever closer, calling him back to the seemingly infinite conflict.”
and
Swept to Hell: A Novel of the Civil War Era (Book 2)
“the war provides a bond that brings some characters together in support of emancipation and an undivided nation, while other more desperate fellows continue hatching last-ditch plots to satisfy their rogue fanatical beliefs.“
The Force: Fighting Crime on the Thin Blue Line
“paints an intimate picture of the lives of modern day police officers on and off duty, wrapped up as crime based fiction with plenty of action.”
Promise Breaker (Promise of Zion)
Youth. “A search for a homeland in a world darkened by war… Dov Zalinski has nothing left in the ruins of World War 2—only the promise his mother made when she left him at a Warsaw orphanage: 'I’ll come back for you, and together we’ll go to Jerusalem.' Seven hard years later, she still hasn't returned. On the hope that she and the rest of his family have somehow survived the terrible Nazi death camps and went on ahead of him, the thirteen-year-old sets out alone for the Promised Land. Dov is determined to be with his family again… even if it means risking his life to do it. Emily Parkinson has it all as the spoiled only child of a British major stationed in 1947 Jerusalem. ...Tensions between Arab and Jew are growing fast as ships of illegal Jewish immigrants try to break through the British barricade. Now, not even Emily’s father will be able to protect her from what she is about to face.”
Escape to Murray River (Adventures Down Under #1)
Traditionally published highly rated Christian author, same as above. “Alone in a wild land, thousands of miles from home… Twelve-year-old Patrick McWaid’s world is turned upside down when his father is framed for a crime and sent on the last prison ship to Australia in 1867. Desperate to keep his family together, the McWaids decide to find passage on another ship headed “down under.” But leaving Dublin, Ireland, means leaving the only home they’ve ever known. And what will they do when they reach Australia? Then Patrick learns his grandfather was sent to Australia thirty years earlier. No one has head from him in years, but perhaps the senior McWaid might help them—if only they can find him. Their hopes high, Patrick and his family set sail. What kind of new life will they find?”
The Frozen Trail
“In 1856 the Mormon pioneers trekked across the Great Plains in wagon trains and pulling handcarts to find a new home safe from persecution. This is the story of one 18-year-old young woman, Emma Girdlestone of the Willie Handcart Company, who faced starvation, frostbite, and death ... These courageous pioneers displayed commitment and heroism in the face of unbelievably harsh and brutal conditions while en route to Zion.”
Goodbye Iran
“Set in the tumultuous year of 1983, in the middle of a brutal war between Iran and Iraq that would ultimately claim over one million Iranian lives, Goodbye Iran is the true story of two young men, Hossein and Hamid, and a woman, Afsaneh, who decide to escape from the repressive and institutionalized land of their birth in search of a better life. Follow them on their real-life journey, full of difficult decisions, intense joys, and bitter disappointments as they say goodbye to Iran forever.”
Smallfish Clover
“Smallfish Clover, like most affluent American boys, has many skills and inner resources. But how these gifts get used in the real world can lead to success and happiness, or useless death. It’s a test all young people must take at some time or another, although in our society we often try to postpone it indefinitely. The children of poverty, however, don’t have the luxury of wasting difficult decisions. And in a sense, the writing of this book was a kind of incantation to protect my own children from making bad choices with terrible consequences. ‘Heather Shaw paints a beautiful masterpiece of a story that leaves the reader feeling proud, sad, and somewhat confused—much like Smallfish and his friends feel much of the time. This is powerful, reality-based fiction—albeit of a reality few of us know, and one which no boy should ever have to face head-on the way Smallfish does.’ —Daniel Jolley, Top 50 Reviewer at Amazon.com”
The Faith of Ashish: Blessings in India Book #1
Struggles in the caste system
Escape: Book One of The Unchained Trilogy
“Lori was born a slave in North Carolina, yet by chance was raised alongside Daniel in a wealthy abolitionist household. The sudden death of Daniel’s mother catapults Lori back into bondage. Relegated to chattel on a rice plantation, Lori lives in constant fear under the tormenting scrutiny of Daniel’s wretched Aunt Lucinda. After Daniel fails to convince his relatives to free Lori, he is compelled to devise a daring escape. Although a life threatening endeavor for both of them”
Fireworks in Orbit
“When a last-minute spacewalk is added to a classified flight, something is bound to go wrong. The question is, can the astronauts find a way to survive a contingency that was never supposed to happen? This story was written by a former NASA flight controller whose job it was to prepare procedures for cases, such as the total loss of the cooling system, that even the best NASA simulators really couldn't simulate. It was published in Analog SF magazine in August, 1990. It's based on the “Loss of 2 Freon Loops Deorbit Prep” procedures that the author wrote for NASA. Her flight director, after reading this story, said Dyson probably got it right—but he was glad they never had to find out for sure.”
