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  • The Salty Swan

    by Katrina Mackrides

    Lily had no idea of the life-changing choices she would face when she headed off to college, 1,500 miles from home. The day she met Kai in the forest near campus, her life changed forever. Kai, a proud native of the Adirondacks, had lost his lust for life. The town he lived in was in turmoil. Kai blames himself for most of the unrest and he is ashamed to share his dark secret with Lily. When he tells her “nothing could keep me away,” he is lying. Kai is faced with the choice of revealing his secret to Lily, where he may lose her forever, or worse. Lily’s whole world is turned upside-down when she uncovers his secret and the evil behind it. She is faced with the biggest choice of her life, fight or flight.

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  • What If You Tried This At Work?

    by Mark E. Haskins

    Current and aspiring managers seeking to adopt a more relational management approach will turn to WHAT IF YOU TRIED THIS AT WORK? for a facilitated inquiry that presents a new kind of “how” for expanding and enhancing their interpersonal management capabilities and thus the positive impact on their teams and organizations. In today’s workplace, managers’ time is tight and transactional imperatives abound. A relational mindset seems impossible. But Professor Mark Haskins shows how through thirty-six short, compelling, stand-alone stories and sound wisdom based on forty years of involvement with managers from all levels and from all types of organizations. Managers eager to raise their MQp—management quotient for people—can begin to imagine and pursue a personal blueprint from these stories that allow for flexibility, personalization, and exploration as they “try this at work.” Each of the book’s vignettes focuses on a relational management concept followed by a series of questions, using the RISE format (Reflect, Identify, Share, and Evaluate) to prompt and guide personalized focus for action. The effort devoted to each vignette and its related RISE queries is amenable to readers’ different priorities, interests, and schedules. Relational management becomes a habit when managers are encouraged to be open to the possibilities resident in asking the question: “What if I tried this at work?” And so, the transformation begins.

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  • The Best Year of our Lives

    by Robert Lofthouse

    Saucon Valley High School, a small school in Pennsylvania’s LeHigh Valley, wasn’t historically known as a football powerhouse. Having to rely on homegrown talent, they’d often lose out to bigger schools with larger recruiting bases. But 2015 would prove to be different. Digging deep and pounding out their final year as Saucon Valley Panthers, cocaptains Zach Thatcher, Evan Culver, Mike Kane, Christian Carvis, and their teammates embarked on a quest for a Pennsylvania state football championship that would defy the odds. Fielding the school’s best team in decades, Head Coach Matt Evancho brought a group of determined young men together for a journey none of them will ever forget. With local roots but universal appeal, The Best Year of Our Lives uses recent interviews, personal stories, and media accounts from the time to paint the picture of everything the players, coaches, and local community experienced that storied year—the unity, the disappointments, and the triumphs.

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  • The Blue Trunk

    by Ann E. Lowry

    Rachel Jackson's idyllic life takes a dramatic turn when she discovers a woman’s scarf in her politician husband’s computer bag. But in an election year, seeking answers to questions of infidelity is not an option. When her mother gives her a family heirloom, a travel trunk owned by an ancestor, she finds a distraction. As she immerses herself in its contents, she discovers a woman whose life is vastly different from her own. Or is it? Determined to dispel the notion that her ancestor Marit was insane, Rachel sets out to unveil her unknown story. In the interwoven narratives of these two women who are bound by blood and a shared struggle, The Blue Trunk is a poignant exploration of identity, love, and unwavering strength.

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  • Letters from the CBI

    by Lt. Louis J. Forster and Robert L. Forster

    An old shoebox sat near a pile of photos on the kitchen table. Inside, beneath a layer of dust lay hundreds of letters lovingly tied up in bundles. Robert Forster and his siblings, tasked with cleaning our their parents’ home after their passing, immediately knew these must be the letters their dad, Lieutenant Louis “Jack” Forster, had sent to their mom, Gloria, while deployed to the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II. These letters detail a soldier’s journey to the far reaches of the globe where few Americans had fought. They convey his suffering, sacrifice, and dedication in the face of danger, when all he wanted was to return home to marry his sweetheart. His journey was unique, as were his contributions to history in this forgotten theater of World War II. Letters from the CBI not only tells a love story between a soldier in the throes of danger far from home and his future wife, it also reveals a son who discovers a new, intimate side of his father. A heartfelt and honest tribute to a soldier’s struggle to maintain connection and closeness with the world he leaves behind for war, its hopeful message will withstand the test of time.

