This Week in America with Ric Bratton

JOURNEY TO THE PROMISED LAND: ESCAPING PERSECUTION IN RUSSIA, A FAMILY FLEES TO SAFETY THROUGH POST WAR-RAVAGED EUROPE BY Dennis R McLeod Fear, drama, suspense... and hope. Amid the ruins and chaos left by the Second World War, a family sets out from a small town in Russia to escape the uncertainty of living under the iron fist of Stalin. Their arduous journey takes them through Poland and then Ge...

ANCSA (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act): CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE by Robert Rude Alaska Native Elder and author Robert Rude reviews the history of Alaska Natives from the time they encountered Russian traders in 1792 to the present time. History brings out that Alaska Natives are “Caught in the Middle” of two cultures and passage of the Alaska Native Land Claims Act (ANCSA) and amendments to the A...

THROWN UPON THE WORLD: A TRUE STORY by George Kolber and Charles Kolber It is 1938 when the Kolbers, affluent Viennese Jews, flee their country for Shanghai after its annexation by the Nazis. Eva and her daughter take the Trans-Siberian Railroad through war zones where they must confront border guards and Japanese imprisonment. Meanwhile, her husband, Josef, and their twin sons travel by ocean lin...

grydscaen:dark by Natsuya Uesugi A clandestine meet occurs in the Echelons under cover of darkness where Top Secret intel on the stock market changes hands. The insider tip gets the gothic hacker Jester engaged in a high tech game. Parliament votes to lower harsh stock market regulations fueling the Corporation's bottom line, a payoff from ministers who were propped up by illegal corporate campaig...

SAILING AROUND THE WORLD IN 300 DAYS: THE LAST WORLD CRUISE OF THE YANKEE TRADER by Robert D. Easton This book is a narration, written by the author, about a 31,000 nautical mile circumnavigation of the globe by the ship, Yankee Trader. In the early days of February 1979. I embarked on this voyage joined by approximately 75 other passengers, plus about 20 crew members. During this 300 day adventur...

SAHAJA YOGA: HEAL AND INTEGRATE YOUR SUBTLE ENERGY SYSTEM by Saraswati Raman The book Sahaja Yoga: Healing and Integration of Your Subtle Energy System, written by Saraswati Raman, describes at length the process of activating the dormant Kundalini energy lying within the sacrum bone in each one of us and raising it upward through the chakras along the spinal column through the Sushumna Nadi until...

Etsy’s Resident Trend Setter Returns to Help You Discover The Best Bespoke Holiday Gifts for Everyone In Your Life! Dayna Isom Johnson Shares with Ric Her Favorite Gifting Ideas & Decorating Trends for the Holidays. We’re heading into the gift-giving season and Dayna has some ideas for everyone on your list: mom, dad, kids, siblings, or spouse - even the purr-fect present for four-legged famil...

BRICK BY BRICK; HEALING HIS WAY A DEVOTIONAL AND JOURNAL FOR HEALING A WOMAN'S HEART by Keven C. Covert "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. " — Ezekiel 36:26 Are you ready for the stone wall of your past abortion to come crumbling down at your feet? Can you feel the chains of anguish around your callous...

Healthy Eating Tips & Simple Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Weight Gain, Fatigue & Depression During the Holidays with Dr. Susan Smith Jones Many people gain between 5-12 pounds from Thanksgiving through the first week of January. How would you like to go through the holidays this year without gaining a pound? That’s right! Does that sound impossible to you? You can do it with the help of ou...

THE WINNING HABITS OF STEVE JOBS by Dr. Robert M. Toguchi The Winning Habits of Steve Jobs provides a glimpse into the successful attributes of this remarkable icon of the technology industry. Often characterized as one of the founders of the personal-computer revolution, Steve Jobs displayed distinct habits and behaviors of entrepreneurship that were the foundations of his success. Of note, the v...

The Adventures of Ivy and Kimber by Kimber Snyder Based on a true story, this picture book for children tells how a pony with handicaps and a little girl become best friends through patience and time. The Adventures of Ivy and Kimber is filled with examples of positive morals, and it teaches children to care for pets the very best way they can. It also shows that waiting for something you want can...

PRINCESSES AND PEAS: A CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY by Terry Boucher and illustrations by Shannen Marie Paradero Prince Kevin is coming of age, and his mother, Lady Victoria, wants him to marry a "real princess." She has found the perfect match for Kevin in Dorothy, a local mayor's daughter. Lady Victoria invites Dorothy's family to Christmas dinner to introduce her to Kevin. She has a "princess test" all...

