Train Your Brain, Claim Your Power

Henry Dyson has written several books in which he shares experiences of growing up in South Carolina in the late 1940s and 1950s.  He shares games they played, creative use of materials that were on hand, and historical events that tied to the nation's story of segregation.  

Years after the events of this story, Roxanne Chapman shares the poems written by her deceased husband while he was in prison.  She also shares the story behind the story of abuse, threats and ultimately a suicide.  She was able to find support through these experiences with groups like Circle of Violence and Survivors of Suicide.  Unfortunately, these organizations are no longer active, leaving a void in the support structure for victims like Roxanne  

What is it like to grow up in war torn countries?  What does it do to the psyches of our youngest who have no other options?  What does it to their relationships later in life?  This is Cinnia's Story.  And what emerges?  Love.

If you have ever read the Book of Proverbs, you know that it is filled with wisdom in what seems to be no discernable order.  Mary Turkington spend a few years organizing a concordance for Proverbs.  It was over 500 pages and no one wanted to publish it.  So she condensed the information into topics, cross referencing verses.  The result is a user friendly book, complete with devotionals on topics we all can use.  

When she was 6 weeks pregnant, Joanne Lynam knew that the child she was carrying would have Down's Syndrome.  At her daughter's birth, the doctors wanted her to walk away and let them deal with the infant.  Yet Joanne was firm in her decision to be mother to that baby.  Today, her daughter is grown and has a business of her own, thanks in large part to the support that Australia gives to disabled children.  Learn more about what Joanne was able to do to provide her daughter with a full life.  

Don Loftis began preaching when he was 14 years old when he felt called to do so.  In the Pentecostal tradition, it is not the norm, but not unheard of either.  Over the years, Don found that certain aspects of the church were troubling.  There was a stratification that caused competition and subsequent attempts to destroy church leaders with whom leaders disagreed.  Don's book is one voice calling for change based on his understanding of the Bible.  

Are you looking for global intrigue and adventures set in new places?  David Handelman has created such a world in his thriller "The Gravel Road."  Starting in the dust bowl in 1943, Jonah Knight is thrust into this new environment when his family loses everything during an auction, including their will to live.  In the process, it gives Jonah an instant purpose in life and strong determination.  "The Gravel Road" is the first in a series of books about Jonah Knight's adventures.

Sandra Swain loves to write children's books as an opportunity for children to learn life lessons.  The lesson she offers in "How Willie the Wombat Won the Race" is that if you believe you can, you can.  She modeled the situation after the story of Roger Bannister's 4 minute mile.  No one believed it could be done until Roger Bannister did it, then one by one others achieved the same mile marker.  

This and other books are available at Amazon, Target, and Walmart online.  She's also very active in social media with 2,000,000 Facebook users.  U.S reviews of her books have been good and she was a finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Awards.  She has just started a Good Reads campaign.  This is a good book for schools to use in group discussions.  

Writing and publishing a book is not always easy.  Todd Monger wrote for years as he worked to raise his daughter.  Finally, an inheritance provided the funds to finish the project and a dream became a reality.  Watching Star Wars and Lord of the Rings at night, he would think about what he would do.  Then during the day, going through the routine of his position, he had plenty of time to come up with ideas.  His daughter is one of his biggest supporters.  

What would you do if you learned your child's teacher did drugs?  David Butler was such a teacher.  He got involved with drugs while in college and continued as he started his teaching career.  Twenty years later, his drug use had intensified.  Living on very little sleep, he was probably near death, yet he still able to function in this 8th grade classroom.  Finally, he was arrested, put into rehab and on probation.  That was the beginning of the turning point in his life.  As they say it, "he got religion."  Now he gets the message out any way he can: Drugs are bad.  Hell, no, let's go.  Get away from them as fast as you can.