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(1) Book Title: Reflections From Stone
Author: Christopher Book
Copyright: 2009
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Inspiration can happen at any time and in any place. For me, inspiration came during a visit to a cemetery. More than inspiration, that visit and other visits since, have given me a sense of re-assurance and peace. I thought that since my faith was strengthened, could I somehow share the experience?
Stone carvers have given significant examples of their artistic talents that sit in silence until we go to respectfully remember our friends and family members who have already passed from this human life. These beautiful monuments can be truly inspirational. Their value is increased when they are placed in a setting of a natural, maintained landscape. I have included a series of photographs, selected verses from the Bible, and offered my own reflections as my attempt to bring the experience to this book. (softcover, 76 pages, published by Xlibris)
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(2) Book Title: EMP SURVIVAL:How to Prepare Now and Survive, When an Electromagnetic Pulse Destroys Our Power Grid
Author: Larry Poole, Cheryl Poole
Copyright: 2011
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Military strategists in four countries have boasted that they can cripple the U.S. with an EMP attack. Other countries have protected their power grids from an EMP attack. The U.S. power grid is vulnerable. A widespread power outage could take years to restore. This book describes the risk and details how to prepare. (softcover, 237 pages, published by LuLu.com)
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(3) Book Title: Fly Me To Paradise
Author: Catherine Andorka
Copyright: 2011
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Madeline is pregnant by what she believes is a donation from her deceased husband. She's elated—until she learns there's been a mistake at the lab. Kurt Williams, the biological father, is a corporate pilot who's been in remission from Hodgkin's disease and is a year from being considered cured. Still, there are no guarantees. Kurt and Madeline are shocked, resentful, and initially, they clash like cymbals. They do agree she will not terminate her pregnancy. Madeline is an independent woman who wants nothing to do with the stranger who insists on being involved in "the process." Kurt is determined not to follow in the footsteps of his father, who abandoned him and his mother early on. Though the chemistry between this couple is palpable, it's seriously complicated by Kurt's coping strategies with his unpredictable future. Racing cars and jumping out of planes are only a couple of the dangerous activities that motivate his false show of bravery to prove he can outsmart the Grim Reaper. Madeline has already lost a husband and a father. She doesn't need another chapter of living on the edge.
(hardcover, 284 pages, published by Five Star)
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(4) Book Title: A Lot Like Love
Author: Julie James
Copyright: 2011
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The FBI wants her cooperation.
As the daughter of a billionaire and the owner of the city’s top wine store, Jordan Rhodes is invited to the most exclusive parties in Chicago. But there’s only one party the FBI wants to crash: the charity fundraiser of a famous restaurateur, who also happens to launder money for the mob. In exchange for her brother’s release from prison, Jordan is going to be there—with a date supplied by the Bureau.
Agent McCall just wants her.
As the top undercover agent in Chicago, Nick McCall has one rule: never get personal. This “date” with Jordan Rhodes is merely an assignment—one they’re both determined to pull off even if they can’t be together for five minutes before the sarcasm and sparks begin to fly. But when Nick’s investigation is compromised, he and Jordan have no choice but to pretend they’re a couple, and what starts out as a simple assignment begins to feel a lot like something more.
(softcover, 304 pages, published by Berkley)
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(5) Book Title: Graue Mill - Fall Gallery
Author: Christopher Book
Copyright: 2009
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Fall in Northern Illinois. Beautiful colors in scenes from Graue Mill in Hinsdale, Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook, Joe's Pond in the Cook County Forest Preserve, and along Garden Valley Road near Woodstock. (paperback, 21 pages, published by LuLu.com)
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(6) Book Title: Gallery Number 9
Author: Christopher Book
Copyright: 2009
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A collection of photographs of lighthouses, steam power equipment, scenes from San Franciso, New Orleans, Chicago, Minnesota's North Shore area, gears, gauges and more. (hardcover, 22 pages, published by LuLu.com)
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