Smash, Smash, Smash: The True Story Of Kai The Hitchhiker by Philip Fairbanks was an immersion into the corruption running rampant in New Jersey and, even though we hear Kai’s story, it almost takes a backseat as the details unfold with the haves and have nots, where justice does not always prevail and sometimes it’s more about money and who you know.
4 Stars
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“That woman was in danger, so I ran up behind him with a hatchet… Smash, smash, SUH-MASH!!!” Millions of people heard these words and shared the viral video with their friends. This mysterious surfing hitchhiker then vanished as quickly as he appeared, only to reappear on many late night talk shows and fan videos. But 3 months later, he was arrested and charged with killing a prominent New Jersey lawyer… in self defense against a sex assault. Who is this mysterious hitchhiker? What was with that lawyer who drugged and assaulted him? Why would the investigators destroy evidence, tamper with witnesses, and shut the public out of the trial? For almost a decade, the public was kept in the until investigative journalist Philip Fairbanks searched for the truth in mountains of government records, witness statements, and hard evidence. At long last, he found the answers to these burning, aching questions… And they will surprise you.
Genre: True Crime
454 pages, Hardcover
Published February 6, 2023 by Is It Wet Yet Press
ABOUT PHILIP FAIRBANKS
Philip Fairbanks is a writer with 20 years publishing experience covering entertainment media, news reporting. His work has appeared in the peer-reviewed journal of art Afterimage, CUNY’s graduate newspaper The Advocate, Ghettoblaster magazine, New Noise magazine and several other print and online publications. He has spent years researching and covering online child grooming, the Jeffrey Epstein case, MK-Ultra, the Finders cult and several other topics that are discussed in the Pedogate Primer.
I never would have read this if it hadn’t been for a free day. Just because it’s free doesn’t bother me. Some of the best books I have ever read were free. Whether on my ereader, through brick and mortar stores, or through the library, I have traveled the world, lived through my wildest fantasies and even learned a few things along the way.
I have just gotten back into golf after an injury, so I was excited to swing the clubs. I even hit a few really good shots, and that made me feel good. The weather was warm, with a balmy breeze and the birds singing. What could be better?
Well, I did feel pretty stiff. Many of the swings felt awkward, out of sync. I knew I was tight. Always have been. I feel, with many of the things I learned in Play Better Golf With Easy Yoga by Patricia Bacall, I can improve my swing be availing myself of the suggested yoga poses and the reasons for them. The illustrations and instructions are good. I feel, with a little practice, I will be able to incorporate them into my exercise regimen. Some of them I am already doing, having picked them up through the internet for some reason or another.
The book is easy to read and understand. I learned more about target specific poses that incorporate your entire body, that being a necessity in golf. The poses are easy to convert to an easier style for those of us that are way too tight. lol
Body and mind working together to make your golf day even more enjoyable.
4 stars
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Golfers! What if you could increase drive distance and accuracy, reduce overuse injuries to your joints and spine, and calm your overactive “critical” mind? You can enjoy the game more, even from the rough, by using the ancient practice of yoga to give yourself an extra edge. These days, golf pros everywhere are using and recommending yoga to provide a complete, comprehensive workout, master the mental game, and foster more consistent play. On and off the course, golfers who practice yoga enjoy greater confidence, power, and focus. Start today! Illustrated, easy-to-follow, yoga-based fitness exercises help you find—and stay in—your zone. Lower your score and your blood pressure … the easy way. Powerful, proven and effective!
144 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 15, 2013
ABOUT PATRICIA BACALL
Why age when you don’t have to? Stay “Vitalicious” well into your golden years! Via books, CDs, private sessions and workshops throughout the world, Patricia teaches people how to “Make Happiness Happen” with yoga and Vivation breathwork. As an author and coach, Patricia has a practical style that is engaging and intuitive. She is one of the best-trained and most experienced breathwork professionals in the United States, teaching Vivation to individuals, couples and groups. In addition to teaching Vivation, Patricia teaches yoga, is an award-winning graphic designer, with many book designs to her credit, and an entrepreneur. She is the author of Loving Yourself Thin, winner of the 2011 Global Ebook award in the Diet category, Stay Young with Easy Yoga, The New Weight Loss Blueprint, and Easy Weight Loss Yoga.
