Meet J.C. van Winkler and SmittyTransatlantic Voyage is a part of the award-winning J.C. van Winkler Adventure/Fantasy Series. J.C. van Winkler (a normal 16-year-old teenager) and her friend, Smitty the ghost, are thrust back into time, finding a new and incredible adventure during the 1846 Potato Blight of Ireland. With Europeans trying to escape starvation by going to America, the twosome must save some stowaways on the ship Perseverance, bound for New York City. Helping the stowaways, though, is not the only adventure on this journey. Murder on board the ship keeps J.C. and Smitty on their toes, looking for the guilty party and hoping that there are no more victims. Watching the destitute immigrants, helping with their perils, and befriending the O'Neals on board are all part of "the plan" for the two. Their final trail aboard the Perseverance is to get four unregistered and illegal stowaways off the ship unnoticed. As they arrive in the New World, Smitty and J.C.'s work is not done. Finding a place to live other than the dangerous, gang-laden Five Points of New York City is first on their list. In search of a new location, they must travel up the Hudson River and through the majestic purple hills and valleys of New England towards the city of Chicago, where their future awaits them. J.C. van Winkler Adventure/Fantasy SeriesAs always, this J.C. van Winkler novel is packed with excitement, history, and spell-binding adventure for the young readers. The series has received numerous awards in the past eight years and Transatlantic Voyage is a "must-have" in the series.

Transatlantic Voyage: J.C. Van Winkler's Adventure Series Vol. 9

Children's Books

Frazier, Jan

Action & Adventure

Outskirts Press

J.J. and her cousin, Sophie, decide to venture to Europe to discover their German roots. Because of an unbelievable flight complication, it takes them three days to even get to Europe, and then finding the tiny village of Hummersen -- tucked away between mountains of northeast Germany -- is an adventure all in itself. From there, they travel southwest to Wilgartswiesen. Discovering their ancestors homeland would have been excitement enough, but actually finding living relatives (and many of them) is a dream-come-true. However, after "finding their roots," J.J. and Sophie travel on to Paris and Amsterdam, where they encounter one escapade after another. They endure an unbelievable "attic room" in Versailles and live through the chaos of European driving while in France. Paris is both a dream -- seeing the Eiffel Tour, Montmartre, and Notre Dame -- and a nightmare -- getting stuck on the commuter train, trying to flush the toilets, and attempting to find the hot water in the bathrooms. Holland offers its own set of trials and tribulations. Getting trapped in the Red Light District of Amsterdam and finding themselves stuck in a Safari Park are only a few of the capers. Based on true-life experiences, the book has an endearing quality that will allow the reader to become immersed in the excitement and adventures of traveling abroad.

European Roots and Beyond

Travel

Are you kidding? J.C., Smitty plus Pilgrims, Indians, and Shakespeare? This is the tenth in the young adult/young readers adventure series. In this new and exciting experience, J.C. van Winkler and Smitty the ghost travel to Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620. They enter the time warp to save two Pilgrim children, Catherine and Pierce, but they experience so much more. J.C. becomes involved in not only the lives of the Pilgrim children but also in the lives of young Indians. Much to J.C.'s surprise, the Pilgrims as well as the Indians have all been involved in time travel, and so their new adventures take on a new dimension as they explore the Nation of Nadie, The Secret Land of Goji, the Netherworld, and the World of William Shakespeare. They find that the evil Wicker, who has been imprisoned in the underwater prison of Venice, has a son, Tank, who enjoys exhibiting sinister, vicious acts whenever possible. Thus, the children become absorbed in freeing various famous characters --such as Shakespeare, Dickens, and Swift -- from Tank's malevolent curse. As always, the young readers learn about characters out of classic literature as well as well-known historical figures. In addition, in this latest novel, they also learn about the struggles of the Pilgrims -- religious, political, and social -- not only while they were in Europe but also during their first difficult year in the New World. Because the novel focuses on real places from the Pilgrims' past, photos are included to illustrate places that our Pilgrim Fathers lived and visited. It's a novel that not only entertains but also teaches. All in all, it's a novel of fun, adventure, history, and fantasy.

