Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Enlightenment is Sexy


Enlightenment Is Sexy: 

Every Woman's Guide to a Magical Life


Living life from the INSIDE OUT is the only way to roll.

There is a whole world inside of you waiting to be tapped into. Once you begin paying attention to your inner world (instead of non-stopfocusing on trends, fashions & TV shows), once you start identifying what's working for you and what's not, once you clarify what you really want, and understand you have a choice in whether or not--and HOW--youmanifest it, get ready for radical change to start happening! Becausenothing short of a truly magical life is your birthright... andEnlightenment Is Sexy is your guide to living it!

A few years ago, the book's author, Valerie Gangas, learnedTranscendental Meditation and during her first meditation (in herwords), "I had what some people call an 'awakening'... and began to seeEVERYTHING about life differently than I had in the past. I mean, it was a sudden and profound shift in perception, such that it became clear my (and your) INNER life is what generates ALL the juice, ALL the goodies, ALL the righteous experiences any of us ever had and will ever have.And so yeah, I started living in a completely new way--from the insideout. As a result, I can now 'play' at creating a better and betterexistence every day... more and more richly rewarding life experiences(e.g. relationships, health, job, travel, studies) every day! And whatI've found is that I, you and every single person on the planet are WAYmore radiant, attractive, and yes, sexy, when that inner life is lit uplike a blazing sun!"

"Here," she says, "is how to lead an enlightened, magical life! BOOM!"

Indeed, wouldn't it be amazing to have such a strong sense of selfthat you effortlessly attract the perfect partner, an amazing job orwhatever it is your heart has longed for, but has eluded you for whatseems like your whole life? And what if that same, well-developed senseof who you are would naturally bring you more happiness than you everdreamed of?

And according to Ms. Gangas, "All of that is not only possible; it's your birthright!"

Once a self-proclaimed "wild child," Valerie Gangas went on tograduate from DePaul University with a degree in Comparative ReligiousStudies and managed a high-end restaurant in Chicago for 15 years. Butafter her mother's passing, she slid into a dark, suicidal depression,only to "recover" (her whole Self) when she learned TranscendentalMeditation and had a profound, 180-degree turnaround of perspective,what she refers to as "an awakening." Shortly after, she began workingfor the David Lynch Foundation, speaking all over the country aboutpersonal freedom, meditation and self-realization, and met OprahWinfrey. When Valerie told her story to Oprah and some of her topexecutives, Oprah simply said, "I want what that girl has."


Saturday, April 27, 2019

The Train Derails in Boston



Rebecca Malone has problems. Not just the alcohol. Not just her husband's inane attempts at writing a bestselling novel, their teenage daughter's promiscuity, or her certifiable mother. Not even her lover, who wants to take her husband's place in Cherrywood Lodge, the famous estate she now calls home. Her biggest issues start the moment she discovers a chest of ancient mahjong tiles in the basement of her new house, causing her life to spin out of control with hallucinations, sexual deviances, and grisly murders. Is the mahjong game haunted? Or are Rebecca's problems part of a different game, started before she was born?





Friday, April 26, 2019

Your First 100



What if you had a pool of repeat customers and loyal, raving fans waiting to buy EVERY SINGLE ONE of your digital products?

What if you never had to chase or wonder where the next sale of your digital product is going to come from?

What if you knew exactly how to turn first time visitors into subscribers and then loyal customers who stay and buy again and again and again…

Nodding YES?

Your First 100 will allow you to discover how to take the brand and business you have right now and transform it into one that has the potential to build repeat customers and loyal, raving fans.
Brand loyalty isn’t just for the big brands. Your First 100 will show you how you can tap into the exact loyalty recipe as an online business and brand selling digital products. 

Here’s what’s packed in this how-to guide: 

  • How to be TOP OF MIND every single time your ideal customer is ready to buy
  • The 4C formula to writing emails that hook 
  • That ONE thing you need to get from your ideal customer (without this, the ASK gets so much harder)
  • DEAD SIMPLE way to structure your offers so that your customers keep coming back for more
  • How the 5P Touch Framework will help you burn a single brand footprint into all interactions your audience has with your business (and why you need ALL 5!) 
  • How you can QUICKLY turn your ideal customer into a buyer and then a loyal, raving fan
In Your First 100, you will be introduced to a system of ideas and questions to think about, ask yourself, and apply to your digital product–based business in 5 core areas so that you can turn first time visitors into repeat customers and loyal, raving fans.
Imagine for a minute how your business would change if you never had to worry about where the next sale of your digital product is going to come from…
Your offers (paid and free) become seductive magnets of YES! that your audience can’t resist.
Your audience is sold on whatever you put on sale because it’s from YOU and they want it.
Every core area in your business is intentional and works toward creating a brand experience that attracts your tribe—your repeat customers and loyal, raving fans.

