Blitz: Evidence is Lacking. Yet I Still Hope by Joan Enders

Joan Enders lives in Washington State with her husband Jerry, and loves the Pacific Northwest! For 28 years she taught literature and research skills in school libraries to middle and high school students, and advocated for full-time school librarians in every school. She was a recipient of the American Library Association's Frances Henne Award for library leadership. 

She loved her jobs, often to distraction. Once Joan stayed so late at the school library that the custodians waxed the floors, unaware that she was still upstairs. She crept out the least sticky exit. Joan now teaches librarians on webinars. When not teaching she administers the local Family History Center for FamilySearch International. She enjoys peeling back the research onion for students and adults. That was the motivation for her first book, which replicates her most popular inquiry lesson for U.S. History students and teachers. Joan speaks in her community, for professional organizations and at genealogy conferences.

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Joshua Henry Bates, a young teacher of a country school, wonders if there will be more to his life. Yes, there are summers away from the farm, attending the University of Utah, dancing at Saltair, watching pictures shows, and eating ice cream on bone dry days. In his journal he questions his future. He finds a young woman to love, but she is an ever-mutating mystery. His job seems to be a dead-end. His parents need his help more all the time. Josh tries to change his life: cooling the relationship with his girlfriend, teaching in a new school, and registering for service in the American Expeditionary Forces. Still, Joshua is filled with self-doubt. Will Josh marry the girl? Will he find a dazzling life mission? Will he be victorious in war? Each chapter contains one to thirty primary sources from the life of this young man drafted as a doughboy in the Meuse-Argonne Campaign.

 Praise for the book:

”If you have ever searched for your own history, or a way to bring

history to life, this book is a masterpiece.”

Kelly Milner Halls, author of Saving the Baghdad Zoo

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Book Tour: Grace From the Fall by Mike Mabe

Mike Mabe is a young man ready to graduate from high school, but ends up in prison instead. Angry and confused, he wants a better life. 

Given a sentence of over a year, he must learn how to cope with prison while discovering that better life. With the aid of his family and some unlikely relationships, he begins to find that better life. 

Based on a true story, Mike fights the daily inward and outward battles to avoid prison becoming a permanent part of his future.

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Michael Mabe is no stranger to adversity. As a young man recently graduated from high school, he was arrested for crimes he committed in his youth. While his friends were making plans to attend college, he was sent to prison for a year and a half.

Thirteen years later, Michael has completely changed the direction of his life. He is married, has three kids, graduated from college with a 3.7 GPA, and has experienced success as a professional. Change did not come without significant challenges.

The author of the biographical fiction, entitled ‘Grace From The Fall,’ Michael encourages people to be something better than the day before.

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Top Ten List

1.    Love listening to comedians, especially Jim Gaffigan, Brian Regan, Michael McIntyre, and Ryan Hamilton.

2.    Decided to write Grace From The Fall after my last failed attempt to join the military, police force, and fire department. I had tried several times before in each area, but my criminal history always got in the way. A friend asked me what I was NOT doing because I had been chasing that career path for so long. The first thing that came to my mind was that I avoided telling my story. So I wrote it.

3.    I have been married for seven wonderful years. We have three kids.

4.    Running the Badwater Ultramarathon is on my bucket list.

5.    At the time I was incarcerated, the recidivism rate was over 90%. Several of the characters portrayed in the book either ended up dead or back in prison.

6.    My father wrote me a letter every day I was in prison.

7.    I have been to 35 of the States in America.

8.    I was a waiter at Red Robin for a few months. During that time, an X-Men movie came out. My supervisor required me to grow out facial hair and do my hair like Wolverine, because he thought I looked like Hugh Jackman.

9.    Went on a date to a restaurant, one time, where a bitter ex-girlfriend turned out to be our waitress. I was scared to eat my food.

