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Mission Possible: Living Together in Friendship!

ort Lauderdale, January 2012: As is evident in this ever changing world of ours, the struggle for different groups of people to coexist is an ongoing one. With hard work, dedication and a touch of luck, people can learn about one another and agree to live together in harmony so their lives can be that much fuller and richer. In her new book, Annabel Francis-Harris has created such a world. Diverse peoples learn to live together in their part of the ‘world,’ in one glorious forest, and coexist in friendship and trust.

It's springtime again after a long silent winter. The trees, flowers, and woodland animals return, filling the forest with their beauty. Soon the rainbow-haired people of the valley will gather together to celebrate their traditions. This sparkling celebration will be dedicated to the violet-haired people and the return of their leader's daughter, Violet. Read More...

Through the Eyes of the Prophet…

Fort Lauderdale, August 2011: Haven’t we all wondered what someone thought about a certain situation? Tried to put ourselves in their shoes and walked around for a while? Or, perhaps, tried to study an ongoing state of affairs through their eyes. Whether we thought we knew that person well enough to guess was one thing. If we had a record of his words to examine, we might have realized we had a much better chance of getting inside his head. For Husam Dughman, in his new book, Tête-à-tête with Muhammad, such an prospect has come to pass.

No ideology has perhaps generated more controversy and strong reactions than Islam. Yet, beyond the attacks of its detractors and the defense of its apologists, what is Islam really about? On what basis does the legitimacy of this much-maligned religion and its prophet rest? Will Islam ever be able to cope with modernity? Can Muslims coexist peacefully and productively with non-Muslims? Read More

Nature’s Blessings…

Fort Lauderdale, August 2011: Interacting with nature is always a thrill in these days of strip malls, condos and concrete. Small patches of parks are becoming ever more uncommon and areas of wildlife nearly nonexistent. One dynamic woman, who has created a natural wildlife habitat in her backyard, imparts wonderful stories of her little friends, the untamed creatures who also live there. Enjoy these touching stories from author Maria Daddino in her new book, Maria’s Duck Tales.

Happy, sad, and at times a little whimsical, Maria's Duck Tales is a collection of short stories of the sometimes complicated, sometimes heart-breaking but always enriching relationship between a woman and the wildlife who call her garden home. Read More...

Flying into Danger!

Fort Lauderdale, July 2011: The reality of facing life and death in extreme circumstances is not an uncommon one, but when the individual in danger is in an unusually remote area, the chances of survival drop exponentially. In his new book, Higher than an Eagle, author Dennis Kitainik brings us a non-stop ride of electrifying action. Not to be missed.

When a routine scientific mission in the Canadian Arctic goes terribly wrong and one of the men is badly hurt, his only hope for survival is to have a surgeon airlifted to the remote, deserted island where he is located. With a fierce polar cyclone closing in and the Canadian helicopters grounded due to bad weather, it is up to the rescue pilot Heather Mallory of the US Civil Air Patrol, and her husband Rick Floyd, a field surgeon in the Army, to carry out a desperate plan: they must fly in a twin-engine light airplane to the very limits of its maximum range, where Rick is to parachute to the island in high winds and perform the life-saving surgery, while Heather tries to find a nearby airfield in heavy fog and with her fuel supply nearly exhausted. Will they succeed in saving the man's life... or will they, too, end up dead?

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Exploring the Possibilities

Fort Lauderdale, November 2010: Who doesn’t need protection in this day and age? If one’s very identity can be placed in jeopardy, then the safety of one’s home and intellectual property are surely at risk. However, these material assets are not all that can be threatened. Personal thoughts and energies are also vulnerable to the negative pulls of life, and need their own sort of protection. In his new book, The Quantum Shield Protecting Your Life from Destructive Thoughts and Feelings, author Dr. Philip Petersen shares his insight on defending oneself from the unfavorable elements of life.

When you are in a state of joy, harmony and peace, you are shielded from the effects of negative thoughts and feelings from yourself and others. Now, there is scientific evidence for such shielding and ways of creating it. Read More...

A Very Large Hole in the Water…

Fort Lauderdale, November 2010: Living a life ‘on’ the water around Connecticut and Long Island is filled with fun, frolic and formidable escapades. Especially if the boat one is piloting is larger than one is used to. Cabin cruisers have a different feel than runabouts and skiffs, a singular way of running through the waves, a challenge to even the most seasoned of mariners in the act of securing an area in a crowded anchorage or piloting into the confines of a tight slip while battling wind and current under the critical scrutiny of your dock mates. Coming to grips with all the “stuff” you need to pack before shoving off is a story in itself. In his new book, Lubber’s Log, author William L. Gills recounts the thrills of pursuing the ‘bigger’ boat dream as well as tales of adventure and unique experiences upon the unpredictable, tempestuous waters of New England.

