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It's Story Time

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Donald L.Miller Born 1944 Dr. Miller is a  Professor of History at Lafayette College and an expert on World War II..... and other topics in American history, also. Three of his eight books are on WWII....  D-Days in the Pacific 2005....the story of the American re-conquest of the Pacific from Imperial Japan Masters of the Air:....America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany 2006  and The Story of World War II 2001

Lisa Wingate

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I want to create books that are not only entertaining, but life affirming. I think we are all called to add something good to the world, to inspire and uplift, to add our colors to the canvas. I have met so many people who have wonderful ways of doing that. I admire them. I want to be like them. I love to write about them. Stories can change the world. Lisa Wingate   is a former journalist, inspirational speaker, and New York Times Bestselling Author of over thirty novels. Her work has won or been nominated for many awards, including the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, the Oklahoma Book Award, the Utah Library Award,  The Carol Award, the Christy Award, and the RT Book Lovers Reviewer’s Choice Award. Booklist.....   summed up her work by saying.....  “Lisa Wingate is, quite simply, a master storyteller." Lisa believes that stories can change the world.

Ray Bradbury

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In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury , who died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays.....  Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time.! His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles , The Illustrated Man , Dandelion Wine , and Something Wicked This Way Comes . Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel "Fahrenheit 451" is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction,  Firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never quest...

C.W.Lewis

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CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS (1898–1963) Was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience.... and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year! His 30 books,    have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies.  The books that make up " The Chronicles of Narnia"  have sold the most and have been produced on the stage, television, radio, and cinema.  His philosophical writings are widely cited by Christian apologetics from many denominations. “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your...

George R.R. Martin

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George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, screenwriter, and television producer. Born September 20, 1948...... Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings,  A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and  A Dance with Dragons  

Top 100 Books

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100 Hot Books  Have you read any good books lately? Still like to read? Yeah....me too. Nothing like a good book and the time to enjoy it. Just switch off the world and tune in that good book. I do love that comfy chair, with my feet in the air, reading to my hearts content. Kids got me one of those Kindle Fires and it has been great! I'm at the........ Kindle Store a lot checking out the books. There are some real good authors out there that are getting published that wouldn't have had a chance in the literary world of yesterday. Now, thanks to self publishing many authors are in print now that wouldn't have had a chance at all in the publishing jungle. Written for average people who want to understand the process of self-publishing, The Self-Publisher's Journal seeks to present a realistic view of self-publishing. With this book, average people, whether or not they have ever self-published, can understand the steps to self-publishing and ...