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Jackie Murray

55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom, Volumes I and II.

Genre: Non-Ficiton/Educational Technology
Publisher: Structured Learning (Copyright, 2009)
ISBN Vol. I:  978-0-9787800-7-4
ISBN Vol. II: 978-0-9787800-9-8

Jacqui Murray was born in Berkley California to Irish-German parents. After receiving a BA in Economics, a BA in Russian and an MBA, she went to work–days in the typical eight-to-five business world and evenings teaching classes at community colleges–and raised her two children while writing in free moments, usually between the hours of eleven and two a.m. After twenty years, her son and daughter safely attending college, she quit her job, joined the faculty of a local school teaching computer science and pursued her writing in earnest.

She’s the author of the career book for college-bound teens called Building a Midshipman: How to Crack the USNA Application (the real-life adventure of her daughter’s journey from confused teen to midshipman at the US Naval Academy) and a series of eight computer workbooks for grades K-8. She won the Southern California Writers Conference Outstanding Fiction Award for her upcoming techno-thriller, To Hunt a Sub (excerpt available on Scribd.com). Reviewers laud her novel as ’strongly written’ with ‘interesting and unique plot hooks’. She currently writes a column on tech tips for Examiner.com and is working on an ebook of tech tips for the non-geek. She lives in Laguna Hills CA with her husband, adult son and two beautiful Labradors.

The two-volume 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom is part of Jacqui Murray’s eight-volume comprehensive tech ed series geared for both the classroom teacher and the homeschooler. They include one hundred and ten simple-to-follow projects that integrate technology into language arts, geography, history, science as well as life skills such as problem solving, research and critical thinking, using student-centered lessons that meet NETS-S national guidelines and many state standards. Each project includes software required, time involved, suggested experience level, subject area supported, tech jargon, step-by-step lessons, extensions to dig deeper, troubleshooting tips, reproducibles, grading rubrics and many samples. Software used in the lessons includes Microsoft Office, Google Earth, keyboarding, email, Web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis, internet start pages, social bookmarking and photo storage), Photoshop and Celestia. Also included is an Appendix of over 200 age-appropriate child-friendly websites. Skills taught include collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, creativity, digital citizenship, information fluency, presentation, and technology concepts. In short, these two volumes include everything you need to integrate technology into the twenty-first century classroom. See the publisher’s website at structuredlearning.net for free downloads, access to their virtual classroom, help from their on staff tech teacher (via her blog) and more details.

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Kim Upstone

All I Want is Everything

Genre: Self-Help/Women’s Issues
Publisher: Kim Upstone (November 24, 2009)
ISBN:978-0984077229

Kim Upstone is the owner of A New Day A New Vision which is not only the name of her company, but her life philosophy. Kim believes that each new day we can create a new vision for ourselves, home and environment. As an author, motivational speaker and intuitive designer she resides with her family in Scottsdale, Arizona. With a background in interior design and interest into the effects of environment upon individuals. Accreditation in staging and feng shui soon followed, in addition to study in the field of neuro- architecture. Her first book Step by Step To Sold and Feng Shui to Sell are reflections of those principals. Created as guide for home sellers looking to prepare their home by combining Feng Shui and Staging techniques.

Feng Shui for Special Needs, her second book, is given out as a free ebook for people with life and learning challenges. Based on her own personal experience, and working with special needs children and adults to make enhancements to their environments all in an effort to allow them to flourish.

Her new book All I Want Is Everything released in December 2009 is drawn from her life’s journey of searching how to find her everything and learning to dance in the storm. All I Want Is Everything is a guide to help women reclaim happiness and peace in the search for their everything.

M. L. Dolan

A Pecunious Life
How to Have a Life Abounding in True Wealth

Genre: Self-Help
Publisher: Infinity Publishing
ISBN:0741458195

Mike was born in the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado 43 years ago. He has lived all around this beautiful world of ours, from Europe to Alaska, to his current home in the Middle East. His education is that of the experiences life gives and school is far from being out for him. He is a lover of life, a life adventurist. He loves to travel, meet new people, and experience new cultures. He has been given a great opportunity to see life in a different light and wishes to share this with you.

Here is Mike in his own words:

This is a challenge for me to write. I’m not accustomed to writing about myself. I am a newly published author who believes in the best this life has. I’m a positive energy that is always willing to help those that seek out my help. I am an enabler, a catalyst that’s willing to set the bonfire of your soul aflame. I am nobody.. and yet I am everyone. I have the same feeling, the same hopes, the same desires, and the same dreams you do. Perhaps the one difference is my burning desire to help others come alive to find the dreams once held in my heart. My intent is to help as many people as I possibly can, to bring joy to as many lives as I can, and to empower as many people as I can to find the life of dreams again… My life has been comprised of experience, experiences that have lead me to this point in my life. I wish to share what it is that I have learned along the way so tthat we all will enjoy the time we have.

