Kensington Celebrates the International Day of the Book Festival 2010

Sunday April 25th 2010 * Howard Avenue, Old Town Kensington * 11am-4pm

AUTHORS

	Richard Morris Richard Morris will perform his songs from his CD Skytroopers, songs of war, peace, and love! More info here www.RichardMorrisAuthor.com Cologne No. 10 For Men Publisher: iUniverse Fiction “A soldier in Vietnam invents a uniquely absurd solution to the horrors of war…A funny and serviceable satire about the gross rationalizations that propel war and peace,” Well Considered Publisher: iUniverse Fiction When Ron Watkins learns that his great-grandfather Thomas was murdered by a mob in 1907, he must prove that Thomas was an innocent victim to protect his children’s sense of racial and family pride.

	Roser Caminals Website La Dona de Mercuri Publisher: Edicions 62, Barcelona Fiction This novel closes a trilogy on turn-of-the-century Barcelona, focusing on the emergence of anarchism and the events leading to the Tragic Week (1909), as experienced by a working-class woman. La Seducció Americana Publisher: Edicions 62, Barcelona Non-Fiction A combination of memoir and travel book, La Seducció Americana is a selection of crucial moments throughout my twenty-eight years of life in the US.

	William Heath Blacksnake’s Path: The True Adventure of William Wells Publisher: Heritage Books Fiction A historical novel based on a real hero of the Northwest Territory frontier, circa 1780-1812. The Children Bob Moses Led Publisher: Milkweed Editions Fiction A novel about the civil rights movements in Mississippi that dramatize the major events of Freedom Summer 1964.

	Armiger Jagoe jayjagoe.info Light Reading for Good and Wayward Catholics Publisher: iUniverse Non-Fiction 24 stories to remind Catholics to enjoy their religion and an invitation to the feast. You Are Next in Line, Everyone's Guide for Writing Your Autobiography Publisher: Capital Books Non-Fiction A new and unique concept for writing life stories. Southern Boy Publisher: iUniverse Non-Fiction Growing up on the Mississippi gulf coast in the 1920-30s

	Gonzalo T. Palacios From Watergate to Hugo Chavez Publisher: AuthorHouse Non-Fiction Memoirs of a former Venezuelan diplomat in Washington D.C. from 1974 to 1999.

	Ben R. Williams (Contributor) The Rose For Today Non-Fiction "The Rose For Today" by world renowned Sean McCann tells of the story of the Mini Flora type rose from its earliest conception by J. Benjamin Williams of Silver Spring, Maryland until its acceptance as an official class of rose by the American Rose Society and the World Federation of Rose Societies in the 1990's.

	Andrea B. Rugh Simple Gestures: A Cultural Journey into the Middle East Publisher: Potomac Books Non-Fiction The book describes my efforts over 40 years to better understand the culture of the eight countries where I lived or worked. As a mother, diplomat's wife and anthropologist, I came to know people from parts of society usually inaccessible to outsiders.

	Linda Morelli www.lindamorelli.net Fiery Surrender Publisher: Port Town Publishing Fiction She is Prussian. He is French. They are both caught up in the American Revolution. Can the cauldron of war lead to the fires of love? Shadow of Doubt Publisher: Port Town Publishing Fiction Award-winning novel of romantic suspense, set amid the towering cliffs of California's Mendocino coast. Lani's Challenge Publisher: Port Town Publishing Fiction A novel of romantic suspense and murder set in our nation's Capitol.

	Alice G. Miller To Everything There Is A Season Publisher: Seaboard Press Non-Fiction A psychotherapist's spiritual journey through the garden. A Thyme For Peace Publisher: Seaboard Press Non-Fiction A psychotherapist’s search for inner peace; the attainment of which she believes to be the foundation for world peace. In the background is the spiritual garden, a source of renewal and comfort.

