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Grand Central Publishing October 28, 2014 Hardcover Alexis Fletcher hasn't had a merry Christmas in five years-not since her mother passed away. Every December she remembers the joy her mother brought to everyone during the holiday season and feels the pain of her absence, even more so now that she and her sister are barely speaking. More than anything, Alexis wishes her family could be whole again. However, with her wedding fast approaching, Alexis might just be ready to make some holiday memories with a new family of her own. Alexis's fiance, Chase Dupont, is everything she ever dreamed of. He's kind, handsome, fully supportive of Alexis's career, and the CEO of a large company. But outside forces threaten to derail this happy couple from ever reaching the altar. As tensions rise, a dramatic event causes Alexis to question everything. Will fate give her what she needs to finally embrace the season that has brought her so much pain? Will Alexis get her wish for a happy holiday? Or will her Christmas prayer go unanswered? |
Category Archives: Adult Fiction
Announcements of new fiction by and about African Americans
Living in Fear by Keyanna Ford
NCM Publishing July 29, 2014 Paperback Tia Green came from Kalamazoo, a small town in Michigan. From the time she was a child, Tia had known exactly what she wanted out of life and had already dreamed about how to get it a thousand times over. Tia had always planned on attending the University of Michigan with her childhood friend where they both wanted to become nurses. She worked hard in high school and made sure she got good grades. Eventually, that hard work paid off. She was admitted early to U of M with a full scholarship. After going on the college tour, life changed for her in ways she would have never believed! Ace was the guy that everybody dreamed they had. He was smart, sexy, and athletic, not to mention, the star of University of Michigan's football team. See, Ace turned heads wherever he went, and people were always striving for his attention, but Ace could care less. He was a player who didn't believe in giving his heart away to any female due to his childhood, but that all changed when he met Tia. She was everything he had ever wanted, and most importantly, she reminded him of his late mother whom he lost at a young age. Ace thought Tia was perfect for him. He thought he would finally get the family he had always wanted. He never imagined she'd betray him, especially not with the only other person he loved! Tia and Ace started with a fairy tale romance, truly in love. As true colors bleed out from the cracks of their exteriors, the couple discovered that their fairy tale romance was turning into a painful nightmare and the dream-filled partnership was on its way to ruins. |
About the Author:
Keyanna was born and raised in Kalamazoo, MI. She has always been into school but never knew exactly what she wanted to do. She graduated from Loy Norrix High School in 2005 with high honors and went to college where she studied Criminal Justice at Kalamazoo Valley Community College first then went on to get her bachelors at Western Michigan University where she doubled major and graduated with two majors in Criminal Justice and Social Psychology. After going through a bad situation, Keyanna decided to write about it where she discovered her love for writing and that's how her debut novel "Living in Fear" came to life.
Ebony Magazine's Book Features for August 2014
Ebony Magazine's book selections for August 2014, featuring their "Great Book Club Finds" (Angela Burt-Murray's "Games Divas Play," Dwayne Alexander Smith's "Forty Acres," and Wayne Pharr's "Nine Lives of a Black Panther: A Story of Survival," Zane's "The Other Side of the Pillow"):
Games Divas Play (A Diva Mystery Novel)
Forty Acres: A Thriller
Nine Lives of a Black Panther: A Story of Survival
The Other Side of the Pillow
Teach Me How to Fly by Alberta Lampkins
A.L. Savvy Publications July 5, 2014 Paperback "Settle down and take a journey through a heartrending story of faith, friendship and forgiveness as secrets unravel and the truth unfolds." Teach Me How to Fly is a true to life story of Jocelyn Hamilton, wife of a retired Army Sergeant Major and coffee shop owner in Buffalo, New York, and her friend, Angel Medina, a fashion clothing designer. Jocelyn sets out on a train ride headed from New York to Virginia. She is determined to find the truth behind a secret her mother never shared. Jocelyn thought she knew everything there was to know about her mother – that is until she received that phone call. Jocelyn's curiosity leads her back to her mother's hometown of Martinsville, Virginia, to meet the one lady who can give her the answers she is looking for. While Jocelyn is busy putting the pieces of her life together, her friend, Angel Medina, is desperately seeking to keep her past tucked away. Angel soon comes face to face with the one person she hoped she would never see again. What happens to a broken soul left untreated? Can you escape what lies behind you? How do you learn to forgive? Jocelyn and Angel find strength through their unexpected friendship in Teach Me How Fly. |
Rose Gold: An Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley
Doubleday September 23, 2014 Hardcover Rose Gold is two colors, one woman, and a big headache. In this new mystery set in the Patty Hearst era of radical black nationalism and political abductions, a black ex-boxer self-named Uhuru Nolica, the leader of a revolutionary cell called Scorched Earth, has kidnapped Rosemary Goldsmith, the daughter of a weapons manufacturer, from her dorm at UC Santa Barbara. If they don't receive the money, weapons, and apology they demand, "Rose Gold" will die — horribly and publicly. So the FBI, the State Department, and the LAPD turn to Easy Rawlins, the one man who can cross the necessary borders to resolve this dangerous standoff. With twelve previous adventures since 1990, Easy Rawlins is one of the small handful of private eyes in contemporary crime fiction who can be called immortal. |