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  • Omega

    by Antonio D'Ambrosio

    All of Dameon Miles’s dreams come true when he is selected to join the elite ranks of dragon riders, who preside over and unite the six factions of Elderana with their extraordinary abilities. But his joy is short lived. Dameon faces a nation teetering on the edge of civil war. After bonding with his dragon, Dameon is thrown into a leadership role, tasked with quelling an insurgency led by a rider who was thought to have vanished. In her absence, Carma amassed a dark power rendering her capable of bending others to her will. As Dameon and his fireteam of fellow former trainees travel the nation to maintain stability, they begin to realize that Carma’s uprising has evolved into an all-out war—one that Dameon’s side is rapidly losing. Unsure who to trust, Dameon must rely on those closest to him to survive and fight to free Elderana from Carma’s clutches before it’s too late.

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  • Freedom’s Tears

    by Josie Olsvig

    Freedom's Tears is a sequel to the bestselling historical fiction novel Gullah Tears. As America, still a young country, struggles to remain one sovereign nation, White aristocratic planters seek to break away. The enslaved workers can do nothing but await the outcome, knowing bloodshed is certain. For the first time in history, African American troops are mustered and armed in the hope that their determination can give the North an edge despite the odds. The lives of Southerners and Northerners hang in the balance as soldiers are slaughtered by the thousands with new weapons never before seen. Amid the struggle, Americans—both White and Black—rise to the occasion, performing heroic deeds to save their people and the nation as a whole. Through the eyes of the enslaved Hentie, Big John, and others who lived through this tragic era, Freedom’s Tears transports the reader to an earlier time.

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  • The Adjustable Lives of Women

    by Sharon Paskoff

    Have you ever searched for hope when hope is hard to find? Candice Bartlett hosts an entertaining radio talk show, "The Adjustable Lives of Women", and confronts her producer with unsettling show ideas, but she doesn't back down. Women calling the show define resilience, telling stories about sadness, PTSD, family challenges, prescription mental-health medication gone mad, and heart-wrenching grief, the death of their child. Rooted in Southern-belle charm, menopause misery, and dueling personalities, Paskoff provides a humorous respite from everyday chaos, loneliness, and fear. Candice is flawed to perfection, trying to balance her life while on shaky ground. Women will appreciate seeing themselves in "The Adjustable Lives of Women", finding comfort in the fact that they are not alone. Candice, with discomfort by her side, works toward resilience. "The Adjustable Lives of Women" is packed with struggle and hope, applauding women and their lives.

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  • East LA to Encino

    by Maggie Evans

    East LA to Encino is a gripping exploration of the profound impact of family trauma, offering an unfiltered glimpse into one woman’s journey toward redemption and healing. Elizabeth Dillon, the indomitable survivor, bares her soul in a roller coaster of raw, unvarnished emotions, from a childhood of neglect to an adulthood spent rising beyond the fears of the past. Join Elizabeth in discovering the ability of the human spirit to triumph over adversity.

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  • Feel the Rock

    by Lou Fabian

    Feel the Rock describes living in the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, being immersed in the culture, climbing the high peaks of the Andes, and surviving deep loneliness and frustration that led to personal and spiritual growth. Being totally uncomfortable for over a year not only physically, but also mentally, spiritually, psychologically, and financially. To the utmost breaking point, where you only finally get comfortable after eating piranha for breakfast and returning on a five-hour canoe ride through the Amazon. Feel the Rock is a saying that a group of climbing friends use before attempting a rock climb. If there is a danger of inclement weather, we “feel the rock” to determine if we should proceed. Don’t make any decisions until you at least feel the rock first.  If the rock is dry, you climb! These stories may help inspire others to take the risk of touching their inner heart/soul/consciousness, their rock, to live fuller lives. Can you really make big, important life decisions without truly knowing who you are?  Without feeling the rock, your rock, first?

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