This Week in America with Ric Bratton

Women Who Knew Jesus by Rev. Dr. Bonnie Ring As you come to know each of the women that Jesus knew, you may be surprised to discover how quickly your own stories are evoked by hearing theirs and how similar you are to some of them so they become role models for your own journey of faith and witness. In each of these encounters, you will meet Jesus and come to know him as they did, perhaps for the...

THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION by Robert R. Malkas The Road to Redemption is a revisionist history of what writers have been doing to revise the teaching of American history for generations. The book presents an alternate approach that takes readers back to a time when the nation was more united and schools prepared students to become victors instead of victims by presenting to them how America evolved in...

Faith and Conviction by Katherine Hill-Daneke The Langston's are a prominent Savannah family which include, three grown children, Jeffrey, Leslie and Eddie. Their parents are Andrew and Laura Langston. Grandparents are Thomas and Rita Isaacs. There is a deep ethnicity family secret that the children know nothing about that will drastically affect one of them more than the other two. Al and Frank w...

You Have Time to Die and Go Broke by Linda Salerno-Forand The healthcare system has turned into a giant labyrinth, which is extremely difficult to navigate. The thought of dealing with a serious or terminal illness is terrifying enough without having to go against the fortress of hospital administrators, health insurance companies and endless waits in doctor's queues just trying to get the care yo...

The World of Deatra by Kathrine Cardona-Andrade, Hilario D. Cardona-Andrade and Sonja Montoya Frevele The question I get most is what is Deatra? Deatra (De at tra) is the name of the world. It is a magical realm where all sorts of mythical creatures live. There are fairies, elves, dwarves, unicorns, dragons, and some creatures no one has ever heard of. The book thrives on a quest for adventure and...

 Crystal C-Note, the acclaimed artist behind the groundbreaking debut album "Shadow Works" is set to captivate audiences once again with her second studio album, "Wake Up". The album release event will take place on March 9th 2024, at Stan's Room in the Piere's Complex.  "Wake Up" marks a significant milestone in Crystal C-Note's musical journey, solidifying her status as a trailblazer in the emer...

American Insanity by Leroy E. Cossette "American Insanity" reflects on the political insanity that has overtaken the United States of America. It addresses American citizen's apathetic view of our governing system, both towards elected officials and the ever controlling Washington bureaucracy. How and why the citizens of this Nation have failed their obligation to keep vigilance over our governing...

The Revelation of Life After Death Before the Cross, and After the Cross by Waymon Marshall The Revelation of Life After Death Before the Cross,  and After the Cross is a spirituality book that explores what happens after death. The book follows a rich man who lacks compassion towards a beggar.  When the beggar dies, he is escorted by angels into Abraham's bosom due to his faithfulness. Abraham is...

An American Girl: Based on a True Story by S. Naomi Main Sharon Sholl is an ordinary girl growing up in America. She meets an ordinary young man, Mark Main, two weeks before her sixteenth birthday, who blows to pieces her little world, she says of him. An American Girl is a relational journey, which, no matter how you look at it, is a love story. Sharon's love story is about her extraordinary life...

"4:09 to 9:02" Boston To Oklahoma and New York Cities Beyond the Bombings by David Hamel A newlywed couple were in the midst of unsuccessful fertility treatments at a nearby center during the time of the Oklahoma City bombing which occurred at 9:02 am on April 19, 1995. The personal heartbreak and simultaneous loss of 15 children at the day care center in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and...

NOT ONE MORE: An American Primal Scream by D. McClain King NOT ONE MORE was written shortly after the COVENANT SCHOOL shooting in Nashville last March. It is described by the author as the primal scream of millions of Americans repulsed by the frequency of mass shootings. The novella explores the heartache of loss, the journey to healing, and the moral struggle to overcome a primal and deadly impu...

The Mysterious Affair at the Met by M.J. Simms-Maddox  A favorite destination—even for New Yorkers—is the venerable Metropolitan Museum of Art. On this particular day, “the Met,” as generally known, experiences an unusually large number of visitors. Visitors have their choice of viewing over two million works of art spanning five millennia of cultures worldwide. But some among them are up to somet...

Coffee Break Devotional by Brenda Ford Biggs Coffee Break Devotional is designed to encourage people for when things are not going so well in their lives. These inspirational scripture passages are truly a blessing for people in these troubling times. Scripture has a way of speaking to us in ways no other book can. Read this book and perhaps you too will find some words of hope. About the Author B...

