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- The Pitcher by William Hazelgrove
About The Pitcher by William Hazelgrove:Movie Rights Sold to Gigantic Pictures
#1 Amazon Bestseller in Contemporary Urban Fiction
#1 Amazon Bestseller in Teen and Young Adult Sports Fiction
“William Hazelgrove has fashioned a near classic baseball story.”
San Francisco Review of Books
“With tense moments, unexpected twists, and a few humorous and joyful reprieves, Hazelgrove’s writing reflects the dramatic arc of a baseball game.”
Junior Library Guild
“You can taste the ballpark dust, feel the smack of the ball in your glove, and feel assured that, somehow, these three strongly drawn characters will push on to victory.”
Booklist
“An enaging well written story with plenty of human drama–this one is a solid hit.” Kirkus
A boy with a golden arm, but no money for lessons. A mother who wants to give her son his dream before she dies. A broken down World Series pitcher who cannot go on after the death of his wife. These are the elements of The Pitcher. A story of a man at the end of his dream and a boy whose dream is to make his high school baseball team. In the tradition of The Natural and The Field of Dreams, this is a mythic story about how a man and a boy meet in the crossroads of their life and find a way to go on. You will laugh and you will cry as The Pitcher and Ricky prepare for the ultimate try out of life.
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William Elliott Hazelgrove is the best-selling author of eight novels, Ripples, Tobacco Sticks, Mica Highways, Rocket Man, The Pitcher, Real Santa and the forthcoming Jackpine and The Pitcher 2. His books have received starred reviews in Publisher Weekly, Book of the Month Selections, Junior Library Guild Selections, ALA Editors Choice Awards and optioned for the movies. He was the Ernest Hemingway Writer in Residence where he wrote in the attic of Ernest Hemingway’s birthplace. He has written articles and reviews for USA Today and other publications. He has been the subject of interviews in NPR’s All Things Considered along with features in The New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Richmond Times Dispatch, USA Today, People, Channel 11, NBC, WBEZ, WGN. His most recent novel, The Pitcher is a Junior Library Guild Selection and was chosen Book of the Year by Books and Authors. net. His next book Jackpine will be out Spring 2014 with Koehler Books. A follow up novel Real Santa will be out fall of 2014.The Pitcher by William Hazelgrove is a post from Awesome Gang
- The Minimalist Lifestyle
About The Minimalist Lifestyle:Live a meaningful and purposeful life by focusing on what’s important to you.
Do you feel overwhelmed by the constant bombardment of advertisements and empty promises?
Do you find yourself always looking for that new product to replace the one that still works fine?
Does it seem like when you do succumb to purchasing a new wonder product, the happiness it promised is only fleeting?
Do you ever wonder if there is an easier way to achieve fulfillment without having to buy more things?
Then this book was written for you.
“The Minimalist Lifestyle” shows you what a minimalist’s life looks like and how you can achieve it
Totally transform your life and pursue the things you love!
This book will describe how to live the life you want to live, by removing the things that are holding you back. Here’s a glimpse of what to expect:-How I discovered the benefits of minimalism
-The traps of consumerism
-Learn to want less and see the inherent value of items in your life
-Free up time you never knew you had
-Increase the number of things in your life that give you joy
And much, much more.
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Hi my name is Paul and I love writing books on personal growth and how to get the most out of life! I’m a father of two and devoted husband who loves the outdoors and am passionate about my passions
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- How to Write a Book and Tell Your Story, Easy Steps to Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book
About How to Write a Book and Tell Your Story, Easy Steps to Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book:Is there a book in you just waiting to bust out? How to Write a Book and Tell Your Story was written for the ‘newbie author,’ to take the mystery out of writing your book. I have laid out simple steps from choosing the subject to the actual book writing process. This book will take the fear out of writing your book! I want you to know how easy it can be to tell your own stories. You will learn how to capture the reader’s attention as you draw them into your inner world of thoughts and characters, brought to life by your words. Books enrich our lives and the world needs your stories that only you can present in your own voice. Be one of the 2% who actually write their book with easy to follow steps, even if you have never written anything before. You will learn the most efficient method to write and publish your book. Writing your book is an amazing destination–your published book!
