This Week in America with Ric Bratton

Dr. Altman and the Concubines by Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney In the early Eighties, everyone from the Guerilla Girls to Lou Reed can be spotted walking the cobblestone streets of Soho. Sigourney Madigan has worked many “rainbow colored” jobs since leaving her Pennsylvania farm. Her last job with the Due Diligence Detective Agency ended when the owner’s wife caught him in flagrante at the Chelsea...

A Myopic Life Resonated From The Brink of The Abyss by Simeon W. Johnson Simeon Johnson's life has been transformed from a myopic life resonated to a vanguard of change life! Born in Jamaica, the youngest of thirteen children, SIMEON JOHNSON overcame much hardship. As a young child, he witnessed his mother's death; as a teenager, he endured myriad hardships and even came to the brink of suicide. W...

Pills, Skills, and Will by Stephen Luce Jr. My psychologist, Dr. J. Mark Pratt, says “What you do most is what you do best.” Certainly, full-time paid employment takes up most of my time, and I am so grateful for that. Coming in close second, however, is mental health treatment. Appointments with psychiatrists/psychologists, mental health support groups, obtaining required blood work from the lab,...

Short Stuff: Essays, Life’s Snippets, and Poetry by Carolyn Whiteside Panko Short Stuff is a compilation of both narrative and poetic forms. I have always loved writing, but it took some jolts from my life journey to lead to more introspection and more freedom to hone these writings into some publishable form. From earliest childhood memories to momentous national events to painful and joyous rela...

Lord Jesus, Please Help Me Find My Happy by David Boudreaux In this book “Lord Jesus, Please Help Me Find My Happy”, the author David Boudreaux points out the fact that many Christians today seem to have lost the joy of being a child of God. He brings to light the fact that the issues that cause this somewhat depressed disposition are darts from the devil. The Devil wants to rob you of your joy be...

Destiny by Design by Yvonne Rivers The author's goal is for readers to be encouraged and blessed as they read this book, inspired to live life to the fullest. Life is to be enjoyed, not just lived. The author's prayer is that many readers will dare to walk out their dreams, hope, and desires. She encourages readers to never give up or give in, if you have faith, you can make your dreams come to pa...

He Is Coming by Louis A. Castillo Jr. The book of Angels in Bloom, the ministry of angelic beings is an in-depth study of God's supernatural beings in Scripture. It covers their biblical ministry from the beginning of Genesis to the end time of Revelation.  As Christians, it is extremely important to guard ourselves against satanic attacks. We must protect our spirits, souls and bodies and learn t...

Is Inflammation Getting the Best of You? Did you know that 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 people who have been affected by allergies, diabetes, skin disorders, heart disease, arthri...

Abigail's Exchange: A Novel by Kathryn Den Houter ​Abigail’s Exchange is the inspiring story of a young lady who comes of age in the late 1800s in Baltimore, Maryland. Raised to own and manage a candy shop, which is left in her hands following tragedy, she struggles with her career and her wedding vows when she finds herself locked in the stranglehold of a difficult marriage. In Abigail’s life, th...

Groundwork: Farm Parables and the Cultivation of Faith by Rebecca Collison Has your faith lost its flavor? Is your spiritual life dry? Does church seem more like what you do than who you are? Is your soul ready for the new planting God has in store for this season of your life? Returning to the fields of her previous book, Preparing Fields for Seasons of Change, author Rebecca Collison takes the f...

My Collection of Recipes from Across America and Germany by E. John Boles This is not a professionally written cookbook, but is a representation of homegrown family cooking. Minus a few corporate inspired recipes and one professional carrot cake recipe, My Little Book of Kitchen Recipes is a collection of hand-me-down family recipes from one generation to the next. The design of this book has been...

Klara. Kharkov. Life by Michael Blekhman and Olga Bezhanova Klara. Kharkov. Life is a novel based on events that took place in the 1920s through 1940s in Ukraine, the Soviet Union, as well as in the XIX century Jewish village in Belorussia, the Russian Empire. The main characters are a young Jewish couple, Klara and Samuil. As somebody who was born in the Soviet Union and lived there until its col...

The Basics of Cooking by Frances Rumsey Frances Rumsey lives a quiet life near her two daughters and son in California. Frances loves to cook so she decided to show kids a fast, simple and fun way to cook and eat their favorite foods. Use the recipes in The Basics of Cooking to create new and exciting ones! This book is great for any age looking for a healthy and inexpensive way to eat. Visit a fa...

