tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001632375593109212024-03-05T03:09:04.848-08:00Speed up my BrainLearning is acquired by reading books, acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.comBlogger1188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-92046018550082390002015-04-20T03:36:00.001-07:002015-04-20T03:36:31.259-07:00Hacking the Earthship: In Search of an Earth-Shelter that Works for EveryBody by Rachel Preston Prinz<img style="float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;" width="220px" src="https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/8397d4598dcb16df463b656fb7e93f814bd95b22-thumb" title="Hacking the Earthship: In Search of an Earth-Shelter that Works for EveryBody by Rachel Preston Prinz" />
<div class="well">Hacking the Earthship: In Search of an Earth-Shelter that Works for EveryBody is a comprehensive collection of academic and in-the-field research findings on Earthships, combined with practical how-to advice for designing and financing your own truly sustainable earth-sheltered home.</div>
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<div class="well" id="longDescription">Author Rachel Preston Prinz and contributing authors discuss the history, research, design issues, and evolution of Earthships, drawing on the knowledge of thousands of builders, craftsmen, and designers who have mastered the art of earth sheltering. Then, they walk readers step by step through design, offering a wealth of resources that can inspire, inform, and educate. Within, readers will find the tools needed to understand their place&#039;s culture, architecture, and climate... and the ideal building methods for their climate, personality, values, and budget.<br />
THE NEW GENERATION OF EARTHSHIP ENTHUSIASTS:<br />
• Does not want to cart questionable building materials long distances and call it “green”.<br />
• Wants to build locally and naturally… and they want to build it themselves.<br />
• Wants their buildings to be cool in summer, warm in winter, the humidity to be predictable and regular; and they want to minimize pests and allergens.<br />
• Wants to be able to get a permit and insurance, and resell their homes if they want to; or pass them on if they can.<br />
• They want a smaller home that is “just right”… for their budget, time, ability, energy use, and maintenance.<br />
• They want to make their home easy to manage, maintain, and get around in, even if they are in a walker or wheelchair.<br />
• They want their home to feel like it is made from and relating to the earth: in views, in light, in fresh air, in the ability to grow food, and in a beautiful landscape that supports the home.<br />
Finding the balance between all these desires is a delicate and lengthy process of discernment, study, and goal-setting. That is what this book aims to help you do.<br />
Chapter 1 THE EARTHSHIP REALITY PROJECT discusses the issues and resolutions of the design.<br />
Chapter 2 THE SCIENCE: ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND TIRE OFF-GASSING reviews academic and scientific research.<br />
Chapter 3 A WAY FORWARD discusses financing and insurance, minimizing waste, managing the complexities of the build, visioning, and Code requirements.<br />
Chapter 4 THE BUILDING’S CONTEXT AND SITE addresses the site and landscape.<br />
Chapter 5 DESIGNING FOR THERMAL COMFORT addresses natural, mechanical, and design options for improving thermal performance. Topics covered include passive solar design; thermal mass versus insulation; earth-coupling versus earth-sheltering; thermal and moisture protection; and natural ventilation.<br />
Chapter 6 THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM addresses the ways we can form the building’s structure.<br />
Chapter 7 THE ENCLOSURE SYSTEM outlines the construction of the building’s envelope or skin. We discuss traditional earthship building blocks like tire, glass, and can walls, as well as alternative systems like adobe, cob, rammed earth, earthbags, wood block concrete forms, timber frame, log, cordwood, and strawbale buildings. We also cover various roofing options as well as doors and windows.<br />
Chapter 8 ROOMS, SPACES, COLORS, & TEXTURES discusses how we can create a home we love.<br />
Chapter 9 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS outlines basic mechanical, electrical, and plumbing considerations, especially on-grid systems since those are what make an Earthship most affordable.<br />
Chapter 10 IMBUING SPACE WITH SPIRIT - “The WooWoo Chapter” addresses psychological and spiritual aspects of design and covers topics including psychology of space and color, locating power spots, astrologically-correct timing, and Feng Shui and Vaastu.<br />
Chapter 11 CONCLUSION: A NEW SET OF EARTH-SHELTER BUILDING CRITERIA<br />
Chapter 12 OVERWHELMED? NEED HELP? discusses some helpful tips if you hire an architect or residential designer .<br />
The APPENDICES offer resources and worksheets.<br />
Portions of the proceeds will go to our non-profit architectural education programs ARCHITECTURE FOR EVERYBODY and BUILT FOR LIFE.<br />
Contributors include: Debra Bailey, Carrie Christopher, Michael Curry, Richard Flatau, Sigi Koko, Shannon Colvin Matteson, Chiara Riccardi, Maggie Schlarb, Steve Scott, Craig Schreiber, Asha Stout, & Pratik Zaveri</div>
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<p>Rachel Preston Prinz is an architecturally-trained American designer, preservationist, documentary filmmaker, and artist working in sustainability and architectural engagement. She graduated with a Masters of Architecture and Certificate in Preservation from Texas A&M in 1998. After working in traditional architectural firms for more than 10 years, Rachel started Archinia in 2007 so that she could live her dream of promoting the craft of architecture and the Genius Loci, or Spirit of Place, especially pertaining to U.S. Southern, Mountain, and Southwest indigenous, vernacular, and modern design.<br />
Rachel has served as a preservation commissioner in Taos, as the host of the UNM-Taos Sustainability Institute, and as co-host of TEDxABQWomen. She has won the Echoing Green Work on Purpose challenge and has been named a Green Guardian. Rachel has given multiple TEDx and Pecha Kucha talks on modern applications of vernacular design and critical regionalism, landscape preservation, pattern languages, and photography and Epicureanism. She has given more than 40 presentations, tours, and lectures and written nearly 70 articles integrating archaeology, architecture, place, culture, and emerging trends in sustainability.<br />
Rachel&#039;s work has been featured on HGTV’s “You Live in WHAT?”, NMPBS’ “Colores!”, “Home made” on Canadian PBS, and she’s been a featured guest on radio and television, including CBS Radio Women’s Media Center live with Robin Morgan, Women’s Focus, New Mexico PBS, PBS, CBS, Good Morning Vail, and KUNM. An emerging leader in the field of sustainability, Rachel’s been written about in Prime Your Mind For Confidence; Bermuda Quest; The Girls Guide To Swagger; and Accessing Intuition: Stories from Architects and Designers.</p>
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<p>Let me tell you a little about myself. Twenty years ago, I wrote my first book just to see if I could do it. The novel occupied space on my bookshelf, unread for nearly twenty years until one day, while in a cleaning frenzy, I considered disposing of the neatly stacked but now age-yellowed pages. As I began to read the long forgotten work, I was surprised to discover that the story was enjoyable! Editing and retyping the first book provided a new sense of accomplishment and additional tales followed. Completion of This is Fitting encouraged me to write four more romance novels. I Love My Life and Sunset Island were followed by Awaiting My Assignment and its sequel, Anything Your Heart Desires. One Day Longer Than Forever is now complete, and It’s Complicated is in the hands of first readers before the first big edit.<br />
