HAMMY written and illustrated by Kiraya Kestin

Eight year-old Mary has a hope and a problem. Mary hopes she can convince her parents to let her bring the classroom’s pet hamster home. Her older sister’s Siamese cat becomes a problem when the classroom pet arrives. He figures out how to open the hamster cage door!
Follow Mary’s joys and struggles to make adjustment with both pets and her older sister. This story has a surprise ending that doesn’t disappoint.

Kiraya started drawing her own stories at age three. She loved being read stories. In third grade, she made herself a promise to write the amazing story about what happened to her pet hamster, Hammy.

She attended the University of Washington as an Art Major working in paintings and drawings She worked for Mastercraft Ring Company and received a Journeyman in jewelry making. She started her own company now called Creations by Kiraya featuring her handcrafted jewelry and oil and watercolor paintings. She took writing lessons from the Institute of Children’s Literature for two years, joined Western Washington Society of Children’s writers and Illustrators and started going to critique groups. She had a poem published in SCBWI magazine of Western Washington.

“Hammy” was her first self-published and illustrated children’s book about her pet hamster and sister’s Siamese cat. “Hammy” received a four star review from Clarion Book Review.

“Remembering Me is her second novel/memoirs of her preschool life in the late 1940’s. She continued on to publish “Six White Geese”, a children’s picture book about her daughter’s problems trying to tame the wild geese that weeded their nursery and tree farm.

“Dreaming Inside Out” is her latest adult novel about her search for her god-self through her dreams.
http://www.creationsbykiraya.com/publications.html
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088RM9O2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
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MASTER YOUR CODE: THE ART, WISDOM, AND SCIENCE OF LEADING AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE" by Darren J. Gold

"This is a MUST READ for anyone interested in leadership and human potential." Frank Blake, Former Chairman & CEO, The Home Depot

WHAT'S GETTING IN THE WAY OF YOU LEADING AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE?

How does anyone get to a point in life where they can say unequivocally that they feel fulfilled and fully alive? Why are some leaders more effective than others? Why are some people happily married and others not? Why are some individuals more prone to depression while others seem to possess a magical resilience? Why do some elite athletes become professionals and others remain mere amateurs? Why are some of us happy and others unhappy despite almost identical circumstances? It's your program. A subconscious set of rules that drive the actions you take and limit the results you get. To be extraordinary in any area of your life, you must write and master your own code.

This is your guidebook for doing that now. By reading this book you will learn how to:
*Be the shaper of your life, not a prisoner of your circumstances
*Take full responsibility for your life and give up the right to complain
*Honor your word and live a life of integrity
*Let go of grudges and forgive unconditionally
*Do what you were born to do in this world

Darren Gold is Managing Partner at The Trium Group where he is one of the world's leading executive coaches and advisors to CEOs and their teams. His mission is to unlock the full potential of leaders and their organizations. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and children.
https://www.darrenjgold.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Master-Your-Code-Science-Extraordinary-ebook/dp/B07XJ1M4S1/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=darren+Gold&qid=1570040968&s=books&sr=1-1
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THE GODFATHER OF GREEN: AN ECO-SPIRITUAL MEMOIR by Jerry Yudelson

THE GODFATHER OF GREEN: AN ECO-SPIRITUAL MEMOIR shows one person finding his place over many years as an active participant in three major environmental movements, beginning with the first Earth Day in 1970, up to the present Climate Crisis.

During that time, Jerry Yudelson actively studied meditation and mindfulness practices under the guidance of two powerful Indian spiritual masters. He struggles over many years to integrate these disparate worlds for the betterment of himself and the environment.

Through stories, contemplations, poems and revealing insights, Jerry describes intense encounters with meditation masters, politicians, wives and lovers, activists, architects and engineers, bureaucrats and business leaders, as well as with his own deepest Self.

Internationally known speaker and author Jerry Yudelson has written 14 books on green building, green homes, sustainable urbanism, building performance and water conservation. Jerry speaks and writes with passion, humor, facts, and a deep personal experience with green building going back to 1997.

