About 8 Bit Stories:
An in-depth deep dive in to the 1980s home computer boom in the United Kingdom. American giants like Commodore and Atari take on the little home grown companies like Sinclair and Acorn. Set in a year by year breakdown , we chart the highs and lows of the computer industry.
About Where’s Chuckawalla Bill’s Cabin? A True Tale of Being Lost in the Hi-Desert by Kevin Heaton:
FREE 07/13 thru 07/15
Few adventurers have ever gone missing in the Joshua Tree National Park Wilderness Area, & lived to tell us their story.
How does one become so hopelessly lost? The answer to that question is revealed here in this true tale of despair, & perseverance. From the onset of this ill-fated walkabout, you will see what the author sees, & feel what he feels as, step by step, his precarious situation becomes increasingly desperate. Heaton is not likely to make it out of the desert alive, but you will find yourself hoping against hope that he does.
Legends can captivate with an aura of mystery, urging us to uncover the truth or find our own in the art of self-expression. This recount of a horrifying ordeal tasks you, the reader, with Heaton’s perilous thirty hour Hi-Desert hike during which you will experience every known human emotion; from anticipation to desperation, to the redemption one can find in the healing waters of life’s simpler things. – The Hi-Desert Star
A truly colorful tale of this seasoned hiker’s experience in the desert back country! How does one get so lost after considerable planning and preparation? The answer is here in this well written true tale of perseverance, despair, and incredible relief at the moment of rescue! Color photos are a great addition to the story. – Sagebrush Press
PRISMATIC: Step Out Of Past Shadows And Into Your Radiant Future by Danielle Lopez
What if you could step out of the shadows of your past and into a radiant future where every facet of your life shines brightly? Imagine accelerating your personal development, unlocking the full potential of your professional abilities, embracing vibrant health, cultivating fulfilling relationships, and achieving deep spiritual satisfaction.
PRISMATIC: Step Out of Past Shadows and Into Your Radiant Future illuminates the path with immediately actionable steps to life-changing transformation with long-lasting results!
“In life, you can’t rise to your peak potential if you’re anchored by the weight of your past. You won’t achieve your dreams, you’ll settle for what you think you deserve based on your past conditioning. Once you change how you perceive your past and embrace your true potential, you’ll change your entire life. ” – Danielle Lopez
IN PRISMATIC YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO:
Foster personal growth by mastering self-reflection and continuous improvement, turning weaknesses into strengths, dismantling self-doubt, and reshaping the narrative of your self-identity to unleash your true potential.
Propel your career with targeted strategies that not only lead to professional success but also encourage you to overcome fears of rejection, break free from limiting beliefs, and embrace the greatness you deserve.
Enhance your physical well-being through tailored nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness practices that honor your body’s needs, helping you navigate from past pain to a future of peace and vitality.
Build mental resilience by managing stress and anxiety, adopting empowering new perspectives, and viewing challenges as opportunities for growth, thus cultivating a mindset that celebrates transformation.
Secure your financial freedom with simple money management tactics. Acknowledge your worth and ensure long-term security, setting the foundation for realizing your dreams.
Strengthen relationships and enhance your social life through the power of community. Master building and sustaining a supportive network that promotes growth and helps you confidently navigate life’s challenges.
Deepen your spiritual connections to enrich your life’s purpose and everyday existence, following steps to true fulfillment that align with your deepest values and spiritual insights.
Are you ready to conquer the barriers holding you back, eradicate self-doubt, and unleash the power you have to achieve your most ambitious goals and dreams?
Read PRISMATIC today to ignite your journey toward a luminous future filled with growth, success, and fulfillment!
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And She Was Never the Same Again: A Multigenerational Memoir by Natasha Pryde Trujillo Ph.D.
And She Was Never the Same Again is about you. It is about your family and your friends, everyone you’ve ever met, and all the strangers you have yet to meet. It takes you on a journey of gains and losses that stretch generations, cultures, identities, and decades of time.
It awakens you to the inevitable and makes you look at things most people want to avoid seeing. It explores near-death experiences; medical, individual, and intergenerational trauma; the stigmatized death of a partner; perfectionism; athletics; first loves; and the gaping holes that become permanent fixtures within us when those we love the most die.
You will feel, you will learn, you will grown, and you will never be the same again.
