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¡EL CIELO!… ¿ABURRIDO?
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99La vida eterna: ¿es un sueño hecho realidad o una amenaza ominosa? Para aquellos que se preocupan de que flotar en las nubes y tocar arpas suene increíblemente aburrido, este libro ofrece una perspectiva única, atractiva y convincente sobre el cielo. ¡El Cielo! … ¿Aburrido? se aparta de las exploraciones típicas del cielo para examinar el concepto de la vida eterna desde nuevos puntos de vista. El autor Greg Thomas, MD, combina historia, biología, cosmología, filosofía y experiencia vital, junto con anécdotas caprichosas y relevantes, para estimular el intelecto mientras entretiene al mismo tiempo. Examina cómo la ciencia moderna arroja luz sobre la relación entre lo temporal y lo eterno, y cómo esto puede profundizar nuestra apreciación por la promesa bíblica de la vida eterna. Explora cómo nuestras experiencias sensoriales actuales tanto revelan como ocultan lo eterno. Lo más importante, Thomas ofrece reflexiones sobre cómo la promesa del evangelio de la vida eterna es, de hecho, una buena noticia. La promesa de la vida eterna no es una noción sentimental o un pensamiento ilusorio; es un asunto serio. Este libro es para todos aquellos que alguna vez se han preguntado: “¿Me aburriré en el cielo?”
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¡HASTA PRONTO!: Una historia de esperanza de la vida de Danielle Grace
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99“Hasta pronto!: Una historia de esperanza de la vida de Danielle Grace” es una narrativa breve pero poderosa que habla sobre el trauma de lidiar con la pérdida de un hijo. Honrando a Danielle Grace, la narrativa trae gloria a Dios al ilustrar cómo la confianza en Dios y las oraciones han ayudado. El autor, Daniel Carfrey, escribe versículos personalizados de la Biblia y oraciones de consuelo y soledad para fortalecer e iluminar los corazones y mentes de los padres desconsolados. Hablado con una potencia emocional cruda, el texto de Carfrey contiene recuerdos de experiencias personales, y la narrativa muestra los ciclos emocionales, así como los ajustes físicos hechos durante el testimonio de su hija y yerno, padres de Danielle Grace. Las madres embarazadas y las madres que han perdido hijos examinan las actitudes esperanzadoras y la fortaleza espiritual que solo Dios puede proporcionar. Esta guía proporciona al lector un comentario paso a paso sobre las formas en que otras madres que han experimentado pérdidas similares lo han superado, capturando las emociones en un tono personal. Daniel Carfrey ha predicado por más de 50 años y es graduado de la Universidad de Bob Jones, el Seminario Teológico de Dallas y el Seminario Bautista de la Biblia. Ha fundado dos iglesias y es autor de “La misteriosa desaparición”, un libro sobre el
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“Breathe, Jan”
Price range: $3.99 through $46.99A DOCUMENTARY EXPOSING AMERICA’S BIGGEST FARCE-PSYCHIATRY-THE NEW POLICE BRUTALITY AS MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT: A CLOAK FOR INSURANCE FRAUD, CHEMICAL INCARCERATIONS, HUMAN SLAVERY, PROFITEERING, SEX TRAFFICKING, CORRUPTION & MURDER-IN MY SURVIVAL DEATH ESCAPE FROM THE OAK BEND CRAB-BUCKET IN RICHMOND, TEXAS OF SYSTEMIC RACIST OPPRESSION AND SILENCING SECRECY BY CONSPIRING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT SYSTEMS, MEDICAL SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND INSURERS ALLOWED BY TEXAS LAWS THAT PROMOTE AND PROTECT CRIME THRU SYSTEMIC ORDERED HITS, MENTAL HEALTH WARRANT ABUSE, FACILITY RAPE & MEDICATION MURDER-ALL HIDDEN IN OPEN SIGHT!
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“Never That”: Belly Up….And Bully Down!
Price range: $3.99 through $18.99To The Parent/Teacher: Welcome to the Never That series for children. This series specifically focuses on character/value education traits. When these traits are introduced and nurtured at a young age, a child develops healthy critical thinking skills and social skills development. Character/value education promotes an awareness of what is good, wanting good and doing good. These traits are exemplified via experiences that children encounter in their everyday lives. It is an excellent source for spending quality family time together. This series can be used for guided reading, as a read aloud or self-selected reading. There are activities in the back of each book to enhance reading and language skills.