His favorite quote, from the original Whole Earth Catalog, is "we're as gods and might as well get good at it." The green building revolution offers a promise for dealing with nearly 50% of global carbon emissions that come from building operations, construction and products - that's why he writes about it.

A licensed professional engineer, Jerry Yudelson is a LEED Fellow, a former president of the Green Building Initiative, and a former board member of the U.S. Green Building Council. He was the Research Scholar for Sustainability for the International Council of Shopping Centers, providing research and speaking services from 2007 through 2009. From 2001 to 2008, he trained more than 3500 people in the LEED green building rating system.

His books include: The Godfather of Green: An Eco-Spiritual Memoir (2020); Reinventing Green Building (2016), The World's Greenest Buildings: Promise vs Performance in Sustainable Design (2013), Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis (2010), Choosing Green: The Home Buyer’s Guide to Good Green Homes (2008), Greening Existing Buildings (2009) Sustainable Retail Development (2009), Green Building Trends: Europe (2009), The Green Building Revolution (2007), Green Building A to Z (2007), Marketing Green Buildings (2007), and Green Building through Integrated Design (2008).
https://jerryyudelson.net/
https://www.amazon.com/Godfather-Green-Eco-Spiritual-Memoir/dp/1948018721/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1581051005&sr=8-1
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Ways to Stay Hydrated During the
Warmer Months & Year-Round

with Susan Smith Jones, PhD

The importance of hydration can be found in the simple fact that a person can go days without food, but a day without water can kill them. It is so important to prioritize water in a healthy lifestyle. According to the Mayo Clinic, the average adult loses more than 10 cups of water every day, simply by breathing, perspiring, and eliminating waste. When water is lacking, numerous functions begin to be curtailed.

Our guest today, holistic health expert Susan Smith Jones, PhD, writes about how water even affects your body weight, too, in her books Choose to Thrive and Wired for High-Level Wellness. She explains that if you aren’t getting enough water daily, you won’t reach your fat loss goals because the body won’t let go of extra fat if you are not properly hydrated.
Today, Susan will inspire us to keep our bodies hydrated. You will learn how to tell if you are dehydrated, how dehydration affects health, and the best ways to stay fully hydrated with water, the best beverages, and foods.
SusanSmithJones.com
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REMARKABLE JOURNEY: MY DUAL PERSPECTIVES AS DOCTOR AND PATIENT by Bonnie J. Floyd, Ph.D.

This book offers a unique perspective on coping with chronic illness. It is written by a clinical health psychologist, who happens to have been diagnosed with multiple chronic illnesses. Insights from the author's dual perspectives, as both doctor and patient, are provided.

Bonnie Floyd is a licensed clinical psychologist, with a specialization in health psychology. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology from Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Yeshiva University, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Dr. Floyd has been diagnosed with multiple chronic illnesses, including MS.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982239085/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_2RgvEbEW3AQMS
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THE VIP CHRISTIAN by Abraham Joseph Ajenifuja

There is a gap in our gospel that is creating an environment of division along the lines of race, class, ethnicity, culture, language, age, and socio-economic status. But deep down in the core of our being is a VIP Light that wants to shine to bring the broken pieces together. Songs have been composed about it; sonnets and poems have been written about it; philosophers have pondered on it; and prophets have spoken of it.

The cross section of humanity in all social structures of women, children, and men from all cultures, languages, and color cry for this light to shine. If this light is to break out and pierce the pockets of darkness in all our social structures (family, education, business, media/politics, arts/entertainment, government/military, and religion), God's VIP Christians will have to lead the way.

When Jesus asked "Who do people say I am" Peter said "You are Christ the Son of the Living God." If we were to ask our families, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and coworkers, "Who do people say we are," would people know us as God's VIP Christians?