Ebony Magazine's Book Features for July 2014
Ebony Magazine's book selections for July 2014, featuring their "Summer Must-Reads" (J.J. Murray's "Until I Saw Your Smile," Gillian Royes' "The Sea Grape Tree," and Tiphanie Yamique's "Land of Love and Drowning"), Toni Braxton's memoir "Unbreak My Heart," and T.D. Jakes' "Instinct":
Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire
Listen Out Loud: A Life in Music–Managing McCartney, Madonna, and Michael Jackson
Until I Saw Your Smile by J.J. MurrayKensington, May 27, 2014, Paperback At Smith's Sweet Treats and Coffee, you'll find Brooklyn's best house blend and the freshest homemade pastries. It's more than a business to owner Angela Smith. It's her home and her refuge–one she stands to lose thanks to her gouging landlord. Then a new regular offers to cover her rent increase if Angela lets him meet his clients there. If Matthew McConnell weren't such a persuasive lawyer–and so sweet, funny, and sexy–she wouldn't dream of letting him in. Since he left a high-paying, soul-sucking legal firm to go solo, Matthew has been striking out, professionally and personally. The best part of his love life is regaling Angela with date-from-hell stories over steaming, fragrant coffee. Behind her captivating smile is a smart, sensual woman he'd love to get close to. And when a secret from her past is suddenly exposed, he gets a chance to prove he's the man she needs, in every way that matters. . . |
The Sea Grape Tree: A Novel (Shad Myers)
Land of Love and Drowning: A Novel by Tiphanie YaniqueRiverhead Hardcover, July 10, 2014, Hardcover A major debut from an award-winning writer—an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands. In the early 1900s, the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule, and an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea. Orphaned by the shipwreck are two sisters and their half brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them. Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic, set against the emergence of Saint Thomas into the modern world. Uniquely imagined, with echoes of Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and the author's own Caribbean family history, the story is told in a language and rhythm that evoke an entire world and way of life and love. Following the Bradshaw family through sixty years of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, love affairs, curses, magical gifts, loyalties, births, deaths, and triumphs, Land of Love and Drowning is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prizewinning young writer. |
The African-American Guide to Divorce & Drama: Breaking Up Without Breaking Down
Get Married This Year: 365 Days to "I Do" by Dr. Janet Blair PageAdams Media, December 18, 2011, Hardcover Forget waiting for Mr. Right! You can go out and find "The One" yourself when you follow this plan. Celebrated relationship expert Dr. Janet Blair Page has distilled the very best of her acclaimed dating class at Emory University — the one covered by CNN, FOX, Good Morning America, and The Early Show — into this one-of-a-kind book. She's helped bring thousands of singles true love — and now it's your turn! |
Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison
Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall
Forge Books June 10, 2014 Along the ever changing border of gentrifying Los Angeles, seventeen year old Monique Darson is found dead at a condominium construction site, hanging in the closet of an unfinished unit. Homicide detective Elouise "Lou" Norton's new partner, Colin Taggert, fresh from the comparatively bucolic Colorado Springs police department, assumes it's a teenage suicide. Lou isn't buying the easy explanation. For one thing, the condo site is owned by Napoleon Crase, a self made millionaire. . .and the man who may have murdered Lou's missing sister, Tori, thirty years ago. As Lou investigates the death of Monique Darson, she uncovers undeniable links between the two cases. But her department is skeptical. Lou is convinced that when she solves Monique's case she will finally bring her lost sister home. But as she gets closer to the truth, she also gets closer to a violent killer. After all this time, can he be brought to justice. . .before Lou becomes his next victim? |
The Reunion by Charles L Freeman Jr
MEG Books November 15, 2013 The Reunion is the story of four lifelong friends attending their 20-year high school reunion. It's also the tale of two love stories: one that involves a long marriage and one that involves a couple who broke up years ago and still have unresolved issues between them. Over the course of a long weekend in San Diego, California, the four friends will catch up with each other and come to grips with a past tragedy that strengthens the bond between. The author takes readers deep into the life of Lorenzo (Chocks) Taylor, an award-winning music producer and record company executive who's at a crossroads in his professional and personal lives. Step inside Lorenzo's fast-paced world of music, money, power, jealousy and corporate intrigue as he tries to remain true to his beliefs and his friends. |
8th Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair, August 9, 2014
Saturday 8/9/14, 10am-6pm
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
This year's theme is, "1970-1979: A Decade of Self-Expression" and this year's Legacy Awards will be honoring "Good Times" TV Show creator, Eric Monte and the legendary, Stevie Wonder.
