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To Hold The Sun
by Chas Watkins
Genres: Self Help, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Metaphysics
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.18

An award winning book that can change your life!This delightful and engaging story outlines the experiences of a young, poor, and disillusioned reporter who is enticed to do a series of articles about Paul, an unconventional philosopher and motivational speaker. In lieu of payment, he gets to travel to and dive on Roatan, arguably one of the most beautiful, pristine islands in the Caribbean. Through a series of meetings, the reporter gets to know Paul's innermost philosophies. He learns an alternate way of living from a man who strives to perfect handstands on a dock and practices the art of happiness. The author developed the book as a guide to help his children live their lives in a way that would allow them to enjoy the journey. Drawing on wildly diverse disciplines including stoicism, neuroscience, skepticism, behavioral economics, and spirituality; the reader is taken on a journey that exposes the author's philosophy of life. He demonstrates that happiness is indeed a choice. All places detailed on Roatan exist and are more beautiful than described. Photos are by kind permission of Shawn Jackson."So much more than just an original, engaging, and consistently entertaining story, 'To Hold The Sun' can be viewed by the reader as a kind of guide or blueprint to live life in a way that would enable an appreciation of the journey and not just the destination. An expertly crafted work from beginning to end, 'To Hold The Sun' is enthusiastically recommended reading and will prove an enduringly popular addition to community library collections!"-- Midwest Book ReviewChas describes the spiritual warrior's journey in way that makes you want to come along, roll up your sleeves, and do the work required to become the best version of you there is!-- Timber Hawkeye, Buddhist Boot Camp
Aloha Joe in Hawaii
by Joe Holt
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.78

"Vivid and touching, Aloha Joe in Hawaii is a rare type of book that not only educates, but also moves." - Any Subject Books This book is the sunny and inspiring tale of someone who refuses to be defeated by the adversities in his life. Scarred by a childhood of abuse, by injury and trauma as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marines and by a totally fortuitous hit-and-run accident, he finally takes his life into his own hands and moves to the 'Big Island' of Hawaii which has a reputation for offering a healing lifestyle. Immersed in a jungle environment where geckos are his companions and he can forage for fruit every day to make his breakfast smoothies, he gradually slows to the pace of island life. He abandons tv, and instead listens to the sound of the rain on the roof. He learns how to greet and be greeted according to the beautiful customs of the island's inhabitants, enjoys local food and allows serendipity to guide him. Joe's book is not just an account of his own life experiences. He is at the same time imparting his attractive and compelling philosophy of life which might be summarized in his words: "Give yourself permission to live the life that you have always wanted to live." It may mean selling your possessions and moving to the place of your dreams to engage in a simple way of life, but following your heart is more important than anything else. Some of the areas of the Big Island covered are Hilo, Ke'eau, Puna, Pahoa, Kalapana, Red Road, Vacationland, Volcano, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, South Kohala Coast, Waikoloa, Discovery Harbor, and more!
In Flanders Fields: Scottish Poetry and Prose of the First World War
by Trevor Royle
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.50

This anthology addresses Scotlands unique contribution to the literature of the First World War. Well-known writers such as John Buchan, Eric Linklater, Hugh MacDiarmid, Compton Mackenzie, are included, as well as poets like Joseph Lee and Roderick Watson Kerr.
L'indagine del detective Oneyed
by Pablo Renzi
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.50

L'indagine sulla misteriosa sparizione dei croccantini dalla ciotola del gatto del banchiere Lucrezio Van Der Bill viene affidata al detective Oneyed, il miglior segugio della città. Il miglior brachetto a dire il vero..
The Jetstream of Success (Intellectual Maverick, #1)
by Julian Pencilliah
Genres: Business, Self Help, Nonfiction, Finance, Personal Development, Inspirational
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.61