STOLEN LOVE, BEFORE/AFTER by Loyd Hill This is a fictional story of a young US Navy sailor who is stationed in Hawaii at the submarine base in Pearl Harbor, during the late activities of the Korean War. The main character’s name is Alvin Knight, who is only eighteen tall, good-looking, and has black hair. While on watch duty at the base theater, Alvin meets the beautiful but much older wife of a c...

FOOD JOCKEY: THE WORLD OF A FAST FOOD WORKER by Spencer Tyler-Thomas Palmer A one year journey of a person working in a fast food restaurant. See the world through his eyes. Hear through his ears. See his thoughts, sometimes dark thought. A world the reader has often visited, but never truly seen. About the Author From running a cash register to serving the public, this was a year of working in th...

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SGT. JOSEPH THOMAS "TOM" BIWAY, USMC by D J Cotten This is really a story of two men, one an unscrupulous Marine and the other, an upright Chicago policeman who became increasingly disillusioned with the department and eventually coerced to join the Marines. Once in the Marine Corps, the policeman was placed under the command of the former. Not long afterwards, the two develo...

FARMER'S SON, MILITARY CAREER by Clarence E. "Kip" Vold The book is done, it is published and now it is ready for you to read and enjoy my story. I am happy to share my experience growing up on the plains of South Dakota, completing grade school in a one-room school, surviving blizzards, including getting lost in our yard. I have virtually all positive memories, for example I remember being in sev...

RENEWING YOUR MIND DAILY: BOOK 1 by Rohan R. Stewart Renewing Your Mind Daily is an exhilarating forty-day devotional journey emphasizing the culture of God’s Kingdom. The Kingdom embraces a culture that highlights how renewing the way we think, can lead to transformation and an exemplary lifestyle of submission to the authority of the Kingdom of Heaven. Author and minister Rohan R. Stewart offers...

LETTER FROM SANTA CLAUS by Robin Jones, Illustrated by Mar Fandos It's the winter of 1949 and five-year-old Robin is very sick with pneumonia. His family takes him to the Toronto hospital where he receives good care from the nurses and the doctors. Though his father works hard during the day, he is always sure to visit Robin and read him stories. One night, dad wakes Robin to share a special lette...

CRAZY BIRD STORIES: PREPARE YOURSELF FOR STRANGE BIRDS BEHAVING IN STRANGE WAYS by Daryl Barnes The aim of this book is to introduce children to birds using both entertainment and education. Having fun with the twelve birds featured in this book will hopefully cement an impression in the mind of every child that will remain with them as they develop and grow. Each of the four books in the series h...

Mapping Thanksgiving: Get Some High-Tech Help Navigating the Holiday. Tech Expert LaToya Drake Shows You How Google Can Assist You From Heading Home for the Celebration to Getting the Feast on the Table. For millions of Americans, Thanksgiving means turkey, parades, family, and the road-trip to reach it all. The holiday is fast approaching, and many are preparing to head home. Google Maps has insi...

MODERN CATHOLIC CONCERNS by Peter Mazurek Does God exist? This book considers the main arguments for and against this proposition from the Five Ways of St Thomas Aquinas to the Teleological Argument and the Argument from the Existence of Evil with a preliminary outline of the factors helpful to assessing the arguments, in layman's language. Is Jesus divine? This book reviews selected biblical evid...

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...

ALL FOR BC by Barbara Hagen All for BC shares a collection of poetry that Barbara Hagen has written to encourage Bill Cosby and others during their darkest moments. It includes poetry about love, encouragement and support, activism and faith. Barbara Hezlep Hagen began her professional writing career by writing articles on Associated Content (now Yahoo.com).Having been inspired by an interview wit...

CONFLICT OF EMOTIONS by Geraldine McCall This is the story of a woman who pays too high a price for love. At first glance, Janice and Christopher Blunt seem to have the ideal marriage; in fact, Janice's love for Chris is so strong that she foregoes the pursuit of a higher education to marry him. They have three beautiful children, a home, and a great deal of happiness - or so it seems. As the year...

THOUGHTS OF FAMILY by Jerry Miller As a young kid, I think I was part of the last generation to experience a viewing for a family member in the person's home. Death of a loved one is painful enough, but when you see them in the environment which held memories of laughter and games and apple pie; The comprehension of those times are now tainted with sorrow that haunted the minds of young kids that...