"40 DAYS IN THE DESERT" by Paul Bauer to be published this fall.

This Devotional Guide for Uniformed Services Personnel: Military, Police, Firefighters, Emergency Medical, and Security will provide evangelical guidance for men and women in these highly stressful occupations. Paul Bauer is a newly-retired police officer who currently resides in New Jersey.

PARENTS ARISE by Alvin Erickson

An eye-opening book by Reverend Alvin Erickson of Minneapolis, MN, will be helpful to parents who are seeking to inspire their children/teens/young adults to move in a wise and safe way in today's culture of seduction. This book will be available in the fall 2010, as will Pastor Erickson's workshops on the subject.

RINCE CYCLE REJOICING! by Bonnie Compton Hanson

Prolific writer, author, artist, and speaker Bonnie Compton Hanson from Santa Ana, CA, is gifting her readers with an inspirational, light-hearted book on a subject about which many cringe—housework. For her other work, check out her web site www.bonniecomptonhanson.com.

2010 International Book Award to Journeys of Heartache and Grace by Melody Chatelle, Ph.D

Melody Chatelle's book is chosen as a 2010 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST in the Health: Death and Dying category. Her book also garners HONORABLE MENTION INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD. This is a must read for anyone with a seriously ill young person, for caregivers, clergy, hospital workers, medical personnel, social workers, counselors. Through interviews with 13 young people with serious illness or near death, Chatelle has drawn wise guidance, Hardcover, 250 pp. $18.95; soft cover $16.95. Order online or 1-800-864-1648 or go to www. Chatelleandassociates.

GUIDELINES FOR NON-FICTION AUTHORS

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Check www.imaginemellc.com

Dawn Dillon and Margaret Summy have set up an important new website at www.imaginemellc.com about their book IMAGINE ME: LOVE MY BODY and articles about other areas of expertise.

New: www.tragicredemption.com

Hiram Johnson has created a new website for TRAGIC REDEMPTION: HEALING THE GUILT AND SHAME. Check out www.tragicredemption.com and learn more about his inspirational book and his work.

I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY: a 2009 finalist

I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY: A School Shooting Survivor's Triumph Over Tragedy by Missy Jenkins and William Croyle is among the finalists in the READERS FAVORITE 2009 Book Reviews and Award Contest under the Non Fiction-Autobiography category. Congratulations!

I Choose to be Happy: A School Shooting Survivor's Triumph Over Tragedy

This inspirational new book by Missy Jenkins with William Croyle brings us to a tragic moment in history--the Paducah Heath High School shooting in 1997--to a story of forgiveness and victory. Ten years after the shooting, Missy Jenkins is a college graduate, a wife, a mother, and a full-time counselor for troubled young people...and still in her wheelchair. Readers of all ages will be truly inspired by this true story of a 15-year-old shooting victim who fights to live a productive and blessed life buoyed up by her family, friends, community, and her faith.

The Hard Work of Hope: Reflections of Ray Siegle

Ann Siegle Drege has coauthored this book of her father's correspondence on the Caringbridge web site, on which he posted inspirational weekly commentaries during his two-year bout with cancer and cancer treatment. Well known especially in the upper Midwest for his Christian ministry both in congregations and at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, Ray was an inspiration to all who knew him.

Don't Call Me Shy: Preparing Shy Children for a Lifetime of Social Success

Laurie Adelman, B.S.N., M.S. Family Health/Health Education, Wayne, New Jersey, is a nurse and health educator, shyness life coach, and child advocate, who teaches us how to parent a shy child and how it feels to be that parent. Check Laurie's website www.dontcallmeshy.com. This is a much sought-after book.

Tragic Redemption: Healing the Guilt and Shame

See www.tragicredemption.com. This inspirational nonfiction book focuses on a particular tragedy in the author's own life involving a fatal accident which killed a young woman passenger in the car he was driving. The profound guilt and shame he experienced caused him to descend into alcoholism, depression, despair, and attempted suicide. God provided the strength and encouragement and persistence Hiram needed to stay on the path toward healing. In his foreword, Dr. Stephen Seamands says "this book is a marvelous testimony to the God who pursues us with his grace and relentless love." Read more...

Breakfast on the Beach: Finding God at the Water's Edge

Now available: Dr. Mark Jordan's book is a spiritual companion for your time at the beach or your quiet time at home. You will be invigorated, nourished, and refreshed by the sights and sounds of the sea as they come alive. If you are taking a break from life's frenetic pace, these 128 pages will be like a compass gently pointing you to a clarity and simplicity that will renew your spirit amid the daily chaos. This is a perfect gift for teens and adults. Mark invites the reader to write down their thoughts in the book.

Reach to Recovery: Depression Anonymous

Marilyn Patterson of Houston, Texas, has written a book that can will be helpful to people who are suffering from depression and to those who work with depressives. It will guide people who wish to start up a 12-step program as they try to reach to recovery.