Please join Charles L. Freeman, Jr at this year's Book Fair where he'll be selling and signing his self-published romantic novel, The Reunion.
Look out for Lil Nay Nay's, "Rising Star" tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire on the main performance stage! Also, her new song, "Gotta Get Mine" at the Children's Stage!
Interview with Earl Middleton
Author Earl Middleton
Earl Middleton earned a BBA in accounting from Adelphi University and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, then went on to preach more than 2,000 sermons, create over 400 YouTube teaching videos, and write 10 books under the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
A former pastor of congregations in NY, NJ, CT, and CA, he loves preaching and teaching the Word of God across multiple platforms despite his retirement from the pastorate after 22 years of service. He is a past member of the Professional Comedians' Association, and the creator of the Internet's first Christian dramedic series, Fine Church Girls.
A longtime member of Mensa, Earl lives in Los Angeles with his family and throws up a whole buncha shots a day at his local YMCA. He's currently at work navigating new, hilarious plot twists with Pastor Tony Hook and the rest of the zany characters of the First Baptist Church of Belton, NJ. He is available for revivals, preaching engagements, family healing seminars, writing workshops, and basketball jumpshot coaching.
My Pastor Didn't Do It by Earl Middleton Food for Faith Publications, September 22, 2013, Paperback Pastor Tony Hook is everybody's favorite preacher in the quiet Newark suburb of Belton, NJ. Well, almost everybody's. Conflicts, tensions, and resolutions grace every turn of this clean and humorous black church caper. And it's all from the witty mind and converted heart of a real seminary trained preacher with 22 years of pastoral experience. When the sexy Anemone Allon's body turns up in her basement naked, sporting a hole through the head, the only evidence recovered from the scene is Hook's DNA, and all he can offer for an alibi is that he was alone in his study, praying for Anemone's soul. And his own. Of course, golden-eyed detective Sgt. Chris Sears sets her sights on him as her prime suspect, jeopardizing his future at any church, and Pastor Hook launches his own investigation into the murder. With an anonymous rival who will stop at nothing to get him out of the way, and a crusty trustee who will try almost anything to get rid of him also breathing down his neck, only heaven can help Hook out of this mess, but God has chosen this time to go silent on him. Pursued by good and hounded by evil, poisoned by deadly wildlife and stricken with writer's block, Pastor Hook must overcome Jobian loss and ugly suits, resist witchcraft, brave fire, dodge bullets, survive explosions, and tame ravenous beasts to track down the killer. As the body count rises, and in spite of "help" from his iconoclastic best buddy, Rev. Cornel Brown, and his nutty adopted mother, Freddie Pearl, Hook unravels the mystery, exposing the killer in a final confrontation before the entire Belton community. In the end almost no one is who they appeared to be in this clerical romp, and Hook realizes that even for pastors some cliches are built on truth: home is where the heart is, and the grass isn't always greener on the other side. |
Forty Acres: A Thriller by Dwayne Alexander Smith
What if overcoming the legacy of American slavery meant bringing back that very institution? A young black attorney is thrown headlong into controversial issues of race and power in this page-turning and provocative new novel. Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men in America. He's dazzled by what they've accomplished, and they seem to think he has the potential to be as successful as they are. They invite him for a weekend away from it all — no wives, no cell phones, no talk of business. But far from home and cut off from everyone he loves, he discovers a disturbing secret that challenges some of his deepest convictions! Martin finds out that his glittering new friends are part of a secret society dedicated to the preservation of the institution of slavery — but this time around, the black men are called "Master." Joining them seems to guarantee a future without limits; rebuking them almost certainly guarantees his death. Trapped inside a picture-perfect, make-believe world that is home to a frightening reality, Martin must find a way out that will allow him to stay alive without becoming the very thing he hates. A novel of rage and compassion, good and evil, trust and betrayal, Forty Acres is the thought-provoking story of one man's desperate attempt to escape the clutches of a terrifying new moral order. |
Laws of Wrath by Eriq La Salle