	Sanford Gottlieb Red to Blue: Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Grassroots Politics Publisher: Paradigm Publishers Non-Fiction The book examines the emergence of a Democratic majority, between 2002 and 2008, through the lens of Chris Van Hollen's career.

	Frank S. Joseph www.tolovemercy.com To Love Mercy Publisher: Mid-Atlantic Highlands Publishing Fiction Frank S. Joseph's novel To Love Mercy has won seven awards and entered a second printing. It's a tale of blacks and whites, Christians and Jews, how children view the world, conflict and forgiveness and Chicago in 1948.

	Richard C. Murray www.shannontree.com Tree Biology Notebook: An Introduction to the Science and Ecology of Trees Publisher: STL Publishing Non-Fiction Environmental awareness has generated an interest in trees and ecology. The Notebook thoroughly covers this topic in a clear, interesting manner. Well organized and illustrated, this reference-oriented book provides a holistic overview of the tree system.

	Gwenn Herman, LCSW-C,DCSW & Mary French, RN, MSW, LCSW-C www.painconnection.org Making the Invisible Visible: Chronic Pain Manual for Health Care Providers Publisher: Pain Connection Non-Fiction Includes up-to-date information and original work on chronic pain: The six psychosocial stages, developing a treatment plan, hypnosis, myths and misconceptions about chronic pain clients.

	Allan Savage Play Chess against Allan, an International Chess Master, at the Festival! More info here Reconciling Chess: A Marcel Duchamp Sampler Publisher: Thinker's Press Non-Fiction The Anti-Indian: Trompowski’s Attack Publisher: Thinker's Press Non-Fiction Introduction to Chess: The Creative Game Publisher: Prentice Hall Trade Non-Fiction

	Joseph Swope www.knowyourneed.com Need for Magic Publisher: Swimming Kangaroo Books Fiction Need for Magic is a fantasy tale where the principles of social psychology become magic.

	Pat Valdata See her other book in the Poetry Listings! www.cloudstreetcomm.com The Other Sister Publisher: Plain View Press Fiction The Other Sister tells a story of three generations of Hungarian immigrants during the first half of the 20th century. United by language, custom, and religion, the first generation of immigrants forms a tight-knit community to help one another in a town that is not often welcoming and is sometimes openly hostile. As succeeding generations become more Americanized, their challenge is to make a place for themselves in a rapidly changing society. Their personal conflicts are set against a background of larger social issues, including world war, the influenza pandemic, the Great Depression, and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Crosswind Publisher: Wind Canyon Publishing Fiction A coming-of-age story of a young woman whose mentor, friend, and flight instructor helps her on a journey of self-discovery.

	Jeffery King The Rise And Fall Of The Dillinger Gang Publisher: Cumberland House Non-Fiction Biography about the members of the Dillinger Gang. Jeffery S. King provides insight into crime conditions in the 1920s and the war on crime in the early 1930s. The rise of the FBI and bureau officials Melvin Purvis and J. Edgar Hoover is an important part of the story, as is background information about the extensive criminal activities of the Dillinger gangsters before they joined the gang and the ultimate fates of the Dillinger-era lawmen and criminals. The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Publisher: Kent State University Press Non-Fiction This biography addresses many of the questions still surrounding Pretty Boy Floyd, such as whether he had contact with other notorious outlaws of the period, including Dillinger, Alvin Karpis, and Bonnie and Clyde, and whether he was executed by the FBI.

	Solveig Eggerz www.solveigeggerz.com Seal Woman Publisher: Ghost Road Press Fiction Seal Woman is the story of Charlotte, a German artist, who flees post World War II Berlin to work on a farm in Iceland. The memory of her daughter, whose fate remains unknown, haunts her.

	John Paul Lennon Blog Our Father, who art in bed: A Naive and Sentimental Dubliner in the Legion of Christ Publisher: BookSurge Publishing Non-Fiction Memoir of Irish born Lennon's life before, during and after the Legion of Christ, a controversial conservative Catholic Order active in Bethesda and Potomac, MD. Poetic Prayers in Spanish Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing Non-Fiction Poetic Prayers in Spanish composed by author in time of crisis in Mexico City, uplifting and moving.