Diane Griffin

Everything You Need to Know About the Security Clearance Process

Genre: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Diane Griffin
ISBN: 9781427646682

On a previous spotlight we had an FBI Agent who wrote a book about being a whistle blower. Now we have Diane Griffin who wrote a book about muddling through the red tape and getting a security clearance. We don’t get a lot of how-to non fiction books and this one is really unusual because it clarifies the process that most of us know nothing about. Diane Griffin, President and owner of Security First & Associates, says her motivation for writing Everything You Wanted to Know About the Security Clearance Process, But Are Afraid To Ask: Professional Guidance for Obtaining and Maintaining a Security Clearance came from the more than two decades of people she has assisted, both in her role as a private security contractor, and as the head of personnel or security within major governmental contractors, in finding their way through the complicated security clearance chain. “If you have plenty of time to click around through myriad government websites and the patience to cut through red tape and make sense of confusing bureaucratic talk, you may be able to find some of the answers to your questions about the security clearance process,” Griffin says. “Chances are, however, that you will still be left with some of your questions unanswered, because there are some questions that the government just doesn’t address. So, unless you know someone who is well acquainted with the process from a first-hand perspective, good luck.”

“What I sought to do was compile all of these answers into one easy-to-read compendium of advice and guidance, giving my readers signposts along the way to assist them in navigating through the clearance process. I believe I’ve come up with a volume that will greatly help its users, and being able to assist folks in working through this process is extremely gratifying to me.” GROUNDBREAKING SECURITY CLEARANCE EBOOK A ONE-STOP KNOWLEDGEBASE FOR THOSE CONFUSED BY THE SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS

B.K. Walker

Dares and Dreams

Genre: Vampires
Publisher: Publish America
ISBN: 9781615828708

B.K. Walker lives in Eastern Pennsylvania with her three children. She works full time as a Pediatric Nurse and writes at her leisure. She has always had a love for writing since childhood. She writes poetry as well, and took literature classes in college and has used the knowledge gained to put her work into publication.

Synopsis:
Lannie Spenser just lost her father unexpectedly. When the mother she has never met arrives the day of the funeral, Lannie is introduced to a world she never knew existed. Overwhelmed with the fact that she was born a witch that will come into her full powers on her twenty first birthday, Lannie also learns that her Mom, Selene, is a Vamp-Witch.

Now that she knows what she is to become, Selene encourages her to accept immortality and become half vampire to save herself from a Vampire King. The King hunts her, hoping to be the one to make her immortal, as only Lannie can give him the power that will help control, and rule all of the creatures of the night. As Lannie tries to embrace it all, she finds Ash. When both of them dream of the same little blonde boy, Ash is led to Northeast Harbor, Maine to help protect her from the Vampire King. Ash vows to protect Lannie, never expecting to fall in love with her. When an unexpected visitor shows up to the bar that Lannie works at, Ash fears she will find out that he has a secret of his own.

Clifford Roberts

The Book that no Writer Should be Without

Genre: Reference
Publisher: Create Space
ISBN: 9781451533607

Cliff recorded a record and performed at the World’s Fair in 1964, on television shows, and in nightclubs. He attended Bluefield State, Farmingdale University, and USI Computer School. Careers have included real estate agent; Newsday Manager; fuel Oil company and home repair; real estate investor; artist management; Salesman; and currently works as a business analyst for a large financial institution.

Clifford has written: Red Rum Murders, OR3, In a Killer’s Eye, The Mystic Killings, Poison Blood, Run Lee Run. He writes full time and plays piano for relaxation.

The Book No Writer Should Be Without is a must have for writers. An index of websites to promote and market books online. 158 web sites; interviews; networks; reviews; radio; blogs to showcase an other’s work. I am very impressed with the content on his website. It is a virtual wealth of information for authors. You all should go to his links page. It will keep you busy for a while.

Louise Wise

Eden

Genre: Science Fiction/Romance
Publisher: yourighton Publishers
ISBN: 978184924290

Eden is my first published novel. My second novel, A Proper Charlie, is going through its paces with my editor, and I’m busily working on my third, which I haven’t named at the moment. I am a mum of four boys, happily married to Dave and live in damp England.

JOURNEY TO THE PAST…

A tale of romance and survival as three people travel from 2236 to the beginning of time. Jennifer Daykin joins the three-man crew to explore the newly discovered planet, Eden. All was going well until Jenny found herself deserted…She listened for an answering shout – there was nothing. In the distance, Jenny was transfixed with horror as the space shuttle rose into the blue sky of Eden.

…but not alone

The instant she hit the floor she curled into the fetal position. Finally, the bare feet walked away. A Native American warrior, had been her first thought, but it was his eyes that had alerted her he wasn’t an Indian or even human. They were completely black; black, dry orbs in a battered face. Ordinary people with ordinary emotions, fears and insecurities. Only this isn’t Earth, and he isn’t human.

A modern day Adam and Eve.

