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1. Kids can program – my first computer game -

   Avi Salmon is an engineering manager in a large international high tech company. Avi has more than 20 years of experience giving different kind of lectures and workshops including "leadership", "innovation", "constructive confrontation", "Kid programming" and more. Avi has taught "presentation skills" inside his organization and externally to different forums. He is coaching individuals for effective presentation for technical conferences and general presentations. Many of his students and co-workers have found his methods effective. They have become more effective and efficient in presenting their topic and keeping their audience on the edges of their seat. These presentation skills and public speaking abilities are essential and key subjects to learn in the 21st century. Avi Holds a BSc. in electronics from the Technion institute, MBA from the Haifa University and coaching diploma. Avi is happily married with three adorable kids.

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2. Enough Is Enough: How To Stop Emotional Overeating -

   EFT Master, Carol Look has been a pioneer and leading voice in the EFT community for 17 years. Before becoming an EFT Master, Carol was trained as a Clinical Social Worker and earned her Doctoral Degree in Clinical Hypnotherapy. Carol is known for combining her distinguished background in traditional psychotherapy with energy medicine for unprecedented innovations in the application of EFT. Carol is recognized and respected around the globe as a premier success and abundance coach, inspiring people to attract abundance into their lives by using EFT and the Law of Attraction to clear limiting beliefs, release resistance and build prosperity consciousness. A highly sought after international speaker and workshop leader, Carol authored the popular books, Attracting Abundance with EFT, Improve Your Eyesight with EFT, and the #1 bestselling Amazon Kindle book “Stop Feeling Lazy: How to Break the Procrastination Cycle Once and For All.” While Carol’s signature work in the field has been focused on helping others attract success and abundance, she has also produced quality training products on topics such as clearing clutter, weight loss, trauma and pain relief. Known for her clarity, focus and direct teaching style, Carol is featured as a primary Energy Therapy expert in the field’s leading DVD documentaries about EFT: “The Tapping Solution” and “Operation: Emotional Freedom.” In addition to training and mentoring energy practitioners worldwide, Carol recently launched her new Abundance Coaching Program for practitioners who are passionate about coaching others to lead lives of exceptional success.

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3. The Life and Prayers of Saint Teresa of Avila -

   Starting out with just one writer, Wyatt North Publishing has expanded to include writers from across the country. Our writers include college professors, religious theologians, and historians.

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4. Enemy Agents by Shaun Tennant -

   I'm Shaun Tennant, a young Canadian writer working mostly in genre fiction. I studied screenwriting and I've written screenplays for shorts and features before moving back to short stories and novels. I like to play with people's expectations in genre stories. I think there are many well-worn paths you can take in any story, and sometimes it's nice to take a shortcut, blaze your trail, and occasionally reach surprising destinations.

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5. The Family Health Guide – 7 Things That Caring Parents Need To Know On How To Keep Their Families Healthy And Happy -

   Jeff Carter is an entrepreneur and writer who sees a bright future. But his positive outlook and cheery smile came only after learning a few hard lessons early in life as a young man he struggled with numerous problems. In his early 20s he changed his life around. He became obsessed with the self-help industry and consumed as much information as he could find from motivational experts like Anthony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy and many more. He went on to earn an NLP Masters Certificate. After trying many different things, Jeff Carter found his passion for helping others and threw himself into his new career as a writer. Now he writes short but effective problem solving eBooks for people facing various challenges in their lives. He says that he'll never stop learning from the greats, and that he's determined to help others improve their lives as much as possible with what he's learned so far. "I want to be the best person I can possibly be in every aspect of my life" Jeff goes on to explain that his wish is to help as many people as he can who want to accomplish their goals and overcome their problems. Strong, determined, and blessed with a healthy zest for life, Jeff Carter is ready for the future. He was tested by adversity as a young man and came out a winner. Now he wants to make you a winner too.