	Cathy Knepper www.cathydknepper.com Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters to Eleanor Roosevelt Through Depression and War Publisher: Carroll and Graf Non-Fiction This remarkable collection of letters offers a uniquely intimate view of our nation's most challenging era, as well as a refreshingly personal portrait of a woman in the White House dedicated to aiding the less fortunate. Greenbelt, Maryland: A Living Legacy of the New Deal Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press Non-Fiction The story of a unique planned cooperative community. Built in the 1930s on worn-out tobacco land between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the planned community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was designed to provide homes for low-income families as well as jobs for its builders.

	Bernadette Brodsky Ici et ailleurs: Parisienne dans le Maryland (Here and There: Parisian in Maryland) Publisher: L'Harmattan Non-Fiction Narrative where the author writes about her life in the United States - when she arrives - when she settles - with flashbacks on her native land: France. (In French)

	Veronica Li www.veronicali.com Journey Across the Four Seas Publisher: Homa & Sekey Non-Fiction A true story of a Chinese woman's search for a better life, eventually bringing her to the U.S. It captures Chinese culture and history in a turbulent time. Nightfall in Mogadishu Publisher: AuthorHouse Fiction A spy thriller set in Somalia on the brink of collapse. It is based on the authors firsthand experience in the country.

	Wayne Karlin Wandering Souls: Journeys With the Dead and the Living in Viet Nam Publisher: Nation Books Non-Fiction A veteran of the Vietnam War seeks reconciliation by finding and meeting the family of an enemy soldier he killed. "An important, utterly compelling, and open-hearted book." -Tim O'Brien

	Mari G. Craig www.maricraig.com Awaken the Power Within You By Getting Out of Your Own Way Publisher: iUniverse Non-Fiction Through an eight-step program, this book provides a path to removing the shackles that keep you from becoming who you really want to be. The Intentional Life Power Program as explained in this book; is practical and effective, and it can deliver authentic, holistic results in your life. You'll become more balanced and focused, cutting through to find your clarity of intention that achieves laser-like purpose and measurable results. Envision a brighter future, create balance in your life, and find success with the Intentional Life Power Program!

	Tom Lacombe website Light Ruck, Vietnam 1969 Publisher: Loft Press Non-Fiction Story of a draftee, who serves as an infantryman in Vietnam.

	Louis I. Cooper, MD website Dear Parents: When to Call the Doctor for Your Infant or Toddler Publisher: Beckham Publications Group Non-Fiction Information for young or inexperienced parents to guide them in calling their pediatrician.

	Charles L. Garris Remembering Cicely: Recollections and Observations of the Past Twenty Years Non-Fiction A love story about the author's deceased wife Cicely. It contains 23 poems, 2 parodies, 2 soliloquies and several short stories.

	Patricia Daly-Lipe www.literarylady.com Forbidden Loves, Paris Between the Wars Publisher: JADA Press Fiction History is biography. With Charles Lindbergh, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, and others, this the story of an era (1927-39) of the protagonist's quest for love. Messages from Nature Publisher: BookSurge Publishing Non-Fiction Short stories about animals, the high seas of nature. Myth, Magic, & Metaphor: A Journey Into the Heart of Creativity Publisher: JADA Press Non-Fiction The nature and sources of creativity - This book hopes to inspire the reader to become a writer. From painting to music, from the etymology of words to philosophy. The "method" is interdisciplinary, multisensory, and holistic. It is also fun! A Cruel Calm, Paris Between the Wars Fiction ALL ALONE, Washington to Rome, a '60s Memoir Non-Fiction

	Theresa V. Wilson www.writersinthemarketplace.org The Writer’s Guide to Achieving Success: A Workbook for Implementing the Plan Publisher: Writers in the Marketplace Press Non-Fiction A guide developed to coach readers through strategics tools and techniques leading to a complete work. Emphasis on working the plan, learning how to draw on inner strength, and accepting accountability for ensuring success. As a work book, participants complete various exercises. Book also includes a journal companion which is sold - purchased - separately.

