This Week in America with Ric Bratton

Let Us Give Thanks by Robert Perkins Let Us Give Thanks is a collection of everyday experiences that we go through without even thinking about them. Like seeing a fire truck speeding passed us on the street, without even giving thanks for these people who protect us in times of dire need. Or family and friends who lift us up when we are feeling glum. Then there are the spiritual times in our life,...

Get A Job!: 10 Steps to Career Success by Kathleen Brady Get a Job! is a travel guide for the most important journey of your life. It offers strategic and tactical solutions to design a job search action plan and chart a career development path that leads to career/life success! Kathleen Brady, CPC is a career/life management coach, author and motivational speaker with 25 years of experience helpi...

"Why You Were Born: The Only Choice You Don't Get to Make" by Charley Pope This story is my personal story after reading hundreds of books over a span of nearly 40 years to sort out the questions people create about life. We have no choice in the fact we are born and are alive! What I discover changes my concept of life, death, and the "here after"! You will begin to see this is a life of living,...

Melting Point: How to Stay Cool and Sustain World-Class Business Performance by Dr Christian Marcolli The "Melting Point" of the title refers to a critical psychological threshold that all of us face when under massive stress and pressure—the point at which we cannot control our thinking, emotions, and behaviors in an impactful way anymore. We start to internally derail, show dysfunctional behavio...

National Relaxation Day is August 15th. Unwind. Take The Day Off. Get Away! Author and Travel Journalist Julia Dimon Shares Her Best Ideas For a Break from the Often Hectic Lifestyles We Live. She is Pairing up with Travelocity to Celebrate the Day and has Customized Tips for Rejuvenating and Relaxing Activities!  A recent Travelocity survey found almost half of all Americans polled are feeling mo...

Ric Speaks with Tichina Arnold ("Martin," "Everybody Hates Chris") from the STARZ Original Hit Comedy "Survivor's Remorse"  Survivor's Remorse Returns for its Fourth Season on August 20 at 10pm ET/PT In the STARZ original comedy series Survivor’s Remorse, a hard working, young basketball star named Cam Calloway is thrust into the limelight after signing a multi-million dollar contract with a profe...

Thomas Miller has been a student of Unarius since he was 14 years old.  At that time meeting Ernest L. Norman the founder and teacher of Unarius.  Tom has given many lectures on the Unarius principles over his 56 years of study.  A frequent media guest.  He has been featured in a documentary film.  He also has written several books about Unarius principles including a book of verse, "The Epic", an...

LEGACY SERIES  by Robert Maxxim    Worldly and past life visions...Atlantis...Lemuria...Ancient visions...Spiritual sciences.      It's the critically acclaimed LEGACY EPISODE series by Robert Maxxim.    Five episodes called "A must read for every truth seeker".    The author's real vision of previous lifetimes in Atlantis and Lemuria and other worlds where these lives took place.    The LEGACY SE...

MURDER AT MASON'S MESA  by David J. Kucera  Dr. Charles Quincy Kruse accompanies a small group of students to a minor archaeological site, where his students join students and teachers from a handful of other colleges. In addition to work at the dig students must attend lectures by college professors. The excavation proves to be anything but routine. The students and teachers must contend with a f...

Elvis Presley. Elizabeth Taylor. Sidney Poitier… Kick Back and Relax for Summer Under the Stars!  TCM’s Ultimate Movie Star Showcase Returns to Pay Tribute to 31 Different Stars in 31 Days. Talk with Film Critic and Turner Classic Movies Host Ben Mankiewicz About Your Favorite Timeless Films and Matinee Idols! What better way to enjoy the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer than Summer Under the Star...

The Saga of Moby Beast Author: Norrie Charles When the Moby Beast wakes up from his slumber… Author weaves a story in poetry form for young readers to enjoy and appreciate creative imagination in this literary art form. A story poem that began as a demonstration of rhythm in poetry for author Norrie Charles’ then seven-year-old daughter, this children’s book started in the middle, which gradually...

A Flame of Fire Author: Khalil E. Nikkhessal Of course, life does not consist only of disturbing memories. There are so many occasions in our life that are very good and the people are happy. There were also many moments in my lifetime when I was full of success and happiness. Memories of our mistakes and problems which make up stories. While the problems often remain in the memories, the good mem...

Amazing Race Host Phil Keoghan Introduces Viewers to the Captivating People & Places in his Native New Zealand in FLYING HIGH WITH PHIL KEOGHAN  Premiering Sunday August 6th at 8pm ET/PT on Smithsonian New Smithsonian Channel Special Offers a Unique Look at the Island at the Edge of the World An Emmy award®-winning producer and host of The Amazing Race, Phil Keoghan has experienced a life full...