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Don Blossom’s book Mimsy is a beautiful memoir of a man who fell in love with a beautiful intelligent and intriguing girl in his early college years, Mimsy. It is a relationship that formed him like ones do at that age. This new love and connection with Mimsy is profoundly important to him and to her and it influences who he was and how he is today.
So profound their connection that after they literally lose one another, the memory of her stays with him his entire life. Don, currently has a beautiful wife, career and family but throughout his life he wondered and wandered through his historical memories to find answers to what and who this young love of his became. She was a strong influence for Don and yet because of circumstances and life opportunities they missed a connection that would forever change the trajectory of their lives. They both missed or misunderstood a meeting that if it had happened would they have a different life today and would that life have been together? They didn’t meet and they never saw one another again It is a heartbreaking story because it is so real and palatable when Don recounts his loss. It is a love story of heartbreak but also a life story of mishap and miscommunication that changed everything for the two of them.
This Memoir is available in Print and Ebook
A GOOD DAY TO DIE by Carina Bergfeldt
He is the last person to touch them before they die.
His face is the last they see before they are executed.
He stands there with one last goal: to get them to heaven.
276 TIMES CHAPLAIN Jim Brazzil has sat in death’s waiting room. He has listened to confessions in the eleventh hour. The last moment of the condemned, when everything bubbles up to the surface and they have to share. Now Jim is the one dying, ready for his last confession.
THE AWARD-WINNING Swedish journalist Carina Bergfeldt and the American prison pastor start a conversation that ends up changing both their lives. He is older, patient, and wise. She is young, restless, and angry.
IN HIS HOUSE in the Texan countryside, their discussions about death and sorrow, hope, atonement, and love create a magical journey.
How are we supposed to live our lives?
Can one always be forgiving?
And what day is actually a good day to die?
Quotes about the book:
”Brilliant, Bergfeldt! … Touching, uplifting, and awful at the same time.”
Mariestads-Tidningen
“A book to bury yourself in. Whether or not you have a strong faith, it is healing to take part in their conversation.”
Bohuslänningen
”A touching and disturbing book, but also an experience. Maybe even an awakening.”
Blekinge Läns Tidning
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Who Could Forget? by Frank Healy
Frank Healy’s remarkable ability to remember every day of his life since the age of six is truly extraordinary. Through his book, readers will embark on a journey through the highs and lows of his life, experiencing every moment with vivid detail and clarity.
While many may envy Frank’s ability to recall cherished memories such as vacations and accomplishments, the book also delves into the challenges of remembering every negative event, from job difficulties to romantic breakups. Frank’s story offers a unique perspective on the complexities of memory and the impact it can have on our lives.
In addition to sharing his personal experiences, the book provides insights into the mental strategies Frank has developed to navigate his extraordinary memory, including techniques for recalling dates and days of the week stretching back centuries. Through exercises included in the book, readers can explore these techniques for themselves, gaining a deeper understanding of the fascinating world of memory.
Overall, Frank Healy’s story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of memory to shape our lives. His book offers a captivating glimpse into the inner workings of a mind that remembers every moment, both joyful and challenging, and invites readers to explore the wonders of memory alongside him.
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About The Hollywood Assistant: Life Below The Line:
Micheal HaDera’s The Hollywood Assistant: Life Below The Line is a shocking insider’s tale about the inner workings of one man’s life inside a major Hollywood production. He details the everyday trials and tribulations of a Hollywood producer assistant in full color, leaving no surprising detail, ridiculous request or scandalous event out, giving the reader insight into the multi-billion-dollar Hollywood machine that they would never find anywhere else. Including an Oscar winning actress, a Golden Globe winning actress and a pedophilic director, it is a truly unique tale that only someone in the business could provide. It will leave you shaking your head and looking at the next blockbuster movie you watch through a completely different set of eyes.
About Featured Book: PLAYS RIDICULOUS MUSIC; Memories of my Mother by Raina Luray
Growing up, she had always felt like an outsider among her peers. Her mother’s erratic behavior and her grandmother’s strict discipline made it difficult for her to fit in. As she got older, she rebelled against their authority and sought out thrills and danger.
At 18, she thought she had found the solution to her problems in a charming young man. They quickly got married and had three children, but their relationship was filled with infidelity. Feeling adrift and alone, she turned to exotic dancing as a way to
help her husband and children. But then something unexpected happened.