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There’s a visiting scientist researching subspace fields. One she recognises – a foot soldier of her master.<br/><br /><br/><br />Axira must put a stop to the Academy’s problems before they spiral out of control.<br/><br /><br/><br />But she can’t do it alone. She’ll need his help. 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Lallo<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='Skykeep by Joseph R. Lallo' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/c0072b0a6c1f7a906afb1be87970ed6772e102f5-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>Several months have passed since Nita Graus left her home in Caldera to soar with the crew of the Wind Breaker, and life is anything but easy. Their prior exploits have earned them quite a reputation among surface-dwellers and made them a perpetual target of the manipulative residents of the fug. Now a new plot could split the crew and ground the Wind Breaker once and for all.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>It has taken some adjustment, but Nita Graus has made quite a home for herself among the crew of the Wind Breaker. Under her skillful care it has become one of the only airships to stay aloft without the continuous repair and oversight of the vile and manipulative fug folk. Word of her adventures with Captain Mack, Gunner, Lil, Cooper, and Wink has made the whole crew into living legends among the residents of the mountain towns of Rim, but in doing so it has also made finding safe harbor virtually impossible. Agents of the fug folk and those working on their behalf hide in every cloud and skulk in every shadow.<br/><br /><br/><br />Only one town, a place called Lock, is willing to welcome the Wind Breaker into port. Most of the townspeople have already been shunned by the Fug Folk, and as such have little to lose in aiding and abetting the crew. Captain Mack, mindful of his advancing age and the risks he&#039;s had to request of his crew time and time again, has begun to plan for his retirement. Plans are swiftly derailed when the fug folk hatch a plan of their own, splitting the crew and locking Nita away in the floating prison known as Skykeep.<br/><br /><br/><br />Skykeep is the second book in the Free-Wrench saga and continues to chronicle the adventures of Nita and her new crew as they continue to clash with the twisted figures who control the destiny of a continent.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F505656&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords%2Cjrlallo%3AJoseph%20R.%20Lallo&text=Looking%20at%20Skykeep%20by%20Joseph%20R.%20Lallo%20%40jrlallo%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/twitter-bird-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F505656' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F505656&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2Fc0072b0a6c1f7a906afb1be87970ed6772e102f5-thumb&description=Skykeep%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Joseph%20R.%20Lallo%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F505656&title=Skykeep%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Joseph%20R.%20Lallo%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F505656&title=Skykeep%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Joseph%20R.%20Lallo%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F505656&title=Skykeep%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Joseph%20R.%20Lallo%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-heading'>About Joseph R. 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About 1-5% of the total population has food allergies; more than 120 foods are recognized to cause them. This book lists the foods that most commonly cause reactions on a worldwide basis, namely: milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts followed by cereals (mainly wheat), soybeans, fish, and shellfish. It also explains why some foods temporarily cause problems, and others may turn out to be problematic for you throughout life. The book tells you how to identify temporary food sensitivities and genetically-based food allergies.<br/><br />More often, people with pollen allergy experience allergic symptoms when they eat certain fruits, vegetables or nuts. The author explains why cross-reactions occur and how you can alleviate hay fever symptoms through sensible eating and living. Food addictions are part of the food allergy complex, and you will learn how to manage it all. You will be rewarded by feeling better physically and emotionally.<br/><br />The book describes how you can reduce food reactions by improving digestive functions. It also explains why some nutritional supplementation can help to reduce allergy suffering. Most of all, the book teaches how to plan a sensible and tasty diet through proper food rotation. Food groups are listed with a diet plan and tasty menus. You will learn why a temporary avoidance of specific foods changes your allergy symptoms into a manageable and temporary problem. Symptoms will disappear, one after the other. With a little discipline in preparing daily menus, you will eventually be able to eat most, if not all foods - without suffering from allergies symptoms. 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Her specialty is metal toxicology and human nutrition.<br/><br /><br/><br />She is a founding member and co-chairman of the International Association of Trace Element Research and Cancer, and organizer of the first East-West World Congress on Trace Element and Cancer, held in Beijing, China in 1996. As scientific advisor to the International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology (IBCMT) she lectured worldwide at medical meetings and universities. As scientific advisor to the German Medical Association for Clinical Metal Toxicology (Deutsche Ärztegesellschaft für Klinische Metalltoxilogie – KMT), she continues to be involved in teaching toxicology to German physicians.<br/><br /><br/><br />She is instrumental in environmental and laboratory research projects in metal toxicology, including epidemiological studies that evaluated the toxic burden of people of various countries, including India and Saudi Arabia. In 2005, she received the IBCMT (International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology) Award for Outstanding Service.<br/><br /><br/><br />She was a guest speaker at radio and TV shows in the US, Germany and elsewhere.<br/><br />She published several books in German and English at reputable publishers including Prentice Hall (later Simon and Schuster) and Hugendubel. Her many articles were published in various languages in medical and lay journals around the world.<br/><br /><br/><br />She is a member of the European Academy for Environmental Medicine and the British Society for Ecological Medicine. She continues independent studies at Exeter College, Oxford University, UK.</p><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br />First 12% Sample:</div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-42683658696397106852015-04-17T07:41:00.001-07:002015-04-17T07:41:28.672-07:00After Fanny's Fall by Nolan Dean Smith<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='After Fanny's Fall by Nolan Dean Smith' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/c6cfa9210f7e1a587386be4d50f2e669104e2312-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>An unconventional mystery filled with humor and sprinkled with history. (St. Paul--1949): A boozing ex-pilot turned private eye, a baseball obsessed street cop, a tight-lipped newsstand proprietor, and a dandified police detective--as well as the downtown establishments, plus a group of quirky characters--all play a part in the investigation of a likeable prostitute&#039;s suicide...or...murder.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>An unconventional mystery filled with humor and sprinkled with history. (St. Paul--1949): A boozing ex-pilot turned private eye, a baseball obsessed street cop, a tight-lipped newsstand proprietor, and a dandified police detective--as well as the downtown establishments, plus a group of quirky characters--all play a part in the investigation of a likeable prostitute&#039;s suicide...or...murder.<br/><br /><br/><br />Prologue: The following article appeared in the morning edition of the St. Paul Mirror on April 1, 1949: A woman was found dead on the sidewalk in front of the Traveler&#039;s Hotel in downtown St. Paul on March 21, 1949. She was discovered by an employee at about 8:50 a.m. According to police at the scene, she had fallen from one of the hotel&#039;s third floor apartment windows...</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F526371&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords&text=Looking%20at%20After%20Fanny%27s%20Fall%20by%20Nolan%20Dean%20Smith%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/twitter-bird-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F526371' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F526371&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2Fc6cfa9210f7e1a587386be4d50f2e669104e2312-thumb&description=After%20Fanny%27s%20Fall%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Nolan%20Dean%20Smith%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F526371&title=After%20Fanny%27s%20Fall%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Nolan%20Dean%20Smith%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F526371&title=After%20Fanny%27s%20Fall%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Nolan%20Dean%20Smith%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F526371&title=After%20Fanny%27s%20Fall%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Nolan%20Dean%20Smith%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br />First 15% Sample: <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/526371/8/latest/0/1/after-fannys-fall_15pct_sample.epub?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>epub</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/526371/4/latest/0/1/after-fannys-fall_15pct_sample.mobi?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>mobi (Kindle)</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/526371/9/latest/0/1/after-fannys-fall_15pct_sample.lrf?