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6. STOWAWAY (American Myth Series) -

   The tales of the New World with its brown natives and wild animals and endless seas of trees and untamed wilderness had captivated Alfred Wellers' imagination for as long as he could recall. His wealthy and influential family had provided him with everything he could have possibly wanted, and yet he found himself burning with a passion for adventure that lay beyond the manicured lawns of his family estate. When his father casually mentions an upcoming expedition in search of a secret passageway to the Pacific upon the dutch ship Half Moon, Alfred's mind is consumed with thoughts of adventure on the high seas, of danger and courage and possibly even sea monsters. Night after night he slips away to gaze upon the creaking ship as she gently rocks beside the dock, and he pictures himself aboard her deck side by side with her rough and salty crew. The idea that he'd be hired on is absurd. Even though half the ship's crew speaks Dutch, English Captain Henry Hudson will never agree to take on a twelve year old boy to serve as his interpreter.

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7. What If…Superheroes Were Real -

   I am a Christian author, educator and speaker. I aspire to follow God’s path for me and educate, inspire, imagine and create. I have been an avid reader since I was a young child – happily sacrificing TV and playtime in order to read a good book. I have been capturing observations, feelings and events in poems and stories since middle school. As I have grown older, I continued to write and create stories to entertain family and friends and to help celebrate life’s special moments. I live in Kansas with my husband, teenage son and our two gorgeous, ornery and energetic Scottie pups (Conner and Zoe). In my spare time I enjoy photography, spending time with family and friends, and traveling around the world with family. I am always excited to hear from readers. Please join me on my website or Facebook page. I look forward to hearing from you!

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8. Productivity: BIG Ideas From The Top 10 Books by Oran Kangas -

   Oran Kangas is a researcher specializing in health and healing. He is also an avid, long-time juicer. Born in Phoenix AZ, he was quickly whisked away to sunny California, where he has remained ever since. He attended the University of California San Jose for more years than he cares to remember. ""Eventually stumbling out into the real world armed only with 2 pieces of paper: a Master's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Physical Education. "I soon learned that paper doth not a career make. Having no real skill other than classroom sitting, I made a brilliant career choice ... and returned to college. This time computers were the bright shiny object that held my attention ... for the next half century." Even today Oran spends 12 hours a day, 7 days a week staring at the 1-eyed beast that patiently stares back. Computers still remain his primary communication tool. Oran Kangas is a researcher specializing in health and healing. He is also an avid, long-time juicer.

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9. There’s No Secret To Weight Loss After 40: 4 Simple Practices to Reclaim the Health, Body & Energy You Thought You’d Lost at Midlife -

   Amy Grams is a Nutrition Educator and Coach and founder of Nutrition-Accomplished.com. She specializes in helping women over 40 who want to rev up their metabolism, relieve stress and revitalize their bodies and their lives. Amy spent fifteen years climbing the career ladder in corporate finance before the effects of chronic stress and poor eating habits took their toll. After changing to a diet based on local, seasonal, unprocessed organic foods, her energy and health returned and her passion for nutrition was born. Amy is an Honors graduate of Bauman College’s Nutrition Educator and Nutrition Consultant Programs, holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley (go Bears!) and is a recovering spreadsheet-loving CPA (don’t bother asking her for help with your taxes though). She is a soccer/baseball/basketball mom to an energetic elementary school boy and loyal servant to a 125 lb. English Mastiff named Allie. She makes her home in the gorgeous wine country of Sonoma County, California.

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10. The Sator Square Unlocked -

    Clifford Ross Marshall Pierre is a twenty year government employee, entrepreneur, ordained minister, husband and father of 4 children. He is a former New Orleans resident who was motivated by God to quickly move to Tampa, Florida months before the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. Clifford believes that he was given a divine revelation about the Sator Square so that it can be used to unite all the people of every nation, race, religion and profession under one banner for the glory of God.

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11. The Shock Philosophy -

    Philippe Matthews is best known as the host of the Philippe Matthews Radio, TV and Blog Show, which has over 500,000 collective listeners, viewers and readers worldwide! As a result of the success of the Philippe Matthews Best Internet TV Show, Philippe Matthews has been touted as the "Oprah of Internet" by co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Mark Victor Hansen. Philippe is the Executive Director of the HOWmovement.org, a 501c3 dedicated to teaching people HOW to MOVE from the illusion of Hope to the Process of how and reveal the potential for success that resides in every man and woman. He is also an Internet Marketing Technologist and CEO of MyInternetMarketingExpert.net; an SEO and Social Media Marketing firm near San Francisco.