That’s the power of the process and promise behind Your First 100.

Intrigued yet?
Then scroll to the top and click or tap “Buy Now.”




Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Backyard Gardener



A beautiful and simple guide to edible gardening

The “garden to table” movement is inspiring another generation of gardeners but many of them have questions. How important is composting? Is seed saving really worth it? Focusing on sustainable, organic growing practices and plants, 
The Backyard Gardener is a comprehensive handbook that will help get them started.
Kelly Orzel covers everything from soil selection to growing and harvesting. Sidebars such as “garden center survival tips” offer useful advice to help readers build their confidence and know-how. This guide also features photographs of beautiful plant bed designs, propagation techniques, and much more.




Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Game of Thrones



NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON

Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.

Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.

Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.





Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Harley's Return: Wait for Me


Harley's Return: Wait for Me

Book 3 in the Ride With Harley series. 

Harley lost everything. He was a biker, a rebel, and battling a deadly cancer. His man servant, Garrett, and Mari are both gone. 

Garrett was dismissed after being told his services are no longer needed. He returned to Lima to tidy up the property before leaving.

Mari's world is a drift after hearing Harley has died. Her heart was broken. Harley meant the world to her and now he was gone.

None of them could believe this had happened. Everyone thought they were crazy to go chasing after illusions on some quest to beat death. This is their story about their search to find each other against all odds.



Monday, April 22, 2019

DOTCOM Secrets



Founder of Click Funnels, Russell Brunson, shares the secrets that he’s learned about driving online sales from helping 10,000’s of en- trepreneurs sell millions of dollars of products, and services


What is DotcomSecrets?


It is NOT just another “how to” book on Internet Marketing.


It is NOT about getting more traffic to your website - yet these secrets will help you to get exponentially MORE traffic than you’ve ever experienced before.


It is NOT about increasing your conversion - yet these secrets will increase your conversion MORE than any headline tweak or split test ever could.


In Russell Brunson's experience, after working with hundreds of thousands of businesses he realized that low traffic or conversions are symptoms of a much greater problem that’s a little harder to see (that’s the bad news), but a lot easier to fix (that’s the good news).


Inside this book will find the actual playbook we created after running thou- sands of tests and perfecting what works online. You now have access to all of the processes, funnels and scripts that we used to scale companies online.


DotComSecrets will give you the marketing funnels and the sales scripts you need to be able to turn on a flood of new leads into your business.





Sunday, April 21, 2019

Bad Blood



NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER •  NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: NPR, The New York Times Book ReviewTimeWall Street Journal, Washington Post • The McKinsey Business Book of the Year 
 
The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes—now the subject of the HBO documentary The Inventor—by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end.

“The story is even crazier than I expected, and I found myself unable to put it down once I started. This book has everything: elaborate scams, corporate intrigue, magazine cover stories, ruined family relationships, and the demise of a company once valued at nearly $10 billion.” —Bill Gates

In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes’s worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn’t work.

A riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.







Saturday, April 20, 2019

Boys Swallows Universe



Boy Swallows Universe hypnotizes you with wonder, and then hammers you with heartbreak. . . . Eli’s remarkably poetic voice and his astonishingly open heart take the day. They enable him to carve out the best of what’s possible from the worst of what is, which is the miracle that makes this novel marvelous.” -Washington Post
An utterly wonderful debut novel of love, crime, magic, fate and a boy’s coming of age, set in 1980s Australia and infused with the originality, charm, pathos, and heart of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Eli Bell’s life is complicated. His father is lost, his mother is in jail, and his stepdad is a heroin dealer. The most steadfast adult in Eli’s life is Slim—a notorious felon and national record-holder for successful prison escapes—who watches over Eli and August, his silent genius of an older brother.
Exiled far from the rest of the world in Darra, a neglected suburb populated by Polish and Vietnamese refugees, this twelve-year-old boy with an old soul and an adult mind is just trying to follow his heart, learn what it takes to be a good man, and train for a glamorous career in journalism. Life, however, insists on throwing obstacles in Eli’s path—most notably Tytus Broz, Brisbane’s legendary drug dealer. 
But the real trouble lies ahead. Eli is about to fall in love, face off against truly bad guys, and fight to save his mother from a certain doom—all before starting high school.
A story of brotherhood, true love, family, and the most unlikely of friendships, Boy Swallows Universe is the tale of an adolescent boy on the cusp of discovering the man he will be. Powerful and kinetic, Trent Dalton’s debut is sure to be one of the most heartbreaking, joyous and exhilarating novels you will experience.







