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New Book Reveals the Seven Pillars to Take a Business to the Next Level

Marvin White, successful entrepreneur, shares the secrets of his success in his new book "Seven Pillars to Profit." White tells his personal story and provides numerous anecdotes of his work in consulting other businesses to show the aspiring entrepreneur the nuts and bolts needed to keep

Accept Everything

We have to accept everything. Nobody has to offer or do anything.

An Obsolete Honor by Helena P Schrader - Book Review

Many novels have been written about World War II, but they usually focus on the Allied Forces. Award-winning author Helena P. Schrader reveals a forgotten chapter of the war in her suspenseful new novel, "An Obsolete Honor: A Story of the German Resistance to Hitler." Philip von Feldburg i

Dragon Skurfers by L J Libiran - Book Review

Most young adolescents only dream of great deeds and wild adventures. What if a couple of typical 21st-century teens suddenly found themselves in a strange and fantastic world?In "Dragon Skurfers" by author L.J Libiran, Gabriel Hunter and his younger brother Zach were spending a perfect da

A Collection of Poems About Our Sea

The Sea, our glorious, vast expansive oceans that link our world together. A place of great journeys, of tales and of endless voyages. Here are just a few words, turned into poems about bountiful seas.

The Tearing Down of A Ponzi Scheme

In Miles Away Worlds Apart, Alan Sakowitz does an excellent job in putting a face to the terrible and unbelievable financial exploits of Scott Rothstein, who was running a larger than life ponzi scheme in Florida. Mr. Sakowitz give a very detailed account of his role in bringing down a well respecte

Simplify Your Life by Elaine St James

Simplify Your Life by Elaine St. James is composed of 85 lessons divided into seven sections. It is the perfect guide for someone who wants to gain more control over their life.

Emotional Scars

The Father in heaven is concerned and capable.To hug, help, and heal you emotionally.Revolutionize your life inwardly and outwardly.Let Him turn your mess and misery into victory.

Violet the Pilot in France- Review

Violet the Pilot in France is the second book in children's series written by author Bettina Bathe. This adventure involves a hot air balloon trip in Provence, France. Proud Canadian author and commercial pilot, Bettina Bathe was certain to include a Canadian flag patch on her main character&ap

The Power of Intention - Do Dr. Wayne Dyer's Tips Really Work?

In his book The Power of Intention, Dr. Wayne Dyer's main point seems to be that your life is co-created by you and "Intention" (which is his word for God or the Source of all power).He says there are no accidents and each of us was intended to be here--precisely on purpose as that is

Dos Passos's 'Manhattan Transfer' As Relevant Today As In 1925

"Manhattan Transfer," a novel I first read as a 16- or 17-year-old in the 1960s, is a magnificent piece of fiction, probably Dos Passos finest book, mainly because of the risks Dos Passos takes with language. As we emerge today from one of the most devastating recessions the country has fa

The Bridegroom Comes By Dr Richard Ruhling

"The Bridegroom Comes" introduces an important alternative interpretation to the recent popularly accepted teaching and in the fictional stories of end time prophecies, which combine scriptural truths with contemporary characters and complex fictional plots.Dr. Richard Ruhling offers the r

Book Review: The Crusades by Thomas Asbridge

This 767 page tome is another great gift to the lay reader from the world of academe. In the presence of such a major work of scholarship a reviewer can only stand in awe. Few, if any, outside of a university department of medieval history, could be qualified to check and evaluate this book which bu

Two Short Flash Fiction Horror Stories

1) You can call me Percy Doore, or Vardoge-I'm not sure who I am anymore, or at least at times so it appears; in Santiago, Chile, I was hospitalized a year ago or so (October, 2001),for a chronic neurological disorder, and here is what I wrote in my journal notes, and what took place, of which

No One to Mourn

Children abandoned on streets, how perverse! While homes remain empty - absurd! Must they succumb to humanity's curse? Or will their cries by us be heard?

Jay Gatsby, Hero or Villain?

Most people have heard of the book The Great Gatsby. A lot of people have read it although I assume most of them were made to read it on school. Whatever the case if you have read it you must have wondered about the title.

Private Detective Investigates The Supernatural

Quincey Morris isn't your typical private investigator. For one thing, he happens to be a straight descendant of Bram Stoker's Quincey Morris. He also specializes in supernatural cases involving vampires, werewolves, succubis, and other terrifying beings.