3L Publishing produces a variety of titles each year. Following describes some of the books available for
sale through 3L Publishing:
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Manuel's Murals | $14.95
A single-minded journey…
Manuel Jesus Ramirez Rodriguez, a passionate nine year-old boy from Mexico City, loves to paint murals like his hero, the legendary 20th century Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera. He dreams of the day he will become as famous as Diego Rivera so he can take care of his family and never have to watch his father clean other people’s buildings ever again. However, because of this singleminded quest, Manuel learns how his actions can affect the lives of others in ways he never imagined. Manuel takes a solo journey to learn more about Diego Rivera’s art, but what he finds is a greater understanding of his own culture. The theme of this picture book revolves around family; however, an appreciation of who we are emerges as colorful as the soul that is Mexico.
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California Girl Chronicles
Soft-cover Edition
By Michelle Gamble-Risley | $12.95
Hot, Sexy Fun! Welcome to the California Girl Chronicles!
(it's a great teaser)
“I then moved forward and allowed him to kiss me. I could tell by his reaction, he could barely contain himself over what I had just done. I decided right then I was going to sleep with him.”
The California Girl Chronicles, Book 1 introduces Brea Harper, smart, beautiful, blond and sprayed tanned. You know no respectable California girl would actually lay in the sun anymore without sunscreen, right? Join Brea on her tragically misguided romantic and professional adventures to pursue her dream to become a screenwriter in the City of Angels. Meet Brea’s men — safe-and-secure Lance who she lives with out of convenience when he moves to Los Angeles; charismatic and twisted “band boy” Drew; and hot, sexy and loving Kale, the Hollywood producer who mentors, inspires and truly loves her. Get sucked into the steamy, sexy world of Brea Harper as she comes of age in the seductive world of Hollywood.
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California Girl Chronicles
Limited, Advanced Hardcover Edition
By Michelle Gamble-Risley | $19.95 – While Supply Lasts
Hot, Sexy Fun! Welcome to the California Girl Chronicles!
(it's a great teaser)
“I then moved forward and allowed him to kiss me. I could tell by his reaction, he could barely contain himself over what I had just done. I decided right then I was going to sleep with him.”
The California Girl Chronicles, Book 1 introduces Brea Harper, smart, beautiful, blond and sprayed tanned. You know no respectable California girl would actually lay in the sun anymore without sunscreen, right? Join Brea on her tragically misguided romantic and professional adventures to pursue her dream to become a screenwriter in the City of Angels. Meet Brea’s men — safe-and-secure Lance who she lives with out of convenience when he moves to Los Angeles; charismatic and twisted “band boy” Drew; and hot, sexy and loving Kale, the Hollywood producer who mentors, inspires and truly loves her. Get sucked into the steamy, sexy world of Brea Harper as she comes of age in the seductive world of Hollywood.
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Smash: A Smart Girls Guide to Practical Marketing and Public Relations $14.95
Smash: A Smart Girls Guide to Practical Marketing and Public Relations is the new humorous and inspirational book co-authored by Michelle Gamble-Risley and Michele Smith. Smash isn’t just another marketing book to give you a 101 ways to reinvent the first 20 ways that work just fine. Who needs a 101 ways to do anything? Smash doesn’t attempt to be the Harvard guide to give you high-brow gibberish that we “promise” will turn you into the next Google. Smash provides the average entrepreneur down-to-earth “takeaways” for executives interested in laughing and feeling inspired to think about marketing in a refreshing light.
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Who Are You Calling Grandma? – True Confessions of a Baby Boomer’s Passage | $12.95
“Tri, tri again! Think your trimester days are over because you delivered your children safely to earth and then had your tubes tied? Or reached menopause hotly and happily? Or had all the baby-toting equipment removed from your body? Not so fast, sister! What about ‘The Grand Triathlon?” Nine months of déjà voo-doo: your grandchild in the body of another woman!
While the culture paints you as a grinning, shopping fool (and you may be), reality has it that preparing to “Become Grand” is a complex passage. It has some devilish underpinnings and whacky outposts. What if you don’t feel ready? Really and truly don’t like “The Name”? Need a name of your own that doesn’t start with “G”? Get a teensy bit crazy at the thought of Christmas arrangements? Have strong opinions that aren’t all that interesting to the couple in power? Shall I go on?
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Quickest Way to Insanity – Homeschool Your Kids | $14.95
A Very “Sane” Guide to Homeschooling from a Mom that Knows!