She discovered faith in God. At first, she resisted, thinking it was just another form of control. But as she delved deeper into the teachings, she realized it wasn’t about control. It was about finding love, forgiveness, and inner peace.
She devoted herself to serving others, using her tumultuous past to help those struggling. Despite all of her hardships, she never forgot where she came from, but she refused to let it define her. Even when tragedy struck, and her mother was murdered, she held onto her faith, knowing that God was by her side through the darkest of times.
Through this book, she hoped to show the world that she was more than just a woman confined to a wheelchair. She was a person with an extraordinary story of pain, resilience, and ultimately redemption. And above all else, she wanted to share that story with anyone who needed to hear it.
This Memoir book is available in these Formats: eBook
This book is in Kindle Unlimited!
About Once Upon a Villa:
In this wise, warm-hearted, witty, and LOL hilariously funny true account, New York Times bestselling author Andrew Kaplan tells what it’s like when he, his wife, and two-year-old son decided to chuck it all and live the fantasy in a villa by the sea in that extraordinary corner of the world – part international café society, part billionaires’ playground, part provincial France – that is the French Riviera.
Whether it’s matching wits with French bureaucracy, searching for the perfect bouillabaisse, encounters with con men, eccentric ex-pats, and Monaco’s royal family, partying with the international set on Onassis’ yacht, playing chess with a philosophical police chief, or adventures and friendships with the rich and famous and the presumably standoffish French, Once Upon a Villa will transport you to a fascinating and shrewdly-observed world that you will savor like your first-morning bite of pain au chocolate.
So pour yourself a glass of wine, open the book, and Santé!
College Life of a Retired Senior by Yvonne Blackwood
A true story of a former bank manager’s experience as she returns to college in the third act of life to earn a degree in English. Seven years after she retires from the Royal Bank of Canada, ending a thirty-seven-year career, Yvonne Blackwood surprises her friends and family by returning to school at sixty-four. She craves knowledge and is motivated by four powerful reasons: to add texture to her writing; to ward off dementia by exercising her brain with her studies; to add ongoing structure to her life by attending classes regularly; to inspire her two young grandsons to attend university full-time when they graduate from high school. She writes, “What I didn’t know was how much the pursuit of the degree would inform me, challenge me, satisfy me, and drive me to consider giving up on more than one occasion.”
Both ebook and softcover books are on sale at Amazon and other booksellers.
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About Confronting Power and Chaos: the Uncharted Kaleidoscope of My Life:
~~~ “That one event, that one ten-minute car ride, radically bowled over my life’s kaleidoscope.”
What’s in a name?
Her trailblazer of a distant cousin forged a solitary, singular path during and after WWII. Unassuming and somewhat clueless, Christine eventually finds she has to do pretty much the same. A teen fully expecting her Midwestern life would be drab and ho-hum, she meets in Germany an elderly man who offered her a ride – and insight into a legacy she was going to rely on throughout her entire life.
Marrying the wrong guy, divorced, isolated, and responsible for four chronically ill children, she charged forward, brooking no fools to get her children the healthcare and education they richly deserved, even if that meant blackmailing the governor of Iowa. She took on the powers that be (including spooks invading her home for six months), while always striving for the career she pined for.
Throughout all the decades of financial and personal setbacks and the chaos that swirled around her, Christine’s legacy constantly beckoned her: to be worthy of that distant cousin, WWII’s most decorated courier, and of a timeless love story she witnessed.
Christine’s life journey, including her 12 years in Poland (her other homeland), is a stirring testament to determination, imagination, and the power of perseverance and of thinking out of the box.
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Confronting Power & Chaos: the Uncharted Kaleidoscope of My Life details how the impact of learning about my namesake and predecessor guided me through five decades of chaos. As a divorced, single parent, I had to deal with four chronically ill children, one of whom (my eldest daughter) developed the hormonal imbalance known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I had to appeal to her as the woman of grace I saw her as, as she dealt with bulimia and anorexia and so many suicidal thoughts/attempts as a teen and young adult.
Once I got all four of my children through college, the Great Recession hit, and I lost my last American job and home. Because I had researched my predecessor’s life and interviewed her remaining WWII associates, my subsequent biopic screenplay led me to Poland, our ancestral homeland. There I was finally allowed to follow my once chosen career as an editor.