The character education traits in this story are self-discipline, respect, responsibility, good manners, positive attitude, obedience, and consideration. Do bullies respect others? Did Daniel deliberately shove Duane?
Remember: Words open a new world, a better world begins when our children can read with comprehension and enjoy reading.
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142 Wellington Place
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99The suspense in this engaging crime narrative is riveting and keeps building up until it reaches a most unexpected climax filled with excitement and pathos.
Fourteen years after the end of World War II, former RAF fighter pilot Ben Benison gets a frantic phone call from Celia, the wife of his best friend, Don. It seems Don has been unfaithful, and the proof stands in the hallway of the couple’s home: Ada Hamilton, a young, fragile, pregnant girl who clutches love letters written in Don’s hand. Unfortunately, Don is in London, and Celia wants Ben to fi nd out if her husband truly is a liar and a cheat.
Ben heads up to London to confront his old friend and then returns to Celia’s house to deliver the sad news that Don has admitted to the affair. But then things take a strange and sudden turn. Two police inspectors arrive minutes later and reveal that Don’s body has been found in his rooming house at 142 Wellington Place. Whether his death was by suicide or murder, they can’t–or, more accurately, won’t–say.
The authorities open up an inquest into Don’s death, and Ben accompanies the police back to London, where they interview witnesses and gather evidence. Tracking down Don’s mistress complicates things and there is a great twist when a second ‘Miss Hamilton’ turns up. Something is certainly rotten at 142 Wellington Place.
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2023: World War III
Price range: $3.99 through $24.99In 2023: World War III, the Peoples Republic of China explodes out of its borders. This book presents China’s political, social and economic rationale, military preparations and grand strategy for such a disaster. It discusses the lack of political and military preparations by the West, the consequences for China’s neighbors, and how the world in general and the United States in particular will respond. Events in today’s world makes it all possible. The only way to prevent World War III is to plan for it now.
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2025
Price range: $3.99 through $22.99A surprise attack launched from the International Space Station will result in 95% of the urban and suburban U.S. population dying within two weeks due to starvation, violence, and the effects of radiation. There will be no time for a retaliatory strike as strategic assets are destroyed. Our cities will become jungles ruled for a short time by gangs that carve out their territory, seeking food, water, plunder, and rape. An EMP attack will immediately magnetize all internal combustion engines; airplanes will fall from the skies; all unprotected vehicles will immediately crash due to loss of control. Survivors will wait in vain for a return to normalcy. China invades the U.S. while Russia invades Europe. As Albert Einstein once remarked, “I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but I am confident that World War IV will be fought with sticks and rocks.” This is a story of survival.
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700 Poetic Points
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99The 700 Poetic Points that you are to read and enjoy are the English version of their Farsi (Persian) original version entitled 700 Guftar (Points) versed and translated by Dr. Nader Frank Nowparast. The Original Farsi Version was published by Ketab Cor. in Los Angeles, CA is 2007. It contains 700 Quatrains or Rubaiyat. The first Quatrain was versed when Dr. Nader F. Nowparast was 17 years old. In addition to these Quatrains, which have been his favorite poetic style, Dr. Nader F. Nowparast has versed many Lyrics and Elegies which have been published in Farsi Magazines in Tehran and Southern California.
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80 Adventures with God: Real Stories of God’s Intervention into Ordinary Lives
Price range: $3.99 through $11.9980 ADVENTURES WITH GOD is a compilation of eighty real-life encounters with God, showing His love in the everyday affairs of ordinary people. These stories will not only impart faith to you, but they will build your faith in the living God who cares about every detail of your life. Allow the Lord to speak to your heart through the events in this book. You will begin to see more of His heart and hand in your own life in the coming days.
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A Book of Revelations: His Light Unto My Path
Price range: $3.99 through $23.99Valeria Franklin, an anointed teacher, inspired by the Holy Spirit, for such a time as this, writes to encourage and give hope. In a time when all is chaos and confusion, dark, doom, and gloom, Franklin lets us know there is light at the end of the tunnel. That light is hope. There is hope and hope lets us not be ashamed (Romans 5:5).
This hope can only be captured through an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, a lifestyle of holiness and worship, which is merely complete obedience to God.
