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Mother, It’s Hard to Forgive You: Ridding Myself of the Family Scapegoat Mantle, by Nancy Richards

By Christine Liston

About Mother, It’s Hard to Forgive You: Ridding Myself of the Family Scapegoat Mantle, by Nancy Richards:

What happens when the mother-daughter bond is broken by betrayal?

After a childhood plagued with physical and emotional violence and a fourteen-year estrangement from her entire family, Nancy Richards discovers herself at a crossroads. The mother she had both loved and feared as a child reached her by telephone to offer an apology for her abuse and to express a desire for reconciliation.

As she looks into the rearview mirror of her life and at the horrors inflicted by her mother, Nancy must decide whether to risk the safety of her present life or remain an orphan of circumstances. Is there really any reason to go back for more?

Richards takes the reader on an emotional and inspirational journey offering hope that healing from violence in families may be possible.

This is Book 2 of a two-book series and also works well as a stand-alone book.

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Reflections Upon A Sunny Day: An Autobiography by Murderer and Death Row Escapee Fred H. Kornahrens III

By Christine Liston

About Reflections Upon A Sunny Day: An Autobiography by Murderer and Death Row Escapee Fred H. Kornahrens III:

Fred H. Kornahrens III is one of South Carolina’s most famous criminals. He was condemned to death row and then, to the shock of the entire state, managed to escape. In the years that followed, people discussed Kornahrens’s story. Everyone had an opinion about the man, but few knew the truth. Now, he tells all in Reflections Upon a Sunny Day.

As a child, Kornahrens suffered from the unstable parenting of his mentally ill mother and aggressive father. When the two weren’t fighting each other, they were taking out their frustrations on a helpless child. Kornahrens’s mother was eventually hospitalized numerous times for schizophrenia but found no relief in the asylum.

Kornahrens himself began exhibiting signs of mental illness, but his upbringing hadn’t given him the tools to cope. He thought he found a purpose when he joined the military, but his career did not last long. He hoped he could make up for his parent’s faults by providing for his own family, but this proved to be the biggest mistake of all.

Finally, Kornahrens’s damaged psyche collapsed, and the resulting tragedy devastated the community. He has written his story, trying to make sense of what happened—for himself and for his readers.

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Piece of Planet or Planet of Peace: A Journey Through Letting Go Told in Prose and Poetry by Lara De Ann

By Christine Liston

About Piece of Planet or Planet of Peace: A Journey Through Letting Go Told in Prose and Poetry by Lara De Ann:

Part prose, part poetry, “Piece of Planet or Planet of Peace” invites the reader on a poignant, deeply personal journey of letting go of the past. Spanning over ten years, it chronicles Lara De Ann’s trauma and heartbreak over the tragic death of her soul mate Ted, and her experiences to “let go of pieces” of herself and heal her past to eventually attain a profound sense of inner peace and spiritual awakening. Lara was utterly devastated by grief when her beloved Ted, in a fit of depression, committed suicide at the young age of twenty-four. Ted was a victim of adult-onset bipolar disorder. “A part of me died when he died,” says Lara; “I felt like a lone palm tree on a desolate beach on an undiscovered, uninhabited, often brutal island.” Desperately seeking distraction, she went traveling. “I pretended to be doing something that held meaning,” she says; “I hung on for things to improve, believing they really would one day, despite my descent into years of a dark night of the soul.” Starting from Agoura, in California, Lara journeyed through Guatemala, Texas, Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, England, Wales, and finally Ireland – Ted’s “genealogical roots.” Traveling provided her an opportunity to meet new people and hear their experiences. Her personal tragedy seemed to pale in comparison to their stories of survival- “I often thought, how could I feel like life’s victim when I heard the disasters of so many people that sat next to me.” Throughout her journeys, as part of her “letting go” ritual, Lara let go of various articles, including clothes, shoes, cards, books, sleeping bag, tent, Ted’s bicycle – anything that held memories. She even had her hair cut off as a “symbolic gesture in letting go of my past, in letting go of grief.” “Traveling on faith and prayer,” with barely any money to meet her basic needs, Lara often hitchhiked and depended on the kindness and generosity of strangers. “Every experience was a stitch in an intricate tapestry,” she says. Sometimes, she managed to earn money by reading tarot cards, faith healing, and massaging, but “Very seldom did I get enough money or food to last me for a longer time period. It was usually just the moment that was taken care of. There would be a major victory, a miracle, followed by another lesson in trust.” Thus, she learned to surrender unconditionally to the Universe. However, Lara does not “recommend this kind of traveling to anyone. I had to do it in order to experience trust. I had to feel what it was like to have nothing in order to realize how much I had.” The over one hundred and fifty poems written by Lara are emotionally charged and just as compelling as her personal story. The anguish and intense sorrow that pervade poems of loss and heartache are palpable. For example, in the poem “He Never Came Home,” Lara laments, “I rotted away in my cave-tavern /…Quietly in my despair / Loudly in my denial of my despair / Waiting, looking out the window for his return. /…He never came home, / I died knowing that.” There are also inspiring poems in this collection that bespeak of letting go, trusting God, and achieving peace. “Phoenix” is a stirring verse about overcoming grief and rising from the ashes to rebuild life-“I ripped my life up by shredding papers / I said goodbye by lighting it on fire / I watched, as what I thought was me / Went ablaze symbolically.”

