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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Child of Wrath with JB Biggs
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a booksigning and chat with author of Child of Wrath\, JB Biggs! Spanning 30 years\, Child of Wrath is the story of Jonah\, initially a tough ten-year old survivor who wants nothing more than a real home where he can be a normal kid. \nJonah’s erratic and abusive father leads the family on an endless nomadic quest for the next “great thing.” This dangerous odyssey brings the Franklin family to one cult-like compound after another\, culminating in a caged life in a missionary compound in the highlands of Papua\, New Guinea where Jonah will do almost anything to escape. \nThis coming of age tale climaxes in joining the Israeli para-troopers and fighting in a war in the Middle East.\nCan a child of wrath escape the insanity\, become his own man\, and ultimately create a home for his own son in the aftermath of a train-wreck of a childhood?
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-child-of-wrath-with-jb-biggs/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Featuring Nicole Musap and Heather Lyn Mann!
DESCRIPTION:February 15th (yep\, the day after Valentine’s Day!) will be a special day at Main Street Reads when we host TWO authors and two wonderful books! \nNicole Musap is a Certified Holistic Health and Life Coach. Her book\, Feel It. Heal It. Let It Go: Taking Power Back From Your Pain shares her experiences growing up in an atmosphere where addiction\, denial\, lying\, and keeping secrets was the norm. Within the chapters\, you will be guided through a journey that taps upon eye-opening topics. This book offers three revelations of action to transform behavior from self-defeating to life-enhancing. Feeling the pain\, healing from the pain and then letting go of that pain. With anecdotes and usable insights drawn from personal experiences\, Nicole shares ideas that have helped her overcome pain\, fear and confusion and how to approach life’s challenges with confidence\, love\, courage\, and even humor. \n \nNicole empowers women to shed what no longer serves them through transformational coaching and personal growth workshops. When Nicole is not coaching or writing\, you can probably find her on her purple beach cruiser with an iced coffee sitting in the cupholder. Nicole and her husband are blessed with three tiny humans and love to experience the world’s immense beauty by traveling abroad. \nSpeaking of traveling\, our other featured author\, Heather Lyn Mann\, was a battle–weary environmental advocate in Madison\, Wisconsin\, struggling over what to do about climate change when she and her husband decided to explore the Atlantic on a small sloop. Her memoir\, Ocean of Insight: A Sailor’s Voyage from Despair to Hope\, spans six years living afloat through disasters and discoveries—life-threatening storms\, the boredom of isolation\, societies on the brink of extinction\, sinking ships\, colorful Caribbean characters\, near collisions\, a pirate scare\, and more. Throughout\, the ocean becomes Mann’s teacher\, transforming her with uncompromising lessons on how to harmonize with natural order\, the exact moments and ways to let in fearlessness\, resilience\, happiness\, impermanence\, balance\, compassion\, skillful action\, and beginner’s mind. \nHer suspenseful\, sometimes hilarious\, and always heart–warming journey of body and mind\, shaped by ancient Buddhist teachings\, entertains as it charts reality’s depths and danger zones so arm–chair adventurers\, spiritual seekers\, and the climate concerned can navigate tumultuous waters and arrive together on the shore of planetary well–being. \nIn other words – we’re looking forward to a most excellent day of thoughtful discussion and brilliant insights from these two authors! \nNicole and Heather’s books will both be available for sale and signing and refreshments will be served!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-featuring-nicole-musap-and-heather-lyn-mann/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Soul Sprints with John Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Soul Sprints is a football tale of love\, friendship\, tolerance\, and the ties of family and community that bind\, even in the unceasing presence of bitterness and prejudice in post-9/11 America.: \nLake Barrow\, Florida is a small\, central Florida farming community that prides itself on loving three things: faith\, family\, and the mighty Spartans of Sims County High. The tiny Bible-belt town is also home to a long-standing feud between two of its most prominent families\, the Gills and the Danforths. \nJayce Leonard is a hometown football hero from Lake Barrow who is all too familiar with the Gill-Danforth controversy. After achieving success as a college quarterback at a small university\, Jayce is called home in 2003 to coach at his alma