As the 20th Century draws to a close, liberal syndicated columnist Melanie Dvorak has excellent health, more money than she knows what do with, and a supportive if eccentric husband. Yet she is troubled by anxiety and worries that she is out of touch with her readership. A violent encounter at a fancy boutique in Boston's Back Bay gives her notoriety but not fame on her own terms. As her husband Simon Herbst dabbles in independent film production, Melanie explores unexpected avenues to bring her through the tumult of a new age.

Milt Erlandsen is trying to turn his life around at age 30. At work, he puts himself forward for more responsibilities. At home, his dating life goes nowhere while the ex-girlfriend of his missing roommate makes a surprising offer. Milt also gets involved in his landlord's seemingly hopeless candidacy for a seat on the city council. Milt tries his hand at media manipulation with more success than he bargained for, leading to the discovery of a dark secret in the past of the girl he loves. When things start to unravel, Milt's charismatic kid sister is there to help.

Java Writers are a Galway group who met through Over the Edge literary events and creative writing classes. They meet regularly in Java's Cafe to write and share artistic musings. Infusions is a collection of their Fiction, Poetry, Prose and Illustrations, a percolation of diverse themes - love and loss, mystery and nostalgia, family and friends, sea and fire, wind and rain - set variously in Italy, England, America and Ireland, reflecting the group's eclectic mix.

"The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us." These words of President John F. Kennedy one month before he was assassinated echo our present circumstances regarding cannabis prohibition. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of his death; it is fitting that this year, 2013, also record the beginning of a united campaign to end cannabis prohibition with a United States...

A wealthy captain in the British army brings his young daughter from India to a boarding school in London. Miss Minchin, the headmistress pampers her because of her father's wealth. When her father dies and it is revealed the money is gone, Miss Minchin strips Sara of all her belongings, forcing her to live in the attic and work as a servant. When her father's business partner comes looking for her to give her half of a diamond mine, he scours New York, not realizing that she is right next door. Will he find Sara? Will she regain her fortune and escape the evil Miss Minchin? Join us for...

Have a lot of questions about the End Times, but just get more confused as you listen to popular End Times preachers, teachers and writers? Pastor Willy Minnix gives clear easy to understand information about the End Times and what it all means for you. The book is presented in a question and answer format making it easy to find questions that you might have had about the Rapture, the Tribulation, the Antichrist, the 2nd Coming and much, much more. Also included are step by step instructions for Bible study and how to logically make sense of prophecy and other difficult passages of the Bible....

""THOSE princes and those republics which desire to remain free from corruption, should above all else maintain incorrupt the ceremonies of their religion. They should always hold them in veneration; for there can be no surer indication of the decline of a country than to see divine worship neglected.""
Niccolo Machiavelli
JUST WHAT should a young man or woman know in order to be""In the Know"?"
Is there, in other words, some inside information, some special taboo, some real lowdown on life and existence that most parents and teachers either don't know or won't tell?
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Hell's Kitchen, 1953 Brendan O'Toole is on a downward slide. When his wife dies in a freak car accident, he quits his job and hits the bottle hard. Half tanked in the ring, he allows himself to be knocked out, ending his boxing career. O'Toole, hits rock bottom. After a night of boozing, he is brutally mugged and left for dead. But O'Toole has friends, even if he can't see it. One of them is Danny Reilly, a barman with a heart of gold. He arranges for O'Toole to join a construction crew set to work on a hotel being built in the Central African jungle nation of Sezanda. It's O'Toole's...

"In this day of strong competition and high expectations, service is everything and the "WOW" Experience can separate you from your competition" No matter what business or organization we are involved in there is always one common thread, the customer. Creating and providing "WOW" experiences means we need to begin thinking in a different way. We need to change our thought process. Put ourselves in the shoes of our customers and begin thinking like them. What could we do extra that would cause our customers to say "WOW"?