 | Monthly Newsletter Readers, Authors & Other Book Lovers NOVEMBER 2021 . Issue No. 6 |
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Before, During and After My Falklands War by Terence Victor Barnes A grandfather who drunk alcohol from a bicycle inner tube, my father having episodes on par with Inspector Clouseau, as a teenager running riot around the streets of Ipswich, having teachers bordering on the psychotic that gave out physical punishment at will (including a nun) and football thugs as mentors, all prepared me well for a life in the military. I joined the Royal Marines at the age of sixteen, earning my coveted Green Beret as a naive virgin (in many ways), all before I was legally allowed to vote and drink beer!
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Ruby by Vincent Yanez When Dementia becomes too much for her family to handle, Ruby's life is upended as she sees her Grandmother whisked away to a facility across town. However, her Grandmother has other ideas, as she hatches an escape plan to live with her pen pal of many years. So in a bus, accompanied by two rambunctious old men, Ruby and her Grandmother set off across country to find a place to call home.
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50 States: A collection of short short stories by Richard R. Becker 50 States is a debut collection of short stories that reflect on the human condition. The book spans several literary genres, moods, and situations across the American states between 1955 and 2020. Two runaways cross paths in a Tennessee bus station with only one ticket between them. A middle-aged man in Illinois eyes the daily grind of a young basketball player who never boards the school bus. A family sees looters racing toward their home as they escape an Oregon wildfire.
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Some English Quick Tips by Israelin Shockness This book, SOME ENGLISH QUICK TIPS – 30+ Ways for Older Teens and Young Adults to Correct Most Common Errors in Writing, Grammar and Spelling, provides a good guide to some of the more common and prolific errors young people make in their writing, which affect the way that graded in college and university. This book also works for those who are out of school, and who must write grammatically correct to communicate workmates and employers. It also helps in preparing young people for the various tests and exams they may have in entering a profession or job situation.
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Leadership Beyond the Job by Israelin Shockness LEADERSHIP BEYOND THE JOB – 30 Ways for Older Teens and Young Adults to Develop Effective Leadership Skills is intended as a guide to effective leadership skills that would help young people develop a mindset for success. This book is based on the idea that many in our society define leadership in terms that are often akin to bullying, taking advantage of others, being the one that could force others to do what they want. True leadership is about influencing others to be the best that they can be, helping other people to get the most out of themselves.
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Extraterrestrial Love: A Different World by P.K. Thomas Seyai Narvez, a young alien from planet Oceana, came to Earth since she was a kid, looking for her soul mate. This is a search that every alien has to go through with approval from their Goddess and ruler, Osuarua. After going from state to state and suffering serious heartbreaks, Seyai has lost hope in finding her love. Not to mention, the stress of living in a foreign planet has gotten to her parents, especially her mother.
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Imagining Dragons: Be They Bad or Good by Robert Gaspari Tom dreamed of the spirit of a dragon who encouraged him to help bring the beast back to life on our world. He found the dragon's seed hidden away in his uncle's collection of archeological artifacts after the young man inherited the professor's estate. This began a strange journey for Tom, as the dragon spoke to him each night, bestowed psychic powers upon him, and groomed the man to become a Dragon Master.
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Merl and Artie: A Modern Day Tale of Excalibur by Robert Gaspari Much of what people today believe about the legend of King Arthur comes from romanticized accounts written in the middle ages. Even more comes from fictionalized movie epics and small screen edited programming. Tales of the great warrior king became lost or confused as oral traditions passed down his exploits over time and written accounts were almost non-existent. Even his title of the once and future king became a misunderstanding about his return to power.
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Monthly Digest |
Brothers, Fathers, and Other Strangers by Mitchell Waldman Fiction > Short Stories
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by Freya Pickard Fiction > Fantasy
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by Rachel Richards Non Fiction > Memoir
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