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Barbara Miller, author, motivational speaker, and certified master life coach, is the founder of Barbara & Company International, Inc. Barbara studied Health & Wellness at Ashford University and also studied at Kendall College of Art & Design. Barbara earned her master life coaching certification through American University of NLP.Barbara just released her fifth book, How to Write a Book and Tell Your Story, Easy Steps to Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book, a guide for newbie authors to take the mystery out of writing their book. Barbara also wrote, Dancing in Rhythm with the Universe, 10 Steps to Choreographing Your Best Life, and You Lost Your Marriage Not Your Life, How to Create the Life You Want Your Way.
You may email Barbara at: barbara@barbaraandcompany.com
How to Write a Book and Tell Your Story, Easy Steps to Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book is a post from Awesome Gang
- Sacred Light Spirit Eagle by Cristael Ann Bengtson
About Sacred Light Spirit Eagle by Cristael Ann Bengtson:On a warm December day in California, Cristael Bengtson died. As she found herself lifting up out of her body into a dark and terrifying abyss, Cristael cried out, “God, help me! Please help me! Where are you God! Help me now!”
Then a Light appeared, and it drew closer and closer until it enveloped Cristael with pure love.
“I was surrounded by ripples and cascades of Light, rising and falling all around me, like immense waves in the middle of a huge ocean. Held and sheltered within a mighty flow of Light, I was a tiny girl child, newborn. I reached out with my glowing hand, and I touched the Light. The swell of a mother’s breast took shape under my hand, and I was swept away by powerful currents of Light.”
The Light took Cristael to a great school, where she found herself in powerful currents of information, centered around the skills of writing and music. She was given information about her family and her mother and grandmother that she had never known.
Finally she was given the choice to stay in this beautiful place, or to return to Earth. Knowing that her sons would be deeply hurt if she stayed, and knowing that she had work to do, Cristael made the difficult choice to return to Earth.
As she returned, she found herself surrounded with unlimited numbers of what looked like huge LED screens that showed scenes from her entire life. And she remembered everything. Growing up in Pecos, her marriage, two children, and divorce. Her years as a teacher. The years she spent taking care of her dying mother. She remembered all her spiritual experiences and the many visionary and psychic experiences that led her and guided her through the years. She relived her struggles to deal with a culture and people that could not understand her.
This is a heart wrenching story, filled with happiness and nostalgia, sorrow and trials, love and grief, and the overarching joy of the spiritual.
One Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer says, “A wonderful story and very well written. This is a read that I would read again. I spent a long evening reading and thinking about this concept in a different light afterwards, and for that reason I would recommend it.”Learn more about the author, buy the book, or follow them on social media:
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Raised in the high mountains of scenic northern New Mexico, Cristael Bengtson grew up riding horseback in the mountain forests and meadows surrounding the small village of Pecos, where her parents owned and operated a small power and telephone company. At the age of 17, she had a visionary experience of a loving and luminous Great Light.
Married when she was 18, Cristael became the mother of two sons that she raised as a single mom. She earned BA degrees in music education and elementary education, going on to earn her Master of Arts in elementary education with a focus on the reading process.
For two years she taught music in Sandoval County, at that time the third poorest county in the nation. She then became an elementary classroom teacher, teaching mainly third grade. During this time she studied voice intensively, and developed a lyric coloratura soprano voice.
After her sons left home, Cristael left teaching and took care of her mother until she passed on.
Cristael had her Near Death Experience in 1998. A lifelong journal-keeper, she began putting her book together about 2006. It was like finally scratching an itch in the middle of her back.
Cristael enjoys singing. She is also in the grip of a lifelong compulsive book-reading habit.Sacred Light Spirit Eagle by Cristael Ann Bengtson is a post from Awesome Gang
- Broken Souls by Laurie Olerich
About Broken Souls by Laurie Olerich
Chilling, sexy romantic suspense that’ll keep you up all night!
Stalked by evil…
Rori Austin’s life is over. She just doesn’t know it yet. Orphaned as a toddler and raised in foster homes, she’s had a pretty crappy life so far. Since turning 24, she’s been plagued by terrifying nightmares that leave her gasping with a hunger she doesn’t understand. Alone and broke, she’s struggling to make it one day at a time. When she blacks out and wakes up in 1969, she knows something is desperately wrong.Haunted by guilt…
Declan Manning is Primani, an immortal soldier charged with keeping demons under control. Lucky for Rori, he’s in the right place at the right time. After miraculously saving her life, he vanishes with no intention of coming back. The last thing he needs is a woman in his life. But his intentions can’t override his instincts. Something is wrong with this woman. Something that will get her killed. When he looks into her exotic eyes, he knows there’s no walking away from her.
