Non-fiction Book Recommendations for World Book Day!

Meme is the New Mean explores the transformation of bullying in the new era of social media. As cyberbullying reaches an all time high, now is the time to shift the focus to social media solutions. Meme is the Mew Mean uncovers:

-The Fuel for our not so secret addiction to social media.
-The role of the meme in bully culture.
-Potential effects of cyberbullying on later generations.
-How to take your power back from social media.

Meme is the New Mean provides a new take on your timeline through a visual representation of memes and bully culture.

This collection of humorous life hacks features 100 easy, low-commitment solutions to the everyday problems of the twenty-something woman.

Do you have a lot to do but can’t seem to bring yourself to do it? The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Life can teach you how to get things done with as little effort as possible.

Learn to simplify your beauty routine, keep up with your friendships, hack the dating game, and get by in the corporate world with these easy, low-commitment suggestions. You’ll find over 100 solutions to your most common problems.

Growing up in a family of sharecroppers in the segregated South in the 1950s and ‘60s, Al Flowers never dreamed of becoming a history-maker. Lying in his bed late at night and looking up at the sky through the holes in the tin roof of his four-room home perched among the tobacco fields of eastern North Carolina, he just yearned to find some way out of poverty. At 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.

Earning a pay of $94 per month at his first assignment as a warehouseman in North Dakota, he put aside $30 of his monthly check to save for his future and to someday buy a proper home for the grandmother who loved and raised him.

A hard hitting, brutally honest account of police work during the late 1960's and 1970's. Whilst explicit, it is often humorous, refreshing and equally unbelievable.

In this first book of a trilogy the author takes the reader through his early police service and in doing so reveals many working practices which in reality have become a culture of dishonesty, lies and often stupidity which has been accepted by the Government of the day, the judiciary and the public at large for many years.

Tillie the Toad(with big red lips) is hosting a surprise birthday party for her best friend, Sally the Spider. Everyone in the neighborhood has been invited, Tillie has gone to great length's to make this the best party ever for Sally.

She has lots of help, even Grandma and Papa came. Tillie has cooked her famous pies, soon it's time for the party, but the surprise is on Tillie. A book about Friendship and Honor

Writing Your First Novel succinctly covers all the basic questions to which a new writer needs answers. Author John Reynolds initially based the book on the experience he gained in writing his first novel Uncommon Enemy. His new young adult novel Robyn Hood Outlaw Princess was published in 2016 and in this second edition he draws upon the additional knowledge and experience that he gained.

The book is written in an easy personal style using excerpts from Reynolds' two novels as well as drawing from a wide variety of writers from a range of countries and backgrounds.

“Gary Robinson delivers a powerful message!” Onlinebookclub.org

Duke Reynolds ran away from a volatile and broken home to join the traveling circus. He spends his life entertaining people on every city street corner, circus tent, and coliseum until one day something does not go as planned. Duke, facing his own immortality, decides to leave the bright lights.

Gary Robinson, the Chico Kid, is a lost and troubled soul devoid of any purpose. As each act of desperation to survive is met with failure, his life spirals out of control, until one day he meets an old tattooed man entertaining a crowd by hammering a six-inch nail into his skull.

This book is about ideas that have helped myself and others escape our private hells and achieve unlimited Success. We all have our own self-doubts and small hells that we have to escape from in order to succeed. Over the years, I’ve seen different people succeed and fail, and I've made notes about the causes and traits that seem to create those two outcomes.

I've laughed and cried with many in an effort to discover how to escape personal demons and model the success of others. Other people's success can be inspiring, and sometimes totally annoying, as we try to figure out, “Why not me?”
So here is my personal view of how the mountains of shit can be used to fertilize your orchard of success.

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Winner of the 2009 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize and awarded an Earphone Award by AudioFile Magazine.

From street-dwelling drug addicts to high-functioning workaholics, the continuum of addiction cuts a wide and painful swath through our culture.

The Mattigan kids don't believe in things that go bump in the night. After all, their dad is famous for proving such things are impossible. But, when their long-lost Grandpa Joe shows up with his Mysterious Monsters journal, begging for help, the siblings find themselves drawn into a search for Bigfoot.

