New Books

The Revenants

About The Revenants

They came for ghosts, but uncovered pure evil…

It’s the summer after graduation, and eighteen-year-old Will wants one last blast with his friends. When they convince him to sneak onto the grounds of an abandoned and (allegedly) haunted chemical plant, he thinks the worst they’ll find is a few rusty nails. But when the sun sets, something else emerges from the nearby cemetery. Corpses brought to life by the chemical spill that shut the plant down set out to consume the living, regenerating — and getting stronger — with each kill. Now, trapped within the thick woods surrounding the plant, Will and his friends must escape the living dead…or become part of them.

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An Expert Guide to Problem-Solving: With Practical Examples

About An Expert Guide to Problem-Solving: With Practical Examples

Most of us encounter problems in our lives, either at work or at home. These problems cause stress in our minds and leave us exhausted. Instinctively, we start to take ad-hoc actions that we think will resolve the problem, but we soon realize that our actions are not effective and do not prevent or solve the core problem.

Structured problem solving provides a systematic approach to identifying the root causes of a problem. Many scientific tools and methods have been developed to identify effective solutions to any problem. The most widely used problem-solving techniques are listed below:
– Fishbone Diagram
– Brainstorming
– Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
– SWOT matrix
– 5Whys

In this latest version, I have included a new chapter to introduce you to 6 additional problem-solving techniques:
– Six Thinking Hats
– Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle
– Hurson’s Productive Thinking Model
– Story Boarding
– Means-Ends Analysis (MEA)
– First Principles Thinking

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Sensors for IOT Applications

About Sensors for IOT Applications

In this book, we have discussed IoT technology and how it has changed the entire technological advancements in the future as well. The Internet of Things means billions of devices and gadgets throughout the world that is interconnected with the internet, all collecting and distributing information. Because of the appearance of small and modest CPUs and the universality of wireless networks, it’s possible to turn anything, from something as little as a pill to something as big as a fighter plane or submarine, into a piece of the IoT. The IoT is making the essence of our everyday surroundings more intelligent and more responsive, interconnecting the automated and physical worlds. Any actual item can be changed into an IoT gadget if it tends to be associated with the web to be controlled or convey data.
As even more up-to-date advancements and availability procedures hit the market, IoT development will keep on developing, assisting the change of detached items into brilliant associated gadgets. This pattern will affect enterprises, all things considered, just as our own lives. Be that as it may, similarly to any other innovation, IoT issues do exist. Concerns incorporate acknowledgment, cost, network, security, and that’s just the beginning. As numerous new players enter the field, guidelines are being set. In any case, even with these difficulties, the ultimate objectives of IoT have a lot of guarantees.

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Down the Rabbit Hole, A Mystical Adventure by M.G. Hawking

About Down the Rabbit Hole, A Mystical Adventure by M.G. Hawking

Free on Amazon December 25th thru December 29th. This short story is an enchanting tale with a message for all ages, that real magic is not an illusion but something we all possess. “Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.” —Goethe
The title of this story, “down the rabbit hole,” is of course from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), a wonderful children’s story by Lewis Carroll in which a charming young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit hole into a strange, dreamlike world. “It was much pleasanter at home,” thought Alice, “when one wasn’t always being ordered about by mice and rabbits. I almost wish I hadn’t gone down the rabbit hole, and yet, and yet…”
“Down the rabbit hole” has become a term used for referring to a situation that is strange, confusing, or illogical, often mystical or magical, and, in this story, an encounter from which one will emerge with increased knowledge, widened horizons, enriched imagination, and a sense of greatly enlarged possibilities.
In Carroll’s sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass (1871), near the end of her encounter with the White Queen, Alice protests that “one can’t believe impossible things.” The White Queen famously retorts, “I daresay you haven’t had much practice. When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
Unlike the White Queen, I do not advocate believing impossible things. But it is much to be hoped that this short story and the anthology that follows it will encourage the reader to consider all the possibilities and therefore believe at least one magical thing—perhaps even “before breakfast.”
This charming fantasy will have you and your children engaged and laughing. Even better, it will leave them with the message that they have within them all the spirit and magic they’ll ever need. Mystical, whimsical, and richly entertaining from the opening scene to the unexpected conclusion, this inspirational short story will transport you to a wonderful place and resound in your heart long after the last works have been read. For more information please see the ‘Look Inside’ feature on the book’s Amazon page. 2020 Edition Short Story. Includes a bonus Anthology Section, e-reader page count 97 (estimated, actual count varies depending on the reading device used). Thank you, and enjoy!