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A Maverick New Zealand Way by Mary Jane Walker

By Vinny O'Hare

About A Maverick New Zealand Way: The essential Kiwi travel companion! A New Zealand adventurer’s engrossing memoir of journeys in her own land, with 625 images by Mary Jane Walker

Kindle and other ebook versions on sale at US$2.99 till 11 August, reverting to $5.99 afterward.

FINALIST IN THE TRAVEL CATEGORY, INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, MAY 2018

This is not a travel guide. Why? Because you can’t read a travel guide from cover to cover. But you can read Mary Jane’s memoir of her outdoor and urban adventures in New Zealand, from North to South. In a flowing narrative that comes with more than 600 photos and maps, Mary Jane will make you feel like you have already arrived. And perhaps even that you have known her and her country for years.

(PS: Reviews welcome!)

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Untold Truths by Alexxander Nova

By Christine Liston

About Untold Truths by Alexxander Nova:

A brief look into just one month in my life.

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Healing The Wounded Child Within : A Guide to Healing the Pain of Abuse by Randy Boyd

By Elizabeth Fogg

About Healing The Wounded Child Within : A Guide to Healing the Pain of Abuse by Randy Boyd

Finally! A male survivor speaks out about male childhood sexual abuse. Randy offers survivors and their families answers to their questions of why victims act out the way they do, and strategies to start living with greater purpose and happiness.

Unlike books based on academic theories and abstract philosophies, Randy Boyd talks candidly about what it takes for men, women and their families to heal from the pain of childhood sexual abuse. Randy tells his story in a way that the lay-person can absolutely relate to. He talks candidly about the effects of male sexual abuse such as low self-esteem, low self-worth, self-doubt, sexual problems, un-forgiveness, anger and rage. He talks about the direct correlation between sexual abuse and drug and alcohol addiction, as well as his drive to be successful in life at all cost as a way of proofing his worth as a man. With contributions from Jerry Moe, Dan Griffin, Dr. Allen Berger, John Lee and Dr. Mic Hunter, Healing the Man Within is a well balanced book between an autobiography and a self-help book.

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Reversed: A Memoir by Lois Letchford

By Elizabeth Fogg

About Reversed: A Memoir by Lois Letchford

“HE’S THE WORST CHILD I’VE SEEN IN 20 YEARS OF TEACHING.”
When Lois Letchford learns her son has been diagnosed with a low IQ at the end of grade one, she refuses to give up on his future. Testing showed Nicholas had no spatial awareness, limited concentration, and could only read ten words; he is labeled “learning disabled,” a designation considered more derogatory than “dyslexia.” The world of education is quick to cast him aside. Lois begins working with him one-on-one. What happens next is a journey–spanning three continents, unique teaching experiments, never-ending battles with the school system, a mother’s discovery of her own learning blocks, and a bond fueled by the desire to rid Nicholas of the “disabled” label. “Reversed” is a memoir of profound determination that follows the highs and lows of overcoming impossible odds, turning one woman into a passionate teacher for children who have been left behind. Nothing is impossible when one digs deep, and looks at students through a new lens.

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Journey Through The Stars by James Beaumont

By Vinny O'Hare

About Journey Through The Stars by James Beaumont

After performing on The Julie Andrews Hour and the television series Switch, James made his Broadway debut in A Chorus Line. He went on to dance extensively throughout the US and around the world in several ballet companies gathering years of backstage anecdotes. Based on his extensive career in the performing arts, Journey Through The Stars is a series of star-studded vignettes expressed through his biting prose and wicked sense of humor. Inside the book you will find fascinating stories about many great entertainers.