Check your VIP status and see the gap in your gospel and be the successful Christian God has created from eternity. The VIP Christian is first in the VIP Series consisting of the "The VIP Prayer," "The VIP Family," The VIP Education," The VIP Church" and the "VIP Business"

Abraham Joseph Ajenifuja was born in Jos, Nigeria and immigrated to the US in 1984. Abraham is married and blessed with his beautiful wife and six beautiful children. Currently a graduate student in counseling at Liberty University, Abraham graduated from University of the District of Columbia with a BA in Accounting and later received the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1990.

By the grace of God's work in his life, as a Christian follower of Jesus Christ, Abraham found his passion for wellness, seeking the well-being of people body, soul and spirit, no matter the race, culture, color, language, gender, religion, age or socio-economic background.

The VIP Christian is the maiden book of this aspiring author, a series consisting of the VIP Prayer, VIP family, VIP Family/Marriage, VIP Education, VIP Business and the VIP Church. Abraham enjoys reading, music, sports and travel.
www.AbrahamJoseph.co
https://www.amazon.com/VIP-Christian-Abraham-Joseph-Ajenifuja/dp/1498471676
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HOW TO KEEP YOUR MIND WHILE EVERYONE ELSE'S IS BEING BLOWN APART BY THE LAND MINES OF LIFE by Eddie L. Naylor Sr.


How To Keep Your Mind While Everyone Else’s Is Being Blown Apart By The Land Mines Of Life is a self-help book that is a new leading edge 21st century book. It is inspirational, motivational and life changing—a proactive dynamic empowerment tool that will give you back control of your life.

Eddie L. Naylor Sr. has been married for over fifty years to his wife Lottie and is the father of three sons and one daughter. Drafted into the United States Armed Forces in 1966, Naylor served in Vietnam. After twenty-two years of service in the Army, he retired in 1987.

Naylor is an inventor and patent holder of the educational tool “Personality Plus+,” which has been expanded to a Windows compatible computer version and has completed the prototype for a board game.

Currently he is working on two manuscripts:Think and Grow in Spirit and Behind the Mind. These are also titles of workshops and seminars that he and his wife will be conducting around the world.

These workshops and workbooks used in these seminars are the product of over twenty eight years of thought, design, and experiences.
https://www.eddienaylorhowtokeepyourmind.com/book/
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A LEAP TO AN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMY by Derek Paul

Is the present economy working for you and those around you? Is your government in debt? In your country, is there a real drive to deal with climate change? Are you aware of the great urgency of doing this? Are you aware that many economists consider that one cannot address climate change and other urgent problems within the economic system we now have?


If it seems to you that the world has come to an impasse, there is a solution in the form of a new kind of economic thinking, with many practical changes to match. Its called an ecological economy (EE). It calls us to put the health of all life on this planet as the central issue. The EE will focus on resources rather than only money. Money will no longer rule us; rather it will help us do what needs doing. And well measure capital in natural units, not money. There'll be employment for those who want it; and the extra jobs will be found in projects that will be directed at the health of the ecosphere; and that includes your health. The fields and forests that have been denuded of nutrients will, over time, be restored; carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels will be eliminated. The costs of such projects will be assessed in terms of resource requirements and the needed human effort, with money as the servant, not the boss. The nations will learn to cooperate better,it will be in all of their interests. The worlds burgeoning population will halt its expansion, just in time to give wild life the breathing space it needs.

Derek Paul is a retired physicist who has also published in several other fields. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Cambridge University and then worked for three years in industry. In 1953 he took up residence in Kingston, Ontario teaching and doing research in atomic physics for a decade at the Royal Military College of Canada. He obtained a doctorate from Queens University in 1958. From 1964-95 he was a professor at the University of Toronto. In 1976 he became a participant in the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, with their focus on peace issues. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 and the maximum tension in the Cold War greatly changed his off-duty activities, which came to include co-founding Science for Peace (1981- ), and several visits to the Soviet Union and one to East Germany, all on peace matters.