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Search 4 Splendor, “Rated PG-13” & In Kaleidoscopic Color

About Search 4 Splendor, “Rated PG-13” & In Kaleidoscopic Color

This book will be free on Amazon: December 24, 2021 through December 26, 2021, as well as from January 1, 2022 through January 2, 2022.

Castles of Literature
Welcome to the Search 4 Splendor literary journey: A journey that travels deep into the lands of “Victim/Survivor Speak” Magic. Explore around the castles of classic literature inspired creative writing–and leave all earthly rules about novels and/or “non-fiction vs. fiction,” behind.

Rays of Sunshine Radiating Across All Kinds of Life Experiences
The sun spills its astronomical warmth. Converging colors into paintings and risk-taking literature. Enter a novel, where the sunshine spills its lemon meringue brushstrokes across even the moonlit chapters it evokes.

Search 4 Splendor, “Rated PG-13” & In Kaleidoscopic Color weaves its literary, lyrical roots through a myriad of diverse terrains: Victim/Survivor Rights, Classic Literature, Poetry, Coming of Age Perspective, Science Fiction, Experimentation, and Outsider Art.

Search 4 Splendor, “Rated PG-13” & In Kaleidoscopic Color, tells the unconventional, otherworldly, and exploratory story of Millicent Splendor, a Life and Literature loving narrator – who strives to honor all Victims and Survivors in the world. It is creatively designed to be “two books in one,” by way of two volumes. This version includes artwork, childhood photographs, drawings, and paintings: and the storyline has been modified from the original (published February 3, 2020), so as to hopefully comply with its author-ascribed, “PG-13” movie rating (or literary equivalent) standard.

It is an autobiography of the author’s nine year old self (written as she got older), and deals with one person’s humanitarian-aspired interpretation and creative exploration of their own childhood-experiences’ meanings – or does it? Or, does it brush by all experiences within life, at least in the abstract, in its united, interwoven hope to offer compassion to all people in this world—both today and historically, of a variety of things: violence, racism, intolerance, crime, injustice, child abuse, sexual abuse/sexual assault, identity issues, etc.

The author’s fervent hope is for her words to reach into people’s lives—to encourage her readers to use their own modes of expression, in order to convey their own lives’ experiences. To show that Victims and Survivors should always be empowered and always permitted to flaunt their words, energies, and creativities, in any way that they desire (i.e., “Victim/Survivor Speak”).

And that Victims and Survivors, along with all Good, Righteous People of all backgrounds, ages, situations, and caliber of experiences (again, today and historically) – that their lives alone, the sacred memories of their lives – and their survivals – are vital to society, vital to every culture’s history, and vital to humankind’s (and every living creature’s) splendorous entirety.

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The Divine Tears

About The Divine Tears

In the magical world of Ialundia, follow young Daarion on the path to inheriting a dragon’s powers to forge peace and justice within the kingdoms. Embarking on trials within a campus, where he’ll find courage, friendship and love.

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A History of Murder

About A History of Murder

When Chloe Martin makes the long overdue trip to Jericho Falls, Nevada, to check on her grandma, she doesn’t plan to stay long. In fact, she has every intention of hightailing it right back to Idaho and leaving the historic mining town she loves to hate, for good.

But then, a man turns up dead in the flower bed and memories about lost loves and lost lives begin to surface. To complicate matters, Chloe finds herself in a love triangle almost as tricky as the mystery she has to solve.

Will Chloe, with the help of Elliot the tuxedo cat, and Jed the adorable pup, be able to find the killer? Just as important, will Chloe finally find peace in Jericho Falls?

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The Mission by Maitreya Christos

About The Mission by Maitreya Christos

The Mission is an 88-page book about conquering the ego’s control of our mind. If you are experiencing mental anguish, torment, grief or despair, this book outlines a simple path how to reclaim control of your mind from the forces of the ego. It is revolutionary, in that it includes new revelation from Jesus Christ on the eighteen spirits of Christ and anti-Christ, and this becomes the basis on how to overcome the forces of anti-Christ, whose child is our very own ego. This book is permanently free at our website in PDF format, and is also available at Amazon in kindle, paperback and hardcover formats.

