Damon Harvey needed a change.
The bills stacked on the night
stand wouldn't disappear just
because he tossed them in the
trash.
His wife Maria and their son Q,,
expected him to provide for their
needs. And hustling was not doing
it. As he tapped the gun pressed
against the small of his back, he
knew he was making the right
decision.
He walked through the front doors
of the bank knowing he was doing
what needed to be done to care for
his family.
But what Damon didn't realize was
the choice he made in that
moment would affect not only him
but four other people, all tied into
the actions he took.
THAT MOMENT WHEN is a novel
that explores choices we all think
are miniscule, but can impact a
lifetime. Through Damon, and the
the people he encounters, we
learn how a moment really can
change everything.
The bills stacked on the night
stand wouldn't disappear just
because he tossed them in the
trash.
His wife Maria and their son Q,,
expected him to provide for their
needs. And hustling was not doing
it. As he tapped the gun pressed
against the small of his back, he
knew he was making the right
decision.
He walked through the front doors
of the bank knowing he was doing
what needed to be done to care for
his family.
But what Damon didn't realize was
the choice he made in that
moment would affect not only him
but four other people, all tied into
the actions he took.
THAT MOMENT WHEN is a novel
that explores choices we all think
are miniscule, but can impact a
lifetime. Through Damon, and the
the people he encounters, we
learn how a moment really can
change everything.
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In this heart-pounding thriller full of
dark passion, an ambitious
investigative reporter faces off with a
mysterious serial killer who might
just turn out to be his own lover.
Gabriel Kaine is working furiously to
revive his stalled reporting career.
Years ago, he got his first big break
by investigating murders committed
by a killer known as the Messiah.
But when the Messiah vanished
from the public six months ago,
Gabriel’s success hit a downward
slope. Now the Messiah has
returned, and no one is safe from
his evil.
Desperate to bring this man to
justice and to reap the professional
reward for uncovering the final
truth, Gabriel teams up with Jazz
McKinney, the only known survivor
of an encounter with the Messiah
who was freed by the killer so he
could warn others of the Messiah’s
impending return. But as Gabriel
and Jazz come closer to discovering
the Messiah’s identity, Gabriel
realizes all the evidence points to Dr.
Garrett Lord—a respected doctor
and Gabriel’s lover.
The personal stakes have never
been higher, and readers will be on
the edge of their seats to see what
awful truths are uncovered in this
tale of misguided passion, deadly
secrets, and thrilling danger.
dark passion, an ambitious
investigative reporter faces off with a
mysterious serial killer who might
just turn out to be his own lover.
Gabriel Kaine is working furiously to
revive his stalled reporting career.
Years ago, he got his first big break
by investigating murders committed
by a killer known as the Messiah.
But when the Messiah vanished
from the public six months ago,
Gabriel’s success hit a downward
slope. Now the Messiah has
returned, and no one is safe from
his evil.
Desperate to bring this man to
justice and to reap the professional
reward for uncovering the final
truth, Gabriel teams up with Jazz
McKinney, the only known survivor
of an encounter with the Messiah
who was freed by the killer so he
could warn others of the Messiah’s
impending return. But as Gabriel
and Jazz come closer to discovering
the Messiah’s identity, Gabriel
realizes all the evidence points to Dr.
Garrett Lord—a respected doctor
and Gabriel’s lover.
The personal stakes have never
been higher, and readers will be on
the edge of their seats to see what
awful truths are uncovered in this
tale of misguided passion, deadly
secrets, and thrilling danger.
Summer is right around the corner and so is our need to find the right book(s) to accompany our
summer romps at the beach, cookouts with friends and family, and cross-country and overseas
travels.
Below are six diverse books that I’ve selected for my summer’s reading pleasure.
Take a look and tell me what you think!
summer romps at the beach, cookouts with friends and family, and cross-country and overseas
travels.
Below are six diverse books that I’ve selected for my summer’s reading pleasure.
Take a look and tell me what you think!
A groundbreaking book about
Americans searching for faith and
mutual respect, The Faith Club
weaves the story of three women,
their three religions, and their
urgent quest to understand one
another.