Above the Fray, A Novel of the Union Balloon Corps, Part One (Above the Fray a Novel of the Union Balloon Corps)
and
Above the Fray, A Novel of the Union Balloon Corps, Part Two
“At the start of the Civil War, Nathaniel Curry is a fifteen-year-old telegraph operator in Richmond. He travels to Washington to see a balloon demonstration and finds himself, entirely by accident, assisting Thaddeus Lowe in directing artillery fire on a Confederate emplacement – the first use of an aircraft in warfare. A pariah back in Virginia, Nathaniel joins the nascent Union Balloon Corps, the world’s first air force. …As the Balloon Corps descends into chaos, even his sweetheart turns against him. Soon his only friend is Abraham Lincoln – and Lincoln wants him to do something that terrifies him. Meticulously researched, this book captures the sweep of the war, and highlights a little-known facet of history that today has come to dominate military thinking. It is the story of the coming of age of aviation, of modern technology, and of the nation itself.”
Land of Foes: A Novel of the Civil War Era (Book 1)
”Demetrius Woodacre has fought in some of the Civil War's bloodiest battles, only to desert when his army passes close to his home. While the young soldier believes his fighting is done, the horrors of war creep ever closer, calling him back to the seemingly infinite conflict.”
and
Swept to Hell: A Novel of the Civil War Era (Book 2)
“the war provides a bond that brings some characters together in support of emancipation and an undivided nation, while other more desperate fellows continue hatching last-ditch plots to satisfy their rogue fanatical beliefs.“
The Force: Fighting Crime on the Thin Blue Line
“paints an intimate picture of the lives of modern day police officers on and off duty, wrapped up as crime based fiction with plenty of action.”
Promise Breaker (Promise of Zion)
Youth. “A search for a homeland in a world darkened by war… Dov Zalinski has nothing left in the ruins of World War 2—only the promise his mother made when she left him at a Warsaw orphanage: 'I’ll come back for you, and together we’ll go to Jerusalem.' Seven hard years later, she still hasn't returned. On the hope that she and the rest of his family have somehow survived the terrible Nazi death camps and went on ahead of him, the thirteen-year-old sets out alone for the Promised Land. Dov is determined to be with his family again… even if it means risking his life to do it. Emily Parkinson has it all as the spoiled only child of a British major stationed in 1947 Jerusalem. ...Tensions between Arab and Jew are growing fast as ships of illegal Jewish immigrants try to break through the British barricade. Now, not even Emily’s father will be able to protect her from what she is about to face.”
Escape to Murray River (Adventures Down Under #1)
Traditionally published highly rated Christian author, same as above. “Alone in a wild land, thousands of miles from home… Twelve-year-old Patrick McWaid’s world is turned upside down when his father is framed for a crime and sent on the last prison ship to Australia in 1867. Desperate to keep his family together, the McWaids decide to find passage on another ship headed “down under.” But leaving Dublin, Ireland, means leaving the only home they’ve ever known. And what will they do when they reach Australia? Then Patrick learns his grandfather was sent to Australia thirty years earlier. No one has head from him in years, but perhaps the senior McWaid might help them—if only they can find him. Their hopes high, Patrick and his family set sail. What kind of new life will they find?”
Politics, Terrorism, and Intrigue/Conspiracy
Doomsday Book or is it “Doomsday Clock?”
Complicated plot about Iran, oil, money, neo-Nazis, Israeli arsonists, nuclear terrorism and the threat of nuclear war between Middle East and the West.
