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Shyrell Wisdom Completes First Book 'Wisdom Says Poetry' by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2013 Shyrell Wisdom, a well traveled soul who was born in Kinston Jamaica and currently resides in New York City, has completed her first book 'Wisdom Says Poetry': a gripping and potent tapestry of emotion that fluidly glides page after page.
Jenn Blair Campbell's Newest Novel, Six Directions, is a Journey of Self-Discovery by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2013 Six Directions follows Lila Edmundson, a middle aged English woman, as she and her husband Horace travel to Egypt and Israel. Disenchanted with her overtly religious tour group and her husband's irreverence and arrogance, she finds herself becoming closer to Whitman, their American tour guide-a man who seems to share some of the same intellectual and spiritual musings as her. In the end, however, she must come to terms with the fact that when the tour is over, she will return home again, and the visions of a different kind of life she allowed herself to briefly (and fervently) entertain must be put aside.
'Want to know the secret of life?' her father had once asked her. About ten years old, she had eagerly nodded.
'Some things are hard, and some things are easy... all you have to do is figure out which is which.' She had paused, waiting for the addendum, clarification, the secret sifting tool, but it did not come. He went to open a jar of dilled cucumbers for her mother, leaving her there in their old brown chair, staring at her scuffed left shoe, astonished.' -Excerpt, Six Directions.
Jenn Blair Campbell has published several short stories in the Montreal Review, Stone Table Review, and SNR Review, among others. Her novel The True and Full Account of Charlotte Monroe was a finalist for Carolina Wren Press's Doris Bakwin Award. Originally from Yakima, WA, she has also lived in Scotland and Israel and now resides in Winterville, GA with her husband David and daughter Katie.
New Book Identifies Crucial Flaws in American Education by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2013 Authors and educators William C. Knaak and Jean T. Knaak present a critical analysis of the failures and shortcomings of American education in their new nonfiction, 'Teach the Best and Stomp the Rest: The American Schools...Guilty as Charged?' (published by Trafford Publishing).
Easy Paleo Recipes, 'Fastpaleo Top 100' Reveals to People the Top 100 Paleo and Primal Recipes of 2012 by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2013 Fastpaleo Top 100 created by James Gregory is a brand new cookbook that includes 100 easy paleo recipes, high-quality ingredients, and step-by-step cooking techniques that help people follow with ease. This book also reveals to people innovative cooking methods, tips, and detailed instructions on how to make healthy meals. In addition, in this cookbook, people will discover sample delicious recipes in 10 great categories, and learn about new paleo and primal bloggers through blogger links and biographies. Furthermore, the book helps people be able to scan easily for paleo and primal recipes, and enjoy a clear and straight-forward layout. Moreover, with this book, people will get the top paleo and primal recipes of 2012 in categories such as seafood, pork, dessert, salad and vegetables, breakfast, beef, baked goods, slow cooker, soup and stews, and chicken. After James Gregory launched the 'Fastpaleo Top 100' cookbook, a lot of customers have used it for preparing and cooking healthy dishes for their family and friends. Consequently, the website Vkool.com completed a full overview about this paleo recipe book.
New Book, 'Other People' Is the Modern Day 'Outsiders' by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2013 With social media increasingly creating an easy path for bullying in schools around the nation, George Fithen lends a reversed view of those being bullied.
CSI Meets Law and Order in Killer Nashville's Forensic Track at Writers Conference by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2013 On August 22, 2013, crime scene tape will go up at Nashville's Five-Star Hutton Hotel, and hundreds of crime fiction readers and writers will converge to learn from and sometimes match wits with forensic anthropologists, psychologists, attorneys, and law enforcement professionals. The occasion is Killer Nashville, a conference for fans and writers of thrillers, mysteries, and other crime literature.
The Third Law of Motion Explores the Shadows of 1960s Domesticity by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2013 The Third Law of Motion: Meg Files's newest novel is set in Michigan in the early 1960s, when domestic violence remained hidden in silent basements and the worst thing a girl could do was to get herself 'in trouble.' It tells the stories of Dulcie White, a bright, confused college girl distracted by sexual discovery and the power of her boyfriend's neediness, and track star Lonnie Saxbe, caught up in his own confusions and compulsions. The Third Law of Motion offers an intimate look at the subtle complexities of the dynamic between a battered wife and a violent husband, where nothing is so simple as a fist punched through a wall.