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12. A Cat’s Life: La Vida de un Gato by Jennifer Elig -

    My name is Jennifer Elig and I am a Children's Book Author. The first two books I have written and illustrated with photographs are bilingual (English/Spanish) books. The first book, "A Cat's Life: La Vida de un Gato," is a whimsical look into the day in the life of a cat. The second book, "One Lord, Two People: Un Señor, dos Personas," is a Bible-based counting book. I have enjoyed writing since childhood and have taken the opportunity to incorporate book writing into a classroom setting with my students when I was a first grade teacher, then decided to publish my own books. I enjoy writing and using my God-given talent for others to enjoy and for the benefit of others in hopes that they will pursue their dreams as well. To those that are following a journey similar to mine I would say, keep at it! If writing is a talent you have been blessed with, follow that dream to publish your work and get it out there for others to enjoy. Enjoy the journey!

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13. Tales From Little Lump – Alien Season -

    Jeff Folschinsky, who is originally from Houston, Texas, now resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the author of the humorous short story site, "Amused to Death". He is also co-editor of the literary journal, "Eclectic Voices".

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14. Tales From Little Lump – Alien Season -

    Jeff Folschinsky, who is originally from Houston, Texas, now resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the author of the humorous short story site, "Amused to Death". He is also co-editor of the literary journal, "Eclectic Voices".

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15. Defender: The Sanctuary Series, Volume One -

    Robert J. Crane was born and raised on Florida's Space Coast before moving to the upper midwest in search of cooler climates and more palatable beer. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in English Creative Writing. He worked for a year as a substitute teacher and worked in the financial services field for seven years while writing in his spare time.

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16. Trail of 32 -

    Paul Rega began his writing career in 1980 while attending Western Illinois University as a staff reporter for the Western Courier. Upon graduating with a degree in biology and journalism, he spent the next thirty years in business having started an executive search firm in 1984. His passion for writing stayed with him throughout his business life, and he started writing his first book in 1993. He published, How To Find A Job: When There Are No Jobs in December 2011. The book was an instant success, and hit #1 on Amazon's bestseller list for job hunting books in March 2012. He published 12 Steps to Freedom in August 2013 and Trail of 32, a true coming of age story in September 2013. Paul currently lives in a small town along the Gulf Coast of Florida, where he is writing his next book. Web: paulrega.com Twitter: twitter.com/paulregabooks Facebook: facebook.com/paulrega LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulrega Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/paulrega/boards/

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17. ARK -

    Mark Dunstan lives in Oxford and no longer freezes to death in his room thanks to an electric heater. Good work. He enjoys many things and others not so much. Favorite authors include Jim Dodge, George MacDonald Fraser, and Dan Abnett. He also has a keen interest in ancient history, and has a Hannibal board game to prove it.

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18. Wrestling with Gorillas -

    At one time Marty Nalitz was regarded as one of the most conservative talk radio hosts in the country, also hosting his own television show, and a frequent guest on national shows. He was also involved in leadership positions with various think tanks and conservative organizations. In 2004 he was convicted of Theft and Securities Fraud and sentenced to 21 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections,spending time in four different maximum and medium-security facilities before going to a halfway house in 2011. He is also the author of “Walking with Ducks” and“Scorpion’s Sting,” He lives today in Englewood, Colorado.

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19. Wrestling with Gorillas -

    At one time Marty Nalitz was regarded as one of the most conservative talk radio hosts in the country, also hosting his own television show, and a frequent guest on national shows. He was also involved in leadership positions with various think tanks and conservative organizations. In 2004 he was convicted of Theft and Securities Fraud and sentenced to 21 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections,spending time in four different maximum and medium-security facilities before going to a halfway house in 2011. He is also the author of “Walking with Ducks” and“Scorpion’s Sting,” He lives today in Englewood, Colorado.

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20. Princess Diana: Her Royal Story and Lessons for Life Changing Success -

    Timothy Bauer is an advocate of writing about famous people. He has a passion for writing about life lessons.