In 2005, he cofounded the Global Issues Project which grew to a committee of eleven and organized international roundtables over seven years on crucial issues spanning forests, climate change, fresh water, food, population, a no-growth economy, biochar, and peace in outer space. He was motivated to write this book because of the urgent need for a new economic system that would enable the world to address the huge threat of climate change. He is a member of two physical societies and of the International Society for Ecological Economics, and is a board member of Coalition Climat Montreal. He lives in Montreal.
www.derekleverpaul.ca
https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Ecological-Economy-Derek-Paul-ebook/dp/B079KGQ964/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Leap+to+an+Ecological+Economy&qid=1580764663&s=books&sr=1-1
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America’s Most Beloved Drag Queens are Bringing Some Much
Needed Glitz to the Lives of People Desperate for a
Life-Changing Makeover in…

Dragnificent! Sneak Peak on Sunday April 19th, Regular Time Period - Monday at 10 pm beginning on April 20th on TLC.

Ric Catches up with Alexis Michelle,
Former Contestant from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
She is using her talent for hair and makeup
in order to help some deserving people
feel as fabulous and confident as they deserve.



The series will take viewers on a loud, outrageous and heartwarming ride as the queens help each person reveal the best version of themselves—inside and out. In each episode, the cast will help someone reimagine their appearance for a special day and reveal themselves as they have only dreamed, while taking viewers on a touching journey of their life and struggles to this point. Whether it be a bride who wants to feel beautiful walking down the aisle, an alumna who wants to strut her stuff at an upcoming high school reunion, or a woman coming to terms with her new body after losing a massive amount of weight, there is nothing our queens can’t tackle.

The Team of experts includes: Alexis Michelle is a makeup artist, specializing in weddings and special events; BeBe is an experienced event planner who can transform any room into a fantasy space; Jujubee, a fashion expert known for her dynamic and iconic looks, draws on her deep knowledge in drag couture and women’s fashion; and Thorgy Thor is a classically trained musician who knows how to get the party started.

A former contestant from RuPaul’s Drag Race, Alexis Michelle is a Drag Superstar who always shines onstage. Using her gift of hair and make-up, Alexis has glammed up hundreds of brides for their big day and even been dubbed “brides best friend” by multiple mother of the brides! When she is not glamming up women or touring the world, Alexis stays busy with her solo shows at Broadway’s living room, Feinstein’s/54 Below, and Club Cumming.

For more info, visit:
https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/dragnificent/
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SARAH'S ADVENTURES: THE SPECIAL TREE AND ITS SECRETS by Patricia Martin

Sarah and her friends together with their magical tree go on a thrilling chase around the Universe. Sarah is now a girl with Superpowers an honour which was bestowed upon her by the Magical Kindgom to go on a mission and help find the stolen crystal that sustains the Special Tree’s life. Off on an exciting journey with her friends around the Universe they come across thrills and spills, Danger, beauty and excitement captivated by all the magic and enchanting creatures along the way.

AUTHOR BIO: (for use during introduction, websites, and social media) Patricia Martin is an Author, Reiki and massage therapist, exercise instructor, Law of attraction Life coach, certified angel reader and crystal therapist. She heals through her words and hands. She especially has rapport with children and adults alike and enjoys helping them. She works with people’s energy fields; she encourages, inspires and motivates with her affimations as with her life coaching to bring those to their highest potential. Through her books she inspires to be optimistic and to connect with who they truly are. She also has a love for writing poetry and adult self-help books as well as for storytelling to children. She has a passion for creativity and enjoys writing, coaching, Reiki/meditation, nature, cooking, the arts, like minded people, healthy food and family. She lives on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Australia with her husband, and golden retriever. She has 3 children, 2 step-children and 6 grand-children. She loves life and claims every day is a blessing, to be truly thankful for it and who we are and to listen to the whispers of our heart and to be and do what we truly came here to do. ‘Live life – for life’ Patricia Martin
https://www.amazon.com/Sarahs-Adventures-Special-Tree-Secrets/dp/1514445883
www.TrishasHealingTouch.com
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