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>lrf</i> </a> <a name='userSampleSwitcherPill' id='userSampleSwitcherPill' class='btn btn-default btn-xs' rel='nofollow'> </a></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-64664610191325952642015-04-16T22:24:00.001-07:002015-04-16T22:24:53.650-07:00Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/86207957a6f948e1b508d0bb9deca7ae0476de93-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>An action-filled novella about privilege, culture clash, and expectations. God-Emperor Kairominas is lord of all he surveys. He has defeated all foes, has united the entire world beneath his rule, and has mastered the arcane arts. He spends his time sparring with his nemesis, who keeps trying to invade Kai&#039;s world. Except for today. Today, Kai has to go on a date.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>From the author of Legion and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive comes an action-filled novella about privilege, culture clash, and expectations.<br/><br /><br/><br />God-Emperor Kairominas is lord of all he surveys. He has defeated all foes, has united the entire world beneath his rule, and has mastered the arcane arts. He spends his time sparring with his nemesis, who keeps trying to invade Kai&#039;s world.<br/><br /><br/><br />Except for today. Today, Kai has to go on a date.<br/><br /><br/><br />Forces have conspired to require him to meet with his equal—a woman from another world who has achieved just as much as he has. What happens when the most important man in the world is forced to have dinner with the most important woman in the world?</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F529809&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords%2CBrandSanderson%3ABrandon%20Sanderson&text=Looking%20at%20Perfect%20State%20by%20Brandon%20Sanderson%20%40BrandSanderson%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/twitter-bird-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F529809' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F529809&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2F86207957a6f948e1b508d0bb9deca7ae0476de93-thumb&description=Perfect%20State%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Brandon%20Sanderson%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F529809&title=Perfect%20State%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Brandon%20Sanderson%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F529809&title=Perfect%20State%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Brandon%20Sanderson%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F529809&title=Perfect%20State%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Brandon%20Sanderson%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-heading'>About Brandon Sanderson</div><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><p>I write stories of the fantastic: fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers. My most popular series are the Mistborn books and the Stormlight Archive (set on different planets of the Cosmere), and the Reckoners trilogy beginning with Steelheart.</p><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-82542317868873650222015-04-15T12:33:00.001-07:002015-04-15T12:33:21.707-07:00Guide Flies: Simple, Durable Flies that Catch Fish. by Tim Rolston<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='Guide Flies: Simple, Durable Flies that Catch Fish. by Tim Rolston' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/8508d2d2183a8e2f46ed72a5dff30d1d03c35583-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>What flies do the professionals go to when the chips are down? In Guide flies, Tim Rolston, international competitive angler, national fly fishing team coach, guide and author provides all the information you need to manufacture your own highly effective fly patterns. Illustrated with superb graphics, external video content and a splash of humour.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>For a fly fishing guide it isn&#039;t enought that the patterns they use are effective, that is a financial necessity. If they are not and clients fail to connect with fish, the erswhile guide is likely to be looking for alternative gainful employment some time soon.<br/><br /><br/><br />In "Guide Flies", international competative angler, fly fishing coach and fishing guide give up the secrets to success. Not only in terms of the fly patterns he uses, but equally and perhaps more importantly the methods of their manufacture. The book is littered with gems of imformation on tying and fishing these flies, how to modify them to suit your own needs and how to insure that they are not simply effective but equally durable.<br/><br /><br/><br />Guide flies also considers in detail the thought process behind the design of various key patterns and anecdotal evidence from real "on the water" successes and failures that have led to the development of the patterns illustrated.<br/><br /><br/><br />Guides tie flies for their clients and the clients come in all shapes, sizes and skill levels, which means that the flies detailed in this book are suitable for all anglers, experts and beginners alike. Not demanding of complex tying procedures, fancy tools or tricky to obtain materials. "Guide Flies" will alow any trout angler of rivers or stillwaters, to manufacture a selection of patterns which cover most of the bases and equally to understand why they should work and when.<br/><br />All beautifuly illustrated in full colour graphics and with links to external video content of the flies and techiques discussed.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F498821&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords&text=Looking%20at%20Guide%20Flies%3A%20Simple%2C%20Durable%20Flies%20that%20Catch%20Fish.%20by%20Tim%20Rolston%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/twitter-bird-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F498821' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F498821&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2F8508d2d2183a8e2f46ed72a5dff30d1d03c35583-thumb&description=Guide%20Flies%3A%20Simple%2C%20Durable%20Flies%20that%20Catch%20Fish.%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Tim%20Rolston%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F498821&title=Guide%20Flies%3A%20Simple%2C%20Durable%20Flies%20that%20Catch%20Fish.%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Tim%20Rolston%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F498821&title=Guide%20Flies%3A%20Simple%2C%20Durable%20Flies%20that%20Catch%20Fish.%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Tim%20Rolston%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F498821&title=Guide%20Flies%3A%20Simple%2C%20Durable%20Flies%20that%20Catch%20Fish.%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Tim%20Rolston%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-heading'>About Tim Rolston</div><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><p>I am an outdoorsman, not a computer boffin, or at least that was the picture when I started this a few years back. Since then I have become caught up with the advantages of electronic media. Steep learning curves continue, frustrations abound but out of that crucible have I think come some really worthwhile publications. How to Make your own fly fishing lanyard was the first and remains the most popular of all the titles. Plus it&#039;s free. Then "Who Packed your Parachute" an investigation into better ways to tie parachute flies followed.Still an experiment and free to anyone. Recently my book "Learn to Fly-cast in a Weekend" previously published in hard cover was converted to electronic format making it available to a far wider audience. It has received great reviews and then came the comprehensive and highly innovative "Essential Fly Tying Skills" book, which was previously only available on CD due to the file sizes has been made available for instant download. Now the genre has expanded further with "Guide Flies", with the same format of graphics, text and video clip links. I am still passionate about the outdoors, fly fishing and writing. I hope that you will enjoy the books and find them useful. I further hope that as I learn more there will be more titles with ever better content. Regards Tim</p><br /><div><a href='https://www.smashwords.com/interview/timrolston' rel='nofollow'>Read Tim Rolston's Smashwords Interview</a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br />First 15% Sample: <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/498821/8/latest/0/1/guide-flies-simple-durable-flies-that-catch-fish_15pct_sample.epub?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>epub</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/498821/4/latest/0/1/guide-flies-simple-durable-flies-that-catch-fish_15pct_sample.mobi?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>mobi (Kindle)</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/498821/9/latest/0/1/guide-flies-simple-durable-flies-that-catch-fish_15pct_sample.lrf?