Making time to prepare a full meal and a healthy lunchbox might seem impossible between work, traffic, school, and after-school activities.
It’s important to make time for family cooking because there are plenty of benefits for the family. Family is a team and reinforcing that bond will only make your family a stronger unit.
This book consists of healthy recipes that are not only delicious but fun to prepare. It is written with the intention to encourage families to gather in the kitchen, cooking and connecting over food.
The idea behind the curious food provenance facts is to create culinary interest in the younger generation. Knowledge about the food they are eating will make them aware about the environment and land that provides us with such healthy produce.
There are plenty of benefits to cooking together as a family. Nutrition is something that many schools don’t teach. Cooking with your kids helps teach them how to eat healthy and make informed choices about the food they consume.
Information about the Book
Title: The Ultimate Seasonal Lunchbox
Author: Audrey Shaerrer
Genre: Non-Fiction Cookbook
Publication Date: 22nd September 2022
Publisher: Clink Street Publishing
Audrey Schaerrer attended the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in Indianapolis, United States of America, and qualified in Fitness Management, Nutritional Therapy and Science of Exercise. She has been practicing as a nutritional therapist and food specialist in Europe for over twenty years.
Audrey is mother to an 11-year-old girl, and she considers motherhood as an exciting living experience. She has always affirmed and demonstrated that raising children constitutes a passion which no mother should set aside, and that strongly positive values should be imbued in one’s own children for them to grow up as true and genuine leaders of tomorrow’s world. This publication highlights the importance of children’s attendance in the kitchen where they may watch and partake in the preparation of their family’s eating patterns.
Audrey’s mission is (i) to help busy parents and individuals lead a healthier lifestyle with fuss-free, varied, delicious meal plans and products, (ii) to introduce delicious foods that enhance physical and mental health, as well as general wellbeing, and (iii) to help clients look after their health naturally, lowering cholesterol, controlling blood pressure, and properly tackling functional gastrointestinal disorders by means of a naturally healthier lifestyle. Audrey’s view is that, like medicine, food can help avoid many illnesses in adults and children including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression, cancer and heart-related illnesses.
Her core belief in raising children through example has driven her to create a platform which is accessible to all persons wishing a healthier lifestyle and to allow healthy nutrition to become a target at everybody’s reach.
I love to invite authors to share their thoughts and am so happy to have Marielle S Smith here today to share five of her favorite gratitude quotes.
Five of my favourite
gratitude quotes
With two gratitude journals out there, I’ve gathered
a fair collection of gratitude quotes. In today’s post, I’ll be sharing some of my favourite quotes from both the first and
second volume of the 365 Days of Gratitude Journal.
Life
is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them.
—Roald Dahl
I just
love this quote and it’s so in line with the one by Albert Einstein I included
in the introduction to the journal: ‘There are only two ways
to live your life. One is as though nothing
is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a
miracle.’
Each time I
hear or read any of these two quotes, my perspective instantly shifts to
something much lighter and joyful and I can’t help but smile.
The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.
—Mary Davis
There’s a reason I put this quote on the cover of the second volume—it
hits home every time. I can’t even put my finger on why, it just does. And I
know from experience just how truthful this statement is, which is why I get a
little bit frustrated with myself each time there’s a lull in my gratitude
practice.
It’s a good thing it’s so easy to get back into it!
We should certainly count our blessings, but we
should also make our blessings count.
—Neal A. Maxwell
Back in my
student days, I had a conversation with my supervisor about privilege. As a
relatively privileged woman—I’m white, cisgender, able-bodied, I can pass as
straight, I was getting a higher education—I struggled with those privileges
because it all felt a little unfair to me.
I’ll never
forget how she responded. She said: ‘There’s no point in feeling bad or guilty
about where you came from, because that’s beyond your control. But what you can
do is use whatever privilege you happen to have to help dismantle the system
that created these privileges in the first place.’
This quote
reminds me of that conversation and that I should really use all of my
blessings, including my privileges, for the greater good.
When you
focus on the good, the good gets better.
