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Spring 2023
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eBooks & Audiobooks
Children's
Let Your Inner Golden Sparkle Shine by Sarah Vie
In this new children's book, author Sarah Vie takes you on a journey guided by the light of her inner child that will help support your kids as they face life's everyday challenges.
Little Vie is an adventurous girl who is not afraid of a little dirt! In her adventures, she experiences all kinds of new things like talent shows, a new little sibling, big scary storms and more. When things get tough on the outside, Little Vie chooses to dig deep inside herself to hear the "thump thump thump" of her heart so that her inner golden sparkle shines so bright!
It's through this conscious connection to our inner light that Little Vie can overcome ANY obstacle with grace, and glittery rain boots - of course!
Looking into the magic mirror on the back will help children remember where that light shines the brightest.
In this new children's book, author Sarah Vie takes you on a journey guided by the light of her inner child that will help support your kids as they face life's everyday challenges.
Little Vie is an adventurous girl who is not afraid of a little dirt! In her adventures, she experiences all kinds of new things like talent shows, a new little sibling, big scary storms and more. When things get tough on the outside, Little Vie chooses to dig deep inside herself to hear the "thump thump thump" of her heart so that her inner golden sparkle shines so bright!
It's through this conscious connection to our inner light that Little Vie can overcome ANY obstacle with grace, and glittery rain boots - of course!
Looking into the magic mirror on the back will help children remember where that light shines the brightest.
Classic
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
A black comedy of manners about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others. The beautiful Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City – people whose millions were made in railroads, shipping, land speculation and banking. In this morally and aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, age twenty-nine, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and all the trappings of wealth. But her quest comes to a scandalous end when she is accused of being the mistress of a wealthy man. Exiled from her familiar world of artificial conventions, Lily finds life impossible.
A black comedy of manners about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others. The beautiful Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City – people whose millions were made in railroads, shipping, land speculation and banking. In this morally and aesthetically bankrupt world, Lily, age twenty-nine, seeks a husband who can satisfy her cravings for endless admiration and all the trappings of wealth. But her quest comes to a scandalous end when she is accused of being the mistress of a wealthy man. Exiled from her familiar world of artificial conventions, Lily finds life impossible.
Entrepreneurial
21 Days to a Big Idea by Bryan Mattimore
Bryan Mattimore is a big idea guy. For the past twenty-five years, he has helped Fortune 500 companies create over $3 billion in new innovations using his unique creative-thinking exercises. In 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA: CREATING BREAKTHROUGH BUSINESS CONCEPTS, Mattimore takes readers through a disciplined creative process to create original and practical new business concepts.
By investing less than an hour a day for twenty-one days, you will:
1) learn a new toolkit of creative thinking strategies and problem-solving techniques that can be used for solving a wide variety of both personal and professional challenges, and
2) generate more than a dozen new concepts from which to choose the highest potential/winning idea for a new start-up.
Entertaining and easy-to-follow, 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA is a must-read for all aspiring entrepreneurs, helping you to discover and implement your first—or your next—biggest idea.
Bryan Mattimore is a big idea guy. For the past twenty-five years, he has helped Fortune 500 companies create over $3 billion in new innovations using his unique creative-thinking exercises. In 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA: CREATING BREAKTHROUGH BUSINESS CONCEPTS, Mattimore takes readers through a disciplined creative process to create original and practical new business concepts.
By investing less than an hour a day for twenty-one days, you will:
1) learn a new toolkit of creative thinking strategies and problem-solving techniques that can be used for solving a wide variety of both personal and professional challenges, and
2) generate more than a dozen new concepts from which to choose the highest potential/winning idea for a new start-up.
Entertaining and easy-to-follow, 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA is a must-read for all aspiring entrepreneurs, helping you to discover and implement your first—or your next—biggest idea.