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Dark by Kat Kinney

About Dark by Kat Kinney

Hayden Crowe fronts an all-girls band down in Austin, Texas. Between tending bar so her sister can stay in school and dealing with the fallout after their addict father skipped town, she hasn’t exactly had time to join the social media freak out over the recent outing of vampires and werewolves.

Her world comes crashing down the night she’s attacked in an alley after a gig and bitten by a feral werewolf. Unable to return home for fear of hurting her sister, and with a message scrawled across her arm warning HOSPITALS NOT SAFE, Hayden is left with just one option…

Him.

Ethan Caldwell doesn’t do relationships. Adopted son of the pack Alpha, he lives a solitary life as a barista and artist. Things three years ago with Hayden Crowe… went too far. By pack law, she couldn’t be told what he was. Ending it was for her own protection.

But when Hayden shows up on his doorstep, newly changed and in danger, Ethan defies his father’s orders to stay away. Someone in the paranormal community is hunting her, and hell if he’s going to fail her again.

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Firebird Rising by A. S. Marshall

About Firebird Rising by A. S. Marshall

A powerful mafia dynasty. Ancient magic. A fiery female lead.

The gift of fire burns within Celia Gray, a feisty young woman who considers herself ahead of her time. She was born to be in the family business—an ancient mafia dynasty—if only her father would allow it. Finding herself caught between the life society demands of a woman and the life she craves, Celia is fighting the losing battle for the right to choose her own destiny.

Harold Gray is the boss of the Gray family and the head of the five “gifted” families of Fauland. A powerful man with a commanding presence, he believes his daughters would be better off married and living a comfortable life in the country, away from the dealings of the business. But Celia, not one to give up without a fight, has other ideas.

To claim her rightful place beside her father and show him how capable she really is, she concocts a scheme to take on a local gangster who duped him. When plans go awry and lives are lost, Celia must confront how far she’s willing to go to get what she wants.

With a cast of captivating characters, a forbidden romance and deadly consequences, Firebird Rising is a page-turner that you won’t be able to put down.

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Traumas Left Behind: Heartbreak

About Traumas Left Behind: Heartbreak

My first anthology. Relationships turned sour are where many of my traumas stem from. Home life didn’t generate much love, so I looked in the incorrect places for it. I soon realize I make an incorrect turn, but the journey was still rough. Hated the journey. Appreciate it more because of the victory.

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Mangoes in the Summertime

About Mangoes in the Summertime

Mangoes in the Summertime, by John Shaquille Poitier, a teenage poet from the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, shares a young man’s views of humanity through a colorful collection of inspirational poetry. The title reflects on those periods in life when one experiences moments of joy and peace (mangoes) for an amount of time (summertime) before the eventual periods of unhappiness.
Are you thinking about questions like:
Why do we exist?
What is the purpose of life?
Is there a Divine plan?
John speaks to these questions through poetry. In this book, which the poet calls a celebration of life, death, and everything in between, there are many heartfelt themes that range from humorous to heartwrenching, where the author bares his soul. The book fluctuates between ‘good and evil’ and ‘light and darkness,’ leaving the reader to wonder what truly defines our current state of existence-virtue or villainy?

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Swingers Club Christmas by Jake Ellwood

About Swingers Club Christmas by Jake Ellwood

Jackie shed fifty-five pounds, her old wardrobe, a twelve-year-old car, and her lazy-ass husband. Now she’s ready to gain a new lifestyle. Her friend, Erin, who hasn’t seen her in months stopped in at her workplace and couldn’t believe the change, especially when she confides her desire to explore being a player like Erin and her husband are.

Hearing about Erin and Robert’s exploits over the years, she was intrigued and had always wanted to try swapping partners, but being overweight she was both insecure and unwilling to expose herself. Besides, her drunken husband could rarely get it up to have sex with her, let alone had the desire to satisfy another woman, even when he wasn’t passed out.

Now she had the opportunity, desire, and the body to try a new lifestyle that had been out-of-reach and off-limits previously.

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The Legacy

About The Legacy

The Legacy – Free through 12/24
The planet will only continue to host our species as long as we remain respectful guests. The Legacy is a suspenseful thriller with a glimpse into the world of the paranormal.

