howard fall 2011 new releases

8/7/2019 Howard Fall 2011 New Releases

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Imprint Howard Books

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One Perfect WordDebbie Macomber, Author

Book Description

Award-winning, perennial bestselling novelist Debbie Macomber applies the best of

her fiction writing skills to true stories that illustrate the profound impact focusing on a

single wordsuch as balance, surrender, or believefor a whole year can bring.

In One Perfect Word, Debbie encourages readers with stories of her changed life

when she took the time to intentionally focus on a single word for a whole year.

Debbie shows readers how choosing a word to focusand acton changed not onlyDebbie, but those around her. In the tradition of One Simple Act and Gods Guest

List, Debbie tells inspiring stories of how living just one word can change someones

world. In a world where too many meaningless words overwhelm us, the simplicity of

one perfect word becomes profound. Words like surrender, believe, and purpose

took on new meaning for Debbie when she tried to live them out.

Read how Debbie discovered that the word she chose often foreshadowed the crisis

she would face in a particular year. For example, the year she chose the word

balance, her career moved to a whole new level. The pressures on Debbie to be

speaking, promoting, and practically living on the road were overwhelming. It was her

yearlong focus on that all-too-difficult word balance, and a plea from a lonely

granddaughter, that helped her refine her schedule. Readers will be encouraged to

find their word for themselves, and see how one perfect word can make all the

difference.

Author Bio

Debbie Macomber, the author of Hannah's List, Summer on Blossom Street, Twenty

Wishes and the Cedar Cove series, is one of today's leading voices in women's

fiction. A regular on every major bestseller list with more than 140 million copies of

her books in print, the award-winning author celebrated her third publishing "triple

crown" in September 2009 when the latest in her Cedar Cove series, 92 Pacific

Boulevard, scored #1 on the New York Times, USATodayand Publishers Weekly

bestseller lists. That same month Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove Cookbook

debuted on the New York Times list at #8, and her hometown of Port Orchard,

Washington, on which her Cedar Cove series is based, welcomed readers from 42

states and seven foreign countries to the first-ever, five-day "Cedar Cove Days"

festival. Debbie's popularity is worldwide with her books translated into twenty-three

languages. Debbie and her husband, Wayne, are the proud parents of four children

and grandparents of eight grandchildren. They live in Washington State and winter in

Florida.

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Debbie Macomber \ Port Orchard WA


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Category 1 Music

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ISBN-13 9781451625523

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Diary of a PlayerHow My Musical Heroes Made a Guitar Man Out of Me

Brad Paisley, Author

David Wild, with

Book Description

This book is the very personal story of how Brad Paisley came of age as a musician

and a man. Focusing on what it means to play the guitar and how he found his voice

through a series of guitars, the book will also share what he has learned about life

along the way. Beginning with his own very personal love letter to the guitar and whatthe instrument has meant in his life as a way to find his voice in the world, the book

then moves into a musical, but personal, diary. Brad tells the story of his own musical

passion, while writing loving salutes and sharing memorable tales about all the great

players in country, blues, and rock & roll who have inspired him over the years.

As he wrote in liner notes of his instrumental guitar album, Play, his first guitar was a

gift from his grandpa when Brad was only eight. Brad quickly learned that no matter

how he changed and evolved, the guitar was his only real constant. When life gets

intense, he says, there are some people who drink, who seek counseling, eat, or

watch TV, cry, sleep, and so on. I play.

Included in the book will be sidebars from a wide array of musical stars who know and

love Brad. In these sidebars, this host of guitar and musical gods will share their take

on Brad or stories of their favorite memories about him.