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Read or Die: A Story of Survival, Hope, and How a Life Was Saved One Book at a Time by Daphne Russell

By Christine Liston

About Read or Die: A Story of Survival, Hope, and How a Life Was Saved One Book at a Time by Daphne Russell:

“I look forward to the day I see yellow caution tape stretched around my students’ neighborhoods, the chalk outline of apathy on the ground, crushed by the weight of a thousand books. Until then I treat each day as if books are EpiPens and every student has a shellfish allergy with a mouth full of shrimp.” Most of the students in Daphne Russell’s reading class have never read an entire book, and they can’t relate to Harry Potter and his magic wand. Abel is twenty-eight days behind everyone else and he needs enough books inside him to get his lungs to work again, mend his shattered heart, and kick the shit out of apathy.

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SUFFERING ENDS WHEN AWAKENING BEGINS

By Christine Liston

About SUFFERING ENDS WHEN AWAKENING BEGINS:

This is the inspiring true story of Robert Crown’s amazing journey out of the darkness of his childhood and into a world brightly illuminated by the power of positive understanding and purposeful thought. It’s the story of rejecting the victimhood he once embraced and finding the answers that allowed him to embrace the power to create a new life using universal spiritual laws.

How does a child’s life change when his mother tries to murder him? It’s one of the most profound betrayals imaginable, and it can follow the victim into adulthood, into all he does with his life, tainting his sense of self and his relationships with others. How does a man’s life change when he discovers that with his thoughts, his imagination, and his ability to listen to his higher self, he has the power to overcome the devastating events of his past and build a new life and a family?

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The Life of Mikey – A Memoir

By Christine Liston

About The Life of Mikey – A Memoir:

The Life of Mikey – A Memoir by Michael K. Willis

Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, I knew but one way—mountain life. As far back as anyone in my family could recall our people had lived in Haywood County, North Carolina where the tallest and most rugged elevations in the entire Appalachian chain existed. These mountains were known for their spectacular beauty, drawing visitors from all over America to its picturesque horizons, beautiful waterfalls, and beautiful fresh air.

I was greatly influenced by my mountain life even though I was too young to comprehend the turmoil around me. I was the son of an abusive Baptist preacher and an abusive mother who cursed at her children. Through tough times that included frequent moves, chronic absences by my father from home, the regular irrationalities of my mother, and physical abuse from both, I forged ahead. Through all my ordeals I could find great humor and laughter in what otherwise was a devastating circumstance. Indeed, my wit and ability to find humor in all things helped me survive.

The story unfolds in Haywood County where my father returns to the county of his birth to pastor at Olivet Baptist Church. From my earliest days, church, gospel music, and small wood-framed homes were my way of life. My mother taught me lessons on the evils of African-Americans, the necessity of animal euthanasia, and the need for an orderly and neat appearance in church. My father was gone much of the time—away at school or preaching revivals. When he was home, whippings and abuse were a regular part of my life. These, along with Southern Gospel music, baptisms, and trips throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains were a family routine.

My father moved the family to Macon County to become pastor of Mt. Hope Baptist Church, and I became influenced by television and rock and roll music. Religion, school, and fighting in school became necessary for me too. I am relieved by my salvation and baptism because I know that Hell no longer awaits me. School becomes central as I began to realize that it was the only way to avoid the fate assigned to me by my mother—digging ditches.

The most transformative event in my life occurred in 1962 when my father moved the family from the rural confines of Macon County to Asheville. Suddenly, I became a big city boy. Within a few months, I could not imagine living any other life. These were the best of years. Along with my friends Gene, Jack, David, and my older brother Johnny, a group was fashioned and known as the Cypress Drive Boys. Led by fourteen-year-old Gene, we were constant companions for more than four years. Sex education (taught by Gene), fighting and boasting of our fighting prowess, cursing, baseball, Halloween, movies, and the Beatles and rock and roll music drove the group.

During these years my father’s brutality increased, tearing the family apart, and ending his pastorate at Oakley Baptist Church. He retreated to Edgewood Baptist Church, across town, where the family stayed only six months before going back to Mt. Hope Baptist Church. Now a broken boy, I returned with my family to the same parsonage we had left almost five years earlier. I did not want to go back because I had changed too much. City life was now in my blood.