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21. The Dark Lady -

    Dawn Chandler was born in Coffeyville, Kansas but doesn’t remember much about it. Though she recently had the opportunity to visit there with her husband, and she very much enjoyed the Dalton Museum. She always thought she should have been born in the Wild West. She moved to Idaho when she was 6 and grew up on Murtaugh Lake, where her father was the dam keeper and the ditch rider. She spent her days in the lake, swimming, catching fish and tadpoles, from sunup to sundown most days. Not hard to imagine that her first full length novel was about a mermaid. At nights she would spend her time watching football with her dad or cooking with her mom. In 8th grade she had a teacher, Mrs. Smith, who wanted her to publish one of her short stories. Looking back on it she says she should have done so. If she had, she would have been an author before now, but she was not ready to be published back then. When she first started writing in class she hated it. She had to write their way and only their way—in the correct process, outline, rough draft, and so on. Chandler has learned in the progressing years that she is a seat-of-the-pants author, but in the beginning she just thought that writing was not for her. She could not, no matter how she tried, get the outline done. She could not sit and sketch out a whole story from beginning to end. She found quickly that if she just sat and wrote, she could get the first draft out without a problem, but the teachers didn't want her to do it that way. She really began to love writing when she met Mrs. Smith and she told Chandler that she could write it in whichever order she wanted. She understood her as a writer and didn't push her to be something she wasn't. She has been writing ever since. She is grateful to have the support of her husband and children. Together they have 7, Charles, Cynthia, Kara, Mary, Tina, Pam, and Richie. She loves them all dearly and is happy to have them in her life. Now that her kids are all grown up, she likes to spend time on the semi-truck with my husband, Rod, seeing the country. She loves visiting all the small towns and is grateful to all the nice people she has met. She enjoys swimming, camping, four wheeling with her 4 X 4 group, spending time with family and friends, hiking, writing (of course), drawing, painting, reading (a vastly wide list of authors, her favorite though is Stephen King), and she loves taking pictures as she travels the countryside (if she is lucky and they are not in a big hurry and can even stop to take them). Today she is busily writing her novels, that will be released as time and her muse allows.

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22. Seduction of a King: Back Road to Wonderland -

    David Metheny is LGBT writer from Chicago, IL and after 11 years working in the retail field took the leap to writing fiction full time. He began his career in 2013 with his first book, "Seduction of the King: The Back Road to Wonderland" now available in the kindle store. He current lives in Chicago with his partner and is working on the second part to his Wonderland series.

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23. Adelaide and the Battle of the Bands -

    Tyler Scott Hess is the author of 'The Dream' published on March 5th, 2013 and Adelaide and The Battle of the Bands on July 23rd, 2013. Tyler Scott Hess was born and raised in Roseburg, Oregon in 1980. He went on to earn a degree in Business Administration at Oregon State University and a degree in Biblical Studies at Calvary Chapel Bible College. He now writes from his home in San Diego, California, where he lives with his wife Beth and daughter Ellie.

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24. Witch Hollow and the Wrong Spell (Volume 1) -

    I.D. Blind is the author of the "Witch Hollow" series about young witches and wizards. As English is the author's second language, her books are always professionally edited and proofread.

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25. The Lazy Guide To Getting Out Of Debt & Saving Money: Easy, Practical Strategies To Achieve Financial Success by L G Durand -

    L G Durand is a non-fiction author and publisher. Their inspiration for writing is to help people achieve their dreams of financial security and prosperity. L G Durand offers a number of exciting tools and techniques for readers to save money, and get free stuff, helping them to rapidly reduce their debts. They are an expert at saving money, having spent a lifetime honing their skills in money management.

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26. A Bully in Monkeyville by Ari Mazor -

    Ari Mazor is 16 years old and about to begin his senior year in high school. After graduating from high school he plans to pursue a career in engineering. One of his favorite pastimes is reading, a love he attributes to his early introduction to books. He hopes that his stories will attract young kids to the fabulous world of words and help them, as it helped him, develop a love for reading.

