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A Brutally Honest Memoir…”Troublemaker”, by Leah Remini

Troublemaker is the first person account of actress Leah Remini‘s (TV’s King of Queens “Carrie”) history and life with the Church of Scientology. Remini exposes many of the darker facets of the “religion” and shares inside stories of her life as a Scientologist. Indoctrinated into Scientology at a young age along with her mother and sister, Remini spent over thirty years dedicating herself (at the cost of millions of dollars and thousands of hours of study and training). In this brutally honest memoir, Remini shares her experiences from childhood leading up to her very public break from Scientology in 2013. The book is a shocking expose Scientology’s closely guarded secrets delivered with insight and humor. As a Hollywood Insider, Remini shares stories about her interactions with other celebrity Scientologists, including her experience at the very publicized wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in Italy. An eye opener for those who have ever been interested in Scientology.

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A Little Girl, Her Journey, and Her Amazing Story of Healing…”Miracles From Heaven”, by Christy Wilson Beam

American author, Christy Wilson Beam, writes this beautiful memoir about the journey of her sick twelve year old daughter Annabel Beam. She survived, without any injury, a thirty foot fall from a branch into a hollow Cottonwood tree. While waiting to be rescued, she visited heaven and then was found to be cured of her chronic illness. Every parent can identify with the terror these parents felt as they waited for their daughter to be rescued.

Author Beam and her husband spent many hours in hospitals with Annabel trying to get her severe health issues resolved. The little girl was not able to digest her food. Most of the time, she would hardly have the energy to play, let alone climb trees. But, one day she decided to do just that with her two sisters. It was that day that changed her life and her family’s life in a very miraculous way. Some have reported getting an overwhelming sense of calm while reading what should have been very intense passages in the book. Some attribute that calmness to a feeling of a spiritual presence.

Sony Pictures Entertainment has produced an adapted version of this remarkable story, directed by Patricia Riggen, and scripted by Randy Brown. The film stars Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, and Eugene Derbez.

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Smiling Makes You Look Younger….”Timeless Beauty”, by Christie Brinkley

At 61 years old Christie Brinkley appears to be half her age, with a glow that would fool many who might be trying to guess her age. In her new book, Timeless Beauty, she has shared her secrets to an ageless beauty that anyone would love to have. The former supermodel spent five long days of personal appearances, and in retail stores autographing her book, but still managed to look fabulous. She has appeared on over 500 magazine covers around the world. Among her many honors have been being the first to appear as Sports Illustrated’s swim suit cover girl for three consecutive years, being the face of Cover Girl make-up for several years, and being selected as a featured person in the 100 Most Beautiful People in People Magazine. Christie is an active Vegan……..the 5’9″ beauty attributes her youthful glow to her healthy lifestyle, and to inheriting her mother’s good looks. She is the mother to Alexa 29, Jack 20, and Sailor 17.

One free tip before you read the book filled with over 100 beauty secrets……..Christie says the best secret to looking younger is a great smile!

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Who Conspired to Bring Him Down?…”Killing Reagan”, by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard

Authors Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard have joined once again as a best selling writing team to create their next in a long line of successful books, Killing Reagan. They educate their readers in an enjoyable read of the career and life of President Ronald Reagan. They explain his rise to power and tell of those who conspired to bring him down.

When President Reagan barely escaped death when a gunman’s bullet came close to his heart, he was grievously injured, but still had to carry out the duties of the most important man in the world. Such a traumatic incident would have been too much for men half his age to carry on.

Killing Reagan goes back to his glory days in Hollywood on through to California’s governor’s mansion, and finally to the White House and the Presidency. O’Reilly and Dugard present an unforgettable view of a great man who served in a violent time.

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There Must be a Pony Here Somewhere, “A Lucky Life Interrupted”, by Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw, the former news anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News has written a new book, A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope, in which he reflects back on his life and considers what he would still like to achieve. He was 75 years old and had extreme back pain due to his multiple myeloma. Every day that he went outside his Manhattan apartment, he was smacked in the face by a huge billboard of a young, healthy Tom Brady starring back at him. He admitted to Tom Brady the first time they met, that he therapeutically cursed that billboard every time he saw it. He told Brady that his cursing him got him through cancer treatment. The story gave the New England Patriots quarterback a good laugh.
Brokaw was very touched by all those who reached out to him with support during his battle with cancer. Among them were the current President, President George W. Bush, Charles Barkley, and many more, including David Letterman, who was very kind in checking on him and inviting him to dinner. It was immensely helpful to him to have such considerate people caring about him.
In the book, he considers his bucket list: ● Learn to sail solo ● Learn to play chess ● Get a short story published ● Spend more mornings by the sea, with his wife, Meredith, a copy of The New Yorker, and plenty of black coffee ●Fish more river and saltwater flats
Brokaw insists he is an eternal optimist, even through the difficult journey of having multiple myeloma. A great story he used as illustrating that optimism was when Ronald Reagan used the great line “about a child comes down in the morning, and beneath the Christmas tree there is just an enormous pile of horse dung. And he starts thinking, ‘there must be a pony here somewhere’. That is kind of my attitude about life.”