'... the delicious writing, the pitch-perfect and absolutely fresh evocation of these lives of the 1960s immediately dazzled me; and then, the suspense that Files had been oh-so-deftly building into the story would not let me stop reading?or resume breathing?until the last page.' - Elizabeth Evans, Suicide's Girlfriend
'Meg Files unfolds her story gently with clean, lyrical prose, balancing vivid scenes of raw sensuality with heartrending moments that foreshadow disaster. The Third Law of Motion is about love, madness, coming-of-age, and redemption, and it is also a tragedy and a page-turning thriller; in short it is a timeless classic. Meg Files is a deeply insightful and generous writer who allows even her most flawed characters grace and humanity. The Third Law of Motion is a wonderful book that absolutely deserves to be read.' - Laila Halaby, Once in a Promised Land
'I read this novel in one sitting without stopping for sleep or food. The characters climb inside your skin so you feel acutely their desires, their obsessions, and the family secrets that bloom between them. Most of all, you find yourself in love and irreparably tied to them, so that as the novel reaches its final, exhilarating climax it is your own soul on the line, waiting either to be extinguished, or to find redemption.' -Suzanne Kingsbury, The Gospel According to Gracey
Meg Files is the author of Meridian 144, a novel; Home Is the Hunter and Other Stories; Write from Life, a book about using personal experience and taking risks in writing; The Love Hunter and Other Poems; and Galapagos Triptych. She edited Lasting: Poems on Aging. She directs the Pima Writers' Workshop and teaches creative writing at Pima College in Tucson.
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Balboa Press Hosts Book Signings This Weekend by BWW News Desk
- June 29, 2013 Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc., the leader in self-publishing of personal empowerment books with a positive message, will host a book gallery and book signings at the 'I Can Do It! - Toronto' conference this weekend, June 29-30 at Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St., in Toronto.
Bestseller in a Weekend Adds August, October and January Dates by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 Due to increased popularity, Alicia Dunams, founder of the Bestseller in a Weekend program, announces newly scheduled dates for the program. The additional weekends are August 10 through 12, 2013; October 18 through 20, 2013; and January 10 through 12, 2014.
Craig Johnson, Who Inspired 'Longmire,' Autographs Novels at Buffalo Bill Center, 7/3 by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 From his home in Ucross, Wyoming, population 25, popular 'Walt Longmire' author Craig Johnson writes mystery novels. Set in a fictional but vividly realistic Wyoming locale, the series follows Sheriff Walt Longmire and his cohorts as they investigate crimes and incidents large and small. Johnson launched his last two novels at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming; on July 3, he returns to the Center to meet and greet the city's Stampede fans.
Dunham Books Releases DANCING THROUGH DARKNESS by Ann Markham Walsh by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 Based on the recorded memories, diary and love letters of Saartje (Selma Wijnberg Engel) and Chaim, Dancing Through Darkness is a true story that exists only because of the redemptive quality of love and the transformative power of dreams. From Poland and Holland, respectively, Saartje and Chaim met and fell in love almost the instant their eyes met when they were forced to dance together for the entertainment of the Nazi SS guards at Sobibor Death Camp in Poland in April, 1943. Even without a common language between them, and amidst the 'drifting ash and smells from the fires, [and] in spite of the hunger and the fear' their love persisted, day after day. In triumphant defiance of the brutality that surrounded them, they promised each other that they would face the horror together and that they would survive. Saartje and Chaim's dream of living to share a normal life was simple, but it gave them the hope and courage to persevere through the unspeakable atrocities of Sobibor, one of Hitler's most efficient Death Camps.
The Mensa Foundation Explores How Science Meets Science Fiction, 7/2 by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 The Mensa Education & Research Foundation will explore how science meets fiction at its 2013 Colloquium on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the Worthington Renaissance in Fort Worth, Texas from 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. There are limited tickets available and can be purchased at the door for $69.
THE LAST VICTIM by Christopher Rudy is Released by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 'The Last Victim', the case that ended 30 years of sexual deviance, is a gripping true crime story which will leave the reader inspired to become an advocate for victims of sexual violence. The book chronicles the life of convicted serial rapist William Edward Griffith, Jr by the detective who tracked him across the country. Griffith practiced his trade as a voyeur and serial rapist in 6 states: Ohio, Michigan, Oklahoma, Arizona, Georgia, and Texas over thirty years.
The roller coaster ride of the investigation and man hunt of Griffith across the country is fast paced and action packed as Rudy continuously learns more and more about his target. The information builds to a climax when Griffith is captured in Phoenix, Arizona because of a pair of tennis shoes!
In the end everything about William E Griffith Jr is succinctly wrapped up and presented to the reader in astonishing fashion as an example of the devastation of lives left behind by sexual predators in America along with the solution of what America should do with them!
The timeliness of this book cannot be overstated. The stories of paroled sexual predators who reoffended have been national stories over the past few years. Philip Garrido was captured after holding Jaycee Dugard for 17 years as a sex slave. John Albert Gardner was apprehended in San Diego County for the murders of Chelsea King and Amber Dubois. Bernard Jackson was charged with raping 5 women in Kansas City, Kansas over a six month time span in 2009-2010 after being paroled for the rape of four women in the early 1980s. In July of 2010, Tushon Brown, of Liberty Pennsylvania was charged in the murders and sexual mutilation of two women only seven months of being paroled for rape.
In December of 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a groundbreaking study conducted with the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, about violence against women. The startling result of 1 in 5 women is a victim of rape! Violence against women is pervasive throughout the country having long-lasting, far-ranging health consequences.
The author says, 'We are encouraging all the readers of our book to write their area legislators to put civil commitment into law in their state. Our mothers, wives, sisters and children deserve nothing less.'
The Last Victim is available in print and ebook formats.