Southern Cross (Prelude to War)
“German agents Elsa Gable and Chris Schulte grew up together in a Germany ravaged by the Great War. They became inseparable as they matured into more than friends, more than family. They had a bond no one could destroy, at least that's what Chris believed until the night of December 2, 1938. Not the typical spy murder mystery, Southern Cross is a unique tale of double agents, espionage, revenge, and murder leading investigators from a morgue in Manhattan to the SS Southern Cross, a passenger liner sailing from New York to Cuba. Forced to use limited resources, a doctor from San Francisco and a young Paris police inspector scramble to uncover a vicious murderer before another passenger is killed, and before the ship docks in Havana and five-hundred travelers flood the pier. If you are one of those people who read the last page first . . . don't.”
Razing Beijing: A Thriller
“Ages erect cities, one hour destroys them. Robert Stuart is one hard-nosed businessman. He is also suspected by the FBI of murder and treason that he did not commit. Emily Chang is his tenacious, beautiful colleague, and while the secret she holds can clear his name, it is evidence of a conspiracy to speed the rise of one empire on the ashes of another. Stuart and Chang together pursue an unlikely conspirator along a trail of industrial espionage and bloodshed. They also enter a race to seize control of mankind's most sinister weapon yet.“ Expertly edited. Also sold in paperback.
The Proscenium Conspiracy
“Intrigue, terrorists, twisted government officials on both sides of the crumbling Iron Curtin, make for an exciting and intense read. Who the enemy is may cause concern. While the wall separating East Germany from West Germany was being torn down, a new era had already begun. With the end of the Cold War, a new threat to world peace and prosperity poked its ugly head onto the world scene. This is a story about that emerging threat.”
An Unlawful Order (The Chase Anderson Series)
“Captain Chase Anderson is a distinguished war veteran, widow, and single mother in charge of Public Affairs at the base in Hawaii. After a Marine-81 helicopter, the very model her husband Stone was flying when he crashed in Afghanistan, goes down five miles off the coast of Oahu, Chase begins to suspect a conspiracy to minimize, even hide, the defects within the Marine-81. Despite threats to her career, Chase follows her hunch, and the search for the truth, a search that implicates everyone from Hawaii to the Pentagon, eventually leads her back to the disturbing truth about Stone and their marriage.”
Terror Illusion
“Jonathan knew that his working life as a Hollywood special effects expert was over after a devastating car crash but he was still searching for something to challenge his mind. That challenge came from an entirely unexpected direction. Following a chance meeting on a train journey, he finds himself being drawn into the shadowy world of “Operation Checkmate”, an organization dedicated to exposing corruption and deceit in the British government. Jonathan did not realize just how useful his strange mental powers could be, but Operation Checkmate does and they will make good use of the powers that he acquired as a result of the car crash and the brain changes it caused…he uncovers a British government conspiracy to bring terror to Britain’s railways and blame it on al-Qaeda.”
The Last Stoic
“The Last Stoic is a fascinating, parallel look at two societies who are not, as it turns out, as different or distinct as one might think. Long-listed for the 2012 ReLit Award for Fiction.
-- "Half of the story's narrative occurs in the time and place of the ancient Roman Empire; the other half occurs in the present-day United States. The parallels between the two eras are so strong that the narrative continues uninterrupted as the setting shifts from historic Rome to modern America, alternating from chapter to chapter. Marcus, a young man from a northern provincial border town, journeys deep into the heart of the empire and witnesses first-hand the excesses that can lead to ruin, both personal and political. His story offers an ancient commentary on the preoccupations of our own turbulent times. Shortly after his arrival, the empire is thrown into a panic by an unprecedented barbarian attack on the capital. Suspicion and paranoia abound. A young Roman/American runaway named Patrick, disillusioned with his own life and the state of his country, becomes convinced that Marcus is a dangerous traitor. Culminating in a public accusation made by Patrick, Marcus is wrongfully imprisoned, exiled and tortured as an enemy of the state. In prison, he confronts the many contradictions he has found in his adopted home, and in himself. “
Doomsday Book or is it “Doomsday Clock?”
Complicated plot about Iran, oil, money, neo-Nazis, Israeli arsonists, nuclear terrorism and the threat of nuclear war between Middle East and the West.