If you’re a parent considering homeschooling, a homeschooling novice or a long-time homeschooler, Quickest Way to Insanity …Homeschool Your Kids provides refreshing, helpful and often irreverent insight into the ins and outs of homeschooling. It offers parents and guardians a wealth of information on how to homeschool their children and does something unlike any other book on
the market — it teaches you how do it with the “brain” in mind. This book describes homeschooling as a “journey,” one more than
worth taking.
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The Fertile Kitchen Cookbook – Simple Recipes for Optimizing Your Fertility | $29.99
Are you one of the millions of couples desperately trying to conceive a baby? Are you aware that diet plays a critical role in fertility? Would you like to unlock the secrets to changing your diet and potentially increasing your chances of success? Co-authors Cindy Bailey and Pierre Giauque—when confronted with Cindy’s medical prognosis of a two percent chance of conceiving a baby on her own—unlocked those secrets to develop a “fertility diet” that four months later produced a viable pregnancy, and soon after a healthy baby.
The Fertile Kitchen™ Cookbook includes a variety of simple-to-make tasty dishes that make the diet easy to follow. In this cookbook, the authors share these flavorful recipes, along with the dietary guidelines that helped them succeed. Additional tips and even a section on cooking basics are included.
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Don’t Write Like You Talk | $14.95
You Should Not … Write Like You Talk
OMG: Don’t write like you talk! We live in a culture saturated by improper English and grammar where continual text messages, incoherent posts on Twitter or Facebook, and poorly written emails pass as writing. Well, time to toss out those embarrassing grammar errors and change your “naughty” (a.k.a., lazy) writing ways. Smart Girls ready to improve their writing will not only laugh their way through this funny, entertaining and informative book, but also learn tips, tricks and insight to:
• Stand out from the spelling- and grammar-error crowd and earn a promotion
• Earn the respect of their peers with beautifully written emails
• Impress the boss with well-written reports
• Polish writing skills enough to write their own versions of Sex in the City (the book not the movie)
Don’t Write Like You Talk helps writers of all skill levels understand basic principles to improve all writing, from emails to blogs — and from short stories to novels. Using fun, sassy and useful examples, Don’t Write Like You Talk provides tools to polish your writing — or just look really smart. This is the book to own: a copy to adorn your office; a copy for your library; a copy for your dorm room; or even a copy for the bathroom shelf. So put a little moxie back into your writing and purchase a copy today.
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Be the Hammer Not the Nail | $17.95
One Page ... 21 Days!
All You’ll Ever Need for Success, Health and Happiness
People spend more time planning a vacation than they do their own lives. Why? Most people don’t know what is needed to build a successful life. They may decide to visit the self-help section of the bookstore only to find too many CDs, forms or homework included in modern self-help programs. Feeling overwhelmed and uncertain, many people will give up. I have great news! Be the Hammer Not the Nail is different than all of those other programs.
Be the Hammer Not the Nail provides:
• Easy instruction on how to build your blueprint
• 110 Tools to guide you
• A simple one-page blueprint for success in 21 days
Imagine a unique one-page blueprint to build your successful life in just 21 days. No difficult workbooks; no long CDs; no messy pages and forms to fill out. You simply read Be the Hammer Not the Nail, fill out your one-page blueprint, apply the Tools, and 21 days later enjoy the results — a happier, more satisfying life. This system works like no other and promises to help you build the life of your dreams.
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Achieving the Balance Dream | $14.95
Achieving the Balance Dream Can be More than a Wish
Learn how to unlock the secrets to a more balanced lifestyle …
Many studies suggest that over 50 percent of all American believe their lives are out of balance. They feel overwhelmed, rundown, tired, depressed and anxious about their lives but don’t have any idea how to bring balance and harmony back into it. Achieving the Balance Dream unlocks 11 important and groundbreaking
secrets to help men and women slow down, reflect and discover new techniques and tools to restore a balanced, happy and satisfying lifestyle.
Achieving the Balance Dream teaches readers how to:
• Become self aware and reprioritize their lives to restore balance and harmony
• Apply tools and techniques to ground, relax and rejuvenate the soul
• Understand the value and importance of self care to mind, body and spirit
• Use exercises to create a healthier, happier lifestyle
If you’re one of millions of men and women desperately seeking to unlock the secrets of a more balanced life, Achieving the Balance Dream promises to help you succeed. The book guides and helps you realign your priorities and life toward a happier, healthier and balanced approach that satisfies, reduces stress and creates peace and relaxation. You will be amazed and delighted at the results.