Fiction
The Birth Mother by Seymour Ubell
On a business trip, a high-powered American entrepreneur visits his partners in China. After their meeting, his Asian mentor invites him to an orphanage, a trip that will change the course of his family’s life forever. Without hesitation, he and his wife fall in love with Anglo/Asian twin girls and become their adoptive parents. The children grow up in a world of twists and turns with multiple coincidences and synchronicity. Their journey takes them from China to Europe to America and back to China where their unusual birth mother enters their lives. This powerful story is filled with drama at every turn as the daughters face internal and external challenges. The Birth Mother is a story filled with love, pathos, tragedy, and triumph. Read, laugh, cry, and learn. It’s a tale you will never forget.
On a business trip, a high-powered American entrepreneur visits his partners in China. After their meeting, his Asian mentor invites him to an orphanage, a trip that will change the course of his family’s life forever. Without hesitation, he and his wife fall in love with Anglo/Asian twin girls and become their adoptive parents. The children grow up in a world of twists and turns with multiple coincidences and synchronicity. Their journey takes them from China to Europe to America and back to China where their unusual birth mother enters their lives. This powerful story is filled with drama at every turn as the daughters face internal and external challenges. The Birth Mother is a story filled with love, pathos, tragedy, and triumph. Read, laugh, cry, and learn. It’s a tale you will never forget.
The Truth About Adira by Anna Paulsen
Kaitlyn Stone is the name on my birth certificate, but I couldn’t tell you who I really am. I’ve never had a family tree, or a house you’d call a home. And the small, fragile identity I somehow scraped together was taken in a moment that still steals my breath and leaves me shaking. When a box arrives on my doorstep, its contents hold the keys to my past. But that’s not all. A quaint little town beckons with new opportunities and perhaps even a home, if I want it. Waiting there is a man who walks through fire to save lives and protect his town. Kendrew Batten is a bona fide super hero—he’s even featured in the local fireman’s calendar as February, the month of lust. But behind his handsome façade are scars that can’t be seen, and a heart that beats for duty, not love. He might have been the hero to save me, too, if he didn’t destroy me first.
Kaitlyn Stone is the name on my birth certificate, but I couldn’t tell you who I really am. I’ve never had a family tree, or a house you’d call a home. And the small, fragile identity I somehow scraped together was taken in a moment that still steals my breath and leaves me shaking. When a box arrives on my doorstep, its contents hold the keys to my past. But that’s not all. A quaint little town beckons with new opportunities and perhaps even a home, if I want it. Waiting there is a man who walks through fire to save lives and protect his town. Kendrew Batten is a bona fide super hero—he’s even featured in the local fireman’s calendar as February, the month of lust. But behind his handsome façade are scars that can’t be seen, and a heart that beats for duty, not love. He might have been the hero to save me, too, if he didn’t destroy me first.
Historical
QUIRKS by Bryan Mattimore
In this groundbreaking book, Fortune 500 innovation guru and creativity instructor Bryan Mattimore takes readers on a journey through time to explore the unique personality quirks, and crazy ideas of history's greats. Beginning each of QUIRKS 40 chapter with a surprising but TRUE personality quirk from one of history's greatest minds, Mattimore then uses artificial intelligence to create a fun and entertaining read by dimensionalizing this true personality quirk in a variety of creative formats. Want to read an essay about Abraham Lincoln as a young, "trash talking” wrestler? How about a sonnet about Shakespeare being a big fan of cross dressing? Or a song about Edgar Alan Poe crowdsourcing the publishing of his first book of poetry with his fellow cadets at West Point? Or jokes about Mozart being a cat imitator? Or even an ad for Marie Curie's (deadly as it turns out) radium nightlight? All true and brought to life courtesy of creativity consultant Bryan Mattimore, and the Artificial Intelligence programs Opensource AI Playground, Chat GPT, and DALL-E!
In this groundbreaking book, Fortune 500 innovation guru and creativity instructor Bryan Mattimore takes readers on a journey through time to explore the unique personality quirks, and crazy ideas of history's greats. Beginning each of QUIRKS 40 chapter with a surprising but TRUE personality quirk from one of history's greatest minds, Mattimore then uses artificial intelligence to create a fun and entertaining read by dimensionalizing this true personality quirk in a variety of creative formats. Want to read an essay about Abraham Lincoln as a young, "trash talking” wrestler? How about a sonnet about Shakespeare being a big fan of cross dressing? Or a song about Edgar Alan Poe crowdsourcing the publishing of his first book of poetry with his fellow cadets at West Point? Or jokes about Mozart being a cat imitator? Or even an ad for Marie Curie's (deadly as it turns out) radium nightlight? All true and brought to life courtesy of creativity consultant Bryan Mattimore, and the Artificial Intelligence programs Opensource AI Playground, Chat GPT, and DALL-E!