Southern Cross (Prelude to War)
“German agents Elsa Gable and Chris Schulte grew up together in a Germany ravaged by the Great War. They became inseparable as they matured into more than friends, more than family. They had a bond no one could destroy, at least that's what Chris believed until the night of December 2, 1938. Not the typical spy murder mystery, Southern Cross is a unique tale of double agents, espionage, revenge, and murder leading investigators from a morgue in Manhattan to the SS Southern Cross, a passenger liner sailing from New York to Cuba. Forced to use limited resources, a doctor from San Francisco and a young Paris police inspector scramble to uncover a vicious murderer before another passenger is killed, and before the ship docks in Havana and five-hundred travelers flood the pier. If you are one of those people who read the last page first . . . don't.”
Razing Beijing: A Thriller
“Ages erect cities, one hour destroys them. Robert Stuart is one hard-nosed businessman. He is also suspected by the FBI of murder and treason that he did not commit. Emily Chang is his tenacious, beautiful colleague, and while the secret she holds can clear his name, it is evidence of a conspiracy to speed the rise of one empire on the ashes of another. Stuart and Chang together pursue an unlikely conspirator along a trail of industrial espionage and bloodshed. They also enter a race to seize control of mankind's most sinister weapon yet.“ Expertly edited. Also sold in paperback.
The Proscenium Conspiracy
“Intrigue, terrorists, twisted government officials on both sides of the crumbling Iron Curtin, make for an exciting and intense read. Who the enemy is may cause concern. While the wall separating East Germany from West Germany was being torn down, a new era had already begun. With the end of the Cold War, a new threat to world peace and prosperity poked its ugly head onto the world scene. This is a story about that emerging threat.”
An Unlawful Order (The Chase Anderson Series)
“Captain Chase Anderson is a distinguished war veteran, widow, and single mother in charge of Public Affairs at the base in Hawaii. After a Marine-81 helicopter, the very model her husband Stone was flying when he crashed in Afghanistan, goes down five miles off the coast of Oahu, Chase begins to suspect a conspiracy to minimize, even hide, the defects within the Marine-81. Despite threats to her career, Chase follows her hunch, and the search for the truth, a search that implicates everyone from Hawaii to the Pentagon, eventually leads her back to the disturbing truth about Stone and their marriage.”
Terror Illusion
“Jonathan knew that his working life as a Hollywood special effects expert was over after a devastating car crash but he was still searching for something to challenge his mind. That challenge came from an entirely unexpected direction. Following a chance meeting on a train journey, he finds himself being drawn into the shadowy world of “Operation Checkmate”, an organization dedicated to exposing corruption and deceit in the British government. Jonathan did not realize just how useful his strange mental powers could be, but Operation Checkmate does and they will make good use of the powers that he acquired as a result of the car crash and the brain changes it caused…he uncovers a British government conspiracy to bring terror to Britain’s railways and blame it on al-Qaeda.”
The Last Stoic
“The Last Stoic is a fascinating, parallel look at two societies who are not, as it turns out, as different or distinct as one might think. Long-listed for the 2012 ReLit Award for Fiction.
-- "Half of the story's narrative occurs in the time and place of the ancient Roman Empire; the other half occurs in the present-day United States. The parallels between the two eras are so strong that the narrative continues uninterrupted as the setting shifts from historic Rome to modern America, alternating from chapter to chapter. Marcus, a young man from a northern provincial border town, journeys deep into the heart of the empire and witnesses first-hand the excesses that can lead to ruin, both personal and political. His story offers an ancient commentary on the preoccupations of our own turbulent times. Shortly after his arrival, the empire is thrown into a panic by an unprecedented barbarian attack on the capital. Suspicion and paranoia abound. A young Roman/American runaway named Patrick, disillusioned with his own life and the state of his country, becomes convinced that Marcus is a dangerous traitor. Culminating in a public accusation made by Patrick, Marcus is wrongfully imprisoned, exiled and tortured as an enemy of the state. In prison, he confronts the many contradictions he has found in his adopted home, and in himself. “
Collapse, Post-Apocalypse, Speculative Futures
America 2013-2015 Meltdown,Survivable?
"Right and Left Collide in Civil War in 2013."
Self Apocalypse
Youth. Not free in Canada and I don’t know where else.
“It was not by chance that Jeremiah had left the city for the solitary surroundings that harbored his camper in the mountains. He watched as the world slowly slipped into the point of no return after the economic crash. Seeing the signs of unavoidable troubles, Jeremiah prepares himself for what he believes will be a long term depression. However, he soon finds himself in a struggle for survival as the world’s turmoil eventually leads to the ultimate nightmare. Follow Jeremiah as he faces the pain and hard decisions of living in a post apocalyptic world.”