—Abraham Hicks
Whether this is
actually true, I couldn’t tell you, but it’s definitely something I want to
believe. At the very least, this quote reminds me to focus on the good things
that are happening in my life instead of all the things I’m not as thrilled
about, and that always makes me feel better instantly.
We’re all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and
be grateful for the ordinary.
—Brené Brown
This quote
is, in a nutshell, why I decided to create a gratitude journal in the first
place. We tend to celebrate and express gratitude over the big milestones and
large blessings in our lives, but the key to living a grateful life is to learn
to notice and be thankful for all those teeny tiny things we so easily take for
granted.
What are you grateful for today? Can you name
one thin
Thanks so much for being here today, Michelle. I hope everyone enjoyed the post.
365 Days of Gratitude Journal by Mariëlle S. Smith
GENRE: Non-fiction; self-help
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Now available in black-and-white AND full colour! ***
‘The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.’ Mary Davis
Gratitude is not just about ATTITUDE.
Gratitude is about PRACTICE.
But how do you create a gratitude practice that sticks?
After the success of her first 365 Days of Gratitude Journal, writing coach
Mariëlle S. Smith brings you Volume 2. Same journal but with an entirely
different look!
After years of barely surviving her own emotional minefield, Mariëlle
discovered the transformative power of practising gratitude. But, like no one
else, she knows that cultivating an attitude of gratitude is easier said than
done.
365 Days of Gratitude, Vol. 2 is an undated, guided journal. Complete with
inspiring quotes, daily prompts, and recurring check-ins, it was designed to
help you create a sustainable gratitude practice too.
Commit to the life-changing power of gratitude today and order your copy now!
AUTHOR Bio and Links
Mariëlle
S. Smith is a writer, writing coach, and editor. She lives in Cyprus, where she
organises private writer’s retreats, is inspired 24/7, and feeds more stray
cats than she can count.
Join Us for this Tour: January 4 to January 24, 2022
Book Details:
Book Title: Finally a Vegan: My Journey to Veganuary and Beyond by Stephanie Jane Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 118 pages Genre: Memoir, Food & Cookery, Lifestyle Publisher: Self-Published Release date:December 2020 Content Rating: PG 13 + M Finally
A Vegan includes one ‘bl**dy’ (starred out as written) and one
slightly-shocking-but-not-graphic reference to a duck farming video.
Book Description: Stephanie took part in Veganuary, the month-long global challenge to try veganism, for January 2019. In Finally a Vegan she describes how her changing attitudes to animal welfare and exploitation led her from staunch omnivore to vegetarianism in the preceding years. She recalls her excitement at taking part in the challenge itself and shares her daily food diary, failures as well as triumphs.
Drawing on her post-Veganuary experiences, Stephanie then responds to the common questions But isn’t it expensive? But surely it isn’t healthy? and But what about my boots? before honestly asking herself How vegan do I want to be?
Ideal for vegan-curious readers, Finally a Vegan is an insightful memoir inspired by one life-changing month.
10% of Finally A Vegan profits will be donated to vegan projects and charities.
Stephanie
Jane has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember. She loves discovering new authors from all around the world and is happiest when engrossed in a compelling novel with tea and cake to hand.
Raised in Sussex, England, Stephanie developed a wanderlust in her late twenties. She spends her time exploring the UK and Western Europe with
her partner, setting out on foot or bicycle from their almost-vintage motorhome, and firmly believes everywhere has something worth seeing if we slow down enough to appreciate its smallest details.
Stephanie has been vegan since 2019 and strives to incorporate zero waste ideals into her life. She enjoys browsing vintage clothing shops and would
collect antique kitchenware if she ever again lives in a house with enough space.
Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those
neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything
like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in
your stacks.
A movie heart-throb A sports superstar An aristocrat A brilliant surgeon
Killers all.
These are the stories of those they killed.
Their wives.
‘The Night My Husband Killed Me’, is the story of four women who were murdered by their husbands.
All
of the women were beautiful, and were either famous at the time of
their deaths, or became famous for being the victims of the charismatic,
disturbed, men who ended their lives.