God will always send someone back to reach you where you are, who has a greater light, to get you where you need to go. He then sends someone back to get that person, to take them to their next dimension of faith. What you make happen for others God will make happen for you (Ephesians 6:8).
I take this opportunity to give thanks to Prophet Darwin Washington of Prophet Unto the Nations Ministry, Plano, Texas. He is truly a man seeking and is in hot pursuit of the heart of God. Prophet Washington is a man of God with such great gifts, but above all he has the gift of insight, when the answer to every problem is being able to see the answer. He is a man of God who truly labours with you, not to act as Lord, but to help perfect that which is lacking in your faith (I Thessalonians 3:10).
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A Book of Schizophrenic Poetry
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99“A Book of Schizophrenic Poetry” delves into the intricate and often chaotic landscape of the human mind. Through a collection of vivid and fragmented verses, the poet captures a spectrum of emotions and experiences, reflecting moments of clarity, confusion, joy, and despair. The poems invite readers to explore the complexities of perception and the depths of introspection, ultimately fostering a deeper understanding of the human experience. With its unique blend of imagery and language, this collection offers an unfiltered glimpse into the beauty and turmoil of existence.”
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A Broken Wing
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99A Broken Wing is a children’s fable that will teach kids of all ages how selfishness and greed will result in nothing good.
Arlene Treherne has written several handbooks, “Title One Parent Advisory Council” and the “Title One Parent Advisory Council Revised Edition.” She is recognized by the United States Department of Education Title and Parent Advisory Council as a Parent Advocate, a New York State Department of Education Advocate and a previous Advisory Board member, a certified New York Department of Education Parent Leader of the New York City Public School Districts 2,9, 27 and the dismantled 85 from 2000-2012. A faithful servant of Jesus Christ and the mother of two adults, aunt of eight, and a great aunt of 10 school aged children. She resides in the South Bronx but recognizes the communities of Norwalk and Stamford in Connecticut, Cambria Heights, Jamaica, South Ozone in Queens, Sugar Hill in Manhattan, and Flatlands in Brooklyn, and of course The Bronx.
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A Candle Beneath My Bed: Betrayal
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99“On a very old winter night, Jacqueline (Jackie for short), was born to the proud parents of Ruth Green and Matt Jones,” and on this very cold winter night, the story begins.
In a small rural town in Savannah, Georgia lives the Jones family. At first glance, they appear to be a strong, faithful group, despite their almost constant struggle with poverty. It appeared that this family was netted together with love.
About a year after the birth of Jackie something happened that caused Ruth to be afraid to say anything. But, when she decided to talk all her fears became a reality. The love of her life, her fiancé Matt walked out on her. Falling into despair, she begins to wonder if she would be able to find the strength she needed to move forward.
A Candle Beneath My Bed is not merely a thread of a young girl’s earliest memories but it provides a heartwarming story that rekindles our faith in family and sheds new light on the things that matter most.
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A Cat Named Smoky: Where’s Mother
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99On the farm where Smoky liked eggs so much, His mother liked eggs much more. That’s how she got locked inside an egg truck and was taken from Nanafalia to another farm town called Riceville.
With the help of his three friends, two cats called Egor and Chubby and a pony called Mr. Riff known as the Ponds Pony. Smoky goes to Riceville to find his mother. -
A Certain Woman
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99A Certain Woman is a book of inspiration, encouragement and insight that can change your life. You have doubted yourself long enough, rise up and declare, “I am that Certain Woman!”
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A Children’s Book of Morals
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99Written for parents to read with their children, Marva Boatman’s A Children’s Book of Morals offers a moral and spiritual character-building vocabulary and case-by-case examples of behavior. Completed with illustrations, Ms. Boatman explains the proper reactions to situations to children with the reasons for the responses. Share A Children’s Book of Morals with your children. You will be happy you did.
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A Christian View on Relationships
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99A Christian View on Relationships is a Relationship
Book. I talk about all relationships. I believe if you
are guided by God in your relationships today, God
will guide you in the right direction. Amen. May the
blessings of the Lord be upon all of you.
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A Chronicle of the Roman Twilight: A Novel
Price range: $3.99 through $33.99The story begins in A.D. 364 when the author of this memoir, Marcus Cedranus, is born into a middle class landowner’s family in western Britain. While his material prospects are promising, his deteriorating relationship with his parents causes him to leave home for the continent. In Gaul he becomes a teamster for a freight hauling company, meets an older woman who will eventually play a major role in his life and is drafted into the Roman army in 382.
