This Week in America with Ric Bratton

THE WELL LIFE: HOW TO USE STRUCTURE, SWEETNESS AND SPACE TO CREATE BALANCE< HAPPINESS AND PEACE by Briana Borten and Dr. Peter Borten Three simple principles for creating a balanced and satisfying life! The secret to living an exceptional life--with fulfilling work and leisure, meaningful relationships, and time for oneself--is finding balance. Briana and Dr. Peter Borten have the strategies yo...

Barking Rights and Forever Homes Are Up For Grabs! It’s Time for Animal Planet’s Drooly and Adorable Adoption Extravaganza… Puppy Bowl XIII Sunday February 5th at 2pm ET/11am PT on Animal Planet Animal Planet worked with 34 different animal shelters and rescue organizations from across 22 states to fill the rosters of #TeamRuff and #TeamFluff with 78 adoptable players for this puppy pile-up. This...

Curt B. Witcher, Genealogy Center Manager Curt B. Witcher is the library’s Senior Manager for Special Collections, a job which entails managing The Genealogy Center, serving as general curator for that institution’s Rare and Fine Book Collection, and supervising the new Lincoln Financial Collection’s Lincoln Library. He has worked at the Allen County Public Library for more than thirty-five years....

HOPE FOUND by Jackie McMillan Jenna didn’t believe in vampires and shifters and she definitely didn’t believe she was the saviour of a race, but that changed when she met Alex. A vampire coming to terms with the death of his father and trying to fill a role he doesn’t want, until he comes across the prophecy papers. Something he had thought were a myth but then realised that it is true and that Je...

"Journey of Hope: Sixteen Days in Tanzania" by Dorothy Marion Leveque Ed. D. All too often, the perception of the African people presented by various forms of media is one of small children with tear-filled eyes and fractured, skinny bodies barely clinging to life. While these situations certainly exist in places around the continent, they present a distorted view of African people as hopeless rat...

Healthy, Fit and Lean in 2017 - Weight Loss Made Easy: Surefire Tips for Creating a Fit, Lean Body - No Matter Your Age Leading holistic health educator and author Susan Smith Jones, PhD, reveals her favorite methods to supercharge metabolism, burn more calories, boost energy, and reshape the body. If you’ve ever struggled with losing weight or gaining it back after having some success, this is th...

Rebels with a Cause: Rescuing Animals In Need and Giving Them a Better Life New Animal Planet Series The Guardians Spotlights One Organization’s Mission to Protect and Rescue Animals that are in Distress. Saturdays 10PM ET/PT 'Guardians of Rescue' Veterinarian Marvin (Moose) Baynes & Executive Director Dori Scofield Explain to Ric How the Eclectic Team Advocates for Animals and How You Viewers...

Inside the NFL's First Family My Life of Football, Faith, and Fatherhood By Bruce Matthews Foreword by: Howie Long / With: James Lund From the man who has played in more NFL games than any non-kicker in the football league’s history comes a memoir about the Matthews family and how eight people over three generations have achieved success in the NFL—more than any other family in sports history. No...

Ric Chats with Ryan Hurst & Kyle Gallner Two of TV's Most Intriguing Actors Return for Season 2 of WGN America’s Gripping Drama Series, Outsiders. Tuesdays 9PM ET/PT Ryan Hurst consistently brings unforgettable characters to life. Best known for his role as ‘Opie Winston’ on Sons of Anarchy, he also starred in Bates Motel, Medium and the Spielberg miniseries Taken. Hurst’s film credits include...

Legacy: Episode Series by Robert Maxxim Five episodes, a million year-old romance, past lives, space battles, intrigue, Lemuria, Atlantis, inter-dimensional scientific and spiritual principles of life, today's false religious beliefs and other secrets exposed in detail. This series is a must-read by every truth seeker. ​ ​​A novel 30 years in the making, "Legacy" is a story, set in the future, of...

Jesus, Save Us Now: The Seven Degrees of Daily Deliverance By Andy B. Nakagawa Do You Know the Solution to End all Wars? When problems come up in life, do you know how to solve them? And do you want to know who or what is causing problems in your life? In Jesus, Save Us Now, author Andy B. Nakagawa explains where our problems originate from and how to solve our problems. In this book, you will lea...

"Fire Your Retirement Planner: You" Rodger Friedman Rodger’s career has taken him from real-estate agent trainee to Wall Street and ultimately to seasoned financial advisor and wealth management professional. Over three decades, Rodger grew his skills, knowledge, experience, and practice, and today he continues to feel passionate about what he is doing: focusing on advising affluent retirees and n...

Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection by George Karl with Curt Sampson The most outspoken and combative coach in NBA history—and one of the most successful, amassing more than 1,175 victories, the sixth best winning record ever—reflects on his life, his career, and his battles on and off the basketball court in this no-holds-barred memoir A man o...