Ellen was born to suffer and watch those around her succumb to their misfortune. With the deaths of both of her natural parents, Ellen experiences more sadness, loss and tragedy than most people would endure during several lifetimes.

Clayton, the hero of The Legacy, loses his father in a mysterious accident before he is old enough to remember him. The questions that surround the family tragedy follow Clayton, and his vivid dreams of others begin to move him closer to who he was always meant to be —even without his knowledge.

Clayton flourishes professionally as a successful chef-entrepreneur and takes matters into his own hands to save the planet through innovation and cutting-edge technology.

Johanna is a shut-in destined to endure a cycle of addiction and depression as she attempts to remember her life before her abduction. Shedding her former life, and being lost without ever claiming another, Johanna is forced outside of her zone of tolerated discomfort and directly into the middle of an ancient force of nature.

Azra’s mysterious origins are revealed to show her complicated place in the Universe and how she, and only she, has the ultimate power to change everything.

In The Legacy, Ellen, Clayton and Johanna are related to one another in the most unique way, the way of saving the human race from itself.

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Remember Me Gifts (For children who have a hard time saying goodbye)

About Remember Me Gifts (For children who have a hard time saying goodbye)

For many children, there comes a time when saying goodbye is met with resistance, which can come in many forms (tantrums, crying, begging, etc.). This book suggests a method that encourages a way to work through the resistance using remember me gifts. By reading this book with your child, you open the door to discussing how challenging saying goodbye can be for everyone. We hope you enjoy the heartwarming, kind and creative remember me gifts.

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Escape From Fear Island by Len du Randt

About Escape From Fear Island by Len du Randt

Can You Escape Fear Island?

You work for world-renowned quantum physicist, Dr. Adrian Peters. He specializes in interdimensional portal technology that would theoretically allow a person to travel to multiple realities. One evening you get a distressing phone call from Dr. Peters, who urges you to get to the lab urgently, and when you get there, you see that he finally succeeded in opening a rift to a parallel dimension. There’s a note on the floor that reads: “Come find me! Hurry!”, so you take a deep breath and step through the portal.

Part story, part game, you are the hero in this adventure!

As you explore Fear Island, you will decide which routes to follow, which puzzles to solve, and which enemies to face. But beware! Time is of the essence, for when it runs out, the portal would collapse, and your adventure would end there.

Do you have what it takes to survive the terrors of Fear Island and find Dr. Peters before the rift closes?

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The Osiris Experiment: Part I by Kelvin Dyer

About The Osiris Experiment: Part I by Kelvin Dyer

The planet Osiris: A terraforming project that the Earth forgot.

But now, while the Earth itself is almost forgotten, Osiris is still a planet under construction. A paradise for natural scientists, its occupants study the progress of the planet and its limited biosphere from within a rigid social structure, with few outsiders allowed to visit. With all their scientific advances, the people live unnaturally long lives; free from disease, free from war, and from all the other afflictions experienced by humanity through the ages. But something isn’t right…

At research station North Four – a small scientific outpost in the middle of a rain-soaked equatorial jungle – teenagers James and Daniel enjoy an idyllic life outdoors, climbing and swimming with their friends while learning about their young planet. But when a mysterious man is pulled from a nearby river, riddled with bullet-holes, the boys’ fathers – the doctors at the station – are not the only ones trying to find out what happened.

As they find themselves drawn unknowingly into the clutches of a planet-wide conspiracy, the boys find their skills, loyalties and bravery put to the test, in a series of events that leads them across their own planet and beyond.

The Osiris Experiment is an adventure novel set in a future where amazing technology exists, but people are still people. It explores themes of youth, age and memory; family and friendship; and the obsession that visits those who wield too much power.

The ebook is available on Kindle for free on Dec. 26-28, 2021 (normally $2.99)

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Sway: Implement the G.R.I.T. Marketing Method to Gain Influence and Drive Corporate Strategy by Christina Del Villar

About Featured Book: Sway: Implement the G.R.I.T. Marketing Method to Gain Influence and Drive Corporate Strategy by Christina Del Villar

Gain Influence and Deliver Results

Sway turns marketing professionals into powerhouses by showing them how to build a strategic framework that enables greater proficiency and leads to growing levels of influence. This framework is the G.R.I.T. Marketing Method created by Christina Del Villar.

