This book is written to help encourage each one of us to put smiles on our faces even though we face countless problems in our lives. It also reveals how our smiles impact positively in the lives of people around us. “Perfect Smile" convinces us that amidst the twist and turns of life, we have no particular reasons to ever sacrifice our beautiful and charming smiles for anything else on earth. A perfect smile is the beginning of a perfect life.

In his 1909 manifesto Hind Swaraj, Gandhi made an impassioned call for passive resistance that he soon retracted. 'Passive resistance' didn't, in the end, serve his overarching aims, but was troubled on multiple grounds from its use of the English phrase to the weakness implied by passivity. Modernism and the Idea of India: The Art of Passive Resistance claims that the difficulty embedded in the phrase 'passive resistance,' from its seeming internal contradiction to the troubling category ...

About the bookThis is a remarkable book. It tells the story of an apparently ordinary American who happens to be born in extraordinary times and who is, therefore, forced to live an exceptional life. Edgar Brown is a member of that generation which fought both the Great Depression and World War II, and prevailed! Thus, this story of one man's life becomes the story of the history of our country through some of its most dramatic and significant times in microcosm. But beyond that, "Of Rainc...

What’s stronger than magic itself? A Brownstone with a mission.Brownstone Security continues cleansing Seattle’s magical mobster underbelly while Alison draws strength from her trusted circle as she fights off the virus draining her powers.She uncovers the smuggling of magical pets and the harmful side effects of testing savage spells on humans and still has time to chase down her enemies.It’s dirty, dangerous work and leaves her friends the targets...

What’s the harm in taking a break from protecting the city for one date? Alison is about to find out…Bounty hunter license in hand and attitude in place, Alison is ready to house-train the city’s malevolent magicals.But even a Brownstone needs a little downtime!Cleansing Seattle of the Eastern Union’s threat was hard business.Exhausted and dripping with sweat at the gym, she collides with a man who gets her pulse pounding. Great first impres...

Alison bloodied the Tapestry, but has she defeated them?With her foes operating under the radar, Alison thinks she has time for reviewing pet parks and PR jobs, but when the mysterious magic-enhancing drug Ultimate arrives in Seattle, she is faced with a shocking conspiracy that might reach from Las Vegas to Seattle. Sadistic wizards willing to experiment are flocking to town, including a mysterious and lethal woman testing a newer, purer form of Ultimate with no c...

It’s hard to plan a wedding when the bad guys just won’t take a hint. Invite only…Brownstone Security is hired for what should be a relatively simple job. Protect a courier transporting a valuable painting. Nothing about the job is as it seems and Alison ends up working with the FBI’s first witch on the case.Can they figure out what’s going on and settle a score before the painting is lost for good? But that’s not all – the CIA is looking into the Tapestry ...

Alison Brownstone is a Drow Princess with no ordinary powers. Time to remind a few people just what that means. Kick ass, don’t bother taking names.Alison is in Mongolia to rescue Mr. D’s nephew, but things aren’t adding up. Are the other Drow trying to off Alison and her team to secure their succession?The Drow haven’t learned their lesson about messing with a Brownstone? Any Brownstone.Still, the challenges keep coming. The Drow a...

The Bitch is BackAlison’s powers are restored, and her magic is sizzlingDark Wizards gather in Seattle for a meeting. Alison isn't about to let them set up business in her town.Her friends have her back, even if one of them may be a traitor.A dark wizard escapes the raid. Doesn’t he realize a Brownstone won't give up?After he frees the Fremont troll, Alison has to think fast to protect innocents. B...

What could be harder for Alison than hunting magical beasties? Meeting Mason’s parents.Now she knows what Mason felt like meeting her father. Well, that was James Brownstone, so… maybe not.No time to ponder impressing the parents anyway – she has other issues to deal with. Sonya’s father has reappeared, seeking their help. But will they?And an unknown person has reached out to Tahir and Hana about Omni’s owner. Something smells a bit fishy a...

Alison Brownstone has the leader’s name and is ready to kick ass. Time to take the fight to the Seventh Order dark wizards.Tracking dark wizards is hard but no one is good enough to evade the bounty hunter for long.Unless a friend goes missing first.Shay asks Brownstone Security for help finding Lily and Alison can’t refuse. The dark wizards can wait. The team is off to Japan in search of the magical she thinks of as a sister.What sh...

Sometimes even a Brownstone needs to get away from it all. Did the bad guys not get the memo? Alison Brownstone is on vacation. Do not disturb.Oh they disturbed.But when your mom is Shay Carson and she makes two requests of you, you take them seriously. 1. Go on a father-daughter bounty hunt. 2. Go on vacation. How can Alison say no? She can’t.Two Brownstone’s on a bounty. That dude’s going down hard. One and done. The second task takes our Drow pri...