Mr. Thank You So Muchly

Mary M. Durland

Hidden Brook Press

Tommy Campbell is a stand-up comedian who spent a decade bouncing from job to job as the prankster, the rebel employee, the comedian, the slacker, the scapegoat, the hard worker, and the risk taking inspiration for those he worked with. From his extraordinary experiences in ordinary places, came these true, inspiring comedic stories of being hired, fired, quitting, volunteering and everything in between. His stories combine to form a hilarious and motivational anthem for anyone who's ever worked and for anyone who's ever had the slightest desire to go after something more. Prepare to laugh and be touched as you ride along on his sidesplitting voyage through the work world.

The Slacker Confessions

Biographies & Memoirs

Campbell, Tommy

Arts & Literature

West Lights is fiction set in nineteenth century Scotland. Poltergeists, family and an enticing local minister are all part of the plot.

West Lights

Daniel Rose

The Lightning File

Romance

Eric E. Wright

Romantic Suspense

Zen River Poem & Hailbun

Chris Faiers

An award-winning author of 50 books, a three-time Fulbright Scholar, and a life-long human rights activist, Dr. James D. Cockcroft brings his readers "WHY? ¿POR QUÉ? POURQUOI?" - a bilingual English / Spanish collection of poetry. The author asks the age-old questions of love and grief, of nature and politics. Let James take you on his intellectual and emotional roller coaster ride from the hardheaded woman that takes no jive, to his understanding of "the wet joy of defiance". His ride will lift you from "autumn sun's casted rubies" to the Andes' "sky-wind" and "snowy temples," ending in the depths of the fight "with all and for the good of all" of political figures like "the Cuban 5". Blurb by Luke Rhinehart James Cockcroft writes to be read and re-read and savored. His language is simple and direct but this simplicity belies the moving complexity of what he expresses, which never fails to surprise and please. - Luke Rhinehart (Author of the internationally acclaimed novel THE DICE MAN) Blurb by Katharine Beeman What Cockcroft lives and depicts best is "Presente," that concept that understands the thin line between love and grief; where there is no death because the absent are present; where we are linked in mutual responsibility and struggle in the spiral of Pacha Mama and the Great Mystery. - Katharine Beeman (Direct and Devious Ways, The Muses' Company / La Compagnie des Muses) Blurb by R.D. Roy: Here we find tribute to love in all its forms. And as a bonus, we can rediscover how a good poem in English is somehow always a little sadder, triumphant, or sexier when it's said in Spanish. - R.D. Roy (Three Cities, A Pre-emptive Kindness, Hidden Brook Press)

Why?

Literature & Fiction

Cockcroft, James D.

Poetry

Lifting the Veil published by Hidden Brook Press - 978-1-897475-48-5 With a sharp eye for details, Karen Cole takes us on a journey to the "other side", those mysterious places called convents and priories, letting us see for ourselves what few have experienced and even fewer written about. Like the Joni Mitchell song she quotes in the book, she has seen life "from both sides now". The courage that took, as well as the courage to write about it, has to be applauded. Francine Pelletier, Journalist and Filmmaker Karen Cole will get thee to the nunnery and then turn your habit inside out. You will find yourself falling in love with the charming Sister Bridget as she journeys behind the veil to discover the life of a Benedictine nun. Funny, poignant -- and sometimes saucy! -- this honestly told memoir fascinates as it elucidates just what goes on behind the walls of the Motherhouse. ~ Collette Yvonne, author of The Queen of Cups

Lifting the Veil

Cole, Karen L

Religion & Spirituality

Since 1880, ORT's mission has been focused on empowerment through education, a pragmatic education enabling the recipient to obtain meaningful employment. ORT originated in Russia, the catalyst being the abolishment of serfdom. A few visionary leaders created ORT for the sole purpose of 'helping those to help themselves.' Instead of providing money, they provided education to those willing to learn. The old concept of Teach a person to fish and they will be able to fish for life remains to this day. The inspiring transformation and heart-warming stories told in Stories Inked are almost all inextricably linked to the transformative work of ORT. The stories tell much about the human spirit, how given an opportunity it can soar above a past that tried to obliterate it. It is our hope that you will find a particular story that will resonate with you.

Stories Inked

History

Grove, Kimberley Elizabeth Sherman

Geller, Judy

Americas

The Last Stoic is a story about appetite and fear, both modern and ancient. Half of the story's narrative occurs in the time and place of the ancient Roman Empire; the other half occurs in the present-day United States. A central conceit of the novel is that the parallels between the two eras are so strong that the narrative can continue uninterrupted as the setting shifts from historic Rome to modern America, alternating from chapter to chapter. Marcus, a young man from a northern provincial border town, journeys deep into the heart of the empire and witnesses first-hand the excesses that can lead to ruin, both personal and political. His story offers an ancient commentary on the preoccupations of our own turbulent times. Shortly after his arrival, the empire is thrown into a panic by an unprecedented barbarian attack on the capital. Suspicion and paranoia abound. A young Roman/American runaway named Patrick, disillusioned with his own life and the state of his country, becomes convinced that Marcus is a dangerous traitor. Culminating in a public accusation made by Patrick, Marcus is wrongfully imprisoned, exiled and tortured as an enemy of the state. In prison, he confronts the many contradictions he has found in his adopted home, and in himself. Throughout the story, in both eras, the writings of the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius (The Meditations) insinuate themselves unexpectedly into Marcus' life. In prison, he is saved by a chance meeting with Sextus Condianus, the "last Stoic" of the title, a cell-mate who is able to fully recite Aurelius' words and impart their wisdom. Ultimately, it is this unanticipated and unbidden instruction that gives the young man the strength he requires to survive. It becomes evident that the words of the venerable Stoic emperor have as much relevance to our own era as they did to his.

The Last Stoic

Wade, Morgan

Literary

Regman's Saving the World From Self: Or Should I Say Selfishness is a an invitation to intimately converse about the many-colored shades of human nature. Unnoticing, the reader will share a vision focused from a collective self that blurs nonessential differences and rises to a transcending good, to equality in God's love. This touching dialogue permutes the very terrestrial and colloquial with the heavenly. In all honesty, Regman sits on the edge of eternity and fuses with its flow while offering the reader a thoughtful poetic meditation that tells of a very personal renewal. Saving the World From the Self... is also distinctive because it reveals the plasticity of language in a very special way; in verses that are notorious for their internal cadence, the hidden hues of words lie bare under Regman's fresh light.

Saving the World from Self: Or Should I Say Selfishness

Regman, Phillip

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