	Brian Germain www.transcendingfear.com Transcending Fear: The Doorway to Freedom Publisher: Brian Germain, INC Non-Fiction The book addresses the most significant challenge of human kind to date: the process of recognizing and moving beyond fear. In an age in which fear has literally brought our world to the brink of destruction, understanding why we contract in fear and how we can go beyond this instinctive reaction is essential for our survival as a species. Green Light Your Life Publisher: Brian Germain, INC Non-Fiction A guide for breaking free from the inertia of the past, and beginning your life anew. These inspiring words can help you to re-discover who you truly want to be, so that you may allow that vision to guide your actions. Parachute And Its Pilot,The: The Ultimate Guide For The Ram-Air Aviator Publisher: Brian Germain, INC Non-Fiction The Parachute and its Pilot is the singular resource for canopy flight information. The first part is about parachutes and flight techniques, everything right from the beginning up through competition approaches. The second part is about the psychology of flight; from fear response and ego issues through visualization. Vertical Journey (The Art of New Age Skydiving) Publisher: Brian Germain, INC Non-Fiction Contains-vertical skydiving, safety, philosophical interlude, sitting on air:Upright body position, exits, movement techniques, top 10 common mistakes, fun stuff to try, on your melon:an introduction to head-down flight and a final word.

	Susan Staff Website Sully's Run Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction Coming-of-age story of a girl in West Pennsylvania who "finds herself" among the flower children in San Francisco during the "summer of love". Rosewood Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction Story of a family in a West Pennsylvania mining town plagued by the shame of insanity and incest - circa 1920's-1970's Saconk Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction A shaman’s ghost steals toy soldiers from a Cambodian orphan. Horrible occurrences unexplained beg questions: “Will there be a Last Great Battle? And, if so, how will it be won?”

	Dennis McKay www.dennismckay.com Once Upon Wisconsin Publisher: All Things That Matter Press Fiction After loss of family, man travels to Wisconsin chasing childhood memories of long-dead father.

	Stuart Freeman Paris Forever Publisher: CreateSpace Fiction In 885, an enormous force of 700 Viking ships and 40,000 men descended on Paris. With an army of only 220 soldiers only faith could save Paris: Religious faith and faith that Paris was eternal!

	Javier de Winthuysen (Represented by Teresa Winthuysen Alexander) Website Memorias de un Señorito Sevillano and Memoirs of a Sevillian Master Publisher: Winthuysen Foundation, Inc. Non-Fiction Contain the Memoirs of a Spanish Environmental Painter and Landscape Architect Javier de Winthuysen, and discussions on Landscape Art theory that he finished writing in 1953. (Available in both Spanish and English versions) El Paisaje en el Arte y El Paisaje en la Literatura--Landscape in Art and Landscape in Literatura Publisher: Winthuysen Foundation, Inc. Non-Fiction Dated and signed by the author Javier de Winthuysen, in 1944, it contains the Landscape and Art Theory and its relation to Spanish Literature that he developed along his career. (Bi-Lingual: Spanish-English)

	Gloria Bradfield www.thronesthebook.com Thrones Publisher: Xlibris Fiction 1848 Virgina planter returns from the Mexican War with his illegal treaty. The story follows fictional characters into political conspiracy, plantation life, race relations, and embryonic feminism - all built on actual events and people: Presidents Tyler, Polk and Taylor; Calhoun, Davis, Richie and others.

	Susan Holling www.blueinthemoonlight.com Blue in the Moonlight Publisher: BookSurge Publishing Fiction Throughout history, across cultures, tales of the blue man endure. Read the story of one woman's supernatural encounter.

