This Week in America with Ric Bratton

ENIGMA - EXCERPT FROM MY DIARY by Terrie Adams The intention of this short biography is to provide an insight about a period in my life when I started to walk the path of transexuality with no prior knowledge and experience in a society that is filled with taboos, intolerance, and discrimination. The discovery of my true self brought joy and idealistic expectations about the future of finally bein...

MEDITATIONS: SET YOUR AFFECTIONS ON THINGS ABOVE. Col. 3:2 by Patricia A. David The intent of this book is to spread the joy of the Lord to those who know Him—those who join in fellowship with others so that we can rejoice in peace, grace, rest, love, and knowledge of what God has done for us. We look forward to Heaven and seeing our loved ones again. We remember this world is not our home; we are...

RAINBOW FARM by Robert R. Williams Rainbow Farm is an account of the state of US political affairs since the election of Donald Trump as the Forty-Fifth President. It uses the same principle as George Orwell did in Animal Farm where certain notorious personalities come to life as animals on the farm. It exposes the hypocrisy of both US political parties, Donkeys and Elephants, in their dealings wi...

THE SPY IN ME by J. S. Delaney Cale McAlister was a scientist that worked on contract for the the United States Military, but he went to far this time. he created the DNA research and the patch for correction and he did everything right with one exception, he made Daniel. Cale created a son that was designed with superior kinetic skills and much more. He also found he was a terrible parent that wo...

BASK IN BLOOD by Ashley Potter An orphan unwanted by her father, left by her mother, and was an only child. Bravery and strength is all she knows. She strips herself from emotion, time and time again, so nobody can hurt her. But the angels know that she is only dooming her destiny into place. A war is raging, invisible to the citizens of Acym. They cannot see the war—that will be up for Zenaida to...

BECOMING ONE: THE DIVERSITY SALAD BOWL OPEN MIND by Rev. Dr. Albert R. Reddick In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in hopes of Racial unity. Now, nearly forty-five years later, Albert R. Reddick presents his dream come true – his model for overcoming racism. In this book, he merged his writings from his two books “Becoming One” and “The I and I Model for Ove...

EAU DE LEON by Jerry Methner Initially, I wanted to encourage friends or even strangers to create life conditions of health and satisfying experiences. Since then, I've decided that it's not my direct responsibility. Instead, be kind and encouraging. It's not for me to tell another how to do this unless specifically asked for my advice. I want to share some of my personal histories. In doing so, I...

TIMECRAFT by Kelly Ford The crack in the proverbial egg is about to bust open. One of the worlds most primordial enigmas is soon to be revealed. It is an object of timeless proportions. This mysterious adventure begins in the life of a young boy who discovers the location of a treasure worth more by far than any pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. As he grows up he wonders if its not just the m...

YEAH, LORD! MOVING WITH THE SPIRIT: FIFTY YEARS A MINISTER AND A SCHOLAR TO THE GLORY OF GOD by Mozella Mitchell This is a searching perceptive examination of the fifty years of Dr. Mitchell's service as preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church ministry and a scholar in the church and university, how she was led into this dual profession, how she survived in it as a Black woman, how...

FOR ALL ETERNITY: A STORY OF HEAVEN by J.C. Gottlieb Iris has gone through five long years of deep depression, with almost no breaks. Finally, she has found a career that gives her a true reason for living. She wants to use music to bring joy to those suffering from life-threatening illness. Before she can implement her plan, however, she is hit by a car and dies. When she arrives in heaven, Jesus...

HOT POTATO BIBLE QUESTIONS: ANSWERS TO BIBLE QUESTIONS YOU WERE AFRAID TO ASK by Dr. John Evans This manuscript is a true life rendition of a revelation written by a person who has spent most of his life in the automobile business. John makes no claim as to any special piety; his experiences should be easy to identify with personally. Modern Christian teaching is questioned head on and will make a...

INTIMATE DISCLOSURES by Lawrence W. Manglitz This book contains selections of poetry and prose from the work of an aging Midwestern man–looking back at people, events, sexual experiences, cultures, and the church that has formed him. The content draws on his childhood, family, World War I and II, and summers in Spain. The Villa in the Algarve, Portugal, teaching in Turkey, two gay poets, and his r...

THE CREATOR MINDSET: 92 TOOLS TO UNLOCK THE SECRETS TO INNOVATION, GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY by Nir Bashan Creativity isn’t a “nice to have” leadership trait. It’s the key to success in every workplace and all industries. Learn to access yours, now―even if you don’t think you’re a “creative” person From B-school through the big leagues, the business world often places value on logic and analysis....