10.  The furthest consecutive distance I have ever run is thirty miles.

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Butterflies. The common insect of choice to describe that pesky feeling of nervousness. Butterflies did not do it justice. It would be more accurate to say King Kong, that great ape, was pounding violently against the inner chambers of my stomach. 

Fourteen other guys were set for the race to begin. Numbers were secured to jerseys and mine was 12. 

I glanced down the line. If any of them felt anxious like me, their stony faces concealed it well. Not a single speck of anxiety flinted in their eyes, while my nervousness felt transparent. 

Without warning, the race official barked the next demand of the race: "On your mark.”

 The statement made my heart thump loudly in my chest. Blood coursed through my veins and into my eardrums. My legs shook slightly and my shoulders hunched over, feeling as though I had just hoisted a sandbag onto them.  

“Get set," the official continued.

 Everyone crouched into position. I could not seem to get my mind to focus on anything other than my innards being pounded to smithereens. I suppose that once hearty meal of eggs, ham, and toast was not so hearty after all.

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Blitz: Human Connection by Arthur F. Coombs III

Sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams, a man who knew a lot about effective leadership, maintained that the most successful people were those whose actions inspired others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more. These people were the ones who left the sidelines, entered the fray, and threw themselves into life. They were the ones who forged a nation and achieved the impossible. They were the ones who truly connected to life, to others, and to themselves. 

Today, the world needs human connection more than ever. It needs people who strive for deeper relationships, not just surface recognition, who come at life with the enthusiasm, energy, and excitement that bind people together. These people have a powerful impact on all around them. 

Leadership guru Art Coombs combines fresh perspectives, profound experience, engaging information, and unforgettable stories into a simple formula that will result in rich connections as you live, laugh, learn, love, and lead those who mean the most to you. Begin today to live the authentic, abundant life you were meant to as you build and shape the connections that change everything.

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During the past twenty-five years, Art has worked in leadership positions with a number of global firms and their call/BPO centers worldwide. Currently president and CEO of KomBea Corporation, Art has served for more than a dozen years developing and marketing tools that blend human intelligence and automation to improve call center phone interactions. Find out more about Art’s company, KomBea,  HERE

Art has also served as executive vice president of business development and strategic initiatives for First-Source; CEO and founder of Echopass Corporation (the world’s premier contact center hosting environment, which was acquired by Genesys for about $110 million); CEO of Sento Corporation; and managing director and VP of European business development for Sykes Enterprises.

Art is a widely published author of methodologies for BPO/contact centers, outsourcing, and technical support, and has served in leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard, VLSI Research, a nd RasterOps.

What started more than twenty years ago with a presentation in Paris has positioned Art as a charismatic, innovative, and sought-after speaker across the globe. His authentic style of delivery, solid content, and practical applications leave his audiences ready to make a difference in their own spheres of influence.

Without a doubt, Art’s heartfelt and humorous insights captivate and inspire all who hear him. Now, with his number one bestselling book Don’t Just Manage—LEAD!, everyone can experience Art’s inspiring storytelling!

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Cover Reveal: Drowning Sandy by Sarah Daley

I'm so excited to have a shiny new fabulous cover

 

Sarah Daley lives in Arizona with her best friend and husband, Chris, their adorable monster child, and neurotic dog.

At the age of six, she became a reading machine. Devouring everything she could possibly get her hands on. In high school she almost failed English three times because of her detest for writing book reports. Today, Sarah writes whatever stories haunt her dreams, and struggles to focus on one idea at a time. When she isn’t enjoying time with her family, or writing, you will find her nose stuck in a book, or out walking and enjoying the sunshine.

Drowning Sandy is her debut novella!

  

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  The water is calling...

and Sandy can no longer resist the urge to unleash her mermaid form. But a simple swim in Lake Ontario ends when she discovers the truth of her own banishment. When long time crush, Alardo, seems to shift in a direction she never dreamed possible, Sandy must make a choice — mermaid or human? Once she chooses, she can never go back.

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