Author Bio

Brad Paisley was given his first Sears Danelectro guitar by his grandfather when he

was only eight years old. This guitar changed the whole direction of his life. By the

age of twelve, Brad had already written his first song, Born on Christmas Day. At

thirteen his growing talent was spotted and he began opening public performances by

major country stars such as The Judds, Ricky Skaggs, and even George Jones at the

Capital Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia. Today, Brad is an acclaimed music

superstar artist still in his thirties and the very blessed husband to the lovely and

talented actress Kimberly Williams Paisley (whom Brad fell for the moment he saw

her onscreen in Father of the Bride), as well as the father of two beautiful sons, Huck

and Jasper.

Author Home Town

Brad Paisley/Nashville, TN

David Wild/Los Angeles, CA

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Category 1 Biography &

Autobiography

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Moonlight on LinoleumA Daughter's Memoir

Terry Helwig, Author

Book Description

In the tradition of The Glass Castle and The Liars Club comes the captivating memoir

of a young girl forced by her mothers instability to care for her siblings.

Terry Helwig and her five sisters were raised by their charismatic, troubled, and very

young mother, Carola, who struggled with loneliness and infidelity. Because of their

stepfathers roving job in the oil fields, the family moved frequently from town to townin the American West. The girls were often separated and left behind with relatives,

never knowing what their unstable mother would do next. Yet, even in the face of

adversity, Terry found beauty in the small moments: resting in the boughs of her

favorite oak tree, savoring the freedom she found on her grandparents farm, and

gleefully discovering the joys of dating and dancing.

Despite the hardships and the limitations of age, Terry rose above her circumstances

to become an excellent and faithful caregiver to her five siblings. She finds power in

bonding with her sisters, and they manage to thrive in the face of constant upheaval

and uncertainty. A moving and motivating portrait of love and perseverance,

Moonlight on Linoleum is a poignant tribute to the bonds of family and the tenacity of

love.

Author BioTerry Helwig, author ofMoonlight on Linoleum: A Daughters Memoir, graduated with

an MA in counseling psychology. Before founding The Thread Project: One World,

One Cloth www.threadproject.com in 2001, she specialized in womens personal

growth and spiritual development. She and her husband Jim currently divide their

time between the coasts of southwest Florida and South Carolina.

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Teresa Helwig / Marco Island, Florida


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Autobiography

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Kisses from KatieKatie J. Davis, Author

Beth Clark, with

When you think of what one young woman can accomplish by simply being open to

Gods call no matter the cost, you begin to ask questions like, am I really open to

Gods will for my life? Through Katies life, were reminded how God can use ordinary

people to do extraordinary things for Him. We simply need to be willing to be used."

Rich Stearns, President of World Vision US, Author ofThe Hole in Our Gospel

Book Description

What would cause an eighteen-year-old old senior class president and homecoming

queen from Nashville, Tennessee, to disobey and disappoint her parents by forgoing

college, break her little brothers heart, lose all but a handful of her friends (because

the rest of them think she has gone off the deep end), and break up with the love of

her life, all so she could move to Uganda, where she knew only one person but didnt

know any of the language? A passion to make a difference. Katie Davis left over

Christmas break her senior year for a short mission trip to Uganda and her life was

turned completely inside out. She found herself so moved, so broken by the people

and the children of Uganda that she knew her calling was to return and care for

them. Her story is like Mother Teresas in that she has given up everythingat such a

young ageto care for the less fortunate of this world. Katie, a charismatic and

articulate young woman, has gone on to adopt14 children during her time in Uganda,

and she completely trusts God for daily provision for her and her family, which

includes children with special needs.

To further her reach into the needs of Ugandans, Katie established Amazima

Ministries. The ministry matches orphaned children with sponors worldwide. Each

sponsor's $300/year provides schooling, school supplies, three hot meals a

day, minor medical care, and spiritual encouragement. Katie expected to have forty

children in the program; she had signed up 150 by January 2008; today it sponsors

over 400. Another aspect of the ministry is a feeding program created for the

displaced Karamojong peopleUganda's poorest citizens. The program feeds lunch

to over 1200 children Monday-Friday and sends them home with a plate for food; it

also offers basic medical care, Bible study, and general health training.

