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The Horses of Proud Spirit There are approximately seven
million horses in America. Each year, over seventy thousand are abused,
abandoned, and fated to slaughter by callous and irresponsible owners.
With a heart as big as a pasture, author Melanie Bowles takes some of
these horses into her sanctuary called Proud Spirit. Here, horses that
arrive listless and broken find a home where they finally know safety. The bond between horse and
caretaker does not happen overnight. It hangs by a fine thread of trust
that the author earns with endless patience and a full commitment to the
well-being of the horses in her care. The horses, some of which have
suffered severe abuse, astound her time and again with their ability to
trust, return the love they are given, and enjoy the companionship of
other horses. You will meet a whole stable full
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About the Author Melanie Bowles was born and raised in
Michigan and moved to Florida in her early twenties. After acquiring her
first horse in 1992 and learning of the mistreatment endured by many
horses, she set out to create what would become Proud Spirit Horse
Sanctuary, a fifty-acre facility in Myakka City, Florida, where she and
husband Jim have provided peace and shelter to about seventy horses. For
over seventeen years, Ms. Bowles has worked alongside her husband as a
firefighter/EMT. The Horses of Proud Spirit is her first book. |
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A Special Announcement from Melanie Bowles ►
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Hi
Everybody…! As
most of you know PBS filmed a documentary based on my book “The Horses
of Proud Spirit”. The special was released regionally in 2005 and
aired only in the southeast. It received so much attention, however,
(even winning an EMMY) that WEDU, the original broadcasting station,
decided to release the film nationally. What
this means: The documentary, entitled “The Horses of Proud Spirit”
(same as the book) has been made available to every PBS affiliate in the
United States. If
and/or when it airs in your viewing area will be at the discretion of
each individual Program Director. So check your local listings. If you
do not see “The Horses of Proud Spirit” in your PBS line-up, you may
call your local PBS station to request it. In
fact, we are asking that you do call your individual stations…and
please pass this along to others. The documentary has been a terrific
help with book sales, and as you know, that’s help for our horses. Thanks! |
About the founders of Proud Spirit Jim and Melanie Bowles, the
founders of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, are deeply committed to the
horses in their care. “The new facility in Arkansas is the culmination
of years of hard work, and all the dreams and visions that we had for
this sanctuary finally coming together,” says Melanie. One of those
visions was to provide as natural an environment for the horses as
possible. “Domestication has created so many problems…founder,
colic, vices…problems that you never see in the wild. It was essential
to Jim and to me that we place just as much emphasis on the horses’
emotional well-being as we do their physical needs.” The horses at
Proud Spirit are never stalled. They function as a herd with no cross
fencing, safe in the companionship of other horses…something they so
desperately need. They have room to move about, and to graze and roam…
which they need to thrive. |
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A Journey Remembered by Paula Counce
If you explore the woods where the blue-tailed lizards live and the narrow creek where the minnows swim freely, you are destined to meet two delightful little dogs named Thelma and Louise. They will be your guides on the adventures that lie ahead.
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About the Author Paula Counce not only wrote A Journey Remembered she's also an artist. She loves to create Color Card Art for kids and adults alike, as well as book markers, note cards, and calendars that educate. Paula lives with her husband, Jerry, in South Florida. |
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Shadow by Gordon Tucker
Mike Ryan, a man without memory,
was found in a cave in North Korea. In a military hospital, he learned
that he was a much decorated infantry soldier who escaped from a North
Korean POW camp. Searching for American lines, he was shot by North
Koreans and repelled by skittish front line GIs. Confused, he found
sanctuary in a cave until discovered and evacuated. His story emerges
painfully, heroically, as he gets to know about the man he was. Then he
learns that his wife has remarried. |
About the Author
Gordon Tucker served during the Korean
War (1951,) with Company C, 7th Cavalry (Infantry,) where he was wounded
three times and awarded seven combat decorations. He lives in South
Florida with his wife, where he plays tennis, goes fishing, and writes. |
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The Spirit of Whiskey River by Ray Ryder
A
Spiritual Mystery? Yes! "Spirit of Whiskey River" is an
excellent read sure to satisfy the most ardent mystery fan while
shrouding a philosophical revelation between its lines! I loved the book
and the author is a kind and humble talent so deserving of recognition!