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>lrf</i> </a> <a name='userSampleSwitcherPill' id='userSampleSwitcherPill' class='btn btn-default btn-xs' rel='nofollow'> </a></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-44788676654554724532015-04-14T08:35:00.001-07:002015-04-14T08:35:00.517-07:00Thy Will Be Done: Sexual Orientation in the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth by Kevin Frye<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='Thy Will Be Done: Sexual Orientation in the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth by Kevin Frye' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/7fa5cbafc5e0e7666877ae95c5fbc6d77b56b2c5-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>In this world of confusion and lies, it&#039;s hard to find clear answers to our questions about sexual orientation and attractions. Many people are afraid to ask and search for them. But God wants us to come into the light, to find the Truth, and be set free. This book is a story of one man&#039;s journey out of darkness and into that light and the lessons he learned along the way.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>"Am I gay?" "Can sexual orientation change?" "Does God accept people who have homosexual attractions?" These questions and more are asked by many people these days. In this world of confusion and lies, it&#039;s hard to find clear answers. Fear keeps us bound and repressed, afraid of even voicing our questions and searching for answers. When we find them, we often don&#039;t want to submit our own ways to accept them. But God wants all of us to come into the light and be known, to find the Truth, and be set free. 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With the support of his new boyfriend Elijah, possibilities begin to open up for Daniel, hints of things he hasn’t even realized he’d stopped hoping for.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>Daniel Schroeder wants nothing more than to repair his father’s broken memories, but it’s been a long time since he’s thought of himself as a memorysmith. Even though convincing Big Dan of their current reality is the most painful task Daniel faces every morning, somehow life manages to prevent him from finding a cure. He needs to keep their family business running. And he needs to moonlight at a competitor’s shop to keep all his employees paid. Or maybe he’s just trying to keep himself from exacerbating the situation.<br/><br /><br/><br />A year ago, Daniel would have presumed he was clever enough to memorysmith his way out of their predicament, but nowadays he’s not so cavalier. Playing with people’s memories shouldn’t be taken lightly, and things can always get worse. Even with the help of some of the best minds in the business, Daniel still isn’t sure how to navigate his way out of the persistent false memory that’s crippled his life. Is new programming the answer? Better gear? More money? Or is time the only thing that can heal Big Dan’s memories…if they can even be fixed at all.<br/><br /><br/><br />What Daniel needs most is some breathing room, and Elijah Crowe is eager to provide it. Since he’s smitten with Daniel, Elijah is determined to prove himself—and he’s more than qualified to clear Daniel’s schedule by taking over some duties at Adventuretech. With the support of his new boyfriend, possibilities begin to open up for Daniel, hints of things he hasn’t even realized he’d stopped hoping for: the contentment of a harmonious family, the fulfillment of his creative expression, and a chance for a relationship with a man he loves.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F523261&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords&text=Looking%20at%20Life%20is%20Awesome%20%28Mnevermind%203%29%20by%20Jordan%20Castillo%20Price%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/twitter-bird-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F523261' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F523261&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2F5d25f0077c52977f3c59a35157a85340cf959b4e-thumb&description=Life%20is%20Awesome%20%28Mnevermind%203%29%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jordan%20Castillo%20Price%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F523261&title=Life%20is%20Awesome%20%28Mnevermind%203%29%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jordan%20Castillo%20Price%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F523261&title=Life%20is%20Awesome%20%28Mnevermind%203%29%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jordan%20Castillo%20Price%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F523261&title=Life%20is%20Awesome%20%28Mnevermind%203%29%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jordan%20Castillo%20Price%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-86311014957299302002015-04-12T03:32:00.001-07:002015-04-12T03:32:55.963-07:00Winter in Tirane: The Stories of Jiri Kajane by Jiri Kajane<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='Winter in Tirane: The Stories of Jiri Kajane by Jiri Kajane' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/d315774a6c1d33796ba68de62fd9e4c6df6ef69d-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>Winter in Tirane: The Stories of Jiri Kajane, brings together for the first time twelve intertwined tales of bittersweet love, absurd politics, and comic hijinks by the enigmatic Jiri Kajane...an exploration of the meaning of identity, the power of suggestion, and the complex relationship between a story and its creator.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>"What I remember now is their laconic strangeness...a new and mysterious voice." Ian Jack, The Guardian<br/><br /><br/><br />“Endearing, gently humorous.”<br/><br />Professor Sue Vice, author of Textual Deceptions: False Memoirs and Literary Hoaxes in the Contemporary Era, quoted in The Independent<br/><br /><br/><br />Winter in Tirane: The Stories of Jiri Kajane, brings together for the first time twelve intertwined tales of bittersweet love, absurd politics, and comic hijinks by the enigmatic Jiri Kajane. Set against the final days of the Albanian empire, the stories follow an unnamed narrator–the Deputy Minister of Slogans–and his young friend Leni as they attempt to navigate a landscape of shifting political alliances and unsettling personal affairs. By turns funny, profound, and moving, Winter in Tirane is an exploration of the meaning of identity, the power of suggestion, and the complex relationship between a story and its creator.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F26453&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords&text=Looking%20at%20Winter%20in%20Tirane%3A%20The%20Stories%20of%20Jiri%20Kajane%20by%20Jiri%20Kajane%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/twitter-bird-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F26453' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F26453&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2Fd315774a6c1d33796ba68de62fd9e4c6df6ef69d-thumb&description=Winter%20in%20Tirane%3A%20The%20Stories%20of%20Jiri%20Kajane%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jiri%20Kajane%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F26453&title=Winter%20in%20Tirane%3A%20The%20Stories%20of%20Jiri%20Kajane%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jiri%20Kajane%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F26453&title=Winter%20in%20Tirane%3A%20The%20Stories%20of%20Jiri%20Kajane%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jiri%20Kajane%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F26453&title=Winter%20in%20Tirane%3A%20The%20Stories%20of%20Jiri%20Kajane%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jiri%20Kajane%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-heading'>About Jiri Kajane</div><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><p>Time Out Scotland named Jiri Kajane "the second greatest living Albanian writer," after Ismail Kdare. But who exactly is Jiri Kajane, and why has no one in the literary world ever actually met him? Why has he never been photographed?<br/><br /><br/><br />According to some accounts, Kajane was raised in Kruje, Albania. His satirical drama, Neser Perdite (Tomorrow, Every Day), is rumored to have received great acclaim in a singular 1981 performance before being banned by the Albanian Ministry of Culture. 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The aliens sacrificed their ship to save Alsea—temporarily.<br/><br />Alsea is now a prize to be bought and sold in galactic politics. But Lancer Tal is not one to accept a fate imposed by aliens, and she’ll do whatever it takes to save her world.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>On a summer night like any other, an emergency call sounds in the quarters of Andira Tal, Lancer of Alsea. The news is shocking: not only is there other intelligent life in the universe, but it’s landing on the planet right now.<br/><br />Tal leads the first responding team and ends up rescuing aliens who have a frightening story to tell. They protected Alsea from a terrible fate—but the reprieve is only temporary.<br/><br />Captain Ekatya Serrado of the Fleet ship Caphenon serves the Protectorate, a confederation of worlds with a common political philosophy. She has just sacrificed her ship to save Alsea, yet political maneuvering may mean she did it all for nothing.<br/><br />Alsea is now a prize to be bought and sold by galactic forces far more powerful than a tiny backwater planet. 