This book exposes all the power plays that were thrown at me and I had to overcome with the help of men who – for whatever reason – saw bits of my predecessor in me.
The Hollywood Assistant: Life Below The Line by Micheal HaDera
Micheal HaDera’s The Hollywood Assistant: Life Below The Line is a shocking insider’s tale about the inner workings of one man’s life inside a major Hollywood production. He details the everyday trials and tribulations of a Hollywood producer assistant in full color, leaving no surprising detail, ridiculous request or scandalous event out, giving the reader insight into the multi-billion-dollar Hollywood machine that they would never find anywhere else. Including an Oscar winning actress, a Golden Globe winning actress and a pedophilic director, it is a truly unique tale that only someone in the business could provide. It will leave you shaking your head and looking at the next blockbuster movie you watch through a completely different set of eyes.
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About This Masquerade by Sandra Wilson:
“From Show-bands to Showdowns: Sandra Wilson’s ‘This Masquerade’ Chronicles a Life of Love, Crime, and Rock and Roll!” “This Masquerade, The True Story” – takes you on a journey of psychological struggle, leading to the discovery of personal strength, resilience, and pursuit of dreams. A powerful narrative non-fiction of Sex, Drugs, Crimes, and Rock and Roll
Unmask this unique true story of an aspiring rock singer who falls in love with a drummer she thought was her ticket into the music business during the 1970s. She soon learns there is more to this man than she bargained for. Naïve and unaware of what’s to come, she finds herself living on the edge, running from the law, as she holds on for dear life through dangerous trials and tribulations she had to face.
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About U.S. Marine Vietnam Sacrifice:
U.S. Marine Vietnam Sacrifice is a memoir of Raymond Isaac Lindsey, a Vietnam veteran, and his experiences before, in and after the Vietnam War, written by his wife, Crystal Mary Lindsey. At nineteen, Raymond (Ray) often fought against children recruited by the Viet Cong. The experience left him with physical and mental injuries. His therapy and treatment in Japan caused more harm, and when he returned home, he experienced symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Despite having a loving family and friends, Ray felt like he was in another world most of the time, which affected his relationships. He could not sleep because of his narcolepsy, and when he finally closed his eyes, he had nightmares. Ray eventually met Crystal, an Australian nurse whose father had experienced PTSD. The two fell in love, and she brought light into his dark life and helped him confront his demons.
A Cup of Tea on the Commode: My Multi-Tasking Adventures of Caring for Mom. And How I Survived to Tell the Tale by Mark Steven Porro
Mark enjoyed his carefree bachelor’s life in Los Angeles. He had no steady girlfriend, no children, few responsibilities outside of work. But that all changed when “The Call” came. Genevieve, his eighty-nine-year-old mother, was on her deathbed. He rushed back to New Jersey to be by her side. Hours became days, days became weeks, then she woke up. So, he moved back into his childhood home and took over her care. His first task was to remove all hazards, which included the current caregivers.
After, Mark asked his mother, “Do you trust me?” She whispered, “Yes.” “Do you understand I will do everything in my power to keep you healthy and safe?” She smiled and nodded. “That means I’m in charge, and that means now you must obey me.” Her mood shifted in an instant. She looked him dead in the eye, then puckered up her lips. He wasn’t sure if this was a sign of surrender or one wishing him luck. He kissed her and hoped for the best.
The parent/child role reversal may not have been unique to Mark, but how he dealt with it was. One day, hoping to make Genevieve’s time on the commode a tad more pleasant, he offered her a cup of her favorite beverage. It was a hit, and a cup of tea on the commode became a staple on the morning menu, and the clear choice for the title of this intimate, funny, and heartwarming memoir of how eldercare can be done. This story is unexpected, hysterical, and life-affirming.
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About A Cup of Tea on the Commode: My Multi-Tasking Adventures of Caring for Mom. And How I Survived to Tell the Tale:
Mark enjoyed his carefree bachelor’s life in Los Angeles. He had no steady girlfriend, no children, few responsibilities outside of work. But that all changed when “The Call” came. Genevieve, his eighty-nine-year-old mother, was on her deathbed. He rushed back to New Jersey to be by her side. Hours became days, days became weeks, then she woke up. So, he moved back into his childhood home and took over her care. His first task was to remove all hazards, which included the current caregivers.
