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  Cursed with Blessings - A Record...

  Kendall Clark Thomas Jackson

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   Kendall Jackson, a twenty-five-year-old male who lives at home with his mother and two sisters, finds his life spiraling out of control after a failed relationship. He becomes deeply depressed, stops going to work, and is subsequently fired. 
  Filled with rage, he decides to declare war against God. Kendall intentionally targets Christian women. His hope is to seduce women into lustful, uncommitted relations to make them question their faith; just as he had. Unfortunately, Kendall didn’t plan on God having a plan. 
  God brings into Kendall’s life a young woman who introduces him to the original movie, Left Behind (2000). The movie had such a strong impact on his life that it causes him to investigate whether or not the events in the movie could truly happen. 
  As a result, Kendall experiences a spiritual encounter so surreal that neither the church nor the world can adequately explain what happened. The real question now is whether or not the answer he received is from God or Satan.

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  The Practical Seductress - How I...

  Sue Camaione

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  The Practical Seductress: How I Learned to Take My Hat and Run 
  By Sue Camaione | Narrated by Sue Camaione | Published by Audiobook Publishing Services 
  Step into the unapologetically bold and deeply personal memoir of Sue Camaione, a woman determined to defy societal expectations and embrace her own sexual and emotional freedom. In The Practical Seductress: How I Learned to Take My Hat and Run, Sue takes listeners on an exhilarating journey through the wild landscapes of self-discovery, passion, and survival during the transformative 1970s and ’80s. 
  With humor, courage, and vulnerability, Sue recounts her rebellious coming-of-age story:Challenging her religious upbringing and school norms while questioning societal double standards.Embarking on a cross-country odyssey to redefine her identity, encountering love, heartbreak, and sexual awakening.Experiencing orgasmic liberation in the Rocky Mountains, the complexities of open marriage in San Diego, forbidden intimacy in Boston, and more. 
  This is not just a memoir—it’s a raw and honest exploration of what it means to survive life’s unpredictable paths, break free from social norms, and embrace the beauty and risks of sexual freedom. Narrated by the author herself, Sue Camaione’s voice brings her incredible journey to life, enhanced by immersive sound design featuring background music, Foleys, and SFx, creating a rich and dramatic listening experience. 
  Published by Audiobook Publishing Services, The Practical Seductress is an unfiltered and captivating snapshot of a woman’s quest to reclaim her independence and joy in a time of profound cultural change."

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  Radical Love - Learning to...

  Zachary Levi

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  Audiobook read by Zachary Levi 
  Radical Love is the debut memoir from actor Zachary Levi (Shazam!,?American Underdog,?The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,?Chuck), which shares his emotional journey through a lifetime of crippling anxiety and depression to find joy, gratitude, and ultimate purpose. 
  Facing the scars of childhood trauma and the voices in his head that told him he would never be enough, Zac recounts the raw yet honest behind-the-scenes story of:his family life,career successes,and personal disappointments. 
  This all led Zac to rock bottom and landed him in a therapy center, where he learned to address the underlying issues that preceded his downward spiral. With vulnerability and humor, Zac relates the valuable lessons and insights he’s learned so that you can rise from the ashes of trauma and pursue a meaningful life of gratitude. 
  Radical Love combines witty, touching, and powerful commentary with relatable illustrations to help you on your own path toward mental wellness.

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  The Middle Temple Murder

  J. S. Fletcher

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  "The Middle Temple Murder" by J. S. Fletcher is a detective novel set in the early 20th century, specifically during the post-World War I era. The story revolves around the mysterious death of an elderly man found dead in Middle Temple Lane, captivating readers with its intrigue and investigation.  
  The protagonist, Frank Spargo, is a newspaper sub-editor who becomes drawn into the murder investigation after discovering the body of the victim, John Marbury. Marbury's connection to the legal profession, as well as his association with a character named Ronald Breton, adds depth to the mystery.  
  At the beginning of the narrative, Spargo, after finishing a night shift at the newspaper office, stumbles upon a crime scene where Marbury has been reported dead. Intrigued by the circumstances, he learns that Marbury was found in a suspicious position, suggesting foul play. Spargo starts piecing together clues, including a scrap of paper found in Marbury’s pocket that bears Breton’s name and address, indicating a possible link between them. 
  As the story unfolds, it explores themes of deception, intrigue, and the complexities of the legal world, with Spargo and Breton working together to uncover the truth behind Marbury’s untimely death. The opening serves to set the stage for a complex mystery filled with unexpected connections and a quest for truth.

