This Week in America with Ric Bratton

Over the Bar: A Burned-Out Lawyer Sails Off to the Mediterranean Sea By: Steve Anderson Steve Anderson and his wife, Pam, retired from the practice of law in 2006 and set off to sail around the Mediterranean Sea. This is the story of the first five years of their adventure, told in a series of dispatches he sent home to friends and family. Anderson beautifully, and sometimes hilariously, captures...

Annie’s Spiritual Journey By: Hilda Adams Based on the actual experiences of the author and her beloved daughter, this book takes the reader on a wonderful physical and spiritual journey. It involves deep meditation and a loving relationship between a mother and her daughter. It is the author's intention to portray the emotions felt along their journey, which lasted twenty years. Hilda Adams is a...

Seed of Simon by Michael E. Goings A story of a young African American man who has recurring dream of the trail of suffering of Christ where Simon of Cyrene is compile to carry the cross of Jesus unbeknown to Rafael Smith is historical lineage to Simon. Michael E. Goings attended the American International college in Springfield Massachusetts and serve three years in the Army, he has been a pastor...

Welcome Home by Yaliesky Palma Noa The story of a little rabbit who wanted to see beyond the meadow. He did it and lived through different situations. A representation, if you will, of the prodigal son. A book designed to entertain and transmit a teaching of love to the little ones.  Yaliesky Palma Noa, known as Noa or Yali, has always been a writer, having won a poetry contest as a child. In his...

Eye to Eye: Memoirs of a Mayo Clinic-Trained Eye Surgeon by John J. Jarstad, MD Eye to Eye: Memories of a Mayo-Trained LDS Medical Missionary is the story of Dr. John S. Jarstad. From humble beginnings as a commercial fisherman to his becoming an international expert in eye surgery and an inventor, this book tells the remarkable stories of doctors and patients whose lives were changed by faith, pr...

Simple, Effective Ways to Reduce INFLAMMATION in the Body with Susan Smith Jones PhD According to our holistic health and lifestyle expert today, virtually every health condition — from asthma to irritable bowel syndrome — is linked to inflammation. When inflammation gets out of control, the result is pain and discomfort — and it's a phenomenon that's on the rise. If you're one of the millions of...

Secret Undercover Operations: by Special Agents By: Hans W. Kelling Arthur Dorcett creates a cloaking device to make himself invisible. Motivated by the agonies of war, he becomes an undercover special agent for counterterrorism, using his invisibility to infiltrate terrorist organizations. With the help of other secret agents, he foils terrorist attempts to cause major damage to government instal...

Beyond the Horizon by Dr. Bruce Conroe This book was written for two reasons. One reason was to tell the stories of my many trips outside the United States for people who have never had the opportunity to travel abroad. The other reason is to give those who have travelled abroad the opportunity to relive some of those experiences and remember the people who travelled with them. The trips have most...

EVENTS OF AN ORDINARY LIFE by Frank Conrad Musumici Events of an Ordinary Life is a collection of wide-ranging and wildly imaginative tales. The series is a mixture of fiction, supernatural fiction and true event stories that will keep you wanting more. You’ll find comedy, suspense and drama in a very enjoyable reading experience. This book won a Best Contemporary Fiction Book Award  from The Akad...

God, The Here, and the Hereafter: The Way to Heaven by Norman B. TalsoeChrist’s second coming has been prophesied, but no one knows exactly when His return will be. Visions of Christ coming back have been bestowed to a chosen few, and among them is then 80-year-old Christian engineer Norman Talsoe.  Norman Talsoe has been graced with two visions, presented two years apart. These vivid visions sign...

Flowers Speak by Rev. Lorraine Aplin Flowers Speak is a channeled book, bringing a message from the energy of flowers to our wonderful planet, Earth. The message is direct, clear, and easy to reflect on. It is like "This is the way it is, so get your act together." Easy to pick up time and again till understanding dawns. Lorraine was introduced to the spiritual way of life by an elderly friend whe...

Memories of a Reluctant Soldier:: The Cold War Revisited by Dr. Bruce Conroe A personal account of a draftee's Army life in the mid-1950s, when world events created great tension. A close look at a different time. It is also written for the benefit of younger generations, especially our children, and their understanding of the seemingly worldwide conflict between communism and democracy. Bruce Con...

