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Title: Life. Be There at Ten ‘Til
Author: R. Dean Johnson
Paperback: 159 pages
Publisher: iUniverse Star
ISBN: 1583482326
$9.95
Available from your favorite bookseller

About Life. Be There at Ten ‘Til

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In his first book, “Life. Be There At Ten’Til.” (iUniverse), Johnson bridged the geography and culture of these two distinct worlds and offered a refreshing new commentary on life and its bounty of wisdom. With the re-release of “Life.” (iStar), his knack for finding the extraordinary with the ordinary remains ever present as he adds four new chapters to the already engaging collection of homegrown wisdom..

Excerpt

When visiting my parents one Christmas holiday, I heard my three-year-old niece plunking away at the piano in their living room. As she banged her hands randomly over the keys, she sang a childhood lullaby that pays homage to the celestial wonders we see at night. Her voice was strong and confident: “Twinkle, twinkle little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high…”

At the time, I was working as a personal assistant to a well-known actor in Los Angeles. I couldn’t help but recognize the truth of these fabled lyrics. Her words echoed the thoughts of the modern-day celebrity enthusiast who is similarly captivated by the luster and allure of these romanticized star figures. Her words also carried a strong reminder that people and things arenalways what they appear to be. People have always asked whether I would ever consider writing a tell-all book of my adventures in the entertainment field. They figure I must have interesting stories to share with the inquisitive public. After all, I have had the opportunity to work with a handful of noted film and television performers. Surely, there was intrigue, gossip, innuendo, indiscretions, and never-before-known secrets that only I could expose. Continue reading »

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The Remembering
By John Nelson

A Gripping Spiritual Thriller Shyloh Ravenswood wants to know. Seeking answers to life’s deepest mysteries, this gentle warrior embarks on an epic spiritual adventure through six lifetimes in exotic settings and decisive moments of history.

At times dwelling in the body of a man, at others a woman, Shyloh encounters romance, intrigue, and danger during the flowering of civilization from humanity’s earliest roots in Paleolithic Africa to classical Greece and its oracular mysteries. From there the karmic trail leads to renaissance Venice and its fanatical Inquisitors, then on to San Francisco’s wildly anarchical Summer of Love.

In search of the elusive grail of wisdom, Shyloh ventures into the future and the paradisiacal island of Bali caught in the grip of global catastrophe. Shyloh’s soul-quest comes to a suspenseful climax in the Himalayan summits of Tibet where humanity’s last survivors confront an ancient karmic stain.

Let The Remembering lead you on a daring quest for enlightenment through the world’s great spiritual traditions. Continue reading »

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Slow Hope
by Anita Swanson

She knew it was over as soon as her second child was born. However, by that time she was barely able to complete a thought. Let alone organize a plan for getting out of her marriage. So she just let herself drift, until finally nothing seemed to matter very much at all.

She still went to church, of course. Sundays she sang at the Baptist church where her husband served as Minister of Music and Thursdays, even though her husband told her he didn’t approve, she attended a Presbyterian Bible Study for women.

And still she prayed. She prayed for guidance and understanding. She prayed for wisdom and forgiveness. She prayed for help and endurance. But mostly she simply prayed for deliverance. She wanted out. Out of the bonds of her fundamental marriage. Out of her feelings of oppression. And out of the black hole that now surrounded her with every breath she took.

~Excerpt from Slow Hope
by Anita Swanson

The easy questions come first. Have you ever lied about anything and suffered for it? Have you ever self medicated through pills or alcohol? Have you ever contemplated or gotten divorced? Have you ever contemplated or had an affair? Have you ever felt abandoned by the church? Have you ever contemplated leaving or left the church because you found it too judgmental or oppressive? Then author Anita Swanson says Slow Hope’s message of courage, restoration and forgiveness is for you.

The hard questions come later. How can you save a life gone haywire? Can anyone really heal from child abuse or do the effects lasts forever? What’s the church ever done for me anyway?

And the answers can be found in the often difficult journey she travels and the light that guides her path along the way.

Slow Hope is a multi-layered love story that focuses, among other themes, on child abuse, as well as the church and its initial resistance to Psychotherapy. Slow Hope does not attempt to convert anyone nor attempt to change the laws of leadership in the fundamental church. Slow Hope shows that as the author states “with ordinary courage and determination, oppression can be overcome and generational cycles of violence can be stopped.”

Slow Hope is for anyone who needs to be reassured that there really is power in prayer and simply hanging on. This impassioned narrative teaches that we can learn, we can change, we can be forgiven and finally, that our faith can be restored because if you can face your past, you can heal your past.

About Anita Swanson
As a writer Anita has studied at the UCLA Writers Program and attended numerous writing programs including the prestigious University of Iowa Writing Program. First Place Winner of fiction in the Taproot Literary Review she is a published author of essays as well as her first book, Slow Hope, an acclaimed narration of what it takes to heal from a childhood of abuse to live a life of triumph.

As an actor Anita has appeared in regional and national television commercials and through her membership in the prestigious West Coast Ensemble Theater Company she received outstanding reviews from the LA Times for her role in Susan Griffin’s, Voices.

As a parent Anita successfully raised two daughters as a single mother following her divorce from a high-profile Baptist Minister of music.

As a Christian she has assisted in the teaching of Bible Classes and sung in countless church choirs.

Now remarried and living on the lake in Lake County, CA, Anita continues to write, speak and enjoy her many grandchildren. She is happy to call First Baptist Church of Lakeport her home.