In high school, I finally stood up to my father, ending the physical abuse. In standing my ground, I forced him into an uneasy standoff. Also, I became engrossed in my education, finally determining that a college education was my best ticket out of a bad life. Making my way through depression and more heartbreak at home, I finally found a refuge and my first real love— a beautiful classmate named Ann Perry. Try as I might, I was too shy and too insecure ever to ask her out. In the end, I was content just to sit in her company and to enjoy this amazing girl, a love I let slip through my hands.

At home, problems mounted. Rumors circulated that my father, the preacher, was unfaithful. My mother, dying of cancer, was abandoned by him who left town with the church secretary.

Despite these harsh circumstances, I succeeded, graduated from college, and found the better life for which I yearned.

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Hands Down: A Story of Incarceration (Part 1)

By Christine Liston

About Hands Down: A Story of Incarceration (Part 1):

Adapted from the journal of a falsely imprisoned man,
‘Hands Down: A Story of Incarceration’
is a testament against a society quick to point fingers and cry wolf.

It implores us to question the motives of those claiming victimhood,
for it may reveal their own lack of integrity.

With each public accuser advertising their oppression,
and clamoring for sympathy, it’s clear we must develop a rational dialogue.

In these times when one tweet, one blog post or soundbite,
regardless of context or humor, could be enough to ruin a life well-lived,
we have to find a way to ground ourselves.

This non-fiction account, both infuriating and inspiring,
relates the struggle of a man trying to regain his dignity,
and reframe his situation in a positive light.

‘Hands Down: A Story of Incarceration’
is a book written for the era of mass imprisonment,
and a striking rebuttal to the new moral culture in America.

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When Angels Fly

By Christine Liston

About When Angels Fly:

“When Angels Fly” is a true story of the struggles of a mother before and during the illness and ultimate death of her five year old son. It is a story of perseverance, heartaches, courage, and a mother’s undying love for her child.

A young girl grows up dodging her mother’s blows and as she hides inside her room to cry, she thinks that the years ahead will transform her life. With this belief, she is lured into love and marriage only to later on find out she cannot run away from her past life and that marriage is not a shield she can use against the emotional assaults of her mother.

But faith, in its many forms, drives this young-girl-now-turned-into-a-woman across the other facets of challenges the world has yet to play on her. The loss of a child in her womb, the grappling hands of the man she trusts, the family’s incessant fighting, and yet again the beckoning loss of another son.

Will Sarah survive through all this? And will someone come to turn things around for her, hold her hand, and see her through whatever life has still in store for her?

Reviews
Make no mistake; this isn’t a pity party or sob story memoir. It is life-affirming and you may cry, but you will be inspired!

“After surviving the cruel rage of tyranny from her mother and ex-husband, Sarah Jackson traveled a new path; a journey of loss, heartbreak, and ultimately strength. How do we survive the unthinkable, our child suffering from a terminal illness? Sarah Jackson’s life will teach you that despite all the hardships, you will survive, even if at times it feels like you won’t.”

“The most riveting story I have ever read about the strength of a boy and his mother. If you want to have your heart-strings pulled and your emotions tweaked then When Angels Fly is a must read!”

“Memoirs that deal with tragedy often turn out to be the most life-affirming and give a hope of resilience and strength. Kudos to you, Mary! You found the tender words to tell Eli’s story and your own journey.” ~ Jan Hawke, Author

“A heartfelt and heartbreaking story of a mother’s love; that this beautiful child was subjected to such horrific treatment by his own father, grandmother, and uncle and yet allowed by the “system” to continue to suffer abuse by them while he was undergoing such a serious illness is despicable. Thank God that she was there to protect him and his brother. A must read for anyone who has ever loved a child.” ~ S. Bailey

“So much praise to you for surviving the unthinkable. Thank you so much for sharing your story with the world as inspiration to any other woman who is going through this or has been through this and needs to know they are not alone.”

