Books

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The Other Side of Nursing

The Other Side of Nursing

From wide-eyed novice to a caring professional. Peek behind the curtain to discover one woman’s powerful journey of healing and humanity.… Read More

The Water Below by Heather Gabelmann

The Water Below

A mysterious warning. A missing sibling. Caught between family loyalty and a heartbreaking possibility, she has few choices and no good outcomes.… Read More

The Six Pillars of Productivity

Tired of being endlessly busy but rarely productive? Learn how to harness your hidden strengths and start achieving more. … Read More

The House on Tyner

Lake Tahoe, 1988. Jackson Taylor’s inner torment never dies. After losing his wife and kids in a car accident, the former MLB pitcher-turned-chef purchases a lovely new home at a steal while shrugging off its terrible history of a murder-suicide. But he soon realizes he’s not alone when he hears a child’s laughter echoing from behind a closed door.… Read More

The Lost Dagger

Kanan Angler is at the end of his rope. Tormented by a materialistic fiancée, frustrating patients, and alarming hallucinations, the desperate ER doctor flies to Spain for a much-needed respite. But the anxious man is only further unnerved upon witnessing yet another mysterious apparition.… Read More

Life After Martin: A Memoir

Pat McCormack had a special connection to music since childhood. So when she needed a diversion from her intense medical career, the forty-something chose the flute as a creative outlet. But after hearing a breathtaking masterpiece performed during a class, she vowed to learn the difficult and demanding piece no matter what… Read More

The Night Belongs to the Maquis: A WWII Novel

Carolyn Kay Brancato follows up her critically acclaimed novel, The Circus Pig & the Kaiser, with this saga of World War II, based on personal interviews and extensive research. An esteemed playwright and artist, Carolyn lives in the Berkshires with her husband. … Read More

Passing Shadows

In her third of a series of joy-centered books, poet and artist Mary O’Connor offers a collection of poignant three-line haiku poems, each illustrated with surprising photos and watercolor paintings. Reflective and at times amusing, this latest book illustrates how to uncover unexpected moments of calmness through musings on ordinary, everyday objects.… Read More

HOLY SMOKE: How Christianity Smothered the American Dream – A Brief Religious History from the Colonial Era to Today By Rick Snedeker

“ … erudite yet readable … And very illuminating it is.” — Richard Dawkins, author, The God Delusion It wasn’t what the Founding Fathers intended. Their greatest achievement, the US Constitution, promised citizens secular government. All Americans would have the… Read More

THE EXTERMINATION GAME, by Jay B. Gaskill

Epidemics ravage the country while complacent politicians sit by. A suspense-filled thriller you can’t put down. In Jay Gaskill’s eerily prescient new thriller, epidemics with no known medical cure run rampant through the US. Enemies living within the country mount… Read More

Dog in the Road

He thought he had the perfect life. Everything about it turned out to be wrong. Columbia, SC. Forty-something ER physician Sam Buchanan has gotten too comfortable in the lap of luxury. But when he discovers his wife is having an… Read More

Cocktail Party Mathematics: Fun Ways to Master Math and Be the Life of the Party – Really!

Want to master math while wowing your friends and boosting your bottom line? Does crunching numbers bore you to tears? Do you wish you could puzzle out the facts and figures behind placing bets and playing the lottery? Calculus whiz… Read More

The Circus Pig & the Kaiser: A Novel

A Russian circus in trouble. An animal trainer in love. Can the ensemble survive an international scandal? Russia, 1907. Vladimir Durov loves to make people laugh at his prized pig’s crazy antics. But when it comes to the recently widowed… Read More

3,001 Arabian Days

Growing up in an Arabian oil camp made exotic desert fantasies everyday realities. Surprisingly, it also fulfilled a seemingly impossible dream — an all-American childhood. On a steamy August day in 1953, Rick Snedeker, then just three years old, stepped… Read More

Spirit of the Fox

She’s lost her mother and her memory. And if she fails to escape… she’ll lose herself. Meiko Wright wants nothing to do with the mother who abandoned her nine years ago. Spending a year in Tokyo, where her mother lives,… Read More

China Sings to Me

As China began to embrace the modern world in the 1980s, one man found the courage to claim his future. For as long as he could remember, Cape Cod native Andrew Singer had been drawn to the rich culture and… Read More

Honey Spy

She’s trying to steal his nuclear warheads. Too bad he’s stolen her heart…England, 1962. Linda Polanski knew her next mission could be her last. The KGB spy must rely on every ounce of her training to scope out enemy nuclear… Read More

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TBD: To Be Determined

Become a master of the “now what?” moment. As a leader, you know that complexity, responsibility, change, and uncertainty come with the job. Everyone expects you to know what to do.  But managing business transitions in rapidly changing conditions can… Read More

The Return of Elingale

The Return to Elingale

With great power comes a choice: money or love? Thand never gave much thought to what came after victory. But after defeating a tyrannical overlord, the uneducated villager must learn how to become a leader in a hurry. With the… Read More

Painter of Time

The Painter of Time

Contemporary/Historical Suspense set amid the art world of modern day NYC and the dawn of the Renaissance in Italy. Bronx born and bred, Mackenzie Ferrara is both nervous and excited to begin her career as a restorer of fine art… Read More

Updraft: The Aerodynamics of Great Leadership

Now available in paperback! Speaking directly to business owners and executives, Updraft  asks, “Are you leading your organization to new heights — or is your company stuck on the ground?” So many leaders are exhausted and frustrated – they are… Read More

Back Now a book by Glenn Oleksak

Back Now

What’s the price of chasing a dream? The year is 2015 and Mike Morrison is a self-described “square peg.” Every facet of his life has a kind of perforation in it, as though he’s ready to tear it all off… Read More

The Never-Ending Swell: A Liam Sol Mystery

It’s the summer of ‘67 and all Liam Sol wants is to ride the perfect wave and to sleep with the prettiest girls. But when his father’s murdered body is found washed ashore, his carefree life comes crashing down on him.… Read More

The Novel Maker's Handbook

The Novel-Maker’s Handbook: the No-Nonsense Guide to Crafting a Marketable Story

Winner of the 2015 Independent Publishers Gold Award for best writing/publishing book, The Novel-Maker’s Handbook guides writers through every step of crafting a novel, from concept to completion in a process designed for achieving publishing success.… Read More