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Seasons of Change
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99This is a compilation of writings that span a period of over 40 years. Inspired by various happenings and experiences, both socially and personally, I wanted readers to reflect on their own experiences and feelings that have impacted their lives. From earlier writings to the present, there was a shift in my views and thinking because of the impact of my relationship with the Father, through Jesus the Christ, my Lord and Savior.
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Still Standing : A Personal Journey to Find the Heart of God and to Restore Mine
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99Growing up in a prairie farm family, with a very close-knit church community, Paull Vollmin is raised to believe that a Christian should be different. But somehow, even though the Bible tells him that he has changed when he’s accepted by Jesus as his savior, he doesn’t feel changed. And as Paul enters a rebellious stage, he starts to indulge his own personal failures, losing touch with his faith and living a lie after lie. One day, as a young husband and father, he just can’t sustain it any longer and finds himself hospitalized for severe depression and considering suicide as a viable way out. Still Standing is Paul’s personal story of coming to terms with the past and present in light of a faith in Jesus Christ. Be forewarned, his journey is no idealized picture of what a Christian should look like, but a discovery of how a real life, warts and all, can be transformed by a real God. In frank and frequently very funny fashion, Still Standing provides full disclosure in its chronicle of God reaching into the darkest corners of a man’s being, to bring light and healing to a life of faith gone wrong.
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Jesus Is Looking Down “On A Sinful World”
Price range: $4.00 through $9.99Jesus is looking Down” teaches substantially how people can clear the destruction of their sins, the gift of repentance; power of unity and also how important it is for Christians to pray continually throughout life and worship God even after having repented, when man is never clear of sin or sin approaching in whatever the means. Explanations are highlighted with scriptures from the bible along with the author’s commentary. An additional inclusion consists of a short version memoir illuminating reason and actual connections to God’s unfailing hand. This book inspires thought and encouragement to support a clear walk with God. As a young child, I knew that God was guiding me, revealing things to me, in visions and in dreams though I did not understand completely what was happening, I just accepted it. In 1980 I became a member of Faith Temple Apostolic Church under the leadership of Bishop Jerry McCullough. While there I taught Sunday school, did volunteer work at the state hospital, received presidency of the mother’s board, and was in charge of Monday night prayer service. In 1993 I was ordained a minister, I moved to Alachua, Florida in 1995. In 1995 I became a member of St. Luke AME Church under the leadership of Pastor Walter Lassiter. I worked in the ministry along with the late Rev. Alexander Holmes. I also assisted in 12:00 prayer service. From 1998 to 2003 I worked as part of the ministerial staff with Rev. Keeton, Rev. Denmark, Dr. Sconiers, Rev. McGriff and Rev. McCaslin. Presently, I am working under the leadership of my Pastor Rev. James Watkins Jr. I also have a jail ministry teaching, praying, encouraging and giving biblical counseling to young women. I have earned a master’s degree in Ministerial Theology and two doctorates, one Evangelism and the other Christian Philosophy in theology.
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Abundant Blessings From My 60 Years of Ministering
Price range: $3.99 through $21.99This book share over 60 years of my ministry in four churches and traveling ministry of 20 years. It is also a look into my 90 years of life which should teach some wisdom as Job 32:7 says. There are many seeds to be sown into your life from these pages which I hope will bring forth good fruit into your life like I have experienced. There will be treasures that will surprise you and bless you.
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Sharecropper to Entrepreneur to Pastor
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99There’s an old question about whether a person will be a thermometer or a thermostat in life. A thermometer merely registers the temperature of the surroundings, but a thermostat actually controls the temperature. This inspiring story demonstrates how during the major junctures in his life, John Womack has and continues to be a thermostat.
Growing up in a Virginia sharecropping family in the midst of pernicious racism and economic deprivation, Womack was able to learn how to overcome these obstacles without losing his belief that human beings are basically good and will do right when given the opportunity. Throughout his life, he combined his creative vision not only with the necessary business acumen, but also with moral and ethical responsibility in spite of an environment of greed, egotism, and selfishness. Regardless of his position–whether in the navy or as an entrepreneur, husband, father, student, pastor, board member, and friend–Womack has acquitted himself with a spiritual consciousness that girded him with the capability to overcome the barriers to progress and prosperity.
He never abandoned his fundamentally Christian orientation amid a variety of temptations.