After, Mark asked his mother, “Do you trust me?” She whispered, “Yes.” “Do you understand I will do everything in my power to keep you healthy and safe?” She smiled and nodded. “That means I’m in charge, and that means now you must obey me.” Her mood shifted in an instant. She looked him dead in the eye, then puckered up her lips. He wasn’t sure if this was a sign of surrender or one wishing him luck. He kissed her and hoped for the best.
The parent/child role reversal may not have been unique to Mark, but how he dealt with it was. One day, hoping to make Genevieve’s time on the commode a tad more pleasant, he offered her a cup of her favorite beverage. It was a hit, and a cup of tea on the commode became a staple on the morning menu, and the clear choice for the title of this intimate, funny, and heartwarming memoir of how eldercare can be done. This story is unexpected, hysterical, and life-affirming.
Rhapsody in Black: An Elena del Carral Mystery by María Elena Alonso-Sierra
A different kind of cozy…
Elena del Carral has been invited to dance in a Gala Performance by none other than Derek Michaels, founder of the world-renowned Terpsichore Ballet in New York City. She’s also been invited to audition for Black Rhapsody, the unfinished ballet from the late choreographic master, René Fauchier. Delighted, Elena accepts the invitation, knowing this performance will enhance her career, not only as a principal dancer, but also as an up-and-coming choreographer, as well.
But Elena holds a secret, too, one which revolves around Black Rhapsody itself. Unfortunately, no one warned Elena, when she arrived in New York, that such revelation would spark a chain of events that would involve attempted murder and finding an almost dead body in the rehearsal hall.
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Love Changed Everything by Wallace E Briggs
The Bridges family struggled to escape poverty because of Albert’s ill health. The children were happy until they realised they were deprived of the pleasures their friends enjoyed. But love surrounded and encouraged them every day of their childhood lives. Their days were filled with good times and adventures.
Eddie (the author), the eldest child of four, suffered at the hands of the bullies. But his father showed him how to stand up for himself. Albert taught his children that success could come even after multiple failures if they kept trying. But when he had a lung removed, he lost his job and their home. The family moved in with Grandma in her terraced house in the Colliery village of Browney. Gran was already caring for her divorced daughter’s family of three young men. Somehow, they managed to coexist for over a year.
A few months later, Albert’s family was rehoused in a new housing development in Brandon and their first home with hot water and an indoor loo; what luxury. Eddie was training to become an unpaid Minister in the Independent Methodist Movement. His girlfriend, Doreen, for eighteen months, was the daughter of one of the Senior Ministers in the circuit of six chapels.
When Eddie met Pam, he was employed as a University Junior Technician, and his life was turned upside down. Cupid’s arrow flew and lodged so deep that the warnings of his friends in the Chapel never got past his ears. The pair were immediately smitten; nothing could part the young lovers. Eddie was not immediately aware that this was the girl he used to walk home with many years ago, on a common route from different schools.
It was hard to break off with Doreen and even more difficult to heed the warnings of his associates in the chapel community. Pam was a Roman Catholic, and he was warned that their faiths were incompatible.
After purposely underperforming at school GCE ‘O’ level, because otherwise, his parents would have insisted he continue studying for ‘A’ levels, with more expense, Eddie chose to earn, to make a much-needed financial contribution and to study part-time at night school. After six years, he gained HNC level Chemistry certification and could have been awarded an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry but. he was invited to take up a career in Technical Sales by a National supplier of scientific products and instrumentation. For the first time ever, Eddie could afford to purchase a desired item instead of having to save to acquire a necessary or needed object. Within a year, he and Pam had secured a mortgage on their first home and never looked back.
As in most partnerships, there were ups and downs, but love always got them through the sticky patches. Eddie and Pam are approaching their diamond wedding anniversary in September 2024.
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Beautifully Broken (A Novel) by Jack Keeton
Jack will break your heart. But his own heart and soul remain intact, guarded by a hedge of protection placed by his beloved grandmother Sylvania not long before he was born.
Sylvania’s protection is with him during extreme abuse and poverty in mid-century Appalachia. It teaches him to detach and find his angels; never allowing him to lose his faith.
In this fictional coming-of-age story based loosely on the author’s life, we watch Jack grow from a young, neglected boy to a successful man, grateful for the hardships that set him on the path to where he is now.
A tale of faith and love, strength and survival, Beautifully Broken will renew your own convictions in the power of redemption and the tenderness that reaches across generations.