Book Talk @ Book Place

Motez talks about his book "Athletes Who Rock"

The book shares the inspiring backstories of rare individuals who have achieved the near-impossible: success in the ultra-competitive worlds of pro sports and music.

Enhanced by dozens of intimate photos, this dynamic collection of in-depth interviews provides accounts from star talents Damian Lillard, Bernie Williams, Chelcee Grimes, Yannick Noah, Rony Seikaly, Pat Nevin, Ray Barbee, Lyndsay Perry, Kyle Turley, Bronson Arroyo, Mark Butcher, Pat Burgener, Essence Carson, Kevin Walker and Daniela Hantuchova.

Get the book here. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1803780290

Wes is recognized as the nation’s leading expert on Agile Performance Marketing. In addition to his book, he has found a unique way to use proven SaaS (“Software as a Service”) fundamentals to attract hungry buyers in healthcare, manufacturing, information security, telecommunications, and many more industries.

Wes has used his methods successfully as both an Agile Coach and performance marker who has worked for Fortune 500 behemoths like Boeing… rapidly growing network diagnostic companies like Ookla… tiny healthcare solopreneurships… and everything in between.



He's constantly sought out by startup founders & CEOs. His information grabs business people of every background.

For more, go to www.PowerPersuasion.net

Mark talks about his first book in his Children’s Social Justice/Safety series.

As an attorney and civil justice advocate, author Mark M. Bello draws upon over 40 years of courtroom experience in his Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series.

A Michigan native, Mark received his B.A. in English Literature from Oakland University and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. After working extremely high-profile legal cases, Mark wanted to give the public a front-row glimpse of what victims face when standing up for justice.

Combining his legal experience and passion for justice with a creative writing style, Mark not only brings high-quality legal services to his clients but captivating novels to his readers.

When Mark’s not writing legal and political novels, he writes and posts about fairness and justice in the civil justice system on his website, Legal Examiner and NotFakeNews. In his spare time, Mark enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. Mark and his wife, Tobye, have four children and 8 grandchildren.

Mark loves hearing from his readers! Drop him a line on the Contact page or follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, or Bookbub.

Bob is an advocate of stewardship. He has always believed in taking care of the things that he has been blessed with. It is his mission to help others in doing the same. Bob’s perspective derives from a battle with cancer at age 18. After growing up an only child it wasn’t until he was legally an adult that he felt alone. Having his life threatened at such a young age lead to a unique view of the gift that is vitality. It is a unique purpose to spread this message and partner with people,families, and communities to foster a culture of growth and fulfillment.

He has experience in financial matters for more than two decades.

For more, go to https://www.bobdepasquale.com/

To get the book, go to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NSY3ZJC/

Master coach Kimberly Giles is an International Human Behavior Expert Professional Speaker & Corporate Trainer People Skills and Team Building Master Life and Executive Coach.

Coach Kim's articles, books, podcasts, and programs have already reached over 4 million people worldwide. She is a sought after executive coach, author and speaker. She has had over 400 articles published in newspapers and magazines reaching people all over the world. She has appeared on many local and national TV and radio programs (over 200 appearances) including Good Morning America, who named her one of the top 10 Advice Gurus in the Country. Her advice is also featured on Forbes.com

Her unique way of making psychology, mental, emotional, and social health simple and easy, are helping people around the world eliminate suffering and gain clarity (the ability to see people and situations accurately). She has invented a new system to understand your thinking and eliminate the fear that causes your negative thoughts and bad behavior.

For more, go to www.12shapes.com

To get the book go to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075JRHB5Z/

Steve Grew up in Sayville NY on the east end of Long Island.  He attended Fordham University where he earned a BA in History and an MAT in Social Studies.  At Fordham, he played football and was a team captain, 2 times all patriot league, and an honorable mention All American.  After college, he began teaching social studies and coaching track and field at Eastchester High school NY for the past 25 years.  He also was the head football coach at Sleepy Hollow NY for 14 years.  He currently lives in Weston Connecticut where he lives with his wife Amee, Daughter Emma, son Peter, and dog Queenie.  Steve Joined the Weston High school football coaching staff in 2019 which allowed him to coach his son and they were blessed to win a state title that same year.  He published his first book, How to beat Stalin, Hitler and the Southern State parkway in 2021.  Steve had dedicated his life to teaching, coaching and public speaking as a way to pay back all of the wonderful people who helped him survive his youth.

Check the book here https://www.pagepublishing.com/books/?book=how-to-beat-stalin-hilter-and-the-southern-state-parkway

If God had said to me “I want you to write a book,” I would be looking around to see whom He was talking to.  Feeling like insecure Moses, I would have said; “Do what?  You have great authors out there.  You don’t need me.  I’m not author material.  Please send someone else.” That would have been the end of that conversation!