After September 11, Ranya Idliby, an
American Muslim of Palestinian
descent, faced constant questions
about Islam, God, and death from
her children, the only Muslims in
their classrooms. Inspired by a story
about Muhammad, Ranya reached
out to two other mothers to write an
interfaith children's book that would
highlight the connections between
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
After just a few meetings, however,
the women realized that they
themselves needed an honest and
open environment where they could
admit -- and discuss -- their
concerns, stereotypes, and
misunderstandings.
After hours of soul-searching about
the issues that divided them, Ranya,
Suzanne, and Priscilla grew close
enough to discover and explore what
united them.
A memoir of spiritual reflections in
three voices, The Faith Club has
spawned interfaith discussion
groups in churches, temples,
mosques, and other community
settings. It will make you feel as if
you are eavesdropping on the
authors' private thoughts,
provocative discussions, and
often-controversial opinions and
conclusions.
Americans searching for faith and
mutual respect, The Faith Club
weaves the story of three women,
their three religions, and their
urgent quest to understand one
another.
After September 11, Ranya Idliby, an
American Muslim of Palestinian
descent, faced constant questions
about Islam, God, and death from
her children, the only Muslims in
their classrooms. Inspired by a story
about Muhammad, Ranya reached
out to two other mothers to write an
interfaith children's book that would
highlight the connections between
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
After just a few meetings, however,
the women realized that they
themselves needed an honest and
open environment where they could
admit -- and discuss -- their
concerns, stereotypes, and
misunderstandings.
After hours of soul-searching about
the issues that divided them, Ranya,
Suzanne, and Priscilla grew close
enough to discover and explore what
united them.
A memoir of spiritual reflections in
three voices, The Faith Club has
spawned interfaith discussion
groups in churches, temples,
mosques, and other community
settings. It will make you feel as if
you are eavesdropping on the
authors' private thoughts,
provocative discussions, and
often-controversial opinions and
conclusions.
Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her
life has been made up of two parts:
before Pearl Harbor and after it. The
good part and the bad part. Raised
on a flower farm in California,
Sumiko is used to being the only
Japanese girl in her class. Even
when the other kids tease her, she
always has had her flowers and
family to go home to.
That all changes after the horrific
events of Pearl Harbor. Other
Americans start to suspect that all
Japanese people are spies for the
emperor, even if, like Sumiko, they
were born in the United States!
As suspicions grow, Sumiko and her
family find themselves being
shipped to an internment camp in
one of the hottest deserts in the
United States. The vivid color of her
previous life is gone forever, and
now dust storms regularly choke
the sky and seep into every crack of
the military barrack that is her new
"home."
Sumiko soon discovers that the
camp is on an Indian reservation
and that the Japanese are as
unwanted there as they'd been at
home. But then she meets a young
Mohave boy who might just become
her first real friend...if he can ever
stop being angry about the fact that
the internment camp is on his
tribe's land.
With searing insight and clarity,
Newbery Medal-winning author
Cynthia Kadohata explores an
important and painful topic through
the eyes of a young girl who yearns
to belong.
Weedflower is the story of the
rewards and challenges of a
friendship across the racial divide,
as well as the based-on-real-life
story of how the meeting of
Japanese Americans and Native
Americans changed the future of
both.
life has been made up of two parts:
before Pearl Harbor and after it. The
good part and the bad part. Raised
on a flower farm in California,
Sumiko is used to being the only
Japanese girl in her class. Even
when the other kids tease her, she
always has had her flowers and
family to go home to.
That all changes after the horrific
events of Pearl Harbor. Other
Americans start to suspect that all
Japanese people are spies for the
emperor, even if, like Sumiko, they
were born in the United States!
As suspicions grow, Sumiko and her
family find themselves being
shipped to an internment camp in
one of the hottest deserts in the
United States. The vivid color of her
previous life is gone forever, and
now dust storms regularly choke
the sky and seep into every crack of
the military barrack that is her new
"home."
Sumiko soon discovers that the
camp is on an Indian reservation
and that the Japanese are as
unwanted there as they'd been at
home. But then she meets a young
Mohave boy who might just become
her first real friend...if he can ever
stop being angry about the fact that
the internment camp is on his
tribe's land.