Patrick M. Brown

The Oaks

Genre: General Fiction
Publisher: Create Space
ISBN: 1442100338

Patrick is a general fiction writer from Wilmington Delaware. His first novel, The Oaks, was released in March of 2009. He is currently working on a romantic thriller set in the Central American country of Belize. Patrick has worked in many professions from Soldier to Salesman and currently works as a business analyst for a large financial institution. The Oaks is a powerful and gripping novel of greed and passion set on Maryland’s Eastern Shore! The story centers around Doug Carlson an over-privileged, mean spirited, self centered, egotistical and evil man. He will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He approaches every aspect of his life with the same level of insatiable greed. Business, friends, women are all the same to Doug; just there to satisfy his current need or desire. Doug hopes to buy “The Oaks”, an upscale restaurant and bar located on the banks of the Tred Avon, but the current owner Harry is unsure about selling and retiring. Doug, of course, tries to help Harry make up his mind and in the process of doing this Doug experiences a life changing event that now has him reconsidering his view of life. For the first time since he was very young he has found the heart of a woman and wants nothing more than to become a new and better man. Will Doug be able to grow and become the man he truly wants to be, or is his past too close behind to let him get away? Discover the fascinating answers as you read the book.

Shalonda Treasure Williams

A Heart’s Thoughts: Love Walks Meditation Series

Genre: Religion/Spirituality
Publisher: Create Space
ISBN Number: : 1442189657

Shalonda “Treasure” Williams is a Savannah, GA native and mother of four. Coming from a line up of eleven siblings she has decided to break out in order to encourage and uplift others. With her Love Walk Meditations Series she has begun that journey. In her upcoming motivational series, she will dare you to believe in you.

We often have questions that go unanswered. ‘Why is my blessing taking so long?’ ‘Why does God seem so far away in time of trouble?’ ‘How can I get and keep peace in my life?’ These questions and so many more are answered here. Answers of comfort and love that say, “Someone else understands.” Read this book and become comforted and inspired.

Karen Kostlivy

Cyber Writers and the Zebra of Life

Genre: Children’s Books/Adventure
Publisher: 3L Publishing
ISBN Number: : 0615362265

Karen Kostlivy was born and raised in Northern California. She graduated from the University of California Davis with a degree in Rhetoric and Communication. She enjoys spending time with her family and listening to her two sons Camron and Masson play guitar. After a successful career in the private and public sector, Karen decided to return to a former passion, writing and creating stories for readers of all ages. She is currently happily residing in Yuba City California with her husband Davis and son.

Synopsis:

Mason Witt, a skateboarding American teenager, catapults himself into the greatest adventure of his life after reading the plight of a new Cyber Writer from Africa. Lutalo knew he would come so he sent Mason an urgent plea for help. His village has lost its precious Zebra of Life — and his father has gone missing in the pursuit of the evil men who stole it. Here begins this thrilling adventure of two boys, a smart-talking panther, and an amazing zebra that sustains life. Come and join Mason and Lutalo on this fantasy adventure. The book is being released on May 8, 2010 at the Yuba Public Library in Marysville, CA.

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Carla Lee Suson

Independence Day Plague

Genre: Thriller
Published: Fireside Publications
ISBN: 9781935517054

Bio: Carla Lee Suson graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology. She started her career as a technician in cellular biology and worked at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas for several years before moving to the Coastal Bend area of Texas. She switched to a career of writing and editing, forming the company Suson Communications Specialists which later became Carl Suson, Writer/Editor. She wrote articles, short stories and standardized test materials for over twelve years. Her topics included travel articles, parenting advice, children’s stories and science.Additionally, she edited books for local professors on the subjects of art, art history, climatology and global warming. Eventually she obtained a Master’s degree in Professional Writing. Now she owns of North of the Red Writing Services located in Northwest Indiana. Through that company, she writes original material and edit other people’s work,perform graphic manipulation and layout, and occasionally act as liaison to the printer. Although always a Texas girl in her heart, she lives in Crown Point along with her husband, three kids, and three dogs. When not typing out ideas on the computer, she does woodworking or bangs out patterns on leather.

Synopsis

James Mitchell lived and worked at the remote South Dakota Bio-Lab 4 military base for his entire career. Twenty-three years later, the military collected the biological weapons and shuts the base down, declaring the members of BL-4 and their families expendable. For thesake of national security, they had to die. However, due to a freak accident, Mitchell survived. He watched his family and friends diewrithing in agony brought on by the Marburg virus he helped develop. Now with his sanity stretched to its limits, Mitchell wants revenge on the government that caused it all.

The day is July 4th, 2026, America’s 250th birthday celebration. Despite the threats of war and peace talks with the Chinese, three million people flood into Washington DC for the party of the decade. Veteran DC cop, Michael Dorado heads the terrorist taskforce for the day-long celebration. On the morning of July 4th, Dorado receives the message,”When the crowds are at their peak at the Fourth of July, I will detonate a biological weapon that will spray people with a deadly pathogen. Once the people are infected, millions will die before you can control this virus….” Now he must find and stop a madman before it’s too late.