However, being the all-knowing God that He is, He just prompted me to write short articles on things I’ve been learning that could help others. After I had shared these articles over time, a friend said to me, “You know, these articles are very helpful. I think you should consider putting them in a book.” At that point, it didn’t sound so intimidating.  I took that suggestion seriously, and that led to the birth of my first book: "Get On Board and Stay On Board" (be a Christian and remain a Christian). It contains articles on salvation and articles on the Christian walk. So God got me to write a book without asking me to write a book. I have since then published several books with one translated into Spanish. I've completed my first children's book and there is more to come. Please stay in tune.

Pearl's website: https://www.pearlkumi.com/

The book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0792XDBJ1/

Leonard Lee Buschel marvels that he survived the first 44 years of his life… He still can’t believe that he didn’t get knocked off by drug dealers, thieves or the copious amounts of drugs he himself ingested. Or locked up for life in a U.S. or international prison. And then again, there were the near-death asthma attacks, open-heart surgery and the brain tumor… Yes, it’s a whale of tale—all true—that he writes in his acclaimed autobiography HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict. Buschel lived to tell about it with vast humor, thrilling storytelling, and great insight. He is an Addiction Expert and California Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. He is editor/publisher of the respected weekly news source Addiction/Recovery eBulletin, director of the 13-year-old REEL Recovery Film Festival and Symposium. and co-founder of Writers in Treatment, which supports creatives who struggle with addiction and self-destructive behaviors. But to get to that eminence, he first had to survive his profligate youth and his 25-year chosen profession as a drug dealer. Buschel’s life started skidding off the rails just weeks after his birth, when his postal-worker father died of a massive heart attack on his way home from work, throwing what began as the idyllic family life of a middle-class Philadelphia Jewish family into a skid. Raised by his mother – herself a very quirky character — alongside his older brother, Leonard learned most of his life lessons at the corner candy store under the guidance of the local bookie and the a group of cigar-smoking, streetwise philosophers who thought nothing of buying hot merchandise out of the trunk of a car. Gradually, experimentation with pot and sex unleashed a nearly life-long addiction to both -- and what better way to support a cannabis habit than get into the business? Hijinks, adventure and near-disaster across international and state lines ensued, alongside explorations of the spiritual, metaphysical and psychedelic, oftentimes populated by personal encounters with the likes of poet Allen Ginsburg, Ram Dass, Jiddu Krishnamurti; a series of Woodstock headliners; and Hollywood luminaries including John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Stacy Keach and others. And close friendships with Robert Downey Sr., in particular, and Robert Downey Jr. -- who were often there to lend support in challenging times. He spent much of his drug selling proceeds to see the leading jazz artists, rock music superstars and Broadway shows of the era—always living HIGH!. But finally, in his 50s, in the midst of an emotional breakdown over a shattered relationship, and after “smoking his breakfast, drinking his lunch and snorting his dinner” for many years, Buschel checked himself into the Betty Ford Center. It was hitting the lowest of the lows that so many addicts experience. It was time to see what a month would be like without vodka, weed or ecstasy. For Buschel, it was a revelation! Every moment he was struck by how alive he felt when not under the influence. For him, the power of the program there and at AA, worked wonders. He has now been clean and sober for more than two decades. And while he tinkered with several careers to replace his successful, but illegal profession, he finally found himself drawn to helping other addicts kick the habit and find a stable, healthy, robust sober life. Inspired by the work, he launched the eBulletin, film festival and organization Writers in Treatment, which he cofounded with Robert Downey Sr, that have made him a leader in the recovery field. HIGH is a fascinating read, a lively romp through a very vivid life, but it also a cautionary tale and one that inspires. If someone as committed to the drug life like Leonard Buschel can find a sobriety beyond 25-years of active addiction and drug dealing, than there is hope for those who are inspired by his message that there is a better life awaiting—and that they can do it, too.

Here is his book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737926601/

Janelle and her mother Jodi talk about the book by Martha Nasch(Janelle’s great grandmother).

Poems from the Asylum is a posthumous publication of poems as written by Martha Nasch, a patient of the St. Peter State Hospital for the Insane from 1928-1934. Once released, Martha, went to the local media and they proclaimed her as “the woman who never ate, drank or slept for seven years,” splaying her name across national headline news. The book includes extensive genealogical research, asylum research, and a full medical case study review from 100 years of history which crack the case for her very strange medical condition and answers to other mysteries of her committal. Poems… has been fact-checked by multiple psychologists, asylum employees, and local historians, and is once again starting a media wildfire.

For more, go to http://www.JanelleMolony.com/sevenyearsinsane

Here is the book https://www.amazon.com/dp/1734463856/

Larry D. Davis passion for education and learning is second only to his love of God and his children. Larry’s experience is broad and extensive, which includes being a classroom teacher, assistant principal, house principal, high school principal, district coordinator, regional director and 15 years in corporate America in various leadership positions.

He is a proud graduate of Eastern Hills High School, located in Fort Worth, Texas. Larry received his Associates Degree from Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas, his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, Texas. He earned his Master’s Degree from Texas Woman’s University located in Denton, Texas.

Larry has written several books and platforms that improve schools and teacher retention, he has presented in more than 20 different cities and states.

For more go to https://larryddavis.com/

Get his book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M2GS268