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Although there is a combination of magic and technology where he is, everything is a bit off. Draagh feels the key to finding Max might reside within the DNA of the young commander&#039;s father. But first they need to find the missing Archangel in order to even be sure.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>Magic exists. Mankind simply couldn&#039;t access it. Centuries ago the immortal Prīmulī tweaked our genetic code and took away our ability to "touch nature", but that&#039;s all changed.<br/><br /><br/><br />Max Gunnarsson, the offspring of a lycan female and an archangel, needs to find a way home. His family is desperately searching for him, and even he is not quite sure of his location in space/time, but he is definitely stuck. And although there is a combination magic and technology where he is, everything is a bit off. To make things worse, Len Johnson has hatched a plan and is leading The Vrol straight to Azul. But before the team can do anything they have to find Max&#039;s father, Mija-El, as he is the key to locating the lost lycan/mage.<br/><br /><br/><br />Lives of Lost Angels continues where Lives of Future-Past left off, and doesn&#039;t miss a beat. Max is stuck in a post-apocalyptic Hollywood, everyone else is running around like crazy trying to find him, Liliana is learning devastating new magical skills (and has some new, dangerous pets) while Draagh comes up with a way to get Max back - he just needs to find someone lost to him long ago in order to make his plan work.<br/><br /><br/><br />Retaining characters from Lives of Future-Past, as well as introducing new ones, this book is sure to keep you awake and reading with its combination of drama, intrigue, betrayal, violence and dark humor. Oh, and a touch of romance. 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Benton grew up in Oregon - skiing, sailing, blowing things up with high-powered weapons - and then moving to Southern California as soon as he was old enough to leave home.<br/><br /><br/><br />He has a colorful range of past jobs, including private investigator (Orange County homicide panel), professional musician, Spanish-English interpreter, Alaskan commercial fisherman and a computer graphics instructor (for Walt Disney Imagineering, Cartoon Network and CBS Television Studios), and settled on a programming career after having developed an automated radio frequency engineering application for the telecom industry - to this day still the only one of its kind in the entire world. It was at this time he felt a need to release his artistic energies, having previously set his music off to the side. Throughout the years he had created an imaginary universe in serialized blog entries, and at the suggestion of his younger daughter he recompiled these into what today is known as The Chronicles of Max Gunnarsson.</p><br /><div><a href='https://www.smashwords.com/interview/skbenton64' rel='nofollow'>Read SK Benton's Smashwords Interview</a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br />First 20% Sample: <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/528175/8/latest/0/1/lives-of-lost-angels_20pct_sample.epub?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>epub</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/528175/4/latest/0/1/lives-of-lost-angels_20pct_sample.mobi?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>mobi (Kindle)</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/528175/9/latest/0/1/lives-of-lost-angels_20pct_sample.lrf?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>lrf</i> </a> <a name='userSampleSwitcherPill' id='userSampleSwitcherPill' class='btn btn-default btn-xs' rel='nofollow'> </a></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-50246988255476969742015-04-09T16:44:00.001-07:002015-04-09T16:44:17.479-07:00Getting Lost by Michelle Grubb<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='Getting Lost by Michelle Grubb' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/07b05aab8eb7dd738d7560bff64f6eb062033fa5-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>Twenty-eight days, thirteen European countries, a tour manager fighting attraction, and an accused murderer. What could possibly go wrong?</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>Twenty-eight days, thirteen European countries, a tour manager fighting attraction, and an accused murderer. What could possibly go wrong?<br/><br /><br/><br />European tour manger Stella Cruz has adeptly led eager tourists around Europe for far too long. Nearly thirty, she is ready to abandon a constantly changing clientele and the never-ending stream of willing bed partners. Enter Phoebe Lancaster, tall, blond, and dangerous. Arrested for the murder of her socialite girlfriend, but later released, Phoebe’s presence on the tour is an unnerving mystery and a reckless temptation for Stella.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F528495&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords%2Cgrubb_michelle%3AMichelle%20Grubb&text=Looking%20at%20Getting%20Lost%20by%20Michelle%20Grubb%20%40grubb_michelle%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/twitter-bird-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F528495' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F528495&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2F07b05aab8eb7dd738d7560bff64f6eb062033fa5-thumb&description=Getting%20Lost%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Michelle%20Grubb%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F528495&title=Getting%20Lost%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Michelle%20Grubb%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F528495&title=Getting%20Lost%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Michelle%20Grubb%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F528495&title=Getting%20Lost%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Michelle%20Grubb%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-heading'>About Michelle Grubb</div><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><p>Michelle is Tasmanian born and now resides in the UK, just north of London. She relishes outdoor and travel adventures with her wife, writes by the seat of her pants, and often lives life by the same philosophy.<br/><br /><br/><br />She believes that life is about opportunities: You choose to take them or you don’t. Someone far more famous than her once said, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got.” Motivated by this, Michelle likes to explore opportunities that come her way.<br/><br /><br/><br />The urge to write seemingly stalked Michelle until she finally succumbed in her mid-thirties. Surprise was her initial reaction, but now the author title inspires her on a daily basis.<br/><br /><br/><br />Getting Lost is her debut novel. Go on, seize the opportunity and get lost! You never know what you might find.</p><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br /><div id='samples' class='well well-sm'>First 20% Sample: <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/528495/8/latest/0/1/getting-lost_20pct_sample.epub?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>epub</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/528495/4/latest/0/1/getting-lost_20pct_sample.mobi?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>mobi (Kindle)</i> </a><br /><div style='display:none;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:5px;' id='userSampleContentPill' class='well well-sm'> </div><br /></div><br /></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-41350315768998521522015-04-09T03:36:00.001-07:002015-04-09T03:36:16.137-07:00A Photographer's Milky Way Processing Guide – A Photoshop HowTo by Jerry Patterson<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='A Photographer's Milky Way Processing Guide - A Photoshop HowTo by Jerry Patterson' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/9ac8d23574effd905991f17de9f3e06de7bed40a-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>Here is an ebook for those who have been struggling with making the Milky Way in your night sky photos stand out. Do you want to make your Milky Way really stand out ... no, pop right out? If so, then this is a must have ebook to get you started. It will take you step by step through a process which will provide you with a Milky Way photo you will be proud to show and print and will "WOW" others.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>Here is an ebook for those who have been struggling with making the Milky Way in your night sky photos stand out. Do you want to make your Milky Way really stand out ... no, pop right out? If so, then this is a must have ebook to get you started. It will take you step by step through a process which will provide you with a Milky Way photo you will be proud to show and print.<br/><br /><br/><br />Your Milky Way should clearly be defined and catch the viewer&#039;s eye. It should not look like a fine mist in the sky. Rather, it should stand out and have dramatic color from one end to the near galactic center of the Milky Way.