Historical Fantasy
Red Door by Alan McGill
Before there was A Cry in the Moon’s Light . . .This is the story of a beautiful peasant girl and a farm boy who fall in love in the South of France, years before she becomes mi Lady, the Duchess of Harcourt and he becomes . . . something else. It is also the story of William de Parlimae, their childhood companion, whose path takes a different turn.
As children, the three played together. But when the Lord’s son embarks on an important mission with his two closest friends, they find that they’ve stepped past the threshold of youth and into a long, dark night filled with nightmares, cruelty, and vicious beasts.
In the darkness, the two lovers seek refuge at an abandoned village deep in the Dark Forest. But will the moon’s light be enough for them to tell friend from enemy, poison from perfume, and the stuff of dreams from the horrors around them?
Before there was A Cry in the Moon’s Light . . .This is the story of a beautiful peasant girl and a farm boy who fall in love in the South of France, years before she becomes mi Lady, the Duchess of Harcourt and he becomes . . . something else. It is also the story of William de Parlimae, their childhood companion, whose path takes a different turn.
As children, the three played together. But when the Lord’s son embarks on an important mission with his two closest friends, they find that they’ve stepped past the threshold of youth and into a long, dark night filled with nightmares, cruelty, and vicious beasts.
In the darkness, the two lovers seek refuge at an abandoned village deep in the Dark Forest. But will the moon’s light be enough for them to tell friend from enemy, poison from perfume, and the stuff of dreams from the horrors around them?
Historical Fiction
Karma Under Fire by Love Hudson-Maggio
In Karma Under Fire, two societies collide: the trendy, upscale ultra-hip universe of Atlanta and the alluring, bound-by-tradition world of old India. Pressured by her "challenging" mother, Harlow Kennedy, an ambitious and unattached woman, agrees to marry politically ambitious pretty boy Addison Whitmore. The match will elevate Harlow's non-existent social standing and guarantee financial security for life. The wedding will take place as soon as Harlow returns from her BFF's wedding in India.
On the other side of the world, the parents of Tej Mayur, the hottest restauranteur in the hottest city in the South, are fretting about their son's unmarried status. They summon him home.
When Harlow and Tej find themselves seated together on the long flight to New Delhi, sparks fly. Then they touch down at Indira Gandhi International and flee one another's company - or so they think.
In Karma Under Fire, two societies collide: the trendy, upscale ultra-hip universe of Atlanta and the alluring, bound-by-tradition world of old India. Pressured by her "challenging" mother, Harlow Kennedy, an ambitious and unattached woman, agrees to marry politically ambitious pretty boy Addison Whitmore. The match will elevate Harlow's non-existent social standing and guarantee financial security for life. The wedding will take place as soon as Harlow returns from her BFF's wedding in India.
On the other side of the world, the parents of Tej Mayur, the hottest restauranteur in the hottest city in the South, are fretting about their son's unmarried status. They summon him home.
When Harlow and Tej find themselves seated together on the long flight to New Delhi, sparks fly. Then they touch down at Indira Gandhi International and flee one another's company - or so they think.
Memoir
Making the Rounds: by Patricia Grayhall
What was it like to survive an illegal abortion, come out as a lesbian, and train to become a doctor in the late 1960s and early ’70s—before Roe v. Wade, before Title IX, and in a largely homophobic nation?
In this unflinching and riveting coming-of-age memoir, Patricia Grayhall chronicles her journey from believing she is the only lesbian in Arizona to dipping her toes into dating in San Francisco, attending medical school in Salt Lake City as one of only five women in a class of one hundred, and completing an internship as the only woman in her cohort in Boston. Battling sexism in a male-dominated profession, she plunges into a life that is never boring—and certainly never without passion.
