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1. The Kingdom Treasure - 2013-05-25 01:05:04-04
   Greg Treseder writes contemporary fiction based upon historical fact. He loves a good adventure story, full of heroes, conflicts, sacrifice, and the sheer joy of being alive. He’s inspired every day by simple acts of kindness, and he believes they’re the stuff that binds the world. Greg restores vintage guitars, snowboards, runs, bikes, writes, builds, and has a blackbelt in Kenpo Karate to keep him on his toes. He and his family live in Northern California, where they find plenty of opportunity for adventure. And joy.
   
2. A Vested Interest by John & Shelia Chgapman - 2013-05-25 01:15:57-04
   John and Shelia are a husband and wife team who started working on the series in 2007. John is from the UK and Shelia from the US. Deciding on which variant of English to use has always been a problem. In the end they settled on UK English except for documents written by an American so expect 'colour', 'favourite' and 'metre'. Together, John and Shelia have experience in science, computer and medical fields. Now, they live out in the country in beautiful Northumberland, England. In the past they’ve lived in Texas, London and even, for three years, as unofficial immigrants in Canada – the only place where they could stay together.
   
3. Anastasia - 2013-05-25 01:20:48-04
   One of the outstanding laureates of Gusi Peace Prize 2011 is a well-known Russian writer, the author of the world known novel and bestseller «Anastasia» and «The Ringing Cedars of Russia» series of books. Vladimir Megre was born on the 23rd July, 1950 in Ukraine The writer began to live independently early and separately from his parents at the age of 16. Since 1974 he lived and worked in Novosibirsk. At the beginning of Perestroika in USSR Vladimir Megre was the president of Inter-regional Associations of entrepreneurs in Siberia. In 1994–1995 he organized two large-scale trading expeditions around the river Ob by ships travelling through the route Novosibirsk — Salekhard — Novosibirsk. There, in the Siberian taiga, he first met Anastasia who has changed his life. For a long time it was a mystery for the writer’s friends and relatives what made the entrepreneur with 10 year’s work experience in this field spend all his financial capital including the property sold for the organization of the expeditions that were not covering the expenses. This mystery is exposed in the books, the main character of which is Anastasia.
   
4. Shanghai Love: a novel by Layne Wong - 2013-05-25 01:29:55-04
   Layne Wong is a novelist interested in writing through a cultural lens. She is third-generation Chinese-American; her husband is of Jewish heritage. Exploring this union in the context of history was the inspiration behind Shanghai Love. Layne wrote for television and worked as a Development Associate (D-girl) for various TV and feature production companies. She is a member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), The Authors Guild, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS), and Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC), the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE), and the David Henry Hwang writing workshops through the East-West Players Theater in Los Angeles. She was selected for the prestigious AFI TV writer’s program. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in English Literature and lives in Southern California with her husband. She’s currently at work on her second novel. Her interests include gardening, Chinese herbal medicine, and spending time with her nephews and nieces.
   
5. Exploso, the Music of the Universe by Lolo Harrison - 2013-05-25 01:33:59-04
   You may take this info from the Exploso site on amazon.com
   
6. You Set Your Own Limits by Paloma Baertschi-Herrera - 2013-05-25 01:58:01-04
   As a child Paloma Baertschi-Herrera had a very special connection to animals. They used to do things for her that they did not even do for their owners. It was clear to her that she would work with animals when she became an adult. As she grew older, however, she lost part of that connection like most of us do and at that point she didn’t know how to get it back. Her professional career took her into a completely different direction first and she ended up in the corporate world. She was plenty successful, but her heart was elsewhere. In the summer of 1998, a crucial experience led her back to the animals and nature. After that experience, she started studying to become an animal communicator and did not stop there. She studied different ways of interacting with nature and learned from ancient wisdom how our ancestors were connected with animals, plants and all of creation. During the past 14 years she has talked to thousands of animals. They’ve helped her see the world through their eyes and helped to widen her horizon. One of the top priorities of the animals is the welfare of planet Earth, since they are consciously aware that the Earth is the living creature who keeps us all alive. They are aware that without the help of all living creatures on the planet, our life on Earth is going to deteriorate quickly. This is why the animals want human beings to join them in healing the Earth and at the same time heal ourselves. This is an education of remembering what we knew as children.
   
7. Doggie Woggie Doodle and Tinker Toodle - 2013-05-26 01:15:40-04
   Adrienne Lee is the author of Children's books and How To books. She has been in the Internet marketing line of work since 1999, and is a graphic artist who has a company that creates ecovers for other authors. She started writing Fiction last year in the Romance genre under different pen names, then switched over to the Children's genre. She has 13 Children's books scheduled to be released by the end of the summer. Book 3 in the Doggie Woggie Doodle series is with the illustrator now. She modeled her Doggie Woggie Doodle series after her beloved dog, Shadow, who passed last year. These books are a tribute to her. Shadows nickname was Doggie Woggie Doodle and she tries to input some of the crazy things she did into each book. "Doggie Woggie Doodle Has Puppies" premiered in the Hot New Releases at number eight in May.
   
8. The Other Side of God: The Eleven Gem Odyssey of Being (Psychological Crisis, Personal Growth and Transformation, Altered States, Alternate Realities, Internal Balance) - 2013-05-26 01:20:08-04
   I was born in Washington State, raised in Phoenix, AZ, and currently reside in Oregon. My first profession was a psychotherapist (individual, marriage, and family counseling) treating those suffering from depression, anxiety, panic attacks, post traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, sexual abuse, family violence, and severe mental illness. I employed therapies such as communication skill building, relaxation training, systematic desensitization, bioenergetics, and psychodrama. I have also facilitated stress management, parenting, and self-discovery workshops that have aided in the psycho-spiritual healing of many. Education and training include an M.A. in Ed. in Counseling/Human Relations and Behavior (NAU), a B.S. in Sociology (ASU), and ten powerful months of psychological and metaphysical training in a Tibetan community. I've been a social activist from time to time (very hard) in educational matters, for women, and for Native Americans. Sometimes a woman's got to do what a woman's got to do! I have two grown children, a son and a daughter, now in college pursuing their dreams (my daughter is an author too), while I happily live out the second half of my life, doing what I love: teaching self-discovery workshops, writing, and meditating. With a background in college theater, my experience as a psychotherapist, and my profound interest in freeing the individual from unsavory sociological influence, I write entertaining and sometimes educational books that facilitate personal growth and transformation. I enjoy mixing it up by writing in various genres blending psychology, philosophy, fantasy, dark fantasy, romance, and even horror. I have been writing for twenty-five years, and I plan to write until I die. Writers block? Huh, what's that? My interests (aside from writing) are facilitating self-discovery workshops, composing songs, singing, meditating to classical music, metaphysical realms, philosophical exploration, deep meaningful conversations, playing in the ocean and rain and snow, walking through tall forests, sitting under the stars, (I am so not a party girl), traveling to foreign countries, genealogy, history, quantum physics, and cats. I have four lovely felines (yes, I am the cat lady). I love fairy tales, going outside the box, and reading between the lines. I strive to see what is often missed, and to not miss what can't be seen. There is such a life out there, and in there--beyond all perception! So I close my eyes, feel my inner rhythm, and jump off the cliff of convention. And when I land, though I might be quaking in my boots, I gather my courage and go exploring. Through travel, study, and work, I've gained a rich awareness of cultural differences among people and their psycho-social struggles. I have discovered that oppression often results from the unexamined adoption of outside perceptions. The healing always has been in the individual's stamina to expel out-side perceptions of self and and constructively exert one's unique core being into the world. I am driven to facilitate expanded awareness that people may separate who they are from who they are told to be. Embracing personal power by loving our unique selves in our weaknesses and strengths, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better or for worse . . . forever--is a key to joyous living. My motto is: Trust your story. Live the Mystery.
   
9. Roaring Mountain by Shirley Gray - 2013-05-26 01:55:27-04
   I was born in England and came to the USA at the age of 20 married a US airman and eventually had four children, the prides of my life. Tucson Arizona has been my home now for over 30 years and I've grown to love the desert and the history of the Wild, Wild, West. For most of that time I've been an antiques dealer involved in many aspects of the business. At first I had my own antiques shop, buying. selling and appraising. Then for many years I traveled to antiques shows all over the Southwest. Now I sell only on eBay. I started writing late in life. It's my new passion and I love it! I only wish I had started years earlier. Roaring Mountain is my first book, and I'm working on my next, and the next, and the next! I haven't much time for hobbies, but I do love to watch the golf tournaments on my big screen, HD TV! I don't know how I got hooked on them for I've never played the game, but everyone has to have an escape mechanism, right? shirleysbook@gmail.com