Being dead doesn’t end a
woman’s feelings, or her anger. There is Natalie, the international and
revered movie star who died the death she had most feared all of her
life. There is the beautiful, life-loving Nicole, who might just have
gone back to the stunning athlete she loved, if only he hadn’t killed
her first. Then there is Sunny, heiress to one of America’s greatest
fortunes, sent into an irreversible coma for paying too much for all the
wrong things. And finally, there is Colette, the high school sweetheart
who married the golden boy and endured a marriage of increasing lies
and disappointment, culminating in her death and that of her little
girls shortly after Valentine’s Day.
These four amazing women’s lives were cut short, but each has a story to tell … and now they have.
I added The Night My Husband Killed Me by Kathlen Hewtson on 2.4.13. This is nonfiction…the story of four women who lost their lives to the one who was supposed to love them. I love delving into the minds of twisted people, whether factual or fictional. How about you? Do you like getting down and dirty with the bad guys?
Join us for this tour from September 13 to September 30
Book Details:
Book Title: Humanity’s Cry for Change: Actions You Can Take to Create a New Earth by Kate Heartsong Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 216 pages Genre: Inspirational/Motivational Publisher: Joyful Radiance, LLC Release date: July 2020 Content Rating: G Your
description of the rating “G” describes well this book. No bad
language, religious expletives, sex scenes, drug use or underage
drinking; also no violence (other than reference that there is a lot of
violence happening on the planet).
Book Description:
Many people worldwide are anxious and in pain. They want relief! With chaos in both our individual lives and across the globe, humanity is hungry to learn about why there’s all this upheaval and what we can do to positively change ourselves and humanity.
Humanity’s Cry for Change has the answers to these, and other important questions that people are yearning to explore and resolve.
Also discover:
the science that proves we are all interconnected, and why we must now live with Oneness consciousness to create a new earth and to survive.
Valuable exercises that will help us awaken from our dream of separation, walk our authentic life, experience personal healing, raise our vibration, and more.
Ways for businesses to create sustainable, collaborative and wholistic systems for the well-being of all.
How to create a new earth, one that offers kindness, respect, collaboration, love and peace.
Have hope and lighten your heart as you step onto this journey of positive change and healing; realize that as you do this, everyone benefits and that together we can create the new earth!
For over 20 years, Kate Heartsong, author, Reiki Master/Teacher, entrepreneur, speaker and coach, has been receiving profound insights while meditating. She is passionate about supporting her clients, audiences and readers with these insights, along with the wisdom from her vast life experiences and education. She does this through empowered coaching, workshop facilitation, writing articles, coauthoring, speaking, and through her two books, Humanity’s Cry for Change and Deeply We Are One.
Kate has also been teaching self-confidence, meditation and Reiki workshops for over 15 years, with many successful client results.
In addition to this, Kate is one of 91 coaches worldwide, who are on the new Google Play Store app called Ingomu, empowering her learners with her topic called Positively Change Yourself and Humanity.
Join us for this tour from April 26 to May 14, 2021!
Book Details:
Book Title: Pennies from Heaven Author: Koedi Nealy Category: Children’s Non-Fiction (Ages 3-7), 27 pages Genre: children’s picture book Publisher: Halo Publishing International Release date: Nov 29, 2020 Content Rating: G.
Book Description:
Based on the true-life events that led Koedi Nealy to start changing lives one penny at a time at the age of seven, “Pennies from Heaven” teaches children that they are never too young to do great things for God. Koedi’s journey culminated in forming a non-profit that currently serves the homeless population in Houston, Texas, helping the most overlooked and undervalued people in the community.
A native of Houston, Texas, Koedi Nealy is a senior at Cypress Christian School. She received her local minister’s license at the age of sixteen
and is an active member of her school and community, holding leadership roles in various sports, drama, praise and worship groups, Thespian Society, and National Honor Society. She is the founder and president of Graced Ministry. She has not let dyslexia define or deter her as she advocates for others with learning differences through the NILD
programing year.
Join us for this tour from Jan 11 to Jan 22, 2021!
