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BOOK NOTES
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Debut MANfiction Mystery Falling
Immortality: Casey Holden, Private Investigator by Albuquerque, NM author Robert Downs
is debut, hard-boiled mystery fiction for men. Stephen King’s son describes a fitting genre as
MANfiction (the opposite of Chick lit). Frederick Ramsay, author of the Ike Schwartz mysteries, says, “Think of Mike Hammer. Then think of James Bond (as portrayed
in the films, not the one in the books). Merge them into a single character and you have Casey Holden, PI. Add a plot that
could have come from the pen of Mickey Spillane. A cold case, sexy women, and dialog that races along like Holden’s
Viper—fast, flashy, and eye-popping. Falling Immortality is, for fans of macho, slick talking, wise cracking
sleuths, a must read.” Available in trade softcover, Kindle and Nook (ePub) editions. Visit the author’s website at http://robertdowns.net/.
The Rainbow Leader
in Kindle Downloads Hiking the Continental Divide
Trail: One Woman’s Journey, by Latham, NY author Jennifer A. Hanson, is a how-to adventure for both armchair
and real-life hikers. An avid outsoorswoman, West Point graduate and former Captain in the U.S. Army, Jennifer Hanson —
with her husband Greg Allen — set off to thru-hike the 2,400-mile Continental Divide Trail. During their hike, Jennifer
learned that she had lost her father to cancer, and, within three weeks, her husband was forced to leave the trail due to
an injured nerve in his foot. Jennifer finished the last nine hundred miles of the trail — alone. Foreword by Steve
Dudley, Executive Director of the Continental Divide Trail Alliance. Available in trade softcover, Kindle and Nook (ePub) editions. Visit the author's website at http://www.hikingthecdt.com/
Retail Kudos for Blinding Pain, Simple Truth Blinding Pain, Simple Truth: Changing Your Life Through Buddhist Meditation,
by Amherst, MA author Richard S. Ellis, is a self-help book for those who want to heal themselves from pain and suffering
using Buddhist meditation. Anna Jedrziewski of New Age Retailer says, “Not just another book about alternative healing, this is also a very well-written textbook about how and
why the alternative process Ellis chose actually worked. A professor of mathematics and Judaic studies, he does talk about
things like conceptual lenses being a tenet of cognitive science, but always in understandable terms, with examples. He also
makes it clear that the path to overcoming suffering lies in the right brain, not the left brain. The power of the book is
Ellis’ honesty about his struggle with the concept of turning enemies into teachers. An additional selling point is
Ellis’ use of Buddhist teachings to search for new insight into the Hebrew Bible. Consider displaying it with books
by Thich Nhat Hanh, Jack Kornfeld, Rabbi David A. Cooper, and Pema Chödrön.” Available in trade softcover, Kindle and Nook (ePub) editions. Visit the author's website at http://www.richardsellis.com.
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