Each one of us has the capacity to become an Intellectual Maverick. We should be exhibiting qualities in life that are unique and dynamic. Achieving success is determined by our propensity for innovation. We need to become revolutionaries of modern thinking and pacesetters in the art of creating cultures of change. The result employs your forward thinking genius. An Intellectual Maverick builds bridges over hurdles, bulldozes obstacles and never settles for the confines of convention.Success is our capacity to turn our challenges into circuits - taking bends with speed, skill and determination to head up every race to achieve. Life requires us to develop the finesse of artists, the genius of meticulous minds and the attitude of rock stars.Welcome to The Jetstream of Success book where legends create history every day. The book offers you the framework to become a student of your history, to redefine yourself and as a result, the future, so that you can aspire and quantify your results to success. The Jetstream of Success will school you in a vast range of awareness and frame very strong criteria to measure your intellectual processes against; allowing you to reinvent yourself more conducive to your successes.
Wizard (Rainbow's End, #1)
by Corrie Mitchell
Genres: Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.62

Thomas Ross is an eleven year old boy who has just been orphaned. He wanders off into the Northumberland woods with no idea of where he’s going, and after almost dying, finds himself in a place called Rainbow’s End. There he discovers that he is, in fact, a wizard, that fairies and dwarves and gods and witches really do exist; that his grandfather is a wizard himself – possibly the most powerful ever, and his grandmother, a gypsy… But Wizardry is no simple matter – even if you were born to it… There are seven levels, linked to seven crystals, which in turn, represent the seven Universal elements. Each has to be mastered… The Rainbow’s End Saga, is Thomas Ross’ journey. It’s a story about a young wizard and a grumpy old man... A story about dreams and magic; and fairies and dwarfs and little people. About an ancient race and demi-god twins; and children; an enchanted place where dreams really do come true. About choices and chances; and good and bad, and life and love and loss… and learning how to deal with them…
City of the Guardians
by Bee L. Kirk
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.67

Do you ever wonder about those little nudges and whispers you get from time to time, those "Don't go there today" or "Change lanes"?City of the Guardians: Introducing Alex Honor will show you who is behind those whispers and nudges. This book will make you take notice to the existence of things beyond our sight. The characters, Stilo who represents Strength and Rip who represents Rage, will fight to make their voice the one you listen to. Which will you choose? It is the author's hope to make you think twice about the decisions you make after reading this book. Her wish is to cause you to pause and listen to the whisper that wants the best, not the worst. You might be embarrassed to admit that you have experienced a nudge or quiet whisper but you and I both know that you have."From the beginning of the preface my interest was piqued! We all have heard these whispers, and to be able to delve into their possibilities is exciting in itself!" - Tiffany Green-Hunter"I like to think we have guardians who watch over us, but then why do bad things happen? I look forward to interacting with your characters - on both sides of the coin - and joining them on their adventures." - Steve ClarkeBee L. Kirk is a thirty five year-old, married, mother of two. She was born and raised in Camden, Arkansas and moved to Texas in 1996. She worked for the Dallas County Sheriff's Department for four years as a Detention Service Officer, and while there came to appreciate the fragility of the unknown. She is the host of a radio talk show called "The Honey Hour" on DFWiradio.com, and contributing writer for Best Southwest Moms Blog.
Mr g: A Novel About The Creation
by Alan Lightman
Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Philosophy, Fantasy, Religion, Novels, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.60

“As I remember, I had just woken up from a nap when I decided to create the universe.” So begins Alan Lightman’s playful and profound new novel, Mr g, the story of Creation as told by God. Barraged by the constant advisements and bickerings of Aunt Penelope and Uncle Deva, who live with their nephew in the shimmering Void, Mr g proceeds to create time, space, and matter. Then come stars, planets, animate matter, consciousness, and, finally, intelligent beings with moral dilemmas. Mr g is all powerful but not all knowing and does much of his invention by trial and error.Even the best-laid plans can go awry, and Mr g discovers that with his creation of space and time come some unforeseen consequences—especially in the form of the mysterious Belhor, a clever and devious rival. An intellectual equal to Mr g, Belhor delights in provoking Belhor demands an explanation for the inexplicable, requests that the newly created intelligent creatures not be subject to rational laws, and maintains the necessity of evil. As Mr g watches his favorite universe grow into maturity, he begins to understand how the act of creation can change himself, the Creator.With echoes of Calvino, Rushdie, and Saramago, combining science, theology, and moral philosophy, Mr g is a stunningly imaginative work that celebrates the tragic and joyous nature of existence on the grandest possible scale.
Lucy's Big Mess
by Kim Yannayon
Genres: Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.44

