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1. Into a Strange Land

   

   About Into a Strange Land:

   The McGunnegals are all strange, and it has been that way for generations. They are too strong, or too fast, or too smart, and odd things happened when they are around.

   The neighbors say they are witches or devils, or have been snatched by changelings. Mothers hold their children close when they walk by, fearing they might catch the McGunnegal strangeness.

   But misfortune besets them when their mother, Ellie, disappears, followed by their crazy grandfather, but not before he reveals a family secret to Colleen and Frederick – a secret that reveals the source of their strangeness, and also threatens to cast the dark shadow of famine on Ireland. He has opened a portal to the world of the Others, where their mother has gone, and a dark creature – a goblin – has come in her place and is spreading death and disease.

   They fall through this portal, and find this strange land filled with dark creatures that are crushing its people and now threaten to come through the portal and take up their abode in the world of Men, as they once did long ago.

   Yet in this dark world of oppression, this poor family discovers who they are, and also what it means to be truly human.

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   Author Bio:
   Ben Anderson is an author, father, husband, rock climber, hiker, computer scientist, and Orthodox Christian.

   He has written three books in The McGunnegal Chronicles series, and is working on more. His books are appropriate for all ages.

   He loves to read and write good, clean fantasy and sci-fi that spins a great tale and has layers of depth and meaning that the thoughtful reader can delve into.

   He also loves to walk in the mountains and ponder the deep things of life, the universe and everything.

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2. Sales Prospecting

   About Sales Prospecting:

   If you are a salesperson who is looking for a proven method to multiply your sales prospecting results, you have just found the Motherload.

   Inside, you’ll discover;

   Why prospecting the way you were taught is a colossal waste of time.

   How to cold call comfortably, without fearing rejection or suffering call reluctance.

   The one vital factor in getting referrals that nobody is taught, that will triple the number of referrals you get.

   The one secret to referral prospecting that will almost guarantee that referrals will buy from you.

   How to get people to want to ask you about your business, in a way that is completely natural and comfortable.

   A proven method, not taught anywhere else, to find the 6 % that will almost certainly buy from you…and the system to see an endless supply of these highly likely prospects.

   Written by a salesman who practices what he preaches. Every method is field tested and proven.

   Complete with every script, answers to every objection, and every resource you need to send your sales prospecting results through the roof.

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   Author Bio:
   About The Author… Claude Whitacre has been selling for nearly 40 years. He has broken company sales records, been a speaker at industry conventions and trade shows, and still makes sales to test ideas and teach what works. He is regularly asked to speak for business owner groups on advertising and selling. Claude speaks to groups of business owners and salespeople… and nobody else.

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3. The Kabbalist

   About The Kabbalist:

   An old letter, discovered in Normandy, sends Jeanne de Charney, a young Frenchwoman, to present-day Israel, in pursuit of a 2,000 year old family secret. She teams up with local private-eye Yossi Luria and the two quickly realize that the old mystery is lethal and still claiming victims. Their quest takes them back into the Holy Land’s history, through the Napoleonic era and the Crusades, right into the origins of Christianity and of Kabbalah – the Jewish mystical tradition. What is this old secret that people in the 21st century are ready to kill for? It turns out to be startlingly more profound than a family mystery.

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   Author Bio:
   Born in Haifa, Israel, Yoram Katz studied Psychology, Philosophy and Computer Engineering.

   Before he started putting words together, Yoram had spent most of his career in development and managerial positions in the hi-tech industry putting bits together.

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4. Goddess Tithe

   About Goddess Tithe:

   When a stowaway is discovered aboard the merchant ship Kulap Kanya, Munny, a cabin boy on his first voyage, knows what must be done. All stowaways are sacrificed to Risafeth, the evil goddess of the sea. Such is her right, and the Kulap Kanya’s only hope to return safely home.

   Yet, to the horror of his crew, Captain Sunan vows to protect the stowaway, a foreigner in clown’s garb. A curse falls upon the ship and all who sail with her, for Risafeth will stop at nothing to claim her tithe.

   Will Munny find the courage to trust his captain and to protect the strange clown who has become his friend?

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   Author Bio:
   Anne Elisabeth Stengl makes her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, Rohan, a passel of cats, and one long-suffering dog. When she’s not writing, she enjoys Shakespeare, opera, and tea, and studies piano, painting, and pastry baking. She studied illustration at Grace College and English literature at Campbell University.

   She is the author of the award-winning Tales of Goldstone Woods series, an ever-growing world of knights and dragons, mystical forests and hidden demesnes, unspeakable evil and boundless grace.

   Her first novel, Heartless, won the Christy award for best debut in 2011, followed by an unprecedented consecutive win the next year for Veiled Rose, in its own category, and Starflower was most recently honored with the Clive Staples Award for 2013.

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5. The Shell of a Person by Lance Pototschnik

   About The Shell of a Person by Lance Pototschnik:

   “Never have disgusting, miserable living conditions been so funny. When someone finally finds a way to send back a report from hell, I hope it will be Lance Pototschnik. Except this guy is going to heaven, for the way he writes.” –The Kindle Book Review

   Only zebras and idiots get eaten by crocodiles, and here he was. As Lance waded across that river with his bag over his head, he could envision it perfectly. Someone at the local paper would get the story. It would go like this:

   “Three young Americans went missing in Costa Rica on Monday. Ivy Tronne and Lance Pototschnik of Maryland, and Wade Dignon of Pennsylvania, are believed to have been killed by crocodiles while crossing a river to a secluded sea turtle refuge at a beach called Buena Vista, which lies on a peninsula that pokes down like a fang from the Guanacaste province into the Pacific Ocean. All three victims were twenty-five or nearly so. Wade was a part-time personal trainer at a small health club; Ivy was a waitress, and Lance, a man susceptible to improvement in almost every aspect of his character, was a substitute teacher and a promotional mascot. They went to Costa Rica because a Google search turned up a one-month stay at the turtle rescue, bed and board included, for $109. It turned out to be a deal only for the crocodiles, which were unavailable for comment.”

