New Book Release: "Awakening the Mystic in You: Messages of Light from the Christian Mystics"

(PRWEB) June 07, 2011

Hamilton Books recently released a book concerning Christian mysticism entitled, "Awakening the Mystic in You," a book which makes accessible the perennial wisdom of Christian mystics and offers a practical way of benefiting from their words.

Awakening the Mystic in You is an interactive book designed to help readers deepen their relationship with the Divine by connecting to the vibrancy of life. This book provides the cosmic message of hope subjectively revealed by fifty-two Christian mystics in an easy-to-read format. It is meant to be read without hurry, while taking time to ponder and absorb the wisdom of these great mystics. The key to enhancing the enjoyment of this book is the "How to Use this Book" section to create one's own spiritual journal by companioning weekly with a particular Christian mystic.

Receive the gift of your inner mystic, an intimate friend and guide, here to accompany you on your earthly adventure. This wisdom transcends religion and is meant to be heard by people who wish to expand their spirituality, regardless of religious preference. A word of caution: Awakening the Mystic in You may be the catalyst for extraordinary new beginnings in your life.

Ramona Harris, author, is a spiritual director, college counselor, and holds a Master's degree in Pastoral Studies as well as a Master's degree in Education/Counseling.

This book can be purchased at amazon.com, bn.com (barnes and noble) or hamilton-books.com. The book is softbound, 140 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0761853633.

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New Release Shares Poignant Moments from the Holidays; Book by Kirk H. Neely

Spartanburg, NC (PRWEB) November 03, 2011

Kirk Neely has delighted readers with his down-home stories in the award-winning A Good Mule is Hard to Find and, more recently, in Banjos, Barbecue, and Boiled Peanuts. Now, just in time for the holidays, Neely brings his knack for storytelling to Santa Almost Got Caught: Stories for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year.

In this long-anticipated volume, readers get tales about a flaming Advent wreath and the Christmas tree emergency that required an exterminator. Neely takes his readers into the woods in search of the perfect red cedar Christmas tree. Hell remind them of the real reason sweet potatoes were part of holiday meals.

An ordained minister and pastor for more than 45 years, Neely guides his readers through the winter holiday season, spinning yarns that celebrate Thanksgiving Advent, Christmas, the New Year, and Epiphany. The title story reveals both a young boys determination to see St. Nick and the greatest Christmas gift of all, the gift of love.

Each chapter features the Neelly's wit and humor, as well as spiritual depth, wisdom and insight garnered from his pastoral and personal experience. Sometimes you will chuckle, sometimes you will shed a tear, and sometimes both will come within the same reading.

Kirk Neely has been called an old-fashioned Southern storyteller. These stories will help everyone take a deep breath and seek a less hectic pace so their holidays can become holy days. Each brief reflection can be read in one sitting while waiting in a carpool line to pick up a child, lingering over a morning cup of coffee or before turning in at night. Santa Almost Got Caught promises to become a holiday classic.

For more information, visit http://www.ourhomeplaceinc.com

Santa Almost Got Caught: Stories for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year

Kirk H. Neely

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-145750-477-8

Peter Desberg & Jeffrey Davis Challenge New York to Show Me the Funny! at Barnes & Noble Humor Writing Workshop & Book Signing

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 22, 2011

How do Hollywoods top writers from iconic comedy shows and films like Everybody Loves Raymond to Theres Something About Mary and Gilligans Island create the funny? If youre an aspiring comedy writer or a fan of comedy entertainment you have the opportunity to not only learn the answer to that question, but the chance to challenge yourself to the same creative exercise that Peter Desberg and Jeffrey Davis posed directly to 28 top comedy screenwriters interviewed in their new book, SHOW ME THE FUNNY!: At the Writers Table with Hollywoods Top Comedy Writers. Authors Desberg and Davis, comedy writers in their own right, will hold a special workshop and book signing event in which they challenge the audience to Show Me the Funny! on Thursday, July 14th at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on 86th Street & Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.

Attendees will enjoy a unique glimpse into the intelligent and quirky inner workings of the comedic mind as Desberg and Davis share their experience interviewing 28 top comedy screenwriters from the revered figures of television's Golden Age to today's favorite movie and TV writers. The authors will reveal behind-the-scenes devices and tricks of the trade illuminating the creative process of writers from such shows as Gilligans Island, Modern Family, Everybody Loves Raymond, Cheers, Frasier and more. Attendees will also be treated to legendary Hollywood stories.

As a Big Apple exclusive, Desberg and Davis will also be sharing comedy writing tips and techniques with the audience, and accepting attendees own submissions of the comedic premise detailed in the book. Several attendees who come prepared to the event with a pitch will have the opportunity to present it. Attendees who purchase a book exclusively at the event can also submit their pitches within two weeks to the authors via email for consideration. The authors will select the top 5 pitches for publication on their website, http://www.showmethefunnyonline.com, and provide critique and comments to all submissions by August 1, 2011.