Elvis Presley. Elizabeth Taylor. Sidney Poitier… Kick Back and Relax for Summer Under the Stars!    Talk with Turner Classic Movies' Newest Host Tiffany Vazquez About Your Favorite Timeless Films and Matinee Idols What better way to enjoy the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer than Summer Under the Stars! TCM’s celebration of classic films and movie stars features a different star and their greatest...

Don't Dream It, Build it!"  How a Mexican Immigrant and High School Dropout Turned a Small Car Wash into one of the Country's Most Successful Auto Restoration Shops Hear the Inspirational Story of Ralph Holguin, Star of Velcocity's Brand New Series, RMD Garage  Premiering Wednesday August 2nd at 9pm ET/PT on Velocity As a high school dropout who grew up in a disadvantaged neighborhood, Ralph Holgu...

From the Producers of Laguna Beach Kick back with MTV’s new series - Siesta Key   Premieres Monday July 31st at 10pm ET/PT Viewers go on the ultimate vacation with the new summer soap docuseries Siesta Key. The premiere season of 10, one-hour episodes follows a group of young adults as they confront issues of love, heartbreak, betrayal, race, class, and looming adulthood, all while trying to enjoy...

1967 will always be remembered as a very turbulent year in America. It marked a period of uncertainty, social unrest and violent acts, which greatly wounded society. Experience a vivid odyssey to that time with the release of Sizzlin’ Summer Surprise, a new book authored by Alton J. Myers. Sizzlin’ Summer Surprise takes a look back at the riot that occurred in Detroit during the summer of 1967. It...

Battersea Island Author: Robert H. Nieder Mathias Kamau-Barrett takes a hiatus from college to spend time on Battersea Island. He is hopeful that he can get involved with the residents and help them in their tax assessment problem. Upon his arrival to the remote location, he quickly becomes acquainted with Harper Shaye, lead advocate in the fight against the county. Becoming immersed in the situat...

Invest in YOURSELF with Exercise The Whole-Body Healing Power of Vigorous Workouts Whether you already exercise daily and are a fitness buff, or if you’ve been saying for ages that one day you’ll start exercising and get fit and healthy, today’s program is for you!   Our guest, Dr. Susan Smith Jones, is an expert in healthy living; high-level fitness; whole-body rejuvenation; and how to lose weigh...

40 Years Later.... SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL TELLS THE HARROWING STORY OF A CITY ON EDGE IN THE LOST TAPES: SON OF SAM   Premieres Sunday July 30th at 9PM ET/PT Ric Speaks with Documentary Filmmaker Tom Jennings on the 40th Anniversary of the Murder Spree that Terrorized New York City For more than a year, a serial killer known as “Son of Sam” terrorized New York City, killing six people and critically...

BODYGUARD by Chris Bradford   A new action-packed adventure series for young fans of Alex Rider and Jason Bourne--with the first four books publishing simultaneously. Binge read for summer! Teenage kickboxing champion Connor Reeves is determined to do his father, a former special forces soldier, proud. Recruited into the ranks of a top-secret young bodyguard squad known as Guardian, Connor trains...

Ric Speaks with the Host and Creator of Inside the Actors Studio, James Lipton!  The Emmy Award®-Winning Host and Frequent TV & Movie Guest Star Discusses His Latest Projects, and What's Next for the Popular, Long-Running Series James Lipton is widely known as the creator, executive-producer, writer and host of Inside the Actors Studio, which is seen in 94 million homes in America on Bravo, an...

INSPIRATIONS FOR THE EVERYDAY LIFE by Nelson Buchanan   ABOUT THE BOOK The book is all about a series of poems about everyday life whether you are in school, work or whatever you do, whether positive or negative. If it is positive, how can you keep it going. If it is negative, how will you overcome and turn it into positive. ABOUT THE AUTHOR I was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and moved to Canada whe...

The Revelation Unlocked Author: Carolyn M. Prince Prophetic events in The Revelation of Jesus Christ have been locked from our understanding ever since they were given to John about AD 95. However, God has never intended that His people be in darkness during the fulfillment of latter-day prophecies. Daniel was told that the words of his latter-day prophecy were closed up and sealed till the time o...

"Judge Alvin Wong" new from Matt Shea Judge Alvin Wong is a modern-day story with yesterday’s lessons—all encompassed within a traditional Wild West setting. This all-American story typifies a struggle that exists everywhere: the battle between upper class and the so-called lower class. Matt Shea exemplifies this quirk in human nature by going a step further. He throws in a streetwise Chinese Amer...