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Blood Over Badge | $17.95
Two seemingly unrelated crimes –
two seemingly unrelated killers –
and two mysteries waiting to be solved …
The murder of the Mayor of San Francisco’s daughter sets the stage for this intriguing and spell-binding crime thriller. Two police detectives, Jack Paige and Casey Ford are assigned to catch a cold-blooded rapist and killer. In this gritty, realistic tale of homicide, unrelated mysteries of two murderers seem to come together and make little sense. What does a man rotting away behind the stench-enclosed walls of Angola Penitentiary have to do with an evil and cruel rapist and killer now on the run from California to Texas? What is the relationship to the killing of the Mayor’s daughter?
Blood over Badge, an intense, taunt and brilliantly told crime thriller, takes readers on a realistic, gritty and real-world tour de force exploring the underbelly of police and detective work. It begs important questions about our justice and penal systems; explores the nature and gray areas of good, evil, immorality, love, loyalty and family promises. Readers will be taken into an intense story with many twists, turns and surprises — and be left wholly satisfied with an incredible and shocking ending well worth the read.
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CYBER WRITERS AND THE ZEBRA OF LIFE | $8.95 U.S.
Deep in the heart of an African Jungle begins an incredible adventure...
Mason Witt, a skateboarding American teenager catapults himself into the greatest adventure of his life after reading the plight of a new Cyber Writer from Africa. Lutalo knew he would come so he sent Mason an urgent plea for help. His village has lost its precious Zebra of Life — and his father has gone missing in the pursuit of the evil men who stole it. Here begins this thrilling adventure of two boys, a smart-talking panther, and an amazing zebra that sustains life.
Come and join Mason and Lutalo on this fantasy adventure ... follow the arrow.
This fantasy adventure guarantees to delight and entertain young readers as they take an incredible journey through the heart of Africa and learn about courage, family, friendship, trust and loyalty.
“Karen Kostlivy spins a fine yarn that your son or nephew or daughter or niece are going to love. She knows young people, and she knows how to tell a story. Young readers will adore these action-packed adventures that have something for everyone — including parents.”
– Timothy May, professor of English.
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VANITY CIRCUS | $14.95
Welcome to the to the Wacky, Wild World of Vanity Circus …
In this ring we have self-publishing …
In that ring we have traditional publishing …
And here in the middle ring let’s introduce New Publishing!
Vanity Circus: A Smart Girl’s Guide to Avoid Publishing Crap is an entertaining, funny and insightful book that guides readers through the complex, sometimes frustrating but always interesting world of publishing. If you’re an author or writer thinking about becoming an author or just interested in learning about publishing, Vanity Circus explains all the nuances of the industry, from finding a fitting title to writing a provocative chapter one to catch the publisher’s attention — and from writing a winning query letter or synopsis to answering the age-old question, “Do I need an agent?”
Vanity Circus readers will learn:
• Tips to choose the right book title that sells
• Tricks to write an effective first chapter that holds the reader’s attention
• Insight into which publishing model is right for you
• Insider secrets to contracts, copyright law and trademarks
Vanity Circus explains all levels of publishing as told by two funny ladies who also own 3L Publishing. The Michel(ll)es love nothing better than to skewer their own industry in the most forthright and humorous way. Vanity Circus is so entertaining, you will read it from beginning to end — and thoroughly enjoy this day at the circus.
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OUR STIMULUS PACKAGE | $14.95
Both Kirsten and Julia had been through years of grueling custody battles, and job loss and were now living on the financial edge.
This current economic slump was really putting a cramp in their life style and they had to do something about it. Julia woke up one morning and the first words out of her mouth were “Today is the first day of the rest of my life”. Enthusiastic about her new point of view on that December morning, she called her best friend Kirsten to discuss when they would start meeting to write their book.
Our Stimulus Package is a sexually charming collection of side-splitting dating stories from all over the country that are voluntarily shared by Julia and Kirsten’s close friends. This will be a book of non-fiction and any resemblance to venues, actual events, persons, places or body parts are purely coincidental.
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Second Bloom: 10 Steps to Reinvent, Rejuvenate and Realize a New Life | $19.95
How would you feel if you could set a new direction in your life that challenges and fulfills you? Wouldn’t you love to renew your passion for life and be in a place where you bounce out of bed looking forward to every single day? You can. All you need is the desire and a plan. Second Bloom is a practical and powerful10-step planning tool that you can use to transform your life and achieve your dreams.
