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If you were given a second chance at life, what would you do with it? Kevin Parker got that chance when he nearly died from a drug overdose, losing his leg in the ordeal. He made the decision to fight back against addiction, beginning a spiritual journey of self-development. Along the way, he became a coach and a public speaker to inspire others to overcome their own struggles.

For more than 50 years, Harold Phifer's childhood living conditions remained a secret, even from those who thought they knew him best. No one knew about his past growing up with a mother who suffered from mental illness; a greedy, controlling aunt; a mindless and spoiled older brother; an absent father. It wasn't until an explosion in Afghanistan that his memory blasted back into focus. This book is the result of a long, cathartic chat with a stranger at a beach bar, where Harold finally found some peace.

Charlie Mo is a young skirt-chaser that inherited a small fortune from his deceased parents. He relished being a womanizer with an army of Gold-Diggers until he lost everything that was left to him. Being down on his luck, Charlie Mo builds a close bond with his boss and closest friend, Tin Can, that gives him hope he can turn his life around. But for every positive step Charlie Mo makes costs him three steps backwards. It takes getting suckered one last time for Charlie Mo to find real love, real character, and realize the one who fools him the most.

Prejudice is a word that is often associated solely with race. However, the truth is that we pre-judge all the time based upon countless factors, including gender, age, race, beliefs, politics, or any other infinite number of minute differences; it is a common habit for all of humanity to form an opinion without facts, firsthand experience, or empathy and value for our fellow man. What if these habits changed? What if our default response was first to love, to learn, and to listen?

Three guys I didn’t recognize stood outside the door as I came down the steps of a Chicago apartment building. I had just finished up collecting newspaper fees for delivering the daily paper. One stepped inside. As he stepped closer I saw a gun in his waistband.... My father always said, “Think before you react, son.” If I reach for his gun, I thought, he could be faster than me. He also had buddies just outside the door. ...the boys stepped into the hallway and surrounded me. It took me only a second to think, Is your life worth 90 bucks of newspaper collection fees?

Fourteen-year-old Greg Worling's life changed the day he found an eight-sided coin along the edge of a pond on his parent's farm. The coin sparkled as though it reflected the sun's light, even in the shade. Drawn to it, Greg discovers an inscription on the coin that reads, "Greg, drop this coin into the fountain in front of the tree of life". Weeks later, his little sister by his side, Greg tosses the coin into the small fountain and is instantaneously transported to a strange land.

In 1979, when the unintended consequences of a blind date go exceptionally wrong, Jack Cain organizes an unlikely group to right that terrible wrong. Each step forward in this New Age mystery brings blowback of a kind, from the comedic to the psychotic— their lives rocking until the bough breaks and everything falls.

View through the eyes of a young recruit not quite sure how he ended up enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. This raw story gives readers the true insight into how a young eighteen year old transforms from civilian to hardcore Marine. US Marine Corps Boot Camp is more than most men can handle. Hawaiian Pineapple Jarhead transports you to the miserable Parris Island and training center of screaming drill sergeants and swamp-like conditions instead of the beautiful beaches of Hawaii.

Charles L. Harris' second novel, Visions of Evil: The Whitehouse Conspiracy takes you on a journey to the dark side of our government, where the powers at the highest level learn their devious activities are about to be exposed and use every means available to protect themselves.

This book is a self-reflection exercise designed to help listeners overcome challenging problems through the use of specific problem solving techniques. In the introduction we learn about decision-making strategies that work in situations of uncertainty and we learn scenario planning - a technique invented in the 1960s for the US Dept. of Defense, later adapted for use in the private sector.

Pineapple Sam was only one of two children in his family born in Hawaii. His family emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii for a better life. This story takes you on the roller coaster of emotions that brought him into the world. You are soon swept up into the true work ethic of this dedicated family and the young entrepreneur that it spawns in Pineapple Sam. He works hard and he plays hard. While his ingenuity and ability to take action is inspiring, Pineapple Sam also gets into his fair share of trouble.

Great leaders aren't born. They're nurtured. In Peanut Butter Principles: 47 Leadership Lessons Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids, entrepreneur, speaker, author, management consultant and parent Eric Franklin has assembled a wealth of wisdom that has stuck with him like peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth gleaned from his parents, extended family; and the many other influential people in his life.

A wonderful trilogy tale about the tiny leafy stick-like creatures of the forest. In the medieval times when trolls and wizards still lurked near the cities of man, cozy castles and monasteries stood tall to war and treachery. From the creepy halls of Stone Castle, to the hidden caverns behind the rippling Mirare' Falls, the Leaflings help mankind fight the many battles to save the inland city of Cobblestone and the very simplistic lifestyle the Leaflings lead.

Hijinks and young love are almost more than Pineapple Sam can handle. This story follows Sam, his best friends, Mando and Randy, and his brother, Hank, as they get into clean and not so clean trouble on the island. This book takes you on a teenager's journey of playing pranks, hiding trouble from your dad, and the nervousness that comes with falling in love. You'll fall in love with the bond between Pineapple Sam, his friends, and his brother.

The absentee father is a crisis that crosses all ethnic boundaries. For too long, many of us have neglected our obligations to our children. One of the causes is poor decision making, resulting in everything from addiction and incarceration, to failure to step up to the plate. No reason is forgivable, as the ultimate victim is the child. It's time to make an attempt to rectify this behavior by establishing or reestablishing relationships with our children.

This is a personal journey of faith, heritage, race, and family wrapped around the grace of God through the eyes and honest thoughts of a modern Black man. Arnold argues for African Americans to embrace Confederate heritage to capture the enriched Black history of the Civil War era. He bestows dignity and honor on his Confederate ancestor and challenges the traditional thoughts of modern African Americans. Arnold rests in his faith as the uniting force that reconciles our colorful past to our bright future.

War has taken everything from me. My family. My home. My innocence. In a country blasted by war and wracked by economic hardship, a young orphan girl like me has very few options when it comes to survival...Thus, I do what I must to live, to eat, and I try very hard to not consider the cost to my soul. My heart is empty, and my existence brutal. The one impossibility in my life is love. And then I meet HIM.

Pineapple Sam does it again in his latest short novel set in Paradise on his home turf of the magical island of Kauai. He recounts tales of a long hot summer working in the pineapple fields with his friends and enjoying the cool, exciting nights as only fearless, exuberant teenagers can. Take a trip back to your teen years with this story.

Shift is a creative tool for expanding consciousness. Through thought-provoking questions, stories, and poetry, Shift draws out new ways of thinking about old challenges. Its purpose is to bring powerful peace to the listener and thus, powerful peace to the planet, one listener at a time. The audiobook is unique in using words, music, and sound effects to look at words, meanings, human perception, emotions, and actions.

Learning there is a different way of doing things doesn't come easy. Pineapple Sam learns through following his dreams and heading for the US mainland that the grass is not always greener on the other side. He finds new friends and even a few enemies while he tries to live life a bit differently. Learning new talents in the world of the cowboy give him some great experiences to share and a sense of what it is like for other people in the world.