The
Spirit of Whiskey River |
About the Author Ray Ryder began writing fiction in
2002. He is currently the author of two novels: The
Rockwater Mountain Murders, and The
Spirit of Whiskey River, both of which are available
through Xlibris Publishers and all major on-line booksellers. He is
currently working on a third killerbook (untitled as of yet) and also has
written a collection of short stories called Corridors
to Christmas. (Nobody gets killed here). In
addition to writing he enjoys belonging to the Sarasota
Florida Fiction Writers, the Sarasota Authors Connection and the Florida
Writers Association. |
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Crosshairs A Novel of Suspense by Russ Heitz Life in Klinkton County -- a large,
mountainous and sparsely populated area of north-central Pennsylvania --
has always revolved around deer hunting, trout fishing, four-wheel-drive
pickups, and the Grizzly Snowmobile factory. It is a place where
scope-mounted hunting rifles are as plentiful as trees, and shooting
accidents are as common as rattlesnakes. But this year, something new
has been added -- Klinkton County’s first serial killer. Some of the
victims include a kerosene route salesman from Allentown, a political
organizer from Philadelphia, and a local arts and crafts worker. The
person who must stop this killer is newly-elected Sheriff Jesse
Eichenlaub. In addition to his own secret demons from the past, however,
Jesse already has three strikes against him. He doesn’t like guns. He
has no law enforcement experience at all. And the man he defeated in the
election is now his boss. The central questions that Sheriff Jesse
immediately faces are -- who is the shooter? What connects the victims?
And how will he cope with the expanding chaos that suddenly surrounds
him. |
About the Author
Russ
Heitz was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and lived for a number
of years in the area where Crosshairs takes place. He is a
graduate of Temple University and has been writing most of his life.
After moving to Florida with his wife, Lee, he published dozens of
suspense stories and also worked as a publications specialist for local
government. This is his first published novel.
"Carpé Diem -- Seize the Day"
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The Sun Singer
Whatever is the Ultimate Reality,
traveling the journey with Robert has opened new horizons of possibility
and wonderment for me regardless the answer. When Robert
Adams sees the statue of the Sun Singer in a lonely meadow he hears
the song of the sun and receives the gift of prophecy. He excels as
the Soothsayer of West Wood Street until a psychic dream graphically
foretells a the death too close to home. Robert blames himself for a tragedy he cannot prevent and shoves his bright talent into the dark shadows of the future where, he suspects, it will one day save him or kill him. After blindly vowing to finish a task for his dying avatar grandfather, Robert begins a personal quest into a hidden world at war where magic runs deeper than the mountain rivers. In the alternate universe of Pyrrha he must resurrect his dangerous gift to fulfill his promise, resist a cruel temptation, undo the deeds of his grandfather’s foul betrayer, subdue brutal enemy soldiers in battle, and survive the trip home . |
About the Author I live in Georgia where I worked as
a technical writer in the computer industry for 20 years before writing
a new age mountain adventure novel called The
Sun Singer. "The Sun Singer" is a
hero path novel about a young man who travels to an unknown mountain
world to complete a dangerous mission begun years earlier by his avatar
grandfather. He enters that world with a gift that will either save his
life or ensure he will never return from his quest. |
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Windrusher . . . I
adored this book and have already ordered the sequel. An absolute must
for every cat lover, especially, and animal lover in general. Kudos to
Mr. DiGenti for capturing the soul of a cat . . . Travel along with this heroic cat as he undertakes an epic quest to find his family. Windrusher will prove to you what you've always suspected -- that behind those enigmatic eyes, cats are hiding deep, dark secrets. |
About the Author Victor DiGenti spent more
than thirty-five years working in public broadcasting as a director,
public affairs producer, head of a two-station corporate
communications department, and was responsible for special events,
including producing the acclaimed Jacksonville Jazz Festival for eight
years. During that time, he won national, regional and local
awards, produced documentaries, and was a freelance writer. Prior to
that, he worked as an announcer with a top 40 radio station, sold
vacuum cleaners and attended the University of Florida. |
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The Whitebridge Web by Kathryn Van Heyningen
. . . Fans of spectral fiction will be intrigued and impressed by this dark, convoluted tale spanning time and dimension . . .
