Train Your Brain, Claim Your Power

"Fried Oyster Sandwich" is a work of fiction set in the historical south, based on a question.  What if the Confederacy had won the civil war? The answer:  World War II would never have happened if the Confederacy had won the war.  

Betty Hanks has run an early childcare center for years.  She found that the parents and teachers would benefit from a guide that is quick and easy to use.  The result?  She created two, one for infants and the other for children who are 1-5 years old. 

As written in the foreword, LaVetta Hankins-Price's book "Emotional Dependency" is about layers of emotional baggage that women carry around with them.  Many stay silent, reluctant to expose their hurt and pain associated with mental and verbal abuse.  LaVetta had a similar story until this "tell-all must-read book was written."  She had reached a point in her life when she never we...

For thousands of years, man has anticipated the earth ending in chaos, a situation where the entire infrastructure of earthly life is demolished.  However, Beverley Buckley gets glimpses of new processes being put in place.  People are waking up and learning that there is a structure of rules that, if we will learn them, will allow life to be extraordinary.  

Henry Dyson has written several books in which he shares experiences of growing up in South Carolina in the late 1940s and 1950s.  He shares games they played, creative use of materials that were on hand, and historical events that tied to the nation's story of segregation.  

Years after the events of this story, Roxanne Chapman shares the poems written by her deceased husband while he was in prison.  She also shares the story behind the story of abuse, threats and ultimately a suicide.  She was able to find support through these experiences with groups like Circle of Violence and Survivors of Suicide.  Unfortunately, these organizations are no longer ac...

What is it like to grow up in war torn countries?  What does it do to the psyches of our youngest who have no other options?  What does it to their relationships later in life?  This is Cinnia's Story.  And what emerges?  Love.

If you have ever read the Book of Proverbs, you know that it is filled with wisdom in what seems to be no discernable order.  Mary Turkington spend a few years organizing a concordance for Proverbs.  It was over 500 pages and no one wanted to publish it.  So she condensed the information into topics, cross referencing verses.  The result is a user friendly book, complete with d...

When she was 6 weeks pregnant, Joanne Lynam knew that the child she was carrying would have Down's Syndrome.  At her daughter's birth, the doctors wanted her to walk away and let them deal with the infant.  Yet Joanne was firm in her decision to be mother to that baby.  Today, her daughter is grown and has a business of her own, thanks in large part to the support that Australia giv...

Don Loftis began preaching when he was 14 years old when he felt called to do so.  In the Pentecostal tradition, it is not the norm, but not unheard of either.  Over the years, Don found that certain aspects of the church were troubling.  There was a stratification that caused competition and subsequent attempts to destroy church leaders with whom leaders disagreed.  Don's book...

Are you looking for global intrigue and adventures set in new places?  David Handelman has created such a world in his thriller "The Gravel Road."  Starting in the dust bowl in 1943, Jonah Knight is thrust into this new environment when his family loses everything during an auction, including their will to live.  In the process, it gives Jonah an instant purpose in life and strong d...

Sandra Swain loves to write children's books as an opportunity for children to learn life lessons.  The lesson she offers in "How Willie the Wombat Won the Race" is that if you believe you can, you can.  She modeled the situation after the story of Roger Bannister's 4 minute mile.  No one believed it could be done until Roger Bannister did it, then one by one others achieved the sam...

Writing and publishing a book is not always easy.  Todd Monger wrote for years as he worked to raise his daughter.  Finally, an inheritance provided the funds to finish the project and a dream became a reality.  Watching Star Wars and Lord of the Rings at night, he would think about what he would do.  Then during the day, going through the routine of his position, he had plenty...

What would you do if you learned your child's teacher did drugs?  David Butler was such a teacher.  He got involved with drugs while in college and continued as he started his teaching career.  Twenty years later, his drug use had intensified.  Living on very little sleep, he was probably near death, yet he still able to function in this 8th grade classroom.  Finally, he w...

Laura Brunetti is an art therapist.  She helps individuals with a wide range of conditions:  Alzheimers, seniors, brain trauma, vets, PTSD, depression, at risk kids and alcoholics among them.  For her, it is like magic to see the improvements people make through art.  She makes herself available through brunettila33@gmail.com and will send free copies of her book to those who r...

C. J. Teahan has been her children' best support system after each of them experienced traumatic brain injuries on separate occasions.  Her daughter Caron was in an accident that took one year to learn to talk again.  Returning to school posed a monumental problem, but, with the help of her teachers, Caron surmounted those issues and graduated summa cum laude.   Years later, C....

There is something wonderful about a story written for a high school assignment takes on a life of its own to become a book.  That's what happened with The Last Crusader .  All the time he was in college, Jeff Loefer was working to bring this book to reality.  He is currently writing his second book and would enjoy continuing.  You can keep track of his writing endeavors at boo...

Rev. Eric Redic has spent a lifetime of travelling the world through the ministry.  Before he became a minister, Rev. Redic had a TV ministry in Las Vegas.  Now retired, he shares his observations that the image of God and the covenant did not match.  The Old Testament is all about Jesus.  God knows the end from the beginning. All of our problems come humanity trying to be thei...

When Don Walker's wife passed away, he was left the single dad of a 4 week old daughter.  His journal became his therapy, and ultimately the source for his first book, "Notes from a Black Child's Father."  Writing remains an outlet for him.  Other titles include:  "Consumed by One Another," "Just Us," "The Locust," "Hearing Voices," "Get Up God's Child, Don't Beg," "White Fligh...

Erika Rhodes tucked years of abuse out of mind, but there was an emotional price to pay.  She never learned to trust anyone, always assuming the worst, and being sarcastic.  But by the grace of God, she became aware and began to grow.  Her book is her journey to freedom.  

David Fredette went through a personal phase change over a one year period.  He expressed this through poetry.  Today, you may find him performing some of these poems at coffee shops, bars, restaurants and other open mic events.  He appears regularly in a variety of locales. 

There is a path between teenager and young adult that is not always clearly defined in the education system.  Dan Toogood is correcting that gap in his new book and course "Delta U: The Changes Starts with You."

Melinda Summers is an example of someone who was aware of not being comfortable in her body when only 5 years old.  She has been going through the very physical process of gender change in a 10 year program.  The topic is highly controversial, yet she will keep on talking about it until the social stigma ends.  

Known as Salt, Abimbola Essien-Nelson wrote her book "Oluwashola the Story of Us" as a tribute to her younger sister who unfortunately died at 36 under mysterious circumstances.  Also, growing out of her feelings for her sister, Salt founded Sholly's Serenity Place, a ten bed facility for abused women under the auspices of the Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation.   The Ladies of Africa...

Maria Mansfield suffered for years from depression, anxiety and bipolar II disorder.  Her book "Life is Worth Getting Better" is her inspirational journey to health and well-being.  Now a life coach, Maria talks about the various therapies that helped her medical team wean her off drugs and medications to enjoy a restored life.  She now volunteers at the hospital and is active in NA...