Book Details:
Book Title: The Future of Buildings, Transportation, and Power by Roger Duncan and Michael E. Webber Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 290 pages Genre: Non-fiction Futurism Publisher: DW Books Release date: July 2020 Content Rating: G. No erotic or bad language
Book Description:
The evolution of buildings, transportation and power will determine how our future looks and feels, and in the book Roger Duncan and Michael E. Webber argue the Energy Efficiency Megatrend will shape our future technology. Buildings and vehicles will evolve into sentient-appearing machines such that we will be living, working and moving about inside robots. Buildings may develop personalities and the transportation system will have any manner of vehicle available at a moment’s notice. This complex, interconnected system will be powered by the clean and efficient conversion of fuels and energy flows that surround us.
Roger Duncan is a former Austin, Texas City Council member and the former General Manager of Austin Energy, the municipal electric utility. He is also a former Research Fellow at the Energy Institute at the University of Texas.
Michael E. Webber is the Josey Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas, and Chief Science and Technology Officer at ENGIE, a multi-national energy services and ingrastructure company.
Book Title: Life in the Camel Lane: Embrace the Adventure by Doreen M. Cumberford
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18 +), 288 pages
Genre: Memoir
Publisher: White Heather Press
Release date: April, 2020
Format available for review: print, mobi (for Kindle), Gifted Kindle, PDF
Will send print books out: Internationally
Tour dates: August 24 to September 4, 2020
Content Rating: G. There are no offensive scenes or language Book Description:
Life in the Camel Lane: Embrace the Adventure is what
Doreen Cumberford, a Scottish author, calls her learnoire! It is a
combination of her story and the stories of other expats learned while
living in Saudi Arabia for 15 years as expat employees or spouses. The
book takes the reader through the four stages of culture shock: arrival,
honeymoon, frustration and adjustment stages to final acceptance
followed by the return journey back to their home country – mostly the
USA. From Saudi weddings, to falconry, to the inability of women to
drive at that time, the book seeks to familiarize us with the Saudi
culture, lifestyle, and deep traditions of hospitality, generosity and
tolerance from an insider’s perspective. There are also chapters on the
experiences of 9/11 in the terrorists’ home country and the “Terror
Years” of internal terror tactics from inside Saudi Arabia designed to
drive the expats out of the country and destroy the Saudi government.
Full of examples, stories and compelling honesty the author describes
their most challenging journey and many of the lessons learned in the
process together. Designed to provide useful insights and inspiration to
anyone considering living abroad, Life in the Camel Lane shines the
light on the subject of building a new identity and home while abroad,
and the difficulties of the journey home. Buy the Book: Amazon
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About the Author
Doreen Cumberford is a Scottish expat author who has been global
traveler for more than four decades. In her 20s Doreen left her home in
Scotland and drove down to London to become a member of Her Majesty’s
Diplomatic Service, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Her first
posting was as the youngest and most junior British Embassy staffer in
Cameroon, West Africa. Later she moved back to London and took a
position with an American oil-field construction company based in Dubai,
the United Arab Emirates. After moving to America, living in Louisiana
then California, two extremely different cultures in the USofA, Doreen
and family moved overseas to Japan then spent the following 15 years in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With 13 major moves under her belt, she
understands the value of moving, building a new life and handling
inter-cultural hurdles. One constant has been her ability to explore
through the lens of adventure. Her stories are full of multi-cultural
intelligence, messy multilingual communications and multi-global
perspectives. Doreen is currently based on Denver, Colorado although
spends most of the year living adventurously in the Housesitting Lane,
which takes her around the globe. Currently she is doing her best to
install Spanish in her brain which previously had French and smatterings
of Japanese and Arabic. She is passionate about cultural intelligence,
global heartedness and life on the road. Featured in the Anthology:
Empowering Women, and a co-author in 2018 of Arriving Well: Stories
About Identity, Belonging and Rediscovering Home After Living Abroad.
2020 sees the publication of Life in the Camel Lane: Embrace the
Adventure. Honest, compassionate, full of wisdom and inspiration, Life
in the Camel Lane comprises stories mostly from women and men who lived
in Saudi Arabia from 1950s onward. This memoir contains expert advice
sage wisdom and stories that all globally mobile families can use to
navigate their international journey. The principles in this book will
also encourage anyone who is embracing a more adventurous life, or
considering taking the leap to move overseas.