Tossed around in the rough seas of medical training, chronically exhausted and emotionally drained, Patricia chafes against the toxic masculinity of the culture of medicine and yearns for the same care and support her male colleagues receive from their wives and girlfriends. But while the sexual revolution and women’s movement in 1970s Boston celebrate female eroticism, they provide few models for moving beyond desire and sustaining a healthy relationship with a woman—Patricia soon discovers that maintaining a loving, stable relationship is not easy.
What was it like to survive an illegal abortion, come out as a lesbian, and train to become a doctor in the late 1960s and early ’70s—before Roe v. Wade, before Title IX, and in a largely homophobic nation?
In this unflinching and riveting coming-of-age memoir, Patricia Grayhall chronicles her journey from believing she is the only lesbian in Arizona to dipping her toes into dating in San Francisco, attending medical school in Salt Lake City as one of only five women in a class of one hundred, and completing an internship as the only woman in her cohort in Boston. Battling sexism in a male-dominated profession, she plunges into a life that is never boring—and certainly never without passion.
Tossed around in the rough seas of medical training, chronically exhausted and emotionally drained, Patricia chafes against the toxic masculinity of the culture of medicine and yearns for the same care and support her male colleagues receive from their wives and girlfriends. But while the sexual revolution and women’s movement in 1970s Boston celebrate female eroticism, they provide few models for moving beyond desire and sustaining a healthy relationship with a woman—Patricia soon discovers that maintaining a loving, stable relationship is not easy.
The Cobbler by Steve Madden
Steve Madden is an entrepreneur, an award-winning designer, and a business titan whose eponymous company is currently worth over 3 billion dollars. He is also a recovering addict and a devoted family man. Over the past thirty years, the provocative shoe designer built a booming brand and nearly lost it all to “The Wolf of Wall Street,” only to rebound by giving back and creating a global empire.
30 years later, with over 200 stores across the globe, the acquisition of notable brands such as Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, and Blondo, to name a few, standout collaborations with stars including Sydney Sweeney, Nessa Barret, Cardi B, Winnie Harlow, Ja Rule, Keyshia Cole, and Kendall and Kylie Jenner, the designer and entrepreneur continues the hustle.
While Madden can recognize success, he is mindful of his humble beginning and support he has received on his journey to achievement. As a recovering addict as well as someone who has learned to manage his ADD, Madden is an active philanthropist and mentor who supports several organizations that help those in need of a second chance.
Steve Madden is an entrepreneur, an award-winning designer, and a business titan whose eponymous company is currently worth over 3 billion dollars. He is also a recovering addict and a devoted family man. Over the past thirty years, the provocative shoe designer built a booming brand and nearly lost it all to “The Wolf of Wall Street,” only to rebound by giving back and creating a global empire.
30 years later, with over 200 stores across the globe, the acquisition of notable brands such as Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, and Blondo, to name a few, standout collaborations with stars including Sydney Sweeney, Nessa Barret, Cardi B, Winnie Harlow, Ja Rule, Keyshia Cole, and Kendall and Kylie Jenner, the designer and entrepreneur continues the hustle.
While Madden can recognize success, he is mindful of his humble beginning and support he has received on his journey to achievement. As a recovering addict as well as someone who has learned to manage his ADD, Madden is an active philanthropist and mentor who supports several organizations that help those in need of a second chance.
Personal Growth/Wellness
Make Your Life a 10 by Stuart A. Lichtman PhD
This isn't your average self-help book. Make Your Life a 10 is a revolutionary book that will help you conquer obstacles and achieve your seemingly impossible goals by using the principles of Cybernetic Transposition (CT).
The journey to your level 10 life starts here with this practical, easy-to- use guide that teaches you how to communicate with your unconscious mind, overcome blockers (self-defeating unconscious habit patterns), reform your mindset, and get unstuck from negative thinking through motivational anecdotes and easy-to-follow steps.
If you are looking for a path to live the life of your dreams, then Make Your Life A 10 is a must-read! It's a gift to yourself, your loved ones, and the world on how to live a rich, productive life that makes you excited to wake up each day.
This isn't your average self-help book. Make Your Life a 10 is a revolutionary book that will help you conquer obstacles and achieve your seemingly impossible goals by using the principles of Cybernetic Transposition (CT).