	Joe Sergi See his other book in the Children's Authors Listings www.joesergi.net It All Started With a Mouse in Worlds Beyond: a CAG Prose Anthology Publisher: Guild Publications Fiction There are other worlds, similar to ours but different in many respects. The possibilities stretch only as far as the imagination. But, no matter where, when or how these worlds exist, they are all one thing…WORLDS BEYOND. After Roy Walters starts his new job as a security guard at Rossumland, the world's most advanced theme park, he must figure out the secret behind who is assassinating the park's animatronic characters. The Prisoner in Tales from Andy Schmidt's Comic Experience Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press Fiction A collection of up and coming comic stars show their stuff in this anthology. The Prisoner tells the story of Justin Tishun, a agoraphobe who must decide whether to leave his apartment after he believes the world has been destroyed in a terrorist attack. The Return of Power Boy in A Thousand Faces Presents The Fall 2009 Issue of The Quarterly Journal of Superhuman Fiction Publisher: A Thousand Faces Fiction Prose stories featuring superheroes. The Return of Power Boy provides a very dark look at what happens when the super villain wins his never ending battles against his heroic nemesis. The Gift of the Karisma in Christmas in Outer Space Publisher: Whortleberry Press Fiction Get in the Christmas mood with 30 HOLLY-day stories that take you on a holiday tour around the galaxy! Christmas is just too big and beautiful a holiday to be confined to only one plant. The Gift of the Karisma is a futuristic twist on the classic short story The Gift of the Magi (by O. Henry) and pays tongue in cheek homage to many science fiction movie cliches. The book h as won the Fan Favorite Science Fiction award for 2009. Give Until It Kills in Nights of Blood 2 Publisher: 23 House Fiction Come delve into the dark world of vampire...seventeen tales of blood, by seventeen talented authors, all designed to thrill, entertain, and perhaps add a chill to the evening air. Give Until It Kills, tells the story of Karen O'Donnell. Karen has type AB negative blood. Because her blood type is so rare, every few months she is called to donate blood at the Feratu clinic. But when her fellow donors begin to die unexpectedly, Karen must face the truth about the clinic as her life becomes endangered. From Here to There Publisher: Resolution Comics Fiction A comics anthology featuring stories about travel. I have written several short stories in this series including, Economies of Scale about a man on a plane, and the Haunted Rickshaw, about a traveler in Hong Kong.

	Melissa Foster www.megansway.com \|www.thewomensnest.com Megan’s Way Publisher: Outskirts Press Fiction When Megan Taylor, a single mother and artist living on Cape Cod, receives the shocking news that her cancer has returned, she's faced with the most difficult decision she's ever had to make. The love she has for her daughter, Olivia, and her closest friends will be stretched and frayed. Megan’s Way is a journey of self discovery and heartfelt emotions, exploring the depth of the mother-daughter bond, and the intricacies of friendship.

	Gopal Dorai See his other book in the Children's Authors Listings From Vilayur to Baltimore Publisher: American Literary Press Non-Fiction A lifelong journey of learning and discovery.

	Isabella Pacho See her other book in the Children's Authors Listings Website Cry Murder! A Collection of Plays Publisher: Lulu.com Fiction A collection of four murder mystery plays.

	Janet M. Cromer www.janetcromer.com Professor Cromer Learns to Read: A Couple's New Life after Brain Injury Publisher: AuthorHouse Non-Fiction My book explores the mysteries of how the brain makes us who we are, and the process of rebuilding an identity, marriage, and life following a severe brain injury.

	Judith Laura www.judithlaura.com Three Part Invention, a novel Publisher: Open Sea Press Fiction Three generations of woman take center stage in this novel spotlighting the power of music and the tug between ethnic loyalty and global consciousness."Highly recommended" - Midwest Book Review Beyond All Desiring Publisher: Llumina Press Fiction Triple award-winning novel about an older woman whose family thinks she's uninteresting until they discover parts of her secret life. Set mostly in DC area. Goddess Spirituality for the 21st Century: From Kabbalah to Quantum Physics Publisher: Open Sea Press / Booklocker.com, Inc.; Enlarged 2nd edition Non-Fiction Winner of National Best Books 2009 Awards in comparative religion category. First book to provide feminist analysis of both Jewish Kabbalah and Hermetic Qabalah and re-vision a more gender-balanced Tree of Life; explains basic Goddess concepts; explores Goddess and science; with rituals and meditations.