He is assigned to Legion XXII in Mainz and in 383 is temporarily transferred to Belgrade on the Danube. A revolt in the west makes this transfer permanent. He participates in several military campaigns and takes part in a triumph in Constantinople in 386. In 388 his regiment takes part in the eastern offensive against the revolt in the west that has by now spread to Italy. With the revolt suppressed, he is assigned to a new imperial guard regiment for the restored western emperor, Valentinian II. During another transfer to the east Marcus suffers a terrible personal tragedy from which it is impossible to recover. Another civil war breaks out in the west and is suppressed with terrible casualties.
Marcus is appointed tribune and made a member of the personal staff of Stilicho, the new generalissimo of the west. Further military adventures take place in Greece, Britain and Italy. A massive barbarian invasion of the west on December 31, 406 triggers political instability leading to revolts in both Britain and Italy. This inevitably leads to the sack of Rome by Alaric and his Visigoths in 410.
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A Collection Of Unidentified Flying Object Phenomena
Price range: $3.99 through $32.99This book tells you what the US Government failed to report about UFOs. It explains where the UFOs come from, what they are doing here, and exposes the United States antigravity (UFO) vehicles. The book gives the history of UFOs along with biblical and modern UFO reports. It gives the locations of the best places to view UFOs, and how the antigravity propulsion system of a UFO works. The author is neither for nor against the belief in UFOs, and merely lays out the details of UFO incidences so that the reader can decide in the validity of the phenomena.
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A Coloured Canvas
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99A Coloured Canvas is a trilogy; Book I Common People. Book II Lions and Eagles. Book III The Rainbow. Throughout this trilogy, for reasons only known to Lidy she used pseudonyms for the characters and members of her family, A Coloured Canvas is not a fictional account of the de Vries and Verboom families but an oral history of events beginning early in the twentieth century in impoverished Friesland.
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A Commentary on the Book of Revelation
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, describes the struggle between good and evil and the triumph of Christ and his church. It is sometimes called the Apocalypse from its first work in the Gk. Original; it is the chief of all Apocalyptic books. The New Testament contains Apocalyptic passages (e.g., Mark 13, 2 Thessalonians 2), but Revelation, like Daniel in the Old Testament, is given entirely to this type of writing.
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A Conceptual Circus
Price range: $3.99 through $12.95TRANSFIGURATION I would expect nothing less. Carry your sword, my prophetess. Obstinate contumacy training. Find the objective that is more draining. More strenuous tasks will make you grow. Pain upon you I bestow. I’ll take it all and nothing less. I claim it back; I repossess. Tip the scale; Turn it over. Mark the unused; What’s leftover. The main part no longer exists; Despite the reduction, it persists. Continued movement; A quest for traction. An opposite and negative reaction. Hex induced metamorphosis; Reoccur once again for us. Physically and internally hanging. The process of rearranging. The alteration was so fitting. Now they’re pausing; They’re intermitting. In reaffirming the causation; Keep kempt, and maintain your original explanation. Wear our serpent prophetess; Prior to you was profitless. The soil was sown with no reaping. Tear our hearts out for your keeping. Beyond the boundaries of what is permitted. Reward me for the sins I’ve committed. My acts were bold; Caress my flesh. I give it all and nothing less. The facsimile will shudder. Express what it is I utter. Amidst psychos and others. Among psychos and others. Live with vigor; Efficiently transfigure. Disfigure; Change his figure. Make it so; Mark the torso. Undergo; Nock the torso. Let it grow; Open the torso. Let him know; Carve the torso. Mark the torso. Undergo; Nock the torso. Let it grow; Open the torso. Let him know;
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A Dancer in Depth : Paragraphs from a Theater Life
Price range: $3.99 through $26.99Not a biography and not told in chronological order, author Stanley Howard Mazin takes you on a journey of a reminisces of his life. Not a show business massive per- say, this is the story of a man of extraordinary positive energy lucky enough to make a living doing what he loves in the theatrical field. In the book, Stan earnestly shares, through thoughts and personal antidotes philosophy and life lessons learned from each encounter he experiences. Reflecting on family, friends, travel, and so much more, including stores from some of his show business friends and contacts along the way, Stan reveals himself as the dedicated, hardworking, loving, loyal, talented, and creative man he has always been. I might dare suggest the term ‘mensch’ suits the author to a tee, as readers may experience for themselves in this most sincere, heartfelt book.