Kick Off 2017 with Some of The World's Most Extraordinary Supercars -- They're All Up for Grabs at Barrett-Jackson Live in Scottsdale, AZ Ric Speaks with Automotive Expert Cristy Lee, Host of Barrett-Jackson Live on Discovery Channel and Velocity For years, enthusiasts from all over the world have flocked to the Barrett-Jackson collector car auctions. The auctions showcase the world’s most sought-...

Can You Pass the Idiotest? And Check Out the New Game Show That’s Also Part Social Experiment… Get Ready for Season Four of Fan Favorite, IDIOTEST and the Premiere of the New Game Show, DIVIDED Ric catches up with hosts Ben Gleib (Idiotest) and Emmy®-winning Mike Richards (Divided) as they bring you into their world of fun. IDIOTEST, based on the highly popular app game, pits two pairs of contesta...

Legendary Newsman Bill Kurtis Recounts Historic Inauguration Day Events & Speeches as Donald Trump Prepares to Take Office Inauguration Speeches Communicate Visions and Define Presidencies; How Will Donald Trump's Presidency Be Defined? The DECADES TV Network Presents Inauguration Through the Decades, Featuring the Inauguration Speeches of All 14 Modern-Day Presidents Thursday January 19th thr...

Never Leave a Brother Behind. Get a glimpse of the inside world of America’s elite Special Operations unit – Navy SEAL Team Six, modern American warriors in HISTORY’s New Scripted military combat drama series “SIX.” An authentic portrayal of what it means to be a member of SEAL Team Six, a true brotherhood, the best at what they do. Ric talk with one of the stars of the series, actor, Barry Sloane...

Class is Back in Session! Season Two of the Smash Comedy Series, TEACHERS, is Back and Funnier than Ever. Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT on TV Land Ric Catches Up with Two of the Stars of the TV Land Show, Katy Colloton and Katie O’Brien, Who Are Ready to Bring On the Laughs. The comedy revolves around a group of elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds of America’s youth, but don’t hav...

The Charming and Talented Dee Wallace is Back for Season Two of the Most Streamed Kids 6-11 Amazon Original Series to Date… Just Add Magic Now available on Amazon Prime Video Dee Wallace is an American actress and scream queen. She is perhaps best known for her roles in several popular films mainly in the horror genre. Her most widely seen role is a starring role as Elliott's mother, Mary, in the...

The Royal Conspiracy, a Deke Rivers novel This is a story of a young Australian Artist studying Art at the famous French Sorbonne University, in Paris, France. On dark night while out for a walk, unexpectedly he is shocked to be an actual witness to a Murder in Progress. What does he do? What can he do? What does Fate have him do? Deke Rivers, a retired architect and artist, has lived throughout t...

The New England Seduction, a Deke Rivers novel A Young Architect, after many years, returns home to visit his parents in Bar Harbor and unexpectedly meets the girl of his dreams. Then through a series of circumstances, he gets involved in a Drug Trafficking Operation, that centers on the Sleepy Hollow inconspicuous small town of Bar Harbor, in Maine in the North of New England. Deke Rivers, a reti...

RISE: HOW A HOUSE BUILT A FAMILY How a House Built a Family Cara Brookins St. Martin's Press If you were inspired by Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, you’ll love this extraordinary true story of a woman taking the greatest risk of her life in order to heal from the unthinkable. After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In despera...

Watch it Rain Fire… Witness a Man-Made Fire Tornado… See a Leaf Blower Morph Into a Hover Craft… It May Look Impossible But it’s All Science on Science Channel’s Off-Beat New Series, Street Science Wednesdays at 10PM ET/PT Ric Talks with Host Kevin Delaney About His Unusual Experiments and Get a Peak at the Mind-Blowing Clips! Viewers will recognize Kevin Delaney as the resident science guy stunni...

Toby Stephens Joins Ric The Talented & Acclaimed Actor has Portrayed a Bond Villain, Tony Blair and a Secret CIA Soldier. He Returns as the Brilliant & Unstoppable 'Captain Flint' in the Fourth and Final Season Of the Emmy®-Winning Starz Series Returning on Sunday January 29 at 9PM ET/PT Black Sails The son of English-acting royalty, Toby Stephens has amassed an expansive list of credits i...

"Says Who? How One Simple Question Can Change The Way You Think Forever" by Ora Nadrich If there is an overriding philosophy that Ora Nadrich ascribes to, it is this: you can help yourself solve your own problems, you can do it daily, and the process doesn’t need to be complex. Flying in the face of the often oblique language of the self help movement, Ora, a certified life coach with a thriving p...