Katie Davis, now 21, is more than fascinating, she's inspiring, as she has

wholeheartedly answered the call to serve.

Author Home Town

Katie Davis/Nashville, TN & Uganda

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Autobiography

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An Invisible ThreadThe True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an

Unlikely Meeting with Destiny

Laura L Schroff, Author

Alex Tresniowski, Author

Book Description

Excuse me lady, do you have any spare change? I am hungry.

When I heard him, I didnt really hear him. His words were part of the clatter, like a carhorn or someone yelling for a cab. They were, you could say, just noisethe kind of

nuisance New Yorkers learn to tune out. So I walked right by him, as if he wasnt

there.

But then, just a few yards past him, I stopped.

And thenand Im still not sure why I did this I came back.

When Laura Schroff first met Maurice on a New York City street corner, she had no

idea that she was standing on the brink of an incredible and unlikely friendship that

would inevitably change both their lives. As one lunch at McDonald's with Maurice

turns into two, then into a weekly occurrence that is fast growing into an inexplicable

connection, Laura learns heart-wrenching details about Maurices horrific childhood.

The boy is stuck in something like hell. He is six years old and covered in small red

bites from chinchesbed bugsand he is woefully skinny due to an unchecked case

of ringworm. He is so hungry his stomach hurts, but then he is used to being hungry:

when he was two years old the pangs got so bad he rooted through the trash and ate

rat droppings. He had to have his stomach pumped. He is staying in his fathers

cramped, filthy apartment, sleeping with stepbrothers who wet the bed, surviving in a

place that smells like something died. He has not seen his mother in three months,

and he doesnt know why. His world is a world of drugs and violence and unrelenting

chaos, and he has the wisdom to know, even at six, that if something does not

change for him soon, he might not make it.

Sprinkled throughout the book is also Lauras own story of her turbulent childhood.

Every now and then, something about Maurice's struggles reminds her of her past,how her fathers alcohol-induced rages shaped the person she became and, in a way,

led her to Maurice.

He started by cursing my mother and screaming at her in front of all of us. My mother

pulled us closer to her and waited for it to pass. But it didnt. My father left the room

and came back with two full liquor bottles. He threw them right over our heads, and

they smashed against the wall. Liquor and glass rained down on us, and we pulled up

the covers to shield ourselves. My father hurled the next bottle, and then went back

for two more. They shattered just above our heads; the sound was sickening. My

father kept screaming and ranting, worse than Id ever heard him before. When he

ran out of bottles he went into the kitchen and overturned the table and smashed the

chairs. Just then the phone rang, and my mother rushed to get it. I heard her

screaming to the caller to get help. My father grabbed the phone from her and rippedthe base right out of the wall. My mother ran back to us as my father kept kicking and

throwing furniture, unstoppable, out of his mind.

As their friendship grows, Laura offers Maurice simple experiences he comes to

treasure: learning how to set a table, trimming a Christmas tree, visiting her nieces

and nephew on Long Island, and even having homemade lunches to bring to school.

If you make me lunch, he said, will you put it in a brown paper bag?

I didnt really understand the question. "Okay, sure. But why do you want it in a

brown paper bag?

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I looked away when Maurice said that, so he wouldnt see me tear up. A simple

brown paper bag, I thought.

To me, it meant nothing. To him, it was everything.

It is the heartwarming story of a friendship that has spanned thirty years, that brought

life to an over-scheduled professional who had lost sight of family and happiness and

hope to a hungry and desperate boy whose family background in drugs and crime

and squalor seemed an inescapable fate.

He had, inside of him, some miraculous reserve of goodness and strength, some

fierce will to be special. I saw this in his hopeful face the day he asked for spare

change, and I see it in his eyes today. Whatever made me notice him on that street

corner so many years ago is clearly something that cannot be extinguished, no matter

how relentless the forces aligned against it. Some may call it spirit. Some might call it

heart. Whatever it was, it drew me to him, as if we were bound by some invisible,

unbreakable thread.