Lucy's Big Mess tells the story of a little cat that has to stay inside on a rainy day. She makes her own fun by pretending she is a doctor, a construction worker, a princess, and a mom. By the end of the day she creates a big messy room. To her it is an adventure waiting to happen, but to her mother it is simply a big mess!
Push Start: A practical guide to jumpstart your life from average to awesome
by Terry  Thompson
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

A practical guide for personal and professional success.
Nadja
by André Breton
Genres: Fiction, France, Classics, French Literature, Literature, Novels, Romance
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.57

Nadja, originally published in France in 1928, is the first and perhaps best Surrealist romance ever written, a book which defined that movement's attitude toward everyday life.The principal narrative is an account of the author's relationship with a girl in the city of Paris, the story of an obsessional presence haunting his life. The first-person narrative is supplemented by forty-four photographs which form an integral part of the work -- pictures of various surreal people, places, and objects which the author visits or is haunted by in naja's presence and which inspire him to mediate on their reality or lack of it. The Nadja of the book is a girl, but, like Bertrand Russell's definition of electricity as not so much a thing as a way things happen, Nadja is not so much a person as the way she makes people behave. She has been described as a state of mind, a feeling about reality, k a kind of vision, and the reader sometimes wonders whether she exists at all. yet it is Nadja who gives form and structure to the novel.
H μοναξιά είναι από χώμα
by Μάρω Βαμβουνάκη
Genres: Romance, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.98

Πρόκειται για δεκαοχτώ ανεπίδοτες επιστολές ενός άντρα προς τη γυναίκα που χώρισε. Αυτοεξόριστος σ' ένα βορινό νησί και διασχίζοντας την τυραννική έρημο της απώλειας και της απόγνωσης κερδίζει τη λυτρωτική γνώση που θα τον γαληνέψει, επιτέλους.
The Day Jesus Rode Into Croydon
by Kirk St Moritz
Genres: Fiction, Humor, Mystery
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.45

The greatest thing to happen to suburbia since the Road Widening Scheme of 1976.From the heart of suburbia Joseph faces a daunting task: to save the future of mankind. Rarely are self-certified wasters called to the battle between good and evil. It’s the job of Jack Connolly, failed television celebrity turned religious messiah to convince Joseph otherwise. As the past, present and future converge, an important question becomes paramount: Is the oncoming apocalypse even real? Add in a new girlfriend who thinks Joseph is someone else entirely and a housemate with an unhealthy Roger Moore obsession and it all starts to get a bit tricky.
Is the Coffee Fresh?
by Marc Renson
Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.27

A framed picture has disappeared from the men's room wall... the freezer is suddenly and explicably on the fritz... a man at the counter can't comprehend the cool cantaloupe soup... and the health inspector just walked through the door. Don't panic - it's just another day at Ambition Coffee House & Eatery. Business co-owner and author Marc Renson takes you on an entertaining, outrageous journey of madness and mayhem experienced in the daily operation of Ambition, one of downtown Schenectady, New York's most popular restaurants. Read about celebrities who eat there and meet "the regulars" who keep the staff hopping with their cosmic questions: Is the sandwich special good? Does your cream of tomato soup have milk in it? Will the Cajun spices bother me? And of course... is the coffee fresh? And while you're at it, contemplate the question - Do crazy people really wear red shoes? The answer may have you glancing through your own closet. Interestingly enough, enduring the insanity of what people say and do results in an understanding that everything happens for a reason. There is a purpose for meeting all the people along life's journey, and they collectively contribute to the certain fact that there is an answer to "why me..". it is because dreams really do come true, as they have for proprietor Marc Renson. As Marc would say, "Welcome to my world... and my ambition!"
Buried Threads (Threads #2)
by Kaylin McFarren
Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Thriller, Fiction, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.27