Friday, April 19, 2019

Haunted Fort Worth



In Fort Worth, the past and present exist side by side and spirits walk among the living. Stay the night at Miss Molly's Hotel; the oldest bed-and-breakfast in the city boasts frequent eerie occurrences and unexplained sightings. Nearby, Cattlemen's Fort Worth Steak House features a special like no other, just watch out for flying liquor! From Bonnie and Clyde's old "haunts" to the once notorious Hell's Half Acre, Fort Worth is filled with historic spots rumored to play host to lingering ghosts and specters.






Thursday, April 18, 2019

Afghan Horse






In the mid-1980s, the Iran–Contra affair was a United States political scandal that happened during the Reagan administration. Senior Reagan administration officials, aided by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the proceeds of which were intended to fund the Nicaraguan Contras, in defiance of the Boland Amendment which prohibited the funding of Nicaraguan government rebels. At the time, Iran was under an arms embargo by the U.S., but officials hoped that the illegal arms sales would secure the release of American hostages being held in Iran, while at the same time, allow the CIA to fund the Nicaraguan Contras surreptitiously.

To pull off this clandestine feat, the CIA conspired with the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, to sell cocaine in the United States, especially southern California. The money raised was used to covertly buy the illegal arms for the Iranian sale. One man, an investigative reporter named Gary Webb, discovered evidence of the plot and began to report on the existence of the operation in the mid-1990s. In 2004, he was found dead with two bullet holes in his skull which the coroner declared a suicide. Gary Webb apparently offed himself by shooting himself in the head… twice. Or so the coroner’s report ruled.

In 2003, the United States invaded Afghanistan, purportedly in pursuit of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 911 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. At the time of the American invasion, most of the poppy fields in Afghanistan had been destroyed by the Afghan government and the Taliban. But over a decade and a half later, Afghanistan, today, exports nearly 80 percent of the world’s heroin and opium, and poppy fields again litter the country’s landscape, guarded by U.S. troops overseen by the Central Intelligence Agency. These are facts, not fiction, and their truth is undisputed.

With this backdrop, our fictional story begins in 2016, in Tampa, Florida, where the younger brother of a U.S. Senator has overdosed on heroin. The tragic and untimely death of his brother motivates Senator Gavin Manson to write legislation to reform the antiquated drug laws in the U.S. and put an end to what he sees as the dangerous and destructive War on Drugs begun during the Nixon Administration. To that end, he hires a brilliant and beautiful researcher named Alexandra Katsaros. 

Together, Gavin and Alex begin to collect data on every facet of the drug world from big pharma to drug cartels to the heroin crisis in America. But when Alex uncovers a secret government plot to smuggle heroin into the United States from Afghanistan, a modern-day Iran-Contra operation, everything changes. Like Gary Webb, they now know too much, and the directors of the CIA’s black operation deem it imperative to silence them, forever.

If you are a fan of Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum or Dan Brown, this novel is right up your alley. The journey is a fast-paced ride halfway around the world as Gavin and Alex do their best to stay one step ahead of their determined pursuers. The novel’s seamless blend of fact and fiction will have you guessing what is real and what is made up. And all the while you’ll wonder, could this really happen? Could it actually be happening? The answer you will eventually be forced to admit is… yes. It is absolutely possible. Sometimes conspiracy theory isn’t theory at all. 








Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Super Happy Fun Facts



The best way I could describe "Super Happy Fun Facts" is like Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story" if it was done by Andrew Dice Clay.

Learn the crazy history behind Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine's Day.