And whatever it is, it binds us still.

Author Bio

Laura Schroffis a former advertising executive who has worked with several majormedia companies, including Time Inc. and Conde Nast. Born and raised on Long

Island, Laura was part of the advertising team that made USA Todaya successful

national newspaper, before helping launch three of the most successful start-ups in

Time Inc. history: InStyle,Teen People and PEOPLE StyleWatch. Laura has also

been the New York Ad Manager at Ms. Magazine, National Advertising Sales Director

at Young Miss Magazine and Executive Director at Brides. Laura loves spending time

at her condo on Long Island and visiting with her family in New York and Florida. She

lives in New York City with her feisty poodle Coco.

Author Home Town

Laura Schroff/New York, NY

Alex Tresniowski/New York, NY

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Paper AngelsA Novel

Jimmy Wayne, Author

Travis Thrasher, Author/contributor not applicable

Book Description

Kevin Morrell is a forty-three year old husband and father who runs a successful

design and marketing firm. Attempting to navigate the busyness of the mall at

Christmas, Kevin is humbled when he stumbles across the Salvation Army's Angel

Tree Project. He picks up a paper ornament and is both moved and intrigued by thelist. Why would a fourteen-year-old boy want shoes a size bigger than his foot? And

why specifically a Banana Republic card? Why of all the stores would a fourteen year

old pick thatstore?

Thomas Reed is the fourteen-year-old boy on the card. He is still reeling from the

implosion of his familyfrom years of verbal abuse from an alcoholic father to a

mother who finally left him behind, only to find herself and Thomas penniless and

struggling. The only thing has allowed Sandra to survive is her faith. Thomas shares

that faith, but he also wonders why God has seemingly abandoned them.

This is the story about a man and a boy one December. A man whose life is changed

by a simple expression of kindness the day after Thanksgiving. And a boy who takes

that expression of kindness and shows the true meaning of Christmas.

Author Bio

Jimmy Wayne is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his

self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were

released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", which both

reached Top Ten on the Billboardcountry charts. A second album, Do You Believe

Me Now, was released in August 2008 via Big Machine Records subsidiary Valory

Music Group, and its title track became his f irst Number One hit in late 2008.

Author Home Town

Jimmy Wayne / Nashville, Tennessee

Travis Thrasher / Chicago, Illinois


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Category 1 Religion

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ISBN-13 9781439156902

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Miracle on Hope HillAnd Other True Stories of God's Love

Jennie Afman Dimkoff, Author

Carol Kent, Author

Book Description

Miracle on Hope Hillis a collection of true, inspiring stories that show Gods love and

affirmation intervening in the lives of ordinary people. It includes stories of romance,

heartache, tragedy, and celebration, but all with the common thread of "God

moments" that show his love, intervention, and blessing.

Every now and then such moments are so spectacular that we cant miss them. But

far more often we miss them altogether, perhaps calling our experience a stroke of

good luck or taking credit for the unexpected blessing as simply our due. However,

when we truly consider these events, we discover how ever-present God is and we

begin to recognize ways in which God is affirming, leading, and demonstrating his

love for us.

At times his touch is one of comfort when we are hurting. It may come quietly,

unexpectedly, or from the hand of someone he has moved to meet our need. Other

times we may be so consumed with despair that we assume God has abandoned

us. But he has not. His love is shown to us in subtle ways that we sometimes miss

because we are so caught up in the complexity or misery of our circumstances.

Carol and Jennie have both contributed over the years to successful collections of

stories published by Honor, Zondervan, NavPress, and others. For the first time they

are collaborating, two sisters telling stories that uplift, encourage, and inspire.

Each of the forty stories is between 1000 and 1200 words in length and ends with a

verse of scripture.

