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Getting There: Profiles in Overcoming Obstacles and Connecting with Success by Chuck Malkus

May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 by donsloan

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Getting There: Profiles in Overcoming Obstacles and Connecting with Success comes from a business coach and speaker who advocates a program of cultivating strategic growth connections as a way of fending off adversity and business challenges. Because his program and approach is filled with case history examples from successful businesspeople in…

The Unforgiven: The Untold Story of One Woman’s Search for Love and Justice by Edith Brady-Lunny and Steve

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 by donsloan

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Just because The Unforgiven: The Untold Story of One Woman's Search for Love and Justice is a true crime exposé doesn't mean that the drama and tension of fiction aren't present. Under the dual pens of Edith Brady-Lunny and Steve Vogel, more than just the basic facts are covered. The…

Two til Midnight by Bernard L. Dillard

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 by donsloan

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Book Promo Video for Two 'Til Midnight from BL Dillard on Vimeo. Avenging angels vie with demonic creatures to either carry out or try to thwart the will of no less than Almighty God in this holy rolling, get-on-your-feet-and-praise Jesus gem of a book by skilled author Bernard L. Dillard.…

If It Works, Use It by Toni Elizabeth Sar’h Petrinovich

April 18, 2019April 22, 2019 by donsloan

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Of all the Reverend Doctor Toni Petrinovich’s many truisms in her life-altering book If It Works, Use It, the phrase that has stuck with me most goes back to a passage from the Bible -- from the Old Testament, to be exact. Early on, Almighty God (whom my cynical young…

Serpents of Old by Kirk Millson

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 by donsloan

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https://donsloanauthor.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/serpents-of-old-by-kirk-millson/ Serpents of Old is a novel steeped in Southwest atmosphere and mystery,. Author Kirk Millson's familiarity with Arizona and Mexico's byways (albeit now changed by growth and technology) lends a solid background to the evolving story of dogs, murder, and desert struggles when reporter Carter Miguel follows his nose…

The Legacy and the Lion: Book One of the Yusan Chronicles by Elaine Jemmett

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 by donsloan

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The Legacy and the Lion is the first book in the Yusan Chronicles, a military sci-fi story that holds a different atmosphere than most. It's set in the future, but focuses on a primitive world of kings, horse-riding soldiers, murder plots, and power plays. It actually reads more like a history…

Encouragement: How to Be and Find the Best by Cathy Burnham Martin

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 by donsloan

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In her extraordinary book, Encouragement: How to Be and Find the Best, author Cathy Burnham Martin exudes an enthusiasm for life unmatched in other self-help books that claim to boost your spirit and world view. This articulate narrative examines expertly the reasons why we should surround ourselves with cheerleaders --…

Plum Rains on Happy House by Michael Greco

January 28, 2019 by donsloan

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Review by Diane Donovan Plum Rains on Happy House is set in Japan, where an odd kind of boarding house containing a strange cast of characters engages a Westerner, Lawrence Thornberry (called 'the Ichiban' by the house observer), in a culture clash of oddity that opens with a powerful description…

Deliberate Deception by Joe Porrazzo

January 25, 2019 by donsloan

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Review by Cy Young, Publishers Daily Reviews Great writers are often measured by reviewers using a literary yardstick of sorts. In “The Art of Dramatic Writing,” Lajos Egri applies a mathematical formula to dramatic structure. He contends that the degree to which the reader cares about the main character and…

CFI! The Book: A Satirical Aviation Comedy by Alex Stone

January 18, 2019 by donsloan

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Step into a world where student pilots repeatedly overshoot runways, foreigners desperate for a pilot's license are casually extorted for an upfront nonrefundable fee of $10,000. And their instructors are all so broke that they spray Windex on their dress shirts every day to avoid the expense of washing them.…

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