A disturbing prophecy sends a treasure hunting duo on an urgent race to rescue a country in Kaylin McFarren’s heart pounding new novel, Buried Threads. Full of erotic suspense and wild adventures, this is one trip that readers will never forget!Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen work together as the successful owners of a treasure hunting company. But a seemingly simple assignment – to track down a priceless gem that is believed to buried in a shipwreck deep within the Sea of Japan – takes a starling, and dangerous, turn.Faced with a monk’s dark prophecy that a natural disaster will soon strike Japan, killing millions, Rachel and Chase must embark on the mission of a lifetime in order to uncover the three cursed samurai swords that can avert the catastrophe.Chaos ensues as their adventure takes them from shark infested waters and creepy caves to haunted hidden tombs and a confrontation with Yakuza gang members.Time is running out as the prophecy’s day of reckoning draws near. Will Rachel and Chase succeed before disaster strikes?
Target Blue: An Insider's View Of The N.Y.P.D
by Robert Daley
Genres: History, True Crime
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.89

It was a year of trauma, possibly the most traumatic in NYPD history. The so-called Black Liberation Army shot cops in the back. In New York alone they assassinated four, machine gunned two others, ambushed others with guns and knives. A new commissioner, swearing to end corruption and bring the force into the modern age, took over, even as two mafia dons got whacked, the biggest jewel robbery in the city's history took place, and Sgt. Durk and Patrolman Serpico brought on the Knapp Commission, whose purpose was to put cops in jail. Meanwhile, in the corridors of headquarters men with stars on their shoulders undermined the new commissioner where they could while jostling constantly for position and power.
Torn From The Inside Out
by Sara Niles
Genres: Nonfiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.33

This 2004 edition is obsolete and out of printNarrative Memoir In 1987 Sara Niles was forced to flee for her life with five small children, during a cold February thunderstorm. "In the process of my evolution, I became a victim of domestic war, an emotional casualty for a major portion of my life, entwined, entrapped and emotionally involved, until I learned how to become free. Freedom has never been easily gained and has often come at high cost throughout history, but one thing I will always know is freedom is worth every fight, and all pain" Sara NilesIn every life there is a timeless and unforgettable minute or day that will be forever etched into our mind’s memory. I have unforgettable memories that are so vivid that I see them in Technicolor, and I hear them with surround sound. Long after I am dead, I believe, I will remember. Two of those memories were the days of my escape to freedom...twice.
Tales From Little Lump - Alien Season
by Jeff Folschinsky
Genres: Humor, Science Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.90

A hilarious tale about the small town of Little Lump, Texas and what happens when aliens show up without warning. Is this the end of the world as they know it? Not if Gertie and the customers of Aunt Gertie’s Gas ‘n Sip have anything to say about it. For them, it’s time to praise the Lord and pass the ammunition, because they are determined not to go down without a fight.
The Spider
by John Crompton
Genres: Nonfiction, Science
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

London, (195?), 8vo t.tela con sovr. ill. pp. 254 con 24 fig. n.t.
Untitled (Volume II): Stories
by Nathan Reid
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.25

available on Amazon
Saturdays with Lillian
by Cornelia  "Connie D." DeDona
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

An Anthology of Writing, Photography and Art--showcasing professional and emerging Writers and Artistsfrom The Writing Retreat at Windward Community College, Kaneohe Hawaii.
Blast of the Dragon's Fury (Andy Smithson, #1)
by L.R.W. Lee
Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Dragons, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adventure, Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.87

From the After Life, ten-year-old Andy Smithson’s relatives initiated a curse 500 years ago. Now they no longer agree it should continue and one is willing to sacrifice Andy’s life to end it. Unaware of the disagreement and with no say in the matter, Andy is unexpectedly and magically transported from his home. He finds himself in the Land of Oomaldee, facing mortal danger at every turn as he seeks to find a scale from a rare red dragon, the most ferocious of dragon species, to break the curse and save his life.
Reluctantly Exposed
by Jessica   Leigh
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