Set Sail with the New Action-Packed Children’s Series Santiago of the Seas from Dora the Explorer Co-Creator Valerie Walsh Valdes! Valerie Walsh Valdes (Who Brought the Global Phenomenon Dora the Explorer to Life) Lets Parents Know What to Expect from Nickelodeon’s Newest Series as she joins Ric Valerie Walsh Valdes began her career as an intern at Nickelodeon and later went on to co-create (along...

COLOR-FIELD PAINTINGS by Fiore Ai This book is a collection of prints and paintings by the artist Fiore Ai, who was inspired by the color-field and hard-edge geometric abstraction paintings of American art. The paintings depict translucent and prismatic light, with interplays of soft color gradations against hard edges and spatial divisions. They are at once subtle and bold, fluid and tense, movin...

THE GIFTED ONE by William D. Hoy Two wooden pulleys are attached to a large wooden beam stretched across the temple ceiling. The assistants pull the rope and raise the litter into a standing position on its end. Andre, strapped with leather restraints crossing his forehead, chest, waist, legs, arms, and hands, facing the giant candles as he seeks the celestial spirt, he meditates. As Andre’s body...

THE SOCK PRINCESS written and illustrated by Julie Thorpe With appealing illustrations and text, this story resonates with so many families. Turns out, there actually may be a “sock princess - or prince, somewhere near you. The main character is a preschool age girl, but it turns out she could be 3 or 23, or 43, or 63! Emily likes her socks to be just right, no uncomfortable lumps, bumps or seams....

MIND, PAIN, FEELING, HEALING by Lois Lund The contents of this book are to help identify and smooth out some rough trails in our lives if we have a chemical imbalance or emotional problems. I write because I want to help, particularly military veteran, because I am veteran. There are programs for veterans and also civilians who have mental or emotional problems. It is good that some patients find...

BROKEN HEARTS...MENDED by Don Stackpole Every generation has felt the sting of parental alcohol abuse. Our numbers are staggeringly high. Only God can possibly know to what extent lives have been changed for the worse by the scourge that alcohol has become. Anyone who has ever lived in the shadow of a drunkard knows the hurt and humiliation that comes with having done so. At first glance, it would...

A Hopeful Video about a Post-Covid 19 World Becomes an Internet Sensation and a New Children’s Book Ric Speaks with Tomos Roberts Whose Poem The Great Realization Received Internet Fame, Worldwide Media Attention and Praise from Hollywood Celebrities We all need hope. Humans have an extraordinary capacity to battle through adversity, but only if they have something to cling onto: a belief or hope...

INTELLIGENCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: HOW THE SEARCH FOR SOMETHING LARGER MAY BE IMPERILED by Lyn Lesch Intelligence in the Digital Age examines how our current Internet age and people’s use of digital technologies may be affecting their mental capacities and emotive lives in ways in which it will become increasingly difficult for those people to explore a larger, more expansive consciousness. After be...

Believe, Believe, Believe by James Henry Lincoln Sr. Get ready to step into greatness! This is not just a book—it’s a journey of discovering where you are, who you are, and who God is. He is calling you out of Egypt to walk freely into your promised plans and purposes for your life. They are waiting to be fulfilled. Come and experience THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY that will establish intimacy with the Alm...

Clandestine: A Classic Book of Poetry by Amy Ritchie Clandestine-"hidden, concealed, secret." Life is a journey, and so often, we go inward with the painful and difficult. And so it was for author Amy Ritchie. "She was inconsolable." After her father's death, among others, she went inward and searched herself and her life for answers and healing from depression. "She was restored." Amy began to fi...

CONFLAGRATION by Teri-Anne An auto-biographical depiction of the experiences I had on the beautiful, island paradise, that ultimately tried to kill me. So it seemed' Inspirational: Since childhood, I wanted to write. After learning English, I became proficient. Guam provided the topic, in escaping death six ways that one day, I need to understand why. Since I grew up in an isolated section of a sm...

VISIONS OF LIGHT: INSPIRATIONAL POETRY, STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHY by Raymond J Klein The “Preface” tells the reader where to discover subjects. The “Introduction” gives the reader a strategy to follow to produce interesting imagery. Part l – Is a series of short poems accompanying a photograph. The poem is a poet’s interpretation of the photograph. Part ll – is the real explanation of how the image was...