I explore the cultivation and eventual prohibition of Marijuana going back to the dawn of civilization. Find out which founding fathers of the United States were drug addicts.

You'll never laugh this hard while learning about the history of potatoes, the Bubonic Plague, milk, pirates, lettuce, as well as the disgusting mating rituals of animals.


Written with uniquely dark humor and more cursing than The Big Lebowski, we're making learning great again!





Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The Gay Proposition



The benefits of some opportunities are obvious, while others open doors that change your life forever. What awaits life long friends, Scotty and Dekeon, two emo skaters that are offered the chance to perform in gay for pay. What life-altering events will forever shape their lives?

“Scotty соuldn't bеlіеvе what hе was doing, he wаѕ kissing his bеѕt frіеnd, ѕесоndѕ раѕt thеn аll оf a sudden Dekeon wаѕ kіѕѕіng him bасk, thе ruѕh frоm kissing hіm fіllеd hіѕ bоdу wіth lоngіng for something more. Thеу рullеd аt еасh оthеrѕ bоdіеѕ, Sсоttу ѕtrаddlеd Dekeon's lap ѕtіll kissing hіm Sсоtttу rеасhеd bеhіnd hіm...”





Monday, April 15, 2019

An Inconvenient Shadow



This novel, inspired by adventures of the author's ancestor, is set on three continents. This is probably the only historical fictional novel by an African writer to span three continents, deal with the triangular trade, emancipation and the dynamics of mixed race families in Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean in the 19th Century. In 1850, when Hans Køndo Quist decides to leave his family in Quitta, a small town on the Guinea (West) Coast of Africa, to visit his Danish father in Denmark, all hell breaks loose! He braves the discrimination and malice of his foes, herculean hurricanes and backbreaking labor aboard The Pharaoh. After all this, a beautiful, blue-eyed vixen causes him to be thrown overboard. He finds himself between the devil and the deep blue sea, when he wakes up on an island in the Caribbean, in the shanty of an exotic prostitute, Daffodil. Kø, Daffodil and some recently emancipated slaves are desperate for one thing … to leave the island. There is only one person who can help get them off the island…a red-haired Scotsman with a nefarious agenda!


Sunday, April 14, 2019

Blueberry Pancakes



Writing songs for a would-be pop star is painful. When young, gay songwriter Duncan falls in love, he writes a love song. When he gets dumped, he writes a break-up song. Luckily for his songwriting career, his love life is a roller-coaster.

When his long-term boyfriend breaks up with him, Duncan finds solace in music. And pancakes, of course. With the help of his sassy diva singer and best friend Marlene, her ex-boyfriend guitarist, and a local music producer, they form a musical dream team to produce songs to pitch to agents, and for Marlene’s promising singing career.

A new guy here, a new guy there, they are delicious distractions, but this drama fuels new and better songs. And that ex? He just won’t seem to go away. But it all pays off when they have their first number one hit with a teenybopper all-girl band.

Not everything in their favorite hangout-a breakfast restaurant called Pancake Heaven-is rainbows and maple syrup. The all-girl band drops them as songwriters, and they squabble with one another over their musical future. Will they find the success they can be proud of?

Blueberry Pancakes is a contemporary gay drama about falling in and out of love, the price of success, and walking through the world with confidence.