<br/><br /><br/><br />More often than ever before more people are taking photos of the Milky Way in the night sky but it simply doesn&#039;t stand out, regardless of the foreground which may or may not contain a light painted object.<br/><br /><br/><br />The only thing you need is Photoshop, although I do include a section for Lightroom users that will also be helpful. And I admit, this is a little beyond a beginner&#039;s level but if you take your time and go over it, you will achieve that "WOW" look to your Milky Way.<br/><br /><br/><br />This ebook covers masking the foreground from the night sky and processing each separately but it gets more involved when you come to the point where you use camera raw for initial adjustments to Photoshop for things like exposure, white balance and targeted curve and color adjustments to name a few.<br/><br /><br/><br />I have also included included a section for Lightroom (LR) users where you make adjustments using LR&#039;s Detail and HSL/Color/B&W section and finally I cover noise reduction.<br/><br /><br/><br />At a later date, I plan to publish a second ebook with more advanced techniques in Photoshop.<br/><br /><br/><br />Yes, it will be a learning process but it will be fun and later you will be applying your own techniques you have learned to further enhance your Milky Way photos. You will soon be impressed with your Milky Way photos and so will others.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F452653&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords&text=Looking%20at%20A%20Photographer%27s%20Milky%20Way%20Processing%20Guide%20-%20A%20Photoshop%20HowTo%20by%20Jerry%20Patterson%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://twitter.com/favicons/favicon.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F452653' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F452653&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2F9ac8d23574effd905991f17de9f3e06de7bed40a-thumb&description=A%20Photographer%27s%20Milky%20Way%20Processing%20Guide%20-%20A%20Photoshop%20HowTo%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jerry%20Patterson%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F452653&title=A%20Photographer%27s%20Milky%20Way%20Processing%20Guide%20-%20A%20Photoshop%20HowTo%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jerry%20Patterson%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F452653&title=A%20Photographer%27s%20Milky%20Way%20Processing%20Guide%20-%20A%20Photoshop%20HowTo%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jerry%20Patterson%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F452653&title=A%20Photographer%27s%20Milky%20Way%20Processing%20Guide%20-%20A%20Photoshop%20HowTo%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jerry%20Patterson%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-heading'>About Jerry Patterson</div><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><p>I&#039;m a semi-pro photographer in the strict sense. That is to say, I do not make a living solely by photography...I do, like many who call themselves a "pro&#039; , have a full time job outside of photography.<br/><br /><br/><br />I&#039;m the author of three ebooks 1) "Grand Teton National Park - A Photographer&#039;s Site Shooting Guide 1" 2) "Arches National Park - A Photographer&#039;s Site Shooting Guide I" and 3) "A Photographer&#039;s Milky Way Processing Guide - A Photoshop Howto," And given my June 12-23, 2014 trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, I will complete my fourth ebook soon -- "Grand Teton National Park - A Photographer&#039;s Site Shooting Guide 2" which will have 70+ additional sites over and above my first ebook based on photography in Jackson Hole.<br/><br /><br/><br />In these photography shooting guides, I make extensive use of Google satellite map marker where for each site in the ebook I have an associated photo. The reader simply clicks on any photo and the web browser immediately opens the webpage for the Google satellite map marker whereby the reader may easily see the exact site I stood for the photo but more importantly see the road system to the exact site.<br/><br /><br/><br />I am a photo tour guide and yearly lead two three day sunrise to sunset photo adventure tours in Jackson Hole, WY, home of the majestic Teton Mountains where I also lead Milky Way night sky workshops with light painting objects like the historic Moulton barns and Mormon Row house. No other photo tour host / guide I know of offers this value.<br/><br /><br/><br />Outside of my Milky Way night sky workshops, I&#039;m also involved in daytime and Milky Way night sky time lapse work.<br/><br /><br/><br />In July 2013 I participated in the millennial celebration of the historic Moulton Barns in Jackson Hole, WY (USA) by donating two 24x36 inch canvas prints for auction for the preservation of these two barns.<br/><br /><br/><br />Locally, in my current home town, I provide presentations of my Jackson Hole photos from time to time to the photography club and also instructions on the use of GND filters and Photoshop post processing.<br/><br /><br/><br />My photos are currently represented by Getty Images and may be seen on several websites. My images found on Getty were first discovered on my Flickr page.<br/><br /><br/><br />Landscape Photography Magazine selected one of my photos of a sunrise on the Grand Teton among many photos submitted by numerous fine art photographers as the photo of the week ... http://landscapephotographymagazine.com/2014/hedricks-pond-overlook-jackson-hole-wyoming-usa/<br/><br /><br/><br />This past mid-May through mid-June 2014, I lead two three day sunrise to sunset photo shoot adventure tours in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (USA).<br/><br /><br/><br />Also, within that time frame, I lead five Milky Way night sky workshops where I took my participants through setting up their camera settings for optimal Milky Way night sky capture. After everyone&#039;s camera settings were established, I took everyone through several Milky Way exposures tests with different light balance, ISO settings with varying exposure durations.<br/><br /><br/><br />Given this workshop scenario, once the participant begins to process their Milky Way photos, each one will be able to determine what is the best settings for their own camera the next time they are out shooting the Milky Way and night sky from three categories: 1) early blue hour, 2) mid-to-late blue hour and 3) dark sky conditions. People are finding out camera settings used to shoot the Milky Way night sky are not the same from one camera manufacturer to another.<br/><br /><br/><br />During the third weekend in March 2015, I will be leading a 4 night Milky Way night sky workshop in Moab, Utah (USA). The dates are March 20-24.<br/><br /><br/><br />Additionally, in 2015, I will be conducting numerous Milky Way night sky workshops in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the beautiful Teton mountains in late June and early July. All workshops will include light painting various objects from numerous arches and Balanced Rock in Moab, Utah to the historic Moulton barns and Mormon Row home in Jackson Hole. When you have a moment, check out a few of my Milky Way night sky photos at www.flickr.com/photos/wrtrekker<br/><br /><br/><br />In 2015, I have added two additional 4 day photo adventure tours: 1) Glacier National Park (Sept. 4-7) and 2) Colorado fall colors (Oct. 9-12).<br/><br /><br/><br />If you are interested in attending one or more of these workshop, please send me an email at ... wrtrekker@yahoo.com and specify which one you are most interested in.<br/><br /><br/><br />Also, my 2015 Jackson Hole, Wyoming Milky Way night sky workshops will be from June 26-28 Please check my Flickr profile page from time to time next year for any additional dates I may add to the July dates at https://www.flickr.com/people/wrtrekker/<br/><br /><br/><br />Best of luck and thanks for your interest in my ebooks.</p><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br />First 14% Sample: <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/452653/8/latest/0/1/a-photographers-milky-way-processing-guide-a-photoshop-howto_14pct_sample.epub?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>epub</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/452653/4/latest/0/1/a-photographers-milky-way-processing-guide-a-photoshop-howto_14pct_sample.mobi?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>mobi (Kindle)</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/452653/9/latest/0/1/a-photographers-milky-way-processing-guide-a-photoshop-howto_14pct_sample.lrf?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>lrf</i> </a> <a name='userSampleSwitcherPill' id='userSampleSwitcherPill' class='btn btn-default btn-xs' rel='nofollow'> </a></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-78831848494500089662015-04-08T02:31:00.001-07:002015-04-08T02:31:35.364-07:00Exit Strategy: Depriving Death of Its Strangeness by David B. Oliver<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='Exit Strategy: Depriving Death of Its Strangeness by David B. Oliver' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/1013f7bc5ce84356ab6c559161b2628993d09cfc-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>Instead of crawling into a cave, or fighting to futility, David Oliver chose to use his “Stage IV” cancer diagnosis as an opportunity to help others. Although given a death sentence, he has written this compelling and inspirational story that has reached around the world. It will make you laugh, cry, and want to rise up and give him a standing ovation.