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Larson Publications is pleased to announce a new book by
Richard Geldard
Emerson and the Dream of America
Finding Our Way to a New And Exceptional Age
“As readers have discovered in the classic book, The Spiritual Teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Richard Geldard is unmatched as a companion and guide to the works of America’s Founding Thinker. And now, as he plumbs and comments on Emerson’s far-ranging wisdom once again, he broadens his field of interpretation to make Emerson as contemporary as a health care debate. This book demonstrates convincingly that the poet/philosopher was as prescient as he was relevant in his own times, and that, as the “keeper of America’s best thoughts,” we can gain from Emerson (with Geldard’s insight) a new perspective on our current struggles and profound guidance through our difficult future.” – Richard Grossman, author of A Year With Emerson and The Tao of Emerson
“Spend an hour with Richard Geldard and he will lead you to the inner sanctum and hand you over to the Master. Emersonianism is the American religion. It is not a church or a cult; it is a spiritual discipline, a Way. It teaches the infinitude of the private person, of each private person, of you yourself with your laptop and cellphone. Emerson was a great teacher in his day, but Richard Geldard can get him to you now. ” – Robert Richardson, author of Emerson: The Mind on Fire
“In these pages the mind and heart of Emerson show us why we are here—both as Americans, and as individual human beings in the vast, universal world. Geldard’s book offers a landmark interpretation of America’s greatest philosopher.” – Jacob Needleman, author of What Is God? and The American Soul
Larson is offering a pre-publication price of only $11.00, with delivery starting on April 16.
Go to http://www.larsonpublications.com/browse.php?view_type=ForthComing
To read more about Richard’s books go to: www.rgbooks.com
- George Polley:
New Book – Grandfather and the Raven
“Follow the adventures of Grandfather Ueda and his pal Sir Raven as they solve a mystery of missing golf balls from a local driving range, rescue a boy, cheer a runner to a high school championship, investigate a “bird lice infestation”, chase away a grocery thief, call an unruly meeting to order in a surprising way, meet a dog that looks and sounds like a bear when he growls, and generally have a great good time wondering what this pair will be up to next.
“These are the kind of stories that grandfathers have told throughout the ages, leaving the reader and hearer with a sense of adventure, fun and good humor — especially when grandmother and grandfather have their little disagreements! Enjoyable for all ages.”
Published by Abbott ePublishing, Manchester, New Hampshire. To order Grandfather and the Raven, go to www.abbottepub.com.”
Two comments from readers of advance copies:
“I just finished reading your book ‘Grandfather and the Raven’; very creative, full of wisdom and simply a pleasure to read! I almost finished it in one go as it was very interesting and I didn’t feel like putting it down before finishing! Thank you so much for making my day by providing me a book that rejuvenated me 
.” —Meam Wye, author of “Shining History – Medieval Islamic Civilization”, Pakistan
‘’Grandfather and the Raven’ is a delightful collection of life fables. They are distilled wisdom that warms you all the way down, leaving you looking forward to another reading in the future.” —Jean Sullivan, artist and photographer, Seattle
- Astrid Fitzgerald:
WINTER BREAK: A Luminous Journey into Wisdom and Love
by Astrid Fitzgerald
A•R•K BOOKS
400 PAGES, PAPERBACK – ISBN 978-1-60702-057-8
has been named among the best in family-friendly media
by Mom’s Choice Awards in the Adult Fiction category
Deep in the snows of the Swiss Alps during her winter break, young Caroline Stillhart enters a mysterious world in which a master teacher, a woman of wisdom and insight, reveals to her the true nature of human being and the universe. Caroline experiences an awakening of heart, mind and consciousness as she meets the love of her life and with new-found understanding encounters a series of challenges and surprising adventures. Winter Break is a novel describing a teaching of self-knowledge that is not frozen into any traditional doctrine. Caroline receives this teaching and then must apply it and share it in a series of life-changing crises. In the process she discovers her true calling while finding her own way and her own language, as we all must if we are to live self-reliant, useful and happy lives.
Read more on http://www.astridfitzgerald.com/WinterBreak.htm
Review, September 28, 2009 Coming of age is spiritual *****
Finally, a novel that not only offers an exciting plot line, an endearing heroine, and human relationships that are believable and sympathetic but also introduces a continuous thread of spiritual teaching that informs and advances the plot – a teaching about love, compassion and healing. Through the author’s deft writing we watch the characters grow and change within the light of Caroline’s mystical experience. Anyone at any age will enjoy this story because it is essentially about who we are and the joy of discovering our true identity. At the same time the author captures the enthusiasm and idealism of youth, without which our world could not evolve.
– Lyla Yastion, Ph.D, author of Pause Now: Handbook for a Spiritual Revolution
Wholesale through Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Bertrams. Retail on amazon, b&n and your bookstore.
Order signed copies from the author: http://www.astridfitzgerald.com/WinterBreak.htm
- Steve Sangirardi:
Hello. As one or two of you may know, I have Multiple Sclerosis and was forced to retired from teaching this past February. Retirement has its compensation, though. I’ve been able to write a lot, or turn blood into ink, as the poet Yeats put it. In June, I had a small book of short stories published by Wild Leaf Press entitled Life on the Planet. (ISBN and everything, lol.) I would appreciate any support you can give me with this book which can be obtained at the website: wildleafpress.com. Excerpts of the book are there, as well as a book review. Thank you—Steve Sangirardi: Bard715@aol.com
- Lloyd Lofthouse:
My Splendid Concubine won an honorable mention for General Fiction at the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival. Last year Concubine won an honorable mention in fiction at the 2008 London Book Festival. Concubine recently won another honorable mention at the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival.
Lloyd
www.mysplendidconcubine.com
- Scott Marcus:
“151 Easy Things You Can Try — Before You Give Up On Your Diet” It’s simple. Easy. A quick read. Great advice to anyone losing — or maintaining — a weight loss. Available at http://www.WeightLossTipBooklet.com
- Tim Byrce:
I have finally compiled my most discussed editorials into an eBook (in PDF format), entitled,
“Bryce’s Pet Peeve Anthology – Volume I,” which you can now download for free from our
corporate web site or specifically at:
http://www.phmainstreet.com/mba/anth.htm
The peeves included were selected not because they were necessarily the most popular,
but because they stimulated the most discussion from people like you, my readership.
The book is 213 pages in length and is produced in the popular PDF format
(requiring Abobe Reader which is available on today’s computers).
I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think.
All the Best,
Tim Bryce
timb001@phmainstreet.com
http://www.phmainstreet.com/timbryce.htm
- JD Seamus:
The 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards have announced that Last Call is a finalist in a number of categories including General Fiction/Novel, Best Regional Fiction, Best Cover Design and Best Overall Design.
Although I had absolutely nothing to do with the Cover Design or Overall Design (Amy Collins and the gang at The Cadence Group) I am ecstatic.
Earlier this year, Last Call was announced as a finalist by ForeWord Magazine as 2008 Book of the Year in the fiction category and won the Reader Views 2008 Award for Best Regional Fiction.
Who would of thought that a poor sharecrooper from South Alabama would’ve….wait……… thats Patches……… Never mind.
e-books -
- Jorge Paez
The title of the book is DARKNESS RISING: The Yan book 1
the author as is written in the book is Jorge A. Paez.
The link for the store is http://techgeekspodcast.com/?page_id=61
- George Polley
Here are two links to ebooks from George:
