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TRACKS
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99America – land of opportunity – nation of immigrants.
There is a special magic to America. It comes from the diversity of its people.
Like the characters in Tracks they come from all over – places like Guadalajara, Chapala, Chihuahua and Zacatecas, Mexico, Kirkaldy, Scotland, Barnmeen, Ireland, Copenhagen, Denmark, disputed territory in the shadow of Mt. Ararat in the Caucasus Mountain Range, Bremerhaven, Germany, and Padua, Italy.
In 1919, when young Pedro Figueroa and Antonio Flores were refused seats to a travelling Shakespearian and Broadway show on a Saturday night in a saloon in Socorro, New Mexico, the lead actor stopped the show and took them aside. He offered these words of encouragement:
“You boys got to do the same things my folks did. Work hard. Raise a family. Make sure your kids get to school. Your day will come. This is a great country. Look, we got rid of slavery. Things get better all the time. Lives are lived in stages. Look at the caterpillar, crawling about, making little tracks
on the ground, and then it’s into a cocoon, and before long, it’s flying about, a butterfly.”
Tracks is a testament to the spirit of immigrants who come to America and make it a better place.
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Poems 31
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Linda, the “You need to Listen” leaping Lizard
Listen class – line up! Please. We’re going outside.
Today, we are playing leapfrog. Doesn’t that sound fun!
My good friend Leonard, the frog – developed this game.
Boy! could he jump!
Yes, Johnny! But Linda, I want to play on the monkey bars.
Okay! Johnny, we played on the monkey bars yesterday.
On the playground, (today) we are playing leapfrog! You got that, Johnny!!
Listen Linda, I don’t want to play leapfrog.
Johnny, we are not playing on the monkey bars.
But Linda, why can’t we play on the monkey bars? Because I said so!
You’re not listening Linda Listen LINDA!! I want to play on the monkey bars!
Johnny, you got one more time to but Linda me. Okay! Class, are we ready to go? Yes, ma’am!
Johnny, where are you going? Listen, Linda
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Wrongful Death
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99The morning after Elvis died, Harry, a law student, working for a Century City law firm, lets a stewardess, running scared, into his Hollywood bungalow, to hide from her boyfriend, a rock star, hellbent on silencing her. When the coast is clear, she leaves Harry’s place and tells him she’s calling the police. By evening, she’s gone missing.
Teddy, a Hollywood police detective starts looking for her, keeps Harry informed, and deputizes him for an interview with the suspect. All leads dead-end until the unexpected happens.
In this novel, young LA dwellers (Harry, Teddy and others) add rich color and wry humor to a plot drenched in mystery.
You won’t want to put it down.
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Picks!: The People’s Choice vs God’s Choice
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99In the position that you now hold or that you aspire to, are you the people’s pick or God’s pick? Here, a number of Bible characters provide salient illustrations of the differences between God’s rubric for voting for people as opposed to how humans choose. May you find help as you read in discerning and copying God’s way of picking your leaders or presenting yourself as a leader in accomplishing the task the Lord has put you here on earth to do.
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A Struggle Equals Goals
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99This book is an autobiography of my life living with Epilepsy. The book talks about what I went through plus accomplished as well. I wanted to learn, live, and be like others that I saw. I had to prove to others that I could do and learn what others knew how to do like catching the bus and staying home alone. Other people’s fears made growing up difficult and their beliefs hurt who wanted to be around me.
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Veronica’s Challenge
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Veronica was packing for her trip back home to New York. Her mother walked into the room. “Are you going to have breakfast with us before you leave?” her mom asked. “Sure, I will. I don’t have to leave right away,” Veronica said. “I’m going to check to make sure I haven’t forgotten anything,” Veronica told her mother. As Veronica was getting ready to go downstairs, she thought “It’s nice to be here again. This house has good memories…
Veronica’s Challenge, is a story about a woman who works in an aquarium. She has an accident, then she meets Tess and her life has changed.
