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Ahuitzotl: A Novel of Aztec Mexico
Price range: $3.99 through $21.99Arrogant pride and an impassioned love of a woman bring to ruin the mightiest of Aztec warrior-kings, Ahuitzotl.
He embarks on conquests that make him the undisputed master of his world. At the dedication ceremony of the Great Temple in his capitol, he orders, as a climactic exposition of his pride, the largest mass sacrifice ever known, an orgy of excess seen by the priests as outraging the Gods, and for which he will suffer their wrath. He leads his people to their most glorious heights, only to bring calamity upon them. He manipulates the lives of his two most beloved women to serve his own selfish purposes, and alienates his closest allies with his quest for domination, setting into motion forces that culminate in a cruel retribution against him. The world of the Aztec ruling elites, with its intrigues, politics, and gory rituals comes to life for the reader in this epic work.
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Lil’ Red: A Hood
$12.99Being summons from high society, Lil Red gets a call from her mother informing her of her sick grandmother who lives in the “hood” that needs her immediate attention. This tangy adventure brings the bougie, 16-year-old to a community that she has tried her best to stay away from. In this magical fable, you’ll see some familiar characters from the previous fables that include the Wolf that has been terrifying children since he appeared in Hansello and Gertrude. Out of all the things that are waiting on Lil Red, she keeps the same feisty spirit as she cruises the streets of Memphis in search of a cure for her grandmother while avoiding that mean old Wolf. This is the third story from the continuing parodies of the Hood Fables Series that will have you laughing while taking you on a magical trip to familiar places with a twist. Let the fun begin!
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Book of Hard Facts
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99I was sitting in a waiting room and looked for something to read. There were a couple of children’s books and that was it. I thumbed through them – same books sixty years ago.
I thought I needed to do a children’s book. – A parent could interact with. So, I came up with “Hard Facts.”
It’s compiled of things that mom and dad would tell you not to do, and like most children, it went in one ear and out the other. It was never retained in the brain. So, when your mom and dad weren’t around, you did it.
I talked to the ER nurses, and they gave me actual situations that happened over the years by children that did not listen.
I found an artist and we came up with “Diputs” and reacted out each possible rule ending in possible death.
I showed the book to teachers, police, doctors, and firefighters and got great reviews. Around 80% of “mothers” said it was too graphic for their children.
I went back to the drawing board and tamed it down. Now, about 50% of mothers said to tame it down more. So, it went back to the artist one more time and we decided that it was enough.
It’s not a perfect world and you can’t wrap your children in bubble wrap. Nobody can watch their children 24-7. Kids will be kids, but with “Hard Facts,” you can go page by page with your child and this time it won’t go in one ear and out the other.
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Leroy and the Turnip Green Patch (2)
$12.99“Leroy and the Turnip Green Patch” explores the life of Leroy and his mother that have hit a dead end. They face extreme poverty and Leroy is left with no other option but to use his lunch money to purchase magical turnip green seeds with hopes of getting a magical lottery ticket from a giant that lives in the clouds.
This familiar story is retold in a way that brings in new readers ready for a modern-day adventure. . Written by LaDell Beamon, Founder of Heal the Hood Foundation of Memphis and illustrated by Aaron AJ Liddell, this story continues to take the readers deeper into the Hood Fables Series. The series merges familiar characters together along the journey. You will be surprised at who pops up in this amazing parody that will have you laughing, cheering and learning.
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Trump Tower
Price range: $3.99 through $20.99The book is the continuation of “Operation Sandstorm.” The President and Vice-President of the United States as well as Special Force Team Leader Walker and his female Sergeant are scheduled to address the United Nations over the evidence the Special Force team found in Iran. However, before they can address the United Nations, robbers attack Trump Tower while they are there. The would-be robbers hold the Vice-President hostage sending Walker and his team into action to not only save the life of the Vice-President but to also stop the would be-be robbery.
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Wind’s Breath
Price range: $3.99 through $21.99Following the fantastical finale of Wind in 1333, Wind’s cursed sword is discovered in 1996. The new owner (her commander) uses her samurai skills against his competition in the construction field in Japan.
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I Am I
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99Jim is a jet engineer and designer longs to fly the blue skies. One day Jim is struck with an idea he couldn’t refuse. Confined to his two car garage Jim works hours into the night. Success becomes a problem as Jim realizes he needs help.
