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A Balanced Life

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Pursuing a sport without the requisite talent can be considered foolish; pursuing it over decades can be considered borderline madness. In this lyrical memoir, Patricia Schultheis uses skating to examine the richness and constraints of her Catholic girlhood, the impact of the upheavals of the sixties on her young marriage, and how skating provided a release from the demands of marriage, motherhood, and a career. When a series of devastating losses, including the death of her husband, knocked her off her feet, she wondered if she could get up again. But skating had been a constant in her life for so long, she returned to the ice and discovered that features of the sport ~ its unpredictability, unexpected rewards, and many possibilities for grace ~ mirror those of life itself.

About the Author

Patricia Schultheis grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the second of three daughters in a Polish-American family. Struck by polio when she was six years old, she became an introspective, anxious child who found release in reading and ice skating on neighborhood ponds. After graduating from Catholic schools and Albertus Magnus College in 1965, she moved to Baltimore in order to be near her beloved older sister. A week later she had her first date with the man to whom she was married for forty-one years. While raising their two sons, she worked in a variety of public rela-tions positions, including jobs with The Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting, Kiplinger Washington Editors, and The University of Maryland. But she had always wanted to be a writer, a goal she began pursuing forty years ago, when the now-defunct The Sun Magazine published her first article, a story about a local cheesecake entrepre-neur. Since then she has had nearly one hundred articles, essays and book reviews published, as well as two books. The unexpected death of her older sister at age fifty-five, followed soon by the deaths of her father and mother, prompted her to turn to more intimate forms of expression: the personal essay and fiction. Just as reading and ice skating had afforded her release as a child, these more in-depth forms served as avenues for her to explore her values, her relationships, and her mistakes and triumphs. They also formed the basis for A Balanced Life, which she wrote following the death of her husband. She continues to write and ice skate and to live in Baltimore, where she teaches in the Odyssey Program of Johns Hopkins University.

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Quran and Wisdom of Hazrat Inayat Khan

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This book is a journey into the spiritual realms of Islam and Sufism. Endowed with the gifts of music, spirituality and mysticism, Hazrat Inayat Khan guided by the poetry of the Quran and by the Grace of God came to America more than a century ago to unite East with the West in God Realization. His message still resonates fresh in this century twenty-one. The wealth of esoteric and exoteric knowledge in this book can serve as the contemporary books of Quran, Bible and Torah for the People of the Book. Love, peace and harmony is the only message in this exquisite journey into the valleys of truth from sharing to caring, to living to the fullness of one’s own divine-self within. May every reader discover the kernels of spirituality to the fulfilment of their own faith and fealty.

About the Author

Farzana Moon is a poet, historian and a playwright. Writes Sufi poetry, historical, biographical accounts of the Moghul emperors and plays based on stories from religion and folklore. Her published works in religion and spirituality are: Irem of the Crimson Desert; Sufis and Mystics of the World; Prophet Muhammad: The First Sufi of Islam; No Islam But Islam; Sharia Exposed. Published works in the sequels of the Moghul emperors are: Babur, The First Moghul In India; The Moghul Exile; Divine Akbar and Holy India; The Moghul Hedonist: Glorious Taj and Beloved Immortal; The Moghul Saint of Insanity; Poet Emperor of the Last of the Moghuls: Bahadur Shah Zafar. Another of her published book in history is about the partition of India and Pakistan, Holocaust of the East. Her play Osama The Demented had a staged reading in Stockholm. Another of her play, Russian Roulette, is being considered for production. Latest published book, Friends Incarnate. Currently working on a book, The American Queen, about the wife of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Ora Ray Baker who was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA.

