Shalamar Book I


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There are many things that happen everyday right underneath our noses and we never seem to notice them. It could be money on the ground that we walk right over, a person sitting on a park bench that we walk past and not notice, or it could even be another world that exists within ours.The world of Shalamar is a good spirit world that co-exists within our world through a gateway protected by the Shalamarian Gate Keeper. Shalamar was created to assist good people in bad situations. Tyler finds his way to Shalamar and experiences many extraordinary adventures. He also learns some of the world's most valuable concepts such as friendship, loyalty, family, appreciation, and much more. When I thought of Shalamar, I wanted to create a world where children can go and not be bothered by everyday negativity or evil concepts.




Shalamar Book 2


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In the first book, Tyler had numerous adventures after accidentally finding Shalamar in his backyard. The good spirit world of Shalamar owes Tyler a token of gratitude for helping them in the past. Now that Mark is a part of the family, the two of them are able to embark on numerous new adventures this time around. Mark is still getting use to his new surroundings and new family. Since Tyler and his mother took Mark into their family after his mother passed away. Mark has felt like part of a family once again.




The Morning Glory Gang


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Three local businessmen recruit Jason Eisenberg, a market savvy high school teacher, to guide their stock investment club. After much success, Jason is fired for trading during class time, so he becomes a day-trader. The club rides the wave of Tech Stocks to make a million. On the day the NASDAQ tumbles, however, Jason freezes at the controls and loses it all. As an afterthought, he robs a bank to meet his margin call. Soon they all join in, robbing banks on their way to work. The Atlanta press dubs them The Morning Glory Gang, and what begins as an act of desperation becomes a high stakes game as the robberies become more frequent and more violent. All goes well with the gang until Annabelle Whaley enters the picture. Belle, an African American detective, was just passed over for a promotion and she is spoiling for a fight.




All Music Guide to Soul


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This comprehensive guide is a must-have for the legions of fans of the beloved and perennially popular music known as soul and rhythm & blues. The latest in the definitive All Music Guide series, the All Music Guide to Soul offers nearly 8 500 entertaining and informative reviews that lead readers to the best recordings by more than 1 500 artists and help them find new music to explore. Informative biographies, essays and “music maps” trace R&B's growth from its roots in blues and gospel through its flowering in Memphis and Motown, to its many branches today. Complete discographies note bootlegs, important out-of-print albums, and import-only releases. “Extremely valuable and exhaustive.” – The Christian Science Monitor




Royal Mughal Ladies and Their Contributions


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The present study deals with the royal Mughal ladies in details and is concerned with their achievements and contributions which till today form a part of rich cultural heritage. It provides a detailed account of the life and contributions of the royal Mughal ladies from the times of Babar to Aurangzeb's, with special emphasis on the most prominent among them.




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The Chance Encounter


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Written for all age groups. Steven Piehl lived and worked on the earth planet known as Palla. Recruited by an offworld employer to mine for the Taman civilization, Steven would use his abilities to save, direct, and save the world he loved so much. Steven had a good job, good friends, and a positive attitude. Steven's life would change direction during a chance meeting with a future offworld employer. With an army of helpful bots, Steven has the ability to mine raw materials for several offworld concerns. His actions lead the young miner to confront his own government, solidify a friendship with an Air Force Captain, and become the single planetary representative for the earth humans. Steven will confront alien races unable to ask or negotiate for their wants without the need for domination or conquest. Steven will grow, and pull his friends into a future with much larger possibilities than he ever could have imagined.




The Chance Encounter - Yellowstone and The Chanal


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This story continues from The Chance Encounter. Mining offworld is hard work. Steven Piehl will then work with his offworld employer to provide a solution to the volcanic eruption facing Yellowstone National Park. Working with scientists from around the country, an offworld concern will assist the earth-human miner using a controlled release of the volcano discharge from beneath the earth's crust. Continuing with the Yellowstone solution, a race known as the Chanal will become involved with the glowing magma moon from earth. Steven will need to intervene, allowing the Chanal to free their people with the help of Dan Cochran and his fiancé, Shalamar Sodel. With the help of a Secret Service Agent connected with the Yellowstone project, Steven and his crew will again find that freedom is seldom free. Written for all ages.




Written in Water


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Authors tell of such tragedies as water slavery, drought, or contamination, as well as their own professional struggles and successes in pursuit of freshwater solutions.