Love boating? Thinking of “moving up” to a larger boat? Then let a veteran boater tell you, in a humorous way, of his first time experiences in the preparation, maintenance, and piloting of a larger vessel and traveling to destinations on Long Island, Fisher’s Island, and Block Island. Read more...

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Fort Lauderdale, April 2011: Islomania—the irresistible attraction to islands—is a term coined by British travel writer Lawrence Durrell in 1953. Edwina Ann Doyle’s newly-released book, Midlife Monkeylala: Escape to and from a Tropical Paradise, is “a delightful contribution to islomania,” according to New York Times best-selling author Thurston Clarke. “You need to read this book,” Clarke urges.

Midlife Monkeylala is the true story of a teacher’s bizarre three-year adventure on Roatan Island, Honduras in the early 1990s before reliable electricity, cable, Internet, cruise ship docks or condo communities. (A monkeylala is the name of a tropical drink and the basilisk lizard, which Doyle chose to symbolize her wacky mid-life exploits in paradise.) With the wit of a female Bill Bryson, Doyle fuses a fascinating treasure trove of Bay Islands and Honduran history and culture with life-threatening mishaps and local tragedies. Classroom fiascos, quirky villagers, and Miss Winnie’s Fishing Folly keep readers laughing. The author’s growth from self-indulgent outsider to compassionate champion of indigent islanders is heartwarming. Read More...

Phantom

by Susan Kay

-- Follow the lonely struggle of the Phantom of the Opera from birth to love to madness and death. Read the reviews. A bestselling novel that keeps on going...

The Road to Bliss

Fort Lauderdale, July 2011: Sooner or later, we all find ourselves in an unhappy situation. How we got there is what we need to understand. In his new book, Bhagavad Gita: An Art of Living, author Dr. Dharmdeo N. Singh has brought to light the ways to turn unhappiness to everlasting bliss.

In this life, everyone is unhappy. Men of plenty and prosperity can undergo stress and strain and find no peace or happiness in life. The root cause of this is one’s mental make-up, and as suggested in Gita, controlled by practicing meditation. Gita further suggests discipline of all the sense organs. It advises us to be masters of our sensual enjoyments and not allow them to dominate and enslave us, and to abstain from excessive indulgences in any sensual pleasure. Read More...

Who Will be Next?

Fort Lauderdale, July 2011: Serial killers abound in today’s world, an ugly and unfortunate fact. The United States has 76% while Europe has 17%, Men, as the slayer, make up a staggering 90% throughout the world while women are the typical prey. In her new book, The Red Boots, author Linda Kuhlmann brings the violence and horror of a serial killer’s maneuvers and his victim’s plight to real and frightening life. A must read.

In the midst of a manhunt for a serial killer in Dublin, Shannon O’Toole, a young sculptor, is forced to confront her past.

Don’t Listen to What “They” Say!

Vitamins Are Good for You!

Fort Lauderdale, July 2011: From the earliest days, when ‘hedge wizard’ healers and ‘granny women’ were successfully dosing people with natural herbs and plants, the ‘powers-that-be,’ in what passed for the medical field, did not want anyone interfering with their methods, no matter how dangerous their practices were. Times haven’t changed that much. Conditions that could be helped with natural supplements are a threat to the monetary ‘wellness’ of the mighty health-care field, so are disparaged without regard to their healing powers. In his new book, Anti Vitamin Baloney, author Thomas C. Petrie shows how the media helps the big pharmaceutical companies, by vilifying natural vitamins and nutritional supplements. A must read! Read more..

Fighting the Good Fight

Fort Lauderdale, May 2010: Since the early 1730s, the world has known the word Vampire, although the mythology of these undead creatures started millennia earlier. And Vampires, of course, come with their own archenemies, relentless and noble vampire slayers. In his new book, Sword of the Undead, author Steven Fujita brings us an innovative kind of Vampire…a Samurai Lord and his nemesis, a Daimyo of historical fact, the slayer Yagyu Jubei. A new weave to an old favorite – to the delight of all horror fans!

In 1872, Jonathan Harker travels to Japan to inform Lord Hidetora Kageura that the castle the lord commissioned to be built in Los Angeles, California, has been completed. Leaving Harker for dead, Kageura relocates to the United States. Meanwhile, Harker's friend, Lucy, dies from a mysterious ailment, which Dr. Van Helsing determines is a vampire's bite. Harker, still alive, returns to the United States, but now his wife, Mina, is the vampire's target. Read More...

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