This Week in America with Ric Bratton

THE ELECTRIFYING DEMISE by James Munson, Joy Munson (Co-Author) I've had this story in my mind for 40 years and tried to find some one to write it for me since my handwriting is illegible. Then I decided to learn to type but I'm not a good student and that didn't work out, so one day I decided to punch it out, hunt and peck style on the computer, which worked better because I think faster than I t...

WHATEVER WORKS: THE SMALL CUES THAT MAKE A SURPRISING DIFFERENCE IN OUR SUCCESS AT WORK - AND HOW TO CREATE A HAPPIER OFFICE by Thalma Lobel An internationally renowned psychologist shows us how overlooked factors in our work days-our physical environments, our unconscious habits, and even traits like our faces and voices-have the power to make or break our careers. In Whatever Works: The Small Cu...

GO ASK THE DEAD by Frank Tropea This new book is about a love-affair gone dangerously wrong between a very psychic girl, Amanda Mannings, and a Gettysburg Civil War ghost named William who was a young, rather handsome Confederate officer when he, like many thousands of others with him were, killed in that infamous battle. She becomes obsessed totally with him and his paranormal love-making skills....

HUNTING THE COMEBACK TRAIL: REVISED by Bill Padilla Roy's lack of depth perception caused him to stumble several times while negotiating deadfalls....When Roy twisted his ankle on one of those logjams, he thought it safer to stay along the road. Roy's patience had grown as would that of any man who's survived serious injury. He waited and when shadows started to get long that evening, he spotted h...

THE DREAM WIZARD by Dr. Alexander Randall 5th The Dream Wizard Conquers His Knight Mare is a fantasy adventure in which our hero, Sandy, tackles the weeds in his garden by running off on a series of adventures to find the some "magic" to get rid of his problem. Traveling with his trusty dog Rem, Sandy struggles, blunders and stumbles in pursuit of an easy fix, all the while being given wisdoms and...

ALONG THE WAY by Martha Ashleigh Along The Way---a collection of thoughts, memories, hopes and dreams, essays and fantasies, poems, songs, and prayers---is a gift to the future from a grandma who has reached her three score and ten. That grandma is me. The journal is not arranged in chronological order, yet it seems to have a natural flow in its randomness. With a glad heart I write about many peo...

BECAUSE OF YOU: CHASING OKLAHOMA by Melissa Roberts In love, there is no such thing as one-size-fits-all. Working in the medical field for more than twenty years, Melissa Roberts has learned that some of life's biggest stressors--marriage, relationships, and family--could be transformed into some of life's biggest happiness-makers. All we need is to look at things with a more open mind. In Because...

IN THE BEGINNING: THE EARLY DAYS OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS by Jaime Reyes It is 40,000 BCE, and Neanderthals believe in spirit gods. Og is an ancient, exceptionally intelligent Neanderthal. As he sits in his cave sheltered from the vicious storm that rages outside, he knows there must be a better way to survive. Now all he has to do is convince his tribal troupe that he has the answers to their fears a...

EVERYDAY BIAS: IDENTIFYING AND NAVIGATING UNCONSCIOUS JUDGMENTS IN OUR DAILY LIVES by Howard J. Ross If you are human, you are biased. From this fundamental truth, diversity expert Howard Ross explores the biases we each carry within us. Most people do not see themselves as biased towards people of different races or different genders. And yet in virtually every area of modern life disparities rem...

A DAY WITH Aj: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Mabel Reyes A Day With AJ is written for children of any age beginning to read. The main character, AJ, is based off a real boy with Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder which causes some cognitive and/or health issues. This book represents a typical school day for AJ, a day much like any other child would experience. It provides a positive role model for all chi...

THE LEADER OF THE SHANGS by Allaad Rehm Sumick is a healer. And there are many dangerous plants and animals in his world. Even at the tender age of fourteen Sumick has spent most of his time, energy, and life healing. He has seen women sick, men hurt and injured, and even children die. Sumick takes his trade very seriously, but when his brother grows sympathetic to a rebellious group called the Sh...

THE AMERICAN LIFESTYLE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: HEALTHY LIFE, HAPPY LIFE by Marvin H. Massey Sr. ND, PhD The author shows how anyone, old or young, can achieve their goals and dreams of health and accomplishment. He earned a BS at age 69 and a PhD at age 77. The author outlines how anyone can live a rich, productive, and healthy life in their sixties, seventies, and beyond. https://www.amazon.com/Amer...