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27. Shadow Vision -

    Lisa resides in a small town in Florida where she dreams of the perfect man. She lives with her ten year old,20 chickens and two beagle mix puppies names Tink and Jasper. Lisa live in the woods' and is called by her friends, A big red neck! she loves to write and loves to hear from her readers.

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28. Stunning Portrait Photography – Posing and Lighting! By Dan Eitreim -

    I'm Dan Eitreim and I worked as a professional photographer running my own photo studio for over 20 years. I've never apprenticed or worked for any other photographers. Because of this, I've had to learn and develop my photography skills on my own. My first attempts were dismal to say the least...so I studied, practiced and developed my photo skills and along the way I not only learned how to put the "wow" into my photos, but I've also learned how to teach others to do the same! To that end I've compiled a 23 volume series of photo training lessons that I've titled: "On Target Photo Training". I enjoy creating e-books and expect to be developing more!

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29. My Mom’s a Supermodel by Douglas R -

    Douglas R went through a difficult family situation before deciding to write a family drama series to laugh through the hard times. It's made him laugh. It will sure make you.  He also writes science fiction and loves alternative music, Saturday night movies with his brother, dogs, dreaming big, faith, hope, the beach and you too for being an amazing part of his life safari. And of course, he loves to interact so feel free to message him on twitter. @douglaswriter

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30. Arousing the Buy Curious: Real Estate Pillow Talk for Patrons and Professionals -

    When Becki Saltzman was a girl, she was a boy. She came from a family of auctioneers who were so serious about sales, they chopped off little Becki’s hair in order to sneak her in as a boy to learn from the great master persuader auctioneers. Rather than a lifetime of therapy, Becki decided to show that the brilliant techniques she learned as a 6-year old were empirically provable. Receiving a Masters degree in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, applying a mathematical model of behavior prediction, Becki also confirmed that humor and provocation provide the superglue for remembering the best persuasive techniques. It’s sort of sad that she had to go to grad school to learn that sex sells. She saw that the techniques she learned in the greasy warehouses of her youth were the same ones proven in the dusty halls of academia. These tools in hand, she went off to become a buyer for a major department store where, again, she witnessed the same techniques perfected by the New York garmento versions of her West Coast mentors. Along the way she returned to her Portland roots and acquired a husband and hatched two sons. They are grateful that she rarely dresses as a boy. After 20 years of award-winning top tier real estate work, Becki decided to replace carpool of clients for carpal of tunnel and write, speak, and train to incite people into the lifestyle of arousing the buy curious.

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31. In Search of the Fun-Forever Job: Career Strategies that Work -

    Ellis Chase is one of Manhattan's top career consultants and executive coaches. His varied consulting practice is based in Manhattan, but his workshops and presentations often have taken him around the United States and Europe. His corporate clients have included the following companies: Deloitte Touche, Estee Lauder, Goldman Sachs, The Gartner Group, Purdue Pharma, Swiss Re America, United Nations Development Programmes, Penguin Putnam, Citigroup, WR Wrigley, ING Capital, Group M, Amnesty International, American Civil Liberties Union, Hanger Orthopedics, and Time Warner. He has been a consultant to Columbia Business School for the past 11-plus years where he develops curricula and delivers workshops for the Business School's Executive MBA Career Management and Alumni Relations Career Services; he coaches in the Program for Social Intelligence at the business school and advises EMBA students, and is a frequent speaker at other Columbia University colleges and graduate programs. He was an instructor at New York University's Center for Career, Education, and Life Planning for almost 20 years and was an original Five O'Clock Club counselor, consulting in this national job search advising organization for 21 years. In addition to his private practice, Ellis has worked in some of the nation's largest human resources and outplacement consulting firms; he also worked in manpower planning and staffing at one of the nation's largest financial services institutions. He is a founding member of the New York Chapter of the Association for Career Management Professionals and holds a BA and MA from New York University. His articles have appeared in the National Business Employment Weekly/Wall Street Journal, The Five O'Clock Club News, the Columbia Business School Alumni e-newsletter, Vault.com, MBAFreeAgents.com, and he has been interviewed extensively on CNBC and CNN, as well as major newspapers and radio stations. You can learn more from and about Ellis on his website, www.ellischase.com.

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