Bullies, threats, and the loss of friendship are nothing new to people who've come out of the proverbial closet. Most of us can't even begin to understand what that must be like. Reluctantly Exposed takes the reader through a first person account of being different in a society that doesn't appreciate those differences.Andrea "Andy" Clearwater is a sixteen year old high school student. She laughs a lot, she loves to dance, and she has a group of friends she thinks will do anything for her. But when they find out that she's been hiding a secret from them, they aren't shy about forgetting she ever existed.Andy's only crime against humanity is being straight in a gay world, but that's enough to bother the masses. Suddenly finding herself an outcast, she must tread the waters of uncertainty as she comes to grips with who she is and how it effects the way she lives her life and the people in it.Content Warning: Mild language and violence in some scenes. Contains mentions of rape and the after effects on one's psyche as a result.
Scott Bloom en de Dochters van Chenchen
by Rosa Miller
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

Scott Bloom is een zachtaardige Engelsman, die de hoop op echte liefde heeft opgegeven. Hij interviewt succesvolle zakenmensen voor The London Times, en vertrekt naar Beijing als Jo-Ann Wei, een activiste tegen het eenkindbeleid, zijn hulp inroept. Ze is met de dood bedreigd door Evan Mil, een Britse zakentycoon, met connecties binnen de Chinese overheid. Tijdens een paar interviewsessies ontdekt Scott dat Evan Mils imperium drijft op het surplus van miljoenen Chinese mannen—een gevolg van het eenkindbeleid en de voorkeur voor een zoon—en dat Evan Mil een hoger doel nastreeft dan winst maken alleen.Met haar verwrongen geest, vergiftigd door de wrede lessen van de oude krijgsheer Sun Tzu, brengt Jo-Ann zichzelf en Scott steeds verder in gevaar. Als Scott dieper in Jo-Anns leven binnendringt en kennismaakt met de beeldschone Karen Young—die haar zaken met dodelijke precisie afhandelt—wordt hij oncontroleerbaar meegetrokken in een destructieve wereld van wraak. Waarom is Jo-Ann niet in staat om gehoor te geven aan haar verlangen naar Scott? En waarom wordt de naar seks hunkerende Karen keer op keer afgewezen? Het begint allemaal met de moord op een klein, onschuldig meisje…
Diaries of a College Girl
by Ava Kensington
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.31

Diaries of a College Girl is an explicit personal memoir that details, in uncensored form, the experiences of a young female college student attempting to navigate her way through life, love, and everything in between. It's sometimes raw, sometimes graphic, sometimes salacious, but always 100% honest.
Another Unknown Soldier
by A.M.  Smith
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

When a covert asset deep within the Third Reich makes unscheduled contact, his message is short but clear. He has information and needs extraction.But is everything as it seems? With no mention of the intel's significance, one word races to mind: bait. Could it be a trap?In spite of the dangers, there is only one way to find out....they are going in.Some secrets are worth the risk....
John Brown, Abolitionist John Brown, Abolitionist
by David S. Reynolds
Genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction, Civil War, American History, Politics, American Civil War
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.34

An authoritative new examination of John Brown and his deep impact on American history.Bancroft Prize-winning cultural historian David S. Reynolds presents an informative and richly considered new exploration ofthe paradox of a man steeped in the Bible but more than willing to kill for his abolitionist cause. Reynolds locates Brown within the currents of nineteenth-century life and compares him to modern terrorists, civil-rightsactivists, and freedom fighters. Ultimately, he finds neither a wild-eyed fanatic nor a Christ-like martyr, but a passionate opponent of racism so dedicated to eradicating slavery that he realized only blood could scour itfrom the country he loved. By stiffening the backbone of Northerners and showing Southerners there were those who would fight for their cause, he hastened the coming of the Civil War. This is a vivid and startling story ofa man and an age on the verge of calamity. "From the Trade Paperback edition."