Author Bio

Jennie Afman Dimkoff is a motivational speaker, trainer, and author, speaking

widely throughout the US and Canada, as well as in both South Korea and Germany.

President of Storyline Ministries, Inc. and author and storyteller for Kids' Time, a

children's audio story ministry on CDs, Jennie also serves on the staff of Speak UpWith Confidence Seminars teaching each year. Jennie has a BA degree in Business,

with a minor in speech and drama. She has been featured repeatedly on 100 Huntley

Street in Canada, The Harvest Show, and TCT television programs. Her books and

storytelling have been twice featured as 5-day programming for Moody Broadcasting

Network. Married to her best friend, Probate Court Judge Graydon W. Dimkoff, she is

mom to their two grown children, Amber and Josh.

Author Home Town

Jennie Dimkoff / Freemont, MI

Carol Kent / Lakeland, FL


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Category 1 Self-Help

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ISBN-13 9781439192702

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Hi, My Name is JackOne Man's Story of the Tumultuous Road to Sobriety and a Changed Life

Jack Watts, Author

This book is thorough, helpful, thoughtful. I can recommend it without reservation.

Amy Hollingsworth, author ofThe Simple Faith of Mister Rogers

Book Description

In this grippingly honest narrative about one mans journey from addiction andself-destruction to recovery and a changed life, readers will be dismayed at the hurtful

patterns of his two alcoholic parents and how they scarred and shaped the outcome

of their three sons forever. Watts openly talks of his multiple failed marriages,

strained relationships with his children, overwhelming business losses, and the

self-loathing and guilt that plagued him for years.

In spite of all of this, Jack held on to the conviction he made more than fifteen years

ago never to drink again. Gradually learning to make better choices, he discovered

how to move past deeply engraved dysfunctions and become a productive, loving

adult. Included are accounts of his efforts to live out the twelve steps in restoring

relationships with family members and confronting the offender who molested his

three daughters.

A story like this is one that continues throughout a lifetime. The glimpses shared in

these pages will inspire readers to be honest about their own demons and provide

hope for a fulfilled and joyful life beyond the shackles of addiction.

Related Websites

Pushing Jesus

PushingJesus.com

Author Bio

As a young boy and a young man, Jack Watts experienced multiple expressions of

religious abuse, which led to self-destructive behaviors that nearly ruined his life. But

through programs such as AA and the support of loving Christians, he made muchprogress toward recovery. However, he found that the particular effects of religious

abuse needed a program beyond what he had experienced. Thus began his journey

to find the spiritual freedom his heart yearned for and the eventual creation of the

11-step program, Recovering from Religious Abuse. Jack has an A.B., from Georgia

State University; an M.A., from Baylor University; and has completed everything

except for his dissertation for a Ph.D. from Emory University. He has worked for

nearly three decades in marketing, exclusively serving Christian ministries and

publishers.

Author Home Town

Jack Watts / Atlanta, Georgia


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Untitled Bk 2Angela Thomas, Author

Book Description

This 52-week devotional helps readers discover the ever-illusive quality ofjoy.

Best-selling author Angela Thomas draws from her vast experience in teaching and

speaking to women all over the country. In this four-page per devotion format, Angela

shares...

* An inspirational message, including personal antecdotes* Biblical teaching

* Questions to guide reader into self exploration, with blank lines for personal answers

* Encouraging quotes

* Bible scriptures for meditation

This book is the perfect choice for the many readers who work through a devotional

book each year.

Related Websites

Speaking Schedule

facebook

angelathomas.com

Author Bio

Angela Thomas is a popular, national speaker and the best-selling author of ten

books and Bible studies, including Do You Think Im Beautiful?She is a graduate of

The University of North Carolina and Dallas Theological Seminary and has been

teaching the Bible for more than twenty-five years, using her unique gifts of

entertaining story-telling and faithful biblical instruction. Every year she speaks to

thousands of women across the United States and around the world. Angela and her

family make their home in North Carolina.

