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Stories always have a lot of names of people and places. I have tried to retain as many original names as I could in the name of realism, but in order to protect identities and reputations, and also to followat least halfwaymy lawyers advice, I had to change about half of them. Wherever possible,...

A kid of Italian immigrants grows up in South Brooklyn and Flatbush during the 20s, 30s, and 40s, playing Johnny-on-the-Pony, Ringalevio and Spin-the-Bottle. Life was simpler then, before the breakup of Ma Bell, the corporate takeovers, and junk mail. His generation was deeply affected by the...

Step into the world of a modern day Walter Mitty, only these escapades really happened. Harry Crossfi elds captivating, funny and sometimes unbelievable, life experiences are chronicled in his new book, THE UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY. From his early childhood with a strict puritanical father, to his...

A saintly swindler befriends a young jazz pianist and together they pull off a financial sting operation against the mafia... With blessings from high levels of the United States government

This memoir is a domestic follow-up to my book Travels and Tribulations: A Memoir, which is a collection of short stories based on my adventures and observations from extensive foreign travel. This book is a collection of short stories about domestic adventures and observations in the process of growing...

Series of thematically diverging seeming poems which reunite in essence Poised to aim through simplicity below the belt of mind Initiated to make people rethink and re pose Reasons for their existence and acting as they do In all areas of their being and life Tests no more than lessons, beyond implying,...

Four time published author, DaShayne D. Walker, is at it again, this time with a suspenseful novel called CAUGHT Between Two Sisters. She grew up in the inner city on Chicagos south side. She was always plagued by troubled family relationships. She began her journey in search of a normal, drama free...

Melissa Hunter was born in 1957 in a family of twelve in a very close net family in Newfoundland. I left home at the age of 17 to make my make in the world in Toronto Canada and after 2 years moved to the Labrador coast and married my husband. We moved to a little town in BC in 1984 due to employment...

The book was composed in respect toward many sources of women who believe that men are the main spectrum in their lives. The book will identify a womans need and perceived needs from a man. There are many women globally that have their own perspective and ideology on how to satisfy a man. Therefore,...

Whether you?re a teacher, a parent, or attended school once in your life, you will be able to laugh and link up with these humorous, poignant, and unforgettable memories of a retired school teacher. Mrs. Fillip talks about what made her decide to become a teacher and the significant changes she experienced...

Love, Fear and Other Things That Cry Out In The Night - Moments Alone With Agoraphobia was written by Marilyn R. Moody approximately 20 years ago. At that time in her life she was diagnosed with this illness. It was a difficult way to live. Because she had young children, she managed to keep working...

I always thought I was normal. I was an average student, average daughter, average teenager. I had parents, siblings, a house, and a dog. I was handed the picket-fence life, yet something was terribly wrong. I spent the majority of my teenage years remaining silent about my situation and my struggle,...

This book was wrote, with a sense of urgency, to prompt those who are in an, abusive relationship. And to alert those who may be heading in that direction. Get out of it, save money and have an escape plan, dont wait on the worst to happen, because once you go back, the situation gets worst, and you...

This is not your typical self help book. I have purposely tried to avoid psychological jargon and cute sentimental platitudes. This is more of a ' wake up and smell the coffee' approach to the real world of dating. I do not pull any punches. In my fi ght for truth, I do not fi ght like someone punching...