   But that article would be wrong. They survived. And this was no simple vacation. This was a pilgrimage, a spirit-journey. Lance and his friends did not come to Costa Rica to rescue baby turtles. They came to get control of their lives, to find direction and purpose. Instead, they find chaos and danger. Yet, through the pulling riptides, the snapping crocodiles, the charging bulls, the snakes, the raging fire ants, the combined horrors of the wild jungle and the massive ocean, Lance will have his answers, and you will too. Prepare to travel with him.

   This is the memoir for an unsettled generation. Through his own story, Lance Pototschnik offers the questions of the brooding, the concerns of the anxious and the hopes of the hopeless in a witty voice that won’t shame them. The Shell of a Person is one of the best books written by an emerging author this year.

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   Author Bio:
   Lance Pototschnik grew up in rural Frederick county, Maryland, in a small house surrounded by farms. The last of his parents’ eight children, he spent the healthiest times of his childhood following his brothers up creeks and through woods, scrounging for turtles, toads and snakes. However, born with severe allergies and a chronic autoimmune disorder, Pototschnik was often confined to the house, where he sat alongside his mother and learned to draw and paint. As a sick child born at the back of a large family, life positioned Pototschnik as an observer, and he capitalized on that station through writing.

   He went on to study English at McDaniel College. In his early twenties, he competed as an amateur powerlifter, and once held two world records. He is an ardent, impetuous traveler. Today, he lives in Singapore and writes. His first works are humorous memoirs that highlight the struggles young people face as they attempt to reconcile their dreams with the reality of a world they are unprepared to face. The Shell of a Person was touted as one of the best works by an emerging author in 2013 by the Chanticleer Book Review.

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6. 101 Gluten Free Vegan Italian Recipes

   About 101 Gluten Free Vegan Italian Recipes:

   Italian people love life and love to eat. Add to this the finest raw materials and deeply rooted tradition in Italian culture and you will have discovered all the reasons why Italy settled into the global culinary summit. However, while fatty cheeses and dough filled with oil make a delicious meal, both are very fattening and unhealthy. This book offers a rare and unique combination—healthy Italian cooking which is based on the healthiest diet in the world—a gluten free vegan solution! Yes, yes, you read right! 101 original recipes, nutritious, healthy, full of energy and, of course, insanely delicious from the various dining districts of Italy. Chapter 1: Gluten Free Vegan Italian Pizza Chapter 2: Gluten Free Vegan Italian Pasta Chapter 3: Gluten Free Vegan Italian Bread Chapter 4: Gluten Free Vegan Italian Desserts So, if you want to taste the abundance of flavors Italian cuisine offers while maintaining a healthy and balanced diet, this is the book for you!! Now, all you have to do is pour yourself a glass of fine red wine and enjoy the experience of healthy Italian dining

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   Author Bio:
   My name is Daniel and I’m 33 years old. I’ve always considered myself a moral person and I lived for many years with an internal dissonance – The desire for animal products, collided with the heavy ethical baggage eating them brought.

   But at the age of 28 I decided to change. It was after I spent 6 days in a meditation course (Vipassana) which is held in complete silence that I declared: – “That’s it, I’m a vegan!”

   When I came back from Vipassana I was troubled. I had no idea what to eat Because my knowledge about vegan cooking was very poor. So I decided to contact members of our worldwide community through forums. I asked for recipes and tips and the response was amazing! I decided to leverage my passion for food and find the ultimate solutions to our community by writing a vegan cookbook.

   My vision was to write a series of cookbooks which contain vegan recipes and distribute them to as many people as possible. Each book focuses on one type of food and shows that there are dozens of ways to prepare food that contain only natural products. These books incorporate original recipes and are especially devoted to our wonderful community to enjoy and distribute them.

   Here I also urge you – if you have a winning recipe – you are welcome to send it to me along with your picture and the picture of the recipe, and I promise to publish it in my next books. Even if you do not have a recipe, you are invited to share with me your ideas and thoughts.

   For a much more harmonious, peaceful, balanced and sane life
   Daniel

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7. Salty and the Serpent

   About Salty and the Serpent:

   Salty and The Serpent is a gripping new crime thriller that will keep readers guessing until the very last page. Using a raw tone that explores society’s underbelly, this exhilarating novel follows a basic patrol officer from a sector car to being a detective while finding himself in a few high profile cases along the way. A pulp fiction novel that uses strong street language and sexual overtones, this unique thriller will captivate readers with its grittiness and keep them coming back for more.

   Salty and The Serpent takes readers on a riveting journey into a world where the only thing standing between them and chaos is the men and women that put their lives on the line every day. Showing readers that the heroes they take for granted are working hard to protect them and their vanilla world, this fantastic crime thriller peels back the rose-colored surface of society to reveal the seething underbelly that lies beneath.

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   Author Robert Saltzman was raised in Brooklyn but spent most of his adult life in Chicago. He invents the characters in his writing by drawing upon his childhood memories and flair for the dramatic. With a writing style that is real and never sugar coated or phony, Saltzman endeavors to entertain his readers. Finally realizing his longtime dream, his debut novel Salty and The Serpent is set to release after taking six years to create. Saltzman is the proud father of a Marine Corps veteran and has two beautiful grandchildren. He’s currently retired and living in Florida.

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