Author Home Town

Angela Thomas / Greensboro, North Carolina


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The Law of HappinessHow Spiritual Wisdom and Modern Science Can Change Your Life

Henry Cloud, Author

Book Description

Drawing from the latest scientific and psychological research on the quest for

happiness, The Law of Happiness reveals that the spiritual truths of the Bible hold the

secrets to the happiness we desire. As Dr. Cloud unpacks these universal, eternal

principles, he reveals that true happiness is not about circumstances, physical health,

financial success, or even about the people in our lives. In other words, its not aboutthe factors that are frequently beyond our control. Rather, happiness is found in

choosing to become the kind of people God created us to be.

With chapter titles like Happy People Connect, Happy People Don't Compare

Themselves, Happy People Have a Calling, and Happy People Forgive, Cloud

shows just how happiness is achieved as he sets readers on a pathway of spiritual

transformation that connects them with the God of the universe. With these new tools,

readers will discover that their relationships, their careers, and their inner selves are

infused with the joy theyve been seeking.

Author Bio

Dr. Henry Cloud has written or cowritten more than twenty books, including the

million-sellerBoundaries series. His books have total sales of over four million copies.Dr. Cloud has appeared on numerous radio and television broadcasts, including ABC

News, PBS, and FOX News, and has been featured or reviewed in the Los Angeles

Times, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and others. He co-hosts the

nationally syndicated radio program New Life Live, which airs on 169 stations and

reaches 2 million listeners. He is also featured on XM and Sirius. He is a frequent

speaker on such topics as leadership, relationships, and personal growth in seminars,

conventions, and corporate settings both nationally and internationally. Dr. Cloud is an

avid golfer and enjoys boating, deep-sea fishing, and scuba diving. He lives in Los

Angeles with his wife and two daughters.

Author Home Town

Henry Cloud / Los Angeles, CA


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InsurrectionTo Believe Is Human, To Doubt Is Divine

Peter Rollins, Author

Book Description

Theological firebrand Peter Rollins boldly asserts that Christianity is the religion of

doubt.

Through a skillful blend of parables, theology, and anecdotes, Peter Rollins offers a

radical thesis: that Christianity, from its very inception, has been a protest against

religion. Far from being a faith that celebrates knowledge, dogma, and certainty,Insurrection develops the concept that participation in the death of Christ involves

participation in Christs experience of abandonment.

Building on the foundation that popular emergent church leaders have laid,

Insurrection explores the explosive question of whether Christianity can exist in a

religionless manner. Yet Rollins does not stop therehe goes on to show that doubt,

complexity, and ambiguity are necessary elements of a mature and healthy faith.

Authentic faith does not exist in traditional mandates but in a life lived for others.

Whether readers are devout believers or seekers, Insurrection shows that when we

lay down our certainties and honestly admit our doubts, we most identify with Jesus

as he cried out, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? It is only then that we

truly open ourselves to experience a transformed life.

Author BioPeter Rollins has been praised as possessing one of the most provocative and

thoughtful theological voices of our day. An author, lecturer and storyteller, he is

renowned for his dynamic and winsome speaking. He is also the founder of ikon, a

faith group that has gained an international reputation for blending live music, visual

imagery, soundscapes, theatre, ritual and reflection to create what they call

"transformance art." Rollins received his higher education in Queens University,

Belfast, where he earned degrees (with distinction) in Scholastic Philosophy (BA

Hons), Political Theory (MA), and Post-Structural Religious Philosophy (PhD). He is

currently a research associate with the Irish School of Ecumenics in Trinity College,

Dublin, and is the author of the much talked about How (Not) to Speak of God, The

Fidelity of Betrayaland most recently, The Orthodox Heretic and Other Impossible

Tales. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but currently resides in Greenwich,

CT.