Saturday, April 13, 2019

Infernally Yours




Infernally Yours by Molotov Mitchell is a collection of letters, missives, and communiques discovered in a deep hole in the ground near Death Valley,California. Presumably, the hole is an opening to Hell itself and these fascinating letters cover much ground over what went on down there during theAmerican time period of the Revolutionary War. Various satanic military personnel discuss a 'Legendary' named George Washington at great length.Despite their greatest efforts to undermine him, Washington manages to escape real harm and deception at every turn. It's an amusing read to see how politics and petty one-upmanship prevails in Hell as well as on Earth. 
The letters are written with great charm (albeit evil charm), wit(malevolent wit) and wicked humor. 
MAPCIT Raven spell, I have recently read Cpt. Dillydoubt's pathetic excuse for an intelligence report and am overly displeased. Not only was his letter ridiculously long and boring, but the profiles seemed slapdash, at best. I never got a real feel for the men I was reading about, which is why I ordered the report in the first place. Worst of all, the toad had the audacity to advise me, Rustcut the Rotten! Who is this imp who speaks as if I were an equal? If I'd wanted the Captain's opinion, I would have cut it out of him with a spoon!
There are copies of an infernal newsletter (Malicious Minutes) that reported community happenings, like the successful campaign to feminize Frenchmen in that time period and other breaking news:
Satanic Subscribers, I hope you're all having an awful year. I know I am. Recently,Western Command has undergone several changes. Rumors are swirling, so for this edition of MM, I thought we'd clear the air on two red hot topics. Minute 1:After being recommissioned to India, SS Ouroboros was brought before theProgress Commission for eating Lt. Scalywick. That is correct, the rumors are true. I saw it coming and sure enough, that larded lummox ate his own lieutenant. However, because of his truly satanic record, Principalities broke with tradition and did not feed him to the Worm (as other agencies have erroneously reported). Instead, he was cast into the Pit for reeducation. He is to be replaced by Scalywick himself, once the lieutenant has reconstituted.
I found this book to be delightfully different. It's a well-written humorous look at satanic personalities with a peek into their culture. The pages are accompanied by wonderfully-drawn illustrations as well. Recommended for history buffs and horror/fantasy fans alike. It's not often that a truly original concept comes along, but this is one. I just hope there's going to be a second book soon. 
- Susan Durbec
  HUGEOrange Reviewer

Friday, April 12, 2019

Strangers In The Storm



Whether you're a fan of excellent written and original love stories, survival or mountaineering adventures or you simply enjoy reading something light, "Strangers in the Storm" is a must in your collection!

Written with an easy-to-read, authentic and entertaining style, "Strangers in the Storm" tells the amazing tale of Jared Rund and Diane McKenney, two strangers who are put to a major survival test during a climb on Mount Rainier. Caught by a massive storm which makes it impossible to find the way back, they would soon learn that in order to stay alive, they will first and foremost need each other's support. This close call experience creates an amazing bond between the two characters, introducing the reader to a lesson of love and survival like no other

"Strangers In The Storm: Love And Survival On Mount Rainier" manages to capture your attention from the very first pages by going beyond the classic love novel and exploring the limits of the human endurance. Order it for yourself or as a thoughtful gift for a book-loving friend and you'll surely win their appreciation!



Thursday, April 11, 2019

The Witch of Endor: Vampires


The Witch of Endor
Vampires

Lamech was cursed for killing Cain. He turns Lilith, the witch of Endor so that they can share immortality together. But the curse has not run its course, for when a child is born to vampires their offspring are deformed. Medusa is their daughter. She is half serpent and her gaze turns mortals to stone. 

A fiery confrontation at sea separates Lamech from his family. Lilith establishes a coven in Athens. But their peace will not last, for a renegade vampire hunts them with werewolves. Maldivar alone can walk my day. Lilith, Lamech and their kind must fight or fall to the wooden stake of Maldivar, or the infected teeth and claws of his shapeshifter allies.







Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Best of Friends Trilogy



The Fabulous Five were bound together by secrets they'd all collectively swore to carry to their graves. Not a word to anyone outside of their close-knit, circle of trust. But with the 'Dastardly Duke Discovery' exposing the 'Secret of the Blanket,' will the Fabulous Five find themselves desperately being consumed in a modern-day media frenzy that is threatening to consume them? 

Will the Fabulous Five be able to survive the onslaught of the public revelation of their past deeds? Or will they crumble under the weight of their unexpected circumstances? And upon introspection and personal reflection—will they be able to confront their own conscious with the long-ago vows they agreed to as a group?

With the uncovering of the 'lost necklace' and their seemingly apparent connection to it, will the Fabulous Five continue to stand united? Will they be able to successfully maintain their semi-innocence? Or will the damaging 'circumstantial evidence' prove to be a hurdle they did not create and surely cannot escape?

Travel with the Fabulous Five: Elizabeth, Kim, Kiona, A.J., and Quineeta as once again, they attempt to weather the storms of adversity that threaten to decimate their bond, their friendship, their past! Will the 'Dastardly Duke Discovery' prove to be the final nail in their coffin? Or will they vow to continue to 'deny 'til they die,' their involvement in the dark mystery they're shrouded in?

Read the much-anticipated finale` of the 'Best of Friends' trilogy, for the explosive conclusion of this series that leaves no stone unturned!!



Included books in Trilogy