“As the father of two wonderful daughters, I cannot begin to imagine the horror that took place in this mother’s life. How any man can be so evil is beyond me. Thank God for men like Matt, however. There are a few happy moments in this story that made tears of temporary joy hint from behind my eyes: when Eli was able to drink apple juice without choking; the late-night trip mom took to get watermelon her son craved; when Eli and Noah played, as much as they could, in the hospital together. But sadly these moments too quickly moved aside, and the harrowing acts by a despicable grandmother and truly evil husband and father darkened the story. But this is real. That is partially what attracted me to this book. There is a time for the raw truth, it keeps one grounded. To me, this book was more than a succession of events. Often, I felt like I was sitting across from the mother at a diner. My mind fades to gray images as she recollects her story from years ago. She opens her heart, and I listen to her thought process in awe. The mother is amazing for hanging on for dear life, even when it surely felt the bottom had fallen away and there was nothing to believe in anymore. She was there for her son regardless of all else. If you don’t believe evil exists, you will after reading this. Above all, little Eli shows strength and heroism, and despite the bitter end, he triumphed over life.” ~ Robert Kimbrell, Author

“I couldn’t help thinking about womanhood while reading When Angels Fly. As a man and a father, it is hard to imagine the kind of feeling my wife has for our two kids. Many times I had to stop reading, close my eyes, and ask myself: “Could this be really happening?” I couldn’t help but wonder about the stuff of which women are made, because Sarah is a tough woman, sensitive, and rich in her humanity. It is inspiring to see how she gives life and nourishes it. The experience with Eli, her son suffering from cancer, is very touching and one that will inspire many people in the way they relate with their children. S. Jackson and A. Raymond have done a wonderful job in sharing experiences that will offer hope and provoke a silent revolution in the way most of us see women and life. It’s a book that every man should read. And I mean every man!” Romuald Dzemo for Readers’ Favorite

“I read this book after the author appeared on the We Love Memoirs group, Spotlight on Sunday. The story is a very moving account of the authors life and most importantly the story tells of her son Eli who becomes sick with cancer and subsequently dies. The book is in four parts with the third part being told from her diary recounting the months of Eli’s illness and his passing away. The first two parts of the book set the scene and show how Sarah’s life has been hard with an abusive mother throughout her childhood and then marrying a husband who is also abusive. As I read I felt very much that the mother was a psychopathic narcissist at best and the husband was an abusive alcoholic who had no feeling for his family and his only love being the bottle. Sarah has a very hard road which many of us would not survive I am sure. Her faith though does give her solace and even though it wavered at times in the end does help her through. I enjoyed reading the book but not so much the diary format although this was a way of telling the story day by day. I admired Sarah’s love and devotion to her children and her loving heart comes through. How she managed to cope with the mother’s ongoing abuse through her son’s illness is beyond belief. I will refrain from saying too much more as don’t want to give more away as there are many other aspects to this heartfelt story.” Julie Watson, Author

“This book’s effect on me is hard to explain. I gave it a 5 Star review because all the emotional triggers were engaged. As I read, I found myself crying, angry, happy, excited and overwhelmed by the detailed story of young Eli, Noah and their mother. I agree with other interviewers, no one should have to endure this type of life, but fact is, life isn’t always a bed of roses or cotton candy and everything nice. S. Jackson’s has poured her heart into telling the day-to-day story of her son’s journey, along with sharing her faith mixed with the power of a mother’s resolve. I highly recommend this book to anyone facing hard challenges in their life.” Raven H. Price, Author

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Awards
2016 New Apple Official Selection eBook Award
2016 Circle of Books Ring of Honor Silver 2nd Place Award
2016 Amazon Number One Best Selling Book
2016 McGrath House Indie Book Awards Finalist
2016 Readers Favorite Five Star Book Award
2017 Literary Titan Silver 2nd Place Award
2017 Book Excellence Award Finalist

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God and Your Pillow – How an Unexpected Pregnancy Taught Me to Truly Trust God by Marianne Petersen

By Christine Liston

About God and Your Pillow – How an Unexpected Pregnancy Taught Me to Truly Trust God by Marianne Petersen:

If you or someone you know feels lost, uncertain, or just need a pick-me-up dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, this is a book for you. God and Your Pillow shares Marianne’s story, helping you seek wisdom, guidance, encouragement, and inspiration, making sure you know you are not alone.

Marianne, nineteen years old, felt God guiding her on an exciting journey. But an unplanned pregnancy interrupted her plans. She was surrounded with uncertainty as an illegal secret brought her to the peak of her despair. It became evident that God had lifted her up, holding her throughout the pregnancy and unforgettable delivery, to then gently put her down into the new life He had planned for her.