Learn how to:
~ Identify the change you want to make in your life
~ Create a bold and daring vision that electrifies and motivates you
~ Smash through obstacles clearing the path to your vision
~ Craft a plan of action that empowers you to move from hoping and wishing to living and loving your dream
At times irreverent but always inspirational, Second Bloom includes dozens of stories about ordinary women who rediscovered their spirits. Loaded with exercises, the book walks you through the process using a beautiful, easy-to-use planning template. When finished, you will have a transition plan that maps out where you want to go and what you need to do to cultivate your second bloom.
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A Feast at the Beach | $14.95
By William Widmaier
"A beautiful adventure that both captures your senses and the Spirit of Provence while awakening, inspiring and enticing a sleeping palette.”
- Kelly Preston
“In every jewel-like chapter William captures the essence of what it was to be a child in a Provence that is passing from memory. A lovely book.”
- Georgeanne Brennan, Author of A Pig in Provence and The Food and Flavors of Haute Provence.
Travel back in time and immerse yourself in the Provence of the late 60s. Sensitively told, filled with humor, tenderness and a beautifully descriptive narrative regaling the reader with the tastes and smells of Southern France, A Feast at the Beach deftly blends the foods of Provence with stories that will touch your heart, and just may inspire you to rediscover your own joie de vivre.
“To read A Feast at the Beach is to experience slices of Provençal life with all the amazement and sensitivity of the child we all once were.”
- David Martinon, Consul General of France
“With his many anecdotes and mouth-watering Provençal recipes, Widmaier reveals the secrets of the renowned Southern French joie de vivre.”
- French Morning magazine
William Widmaier was born in the United States but spent many a long childhood vacation at his grandparent’s home in St. Tropez, France. Memories of these times were the foundation for the stories in A Feast at the Beach.
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Once Upon a Recession | $14.95
Facing the New Economic Realities with Passion, Purpose and Commitment to Succeed!
By Selwa Hamati with Michelle Gamble-Risley
Once Upon a Recession ... People lost their jobs, state workers got furloughed, and careers got derailed ... meanwhile some people achieved success beyond their wildest imaginations! Did you just read that right? People achieving success in the recession? Yes, you read that correctly. The recession produced success for those individuals who dared to follow their passions and purposes with incredible senses of commitment and drive to succeed. What do these people do and how do they behave to achieve success even when all of the odds appear to be stacked against them?
Once Upon a Recession is an insightful book about resilience, passion and purpose that drive people to climb to the top and achieve their dreams even when it seems impossible. Readers learn:
• Critical mindsets required to be resilient
• Principles of resilience
• Practices and behaviors successful people use to achieve goals
• Mindsets and outlooks required to stay successful
Once Upon a Recession will inspire, motivate and provide guidance to help you achieve your dreams no matter what comes your way. It doesn’t matter what the economic outlook appears to be — outside forces do not define your success — you do. Find out how!
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18 Holes for Leadership | $19.95
By Nancy L. Clark
“Entertaining and educational! 18 Holes for Leadership lets you enjoy
a “round” of golf and gain a framework for success. A quick, easy read for
leaders at any level — from novice to pro.”
~ Robert B. Hirth, Jr., Executive Vice President, Protiviti, Inc.
Do You Have What it Takes to be a World-Class Leader?
18 Holes for Leadership addresses what it takes to be a leader and what
to do with it in order to be successful. Many people become managers
and even rise to high levels of management, but never become leaders.
Why? What is missing? 18 Holes for Leadership uses a game of golf as a
metaphor to help identify the factors that provide the foundation (capability)
for leadership and guides readers on what leaders must do (effectiveness)
in order to achieve results and attain unprecedented levels of success.
“Golf can be a frustrating four letter word to those of us who have tried,
and failed, to play the game well. 18 Holes For Leadership logically
defines the key components of leadership and success in an easy to
understand and fun format that defines what leaders do to be successful.”
~ Terry Burnside, SVP/General Manager Medicine Shoppe and Leader
Brands, Cardinal Health
“Well-written, a pleasure to read, and full of insights, which are readily
applicable to leaders, and would-be leaders — like golf — of all ages and
skill levels. Clark uses the golf (sport) metaphor quite well in putting
together a credible story about what it takes to be an effective leader."
~ Barry Z. Posner, Ph.D., Professor of Leadership, Santa Clara
University; Co-author, The Leadership Challenge, and The Truth
About Leadership
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Daughter of the Caribbean | $17.95
By Norma Jennings
Jamaica is calling me AGAIN!
