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The Haunted House Kid
$3.99Alex Connelly’s parents are getting a divorce. To make matters worse, they have refused to let him use their garage this year for the haunted house he has put on since he was very young. Fortunately for Alex, he has been temporarily allowed to live with his adoring maternal grandmother, inadvertently gaining himself a new venue for his spooky hobby, his Grandma Ruth’s near-empty garage.
When Alex’s mom acting all kinds of weird, and Grandma Ruth is away from home all the time (because she’s managed to pass her driver’s license test, after several years without a license) and he starts to notice strange things going on during the construction of his “latest and greatest spook galley” stranger than normal, that is he considers scrapping the project entirely.
Yet…something is driving Alex to finish his haunted house at all cost! All he knows is that he has to get it finished by opening night just before Halloween!
Meanwhile, Alex left with a lot of free time to work alone and undisturbed in his grandmother’s garage is worried about his little sister, Maggie, being alone with his Mom who has begun acting very strangely and is gone from home most of the time. And his heart is breaking for his dad, who is sad and living across town in a lonely apartment. But, unbeknownst to Alex and the rest of the family, Grandma Ruth is trying desperately to find a way to keep her daughter, Allison, from embracing the family roots into witchcraft a tradition Grandma Ruth herself, has spent a lifetime trying to deny and from which she has always tried to protect her daughter.
Long lost relatives come out of the woodworks. Mythical monsters are being summoned from distant quarters of the earth. Everyone is worried about Alex too because of the strange way his mother is acting toward him, a well as for the strange way Alex, is acting.
But at least new friends offer comfort along the way.
Alex just hopes that somehow his haunted house is going to save his family!
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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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Home Run
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Did it ever happen to you that a brief incident in your distant past, that you nearly forgot, comes back to you to help you solve a modern dilemma? That’s what happens to Bob Campbell. As a young boy he hit a foul ball that landed at a cemetery grave. A brief look at the tombstone at a name that meant nothing to him at that time, helps him reunite a wayward son with family he never thought he’d meet. It shows that sometimes foul balls can win games.
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An Ordinary yet extraordinary life
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99The Lord of Heaven has been my guide and helper throughout my life and ministry. I consider myself an ordinary human being but believe that God has continually guided my life in very wonderful and extraordinary ways.
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H is for Horse: An Easy Guide to Veterinary Care for Horse
Price range: $3.99 through $24.99H is for Horse is just the book for you and your family. Whether you are a new horse owner, have children you would like to introduce to a new pet, a student seeking information on horse care, or a longtime pet owner, this book has basic information about horse and foal care that is in an easy-to-understand format with colorful illustrations to make the information interesting and engaging.
Topics to include:
•picking a horse
•vaccines and horse diseases
•tick diseases
•castrating
•breeding horses
•dental care
•nutrition
•behavior issues
•lameness and arthritis
•testing for horses
•senior horses
•and more
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Helen Gordon: the Woman Behind the Greensheet
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99In 1969, Helen Gordon moved to Houston with her new husband, Robert DeYoung. A no-nonsense, pragmatic mother of three with the heart of a musician and the soul of a painter, Helen was determined to be her own boss by owning and operating her own company. It didn’t take her long to find success. Helen started the Greensheet, a free advertising tabloid with classified ads and a list of business services, in 1970. Within eight years, she expanded it to five Texas cities without the help of bank loans. But she lived in a good of boy atmosphere, in which long lunches over dry martinis were the norm and women were generally absent from the boardroom.
Even so, Helen was undeterred. She was determined to build a company that would prosper, and prosper it did. By 2012, the Greensheet had grown to a circulation of 650,000 and appeared within four Texas cities. Today, her company is a household name and continues to be one of the most successful classified tabloids in the state.
Her irrepressible optimism, sense of humor, and vivacious personality served her well in her personal and professional life. As told by her daughter, Rebecca, Helen Gordon: Th c Woman Behind the Greensheet is Helen’s inspiring true story.
Rebecca G. Blakeley worked for the Greensheet and Gordon Flowers with her mother for more than twenty-nine years. She is currently retired and works as a volunteer in the Houston community.
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The Book About Branka
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99This is the story of one life, one girl , woman, mother, a highly educated person, who wove her threads into one ball called family and tried to be and remain happy in all of this. A woman who had great influence on the family. A woman on whom a lot depended in the home. To a wise woman who knew this well, and that knowledge is not an easy task for a woman. A wife and mother knows that happiness in the home literally depends on her, and then she creates and builds that happiness… because she loves her family. It used to be understood that the husband should create a roof over his head, but what is under the roof-peace, well-being, harmony, health, togetherness … is what depends a lot on a woman’s life. It is a big task, which requires a lot of effort.
This is a book about a woman, a wife, as a rescue from chaos, a light at the end of the tunnel. . . .
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D is for Dog: An Easy Guide to Veterinary Care for Dogs
Price range: $3.99 through $25.99D is for Dog is just the book for you and your family. Whether you are a new dog owner, have children you would like to introduce to a new pet, a student seeking information on dog care, or a longtime pet owner, this book has basic information about dog and puppy care that is in an easy-to-understand format with colorful illustrations to make the information interesting and engaging.
Topics to include:
•bringing a pet home
•supplies for dogs and puppies
•vaccines and dog diseases
•spaying and neutering
•pregnancy in dogs
•dental care
•nutrition
•behavior issues
•arthritis
•testing for dogs
•finding lost pets
•and more
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Parenting: Equipping Babies for a Lifetime
Price range: $3.99 through $7.99After almost 60 years of marriage, and 50 plus years of counseling, Dr. Stevens and his wife Dorothy, have learned and developed a simple system of communicating truths that transform. There are hundreds of satisfied couples that have followed the paths they have laid.
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Predator in a Dress: A Man’S Guide to Escaping the Brutal Unfairness of Divorce in America
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99The author is a divorce attorney in Minnesota. He is amazed by the unmitigated bias shown by judges against men. Th e men watch as their ex-wives give highly rehearsed testimony in custody hearings. Th e wives win custody of the children and they get child support payments for the next fi ft een years and spousal maintenance even longer. Th e fact is, divorce is a profi table thing for a woman. A heartless woman will get married just so she can get divorced. Th e purpose of this book is to protect men from suff ering the losses caused by marrying such a woman.
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The Spare: Part 3
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99The major move of our family back to the family farm in 1975 was like a marriage, years of compromise and commitment but sticking with it through the good and the bad. After all, we had made a decision to save the family farm. After the death of dad, the brothers created a very hostile environment and Bill and I were evicted as they took over with their majority ownership and sold the farm.
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Total Fluff
Price range: $3.99 through $8.99Total Fluff is the ultimate Fictional dog story. Follow an abandoned dog who is found and cared for by three children. Will their parents let them keep the dog?
Join Sarah, Bobby, and Billy as they attempt to care for a new species of family member. But who abandoned the dog and why? Learn the answer to this mystery and more as you read on. Incorporating humor and satisfying America’s love of pets, Total Fluff covers lessons in friendship, parental guidance, and responsibility.
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Love Poems from Me to You
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99This is primarily a gift book meant to express the feelings of caring and loving on person has for another. It is also universal in that it does not narrow the audience to one age or gender. Also, some people will buy this book to read it for themselves. Several people have told me that they liked to read a few favorite verses before going to sleep at night.