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN M. MITCHELL by Gregory Dolezal This is the story of a young country boy who was, in many ways, like young men and women of today. He was trying to find himself and survive in a world that is moving very quickly. As so many others were doing, he does his best to do his duty and not waver in his responsibilities. After a life of holding it in, he finally tells his son about...

PICKLES by Tru Faith The book is about the Christian baptisim and what will happen, what can happen and how people reacts. The cucumbers represent the non-Christian and the Pickles are the Christians. About The Author I am a single mother of 2 beautiful children. I am a working woman and a Sunday School teacher. I love teaching students about the inspiring word of God. I like to think of myself as...

AN ALASKAN ADVENTURE: A TRAVELOGUE AND ENVIRONMENTAL TREATISE by Alan R. Adaschik Alan Adaschik’s lifelong dream was to visit Alaska; America’s last frontier and a place that abounds with wildlife and unspoiled wilderness. Upon retiring, Al and his wife, Gayle, sold everything and bought a motorhome to make his dream a reality. An Alaskan Adventure, is a narrative about Al and Gayle’s trip which h...

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR JOB SEARCH: 10 EMOTIONS YOU MUST MASTER TO LAND THE JOB by Lauren Herring When it comes to finding a job, resumes and networking will only get you so far. Chances are your emotions are showing up in your job search, and possibly derailing any forward movement. From fear and anxiety to ego and overconfidence, your emotions might be making it harder for you to get a job. Luckily...

Would you like to increase abundance and wealth in your life? Do you have enough money to pay your bills but never seem to have enough leftover to save? Do you wish you could pay yourself first before you pay your bills? Does your monthly income slip through your fingers too quickly? Are there things you’ve wanted to purchase that have been on your “Wish List” for years and you have yet to afford...

THE CASE OF TWO LEFT SHOES by M. M. Beck This is the story of Daniel Jorgensen, a lieutenant colonel and Chief of Investigations of the Army Criminal Investigations Element (CIE) in the Virginia area command. Dan has been working in the CIE since before the end of World War Two. His success at finding criminals and eliminating them has made the friends and family, of those he has sent to prison, v...

The Hit Series Tyler Perry’s The Oval Concludes its First Season Wednesday July 22nd at 9pm ET/PT on BET with an Exciting and Dramatic Finale! Ric Speaks with Ed Quinn who portrays President Hunter Franklin. Ed Quinn and Kron Moore play husband and wife and America's First Couple in BET's hit series Tyler Perry's The Oval. President Hunter Franklin and First Lady Victoria Franklin are the picture-...

BOY WITHOUT A HOME by Debbie Viale This story is about a young boy that has no home. As he wonders through town trying to find his way. He asked around for food and help finding a new family. He meets a tiny little mouse that knows just how to help him. Debbie has been writing since she was 14 years old. She grew up in a small town near the San Francisco Bay in Martinez, California. Debbie has bee...

IF I COULD FLOAT ON A CLOUD, WHERE WOULD I GO? SECOND EDITION by Jennifer Dawn deConinck Smith In this story-Experience a world of unique and creative imagination, through the eyes of a young boy, whom is living with cancer and is bed stricken. Connect with him through his personal adventures while traveling on a cloud and through his incredible strength, in his cancer struggle. Uncover this epic...

BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE SEAS: OVER 50 YEARS OF ROMANTICIZING TRAVEL by Hal Davis To put one’s travel life into proper perspective can be like teetering on the edge of history. To have lived it, I was totally ensconced in parts of the events that became monumental worldwide. The history became real for me due to my employment with the United States Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Inve...

DODGING BULLETS: A MEMOIR by Matthew Cokor Dodging Bullets is author Matthew Cokor’s memoir filled with his unique life experiences and the tools he used to persevere over all his traumas. He recognizes the people who have been the most important part of his success. It is his hope that people will take these cautionary tales and do better than he thinks he did when finding the strength to talk ab...

MARY J's COMMUNITY by Clyde Edmond Fisher Mary J's Community is a historical novel based on a true story. There are no erotic scenes or profanity, just a lovely story that's appropriate for all ages. Mary J is a hardworking woman with one goal in life, that's to open a store in her hometown. She is a strong and determine woman that faces many obstacles along the way. Although Mary J has a charitab...

THE DNA OF GRAVITY by Dean E. Walker Johannas Kepler studied the orbits of our planet for years. He developed the constant for the number of days per year, for each planet. The constant is .168 and it is necessary to take the square root of it, and it is .41. However, 9.864 hours (Gravity Time) divided by 24hrs (Our Time) is .41. Everything about gravity has to involve the velocity of the gravity...