By looking at marketing from the go-to-market strategy perspective, G.R.I.T. goes beyond the basics to illustrate how marketing professionals can successfully influence this strategy based on overall corporate goals. You will learn how to align the go-to-market strategy, customer journey, and marketing strategy. From there, you will learn how to build a Map of Influence that identifies all the ways you can make an impact. These strategies and tactics help marketing professionals deploy more effective, impactful programs and develop smarter campaigns that significantly increase profitability for their company.

With G.R.I.T. (and a dose of sparkle), Sway provides a platform to empower marketing professionals to have more influence, be more effective, add value, and show their impact. This platform helps them become indispensable, driving success at higher and higher levels. And who wouldn’t want that?

This Non-Fiction book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

From Fear to Freedom, the Complete Travel Guide to Leaving your Job and Home to Discover the Open Road, by L.V. Phillipi

About From Fear to Freedom, the Complete Travel Guide to Leaving your Job and Home to Discover the Open Road, by L.V. Phillipi

Quit grilling yourself in the constant 9-to-5 scuffle and get ready to travel around the world!

Are you stuck in the mundane 9-to-5 hustle?

Are you done with sitting behind heaps of paperwork, desperate to explore the world?

Do you want to witness unusual places and get a taste of living the life of a wanderer?

If any of these scenarios stand true in your case, then you’ve found your calling.

No matter how determined you are to start fresh, there are always going to be obstacles pulling you back. That one endless task coming in the way of your desires.

But you are not alone!

We are all too busy dealing with life, sandwiched between our desires and responsibilities.

And the truth is, you actually start living when you break out of your cocoon and face the world.

From going homeless and camping in a city park to becoming the president of a non-profit organization, travel has changed L. V. Phillipi for good… and it can for you too!

Scout the magnificent lanes of Vienna, dive into the deep waters of Thailand, or go rock climbing in the Grand Canyon!

Do what you like without fearing anything – there is a long queue of enthralling experiences waiting for you!

Wanderlust is not just what they say: a penchant for traveling; it has more to do with curiosity and risk-taking.

It helps you to become self-reliant, open-minded, and adaptable – qualities that are so rare these days.

In From Fear to Freedom, you’ll discover:

The most common road bumps when solo traveling – and their easy solutions

The importance of “me time” – and some tips on finding your best travel buddy in yourself

A quick glance at some of the world’s most beautiful places – and their biggest attractions

A well-thought-out list of travel essentials to elevate your traveling experience and avoid any last-minute panic

The obvious travel tips missed by most people that will keep your travel safe and enriching

A bundle of fun and thought-provoking travel questions at the end of each chapter to help you plan even better

Simple and practical ways to save cash and finance your adventures

The best places to find like-minded people while traveling
And so much more!

Going out in the world and seeking adventures might seem scary… and it’s okay to feel that way! It comes easy to some, and for others, it’s too daunting.

But the reality is that facing your fears is only going to make you stronger and a little more hopeful and optimistic in life.

Stop exploring the world through others’ Instagram feeds… there’s a lot more out there to explore that the screens don’t offer!

If you want to trot around the globe and gather magical experiences, then scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button right now.

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Love & Genetics: A true story of adoption, surrogacy, and the meaning of family

About Love & Genetics: A true story of adoption, surrogacy, and the meaning of family

When a family secret comes to light, lives are changed forever in this honest, beautiful, and sometimes painful memoir. When Mark, adopted at birth, set out to FIND his genetic family as an adult, he found something he never expected—three full-blood siblings, including a persistent sister who would alter the course of his life. He finds himself faced with the emotional task of coming to know his entire birth family, along with the unintended impact it has on his parents and his marriage. This raises age-old questions around the understanding of his own identity and his place in the world—now framed in extraordinarily real and explicit terms: What defines family? Nature or nurture? Life rarely affords such an opportunity for self-examination.

The story focuses on the relationship that develops between Mark and his sister, Rachel, as they discover each other through constant letters and eventual face-to-face meetings. When Rachel learns that Mark and his wife are struggling with having children, a radical idea takes over—could she, a sister he never knew and still barely knows, one who lives on the other side of the country, possibly carry their child? Would they trust her to? Including original correspondence between Rachel, Mark, and their biological mother, Marilyn, “Love & Genetics” follows the events of a tumultuous year in an astonishing story of love, loss, and the meaning of family.

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