Book Information:
The Last Victim
Author: Christopher Rudy
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 978-1468017601
Published: February 2012
Pages: 154
About the Author:
Lawman-turned-author Christopher Rudy has been a law enforcement officer over 30 years, with more than half that time involved in criminal investigation. Now with a major security company, he maintains his law enforcement commission through the Summit County Sheriff's office. The highly decorated civil servant holds degrees in Organizational Management and Criminal Justice. The father of two grown children, Rudy has received countless training in all aspects of criminal investigation, including graduating in the 196th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact:
Christopher Rudy
Email: carudy.karudy@gmail.com
Websites: http://www.thelastvictim.net
Alan Kaufman Presents New Memoir at Events in San Francisco, 7/18 by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 The internationally celebrated San Francisco-based author Alan Kaufman will be presenting the new paperback edition of his widely popular and critically acclaimed memoir, Drunken Angel, at Badger Books on July 18 at 5:30pm.
'Secrets of Ad Agency Owners, Our Best Marketing Advice' is Revealed by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 'Secrets of Ad Agency Owners, Our Best Marketing Advice' is a new book authored by 28 advertising agency owners across the country filled with tips and techniques to help organizations thrive in today's marketing world. Based on their years of experience in the marketing and public relations field, this book teaches readers how to be their own public relations team, position their product and brand, and how to stand out in front of an ever growing field full of competition.
Author A. Chudasama Shares A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF THE CHURCH by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 In a recent article posted by The Telegraph, Roman Catholic pilgrims had gathered around the Vatican on the first Sunday since the official resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Still trying to adjust to life without their spiritual leader, they admitted to feeling a sense of discomfort due to the change. This just goes to show the power and influence of religion especially to those who have devoted their lives to faith and the Church. Nonetheless, in A. Chudasama's A Critical Analysis Of The Concept Of The Church readers will discover a myriad of insights regarding the dangers of blind faith and an introspective analysis how being religious alone does not make one an adopted child of God.
Author Ahmed Inusa Releases Collection of WORLD CONTEMPORARY POEMS by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 Creative writing like all other art forms has the power to teach and open the eyes of the audience. Author Ahmed Inusa wields literature's power to capture the imagination and transform minds in his new collection of original poems, World Contemporary Poems Including 'Two Sisters Exchange Rings.'
THE ADVENTURES OF KING WHIZZER is Released by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 Rebecca and Kylie Hilton offer an entertaining, insight-filled book for the young. Titled The Adventures of King Whizzer, kids will have no trouble understanding and appreciating this altogether amusing and lighthearted story. Easy-to-follow, succinct lines on top of vivid and whimsical pages make for a productive reading experience for children.
Editha Barcenas-Zirik Releases Children's Book THE MAGIC SPROUT by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 Do miracles still happen? Author Editha Barcenas-Ziric answers this question with an inspirational story in a picture book for children titled The Magic Sprout. She entertains as much as she motivates kids to hold on to their dreams amidst the most difficult tribulations in life. This delightful story can hook youngsters with easy-to-follow lines and vividly illustrated pages.
THE GODDESS, A MOVEABLE FEAST Reveals Universal Feminine Principle by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 Andrew J. da Silva, author of the in-demand philosophical work 'Do from the Octave of Man Number Four', opens an out of the ordinary, transformative tale bringing to light the encounter of a remarkable woman titled THE GODDESS, A MOVABLE FEAST. This exceptional story gyrates in this special event with the eternal, universal woman he once met.
AMOR FATI is Released by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 Fate takes the wheel: 'Hello, I am Fate. Yes, I speak. I am an inevitable force in your lives. I have been accused of apathy, perceived as a specter of malevolence when life takes irrational turns. I assure you, I am on your side and I am not destructive.' G. B. Korten's Amor Fati is a historically panoramic novel set in the Philippines, USA and Europe. Five strong women from five generations are pivotal forces in these stories, stitched together over one hundred years, from 1909 to 2009.
THE CHURCH Unveils the Evolution of the Church by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 The successful publication of author John Berryman's 'The Bahamas: A Social Studies Course for Secondary Schools (2nd edition)' and 'The Bible: A Helping Hand' inspired him to give more to his fans and the book enthusiasts. In The Church: Defining Moments In Its Western Tradition, he invites the readers to follow and understand the history and story of the church as the book portrays its journey.
RUN TO GROUND by D.P. Lyle Receives Benjamin Franklin Silver Award by BWW News Desk
- June 28, 2013 The Independent Book Publishers Association has awarded D.P. Lyle, M.D. their 2013 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in the Mystery/Suspense category. Dr. Lyle, no stranger to awards, is author of many non-fiction books as well as numerous works of fiction including the Samantha Cody and Dub Walker thriller series and the Royal Pains media tie-in novels. He has worked with novelists and writers of popular television series, such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Monk, and Cold Case. His non-fiction works, Murder and Mayhem, Forensics For Dummies, Forensics and Fiction, Howdunnit: Forensics, More Forensics and Fiction, and ABA Fundamentals: Understanding Forensic Science, clearly display his expert knowledge about the science of forensics.