Remaining humble through all these endeavors, Womack longs to share his life work with today’s youth, young adults, and others. He yearns to encourage them to believe–despite surrounding hardships and institutional barriers–that they can transcend their existential circumstances and make something out of their lives. By sharing his life story, Womack hopes to encourage others to confront today’s challenges with wisdom, faith, hope, and love. Certainly, the Rev. Dr. John Womack–sharecropper, veteran, entrepreneur, husband, father of three, pastor, and author–exemplifies this possibility and personifies this truth.
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Shadows Over The Sun
Price range: $3.99 through $19.99This compulsively readable autobiography traces the journey of a remarkably courageous woman from a childhood under Nazi Germany, through her marriage and then emigration to Australia to make a new start by developing an organic winery in McLaren Flat in South Australia. After traumatic experiences she has had to battle with bipolar mental disorder. Giselle tells her story in flawless prose and with compelling honesty. This is the story of a strong woman adding to the growing literature on women’s lives. The story takes you in from the first page and never lets you go.
DR. BASIL MOORE, PHILOSOPHER/LECTURER
An honest and precise account of a life journey, demonstrating life struggle and immense resilience of the author to bounce back and reinvent herself. Great buoyancy shown for the life by Giselle as she immerses herself in her many endeavors.
VESNA ILICIC, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WRITERS CENTRE
Triumph of the spirit over adversity.
BILL GUY, JOURNALIST, EDITOR AND WRITER
I cannot believe the strength and courage of Giselle.
MEMBER OF UNITY HOUSING COMPANY
I found the story most informative and have enjoyed reading it.
LORRAINE ROSENBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ONKAPARINGA
Giselle’s story is a story of the triumph of determination and optimism in the face of tougher challenges than many of us could imagine surviving. An interesting read indeed.
JENNY RUSSELL, EDITOR AND FOUNDER OF THE GREEN DIRECTORY TRADING CO. PTY LTD
What a truly amazing life Giselle has led. Her book is bursting at the seams with the full panoply of what life can bring – or throw at us. Giselle’s story has it all. I was warmed by her spirit in truly tough times and her irrepressible sense of adventure that has helped her to pick herself up and get on with life. After her difficult journey through episodes of mental illness which led to spiritual healing she has no doubt much wisdom to share with others on a similar journey.
ANNA BYAS, MENTAL ILLNESS FELLOWSHIP SOUTH AUSTRALIA
A life with so much sadness and trauma begs the question of how Giselle Robin survived. However, she not only survived but has ultimately triumphed over a mental illness – which was mismanaged most of the time. Again and again Giselle has picked up the shards, worked out how to piece them together and then got on with life. Her story – in all its innocent frankness – is an inspiring one.
HON. SANDRA KANCK, MEMBER OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT FOR 15 YEARS.
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Hard Way Jay
Price range: $3.99 through $22.99The title of this book tells the reader that in America the American dream could be obtained by anyone in America, even a poor farm boy born in a barn and struggled through hardships without a mentor from childhood to a good life as a nuclear weapons engineer the hard way.
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Out of the Darkness: Samantha’s Story
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99OUT OF THE DARKNESS Samantha’s Story is the story of a small town Midwestern girl next door who bravely faces the passing of her grandmother-her best friend. This changes her life forever. She battles a deep depression and is confronted with the epidemic of America-over medication. This inspirational story takes you through her epic journey of finding herself by learning about the disastrous plague of the mental healthcare system. This book also delves into an interview with one of Miami’s top experts from the field of psychiatry.
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My Life’s Journey
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99My Life’s Journey details all the obstacles and challenges that I have dealt with being Autistic. Through all of it, My Hobbies that I get into in this book have helped me deal with any problems that I was having. One thing that I Iearned through all the obstacles and challenges that have been thrown my way, was to remain positive. In life no one is alone in their struggles and multiple people are fighting the same battle. By reading this, I hope it helps the reader to remain positive, no matter what life throws at them.
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Leaving Mother Russia
Price range: $5.99 through $16.99Anthology of life stories of emigrants who left Mother Russia, Treatment of Jews and Kulaks, Questions asked of emmigrants prior to boarding ships, Business Management Issues, Rescue of the Kurenetz Torah, Babi Yar, and the attraction of the United States.
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The Impossible Dream
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99Racism and healthcare disparities have always been a problem in the black community, especially small country towns. This book illustrates how a poor Black boy at the age of twelve watched his mother almost die from the lack of adequate health care from a White doctor.