Beloved Jamaica, the island of my birth, where brilliant sunshine and glistening white-sand beaches demand reverence; where the fruit is sweet and abundant; and where the people are strong, defiant and accomplished …
Daughter of the Caribbean is a love letter that pays homage to the culture and heritage of this exotic, beautiful and conflicting island paradise that is Jamaica. It is an epic story told through the eyes of a Jamaican native Olivia who was raised for years by her Jamaican grandmother Sedith on the sprawling estate of Twickenham, where the fruit trees grew plenty and the adventures were grand. The book explores the bonds of family, the value of embracing and understanding one’s heritage despite notorious ancestors, and the journey that is life.
“Life’s a battle …” And Daughter of the Caribbean explores that battle in the backdrop of tropical paradise and eternal wonder. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves stories of life, love, rich and controversial history and politics, and the bonds among family that can’t be broken.
"This setting is an enticing invitation to have a first-hand experience of Jamaica’s natural beauty and all of its spoils. I shared in all the excitement, humor, fears, sorrows, joys, losses and achievements of this colorful family, and when the last chapter came to an end I was reluctant to be severed from a world I wanted to continue wrapping myself in. I’m filled and still want more!"
- JC Lodge, Recording Artist / Song Writer, UK
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Beyond the Iron | $ 14.95
By Wayne Kurtz
Get Ready to Take on the Ultimate Challenge
Beyond the Iron takes athletes interested in learning and training for Ultra-Distance Triathlons on a tour de force of the world of Ultra-Distance Triathlon endurance events. This in-depth guide provides a complete overview of what it takes to mentally, spiritually and physically prepare to cross the finish line; detail-by-detail descriptions of a proven training program; and most of all, insight and expertise given by author Wayne Kurtz, founder of Racetwitch.com. He is also a devoted and enthusiastic endurance athlete who over the years has participated in dozens of these events worldwide.
Reading the book will be like you have Kurtz right with you as your personal coach and trainer to provide endless encouragement, knowledge and guidance to ensure you learn the following:
• Race distances and specific circuit courses
• Practical and applicable training tips
• Detailed and in-depth daily training schedules
• Insightful Twitch Tips to provide insider knowledge and expertise
• Mental training tips to prepare your mind and spirit to cross the finish line
Beyond the Iron is the must-have guide to help prospective and current endurance athletes succeed at a sport guaranteed to test physical and mental limits. For more information, visit the website at www.beyondtheiron.com.
“Don’t do an Ultra-Distance Triathlon before you’ve read this comprehensive, experienced-based book.”
- Matt Fitzgerald, senior writer/editor, Competitor Group, Inc.
“Ultra-Distance Triathlons have always been a bit of a mystery for triathletes. Here Wayne Kurtz unravels that mystery and helps athletes get on-track for going really long.”
- Joe Friel, coach and author of the Triathlete’s Training Bible
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Confessions of a Las Vegas Motor Cop | $14.95
By H.D. Justice
Blondes in see-through dresses … revelers with an alcoholic beverage in their glove compartment … adventures in NASCAR racing … speeders who flip the bird to a motor trooper … it’s all in Vegas … BABY!
Confessions of a Las Vegas Motor Cop is an outrageous, fun, funny and entertaining romp through the experience of a NHP Motor Trooper. Everything you could ever imagine that is supposed “to stay in Vegas” comes pouring out in this incredible and often stunning confessional straight from the experiences of a Vegas motor cop. You will not be able to put this page-turner down, as you read stories from a stripper who lacks modesty to crazy criminals who flirt with gun play, and from just stupid people who do dumb things to off-road riders who lack common sense — all taking place in and around Vegas.
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Mr. Date Night
A Recipe for the Perfect Date | $ 24.95
By Cary Farley
Mr. Date Night says ... buy this funny and brilliant book on how to design the best dinner date ... ever!
Are you one of millions of singles out on the market, trying to impress that perfect someone? Have you just run out of creative and interesting ideas — and you need some help? Then you absolutely must invest in Mr. Date Night, the definitive guide to not only your perfect date, but also to the ideal dinner-date plans and recipes to serve tasty, nutritious meals to woo your love interest and impress her (or him)with your culinary skills.