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The True Meaning of What It Is To Be A…”Legend”, by Eric Blehm

Eric Blehm, a best-selling author, uses the Vietnam War as a backdrop for his novel, Legend. It is seen through a mission that occurred on May 2, 1968. U.S. forces were forbidden to operate in the neutral Cambodian jungle, but a 12-man Special Forces team was covertly placed there to prove that the North Vietnamese Army was using the neutral zone as a means to traffic supplies to the south through the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The mission turned very sour when they discovered that they had infiltrated a section of jungle that concealed a major enemy installation. They were immediately surrounded by North Vietnamese Army, under attack, and low on ammunition.

The remainder of the story is carried out by the 20th Assault Helicopter Company, and principally Master Sergeant Ray Benavidez. His heroic actions were so impressive that he received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Awarded the medal for his service with Detachment B-56, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Republic of Vietnam. Even though severely injured himself, he saved numerous lives during that 1968 Vietnam Mission. The story exemplifies the complete title: Legend: A Harrowing Story from the Vietnam War of One Green Beret’s Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces Team Caught Behind Enemy Lines.

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Support Iconic Legends or Debunk the Myths…”Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies”, by Bill O’Reilly and David Fisher

Legends and Lies: The Real West is a book by authors Bill O’Reilly and David Fisher, that serves to provide evidence that either supports iconic legends of the Old West, or debunks myths that have taken hold for readers over the years. If the reader has ever wondered about Black Bart, the “gentleman bandit” or Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, then this book is for them. Generations of Americans have grown up hearing about these Western legends in books, movies, and television.

The book is so new that many opinions have yet to be expressed, but the concensus of the opinions given seem to agree that Legends and Lies: The Real West, is a straightforward historical account describing many of the biggest characters of the Old West. O’Reilly’s Killing series of books often raised more controversial questions, but his latest work is a much less complicated explanation of what really happened when the West was won.

Legends and Lies: The Real West debuted on April 7, 2015, and is considered an essential companion for those who plan to watch the historical series (by the same name) which premiered on April 12, 2015. The historical episodic specials will be televised for 10 weeks on the Fox News Channel. The series will include the stories that readers think they already know, as well as others that may be surprising and astonishing.

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“Becoming Steve Jobs”, by Brent Schlender & Rick Tetzeli

Newly published book, Becoming Steve Jobs (March 2015) by authors Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli, is an unauthorized biography about legendary C.E.O. Steve Jobs, who died from complicated liver failure. The sub-title of the book: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart Into a Visionary Leader, gives the reader immediate insight as to the tone of the book. Jobs was known by his fellow executives as a skilled manipulator of many people, and favored those who stayed closest to his way of thinking.

The book strives to more sympathetically picture Jobs as a man misunderstood due to his early explosive years. However, critics seem to agree that this new book does not do much to help Job’s posthumous reputation. But, at least the last chapters show how he cared for his colleagues. In his final days, he especially became more melancholy. For example, just before Jobs was to be announced as a new Board Member of Pixar, he pulled aside Disney C.E.O. Bob Iger to let him know that his cancer had returned and gave him the chance to back out of the deal. Of course, he did not change the agreement and they became friends and had a productive alliance.

A film is due in October 2015 based on Walter Isaacson’s biography, Steve Jobs. The director is Danny Boyle with Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Jobs will be played by Michael Fassbender.

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The Legend….”American Sniper”, by Chris Kyle and Scott McEwen

“American Sniper” by authors Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice, and Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, is an account of SEAL Kyle’s career from 1999 to 2009 as having the most career sniper kills in U. S. military history. The insurgents in Iraq feared him more than anyone, and called him al-Shaitan (the devil). He had a $20,000 bounty placed on his head by the insurgents.

Through four combat deployments, Kyle fought alongside fellow SEALS, Marines, and Army soldiers earning legendary respect from all. He protected them from rooftops and from positions that were totally undetected. He earned seven medals for bravery with the inclusion of two Silver Stars. He was also awarded the Grateful Nation Award from the Jewish Institute for National Security. After his deployments were completed, he became a chief instructor for the training of Naval Special Warfare Sniper and Counter Sniper teams.

Chris Kyle’s account of his extraordinary battle experiences will rank as one of the greatest war memoirs of all time. Clint Eastwood has directed a by the book interpretation of “American Sniper”. The movie has been Academy Award nominated for best movie, actor, actress, supporting actor, and supporting actress. The end of this remarkable life will bring even the most jaded of readers to tears.

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Act of Assassination??? “Killing Patton”, by Bill O’Reilly

The host of Fox News Channels, The O’Reilly Factor, has added another novel to his list of intriguing books about important figures in history. Preceded by Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus, author O’Reilly presents Killing Patton. Another in the series of riveting non-fiction novels about famous murders in history.

General George S. Patton, Jr. mysteriously died in the months following the end of World War II. In the seventy years since, suspicion has always surfaced that his death had been an act of assassination. The O’Reilly novel covers the final year of the war, and gives an accounting of the events surrounding Patton’s death. It gives the names of many powerful individuals who may have wanted him silenced. The narrative includes a description of a once very powerful man and he lays flat on his back in a hospital bed. “His upper body is encased in plaster, the result of a car accident twelve days ago. Room 110 is a former utility closet, just fourteen feet by sixteen feet”. There is a single chair for Patton’s wife, who sets by his side crocheting hoping he will soon awaken. The man laying in this German hospital is her husband, but he is also known as the brilliant General of the American Third Army whose crowning achievement was the Battle of the Bulge.

Co-author, Martin Dugard, is a New York Times bestselling author of several history-oriented books. He currently lives in Southern California.

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