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>For David Oliver, it was hearing “Stage IV” and “not curable,” that made his knees go weak. Receiving the bad news that he had terminal cancer was devastating. His choices, like most persons given a death sentence, were to retreat, fight, or accept it. He chose the latter, to accept and seize the moment to share his story so that it might help persons with cancer, and those who care for them. He takes the reader on a roller-coaster journey of anxiety and fear, from needle and open biopsies to chemotherapy infusion rooms, blood transfusions, PET scans, medication chaos and inside his “chemo brain.” He shares how his body is racked with nasty chemicals that kill both bad and good cells, leaving a residue of neuropathy at his extremities and a body vulnerable to blood clots, cramps, bruising, and more.<br/><br /><br/><br />And in the midst of all the pain and the ordeal of appointments, procedures, and prescriptions, he finds time to tell a love story. His relationship with his wife, Debbie, is one that intensifies with every unexpected episode. The two of them experience an intimacy that transcends dying to focus instead on living. They achieve a level of togetherness that few others attain. Time takes on new meaning, and making every moment count is never ending. Support from others is also celebrated, documented, and tells a story of its own.<br/><br /><br/><br />An Associated Press article reached over 800 media outlets about David and resulted in invitations requesting him to explain his decision to engage rather than disengage, approach rather than withdraw, teach rather than quit, and to keep on living in the midst of dying. He does this with a keen sense of humor and teasing which is his style, and which, in the process, makes others comfortable.<br/><br /><br/><br />The desire to tell about his journey, to teach everyone from medical students to physicians, to persons with cancer and their caregivers, and to family members and others who struggle with this cunning, baffling disease, becomes his goal, his mission. It gives him meaning and purpose rather than pain and despair. And by incorporating his memoirs, the reader can see how his life experiences provide a foundation, an explanation for his choices and decision-making. And by going public in producing with his wife many five-minute YouTube videos, he finds himself on a national and international stage. A CBS This Morning with Charlie Rose appearance results in local, regional, and even international interviews and coverage. He quickly learns that this cancer thing is bigger than his story.<br/><br /><br/><br />Attention to coping skills is particularly helpful to others facing this illness, and David’s envisioning of how a world-class cancer center should and could operate is imaginative, innovative, and inspiring. Sharing how he wishes to “die well,” is powerful, detailed, and instructive. It is the source of the title, “Exit Strategy,” for it is his plan. This is followed by what life will be for others when he is gone and lessons learned from this journey with cancer.<br/><br /><br/><br />The subtitle “Depriving Death of its Strangeness,” is a major goal, it is a hoped for takeaway by the reader. David is very clear in reminding us all that none of us gets out of this alive. At one time or another, all living things die and humans over the years have demonstrated 100% mortality. Yet denying its reality, hiding the wrinkles, making dead people look alive in caskets, and millions and millions of dollars spent on making us look and feel young, accomplishes very little and in the end, leads us to fear death, hide it, and certainly not talk about it. David hopes that his dying is a role model for his children and grandchildren, that they see it as a natural, expected part of living. Thus it is OK to think, talk about, and plan for it. 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One that seems fated not to come to fruition since Teague is city, through and through, and Hoyt is definitely country to the core.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>A murder in a small Colorado town closely resembles unsolved crimes committed by a serial killer almost thirty years ago. Private investigator Teague Donovan learns of the recent murder and is instantly drawn to the case, because one of the victims in the past was his best friend, and he is determined to bring the killer to justice.<br/><br /><br/><br />Hoyt Newman, the detective in charge of the most recent case, is none too happy with Teague&#039;s interfering. At least not until a second homeless boy is tortured and killed. As the two men work together, they begin to develop an interest in each other -- one that seems fated not to come to fruition since Teague is city, through and through, and Hoyt is definitely country to the core.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F525579&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords&text=Looking%20at%20The%20City%20PI%20and%20the%20Country%20Cop%20by%20Edward%20Kendrick%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://twitter.com/favicons/favicon.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F525579' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F525579&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2F1c484b63e8f346a127b0b456a56dae3d8ef431ac-thumb&description=The%20City%20PI%20and%20the%20Country%20Cop%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Edward%20Kendrick%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F525579&title=The%20City%20PI%20and%20the%20Country%20Cop%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Edward%20Kendrick%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F525579&title=The%20City%20PI%20and%20the%20Country%20Cop%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Edward%20Kendrick%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F525579&title=The%20City%20PI%20and%20the%20Country%20Cop%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Edward%20Kendrick%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br />First 20% Sample: <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/525579/8/latest/0/1/the-city-pi-and-the-country-cop_20pct_sample.epub?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>epub</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/525579/4/latest/0/1/the-city-pi-and-the-country-cop_20pct_sample.mobi?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>mobi (Kindle)</i> </a> <a title='' href='https://www.smashwords.com/books/download/525579/9/latest/0/1/the-city-pi-and-the-country-cop_20pct_sample.lrf?ref=justnothing' class='btn btn-primary btn-xs' rel='nofollow'><i class='icon-download'>lrf</i> </a> <a name='userSampleSwitcherPill' id='userSampleSwitcherPill' class='btn btn-default btn-xs' rel='nofollow'> </a></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-14865968006995422922015-04-06T06:25:00.001-07:002015-04-06T06:25:32.630-07:00Undeniably Chosen by Shelly Crane<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title='Undeniably Chosen by Shelly Crane' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/1387e261f48926bb8d3f1e5c85ed7428e6dabc38-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>Ava&#039;s waited every day for the one thing her kind knows will make them complete. Her significant. Seth wants to believe the Watsons care for him, but isn’t so sure of that anymore when he finally—after a lifetime of waiting for her—meets his soulmate, and the Watson’s first act is to try to take her away from him. These two will have to fight like hell to keep each other.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>Ava has watched her parents, Caleb and Maggie, live the perfect fairy tale, the perfect love story, played out in front of her eyes her entire life. Her family is love, life, and happiness. The Jacobsons are everything a family should be and Ava is loved and well taken care of. But the one thing that’s missing from her life is the one thing she’s waited for every day, the one thing her kind knows will make them complete, the one thing they thought was gone and lost forever.<br/><br /><br/><br />Her significant.<br/><br /><br/><br />Seth has lived with the Watsons his entire life. They’re the only family he knows, but he knows that there are things they keep from him. He knows that they lie and they do unspeakable evil, things from when he was a child that he can barely remember that cling to the edges of his memory. He barely remembers his real mother and all he knows is what he’s told. He doesn’t know what to trust. He wants to believe that the Watsons love and care for him, have his best interest at heart, but isn’t so sure of that anymore when he finally—after a lifetime of waiting for her—meets his soulmate, and the Watson’s first act is to try to take her away from him.