With honesty and humor, Marianne hopes to help you or someone you know going through a similar soap opera. Her story shows how God and her pillow, the only two that knew all her thoughts, helped her endure the trial. It’s also perfect for those who just need a good ol’ fashion love story.

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Female Dominated Marriages and Families: Strong, Tough, Sexy Women Physically Tame Their Men

By Christine Liston

About Female Dominated Marriages and Families: Strong, Tough, Sexy Women Physically Tame Their Men:

Liz is the kind of sexy blonde hot mom that every man dreams about. In addition to her beauty, Liz also has a killed physique with amazing legs, rock hard glutes, killer abs and an upper body to die for. Liz’s pictures tell just part of the story. Liz can kick her husband’s ass and in her own retrospective way she has thought about the huge benefits of this sort of situation. In a practical way it makes her life better and it’s also a massive turn-on for her.
Several of Liz’s students have been willing to share their stories. These are ladies that can and have conquered their men. They discuss the matches, the aftermath, the advantages and other sexy odds and ends. These women, in some cases, are stronger than their husband and in other cases they simply have the technique to overcome a size or strength disadvantage. Either way the women end up in the Superior position and the men end up humiliated, submissive and often times emasculated.
We then meet Jase and learn about his experiences with his sister and her friends. Jase is a small man and he learns all about the reality of gender battles. Yes, men are usually bigger and stronger, but not always. And the difference between male strength on average and female strength on average isn’t that great and it can be fairly easily overcome. Jase’s journey is humbling, humiliating, sexy and very, very interesting.
This book ends with a re-print of one of our top three reader-chosen ladies. Brenda has lived an interesting life and here she tells all. If you want an inside look at the life of a strong, dominant, sexy lady then this is the book for you. The pics and profiles of Brenda will show you why readers have gone crazy for her.
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Horrormania ’79: Memoirs of a Ten year old Horror Fan

By Christine Liston

About Horrormania ’79: Memoirs of a Ten year old Horror Fan:

My name is Kevin Doherty. And I am a Horrorholic.

My horrorholicism began back when I was a kid. The “Famous Monsters of Filmland” magazine was
responsible. The frightening black and white photos of monstrosities, ghouls, and freaks contained within its pages fascinated me and I was hooked.

My life as a young horror fanatic in 1979 was particularly interesting. I had one quest back then. OK, maybe two. One was to acquire a Pressman “Movie & T.V. Horror Make-up kit” from the local novelty shop so that I could win a best-costume contest at a Halloween party where the first prize was a perm. Two, to win the affections of a really cute girl in my class who really dug guys with Afros. Well, buying something for twenty bucks when earning an allowance of seventy-five cents every two weeks was an impossible task, so I had to come up with different ways of raising the money in time for October. I came up with all sorts of get-rich-quick schemes and what an adventure it was. So much so that I felt it was worth sharing by documenting my experiences in a book.

Culled from the yellowed pages of the diaries I kept back then (dozens and dozens of Hilroy notebooks) I have assembled a novelization of my chronicles of the time when horror took over my life!

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Sex Crimes: Then and Now

By Vinny O'Hare

About Sex Crimes: Then and Now:

“NOBODY KNOWS RAPISTS BETTER”

In Sex Crimes Then, (included free in this two-book package) the woman the press described as one of America’s toughest prosecutors grippingly recounts her career and in the process offers a searing indictment of our justice system. Included are close-ups of her most harrowing cases, among them the predatory pedophile who headed a boy’s club to get closer to victims; the serial rapist who terrorized the city as “The Stalker”: and the violent incest offender who tortured his “property” (his own daughter.)

“My first lesson about sex crimes prosecution,” Vachss writes, “was that perpetrators were not the only enemy.” She shows how the system is heavily weighted against victims. In what has come to be her trademarked term, she brands as “rape collaborators” police officers and judges whose ingrained attitudes aid and comfort criminals; elected officials and attorneys concerned only with their political futures; fickle juries seemingly impervious to compelling evidence; and a legal system skeptical of cries of rape.