	Dan Riker www.alightnotofthisworld.com A Light Not of this World Publisher: CreateSpace Fiction A novel about a terrorist nuclear attack on the U.S.

	Robert W. Gregg A Death on Crooked Lake Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction Murder in paradise! The body on a lakeside dock. The investigation in the hands of an inexperienced sheriff and a vacationing professor who is attracted to her and to the challenge of solving the crime. The Man Who Wasn't Beckham Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction Who was the woman in the ravine? Had she fallen to her death? Or was she pushed? Can the sheriff and her partner uncover the truth, or will this be the perfect murder? Setting the Stage for Murder Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction Star strangled! Show cancelled! The cast is a veritable hothouse of passions, and the sheriff and the professor who is directing the opera must find out who hated the leading mean enough to kill him. The Scarecrow in the Vineyard Publisher: Infinity Publishing Fiction The scarecrow is not the usual strawman, but the victim of a bizarre murder. To catch his killer, the sheriff must first discover who he is and why he was working at a winery on Crooked Lake.

	John Parascandola Sex, Sin, and Science: A History of Syphilis in America Publisher: Praeger Non-Fiction A look at the social, economics, moral and scientific factors influencing the history of efforts to combat syphilis in the United States.

	Linda Rabben Fierce Legion of Friends Publisher: Quixote Center / University of Wisconsin Press Non-Fiction A social history of human rights campaign and campaigners, from the mid-18th-century to the present. Walking the Forest with Chico Mendes (Translator/Editor) Publisher: University of Texas Press Non-Fiction Translation of a memoir by a close associate of environmental martyr Chico Mendes. Includes an afterward by the Translator/Editor. Brazil's Indians and the Onslaught of Civilization: The Yanomami and the Kayapo Publisher: University of Washington Press Non-Fiction An account of the struggle of indigenous people to defend their traditional territories and preserve their culture. (2nd Ed. of Unnatural Selection) Unnatural Selection: The Yanomami, the Kayapo and the Onslaught of Civilisation Publisher: Pluto Press / University of Washington Press Non-Fiction An account of indigenous people's struggles and their non-indigenous allies and enemies over 500 years. Rome Has Spoken . . . (with Maureen Fiedler) Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company Non-Fiction Compendium of Papal statements on theological and worldly issues, with commentaries by experts. Give Refuge to the Stranger Publisher: (Under consideration by a publisher) Non-Fiction Social history of asylum and sanctuary, from their origins in prehistory to present.

	Raymond Ramsay M. Sc. Website S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Requiem for the Toledo Express Publisher: Keweenaw Media Press Non-Fiction The author, a member of the original design team, together with a group of volunteers retired ship captains and maritime experts have uncovered secrets and unveiled evidence to prove why the ore carrier sank to the bottom of Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. For Whom the Bells Toll: The Unexplained Losses of S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, M.V. Derbyshire, and Other Vessels of the Bulk-Cargo Silent Service Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. Non-Fiction A revealing and detailed study of the factors that may have contributed to tragic sinkings that occurred without evidence of a distress signal nor the presence of survivors or witnesses.

	Nancy Sherman www.nancysherman.com The Untold War: Inside The Hearts, Minds, And Souls Of Our Soldiers Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Non-Fiction When we contemplate the soldier's experience, it is all too easy to focus only on the war against an external enemy. Sherman expands this limited assessment of the soldiering experience in a fascinating investigation of the inner wars faced by service men and women. New York Times Editor's Choice and Time Magazine's "Pick"

	David Mark Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Non-Fiction Going Dirty is a history of negative campaigning in American politics and an examination of how candidates and political consultants have employed this often-controversial technique.