Author Home Town

Peter Rollins / Greenwich, CT


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Book of DreamsA Novel

Davis Bunn, Author

"Book of Dreams is a fascinating read. A totally new concept, which makes it a rare

achievement. The story really makes you think. The theme is both very challenging

and mesmerizing. A first-rate effort."

Hy Smith, executive vice president (ret.), United International Pictures

"Book of Dreams is an exceptional story. The concept itself is remarkably fresh, with a

genuinely unique design. There are very few inspirational-style concepts that have the

potential to cross over and become major mainstream hits. In my opinion, Book ofDreams is at the top of this list. Exciting, relevant, and accessible. A remarkable story,

one that will linger long after the book is put down."

Norman Stone, producer / director, Shadowlands

"Inventive and incisive, Bunn's fiction never disappoints. And hes scored again with

Book of Dreams. Dont miss this one." Jerry B. Jenkins, New York Times

bestselling author, the Left Behind series

Book Description

From the bestselling and award-winning author of Gold of Kings and The Black

Madonna a thrilling novel about a psychologist whose psychic gifts are unleashed

when she has to rely on an ancient manuscript to interpret the dreams of a

mysterious client.

For Dr. Elena Burroughs, life is divided into before and after: before and after the

death of her husband, Jason. The ache has dulled but is always with her. Even her

success as a psychologist is dimmed by an unspoken if only.

One day a new patient named Sandra recounts a frightening series of recurrent

nightmares. Using an ancient book filled with prayers that invoke the powers of the

Holy Spirit, Elena reviews the dreams. Elenas interpretations confirm Sandras

fearsher husband, the Ambassador to the Court of St. James, will confront a

powerful, global network of dangerous, and possibly deadly, forces. In the coming

days, Elena experiences a succession of insights and warnings that portend danger

for Sandra, her husband, and even the global economy.

As Elenas own dreams take a dramatic turn, she wonders how she can betterunderstand and fulfill the will of God.

Author Bio

Davis Bunn is the author of numerous national bestsellers in genres spanning

historical sagas, contemporary thrillers, and inspirational gift books. He has received

widespread critical acclaim, including three Christy Awards for excellence in fiction,

and his books have sold more than six million copies in sixteen languages. He and

his wife, Isabella, are affiliated with Oxford University, where Davis serves as writer in

residence at Regents Park College. He lectures internationally on the craft of writing.

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Davis Bunn / Melbourne, Florida; and Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England


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Hugs for the HolidaysStories, Sayings, and Scriptures to Encourage and Inspire

John Smith, Author

Book Description

In the fast pace of the holiday season, everyone needs to be reminded to slow down

and remember the reason for the season. This special holiday book is filled with

uplifting, touching hugs to warm the heart and make this season more meaningful.

Warm stories by the beloved storyteller John William Smith, personalized scriptures

by LeAnn Weiss, uplifting quotes by various well-known people, and inspirationalmessages by an anonymous disciple come together to form enduring hugs that

warm the heart.

Author Bio

John William Smith has been a minister and teacher for over forty years, as well as

writing several books. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Michigan, an

M.A. in Education Administration from Northern Arizona University, and an M.S. in

Bible from Lubbock Christian University. John and his wife, Judi, live in San Diego,

California. Judi teaches first grade, and his three children--Lincoln, Brendan, and

Kristen--and foster daughter, Debbie, have all made careers teaching and ministering

to others.

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Challenging Puzzles from the BibleIncluding Crosswords, Word Search, Trivia, and More

Timothy E. Parker, Author

Book Description

Created and written by Americas Puzzle Masteran exciting series that introduces

a fun way to learn Scripture through puzzles.

This series of puzzle books are filled with handcrafted puzzles that serve two

purposes: to entertain and expand your brain. The puzzles are carefully selected and

positioned for maximum fun and maximum retention.For example, word search puzzles all have common themes to allow the brain to

absorb the answers during the search. These puzzles are not meant to be solved

quickly, although its also fun to time yourself.