Along the way, they'll have to deal with meddling babysitters, suspicious psychics, a YouTube disaster, and their furious father. To solve this mystery, Maddie, Max, and Theo must rethink what's possible — and make lots of peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

Living life as a bumbling breadbox with fur, was hardship enough for Theodore the Corgi, but when the young dog finds himself cold and alone in a frightening animal shelter, it’s clear that his struggles have only just begun.

Labeled “unadoptable,” by shelter staff, Theodore mires in the gloom until a kind-eyed stranger with a pocket full of handcrafted jerky and a quirky smile, rescues him with the intent of making Theodore the newest addition to his curious Bookstore. Though overwhelmed at first, Theodore soon finds both his new friend and the odd bookstore are welcoming hosts, despite the Corgi’s run of clumsy mishaps.

In today’s thousand-channel, blog-heavy news environment, it’s tough to envision a time when everyone was, more or less, on the same page; when news coverage was less contentious and delivered in a straightforward fashion. NEWSREAL is a view through the lens to when such a time did truly exist.

Recalled by Emmy Award winning cameraman and producer, Tim Ortman, NEWSREAL relives a time when the news landscape was owned by the ‘Big 4' networks. With their vast assemblage of domestic and international bureaus, enormous budgets and loyal viewers, they were everywhere and anywhere news happened–and as an NBC cameraman, Ortman found himself at the frontlines of these stories.

Warning, does contain adult content. I was set on a journey as a gay youth in the deep south at the age of 14 in the late 1970's. The battles with my family, organized religion, anti gay conversion therapy, homelessness as a minor, mental illness, as well as government and institutionalized discrimination have made me the man I am today.

Surviving 2 brutal hate crimes, trying to live, love, and have my piece of the American Dream. Edited by Barbi Winterhalder and Fifi. Cover image done by Barbi and John Winterhalder Rusted Rhinestones has won the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best Non Fiction Ebook.

Earth Dog’s Environmental Guide to Save Money & Prevent Climate Change

Earth Dog’s Environmental Guide to Save Money & Prevent Climate Change is a practical guide for the whole family– moms, dads and children of all ages–and everybody who cares about conserving energy at home to save money and the environment.

Earth Dog’s Environmental Guide is the sequel to The Earth Dog Story, published in 1992 and again in 1996 in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its environmental outreach program.

Do you work in the corporate world?

Are you looking for new and innovative ways to avoid stress and ensure success? 
Surviving the Corporate Culture is designed to be a guide for that success and to help you to greater achievement. Inside its pages, you will find 5 distinct sections which offer advice and tips on things like:

-Personal health
-Stress in the workplace
-How to give yourself a head start
-Becoming a valuable player
-Good relationships with other departments
-Preparing for a safe landing with your 401(k)
-And much more… 

What if there was a book written personally and specifically for your life, one that outlined everything you needed to obtain everlasting euphoria and happiness? Believe it or not, there is such a book. It’s called The Holy Bible. The problem is that many people rarely, if ever, turn to the Bible. That’s because they feel it’s hard to understand. They’re not sure where to start. Or, they’re not sure if the Bible was really written for them.

So, although many people want to understand the mysteries of the ages, those mysteries often remain… mysteries. Although many people want help dealing with the difficult issues in their lives, they often suffer instead. They feel alone in a world filled with uncertainty and chaos. And, although many people want to live and breathe the word of God, they don’t always know how.

Got Pain?

This book is for anyone with chronic pain looking for answers. It will give you a place to start. You don't have to resign yourself to a life of pain and pills.

In this book you will learn:
* What is causing your pain and how to eliminate it.
* How to find a practitioner that will help you gain back your health.
* What's in your food? Organic, conventional, GMOs processed, fast, canned, dairy, factory farmed meat, soy, water.  Identify your sensitivities and heal your leaky gut.
* Identify the toxins in your life. in  your cosmetics, over the counter drugs,in you kitchen, in your body. Learn how to purge them.
* 34 stress busting ideas, and four simple exercises to reduce your stress.
* 32 suggestions from leading functional experts on how to get a good night's sleep..
* How to recognize a toxic relationship and make it work or walk away.
* How to tame Anxious Negative Thoughts “ANTs”.
* The importance of movement, even for people who don't like to move
* How to take control of your health, reduce your inflammation and feel great again!