America 2013-2015 Meltdown,Survivable?
"Right and Left Collide in Civil War in 2013."
Self Apocalypse
Youth. Not free in Canada and I don’t know where else.
“It was not by chance that Jeremiah had left the city for the solitary surroundings that harbored his camper in the mountains. He watched as the world slowly slipped into the point of no return after the economic crash. Seeing the signs of unavoidable troubles, Jeremiah prepares himself for what he believes will be a long term depression. However, he soon finds himself in a struggle for survival as the world’s turmoil eventually leads to the ultimate nightmare. Follow Jeremiah as he faces the pain and hard decisions of living in a post apocalyptic world.”
More Sci-Fi-or-Fantasy-ish
Maya Jenkinson and the Trilobite Affair
“Two hundred years in the future and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Food supplies are low, the oil’s gone, and the environment is ravaged. Then almost by accident time travel is discovered and soon man-made “trapdoors” link the future to the past, and millions of people live up and down the timestream. Their purpose is to process food and materials and ship it upstream to feed the growing population and fuel humanity's new golden age…”
Dimensional Shift: Waters of Babylon
“Some 22,000 people parked in space struggle to save what's left of dying earth. Kelt Nelby attempts to learn the secrets of an ancient artifact which may hold the clues to restore Earth's plant life. Separated by a lethal virus, his soul mate, Akhi Richmond, battles to keep humanity from perishing in the cities floating far above the Earth's surface. While humans on earth exterminate each other, only a very few will find the means for humanity's survival.”
Just Reading
A Redneck's Guide: To The Gospel
More Glimpses of Heaven: Inspiring True Stories of Hope and Peace at the End of Life's Journey
By an RN.
Geese Mate For Life
Her husband is dead. The police claim he’s committed crimes and planned to flee the country with his lover. The man they describe is not the man she knew, not the man she married, not the man she believed in. Was their life together real or an illusion? Jenni is determined to find the truth—whatever it is." Classified under religious fiction.
The Secret Gospel of Ireland: The Untold Story of How Science and Democracy Descended From a Remarkable Form of Christianity That Developed in Ancient Ireland
How to Find Your Civil War Ancestor (One-Hour Genealogist)
Moosed-Up (Wild Men of Alaska)
Romance set in the wilds of Alaska
Learn to Speed Read While Eating Lunch!
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Maya Jenkinson and the Trilobite Affair
“Two hundred years in the future and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Food supplies are low, the oil’s gone, and the environment is ravaged. Then almost by accident time travel is discovered and soon man-made “trapdoors” link the future to the past, and millions of people live up and down the timestream. Their purpose is to process food and materials and ship it upstream to feed the growing population and fuel humanity's new golden age…”
Dimensional Shift: Waters of Babylon
“Some 22,000 people parked in space struggle to save what's left of dying earth. Kelt Nelby attempts to learn the secrets of an ancient artifact which may hold the clues to restore Earth's plant life. Separated by a lethal virus, his soul mate, Akhi Richmond, battles to keep humanity from perishing in the cities floating far above the Earth's surface. While humans on earth exterminate each other, only a very few will find the means for humanity's survival.”
Just Reading
A Redneck's Guide: To The Gospel
More Glimpses of Heaven: Inspiring True Stories of Hope and Peace at the End of Life's Journey
By an RN.
Geese Mate For Life
Her husband is dead. The police claim he’s committed crimes and planned to flee the country with his lover. The man they describe is not the man she knew, not the man she married, not the man she believed in. Was their life together real or an illusion? Jenni is determined to find the truth—whatever it is." Classified under religious fiction.
The Secret Gospel of Ireland: The Untold Story of How Science and Democracy Descended From a Remarkable Form of Christianity That Developed in Ancient IrelandHow to Find Your Civil War Ancestor (One-Hour Genealogist)
Moosed-Up (Wild Men of Alaska)
Romance set in the wilds of Alaska
Learn to Speed Read While Eating Lunch!
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This post shared at:
http://gnowfglins.com/2012/12/26/simple-lives-thursday-127/#
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