Finding the help of a welder with a drinking problem and an electrician with superb electrician skills. Jim moves forward to build a ship of flight. Completed. The ship once a dream becomes reality. High in the nights sky, three men fly the ship. Jim and friends become wanted men as men in black capture Jim’s two friends. Guided by the stars, Jim escapes deep into the stars. Pulled far away into a new cluster of stars. Jim lands on a planet called Rou. Finding inhabitants of great intelligence, Jim is renamed ‘I’. Tasked with the honor of protector. ‘I’ leads the planet of Rou to freedom. ‘I’ now lives deep in the Milky Way.
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Hansello and Gertrude Hood Fables (1)
$12.99From Heal The Hood Foundation of Memphis , the creative forces that brought you the Wake Up Tour and the Evolution Comic Book Series, presents Hansello and Gertrude, the 13th and 14th children of Larry and Shantae.In this magical fairy tale from the Hood Fables Series, Hansello and Gertrude take a magical journey that blurs the lines of fact and fiction. This amazing parody gives you an urban twist on an old fable that takes you from cold cuts to candy ladies. Join Hansello and Gertrude as they meet up with other friends from the Hood Fable Universe while finding out that following instructions can keep you from cavities and a lifetime of trouble. It’s the first story out of the gate of side-busting humor that will have you reading, laughing and telling everyone about these amazing stories. Let the fun begin!
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Operation Vinegar Joe
Price range: $3.99 through $25.99China uses a ploy to attack North Korea with the blessing from the United Nations with the promise of eliminating North Korea’s nuclear weapons. China continues its deception in order to sell Hong Kong to the English with the true purpose of plundering its riches and attack Taiwan. The United States, having no military bases in an Asian region, is forced to connect a massive floating base for the safety of the world.
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El Pastel, El Pastel, y Oh Ese Olor
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99¡A la mamá de Cindy le encanta hornear tartas, pasteles y otros postres DELICIOSOS! Pero un día, mamá se cansa de hacer todo el horneado y limpiar ella misma, y deja de cocinar por completo. Su familia extraña el maravilloso olor de su horneado. Pero, ¿cómo pueden mostrarle lo agradecidos que están? ¿Y mamá horneará su pastel de manzana especial para el cumpleaños de Cindy? ¡El pastel, el pastel! enseña a los niños la importancia de mostrar su aprecio por las cosas maravillosas que sus padres hacen todos los días, ¡y la diversión de colaborar y ayudar!
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The Pie, The Pie, and Oh that Smell!
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99Cindy’s mom loves to bake pies, cakes, and other DELICIOUS desserts! But one day, Mom gets tired of doing all the baking and cleaning up herself, and she stops cooking altogether. Her family misses the wonderful smell of her baking. But how can they show her how grateful they are? And will Mom bake her special apple pie for Cindy’s birthday? The Pie, The Pie! teaches children the importance of showing their appreciation for the wonderful things their parents do every day-and the fun of pitching in and helping out!
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StarChild
Price range: $3.99 through $30.99It’s now the year of our Lord, 2915… Human civilization having attained near perfection… and Womankind’s very first starship, the S.E.A.S.S. StarChild, is about to disembark on its bachelor voyage to the stars…There it will encounter absolute Hell. A Hell that changed Human herstory for the very worst nearly 7,000 years before- threatening to do that very same thing YET AGAIN!!!
Yet even so StarChild is more than just science fiction, just as much an adventure romance novel set in the future, a strong element of mystery added. Mostly a love story in the truest sense, the main focus of StarChild is on people and the Human element versus mere gadgetry and futuristic jargon.
And with its powerful depiction of a better society StarChild could even be looked upon as a mistress blueprint for a much better society than that we know today, hope for a brighter future known as the “New Matriarchate” … the “Tammyite Matriarchate”.
Depicted in a more intelligent, realistic, sophisticated, and sensitive manner than normally experienced in works of fiction involving matriarchal civilization it is a time in which “history” has been replaced by “herstory” delving as well into our past as well as the future.
Claiming all you need to do to know him is read his work. Jim was nevertheless born and raised Canadian, living in Hamilton, Ontario. And also a devout Christian, he writes only that not in conflict with his own spiritual faith, including the more perfect world he writes about.
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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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