Soul Wars: An Adventure into the Supernatural by Chris Kline This story was written and birthed from the spirit and imagination of the author. The characters and situations will hold the reader's attention because they are so common and believable. Have you noticed in your family line one generation to the next besetting habits, tempers, abuse, poverty, cancer, or early deaths? This story shows th...

MR. McTAVISH: GOES TO THE COMMUNITY PARK by Bon Kay Mr. McTavish's love for taking rides with Gma inspires her to take him everywhere she goes, especially when children are involved. McTavish knows they will have fun when children will be there. He loves their unconditional love. Join Mr. McTavish and Gma on their next journey to visit some very special children. Bon Kay has lived all her life in...

Me and the General by Rosemary Valenti Guarnera Me and the General is a story finally being told after many years. It is the biography of a man named Ralph Liguori, whose life was intertwined with the "infamous" Charles "Lucky" Luciano and a would-be president, Thomas E. Dewey. It relates the twists and turns that change the course of his existence. As a young boy, he suffers his first heartfelt t...

Life, Death, Hope: The Journey to the Next Realm by Rev. Dr. John Diomede As we embrace the journey of life we have many decisions to make concerning ourselves and others. Those choices are made with the information we obtain each and every day. We gather data and we act on it. The thoughts we receive and the direction we choose are critical to our journey to the next realm. We will inevitably mak...

Regicide: Storm Cloud By: Eric Heicher Shine's life has been mostly uneventful in the sleepy backwater town of Hanover. That is until the night his father was murdered by the tyrannical King Pious. Ten years later, he sets out to find fellow adventurers to aid in his quest to rid the kingdom of King Pious and his tyranny for good. With each new adventure he and his troupe encounter, new mysteries...

MR. McTAVISH: Goes To The Hospital by Bon Kay Mr. McTavish's love for taking rides with Gma inspires her to take him everywhere she goes, especially when children are involved. Mr. McTavish knows they will have fun when children will be there. He loves their unconditional love. Join Mr. McTavish and Gma on their next journey. Bon Kay has lived in Pennsylvania all her life and a central Pennsylvani...

In Wilderness and Mountain Lore by Eric Magelssen In Wilderness and Mountain Lore explores the stories and adventures of visiting a mountain wilderness retreat over a fifty-year period with a group of friends. We nearly always were able to reserve the only two cabins for the second week of June. Domke Lake is located in the North Cascades wilderness area of North Central Washington State. There is...

Covid 19 and a Preacher’s Love Letters: Word of Hope During the Pandemic by Reverend Dr. Serenus T. Churn Sr. Taken inspiration from the Holy Spirit which prompted the good Reverend to compose this book. After that fateful second Sunday on March 2020, was the last Sunday service in Mount Zion Baptist Church in Winston-Salem NC. Without warning that the very next Sunday, it would be closed doors pr...

Mega Quake 2023: How 3 Timelines and 7 Events Signal End-Times by Dr. Richard Ruhling ​"There shall be a time of trouble such as never was..." The Bible links the "day of the Lord" to when God shakes the earth terribly and signs point to 2023 for the beginning of what many Christians believe is 7 years of tribulation like the 7 years of Joseph's famine in Egypt. God punished Egypt for enslaving Is...

A Lesson Long Ago by Sherry Walraven Five high school students, who have been life-long friends, have been given an English/History assignment for the end of the school year. It was decided to do their assignment on the Civil War era and how the people lived in the middle of a war. They knew they wouldn't have a live soldier, who had been in the Civil War as a reference, but that's when one of the...

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...

MR. McTAVISH: Goes to the Library by Bon Kay Mr. McTavish loves to take rides on anything as long as he is with Gma. He protects her, and she takes good care of him. He loves going everywhere, especially if there will be children there. When Gma takes him to school, he never expected such a wonderful surprise. Bon Kay has lived in Pennsylvania all her life and a central Pennsylvania resident for o...

The Nature of Good Government By H. Doyle Smith The government should be a government of people, not money. The Occupy Wall Street movement senses this but lacks focus. This book provides that focus. The government has roles to play in the safety, conflict resolution, and pooling resources. The roles that the government has to play require strict adherence to the rules. There can be no forgiveness...