Author Line-Up for 2-1-22

 Posted by Wayne G. Barber 

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05 am Author Connie Bombaci will discuss, 'Hogan's Hope"

Gain the inspiration to hope, no matter what the circumstance, from a deaf dog's courage to overcome the challenges, prejudices, and death sentences plaguing deaf dogs. Hogan's heartwarming story teaches us never to give up and reveals to everyone that choosing hope can make anything possible!

"Dive into this wonderful book and learn more about this intrepid pair as well
as the power of love and persistence against seemingly stacked odds. Sit! Read! Enjoy!"
-Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman, Professor Emeritus. Animal Behaviorist, Tufts University, Boston MA

The secular version and the Christian version's manuscripts are identical. 

The differences between the two versions are that: 

1. The Christian version is punctuated with Bible Scripture at the beginning and ending of each section; 
2. The cover pictures are different; and
3. The subtitles have been changed

Author Line-Up for 11-25-22

 Posted by Wayne G. Barber 

New, Poetry, Publishing Questions, Expo's Book Signings, Author Interviews

Feel free to E-Mail the program at waynewnri@yahoo.com 

Tentatively Scheduled at 9:05am .Author Marc J. Straus will discuss his memoir, 

One-Legged Mongoose 

It's June 1953, and 10-year-old Marc Straus is in his mother's car, getting sick from her cigarette smoke on his way to a Hebrew lesson. He and his brother, Stephen, are transferring from public school to a Yeshiva. His parents haven't said why-the family isn't religious. All Marc knows is he'll have to protect Stephen, a delicate kid other kids pick on. Marc's a street fighter who knows how to wall off pain.

So begins One-Legged Mongoose, Marc Straus's vivid, compelling, you-are-there memoir of two years in the life of a precocious, scrappy Jewish kid carrying a dark secret as he embarks on the journey to young manhood in 1950s New York. When school starts, Marc begins commuting four hours daily to a different world, where kids are smart like him and a caring principal takes the troubled truant under his wing. On Sundays, Marc works at his dad's textile store, learning about honor and hard work. At home, he faces his volatile mother.

A perceptive, courageous kid, Marc encounters anti-Semitism in public school, the community, and the Boy Scouts. On a camping trip, his troop leader asks the boys to search for a half-man-half-beast predator called the One-Legged Mongoose who devours human prey. "Why not?" Marc reasons. "I know all about monsters."

Sidelined too often by illness and accidents, including a bout with polio and being hit by a car, Marc starts rethinking his risk-taking way of life and realizes he's not invincible. Life will wound him, but the rest is up to him.

One-Legged Mongoose is a warm, funny, searing memoir about the challenges of crossing from childhood to young adulthood. It's an inspiring story of one boy's struggle to survive an abusive home, understand the world around him, and embrace responsibility for his own life.

Author Line-Up for 1-18-22

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05am Author Ivan Figueroa-Otero M.D. will discuss his latest book. 

Reflections in My Magical Mirror 

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If you could see all the knowledge obtained from the lessons of your school of life reflected in the magical mirror of your mind, would it help? Would you welcome it?

In this book Ivan Figueroa-Otero, MD offers a selection of the wisest quotes from his School of Life trilogy, with loving messages about different aspects of our existence. If we practice them, they can help us find the emotional, physical and spiritual wellness we all aspire to.

 

Each quote is explained and has exercises to integrate the message into our daily life. If you read the previous books this will help you refine the concepts and practice their teachings.

Author Line-Up for 1-4-22

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Tentatively Scheduled at 9:05am  Author Elizabeh B. Splaine will discuss " Swan Song" 

 A Novel 

Ursula Becker’s operatic star is on the rise in Nazi Berlin…until she discovers that she is one-quarter Jewish. Although Hitler is aware of her lineage, her popularity and exquisite voice protect her and her family from persecution. When William Patrick Hitler arrives in Germany and is offered employment by his Uncle Adolf, a chance encounter with Ursula leads to a romantic relationship that further shields the young diva from mistreatment. But for how long? Ursula is ordered to sing at Hitler’s Berghof estate where she throws down a gauntlet that unleashes the wrath of the megalomaniacal leader. Fearing for her life, Ursula and Willy decide to emigrate to England. But as the ship is about to sail, Ursula disappears. Willy crosses the globe in an effort to find her, even as his uncle taunts him, relishing in the horror of the murderous cat-and-mouse game.

At 9:35am  Author and Doctor Michael Fine joins the panel