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The Open Road: An African Walking
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99The Open Road is a sojourner’s tale. Each day, an immigrant lands on America’s shores in search of opportunity. For Africans, coming to America has largely in the past been in search of education followed by a return to the homeland. While on the surface, The Open Road is the author’s experience and firsthand observations, it unfolds complex relationships that face immigrants of African origin as they struggle to get a slice of the American dream. It presents a close look at race, apathy and indifference toward an African immigrant, whose adjustment sometimes-alien environment is determined by the effects of the colonial culture. To cope, the author develops the ability to glide like a swan between white and black races without being a victim or captive of race. It is a quest that all might not achieve; but one that, despite all the bruises, is worth fighting for.
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The Last Stand for Humanity
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99This book is about my experience and the knowledge I received. The knowledge that is contained in this book is not just for me, but for all humanity. Within the contents of this book, you’re going to hear me go into details of issues dividing humanity. This book contains the past, present, and the future of the path humanity has been going down. The knowledge contained within this book has been bestowed upon me to decipher and translate in order to unite humanity.
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Jasper and Milo’s New Home
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Jasper and Milo are puppies and live on a campsite with the rest of the litter. One day, a family arrives and prepares to take the brothers to their new home.
Jasper and Milo’s New Home is Lynn Emslie’s first book for children. Her love of dogs has always been a large part of her life. Originally from Lancashire, she now lives in Somerset, England, with her husband and dogs.
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Homo too Sapiens: A Consciousness Dilemma
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99A collection of provocative observations from the novels and books of poetry by award-winning poet, Piero Rivolta. Laced with passion, wit and humor, and tinged with irony, they address a wide range of human concerns, including sexuality, ethnic differences, media, politics, bureaucracy, money, creativity, imagination, and consciousness.
Rivolta’s love for humanity is as evident as his frustration with people’s pettiness, willful ignorance and inability to learn from history. You may not agree with all of his assertions and suggestions, but they will challenge you, amuse you and make you think about your life with renewed vigor and curiosity.
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Jasper and Milo’s Great Adventure
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Jasper and Milo are puppy brothers. They have settled into a new life with their family and learned many things but one day, whilst playing in the garden, a Great Adventure begins.
Jasper and Milo’s Great Adventure is Lynn Emslie’s third book in the Jasper and Milo series. Originally from Lancashire, Lynn now lives in Somerset, England with her husband and dogs.
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Jasper and Milo’s Walk in the Park
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Jasper and Milo are puppies who are settling into life with their new family. Daily, they experience new adventures. Until one day, it is time for Jasper and Milo’s Walk in the Park.
Jasper and Milo’s Walk in the Park is Lynn’s second book in the Jasper and Milo series and continues the experiences and adventures experienced by the two puppy brothers.
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My Fight to Survive: An Inspirational True Story
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99This book is about a chubby little girl who loves to run, jump and play. Then one day, she found herself trapped in a wheelchair and it will be forever. This
story tells of her trials and tribulations as she has gone through the past 20 years. Lisa’s story continues as she is 56 now. She was reacclimated into school setting and went on to college. The story will make some cry but also laugh as you go on some adventures with her. The book should motivate and
inspire as you read. It tells of her many challenges along the way and her never ending hope.
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Shatter Some Worlds: Reinventing, Realizing, Reintegrating: A Sickness Begins
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99At the innocent age of ten, author Andrew Tirado is confronted with a life-altering, near-death experience after a bicycle accident leaves him with a collapsed lung and a traumatic brain injury. With remarkable fortitude and the support of his family, Tirado slowly begins the road to recovery. He relearns how to walk, how to eat, and even how to talk. Tirado perseveres despite these setbacks and returns to school with a determination to lead a life that is as normal as possible. During his teen years, Tirado has brushes with the law, experiments with drugs, and tries to understand the opposite sex. He graduates from high school and enrolls in a local community college. But he receives another drastic blow when he is faced with the sudden death of his fiancé. Tirado pens a touching, bittersweet memoir with Shatter Some Worlds. Tirado’s portrayal of his life is honest and frank and reveals his indomitable courage in the midst of grief and suffering. He uses his adversity as an accelerant that drives his consciousness to rise to the occasion and accomplish great things.
