The impact of childhood trauma and abuse can forever alter the course of history. Throughout generations, countless children have been hurt by those that are meant to care for them. Yet, in society once those children turn to adults the impacts of child abuse are often discounted and spoken to with the frame of ‘that was years ago” or “it’s time to get over it.” The reality is that we are at the core a collection of all of our experiences leading up to this very moment. If the childhood tr...

After twelve months of military service in Iraq, Michael Anthony stepped off a plane, seemingly happy to be home—or at least back on US soil. He was twenty-one years old, a bit of a nerd, and carrying a pack of cigarettes that he thought would be his last. Two weeks later, Michael was stoned on Vicodin, drinking way too much, and picking a fight with a very large Hell's Angel. At his wit's end, he came to an agreement with himself: If things didn't improve in three months, he was going to ...

A fictional tale of romance woven through the true life happenings of two childhood sweethearts, who reconnect after thirty years. In this modern era of instant communication and social media, it is easier than ever to find lost loves of the past. This is the story of how it affected my life, her life, and the lives of our families. The desires of the heart can be excruciatingly strong, and it is so easy to get lost in this drug. You can't ignore your heart's dream, so follow its desire at...

No one is born courageous, but everyone hopes courage will come. Here's how to stand strong.Like many other people of faith, you may be concerned about what the future holds for Christians in America. Every day we wake up in a nation and world that is increasingly hostile to our beliefs and values. Even the basic freedoms that define America--speech and religion--are under attack. The result is that many of us have become fearful, apathetic and detached. The great ...

Think Unbroken: 8 Steps to Healing Your Inner Child is a guide to creating a baseline understanding of rebuilding the relationship between your current self and the hurt inner child in you. Millions of people worldwide have experienced traumatic childhood experiences, and those experiences have shaped who we are. Often, adult survivors of childhood trauma seek to build a relationship with the child inside them, and the 8 Steps are practical tools that trauma warriors can implement into the...

Michael Sargent never expected to find love in a Walmart parking lot.After a painful past and years of loneliness, he meets Jessica—a quiet, kind-hearted woman with a strong faith and a gentle spirit. What begins as a simple conversation soon grows into a deep, life-changing love. Within months, they are married, building a home, welcoming a baby, and opening the restaurant of Jessica’s dreams.For a while, their life feels perfect.But long hours, quiet distance, and...

Written by jazz guitar great Michael Anthony who states, "This book is an attempt to eliminate, or at the minimum decrease the frequency of such "deer in the headlights" sputters and stalls and the threat of getting lost when following a melodic line, a new thought, or a progression of chords. Think of this book then, as a map, a guide to the highways and byways of playing jazz guitar.I intend it not merely to be a fret guide. My goal is to provide you with a compass, a kind of ult...

The impact of childhood trauma and abuse can forever alter the course of history. Throughout generations, countless children have been hurt by those that are meant to care for them. Yet, in society once those children turn to adults the impacts of child abuse are often discounted and spoken to with the frame of ‘that was years ago” or “it’s time to get over it.” The reality is that we are at the core a collection of all of our experiences leading up to this very moment. If the childhood tr...

Leon had only bought his Wasp cycle because cycling had been the new craze and all his friends had been taking it up. Two years later however, it was his prized possession and his whole ambition lay on the cycle track. He was consumed, and cycling had become the most precious thing to him.The Games were Coming chronicles Leon's life in the three months preceding the Southern Games, held in Marabella, Southern Trinidad. Focused and unwavering, not even the infectious Carnival Spirit...

This book is the first in a series of 12+ Children's Books. We hope that you have enjoyed the story of little Oscar finally seeing that he is Greatly Loved. These books are written to help the readers find the Time Tested Truth, that if we just look around, there is Beauty, Hope and Love all around us everyday. We need to remember that, in our darkest days, we all still have these surrounding us, and if we look we can find them.Little Oscar needed someone to help see past his darkn...

When 13-year-old Horace's favourite aunt, Roomeen, arrives from her long sojourn in Panama, everyone is excited to see her; but everyone is even more interested in what is in her trunk. In the days following Auntie Roomeen's arrival, her gold chain goes missing, and the theft ignites the long-standing rift between Auntie Roomeen and her siblings. Amidst the arguing, Horace must question the intentions and actions of the people he loves most while the hunt for the gold chain sets in motion ...

One of America's most highly acclaimed chefs gives us more than 150 simple recipes and techniques for imaginative vegetable cooking at home.Gramercy Tavern's Executive Chef Michael Anthony believes a cook's job is to create delicious flavors and healthy meals. Written for the home cook, and featuring both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, V is for Vegetables celebrates the act of cooking vegetables he loves. Anthony shows how unlocking the secrets of vegetable...