Helping
unravel the mystery is naive, local psychic, Emma Lange. Effervescent
Emma is happier baking brownies than finding murderers, yet she is
compelled to discover how and why her sister-in-law, Piper Thornton's
very existence is threatened by Moriah.
Follow
this tantalizing story as Emma wends her way through her fearful visions
and dreams to unravel the sticky web that threatens the life and sanity
of her best friend and reveals Moriah's shocking secret. |
About the Author Kathryn is the daughter and wife of
retired army. As such, she feels she’s fortunate that she’s been
blessed with the opportunity to travel, to meet new people, to adjust
and adapt to an array of environments and believes this background gave
her a greater appreciation for other people’s cultures and
point-of-view. |
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Providence by Daniel Quinn
The Story of a Fifty - Year Vision Quest
Quinn's novel Ishmael (LJ 12/91) won the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for fiction, which offers solutions for global problems. Quinn's
novel Ishmael, a cult favorite, elaborated an ecologically sound
mythology for our time and won a Ted Turner award for fiction that
offers solutions to global problems. In this windy, slow-moving memoir,
Quinn summarizes Ishmael's vision of the universe, upholding the
spirit-worship practiced by animist peoples as a viable alternative to
Christianity and Judaism, religions he views as largely irrelevant. He
tells how, as a 19-year-old Trappist novice in Kentucky, he received
encouragement from a golden-headed guardian angel but was then ordered
to leave the Gethsemani monastery by Thomas Merton, his spiritual
director. Then came psychoanalysis in Chicago, a marriage whose failure
he blamed on his sexual inadequacies, divorce and a successful career in
educational publishing. Quinn's trajectory from "fundamentalist
Roman Catholic" to animist marks an unusual odyssey. |
About the Author Daniel Quinn (1935- ) grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he graduated from Creighton Prep in 1953. He studied at St. Louis University, the University of Vienna, and Loyola University of Chicago, receiving a bachelor's degree in English, cum laude, in 1957. During a twenty-year career in
educational and consumer publishing in Chicago, he served as Biography
and Fine Arts editor at the American Peoples Encyclopedia, managing
editor of the Greater Cleveland Mathematics Program (Science Research
Associates), head of the mathematics department at Encyclopedia
Britannica Educational Corporation, Executive Editor of Fuller &
Dees Publishing (a division of the Times Mirror Corporation) and
Editorial Director of the Society for Visual Education (a division of
the Singer Corporation). Mr. Quinn is best known as the
author of Ishmael, the novel that in 1991 won the Turner Tomorrow
Fellowship, established to encourage authors to seek "creative
and positive solutions to global problems." Ishmael has been in
print continuously since its publication in 1992 and is currently
available in twenty languages. Throughout the U.S. and Canada and in
other countries as well, Ishmael is used as a text in a broad range of
classes that include anthropology, ecology, history, literature,
philosophy, ethics, biology, and psychology, at age levels from middle
school through graduate level. |
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A new look at a more simple facet of Spirituality. These ‘Ponderings’ touch on the living of Life, its agonies and
its ecstasies. They honor the incredible World we reside in, along with all of Its creatures.
They serve, simply, as food for thought, and implore no rigid list of ‘shoulds’ and ‘should nots’ for attaining enlightenment. They make no promises of continual Epiphanic bliss, yet, acknowledge the Miracles surrounding us.
The ideology presented is only the discernment of Life ‘within’ yourself, and the impact of your perceptions of the world you are surrounded by ‘without’. Perhaps, there is no other way to live it.
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"My father was an adamant
proponent of John Donne's 'No Man Is An Island' philosophy, and that is
the way I was raised. One of the most life-altering lessons that I
learned from both my mother and father is that it's possible to attain
higher levels of happiness, feelings of self-worth, and a genuine sense
of accomplishment if we take the focus off ourselves.
Whatever we
choose to be passionate about, we need to remember that in one form or
another, we are either taking from or giving back to the world around
us. No man is an island.
Perhaps when we consciously try to conduct our
lives in the spirit of giving back to the world, the gift of happiness,
a feeling of self-worth, and a sense of accomplishment are simply there
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. . We do not have to seek them."
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A literary collection featuring the award winning No Greater Love. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be touched on that deep level many don’t even know they have. |
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Running Naked Through the Woods of Thought It's easy to do. Simply take off your mind. And lay it beside you. Then, Leave.
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