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A Deeper Place: Divine Vision for God’s People
Price range: $3.99 through $24.99A Deeper Place is a deeper existence… As we commit to pursuing His presence, He will commit His presence upon us.
Did you know God has His heart set on drawing you to what He ultimately created you for?
Do you know that God wants to take you to another level of your purpose?
Floyd Brown II takes us to the heart of God and the amazing experiences that can be encountered by those who pursue Him. The book then reveals how God has strategically positioned mankind to know Him closer and to determine ways to maintain that connection. Further in the message, personal experiences are shared and insightful commentary on how to avoid various pitfalls are described. Also, implementing techniques and strategies for applying self-discipline for Christian growth is imparted to both members and leaders.
This material will help reinforce the relationships that surround God’s people. As the message goes on it is clear that precise spiritual alignment with God is essential to solidifying one’s existence. Readers will walk away after finishing the book equipped with a greater understanding of how to pursue a closer relationship with God, understanding how God desires to strengthen places of worship, and how to see Him move powerfully among His people.
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A Diamond Bomb Threat
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99Three future centuries from now, John Luck decides to enter a pool tournament instead of joining his father’s law firm. He is unaware of a proposed diamond bomb threat from an ex-employer of a space program that purchases diamond batteries. Further potential is that carbon atoms uniquely bond with themselves to be fertilizer, bombs, diamonds or whatever, and that solar energy along with atomic nuclear waste from power plants are being used. John further becomes intertwined with Nelly Nelson, who is there attempting to rescue her father.
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A Dream Fulfilled
Price range: $3.99 through $8.99This book will show an incentive of what can be accomplished by those who follow what they wish to become when they grow up. As it has been said, “Follow your dream, and it will come true. Never ever give up, and believe in yourself.
My intention is to instill the desire of children making their dream a reality.
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A Fish Called Bad Eyes : Finding Marsha’s Glasses
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99Our bespectacled fish reveals his curiosity and caution as he befriends both humans and ocean dwellers beneath the water’s surface. Ultimately, he brings together a community of Pacific Coast reef inhabitants to help save their home. For many of the fish swimming in the Pacific reefs, a boat on the water’s surface signals “terror in the sky.” But when a young girl named Marsha loses her glasses over the side of one of these “floating islands,” they serendipitously land on the face of a speedy little “Manini” fish known as “Bad Eyes.” In a gesture of friendship, Marsha leaves her new finned acquaintance this miraculous gift . From there, the detailed characters and action draw interest while his questioning dialogue weaves in an educational component that relays information about creature characteristics, habits, and the ocean’s decline in this a magical and creative foray into the ocean realm of a myopic fish. Even a big-eyed, noodle-legged octopus brings a teachable moment, commenting that “beauty comes from what I can do, not how I look.” Character interactions are brought full circle with Marsha’s return in the final chapter, and the story ends on a positive note, teasing more adventures with Bad Eyes and Marsha to come.
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A Fleeting Glimpse of Paradise
Price range: $3.99 through $45.99If ever there were an expert in the history, beauty, and overall best places to visit in Hawaii, Craig E. Burgess would be that person. His first visit to the islands was in 1974, the first of forty-one in total!
Providing a glimpse of Hawaiian culture, history, music, art, and daily lifestyles to the reader, A Fleeting Glimpse of Paradise was inspired by Craig’s time spent with special residents of Hawaii who shared a special “Spirit of Aloha” during his forty-one visits to the islands. His hope is that during your visit, you spend time with local residents of the islands and “talk story” with them, rather than simply going there for an “Aloha” shirt, flower lei, or some other souvenir.
This beautiful collection of anecdotes, inspired poems, and special stories you can’t get from travel books encourages readers to find ways to conserve the natural beauty of the islands-and to make the very best of their experience in this magical utopia.