The clock is ticking on more than Rori’s life–her soul’s been marked for Hell and the demon is ready to collect. As Rori’s secrets are revealed, Dec’s stunned to realize she’s so much more than human and he will do anything to keep her by his side.Broken Souls by Laurie Olerich is a post from Awesome Gang
- The Tournament Trilogy by B. B. Griffith
About The Tournament Trilogy by B. B. Griffith:The Tournament Trilogy follows the rise of the Tournament, a secretive, state-sponsored war game…and the stakes couldn’t be higher. This collection contains the first three books in the series and is over 1000 pages of conspiracy, warfare, and murder!
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B. B. Griffith was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in English and American Literature, he wandered the world a bit before returning to Denver to set up shop with his wife.He is the author of the Tournament series and the Vanished series
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- The Opinionists by Richard French
About The Opinionists by Richard French:The well-known film director Vincent Adair arrives in Stilton Fields in the mid-1950’s in search of a subject for a movie that will revive his career. He decides to adapt the story of Lydia Bowstreet, a woman who was involved in a 17th century theological controversy and spent her last days in semi-exile in and near Stilton Fields.
“The Opinionists” tells two inter-related stories, one about the controversy that Lydia was involved in, another about the making of the film.
The novel explores various aspects of creativity and the quest for freedom in North America.
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I’ve been fortunate that my interest in fiction writing has stayed at or near the center of my life for more than four decades. I now have eleven novels and two shorter works uploaded to kindle direct publishing. We can never predict the future with certainty, but I hope to have another novel posted on kindle by the end of 2014.As for the past, I was born in Cambridge, Mass, USA in 1942. I grew up in the suburbs of Boston and attended the University of Chicago in the early 1960’s. After completing work for a BA in history, I served for four years as an enlisted man in the US Army, mostly as a Lao linguist. I spent a year and a half in Thailand. After that, I worked in a bank in eastern Massachusetts for twelve years and then attended a Lutheran seminary in Indiana in the mid-1980’s with a year of internship in Florida. I served as a pastor for more than seventeen years at a small parish in Sudbury, Ontario, a mining area about 240 miles north of Toronto, where I live now in retirement from full-time work.
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- Bound by a Dragon
About Bound by a Dragon:At twenty-two, Keira Carver needs to find a husband, and quickly, but the prospects in her small medieval village are not looking too good. So when Aaron Drake, a handsome stranger, takes up residence at Storbrook Castle, set deep in the surrounding mountains, Keira takes notice. Just as interesting is the fact that a fire-breathing dragon has also moved into the neighborhood, and is rumored to live in caves beneath the mountain fortress. What exactly is the connection between Aaron Drake and the dragon? And when the dragon rescues her from the unwanted attentions of some village boys, who will set out to rescue her from the huge, scaly, fire-breathing monster?
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Linda K. Hopkins lives in Calgary, Alberta, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, with her husband and twin daughters. She was born in South Africa, and after living in England for a few years, eventually settled in Canada, which is where she now calls home. When she is not writing, she loves to read, play the piano or just hang out with her family. She also loves all things historical.Bound by a Dragon is a post from Awesome Gang
- MILF Money
About MILF Money:She’s hot and she’s dangerous! Anna Hanks is an attractive, middle-aged mother whose husband is gunned down in front of her.
Her options are to remain the cute kitten or become a lioness. With help from some working girls, a post-operative transsexual, a cop named Cuddles, and a dime store detective, Anna goes to war!
MILF Money is a fast and menacing ride through the intersection of revenge and sanity. FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT!
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komrade komura was born against medical advice in Mississippi. Life removed him from there as a child, before he became infected. He’s been running ever since. He saw far away places as a child and many more as an adult. The great adventure has taken him to almost every continent. He has kissed another komrade at the Eiffel Tower at 10PM when the blinking lights come on. He stood at the Great Pyramids of egypt. He listened to Marilyn Manson while visiting the Vatican because he didn’t have enough gasoline to burn the ****ing place to the ground.**** this 3rd person shit.
I was extruded from the universities of the evil empire with a master’s degree, yet remained a slave. Paid attention in economics, math and literature classes, but was disruptive in history class and sucked in biology. If you have read any of my writing you know one thing about me already. I don’t like authority or rules.
People like me aren’t bad. Nor are we the evil ones that others claim us to be because we question their power. We are just humans in our natural state of freedom. Beat us, cage us or kill us is all they can do to us because our compliance is never going to happen.
– London 2014 (former evil empire)
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