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1. Agnil and the Tree Spirits by Susan Navas

   About Agnil and the Tree Spirits by Susan Navas:

   In Lilurrian, one of the eight elf worlds, tree spirits and elves live in harmony with nature in a beautiful forest. The Great Library, the centre of elf learning and culture, lies at its heart. When the Navigator sets out to mine the crystals of Lilurrian, the whole forest is under threat of destruction.

   How can Agnil, the half-elf, prevent this disaster?

   Who is the Navigator and what does he really want?

   Agnil and the Tree Spirits is the third book in the Agnil’s Worlds children’s fantasy adventure series for 7-10 year olds

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   Author Bio:
   Susan Navas is the author of the “Agnil’s Worlds” series of children’s books. Born in London, Susan has three grown up children and is a teacher in a primary school in Cambridgeshire. After years of helping children learn to write, she decided to write a book or two of her own. She has also written a picture book for young children called “Crossing the Bridge” that she is preparing in collaboration with her daughter, Laura, who is an artist.

   Agnil and the Tree Spirits by Susan Navas is a post from Awesome Gang

2. Magic of Public Speaking: A Complete System to Become a World Class Speaker

   About Magic of Public Speaking: A Complete System to Become a World Class Speaker:

   The Magic of Public Speaking is a comprehensive step-by-step system for creating highly effective speeches. It is based on research from the top 1000 speakers in the modern world. The techniques you will learn have been tested on hundreds of professional speakers and work! You will receive the exact steps needed to create a speech that will keep your audience on the edge of their seats. The book is easy to follow, entertaining to read and uses many examples from real speeches. This system will make sure that every time you go on stage your speech is an outstanding one.

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   Author Bio:
   Andrii Sedniev, MBA, is the founder and trainer of the Magic of Public Speaking system, which has helped hundreds of speakers worldwide to unleash their potential in public speaking in a very short period of time. Andrii’s students say that the Magic of Public Speaking system is the most complete and powerful public speaking training that they have ever experienced.

   At the age of 19, Andrii obtained his CCIE (Certified Cisco Internetwork Expert) certification, the most respected certification in the IT world and became the youngest person in Europe to hold it.

   At the age of 23, he joined an MBA program at one of the top 10 MBA schools in the USA. Being the youngest student on the program and at the age of 25 he joined Cisco Systems’ Head Office as a Product Manager responsible for managing a router which brought in $1 billion in revenue every year.

   These experiences have taught Andrii that success in any endeavor, doesn’t as much depend on the amount of experience, but rather on the processes that you are using. Having dedicated over 10 years to researching and practicing a variety of different techniques, Andrii has created the Magic of Public Speaking system. This system is a comprehensive step-by-step program that will enable you to achieve in 2 months what most speakers never achieve in 10 years.

   Magic of Public Speaking: A Complete System to Become a World Class Speaker is a post from Awesome Gang

3. The Living Night

   About The Living Night:

   Plunge into grand mystery and adventure in a world of vampires, werewolves and other immortals by bestselling author Jack Conner.

   When a powerful figure in the Immortal Community is killed, two vampires, Ruegger and Danielle, are forced to go on the run to find out who ordered the murder and why. The two vampires are notorious throughout the Community for only feeding on humans that deserve it – murderers and rapists – as well as other immortals.

   Now, to stop the world from becoming embroiled in a vicious war, Ruegger and Danielle must follow the threads of a strange conspiracy that spans continents and many races, some exotic and particularly deadly.

   To find out the truth, Ruegger and Danielle will have to dodge werewolf assassins, zombies, and two especially nasty Jamaican voodoo gods.

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   Author Bio:
   Amazon bestselling author Jack Conner is from Austin, Texas, a city of sunshine, live music and great Mexican food. He’s been reading and writing all his life, always gravitating toward the fantastic.

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4. What We Leave Behind

   About What We Leave Behind:

   This is a story about struggle, a story of hope, and mostly, a story about love. A journey with a unique young girl who is so sure of what is out there waiting for her, that she never compromises her belief in finding it.

   It isn’t always an easy path, but Jane Rawley Solomon’s humor, character, and passion for others, keep her moving towards her goals – despite life throwing obstacles in her way. What she’s left with is truly beautiful.

   Though some lives are grand, and some small, all of them have an impact.