Asked in a 2007 interview in The Guardian “Does she miss putting rapists in prison? ‘Hell, yes,’ says Vachss. Would she return to the front line? ‘Am I willing to put up with the politics of running for office, or the backstabbing and infighting of being an employee of an elected official? That’s a much tougher question.’” [Julie Bindel, “The rapists’ enemy”]

Sex Crimes Now finds Alice Vachss, still the same, back in the trenches insisting to a jury: “I don’t have to prove motive. The motive for rape is rape,” and battling a system hell-bent on freeing a monster. Inevitably, Vachss reached a point of no return, “Years before, Richard A. Brown’s response when he was asked why he fired me was that I’d done an excellent job. Ever-aware of the politics of prosecution, Brown had waited until he was elected, not simply appointed, before taking it upon himself to decide how much weight ‘doing an excellent job’ would or would not carry in his office. All these years later this new DA was about to make the same decision.”

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The Skeptic and the Rabbi: Falling in Love with Faith

By Vinny O'Hare

About The Skeptic and the Rabbi: Falling in Love with Faith:

As Judy Gruen walked down the aisle and into her Orthodox Jewish future, her bouquet quivered in her shaky hand. Having grown up in a culture that proclaimed, “If it feels good, do it,” was she really ready to live the life of “rituals, rules, and restraints” that the Torah prescribed?

“The Skeptic and the Rabbi” is a rare memoir that is both poignant and funny, ringing with honesty, about what it means to remain authentic to yourself while charting a new yet ancient spiritual path at odds with the surrounding culture. Gruen writes touchingly about her family, including her two sets of grandparents, who influenced her in wildly opposite ways. As she navigates her new life with the man she loves and the faith she also loves―surviving several awkward moments, including when the rabbi calls to tell her that she accidentally served unkosher food to her Shabbat guests―Gruen brings the reader right along for the ride. Reading this wry, bold and compelling memoir, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and when you’re finished, you may also have a sudden craving for chicken matzo ball soup―kosher, of course.

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Unforgettable ‘Memoir’

By Vinny O'Hare

About Unforgettable ‘Memoir’:

My Name is Sherman Turner, while in (SBA) Small Business Program the powerful (Wall Street Money Contractors) broke their agreement and started a war not wanting to hire minorities, only whites. They had all the resources, connections and money.

Soon minorities found themselves in a war they could not win. The minorities did choose to fight back, find out why? Suddenly, the (Wall Street Money Contractors) many death threats cause Turner to have a very serious stroke!

Turner becomes 90% paralyzed from the stroke and he call on YMCA special trainer Vernon Duncan for help! YMCA Trainer gives him lessons to stand and walk again. Without a memory Turner feels his life is in jeopardy! Now he seeks some place safe for his rehabilitation and faraway.

Unbeknownst to Turner his life will change forever in Obama land in Africa!
In Kenya Turner learns of Obama in the Kenya Rehabilitation School. Kenyans tell Turner stories of Obama to help his training. Would his full memory ever return? How did Kenyans train Turner?

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I, a Squealer by Richard Bruns

By Vinny O'Hare

About I, a Squealer by Richard Bruns:

The year was 1965. The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and The Righteous Brothers filled the air waves. Television shows like “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriett” and “The Andy Griffith Show” mirrored the innocence of life in the dusty city of Tucson, Arizona. But the sun-baked desert surrounding Tucson was hiding a sinister secret. A psychopath named Charles Schmid, later nicknamed the “Pied Piper of Tucson” by Life magazine, would steal that innocence away, along with the lives of three beautiful teenage girls.

At the center of these cases was Schmid’s closest friend and confidant, Richard Bruns. It was Bruns who eventually turned Schmid into the authorities, resulting in Schmid’s arrest and conviction for multiple murders. After Schmid’s arrest, Bruns wrote his firsthand account sharing the evolution of his friendship with Schmid, the details of getting involved way in over his head, and how he finally summoned the courage to blow the whistle to end Schmid’s deadly rampage. His firsthand account is now being released to the public for the first time.

This is not a book of memories distorted after years of passing. Rather, this was written over 50 years ago at the time of the trials. Here, Bruns takes you into the scenes and events as only an insider can, shedding new light on the infamous “Pied Piper of Tucson” murders.

Here’s what reviewers are already saying about “I, a Squealer”:

“A fascinating and disturbing account of Bruns’ friendship with, and ultimate betrayal of, serial killer Charles Schmid.” -5-Star Review, Reader’s Favorite

“Bruns succeeds in honoring the inviolability of friendship despite unmasking a barbaric fiend beneath the guise of his friend.” -5-Star Review, Foreword Reviews

“I, a Squealer gives a rare opportunity to read an insider’s view. It provides a thought-provoking read that is absorbing from the very first page.” -CrimeTraveller.Org

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