The journey to your level 10 life starts here with this practical, easy-to- use guide that teaches you how to communicate with your unconscious mind, overcome blockers (self-defeating unconscious habit patterns), reform your mindset, and get unstuck from negative thinking through motivational anecdotes and easy-to-follow steps.
If you are looking for a path to live the life of your dreams, then Make Your Life A 10 is a must-read! It's a gift to yourself, your loved ones, and the world on how to live a rich, productive life that makes you excited to wake up each day.
Your Trajectory Code by Jeffrey Magee
Get your entire life on track with an accelerated trajectory
Your Trajectory Code is a guide to understanding why you are where you are, and not where you want to be ― and how to change it. Once you understand what the trajectory code is, you can gain an accelerated understanding of yourself and others, including family members, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and anyone else. You'll be able to recognize how tiny 1% adjustments can significantly change your trajectory for the rest of your life. Your inner dialogue guides you along your trajectory, and this book will teach you the five fundamental types of people in your consciousness, and how they can either accelerate your rate of success or derail you straight into a trajectory of misery.
We all have the opportunity to make decisions and guide what line or path we follow in life. One trajectory takes you toward greater accomplishments, while the other moves you in the direction of mediocrity and complacency. Understanding the trajectory code and line is what separates winners from losers, and Your Trajectory Code shows you how.
Get your entire life on track with an accelerated trajectory
Your Trajectory Code is a guide to understanding why you are where you are, and not where you want to be ― and how to change it. Once you understand what the trajectory code is, you can gain an accelerated understanding of yourself and others, including family members, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and anyone else. You'll be able to recognize how tiny 1% adjustments can significantly change your trajectory for the rest of your life. Your inner dialogue guides you along your trajectory, and this book will teach you the five fundamental types of people in your consciousness, and how they can either accelerate your rate of success or derail you straight into a trajectory of misery.
We all have the opportunity to make decisions and guide what line or path we follow in life. One trajectory takes you toward greater accomplishments, while the other moves you in the direction of mediocrity and complacency. Understanding the trajectory code and line is what separates winners from losers, and Your Trajectory Code shows you how.
Cheating Death by Rand McClain
For the first time outside his private clinic, medical practitioner and pioneer Dr. Rand McClain shares what you can start doing today to increase longevity and better your health—at home or at your doctor’s office.
In this golden age of medical discovery, cutting-edge treatments are emerging that increase longevity, stave off disease, and enhance our appearance and quality of life—our “healthspan.” But chances are, these advances are not readily available at most doctor’s offices, in stores, or easy to find online.
Dr. Rand McClain takes a fresh approach to genetics, natural aging, and proactive medical treatments. He is the founder and head of the renowned Regenerative and Sports Medicine Clinic in Santa Monica, a leading practitioner of alternative and cutting-edge treatments. In Cheating Death, McClain shares the best drugs and supplements, treatment methods, and devices—approaches that are backed by extensive research as well as Dr. McClain’s own work with his patients.
For the first time outside his private clinic, medical practitioner and pioneer Dr. Rand McClain shares what you can start doing today to increase longevity and better your health—at home or at your doctor’s office.
In this golden age of medical discovery, cutting-edge treatments are emerging that increase longevity, stave off disease, and enhance our appearance and quality of life—our “healthspan.” But chances are, these advances are not readily available at most doctor’s offices, in stores, or easy to find online.
Dr. Rand McClain takes a fresh approach to genetics, natural aging, and proactive medical treatments. He is the founder and head of the renowned Regenerative and Sports Medicine Clinic in Santa Monica, a leading practitioner of alternative and cutting-edge treatments. In Cheating Death, McClain shares the best drugs and supplements, treatment methods, and devices—approaches that are backed by extensive research as well as Dr. McClain’s own work with his patients.