	Calvin Goddard Zon www.thegoodfight.us The Good Fight That Didn't End: Henry P. Goddard's Accounts of Civil War and Peace Publisher: University of South Carolina Press Non-Fiction A vivid firsthand record from a Union officer and journalist of major battles and figures of the Civil War and of the reconstruction efforts that followed.

	Patrick Haggerty www.goodmannersguy.com Etiquette Expertise Publisher: KevCal Publishing Non-Fiction A comprehensive guide to all aspects of Business and Professional Etiquette for those who care to match their "people skills" with their professional skills for career enhancement.

	Heather A. Ziener Torn Sneakers Publisher: AuthorHouse Non-Fiction Memoirs of a codependent relationship of one woman with a heroin addict who becomes partially blind. Woman decides between fidelity to love or herself.

	W. Joseph Campbell www.wjosephcampbell.com \| www.mediadrivenmyths.com Getting It Wrong Publisher: University of California Press Non-Fiction Getting It Wrong addresses and debunks 10 media-driven myths, which are stories about and/or by the media that are widely believed but which, on inspection, prove to be apocryphal. The Year That Defined American Journalism Publisher: Routledge Non-Fiction The Year That Defined American Journalism tells the story of a remarkable and pivotal year when the contours of modern American journalism were shaped.

	Roy Sewall www.roysewallphotography.com Our Potomac, from Great Falls through Washington, D.C. Publisher: Image Pub Co Ltd Non-Fiction What makes this coffee table photography book unique is its concentration on just 17 miles of the river – the stretch most accessible to people in the Washington metropolitan area. The photographs follow the Potomac downriver to show its remarkable transformation from raging falls surrounded by lush forests to an idyllic setting for many of Washington’s great attractions. Great Falls and Mather Gorge Publisher: Image Pub Co Ltd Non-Fiction This coffee table photography book is the definitive, in-depth look at the spectacular Great Falls area on the Potomac River, including the two adjacent National Parks. What makes the book unique is that it concentrates on just one square mile – a half-mile wide swath along two miles of the river. This wilderness area is a diverse wonderland of river scenery, complete with rare plant life, wildlife, historic structures, world-class whitewater paddling, rock-climbing, and other recreational activities.

	Kesha Rand www.sincereministries.org Ravaged Relentlessly: Biblical Help for Those Overcoming Sexual Crime Publisher: AuthorHouse Non-Fiction A Christan guide through scripture to help survivors of rape, molestation, incest and other sexual crimes to healing and wholeness. No Praise In The Grave Publisher: Sincere Ministries, INC Non-Fiction An encouraging story of how one Christian learned what Christian faithfulness is during a period of major illness, obstacles and grief. Think On These Things : A 31-Day Poetic Devotional Non-Fiction

	Ben Farmer www.virtuallybenfarmer.com Evangeline Publisher: Overlook Press Fiction Inspired by Longfellow's eponymously titled epic poem, Evangeline is the tale of the heroine in search of Gabriel Lajeunesse. Set amid the chaos of the French and Indian War, the individuals in the tale drive themselves to confrontation in search of connection and survival.

	Hal Levi www.haroldleviesq.com Secrets and Consequences Publisher: Xlibris Fiction Legal Thriller - Jake Carter sets out to learn who murdered his boss, best friend - and more. He ultimately gets help from a surprising source and learns a number of secrets about those he loved and loves. The Second Promise Publisher: Xlibris Fiction Legal Thriller - Jake Carter continues to solve different crimes, this one the death of a popular Congressman.

	Nancy Arbuthnot See her other book in the Children's Authors Listings Guiding Lights: United States Naval Academy Monuments and Memorials Publisher: Naval Institute Press Non-Fiction Behind-the-scenes stories of naval heroes and events memorialized at the Naval Academy, illustrated with photos and historic sketches.

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