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Cupid’s Pursuit : Patrick Shanahan
Cupid’s Pursuit
Matthew Malarkey is a man on a mission. To find a soul mate. Following the breakup of his marriage he has searched in vain for a new relationship.
Encouraged by his good friend Cecil Delaney, he has lived a hectic social life, trawling bars and clubs, but with no success in finding that meaningful connection. Cecil, a straight talking, cockney Londoner who loves to party, suggests that he tries the world of internet dating.
Matthew signs up on line in the pursuit of love and embarks on a series of dating escapades, with a variety of ladies, only to find that Cupid does not make the quest for love easy.
As Matthew searches for that elusive spark, he finds himself becoming involved in a succession of entanglements, culminating in a date he doesn’t want – with the law.
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A Mage’s Power : Brian Wilkerson
A Mage’s Power
“I am Tasio the Trickster and I am here to help you.”
Due to ‘help’ from a mischievous trickster, Eric Watley finds himself stranded in a world where monsters and magic are as common as homework and hotdogs. Humans live in walled cities for protection and live amongst other creatures. Out of the four friends he makes after his arrival, only one is human; the others are two demons and an elf.
While he struggles to adjust, he receives an offer to join the Dragon’s Lair mercenary guild as a battle mage. Joining him are the glory-seeking warrior, Tiza Sprial, snobbish healer, Nolien Iteleh and veteran magic swordsman, Basilard Bladi as team leader. As a novice, his missions range from washing someone’s laundry to escorting a merchant caravan through a den of monsters.
Between training and missions, he’s unaware of the forces at work in his life. Tasio the Trickster is not done with him yet and others, both mystical and mundane, are paying close attention. All of them have a stake in his quest to acquire A Mage’s Power.
A Mage’s Power is Brian Wilkerson’s debut novel. After swallowing his newbie pride, he had it professionally edited. The Fourth edition was published on September 22 2013.
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Life of a Salesman : Marvin Rubinstein
Life of a Salesman
We are all familiar with the local grocer, bookshop, bakery, shoe store, bar, etc. and may even know the proprietors personally. They all have one thing in common––they are salespeople.
Marvin Rubinstein’s latest book, Life of a Salesman, just off the press, provides a serious story of the adventures and discoveries in the life of a different type of salesman, one who wanders the United States and the world, trying to make a buck by peddling merchandise to stores, shops and factories.
In this personal account, Marvin Rubinstein looks back at a 50-year career traveling from city to city and country to country trying to convince everyone of the superiority of his products and tells us what it’s really like to be in the sales business.
Even if you’re a salesperson sitting in one of the local shops mentioned above, you can find entertainment and valuable lessons in this instructive narrative. You’ll discover:
- tips on converting prospects into customers
- help in promotional efforts
- advice on making air travel cheaper and more comfortable
- guidance on avoiding cultural missteps , as well a
- recommendations on making the best of your spare time sightseeing
- wining and dining suggestions in the world’s major cities
- ground rules for meeting friendly members of the opposite sex (if you’re in that market).
Part memoir, part travelogue, and part sales guide, Rubinstein’s story recalls the wide range of trials, tribulations, opportunities, and disappointments that he experienced during his lifetime of sales adventure.
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Olive Park : C. J. Booth
Olive Park
A picture in a black frame…
Two quarters clutched in a dead child’s hand…
A knotted rope…
The OLIVE PARK Murders
1997 – Olive Park, California – the bodies of three children are found buried in shallow graves, brutally murdered. One of the most intensive investigations in California history fails to find any trace of the killer and the case goes cold.
15 years later – the newly formed Ongoing Investigation Division, charged with closing cold cases, is handed as its very first case – the unsolved Olive Park Murders.
Detectives Stan Wyld and Jake Steiner, together with assistant Mallory Dimante, are stunned when their examination of the original burial site turns up one chilling piece of evidence that proves Olive Park is no longer just a cold case about three dead children.
The truth is much worse.
For the twisted killer of Olive Park has never stopped and has already chosen its next victim.
Their heart-pounding race to save the next child ends in a page-turning climax deep in the moonlit woods of Olive Park.
Mystery-thriller OLIVE PARK was awarded BEST Mystery at the 2012 Global E-Book awards, Named one of the Top 5 Mysteries of 2012 by the Reader’s Favorite Awards, and received a Bronze Award in Popular Fiction at the 2012 E-Lit Awards.