Personal Growth Motivational
I Wish I'd Known by Sarah Vie
In this groundbreaking new book, I Wish I’d Known, author Sarah Vie uses wisdom from her own lived experience to guide readers through a transformational journey. Each chapter begins with a story from Sarah’s life about how she was able to release the traumas of her past to manifest a life of peace, joy and abundance. After each inspiring story, Sarah’s readers are empowered with new tools to break the cycle of their own ancestral patterning, so that they can attract the abundant life they both desire and deserve. Readers will leave this book clear in their purpose, confident in their ability to manifest wealth, love, and happiness and inspired to know that they can do the work too.
In this groundbreaking new book, I Wish I’d Known, author Sarah Vie uses wisdom from her own lived experience to guide readers through a transformational journey. Each chapter begins with a story from Sarah’s life about how she was able to release the traumas of her past to manifest a life of peace, joy and abundance. After each inspiring story, Sarah’s readers are empowered with new tools to break the cycle of their own ancestral patterning, so that they can attract the abundant life they both desire and deserve. Readers will leave this book clear in their purpose, confident in their ability to manifest wealth, love, and happiness and inspired to know that they can do the work too.
Thriller/Action
Praesidium by McKinley Aspen
Kathryn Bek gets the chance of a lifetime: a job offer right out of college, and in New York City, where adventure lies around every corner. Believing she is recruited for her marketing prowess, she is excited by the prospect of her new job in the intelligence sector; but all is not what it seems. Before long, Kathryn and her new team are thrown into a world of mystery, murder, and magic. As the team rushes around the world, untangling the web of lies, she finds that her past may be the key to protecting her, and the world's, future.
Will she be able to confront her fuzzy past to unlock the secrets within herself? Can her team rise to the challenge and stop the Paolucci Crime Family before they unleash havoc upon the globe?
Who will endure, the Kathryn of the past, or that of the future?
Kathryn Bek gets the chance of a lifetime: a job offer right out of college, and in New York City, where adventure lies around every corner. Believing she is recruited for her marketing prowess, she is excited by the prospect of her new job in the intelligence sector; but all is not what it seems. Before long, Kathryn and her new team are thrown into a world of mystery, murder, and magic. As the team rushes around the world, untangling the web of lies, she finds that her past may be the key to protecting her, and the world's, future.
Will she be able to confront her fuzzy past to unlock the secrets within herself? Can her team rise to the challenge and stop the Paolucci Crime Family before they unleash havoc upon the globe?
Who will endure, the Kathryn of the past, or that of the future?
Thriller
Death in the Cloud by E.J. Simon
A commercial airliner departing Moscow is missing over France. Two days later, with world tensions at an all-time high, that same plane is headed for the White House.
Soon after, following a mysterious breach of the launch codes, US nuclear missiles aimed at Russia are poised for attack. A reciprocal attack is readied by Russia's president, Vladimir Putin. The world is on the edge of a nuclear apocalypse.
Since his murder in a Queens restaurant, Alex Nicholas has been living a virtual life in cyberspace. Suddenly he finds himself on the big screen in the White House's underground bunker, facing the President of the United States. He may be the only one who can save the world from mutual mass destruction. But to do so, he will have to allow himself to be "deleted" - this time permanently. This latest addition to the Michael & Alex Nicholas series - which also includes Death Never Sleeps, Death Logs In, and Death Logs Out - features all the mystery, artificial intelligence, humor, food, and travel that fans have come to expect, but with even more twists and turns. Buckle up!
A commercial airliner departing Moscow is missing over France. Two days later, with world tensions at an all-time high, that same plane is headed for the White House.
Soon after, following a mysterious breach of the launch codes, US nuclear missiles aimed at Russia are poised for attack. A reciprocal attack is readied by Russia's president, Vladimir Putin. The world is on the edge of a nuclear apocalypse.
Since his murder in a Queens restaurant, Alex Nicholas has been living a virtual life in cyberspace. Suddenly he finds himself on the big screen in the White House's underground bunker, facing the President of the United States. He may be the only one who can save the world from mutual mass destruction. But to do so, he will have to allow himself to be "deleted" - this time permanently. This latest addition to the Michael & Alex Nicholas series - which also includes Death Never Sleeps, Death Logs In, and Death Logs Out - features all the mystery, artificial intelligence, humor, food, and travel that fans have come to expect, but with even more twists and turns. Buckle up!