The Boundary Waters: A Quantum Adventure by Gerry Huerth The Boundary Waters chronicles the unfolding and sometimes comic relationship between Raymona Washington Goldberg, an African American woman adopted as an infant by Jewish parents during a Freedom Ride in the 1960's and Matthew Pierson a gay man who geographically lives in Minneapolis but psychically inhabits a world of romantic fantasies. S...

To Flourish: God is the Light We are its Spectrum by Duane Haynes This book will enlighten you about your self, love and your purpose in life. Learn the road to finding your true self and your spiritual path to your own light and understanding. Learn for yourself the reason why and the meanings too. Mr. Duane E. Haynes was born in Denver, Colorado to Jimmilee and Elmer Haynes II. Duane was born te...

Sugar Paper by Tootsie Barron Sugar Paper is Kiki Gallo Cipo’s journey as she goes from A to Z, moving toward her inescapable destiny. She starts out a naïve girly girl and becomes known as “The Legend” and “The Most Standup Lady in the state of New Jersey.” Both titles are given to her by the godfather of the largest and most powerful mob family in New Jersey. This book is not for the faint of he...

Owning Your Weight: The Realistic Dynamics of Being Who You Are by Dr. Henri Marcoux THIS BOOK LEADS THE READER WHO HAS WEIGHT ISSUES INTO A REALISTIC “IN YOUR FACE” MANNER OF ACCEPTING THE FACTS THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR WEIGHT AND HOW YOU DEAL OR DON’T DEAL WITH IT. DR. MARCOUX IS A CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN WITH 54 YEARS OF EXTENSIVE CLINICIAL EXPERIENCE HELPING PATIENTS BE...

Simplifying Religion - Removing Barriers That Keep Us From God, Family, and Others by Ed Galisewski Will Religion Survive? Should It? It's no secret that younger generations are leaving organized religion in large numbers. Their exodus speaks loud and clear to the fact that there is a generational divide today that spans all faith groups. Not many people have wanted to tackle this issue because of...

Beyond Knowledge: How Technology Is Driving an Age of Consciousness by William E. Halal Beyond Knowledge Lies the Triumph of Human Spirit The Knowledge Age of the past two decades is passing today as the digital revolution and artificial intelligence replace knowledge work. Halal’s study of social evolution explains how this marks the passage to a new frontier beyond knowledge that is poorly under...

SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND SPIRITUAL YEARNING: The Role of Spirituality in Psychological Health by E. Douglass Brown, Ph D. The relationship between personality development, psychospiritual well-being, and Godconsciousness has always been of deep value to the faithful among humanity. Despite pervasive assaults of materialism, secularism, and atheism, the inherent human yearning for spiritual realization h...

Pacific Paradise by Kurt Carlson Pacific Paradise is the tale of two coming-of-age stories, one of a small island-nation, and the second of a young girl, the daughter of the nation’s president. While citizens of Sumonajob battle between isolationism and an open country welcoming tourism, Mimi must decide which side to choose as her relationship with American businessman Jason Richards grows from h...

Metamorphosis of a Young Maiden by Dr. Wm. Patric Leedom From December 1969 until June 1970, Dr. Wm. Patric Leedom's love interest, Shelley, allowed herself to go through major changes-from a naïve, shy recluse who never considered sex in relation to herself, to a more sophisticated young woman trusting another for the first time, feeling completed and totally loved for the first time. Metamorphos...

BUDDY THE DRONE by Ronald St. George-Smith Let’s welcome Buddy the Drone! This is the first of Buddy's many exciting adventures in which he surprises us with his special qualities and capabilities. Buddy’s wish to help out people makes him an invaluable friend in any situation. Buddy is your bestest friend Look out for more Buddy the Drone adventures soon! https://www.amazon.com/BUDDY-DRONE-RONALD...

UNREQUITED by Carol Urena As a continuation of Love You True; these are an additional 75 short poems without titles. More expressions incurred by the feeling of true love. A feeling that is all inspiring; all-consuming. So much so that one can be overwhelmed by it. By such a strong and pure emotion; an emotion so strong one can even wonder how it is even possible to contain. An emotion that goes b...

Lilly’s Day Coping with Autism Author: Bethany Stoots With her personal experiences of living every day with Autism, author Bethany Stoots hopes to help fellow Autistic individuals and those caring for these Autistic people by sharing this new picture book. With illustrations by Sydney Truesdail, “Lilly’s Day Coping with Autism” follows the story of a little girl who has Autism and she copes with...