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Tales from the Front Desk : Elisha Forrester
Tales from the Front Desk
What do dialing 911 over laundry, being a “victim” of a dog’s leg-lifting, watching someone undressing in public, or witnessing an event that feels as if you are in a movie have in common? In this case, it probably means you work at the front desk of a hotel!
Perfect reading for travelers, hospitality/tourism workers, or adults seeking a few “What in the world?” stories, Tales from the Front Desk tells the many stories of what hotel front desk clerks really experience.
Along with stories of the rude, crude, outrageous, and flat-out odd, readers can view tips for reserving rooms and making their stays enjoyable. Even in a small town, the stories never seem to end. Written by a front desk clerk and inspired by real people and real events, this is a book that should not be overlooked by anyone seeking a good laugh.
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Spartanica : Powers Molinar
Spartanica
Ty and Marcus Mitchell are average middle school brothers growing up north of Chicago until one night when they’re hurtled through an inter-dimensional gateway to a parallel world defined by its multiple moons and planet-wide apocalypse.
As they struggle to figure out where they are and how to get home, the boys encounter refugees of “the last day” from the distant city of Atlantis and a mysterious girl called Bellana, the sole survivor and resident of the devastated metropolis of Spartanica.
Ty and Marcus soon learn they only have seven days to get home. But before they can leave, they must battle through long-extinct deadly predators, find the elusive Professor Otherblood (if he’s still alive), and rescue a new friend from certain death.
Is all of this insanity just Ty’s overactive imagination or are the brothers truly on the brink of being stranded in the brutal wasteland known as Spartanica?
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The Last Finesse : Brian Bloom
The Last Finesse
This is both an entertaining and meaningful novel in today’s rickety world.
In the global corridors of power, a group of faceless men is positioning to usurp control of one of the world’s primary energy resources: uranium. Climate change looms large. Luke Sinclair is a young, Australian-born professor of mineralogy and an expert in the nuclear-fuel cycle. Up to now, he’s led a carefree, hedonistic lifestyle.
But things change: renegade North Korea is about to transfer its illicitly acquired nuclear-weapons technology to Myanmar. The CIA wants to block the development. It enlists the aid of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. ASIS commandeers Luke, who quickly discovers there are wheels within wheels. Who has the real power? Who are his real friends? Is the attempt to corner the nuclear market ‘The last finesse’ of the faceless men who are so fixated on their personal goals they’ll risk a planetary cataclysm? Has ethical behaviour become merely an anachronism in the 21st Century gladiatorial arena?
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Exporting Prosperity : James H. Boudreau
Exporting Prosperity: Why the U.S. Economy May Never Recover…
The United States has spent a good portion of the past 20 years in or on the brink of economic recession. The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at almost zero and the Federal Government has spent trillions on so-called “stimulus”, yet the standard of living for the average American continues to decline. Jobs are few and far between, age discrimination is rife and layoffs abound, yet politicians continue to “distract and deflect” everyone’s focus towards other issues and “kick the can down the road”.
Exporting Prosperity explores the statistics that actually drive many aspects of the economy, in sharp contrast to the “feel-good” numbers reported each day. Rather than speculate on the future using traditional measures of the stock market, interest rates, etc., it starts with the statistic that people feel directly – jobs (or lack thereof).
The author explores the relationship between unemployment, the trade deficit and other key measures of the economy. He spreads the responsibility for the country’s challenges equally and presents ideas to get back on track, some old, some new, some radical and some sensical. Intermingled with the numbers are anecdotes and a sense of humor, making the book entertaining as well as enlightening.
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Angels of the Quantum Gate : William David Hannah
Angels of the Quantum Gate
“Angels of the Quantum Gate”, currently available through Amazon and Kindle, is science fiction with a twist. It is certainly science fiction with fantasy elements, but it is encapsulated in a wry, ironic, satirical first person narrative that is *very* convincing.
It involves a simple man who is swept into galactic encounters, universal truths, and purposes that are beyond understanding. The sardonic evolves into the spiritual in a work that, somewhere, may require belief.
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The Pirate and the Kazoo : Erika Levesque
The Pirate and the Kazoo
A lively and rhythmic tale about a less-than-successful pirate who, on his lonely journey at sea, discovers a kazoo that changes his comrades’ tune. Kids find an added treasure, too, as a Melissa & Doug wooden toy kazoo comes with the book.
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