This Week in America with Ric Bratton

WE LIVE AND LEARN: "AT A LIFE PACE" by Claudia Walthing God and my 21 year old son Jesus Walthing Curiel Jr. are my motivation. It's my sincere hope that this book of mine brings you enjoyment and possibility sparks in you a light of creativity and passion. Poetry is one of my many passions and my first love and in sharing this love with everyone who reads it. I'm filled with joy sharing my poetri...

DISCOVERING WHO I AM by Shondolyn Latham This book is about the journey of a single mom trying to get through life, but every where she turned there was trouble. She seemed to always be trying to achieve something and always ending up at ground zero. In this search for success she finally discovers her purpose. Reality shows her that God gave her a task that she had to complete before she was able...

THE WAR WITHIN: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PREVENTING VETERAN SUICIDE by Krystle Shapiro, MSHN, LMT It is important to understand how the body works, what the body needs for optimal functioning, and what each individual suffering from toxic exposures in theaters of war every day during their deployments can do to begin healing from the onset and duration of negative symptoms once they return home. The...

DREAM, SWEET DREAMS OF YOU by Rick Vasquez and Leslie Joy Vasquez Dream, Sweet Dreams of You, is a Latino survival love story set in Sonora Town, Downtown Los Angeles. Rafella, being the daughter of one of the largest cattle rancher in California, gave up all rights of her family name so that she could marry Juan, a true-hearted boy who sold his soul for the pursuit of music and fame. Through the...

COLTEN AND THE BULLFROG ADVENTURE by Julie Houston Rogers with illustrations by Joshua Allen Colten and the Bullfrog Adventure is the story of a young boy and his grandfather having their first adventure together. Colten and Poppy get up before the sun to go looking for a bullfrog in Mema’s fishpond. The fishpond is just in the backyard, behind the old pecan trees. There they wait for the bullfrog...

BEKO THE LITTLE FRENCH DOG: WORLD WAR I HERO by Nancy J. Cramer The young homesick American soldier, Will, discovers that the orphaned dog he finds, has also been wounded. Instantly Will's love for dogs makes him take unusual steps to care for the dog and train him for military use. His patience and love result in an unexpected ending as Beko, the dog, becomes a hero. For additional interest, the...

THE THEORY OF QUANTUM TORUS KNOTS: ITS FOUNDATION IN DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY, VOLUME 1 by Michael J. Ungs A detailed mathematical derivation of space curves is presented that links the diverse fields of superfluids, quantum mechanics, Navier-Stokes hydrodynamics and Maxwell electromagnetism by a common foundation. The basic mathematical building block is called the theory of quantum torus knots (QTK...

THE BEAR by James C. McElroy Will Cogswell, a woods-wise boy of twelve, is spending the summer with his grandparents deep in the woods of Washington's Cascade Mountains. His grandparents are owners of the resort, "Bridal Veil Falls Lodge." Two lodge guests, Jaime and Petey, challenge Will's abilities as a woodsman in an effort to get him to lead them to the top of Bear Mountain. Will gives in to t...

FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK: STORIES OF THE BIZARRE AND UNUSUAL by Carlo Armenise "Footsteps in the Dark" is a collection of eight supernatural/horror short stories, with a Twilight Zone flavor, that highlight the eternal struggle between good and evil, brought on by the human condition and the lengths we go to satisfy our desires. In addition to predominately supernatural themes, each of the stories pr...

CARTER AND RYDER: MY LITTLE BROTHER HAS AUTISM! by TM Spivey This story is about my two grandsons, and one of them has autism. My family's story is no different from other families that are dealing with autism, but I am telling our story so that others will know that they are not alone. My daughter never talked to me about Ryder until I kept noticing things about him that were different. I was sca...

THE ADVENTURES OF KLONDIKE THE FROG: BOOMER THE BULLY by Doris Brookshire Jones The Adventures of Klondike the Frog/Boomer the Bully tells the story of a frog who is very jealous of another frog Klondike). Boomer does not know what it is about Klondike that bothers him so much. He is envious of everything about Klondike, even Klondike’s friends. He decides that he will bully Klondike to show him h...

Why do we cry? Could we survive on Mars? These are just a couple of the questions to be answered on the provocative new series Glad You Asked Premiering October 8th on YouTube Vox's forthcoming YouTube original series is a host-driven, large-scale exploration of these human curiosities. In each episode of Glad You Asked, Vox’s top journalists go on a quest to answer some of YouTube's most searched...