<br/><br /><br/><br />The Virtuoso worlds collide, hearts are exposed, humans are endangered, and the lives of Seth and Ava are changed forever. They’ll have to love without judgment or reservation, they’ll have to be wise and accepting beyond their years, they’ll have to forgive for things before they’ve even happened, they’ll have to trust without seeing, have faith without knowing, and they’ll have to light their own way in the dark when everyone else is blind to show them the way. 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She is wife to a wonderful husband and stay at home mom to two boisterous and mischievous boys who keep her on her toes. They currently reside in everywhere USA as they happily travel all over with her husband&#039;s job. She loves to spend time with her family and friends, go out to eat at new restaurants and site see in the new areas they travel to, listen to music and also LOVES to read.<br/><br />Her own books happen by accident and she revels in the writing and imagination process. She doesn&#039;t go anywhere without her notepad for fear of an idea creeping up and not being able to write it down immediately, even in the middle of the night, where her best ideas are born.</p><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/></div>Angelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266663643343984025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200163237559310921.post-54290794295954952552015-04-05T14:27:00.001-07:002015-04-05T14:27:19.921-07:00'Til Undeath Do Us Part by Jessica Alter<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img title=''Til Undeath Do Us Part by Jessica Alter' src='https://dwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net/bookCovers/b584601f1687e6c0dba3fe52afbbd7a2938e468d-thumb' width='220px' style='float:left;margin:5px 15px 5px 5px;'/><br /><div class='well'>Psychologist Maggie Glass, Psychic Medium Edward Case, and Biologist Kalyani Sharma have a big problem.<br/><br />In the real world, vampires don’t exist. Tell that to the one who’s looking for love in the Valley of the Sun and won’t be stopped until he bites the girl.<br/><br />Never mind the chupacabra in the freezer at home.<br/><br /><br/><br />Things just went from weird to paranormal.</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>Volume I of the Cryptid Series, ‘Til Undeath Do Us Part, launches an amazing journey into a world where all is not as it seems, and danger lurks for the unwary.<br/><br />Psychologist Maggie Glass, Psychic Medium Edward Case, and Biologist Kalyani Sharma have a big problem.<br/><br />In the real world, vampires don’t exist. Tell that to the one who’s looking for love in the Valley of the Sun and won’t be stopped until he bites the girl.<br/><br />Never mind the chupacabra in the freezer at home.<br/><br /><br/><br />Things just went from weird to paranormal.</div><br /><br/><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Tweet' href='https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F519600&related=markcoker%3AMark%20Coker%2C%20Founder%20of%20Smashwords%2Cjess_alter%3AJessica%20Alter&text=Looking%20at%20%27Til%20Undeath%20Do%20Us%20Part%20by%20Jessica%20Alter%20%40jess_alter%20at%20%23smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://twitter.com/favicons/favicon.png' height='16' alt='Twitter'/> Tweet</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Google Plus' href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F519600' rel='nofollow'><img src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png' alt='Share on Google+'/> Share on Google+</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Pinterest' href='http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F519600&media=https%3A%2F%2Fdwtr67e3ikfml.cloudfront.net%2FbookCovers%2Fb584601f1687e6c0dba3fe52afbbd7a2938e468d-thumb&description=%27Til%20Undeath%20Do%20Us%20Part%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jessica%20Alter%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='43' src='' height='21' alt='Pin It'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Post to Reddit' href='http://www.reddit.com/submit/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F519600&title=%27Til%20Undeath%20Do%20Us%20Part%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jessica%20Alter%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='75' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/spreddit7.gif' height='17' alt='Submit page to Reddit'/> </a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Save this on Delicious' href='https://www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F519600&title=%27Til%20Undeath%20Do%20Us%20Part%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jessica%20Alter%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='16' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/delicious-16x16.png' height='16' alt='Delicious'/> Save this on Delicious</a> </div><br /><div class='btn-line onesharelink'><a title='Recommend this book to StumbleUpon readers.' href='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smashwords.com%2Fbooks%2Fview%2F519600&title=%27Til%20Undeath%20Do%20Us%20Part%2C%20an%20ebook%20by%20Jessica%20Alter%20at%20Smashwords' rel='nofollow'><img width='120' src='https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/socialnets/120x20_su_white.gif' height='20' alt='StumbleUpon It!'/> </a> </div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br/><br /><div class='panel panel-default'><br /><div class='panel-heading'>About Jessica Alter</div><br /><div class='panel-body'><br /><p>In 2014, author Jessica “Jess” Alter published the third and final installment in an epic social science fiction trilogy filled with sex, tech, and firearms. Her new Cryptid Series will be published on multiple ebook platforms starting in 2015. The first book in the series, ‘Til Undeath Do Us Part, brings cryptid lore and legend into the modern scientific world with unexpected and thrilling results.<br/><br /><br/><br />When she’s not writing, she enjoys collecting folktales from around the world, adapting dessert recipes, baking homemade breads, and crocheting little monsters. 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Both of their families were killed by an evil army. They knew they would probably die if they sought vengeance, but they had nothing else to live for.<br/><br />This is the first fantasy novel that I&#039;ve written for most fantasy fans. My previous ones are well-loved, but they&#039;re not the usual fantasies. Anyone who likes fantasy should love this book!</div><br /><br/><br /><div id='longDescription' class='well'>He was a human boy almost thirteen years old, she was a sixteen-year-old elf with barely enough magic to lift an apple. Both of their families were killed by an evil army, commanded by an evil king. They knew they would probably die if they sought vengeance against such an overwhelming force of enemies, but they had nothing else to live for.<br/><br />This is the first fantasy novel that I&#039;ve written for the majority of fantasy fans. My previous fantasies are well-loved by my fans, but they are very unusual compared to most fantasies, and some fantasy fans objected. But anyone who likes fantasy should love this book!<br/><br />Uses Metric (SI) units of Measurement. 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I’ve been a hard sci-fi fan my whole life, but everyone else I know who’s an avid reader are all fantasy fans. Over the years I’ve borrowed all their books, and learned to love that genre as well.<br/><br /><br/><br />My science fiction influences include the old masters; Heinlein, Asimov, Niven, Bradbury, Clarke, etc. Also William Gibson, Iain M. Banks, and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. My favorite relatively unknown author is Daniel Keyes Moran, and if you like sci-fi you should read his Continuing Time trilogy; Emerald Eyes, The Long Run, and The Last Dancer. They might be out of print, but I think you can still get them as ebooks online.<br/><br /><br/><br />My fantasy influences include Raymond E. Feist, David Eddings, and Jaqueline Carey.<br/><br /><br/><br />I was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Sept 21, 1963. I&#039;m estranged from my father, having met him one since I was a toddler. I&#039;ve lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada since 1980. 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All Sarah Duke ever cared about was baseball, and she’s finally earned her shot as a full-time sports writer. She loves the work, she loves being one of the few women to ever gain access to a man’s world, but most of all, she loves the game. When Duke meets Molly Grettano and her two sons at the ballpark, she instantly connects with the young family, but Molly isn’t sure Duke’s ready for something more. Molly wants someone softer, more feminine, and more importantly, someone steady. She and her boys have been abandoned before, and she’s vowed to never to put them in that position again. If she were ever to trust anyone, it would have to be someone fully dedicated to her and her children. 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