An entertaining, funny and clever dating and dinner guide, Mr. Date Night “serves up” a wealth of tips, tricks and dating “essentials” to prepare the right ingredients for the perfect dinner date. Loaded with over 30 winning dates and recipes, readers will also enjoy an included copy of author and musician Cary Farley’s romantic Unwind CD to put the finishing touch on every date in the book. From dates as funny as “The Optimist” to “Be My Fuzzy Valentine,” Mr. Date Night will have you roaring with laughter and pleasantly full after preparing and eating down-home barbeque to basic casseroles or lasagna.
$24.95 U.S.
$25.95 Canada
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Silent Voices | $ 14.95
A true story of one family’s tragedy and journey toward acceptance, grace and forgiveness
By Debbie Nau Redmond
Something is Not Quite Right
“It was Thursday, September 29, 1983, and I woke up completely exhausted. The sun was shining but it felt cloudy to me. I had not had much sleep that last week. My family was experiencing a lot of turmoil and confusion. I felt sick to my stomach, not like the flu, but like you know in your heart that something is terribly wrong …”
What was terribly wrong would be just the beginning of a family tragedy — one defined by a severe mental illness gone untreated; desperate pleas for help from parents unable to assist their son; and a devastating consequence that would leave everyone involved grief-stricken, stunned and forever-changed.
Silent Voices is the spellbinding, suspenseful and heartfelt saga about an American family faced with the tragic consequences of a schizophrenic son left virtually ignored, untreated and neglected by a health-care system ill equipped to cope with the needs of the severely mentally ill. Despite the family’s desperate requests for help from often uncaring or incompetent doctors, Ricky Nau’s mental descent into darkness, delusional rage and evil hallucinations sent him on a rampage that would leave in its wake a family destroyed.
Silent Voices is a story that must be told. It is a story that finally gives “voice” to those impacted by mental illness and for those “voices” that were silenced this terrible day in September.
$14.95 U.S.
$15.95 Canada
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Miss Fannie Mae’s Girls | $17.95 U.S.
By Larry Batchelor
Belle had not even noticed when Nettie and Joe Bamo arrived, but her silent thoughts and reflections were shattered when she heard her sister Rosalie in the front yard yelling, "Belle I'm here, where's my mama?"
“Belle where is my mama?” Rosalie repeated. “You all come on inside its cold out here” Belle replied. “I want to know where my mama is”, Rosalie yelled again impatiently.
Rosalie never stopped talking from the front yard all the way to the living room. After getting inside the house she and Marshall had intermittent bouts of grief.
There were wails coming from Rosalie, “Mama, why did you leave me? Mama, why did you have to go so soon?”
And, from Marshall came, “Mama Girl I need you. Mama Girl, how am I going to make it without you?”
“Fannie Mae Turner died on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2008. She was the
daughter of sharecroppers. She was born in a shack on a dusty, dirt road in the
backwoods of Macon County, Georgia in 1922. Fannie Mae had skin the color of red Georgia clay. On the day she was born her mother screamed, not because of the difficult childbirth, but for the mere fact that her baby girl was the color of dirt with eyes as black as coal dust.”
And so begins and eventually ends the life of Fannie Mae Turner from Macon
County, Georgia. A true native of the Deep South, Fannie Mae Turner married and
loved Henry Turner and bore five girls, Belle, Nettie, Rosalie, Christine and Elenora.
They raised their daughters very much in the same way that Fannie’s mother had
raised her — to be God-fearing, hard-working girls who knew how to be strong when called upon. Each girl was as different as her name. Belle, the oldest, was called “Lil Buck” after her grandpa Buck. Nettie, the second girl, was nicknamed “Sis.” Rosalie was called “Big Red,” because she was the same color as her mother. Christine was called “Sweetie Pie.” And, Elenora went by the name “Girlie.”
Miss Fannie Mae’s Girls is a deeply personal yet eloquently simple, charming and
irreverent story about the bonds of family, loyalty, loss and love found. Take a sweet journey into the heart of this colorful group of characters whose deep, spiritual bonds and kind, loving support were engendered in them by the great Fannie Mae Turner.
You will both laugh and cry with them, as they mourn the loss of their beloved
mother Fannie Mae only to rediscover their sense of family, place and purpose
through the marriage of Christine Turner and Horace Lee Miller. This is a story you
will take with you in your heart long after you’ve read it.
$17.95 U.S.
$18.95 Canada
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Screenplay Workbook
Want to learn how to write a screenplay or convert your book to a script? Order a copy of this screenwriting workbook. This brief workbook will guide writers toward the development of a produceable screenplay. Written by a produced screenwriter, Michelle Gamble-Risley provides an easy overview about screenwriting.
Printed Version: $7.95
eBook Version: $4.95 |
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