About the Event

The event will take place at the Barnes & Noble bookstore located at 150 East 86th Street in New York on Thursday, July 14, 2011. The workshop starts at 7:00PM, followed by a book signing. For additional information, visit the Barnes & Noble website for the Show Me the Funny! event or by calling the store at 212.369.2180.

About the Authors of Show Me the Funny!

One out of every 150 people in America bought a copy of a joke book that Peter Desberg has written. Unfortunately, Scholastic sold the most popular one for $ 1 each, so he still has to work. Counting his five joke books, he has had twenty books published. In addition to this lucrative writing career, he is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the area of stage fright. He has worked with many top stand-up comedians, who are regularly confronted with massive cases of flop sweat. He also has been moonlighting as a full professor at California State University Dominguez Hills for over thirty years. He has to be a humor expert because he has a daughter who is about to turn twenty-one.

Jeffrey Davis's earliest memories are of sitting around the writers' table at Nate & Al's Delicatessen, where his father and his comedy writer cronies gathered over corn beef and Doctor Brown's Cream Soda, told war stories, and tried to fix third acts. He began his own career writing jokes for Thicke of the Night. Among his situation comedy credits are Love Boat, House Calls with Lynn Redgrave, Give Me a Break, Diff'rent Strokes, and Night Court. He has also written for such shows as America's Funniest People, America's Funniest Home Videos, and Small Wonder, and has had film projects developed by Bette Midler's All Girl Productions, among others. His plays have been produced in New York and Los Angeles. His most recently published play is Speed Dating 101. He is the Screenwriting Department Chair and associate professor of film and TV writing at Loyola Marymount University. His one night of stand-up at the Comedy Store convinced him that he should stay permanently seated at his desk.

For more information and to view exclusive videos of the interviews featured in the book, visit http://www.showmethefunnyonline.com. Fans can also follow the funny for frequent jokes, new videos and comedy tales at http://www.twitter.com/showmefun2 or by liking the Facebook fan page.

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New Release Showcases Contributions of The Civilian Conservation Corps at Grand Canyon National Park; Book by Robert Audretsch

Flagstaff, AZ (PRWEB) November 03, 2011

The Grand Canyon National Park was just one beneficiary of the Civilian Conservation Corps program, a brilliant piece of legislation that brought work for the unemployed and revived the countrys natural resources. The Corps was a saving grace for young men beaten down by the Great Depression and its 25 percent unemployment rate. From 1933 to 1942, nearly three million men performed conservation work in national parks, state parks, national forests and other publicly held lands. The Corps work in the Grand Canyon is the focus of this new book on a topic close to the authors heart: Audretsch spent almost 20 years as a ranger at the park.

Shaping the Park and Saving the Boys showcases improvements in the Grand Canyons infrastructure. Trails, roads, telephone lines, fences and trail rest houses benefited visitors in the park shortly after their construction, and many still exist today. From the first corps camp at the South Rim to the Colorado River Trail, Corps members put their hearts and souls into digging, constructing and restoring the canyons assets. Photos from the parks museum collection and other archives illustrate the rugged conditions. The well-researched book details not only the work men performed but their leisure time and daily life in camp. President Franklin Roosevelts ambitious plan paid off: The Corps saved national treasures and forever changed the lives of its members.

Author Robert Audretsch retired as a National Park Service ranger at the Grand Canyon National Park in 2009. Audretsch, who has degrees in history and library science from Wayne State University, has now devoted himself to research and writing full time about the Civilian Conservations Corps.

For more information, visit http://www.CCCBooks.org

SHAPING THE PARK AND SAVING THE BOYS: THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS AT GRAND CANYON, 1933-1942

Robert Audretsch

Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 978-145750-529-4

New Picture Book Is A Whacky Celebration of Darwins Life and Work

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom (PRWEB) September 15, 2011

Author Patricia Aidley stimulates readers minds as she presents a fun and colourful read, Predating Darwin: A Whacky Celebration of His Life and Work.

This slim volume is essentially a collection of colourful cartoons about rather cute and sophisticated mythical seahorses, the Mythocampi, who will surely delight all ages. Each illustration happily stands alone but does have subtly supportive text. The result is visual, punning and science-based humour! There is enough information at both ends to make it self-contained for everyone but young children and grandchildren to whom, of course, it is a picture book enjoyed with you. Somehow encapsulating a return to more gentle family-orientated times, if a book can be said to be unique perhaps this one is.

Predating Darwin: A Whacky Celebration of His Life and Work will be featured at the 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 12-16, 2011.

For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to http://www.XlibrisPublishing.co.uk.

About the Author

Zoologist and science teacher with a M.Sc. in Equine Studies, Pat Aidley is enthralled by colour and enjoys graphic design. Having done most of the conventional things in life, she admits to some unconventional ones and sometimes wonders why. Becoming a 1950s undergraduate at Imperial College, London, from night school, was arguably the first. Being the pioneer importer of frozen horse semen into the UK (after five years liaison with government departments at home and in Germany) was probably the second and creating this arguably unique kind of book the third.

Predating Darwin * by Patricia Norman Aidley

A Whacky Celebration of His Life and Work

Publication Date: April 21, 2011

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