I come from a very poor family of eleven children, poor education environment, low self-esteem, and with no Black professionals except for Black teachers to inspire me and other Blacks in the community; but at the age of twelve, I promised my mother that one day I would become a doctor so that Blacks would not have to suffer from the lack of adequate health care. The promise to my mother was “an impossible dream.”
By reading this book, you will learn how the miracles of God navigated my crooked journey and how the impossible was made possible, and I was able to obtain a Bachelor of Science, two years on a PhD program before completing a medical degree. Along with other health care providers, I was able to organize a not-for-profit organization to decrease healthcare disparities in the Black community.
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Just Passing Through: A German-American Family Saga – Revised Edition
Price range: $3.99 through $29.99In this updated and revised edition of Just Passing Through: A German American Family Saga, first published in 2011, the author tells the story of several generations of his unique but dysfunctional family spanning over a hundred years including the two world wars. Peter Zell was eight years old when World War II ended and in a prologue entitled A German – American Childhood recounts his boyhood experiences that included the apocalyptic firebombing of his hometown of Stuttgart by the western Allies, the postwar occupation of Germany, and his family’s emigration to America. The book centers on the author’s mother, whom her children called Mutti, and her ordeal during the Nazi era for having been married to a Jew, the son of prosperous Frankfurt business owners, with whom she had two children. With anti-Semitism on the rise in Germany, her husband decided to emigrate to America but Mutti chose to remain behind to take care of her ailing father. The couple had an amicable divorce and while her ex-husband
took their son with him, their daughter remained with Mutti in Germany. Under the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, mother and daughter now found themselves classified as non-Aryans which meant that Mutti could not remarry while their teenage daughter, being half Jewish, was put in dire jeopardy of her life. At this point Mutti’s older brother, himself a dedicated National Socialist, proposed an unconventional solution that ensured her survival. Following his advice, Mutti had more children, fathered by so-called Aryans, who were eventually all brought to America. The book follows the lives of the five siblings, all half-brothers and half-sisters, and their difficult relationships with each other as each sought to achieve his or her version of the American Dream.
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To Touch The Hand Of God
Price range: $3.99 through $20.99Walter, who has recently experienced the loss of his wife, is having trouble adjusting to his new role as a single father. Feeling particularly down one Saturday morning. Walter is caught off guard by a question from his young daughter, Karen: What happens if you hold a mirror up to another mirror? Her curiosity leads the two on a mission to answer the question. What results is a thrilling discovery for Karen, and confirmation for Walter that he will continue to create happy memories with his daughter despite the loss felt by them both. With beautiful illustration depicting the love between father and his daughter, To Touch the Hand of God is a powerful lesson for parents and kids alike: We are stronger than we think.
AUTHOR
Eugene J. Phelan was born in New York City. An education specialist, and former special education teacher and counselor. Phelan lives and works in Kentucky. To Touch the Hand of God, based on an experience Phelan shared with his own daughter when she was seven years old, is his first book.
ILLUSTRATOR
Penny Weber is a full-time artist and illustrator from Long Island, New York, where she lived all of her life. She works mostly in acrylics, as well as collage and mixed media. Weber has worked for the educational market and various magazines and independent publishers.
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Following My Dreams
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99This is a compelling true story of a young boy born and raised in poverty in Oklahoma. He struggled in school, especially in reading and math. It was his mother who helped him learn reading and math, not his teachers. Fighting in order to protect himself resulted in several “paddling’s” and other disciplinary actions at school. Facing the possibility of being sent to a delinquent home for boys, he devised a plan where he would catch a train going north with King, a dog, who he promised would never be a stray dog again. He had even practiced jumping a boxcar while the train was moving! He would miss his family, but he was not going to the place for delinquent boys. In the fifth grade, with the help of his mother, he started turning things around. He accelerated to the top of his class in all subjects. Not only was he top of his class academically, but also, he burgeoned in sports. He played on the seventh- and eighth-grade basketball and baseball teams when he was only in the fifth grade. He loved reading about medicine, rockets, math, and the universe, among other subjects.
When he told his counselor and teachers that he wanted to become a doctor, he was encouraged to go into something else. Again, it was his mother that encouraged him to follow his dreams. With his poor education, it was doubtful his dreams would come to fruition. Still, he never gave up on his dreams. Through hard work and perseverance, his dreams come true.
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