About Christian F. Burton: I'm old enough to remember when gas was less than $1 per gallon. When I was ten, yellow ribbons were tied around the elm trees outside my elementary school during the Iran hostage crisis, and scary pictures of the Ayatollah Khomeini were constantly on display during the evening news. Gas prices rose dramatically. It seemed clear who was at fault. Although my parents are very conservative, conservation wasn't a dirty word in our household. When gasoline prices … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Christian F. Burton
Interview with Author – Dan Fletcher
About Dan Fletcher: Dan Fletcher was brought up in Africa and has lived in South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Nigeria, as well as Canada, Spain and the UK. Author of DAWN OF DECEPTION and THE STASH, his love for thrillers started at an early age due to the lack of any TV. Dan currently lives in Wiltshire with his partner Clare and their 6 children. A note about the David Nbeke Series: Dawn of Deception is a book that I spent years researching and writing that delves into the world of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Dan Fletcher
Interview with Author – Samuel Robert Piccoli
About Samuel Robert Piccoli: I was born the 13th November, 1950 on the Island of Maddalena—one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean—off the northeast coast of Sardinia. But my origins are nuanced. My mother—an American citizen, although her family was originally from Liguria in northwest Italy—was born in Philadelphia, PA, and my father was born near Treviso, in the northeast of Italy. When I was very young my family moved to Rome, where I first went to school. After attending … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Samuel Robert Piccoli
Welfare Mother Goose by Brandon Sindos
In this witty and incisive satire on the American political scene, Brandon Sindos uses the medium of Nursery Rhymes to poke fun at the insane antics that the people have come to accept as a normal part of politics. While reading Welfare Mother Goose the Rhymes will make you laugh, the reality will make you cry, and the whole book will make you think. Targeted Age Group:: 25-65 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? The world of modern American politics has become analogous to an episode of … [Read more...] about Welfare Mother Goose by Brandon Sindos
Interview with Author – Marguerite Arnold
About Marguerite Arnold: Marguerite Arnold is a veteran journalist, writer and filmmaker. She has a background in IT, finance, law, sustainability and state and national politics in the United States as well as a history as a new economy entrepreneur. Born in New York City, she spent her childhood in London and returned to the United States as a teenager. She attended UNC Chapel Hill and spent her working life in the U.S. between Washington D.C. and New York City. In 2013, she decided to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Marguerite Arnold
Where Power Resides by Michael Cody
Far Sight is the ultimate surveillance, spy tool. The very best the CIA or NSA agencies ever came up with. What would they do to put a program that spies on American citizens into place? How far would they go? And what else can Far Sight do? Some say it can kill... Spies working their trade against American citizens! After a brutal and public murder of a nationally known and syndicated writer working for the Washington Post, two FBI agents find themselves in a national political tug of war … [Read more...] about Where Power Resides by Michael Cody
Interview with Author – Michael Cody
About Michael Cody: Mr. Cody, now living in Washington, D.C., was born in Asheville, N.C. and raised in the small town of Macon, Ga. Music and reading became a passion early in life and led to a lifetime affair with Jazz, Classical, R&B, Funk music and thousands of books. Writer, musician, Urban cyclist, car-free enthusiast and foodie. Where Power Resides, the first in a series of action/thriller novels explores the question of who really is in power, who pulls the strings in Washington … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Michael Cody
Essays by a Man with Too Much Free Time by Kim A. Smith @kimsmith313
This book is bargain priced from 07/24/2014 until 07/10/2020 This book was originally published as Triathlon Workout Thoughts. I retired from Iowa State University in 2009, after a 30-year career as a journalism professor at four universities. My immediate plan was to spend my extra time swimming, biking, and running with the goal of completing an ironman-distance triathlon. Inspired by several triathletes’ blogs, I decided to have a go at blogging about my training experiences. It turned … [Read more...] about Essays by a Man with Too Much Free Time by Kim A. Smith @kimsmith313
The Gang Bust by Dorothy May Mercer @DorothyMMercer
This book is bargain priced from 07/14/2014 until 07/16/2014 Review: Current cross border immigration issues feature prominently in this action novel. An intelligent police officer battles cross border drug Lords, while he and his fiancee prepare for their marriage. On the other hand, a junior Senator learns how tough the opposition can be, particularly if you happen to be on the wrong side of influential men. The book presents some introspective views on the immigration argument, and the … [Read more...] about The Gang Bust by Dorothy May Mercer @DorothyMMercer
Interview with Author – Steven Wells Hicks @hickswrites
Author Bio: Steven Hicks came to Mississippi in 1974 and spent the next quarter century writing for various advertising agencies, including his own. He wrote commercials and print ads about hot dogs and other baloney, used cars, barbecue shacks, sunscreen, banks galore, white bread, undertakers, churches, casinos, turkey calls, finger-lickin’ chicken and symphony orchestras. Some of the work was thoughtful. Some was funny. Most was neither. During that period of time, he earned the enmity of … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Steven Wells Hicks @hickswrites
Destiny’s Anvil: A Tale of Politics, Payback & Pigs by Steven Wells Hicks
Destiny’s Anvil is a classic tale of revenge between a sociopathic politician and the campaign puppet master who unleashes him on the people of Louisiana. Written from an insider’s experiences in the back rooms of hardball Dixie politics where cold-blooded payback is coin of the realm, Destiny’s Anvil is at once a sharp-eyed examination of the seamy underside of America’s elections and a freewheeling yarn in the grand Southern tradition. Synopsis: Will Guidry’s career as a backwater … [Read more...] about Destiny’s Anvil: A Tale of Politics, Payback & Pigs by Steven Wells Hicks
Laika in Lisan by Maron Anrow
Laika Roen has always been strangely attracted to Lisan, a mysterious and isolated country where the citizens worship their despotic leader. When Laika suddenly receives an invitation to travel to Lisan as a visiting scholar, she abandons her career as a private tutor to pursue adventure in Lisan. But Laika gets more than she bargained for when her trip is disrupted by violence and she's forced to set out on her own. As she journeys through forbidden sections of the foreign country, Laika … [Read more...] about Laika in Lisan by Maron Anrow