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A HANDBOOK of MARKETING MATHEMATICS
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99A Handbook of Marketing Mathematics explains twenty areas in marketing. The first area is marketing cost. This looks at accounting in marketing, budgeting, costs and credit sales. The second area looks at consumer behavior. This includes customer satisfaction and consumer attitude. The third section looks at marketing ratios which include marketing activity ratios, marketing leverage, market liquidity ratio, market profitability, and productivity ratios. The fourth area, market attractiveness, looks at market potential and market forecast. The fifth part. market strategy, looks at marketing research and target marketing. The sixth part looks at the 4Ps: product, pricing, promotion, place. Marketing math examples illustrate each area.
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A Haunted Symphony
Price range: $12.99 through $22.29A stolen priceless Stradivarius violin, a poisoned dart, a haunted music library, and a jilted lover present a captivating mystery for the Palms Symphony Orchestra. Who has the motive and opportunity?
Join the Conductor to save the orchestra from thieves, ghosts, and recover the valuable instrument.
THE MOVING WORDS REVIEW
BOOK INFORMATION:
Title: A Haunted Symphony
Author: Michele Wallace Campanelli
Publisher: Author Reputation Press, LLC Publication
Date: November 16, 2023
Review date: November 24, 2023
Genre: Mystery, Supernatural Fiction, Drama
BOOK REVIEW:
Our story begins with Maria, a passionate and dedicated orchestra volunteer, who starts a new role filled with unexpected twists and turns. The symphony, a place of harmony and artistry, soon becomes the background for occurrences that hint at a supernatural presence. The other members and volunteers, each with unique personalities and stories, find themselves involved in secrets and past connections that slowly unravel as the story progresses.
Maria and her colleagues discover that their beloved symphony hall is haunted by more than just the echoes of music past. Strange sounds, unexplained events, and ghostly apparitions begin to stir, bringing to light old legends and tales long thought to be mere folklore. Amidst this, the characters deal with their personal challenges and relationships, adding breadth to the story.
What are the hidden secrets of the symphony’s past, and how are they connected to the mysterious occurrences within its walls? This was the start of a book that promises to keep one fascinated until the very end.
Set against the backdrop of an orchestra, the story peeks into the lives of its characters, including their relationships, secrets, and past events. Michele Wallace Campanelli truly shines in her storytelling in A Haunted Symphony. She created a vivid and attention-grabbing world. For example, the descriptions of the symphony, its music, and the characters’ interactions with their tools and environment are so detailed that readers can almost hear the music and feel the emotions (e.g., Donnie losing a limb).
Campanelli’s characters are well-developed-each with their individual backstory and motivations. How she intertwines their lives and reveals their connections and secrets as the story advances is satisfying. As the pages flip, readers can appreciate the seamless integration of supernatural elements into the tale-the ghostly aspects are handled with a deft touch, ensuring that they enhance rather than overpower the plot.
Overall, A Haunted Symphony is well-paced, balancing moments of tension and mystery. Building suspense is one of its strongest suits, keeping readers guessing and on the edge of their seats. The twists and turns of the story are well-executed, with surprising yet believable revelations. It’s a novel that will appeal to fans of mystery and the supernatural, as well as those who appreciate well-crafted, character-driven stories.
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A Hero’s Life
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99The story of a war hero who is faced with a choice between what he believes is moral on the one hand, and his job, his family and the security of his country on the other.
Steve Pritchard was a World War II fighter pilot hero who returned from England in 1945 to his home in Los Angeles. He was a double ace with twelve downed Messerschmitt ME-109’s to his credit. Steve had married his high school sweetheart, the prettiest girl in town, went to work at Western Aircraft Company, the largest aircraft company in Southern California and moved into a new home with swimming pool on the Palos Verdes peninsula. Steve and Ellen quickly had three children and settled down to a comfortable post-war life.
He earned a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering at UCLA night school and became his company’s chief troubleshooter. The company’s design team listened to his suggestions and respected his opinion. All was going well when he was assigned a special mission by the company president to investigate multiple crashes of the company’s new, supersonic fighter jet. It would be a simple task, one that he was sure he could solve in a few days.
But those few days turned into months of futile probing, political infighting, Air Force interference, threats on his life and lack of support from his company’s management as well as from his family. Using his experience in airplane design and applying his flying skills, could he finally identify the cause of the crashes? If he identifies the problem, should he reveal the faulty design and lose his job, his home, and his family, or cover up the problem, get the promotion for which he had been working, and continue to live a comfortable life? A man who had been hailed a hero just a few years before in World War II was now to find out what it really meant to lead a hero’s life.