mater at the age of twenty-four\, making him the youngest high school head coach in the state of Florida. However\, he soon finds himself squarely in the middle of his hometown’s checkered history again as he seeks to start a family and successfully lead his beloved Spartans on the gridiron. Alongside him is his college teammate and best friend\, Soul Rasheed. "Coach Soul\," as he is known to the team\, is a Muslim and former favorite receiving target of Jayce's whose enthusiasm and charisma quickly endear him to the players. However\, Soul's presence in Lake \nBarrow – along with his faith – soon generates fresh strife in the midst of the ongoing discord that has plagued Jayce’s small town for years. \nJoin us for the booksigning and lively discussion. Refreshments will be served!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-soul-sprints-with-john-gibson/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry when author Josie Olsvig will be here to sign copies – a perfect time to launch this important book as we wrap up African American History Month! \nThis is a bright\, colorful and informative children’s book about the Gullah culture derived from West African slave descendants. It is a book that may be used to explain differing cultures and black history. The author acquaints the reader with heirs’ property\, the parcels of land many of the Gullah live on in the Lowcountry and surrounding Sea Islands acquired by freedmen after the Civil War. \nOther numerous aspects of the Gullah culture are introduced including sweetgrass basket making\, a time-honored tradition brought from West Africa\, herbal medicines\, Southern cooking which incorporates many plants and vegetables brought from Africa\, as well as the importance of faith and family. Certain points about the Civil War are discussed and the African American hero Robert Smalls is introduced. All of this is conveyed through the use of thirty colorful illustrations designed by a Lowcountry artist. \nA parent/teacher guide\, as well as discussion questions\, are included in the work. \nAbout Josie Olsvig \nFollowing more than thirty years in public service as an attorney and human rights advocate\, Josie retired and moved along with her husband to the Charleston\, South Carolina area. After experiencing a series of vivid dreams about an enslaved woman and her white master\, the author began to research the Gullah culture\, race-based slavery and the history of Charleston. Based on five years of research\, site visits and interviews with Gullahs\, the author penned this book for children and a soon to be released historical novel.
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Thoughts Along the Way with Herman Dixon
DESCRIPTION:How are those New Year’s resolutions coming? Anyone out there (like us) procrastinating a bit? Well jump off the couch and come on out Saturday\, February 29th to meet local inspiring author and speaker Herman Dixon and grab a copy of his incredibly inspiring book\, Thoughts Along the Way. Learn more at https://thinkbigdixon.com \nThoughts Along the Way is a valuable resource for individual and leaders alike to better tackle the stresses and demands of life and career. \nAbout Herman Dixon\nHerman Dixon is an author\, speaker\, facilitator and advisor who resides in the Charleston\, SC metro area. He brings nearly 50 years of practical business experience from a varied range of entrepreneurial and corporation settings. His work focuses on assisting those who strive to reach higher levels of excellence in their professional and personal endeavors. \nAffectionally known as the “Hermanator” for his ability to tackle tough issues and seemingly winless situations\, Dixon has helped business owners\, leaders\, managers\, teams and other executives to become more impactful in their roles and achieve clarity in their vision and mission. \nAs an author and speaker\, Herman has opened the inquisitive minds of others to workable solutions and the inspiration to better discover the true meaning of a happy life and the enthusiasm to positively impact others. His various articles and programs clearly reflect his hands-on practical work experience. \nAs a facilitator\, Herman has enabled many to better understand the need and impact of such things as strategic planning\, the true essence of leadership and the impact of an ethical approach in professional and personal disciplines. \nHis forthcoming books\, Confessions of A Poor Country Boy\, The 12 Traits for Effective Living\, and Achievement provide a practical supplement to Herman’s contention that within everyone lies the answer to personal success. It simply needs to be “mined” properly so that its rise to the surface builds a lasting foundation for achievement to grow.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-thoughts-along-the-way-with-herman-dixon/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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