Allen B. Clark returned from the Vietnam War a double-leg amputee. It took 15 months of rehabilitation, 20 surgeries, eight years of psychotherapy and his faith in God to help him heal. Through the years, Clark became involved in politics and was eventually appointed as an assistant secretary at the National Department of Veterans Affairs. It was through that appointment where Clark met and mentored hundreds of veterans and listened to their stories. The blood lost — the lives lost — haunted him, and he began to study the history of wars intensely. The undertaking consumed him, and he didn’t…
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Traverse City, MI, October 3, 2022 — Destined to Fly: The Story of Pilot Ron Strauss – From Iowa to Elvis, from noted Elvis historian and journalist Sally Hoedel, retraces the life of an ordinary boy from Iowa as his life takes an extraordinary turn and he becomes a pilot of one of the most famous airplanes in existence — Elvis Presley’s 880 Convair, the Lisa Marie. From an early age, Strauss had a desire to be involved in aviation, and he served 12 years in the United States Air Force. As a flight engineer, Strauss flew 3,400 hours during the Vietnam War,…
Surviving sexual assault, attempted suicide and an arranged marriage is one thing. Processing all of that pain and living a full life proved to be something entirely different for speaker and author Poonam Bhuchar. “In the shadows of emotional pain, survival can take priority over healing,” Bhuchar said. “Lasting reverberations of traumatic experiences can cripple decision-making skills, creep into relationships and leave scars on the people you love.” Eventually, Bhuchar’s emotional trauma also took a physical toll. She suffered two strokes and temporary paralysis before beginning her long journey toward authentic healing. Today, she shares her powerful story through speaking…
HELLO CAROLINE SECKINGER, WELCOME TO WORLDAUTHORS.ORG! CONGRATS ON RELEASING YOUR LATEST COLLABORATIVE BOOK, AWAKENING STARSEEDS VO. 3, DREAMING INTO THE FUTURE. WHAT DOES A STARSEED MEAN TO YOU?One who is incarnated in human form on Earth while aware that this experience here is a fractal of a larger cosmic unfolding beyond time and form. Usually, the quality of knowledge or wisdom arises outside the group mind, revealed through the desire to serve Earth, her plants and creatures, land bodies, humanity, creation, and love. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO BE IN THIS BOOK?When I met Radhaa and Maya at the 2021…
When Klair Knox wakes up one day with no memory, her only mission is to remember who she was. Her best ally in this effort is her husband Luke, but when she sees discrepancies between what he says and what he does, she suspects he’s keeping something from her. When her therapist uses gestures and gives her non-verbal clues as if someone were watching, Klair feels unsafe. When she meets a stranger who seems to know more about her past than she does, she questions everything. Why is her husband not telling her everything? Is he even her husband? What…
What could be more entertaining than watching hedonistic lawyers fall flat on their faces? In Filthy Rich Lawyers, Book One: The Education of Ryan Coleman, author and attorney Brian Felgoise and co-author David Tabatsky weave a satirical legal thriller filled with scenarios loosely based on real-world interactions Felgoise had with lawyers, judges and plaintiffs, with one new key ingredient: guilty pleasure at the expense of unscrupulous, filthy rich attorneys. “I laughed out loud at the salty wise cracks on most every page,” said Matt Flynn, author of Milwaukee Jihad. “But underneath the lightning paced humor is a serious message about corruption in class action…
Santa Ana, CA, September 28, 2022 — Another COVID booster is on the horizon — this one targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 variants — opening the door for more discussion surrounding vaccine efficacy and the overall pandemic response. Pointing to animal studies that date back more than 20 years, Dr. George Fareed of the Imperial Valley in California recently shared his perspective on why the type of vaccines being used have fallen short of expectations and possibly prolonged the pandemic. “If you immunize a population in the pandemic with a vaccine that suppresses, to some extent, replication or gives some…
If he were given a chance to travel back in time, make different choices and avoid a prison sentence, Norm Wielsch says he would decline the offer. In 2013, the former undercover narcotic agent was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after he pled guilty to corruption charges, and it was there, behind prison walls, where he finally found healing through faith. “If you don’t believe in a higher power, there’s no rhyme or reason to life,” Wielsch said in a recent interview. “Life is just a series of incidents that happen. But if you truly believe that there…
Visiting the UK is a great experience and a wonderful opportunity to try out new things and push your experience to the next level. It’s exciting and fun, and it definitely offers you a unique perspective. That also means you need to prepare for the UK plugs, which are quite different to the ones in the US. Getting a power bank with UK plug is the ideal option to solve this issue, while also having some extra energy on the go. That on its own helps a lot and it eliminates a lot of potential challenges. Why do you need…
Every book lover is commonly called a bibliophile. A bibliophile means a person who collects books or has a great love for books. Book lovers love to know about new words which can define what kind of readers they are. In this article, we will share 5 words that every book lover should know. Let’s see if you know the meaning of these words or not. If you are a book lover, then you should know about these words. Here’s the list:- 1. BibliobibuliDo you read a lot? Yes, then this word is apt for you. Bibliobibuli stands for those…