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  • Out Of The Forest Of Errors

    by Owen T. Smith

    In Out of the Forest of Errors, poet, recording artist, singer, songwriter Owen T. Smith invites the reader on an introspective and often lyrical journey toward inner understanding and sought after wisdom. Collecting free verse, song lyrics, notes, and cards to family and lovers. This assortment of printed words, spans over fifty years of personal, introspective writing, with works that paint a soul in flux, exposing the author’s inner thoughts and at times his human weaknesses. The poems and lyrics herein occasionally merge Eastern and Western thought, the metaphysical, and interior spirituality, playfulness and reverence, the sacred and occasionally the profane. Ultimately, these are one man's ever grateful internal insights and poetic musings culminating today here in the 21st Century.

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  • The Prince

    A Story About Being Nice by Maeengan Linklater

    What if a spoiled prince behaved like the world owed him everything—and everyone else had to clean up his mess? The Prince: A Story About Being Nice is more than a children’s tale. On the surface, it’s a funny and outrageous story about a boy who always wants more—toys, friends, attention—and who throws tantrums and blames everyone else when he doesn’t get his way. But beneath the humor lies a clever allegory about power, privilege, and the consequences of self-interest, echoing the ironies of modern American politics. As the prince’s neighbors grow weary of his antics, he begins to discover that demanding, lying, and grabbing won’t win him friends or respect. Only kindness, honesty, and sharing can do that. Witty and thought-provoking, this story also raises bigger questions: what happens when leaders act like spoiled children? And what does it truly mean to be “the prince”?

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  • Why Christmas & Easter?

    by Sharon Gaetz

    From the very beginning of the world to the joy of Jesus’s birth and the wonder of his resurrection, Why Christmas and Easter? gently tells the greatest story ever told—God’s love for his people. This simple retelling of true stories from the Bible plants seeds of wonder and helps children understand: • Why God sent Jesus into the world • How Christmas celebrates God’s gift of love • How Easter celebrates forgiveness and hope Discover God’s great love and the true meaning behind two of the most important celebrations of the Christian faith. This timeless story is a lasting message and a gift of love for every child.

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  • The Rover Boys

    by Paul Gilbert

    “In 1957 two Americans, Jack Kerouac and Neil Cassady, became legends with the publication of On the Road, a fictional account of a drive across the United States that was less a journey than an opportunity for an intense and performative celebration of self. That same year two Canadians, one an aspiring artist of 24, the other a wildlife biologist just 22, went around the world by road, with nary a thought given to their own place in their unfolding saga. What mattered to them as they traversed the Serengeti, inched through mud forests of Congo, reached India and Nepal, joined military forays into the jungles of Malaya, reaching finally the deserts of Australia, was what lay beyond the shadow of self, everything to be seen and experienced on the very edge of uncertainty and true adventure. Along the way they forged a bond of friendship that would endure for more than sixty years, even as both men left an indelible mark on the world; Robert Bateman as the world’s most celebrated wildlife artist, and Bristol Foster, the scientist singularly responsible for setting aside in perpetuity more than 100 ecological reserves in British Columbia. The Rover Boys is their story, finally told, and it is a glorious account.” Wade Davis OC, Ethnographer, Massey Lecturer & best-selling author of The Wayfinders, Into The Silence and Magdelena.

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  • Raised

    by Talisha Ekkebus

    Anxiety was not part of Ember’s plan. She has everything she’s ever wanted: a home, a successful career, and a loving partner she can’t wait to marry. When her past unexpectedly sets off a series of panic attacks, she is desperate to keep it from ruining the life she’s built, and resorts to the one thing she never imagined she’d need—therapy. Sana is stuck in a nowhere place with no memory of who she is or how she got there. She’s told she is a mystical guardian with time-bending magic, assigned to help a little girl in need. It doesn’t take Sana long to realize that Amelia’s story is anything but magical. But what choice does she have? If anybody knows how it feels to be unseen, it’s Sana. Stay out of trouble. It’s a rule. Amelia tries very hard to follow the rules. She knows bad things happen when rules are broken. So, when she notices a stranger sitting across from her at the kitchen table—the one nobody else seems to see—she also knows better than to say anything. A ghost at the dinner table most definitely spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E. As each woman fights for the future, knotted threads of the past will force Sana, Amelia, and Ember to face the painful choice that binds them together: stop waiting for an apology and take back their power or stay tangled and trapped by inherited wounds they didn’t deserve to begin with.

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  • White Belt

    A Mother-Daughter Journey by Kyssi Arshé

    Kyssi Arshe' never expected to find her strength on the mat. After escaping an abusive relationship and moving to Manhattan with her young daughter, she sets out to rebuild their lives and protect them both. When her daughter joins a local karate class, Kyssi becomes a regular at the dojo, first as a parent on the sidelines, then as a student, competitor, and eventually, a fighter in her own right. Told with honesty and heart, White Belt: A Mother/Daughter Journey is a memoir of grit, growth, and the unexpected ways we reclaim power. Through setbacks, sparring, and self-doubt, Kyssi discovers that the journey to a blue belt isn’t just physical—it’s personal. What happens when a mother finds her own fight while supporting her daughter’s? This is that story.

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