Then I Came Home by Sam Gaylord At some time in our lives, some of us face hardships and heartaches and are forced to face devastating tragedies that completely change who we become. The decisions we make at that time have a profound effect on the rest of our lives. Sam Gaylord will take us from the foothills of Southern Indiana to the steamy jungles of Vietnam—from the rice paddies near the South...

Whispers Of The Waves by A. K. Girisam Did you bunk classes to go to movies, or hang out with friends... or just because you could not push yourself from bed? Did you stay awake at night, desperately reading piled up portions for the next day’s exams, which you neglected for several months? Did you lecture your kids about the value of time, hard work... and felt guilty about it since you did not f...

Whisper of Hope, Cry of Despair by Vicky Bedi This book is the autobiography of the author. It began, however, as a biography of the author's mother who allowed Vicky to write about American society in the mid-to-late twentieth century; experiences of Slavic, French, and East Indian immigrants at the United States around the turn of the twentieth century; child and spouse abuse perpetrated by wome...

The Duke Legacy by D.W. Duke Washington Duke is very young when he first realizes there is racial discrimination in the South. Living outside of Hillsboro, North Carolina, in the mid-1820s, he is one of ten children in a family that shares the wilderness with bears, rattlesnakes, and mountain lions. Washington learns about the world around him from his scholarly father, nurtures a compassion for o...

Tears of an Assassin by DJ Power Jim Coleman has no idea what to do with his life. He joins the Marine Corps in 1962 on a whim. He makes history by making the perfect shot at Parris Island. Jim has become the only marine ever to accomplish this feat. This will unknowingly change his life in the marines forever. He meets a naval officer, Commander Forrest Damon, who is the military liaison with the...

My Spirituality of Nature: Self Discovery; The Relatedness of Spirituality & Nature In Your Life by Morreece Elaine Cook My life has grown in wholeness with the writing of this book. God shows me more every day about how to connect with my "spirituality of nature." This concept reveals how my spirit (my "core") connects with all of nature--earth (animals, vegetation, microorganisms), water, wi...

Radioactive Era of Change: We The Kindred by Isaiah Lopez A meteor has left the world forever changed. People within the blast zone have amassed incredible powers. The land is left quarantined from America. One such man awakens with a new power and a missing arm. As he copes with this changed world, he bonds with new allies and reunites with old friends as a grim plot threatens to engulf his new w...

My Cemetery Friends: A Garden of Encounters at Mount Saint Mary in Queens, New York by Vincent J. Tomeo My Cemetery Friends honors our families, friends, our military, the forgotten, and the unnamed. We sing their praise while celebrating life, nature, humanity, and compassion, all in search of peace. Stroll with the author through a living museum over cemetery trails, and learn much about things...

Claim Victory Over Brain Fog & Support Brain Health… at Any Age with Susan Smith Jones, PhD While we might not be able to be in control of all aspects concerning our personal brain health since genetics are involved, we can certainly choose which foods to eat and which to eschew to help maximize our brains’ abilities well into old age, as well as the essential lifestyle practices that support...

A New Beginning, Maybe? by Xiomara Rodriquez   A New Beginning, Maybe? is a fast-moving crime drama and is the 3rd installment of the adventures of the crime-solving team of twin sisters, Captain Jane Sparks of the SFPD and Special Agent Fran Morris of the FBI. This book takes the sisters into the world of stolen art and antiquities, that takes them into different roads in their lives. Xiomara Rod...

Poetry at its Best by David Vanderburg 1. The United States Flag to represent that the U.S. of America is a great country. 2. The Okla. State to represent that Okla. Is a great state and to remind us that U.S.A. and Okla. Bonded together as one for OKLAHOMA during the crisis of the Alfred P. Murrah Building. 3. The HEART to represent that this is the HEARTLAND 4. The STAR to represent the LOVE tha...

My Covid-19 Diary: Practical Tips and Scriptures for Improbable Times from an American Doctor by Theresa Y. Wee M.D. In 2020, COVID-19 became a worldwide pandemic. With forced shutdowns, Dr. Theresa Wee began to connect through social media with daily blogs.  These blogs included practical advice on getting through this unprecedented time from her many years as a pediatrician, wife, and mother. Sh...