HUMOR AND WITTICISMS 101 PLUS by Alex Gall This book is not a novel, there is no plot. Unless you munch on a page the best way to enjoy the flavor of this book is with a few examples of the book’s contents. Mom, this cow followed me home, may I keep her? One good intern deserves another. John took a shot with his pistol and he killed his shadow. My doctor gave me a shot in the arm, but he was aimi...

THE IRISH FIASCO: STOLEN SILVER IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IRELAND - A LUKE TREMAYNE ADVENTURE by Geoff Quaife Throughout the 1640’s the Irish were in revolt against their English overlords. English agents discovered that Spain had shipped a fortune in silver to sustain the rebellion. Oliver Cromwell , then a senior general in the Parliamentary army, themselves in revolt against King Charles I, who ha...

I'M NOT CHINESE : a tale of satori, cooking and self-discovery by Obry Alan ‘I’m Not Chinese’ is an entertaining, easy to read ‘how to’ book describing how to operate and grow a small business while coming to know yourself by serving others. It’s about owning and being responsible for the days of your life by living with the choices you make in living it and discovering things about yourself that...

THE APATHETICAL MAN by Gregory M. McLeod The Apathetical Man will change your life for the good or for no reason at all, but there are powerful stories and words written in this book to give you a hope greater than what you have if you have not received your spiritual awakening. I take no glory in writing this book for it is written for people in my life. I just put it in the words on paper. This...

BLOOMINGDALE'S TAILOR by Huda Fitaihi Ben Mutwali is a tailor who works at Bloomingdale's and has incredible talent. Not everyone gives him a chance despite his hard work and passion for clothes. However, he gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he meets a Hollywood executive who takes a chance on him. Suddenly, he's mixing with politicians, filmmakers, actors, businessmen, movie executives, and...

2025 by Carl Berryman A surprise attack launched from the International Space Station will result in 95% of the urban and suburban U.S. population dying within two weeks due to starvation, violence, and the effects of radiation. There will be no time for a retaliatory strike as strategic assets are destroyed. Our cities will become jungles ruled for a short time by gangs that carve out their terri...

HARD DRUGS, A REALITY OF PAIN by Kenneth E. Wimbley Hard Drugs, A Reality of Pain! Is a deterrent, it’s a game changer, and a pawn to move your life forward and out of harm’s way. It’s self-challenging and emotional. Starting out with Genesis 1 and eye-opening introduction to the history of Cannabis sativa, Coca, and Opium, and 900+ years of drug trafficking, drug use, and abuse. If you’re strung...

THE ADVENTURES OF GEORGE LEE - LOVE, LOYALTY AND BROTHERHOOD is the second in a series about an Army office who has been instrumental in thwarting the attempt to use a satellite super weapon's controller to fire upon any target on earth. He and his team successfully designed and built a mechanism which was attached to a satellite and destroyed the controller when it was the first deployed, but bef...

WHAT THE MIND SEES, THE BODY FEELS, CREATES AND ATTRACTS by Leah Marmulla What your Mind Sees, the Body Feels, Creates and Attracts is an introduction of how our deeper, hidden thoughts create our life, often without us knowing. Life choices, habits, knee jerk reactions, diseases, relationships and life experience all come from a place hidden, deep in our sub-conscious mind – our beliefs. Our beli...

FROM THAT EXCEPTIONAL BALCONY: PART 1 by Alfred S. Iskander Life used every day of my days, in those days, to arrange for me to be there, and exactly there, for the protection of those two American young ladies, when evildoers had in mind to kill them ruthlessly. And that was good… Now, I am asking life to do it one more time, and arrange for me to meet them after all those years. I just want to l...

DOES LIGHTNING STRIKE TWICE? by Regina Price and Bob Rappold Co-Author The book is funny and is a tantalizing fast-paced combination of wit and stylish entertainment. Each chapter is an adventure with two very famous men whom I became friends with. These celebrities are fun-loving, regular guys. Every thought is a challenge of the imagination. It makes the reader want to read more, just out of she...

FAILURE AS A WIFE, WOMAN AND MOTHER by Olsie Ekleberry Growing up the ninth of eleven children in a loving family, as the daughter of a Plymouth brethren minister, Olsie Ekleberry feels she’s on display and cannot live up to anyone’s expectations. She goes off to college and because she was too protected, she is vulnerable. She marries the first man that shows an interest, has four children, and r...

BLISS WITH ALL MY BODY: THE BRAVURA PIECE OF MY LIFE by Alaya Matter We all long to live as the light we really are. We long to be seen. We crave deep connections. In short, we want to sustain a state of bliss that carries us through the challenging times and allows us to change the world into a better place. But first, we must complete the inner work that transforms us into butterflies from the i...