   Fifty percent of the author’s profits from the book sales of ‘What We Leave Behind’, will be split, and donated to the Ronald McDonald House charities (rmhc.org) and the ASPCA (aspca.org). In the names of my father – Will, Shelly and Lauren.

   The reason I’m choosing these two charities are manifold, but knowing the individuals as I did, and understanding the benefits these charities provide for those in need, it makes perfect sense.

   Anyone who appreciates the healing power of animals, will understand the ASPCA . And if the circumstances happen when long term care of a loved one is necessary – then you understand the financial burden incurred by traveling during these times. The support of family and friends becomes immeasurable during difficult times – and these amazing charities represent the ideals of the individuals this book is hoping to honor.

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   Author Bio:
   Matthew Alan grew up in Canton, Ohio. After graduating from Kenyon College, and earning a masters degree from Western Illinois, he began a career in teaching and coaching. Matthew currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
   Hi everyone……

   Thanks again for taking the time to read something I’ve written, and for all of the amazing support on this new venture. I know it doesn’t make sense to everyone, this writing “thing” that seems so odd and outside of Coach Matt world, but I’ve been writing for years, so it’s only the sharing thing that’s new form my end. And regardless of ever doing it full time or making it “big”, I love it. Have a fundamental desire to write that I haven’t felt since I joined the swim team at McKinley Senior High school my sophomore year.

   I know many of you won’t get it, just like many of my non-swimmer friends don’t get swimming (who am I kidding, I don’t have non-swimmer friends), but I just want to thank you again and explain a little more fully why I love to write. It’s a question I get asked more often now, so I woke up early this morning and decided to get this down on paper to explain it more clearly.

   That’s the first thing, the constant desire to actually write something down. Like swimming and sex, not to mention family, religion and friends (among many other things and not in that order), I think about it all of the time. I’ll get an idea and have jot it on paper or in my notepad – at 2am, or noon when I’m swimming, whenever something poignant or funny, that I want to share comes into my head, I write it out. When I think “this is important, this is something people need to be reminded about, what I need to be reminded about.” Whether it be a gentle nudge to be more open-minded (which we all need), or to love ourselves a little more, I get ideas that represent these concepts and want to, almost have to share them. I think books are important for that, I know how a great story affects me, and the educator and coach in me wants to do the same things on a grander scale for other people as well.

   That’s the second piece – it gets something across, a piece of me. Something I value and think that is important. An idea that reminds me, and hopefully others, what life should be about, and that struggling through it is okay. Anyone that really knows me, understands why struggle is such a focus in my writing. But I think, just like in coaching, writing allows you to share ideas that maybe people have forgotten, that maybe they have never even thought about. Because to be honest, life is hard, and it is full of struggles, and it’s also amazing and full of cycles where we rebound into something even better than before. Sharing that understanding, that goal. That’s why I write.

   I hope you don’t mind, And I appreciate the indulgence. I know that’s what it is, trust me. When after fourteen hours of coaching, all I can think about is getting a few pages written, a few ideas outlined, I know this is part of who I am. That it’s what I really want to share. Not just the outside, but what I’ve learned and what I continue to learn in my life.

   Thanks for being patient, and for those of you willing to give my books a chance to sink in.

   Love to all.

   Matt

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5. Animal Intelligence: First-person accounts of amazing animals and the people who love them by Leslee Goodman

   About Animal Intelligence: First-person accounts of amazing animals and the people who love them by Leslee Goodman:

   In this collection of the best from The MOON magazine’s issues on “Animal Intelligence” and “The Call of the Wild,” you’ll meet Charlie Russell, a man who has spent 50 years of his life among grizzlies; Toni Frohoff, a biologist who’s spent thousands of hours in the ocean with dolphins and other wild cetaceans; Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, who has studied the “psychic” ability of animals and says there’s a field that connects us all; Petra Keese, an “animal communicator”; Nathan Hill, an aquarist who says there’s no such thing as “a mindless goldfish,” and more.

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   Author Bio:
   Leslee Goodman is the editor and publisher of The MOON magazine (www.moonmagazine.org), a monthly online journal that explores a different theme in depth each month. From “Indigenous Wisdom” to “The Future of Food,” and “The Wonder of Boys,” there’s always something fascinating on The MOON.

   Animal Intelligence: First-person accounts of amazing animals and the people who love them by Leslee Goodman is a post from Awesome Gang