Each book comes with a specially designed scorecard. The scorecard is used to

easily record one progress and gain reward crowns based on skill level. With four

levels of the The Bible Genius Series, a solver can have hours of fun while

graduating from Sunday School to Bible Scholar.

Author Bio

Timothy Eric Parker is the world's most syndicated crossword compiler, according to

Guinness World Records. In 1996 Parker's dual interest in computers and

crosswords converged and he developed an interactive crossword that became the

web's first syndicated crossword puzzle, In 1999, Parker formed Master Puzzles, Inc.,bringing the talents of over sixty of the world's top puzzle masters into one

well-managed organization.

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Timothy E. Parker / Ellicott City, MD


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Extreme Puzzles from the BibleIncluding Crosswords, Word Search, Trivia, and More

Timothy E. Parker, Author

Book Description

Created and written by Americas Puzzle Masteran exciting series that introduces

a fun way to learn Scripture through puzzles.

This series of puzzle books are filled with handcrafted puzzles that serve two

purposes: to entertain and expand your brain. The puzzles are carefully selected and

positioned for maximum fun and maximum retention.For example, word search puzzles all have common themes to allow the brain to

absorb the answers during the search. These puzzles are not meant to be solved

quickly, although its also fun to time yourself.

Each book comes with a specially designed scorecard. The scorecard is used to

easily record one progress and gain reward crowns based on skill level. With four

levels of the The Bible Genius Series, a solver can have hours of fun while

graduating from Sunday School to Bible Scholar.

Author Bio

Timothy Eric Parker is the world's most syndicated crossword compiler, according to

Guinness World Records. In 1996 Parker's dual interest in computers and

crosswords converged and he developed an interactive crossword that became the

web's first syndicated crossword puzzle, In 1999, Parker formed Master Puzzles, Inc.,bringing the talents of over sixty of the world's top puzzle masters into one

well-managed organization.

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Timothy E. Parker / Ellicott City, MD


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As the Sparks Fly UpwardGilbert Morris, Author

Book Description

The trilogy The Winslow Breed serves as a prequel to the authors highly successful

House of Winslow series (published by Bethany House). As the Sparks Fly Upward is

the final book in the trilogy.

Young Colin Winslow grows up feeling altogether different from the rest of his family.

Not bold and rough like his charismatic brother, Adam, or headstrong and spoiled likehis sister, Adara, he is a gentle soul with a special love for natural things. His interest

in animals, medicine, and healing brings him in contact with a strange woman who

lives in the woods, Meg Caradoc. She teaches him the fine art of using a variety of

herbs to quell sickness and pain.

When Colin studies at Oxford, an eccentric but brilliant professor, Dr. Phineas

Teague, guides the young man to a career in medicine. The formal knowledge

Professor Teague imparts, combined with knowledge of Meg's herbal remedies,

make Colin an insightful and successful doctorone with the approving eye of Queen

Elizabeth on him. Colins skill quickly earns him many patients, some highly placed in

the courts of both his queen and her sister Mary Queen of Scots. This once shy and

uncertain young man finds himself in the midst of court intrigue and a key player in

quelling assassination plots and passing vital information to the queens court. When

Colin faces his most difficult casecuring the wounds his brave brother suffered inbattlehe must confront his attraction to Adams wife, his unsteady faith in God, and

his command of medicine: will he abandon his noble role and succumb to temptation,

or will he take his place as the new hero of the Breed of Winslow?

Author Bio

Born in 1929 in Forrest City, Arkansas, Gilbert Morris earned a B.A. and an MsE from

Arkansas State University and a Ph. D. from the University of Arkansas. Since 1986

he published 205 novels and been awarded five Silver Angel Awards and a Christy

Award. Dr. Morris lives in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with his wife.

Author Home Town

Gilbert Morris / Gulf Shores, Alabama

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