Pilgrims, Indians, Shakespeare, Oh My!: The Time Travelers' Saga....1620

Literature & Fiction

The Great Sweetening: Life After Thought invites the spiritual seeker to ask "What am I? Am I what my ego and mind tell me I am? Or am I consciousness itself?” This collection of essays explores how the sense of self is created by thought patterns, memory, and beliefs. Jan Frazier gently shows how the ego uses the mind to keep this self seeming real and worthy of the enormous attention it receives. She offers helpful guidance about how to relate to mental activity so that painful thoughts no longer imprison. The compelling reality of the self thus begins to soften, making it possible to sense the larger reality within every person. The profound peace that is universally longed for is innate to our humanity. It's only because the mind-made self seems to be what we are that this sense of well-being is not realized, not experienced in moment-to-moment life.

The Great Sweetening: Life After Thought

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

eBookIt.com

In 1617, eleven-year-old Jeremiah Clements arrived on the shores of the New World with his mother, Elizabeth, and three siblings. Unfortunately, Jeremiah's father – Geoffrey Clements, a stockholder in the Virginia Company – died before his dream of coming to Jamestown could be fulfilled. So Elizabeth – filled with courage, fortitude, and determination to carry out that dream – left England and sailed with her family and other settlers to Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. As seen through Jeremiah’s eyes, Catch the Watercolored Wind: Jamestown 1617 is an exciting story that explores the tragedies, adventures, and incredible achievements of those early colonists. Come walk with Jeremiah as he grows from an innocent young boy into a strong, confident young man as a new country takes shape around him.

Catch the Watercolored Wind: Jamestown 1617

Paloma Books

Roamin' 'Round Europe: One Professor. Nine College Students. Three Weeks in Europe. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Genre Fiction

Hellgate Press

Teenager J.C. Van Winkler travels to world cities across the centuries with her friend Smitty, a ghost who must do good deeds in order to move on.

The Starlight Laser Express: The Adventures of J.C. Van Winkler

Sterling House Pub

Twenty-three-year-old J. C. van Winkler time travels to 1943 Holland, disguises herself as a member of the Dutch Underground, and tries to prevent Nazi troops from killing her Uncle Peter.

Ghost of a Chance

Science Fiction & Fantasy

In August 2003, virtually overnight, Jan Frazier experienced "a dramatic falling away of fear"--not just the immediate fear of her annual medical test but, as she learned as time went on, her fear of everything. She was "flooded with a causeless joy that has never left me." In this book the commonplace belief that enlightenment is only for saints comes apart at the seams. Anyone can be enlightened, and all we need to do is ask. * This rare and beautiful account puts Jan Frazier solidly in the tradition of enlightened teachers from J. Krishnamurti to Byron Katie. * Guns and money aren't going to buy peace of mind. Giving up fear is.

When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Weiser Books

Popular spiritual writer and teacher Jan Frazier shows how to move from emotional and mental turmoil to quiet joy and happiness in The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is.
Frazier, the author of the bestselling When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening, offers practical and effective suggestions for developing "present-moment" awareness as the key to awakening. Frazier shows how getting caught up in being on a spiritual journey often sustains the illusion of time--specifically some future time when you hope to awaken. But letting go of the idea of the future and staying focused in the present can give you access to a rich life free of suffering.
"When you are hurting, or feeling very unawake, or dissatisfied with yourself, instead of saying 'I've got to change' or 'I've got to get enlightened,' step outside of the whole thing and simply observe your thoughts and feelings -- neutrally, without judgment. This nonjudgmental looking is transformative." -Jan Frazier
Whether you feel stuck in your life, or simply want to suffer less and live more consciously, The Freedom of Being offers a blueprint to make the shift into the present.

The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is

Religion & Spirituality

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