With searing insight and clarity,
Newbery Medal-winning author
Cynthia Kadohata explores an
important and painful topic through
the eyes of a young girl who yearns
to belong.
Weedflower is the story of the
rewards and challenges of a
friendship across the racial divide,
as well as the based-on-real-life
story of how the meeting of
Japanese Americans and Native
Americans changed the future of
both.
Today, some 2 million American
Indians inhabit the United States,
less than 1 percent of the nation's
population.
Their origins have always been
viewed from a 500-year-old
perspective -- from the point of
view of the Europeans who
"discovered" the New World.
Yet the true story of the American
Indians begins some seventeen
thousand years ago -- and it is
past due for a telling that shows
Indians as they are, rather than as
westerners wish them to be.
Recent archaeological findings,
newly discovered written accounts,
and never-before-published
records have contributed to a
whole new understanding of our
country's oldest ancestors.
Drawing upon the latest research,
as well as his own personal
experience living among the Hopi
tribes, acclaimed author and
former Natural History magazine
editor Jake Page covers all aspects
of Indian life throughout the ages.
From the Pleistocene era to
Custer's Last Stand, the Trail of
Tears to the Indian Civil Rights
Act, the establishment of
reservations to the negotiation of
casino property, In the Hands of
the Great Spirit reveals the
astonishing endurance of a group
of people whose experience is as
varied as the world is old.
Indians inhabit the United States,
less than 1 percent of the nation's
population.
Their origins have always been
viewed from a 500-year-old
perspective -- from the point of
view of the Europeans who
"discovered" the New World.
Yet the true story of the American
Indians begins some seventeen
thousand years ago -- and it is
past due for a telling that shows
Indians as they are, rather than as
westerners wish them to be.
Recent archaeological findings,
newly discovered written accounts,
and never-before-published
records have contributed to a
whole new understanding of our
country's oldest ancestors.
Drawing upon the latest research,
as well as his own personal
experience living among the Hopi
tribes, acclaimed author and
former Natural History magazine
editor Jake Page covers all aspects
of Indian life throughout the ages.
From the Pleistocene era to
Custer's Last Stand, the Trail of
Tears to the Indian Civil Rights
Act, the establishment of
reservations to the negotiation of
casino property, In the Hands of
the Great Spirit reveals the
astonishing endurance of a group
of people whose experience is as
varied as the world is old.
What if Hell didn’t really exist?
Have you ever asked how a loving
God could condemn most of His
children to eternal torment? Bishop
Carlton Pearson did, and his
answer will change everything you
ever thought you knew about God,
eternity and God’s plan for
humankind.
In The Gospel of Inclusion, Bishop
Pearson courageously explores the
exclusionary doctrines of
mainstream religion and concludes
that according to the evidence of
the Bible and irrefutable logic, they
cannot be true.
Instead, he offers us the Gospel of
Inclusion—the simple, stunning
truth that everyone has already
been saved by the sacrifice of
Jesus Christ.
In this astonishing book, Pearson
argues that the controlling dogmas
of religion are the source of much
of the world’s ills, and that we
should turn our backs on
proselytizing and holy wars and
focus on the real Good News: that
all of humanity is indeed loved by
the Divine!
The Gospel of Inclusion will
transform your perception of
religion’s role in your life and give
you a priceless gift: hope for the
future.
Have you ever asked how a loving
God could condemn most of His
children to eternal torment? Bishop
Carlton Pearson did, and his
answer will change everything you
ever thought you knew about God,
eternity and God’s plan for
humankind.
In The Gospel of Inclusion, Bishop
Pearson courageously explores the
exclusionary doctrines of
mainstream religion and concludes
that according to the evidence of
the Bible and irrefutable logic, they
cannot be true.
Instead, he offers us the Gospel of
Inclusion—the simple, stunning
truth that everyone has already
been saved by the sacrifice of
Jesus Christ.
In this astonishing book, Pearson
argues that the controlling dogmas
of religion are the source of much
of the world’s ills, and that we
should turn our backs on
proselytizing and holy wars and
focus on the real Good News: that
all of humanity is indeed loved by
the Divine!
The Gospel of Inclusion will
transform your perception of
religion’s role in your life and give
you a priceless gift: hope for the
future.
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