This Week in America with Ric Bratton

MIRACLE OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS by Philip H. Duda Jim knows his son Mark is sick and dying, and it is clear the doctors can do nothing to help him. When Jim hears a story of a hidden valley, way up north, where people say a miracle happened long ago, he wonders if this place could bring Mark a miracle too. But what draws Jim and many others to the valley is much more than a legend. An unknown force...

Love, Helen: Letters to My Mother: Creating a Loving Connection after Loss by Helen Fernald Dear Reader, This is the story of my journey while slowly cleaning out the closet of my heart following the death of my beloved mother. I wasn’t prepared to lose her. I did the only thing I knew how to do. I kept busy, swallowing every feeling. Then I ended up in the hospital and was forced to stop. While r...

A New Land: Book 1 by Areulia Davis A New Land Book 1 is about a family, Post Slavery. This family becomes a part of The African American Great Migration to the mid-west. John David's family's dream is to move to Chicago, but the pressures of being a Share Cropper places stumbling blocks in the way forcing the family to slip away in the middle of the night. This story includes paranormal and murde...

Revolutionary War and the American Trailblazers: Quest of a Patriotic American Family by John D. Houck In this fictional account of the Revolutionary Conflict between the British and the American New Republic and the expansion toward the West, the author includes, in italics, the factual accounts of events during the conflict. The result is a novel that will stimulate a desire for readers to resea...

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Aging Sucks: Unless You Cross the Bridge by Dr. Barbara G. Melamed Dr. Barbara Melamed is 80 years of age and marveling at getting smarter and happier every day. Her book Aging Sucks…Unless you Cross the BRIDGE is her fourth major book. It invites you the readers to do self-care for yourselves, your parents, other relatives and tells their children how to preserve their Legacies.  Dr. Barbara Mela...

ABCD is for Down: No Limit Noah by Cindy Lasi ABCD is for Down is an inspiring, joyful childrens book featuring a cool cartoon character that just so happens to have been born with Down Syndrome.  The hero of this alphabet story book is called No Limit Noah.  NLN was written in the spirit of inclusion and integration.  This book was written for all children, sharing positive messages through the f...

 Sleepless in America with Susan Smith Jones, PhD Over the past 40 years, Americans have cut their snooze time by one to two hours a night. We now sleep less than people in any other industrialized country. Chronic sleeping problems afflict as many as 70 million Americans, costing the nation billions in medical expenses, accidents and lost productivity, according to studies. Last year, doctors wro...

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A Bartender's Holiday by Carole Love Forbes A New York bartender with a boring life is suddenly swept into an intense romance with a young woman engaged in an international crime ring. They seek FBI help but end up captives to a sinister ring leader and fall victim to his demented exploits. His motive and its consequences are very unsettling. Carole Forbes has been publishing since 2011 with a ran...

On Becoming a F*cking Man by Michael J. Ulrich On Becoming a F*cking Man is spiritual book for men who do not go to church on Sunday but believe there is a God, but they do not give God much emphasis in their lives. This book discusses problems men have and gives them a spiritual perspective to deal with it. It does not use the terms "God," "Jesus Christ," or "Holy Spirit." It only uses "Higher Po...

The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Dan Huddleston For most of my life, I have been infected by wanderlust. When I see an airplane flying overhead or a ship on the horizon, I can’t help but ask myself, “I wonder where they are going?” Life, as it has evolved, has led me on a journey that is beyond my imagination. I participated in one of the most polarizing events in U.S. history, the Vie...

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