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  The Old Bell-Ringer - From their...

  Vladimir Korolenko

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  Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko was born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire on 27th July 1853. 
  His father died when he was 13 and life was then often struck with bouts of poverty, which resulted in his education being somewhat erratic.   A spell in exile at 23 was followed by another as the politics of the times opposed his volatile but heart-felt passions. 
  Writing was also coming to the fore and in 1879 his debut short story telling of a young Narodnik searching for social and spiritual identity, was published. 
  In 1881, Korolenko refused to swear allegiance to the new Russian Tsar and was again exiled, this time much farther afield.  He spent the next three years doing manual work, but took time to study local customs and history.  These impressions in exile provided rich material for his writings. 
  In 1885 he was allowed to settle in Nizhny, where again he repeatedly questioned the authorities.  That same year ‘Makar's Dream’ established his literary reputation and was part of his first collection ‘Sketches and Stories’, the following year. 
  In the early 1890’s when famine struck Central Russia, he went to work on relief missions, collecting donations, supervising the delivery and distribution of food, opening 45 free canteens, all this while writing the graphic reports that would later be published as ‘In the Year of Famine’ in 1893. 
  By 1896 despite some psychological disorders, he was well regarded amongst Russian writers and was even a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Throughout his writing career Korolenko was a staunch advocate of human rights, putting that sacred activity above what he called his 'part-time-writing'. 
  In the Revolutionary year of 1905, under his editorship, Russkoye Bogatstvo published the Manifest by the Petersburg Soviet of the Workers' deputies. Korolenko was now repeatedly harassed by the authorities, had his flat raided many times and materials confiscated. 
  As a lifetime opponent of Tsarism, he guardedly welcomed the Revolution of 1917.  Once the nature of Bolshevism was established, he soon started to criticize it. During the Russian Civil War that ensued, he condemned both the Red Terror and the White Terror.  
  Despite suffering from a progressive heart disorder, he collected food packages for children in famine-stricken Moscow and Petrograd as well as organised orphanages and shelters for the homeless.  
  Vladimir Korolenko died in Poltava, Ukraine, of the complications of pneumonia on 25th December 1921.  He was 68.

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  Vet Lit - How We Remember War

  Spokane Veterans for Peace

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  A live recording of the Spokane Chapter of Veterans for Peace doing a reading of their collection of stories, essays and poems:Veterans For Peace are not your ordinary Government Issue soldiers. Our militarism, often accepted with gusto in the beginning, has turned sour and dark at its finish. Along with our fallen comrades, we have also fallen, due to the devastation visited upon humankind, by endless war in our name, the chaotic destruction of our fellow human beings.These writings, dedicated to our good peacemakers from WWI onward, contain memories of, and our response to, the experience of war; we offer essays, letters, stories, poems and prayers, to let you see, if you dare, into the minds of those who trained, fought, and lived the insistent social demand to physically confront other human beings. We now realize all that ferocious, vicious, reptilian behavior required of us (and infused into the young via competitive rather than cooperative “sports,”) was merely for purposes of a corporate colonialism, lining the already deep pockets of profiteers who lack the imagination of how to live peacefully with all peoples.As 22 veterans, plus many active duty personnel, end their suffering by suicide each day, here in the year 2015, we hereby testify to the tragedy of our nation’s historical policies of preparedness for destruction, as our projected violence and cruelty comes home to haunt us all.We write in contravention to yet another proposed ethereal war memorial, to be installed at the Spokane Veterans Arena, dedicated to the “fallen heroes of 911,” entitled “illuminating courage,” knowing full well these monuments serve only to perpetuate the reliance upon militarism which defers facing the real solution to our angers and fears – acceptance of empathy, love, compassion, understanding, and caring for all of our selves in this world of uncertainty and wonder.Please accept our offerings, this second printing of a little book, as an honest remembrance of our time in war, dedicated to a World Without Wars, with the energy, vision, and light to see the way forward to Peace, sweet Peace!

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