TIP OF THE BLADE

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Madelyn has risked everything to fulfill her mother’s demand, “You must survive and tell the tale.” Sins committed to keep this vow have summoned Satan, threatening Madelyn’s eternal soul. Now she’s confined to a cell in Saint Michael’s Abbey. The heavenly warrior lends his mystical sword to battle the demon’s evil influence. But her only hope of escape is confession and absolution. TIP OF THE BLADE is set in ninth century France, a tumultuous era during the decline of Charlemagne’s Empire and the upheaval caused by Viking invasions. Travel through medieval settings, meet complex characters, delve into the realm of mysticism, and fall under the spell of forbidden romance when you join the adventure of Madelyn’s story of survival.

About the Author

Cris Harding, is a native Floridian. She is an award winning playwright for the musical, Western Trail. Since retiring from a teaching career, Cris is self-employed as an author. Many stories relate to her experience, but most belong to an insistent voice from the past. Cris graduated from University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication. Later, she earned a Master of Fine Arts from Florida State University’s School of Theatre. As an actor, she performed numerous roles in many productions. Since retiring, she is self-employed as an author. Many stories relate to her experience, but most belong to an insistent voice from the past. Cris writes plays and books for children. She is an award winning playwright for the musical, Western Trail. Recently, she has added historical drama and fiction to her repertoire. Cris enjoys researching her genealogy. Ancestors leave remnants of their lives, creating a patchwork pattern of pathos and joy. These discoveries inspire plots of her fictional novels. www.crisharding.com and www.flatmadelyngoestofrance

The Oracle Book 1: Here or There

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Curses, past lives, dreams—Pilatowicz weaves fantasy and reality very convincingly. Her insight into the human psyche is brilliant. We wonder: is our life guided by free will or is it dictated by external forces beyond our control? An inspiring tale that will not disappoint. —Simone Z. Endrich, author and former political analyst A captivating, well written story about entangled realms of obscure ancient mysteries and contemporary world - where dreams give a glimpse into the core structure of being. —Marcin Dolecki, author of Philosopher's Crystal Joanna is honest artist who has a deep understanding of the spiritual world. She offers the readers mysterious odyssey, articulating this in an imaginative fashion whilst keeping the reader intrigued. —Dr Marina Johnson, personal performance coach, UK Can dreams be a vehicle for beings from other times, other realms, to influence reality, to change the future by revealing the past? Where does reality end and imagination begin? Jasmin, a young Polish woman with no prospects for either love or consistent employment, is plagued by dreams ~ nightmares ~ about a long-ago priestess, an Oracle, who, as a result of her search for immortality, is cursed. Jasmin's search for a brighter future takes her to the Netherlands, where she finds herself embroiled in a series of adventures and misadventures in both love and work, as well as opportunities for spiritual growth. Although she tries to ignore her dreams, they begin to creep into her reality, and Jasmin finds herself powerless against them and the woman who controls them.

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A VERSION OF LIFE

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George Waller and his wife, Sweet Jen, have the perfect marriage, the perfect daughter, and the perfect life. So, why does George suffer odd fainting spells that fuel dark questions about this so called perfection? Something is not right. Scared of what the truth might be, he doesn’t seek it, but deep in his bones he knows there’ll come a day that the truth will change the course of his life. Is he living in multiple realities? Which “version of life” is real? Does he get to choose, or is his fate chosen for him?

About the Author

A lifelong Texan, Daniel Lance Wright is a freelance fiction writer and novelist born in Lubbock, Texas now residing in Clifton, Texas. He lives with Rickie, wife of 46 years. He is the proud father of two and grandfather of four. Having spent the first nineteen years of his life on a cotton farm on the South Plains of Texas and the next thirty-two in the television industry, he has seen the world from two distinctly different angles. Daniel has received recognition for writing skills from The Oklahoma Writers Federation in 2005, 2006, 2010, and 2011; from Art Affair in 2008; from Frontiers in Writing in 2004; from Canis Latran of Weatherford College in 2011; and from The Indie Excellence Book Awards in 2013. Also from ATTMPress, “Annie’s World: Jake’s Legacy”/soft science fiction/print, ebook, & audiobook.