4 Clay Productions July 1, 2014 Paperback Chinatown, New York – The butchered body of a transvestite is found in a dumpster. Nothing out of the ordinary for NYPD, except the victim just so happens to be the brother of Detective Phee Freeman. At first the slaying looks like the random act of a vicious killer, but when it is discovered that there are similar ritualistic murders throughout the city, Phee and his partner Quincy Cavanaugh, along with FBI Agent Janet Maclin, have no choice but to join forces with Dr. Daria Zibik, a brilliant but deranged cult leader. With the clock running down and bodies piling up, Phee and his partners must do everything they can to stop the bloodshed and determine if the evil they are hunting and the psychopath they are trusting could actually be one in the same. Laws of Depravity In a 30-year murder spree, the Martyr Maker has left behind a legacy of torture and fear: 36 clergymen butchered in twisted scenes reflecting the martyrdom of the twelve Apostles. The same M.O. — Twelve murders. Every ten years. All of the victims preachers and priests. And now, the Martyr Maker is back. The recent murder of a local priest signals the beginning of another three-week kill cycle. It falls to NYPD detectives Quincy Cavanaugh and Phee Freeman and FBI agent Janet Maclin to catch the killer even though dark family secrets, the need for revenge, and hidden agendas frustrate the team at every turn. If they stand any chance of stopping the relentless serial killer, they each must first confront their own depravities that threaten to destroy them as readily as the monster they are chasing. This is the first in a trilogy. |
Forever an Ex: A Novel by Victoria Christopher Murray
Touchstone June 17, 2014 Paperback Three Los Angeles women who've helped each other overcome heartbreak are reunited eight years later when their troublesome exes come back into the picture in this follow up to Victoria Christopher Murray's bestselling novel The Ex Files. Sheridan, Kendall, and Asia first bonded when they met seven years ago at a church prayer support group and now, their friendship has blossomed into a strong sisterhood. They've helped each other through the tragedies of their breakups and together, they've celebrated their triumphs. But now, their exes are back, wreaking havoc on lives they've work so hard to rebuild. Sheridan has found love again after her ex-husband left her for a man. But old wounds are reopened when her ex-husband appears with his fiance's woman! And all of Sheridan's insecurities and doubts come rushing back. Kendall's former husband is now married to Kendall's sister, Sabrina. And though Kendall has refused to interact with either one in the last seven years, she's forced to reunite with Sabrina when their father is diagnosed with cancer. Asia has done her best to move away from her married boyfriend, a former star with the LA Lakers. But when they share a kiss, old desires are rekindled and Asia decides that it's time for her and Bobby Johnson to get back together again. |
The Root's Summer Reading List
The Root's book selections for the Summer of 2014, featuring "Book of Hours" by Kevin Young, "Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson" by Barbara Ransby, "Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II" by Farah Jasmine Griffin:
Book of Hours: Poems by Kevin YoungA decade after the sudden and tragic loss of his father, we witness the unfolding of grief. "In the night I brush / my teeth with a razor," he tells us, in one of the collection's piercing two-line poems. Capturing the strange silence of bereavement ("Not the storm / but the calm / that slays me"), Kevin Young acknowledges, even celebrates, life's passages, his loss transformed and tempered in a sequence about the birth of his son: in "Crowning," he delivers what is surely one of the most powerful birth poems written by a man, describing "her face / full of fire, then groaning your face / out like a flower, blood-bloom,/ crocused into air." Ending this book of both birth and grief, the gorgeous title sequence brings acceptance, asking "What good/are wishes if they aren't / used up?" while understanding "How to listen / to what's gone." Young's frank music speaks directly to the reader in these elemental poems, reminding us that the right words can both comfort us and enlarge our understanding of life's mysteries. |
Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson by Barbara RansbyEslanda "Essie" Cardozo Goode Robeson lived a colorful and amazing life. Her career and commitments took her many places: colonial Africa in 1936, the front lines of the Spanish Civil War, the founding meeting of the United Nations, Nazi-occupied Berlin, Stalin's Russia, and China two months after Mao's revolution. She was a woman of unusual accomplishment — an anthropologist, a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate of women's rights, an outspoken anti-colonial and antiracist activist, and an internationally sought-after speaker. Yet historians for the most part have confined Essie to the role of Mrs. Paul Robeson, a wife hidden in the large shadow cast by her famous husband. In this masterful book, biographer Barbara Ransby refocuses attention on Essie, one of the most important and fascinating black women of the twentieth century. Chronicling Essie's eventful life, the book explores her influence on her husband's early career and how she later achieved her own unique political voice. Essie's friendships with a host of literary icons and world leaders, her renown as a fierce defender of justice, her defiant testimony before Senator Joseph McCarthy's infamous anti-communist committee, and her unconventional open marriage that endured for over 40 years—all are brought to light in the pages of this inspiring biography. Essie's indomitable personality shines through, as do her contributions to United States and twentieth-century world history. |
Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II
The Cutting Season: A Novel by Attica LockeAttica Locke's breathtaking debut novel, Black Water Rising, won resounding acclaim from major publications coast-to-coast and from respected crime fiction masters like James Ellroy and George Pelecanos, earning this exciting new author comparisons to Dennis Lehane, Scott Turow, and Walter Mosley. Locke returns with The Cutting Season, a second novel easily as gripping and powerful as her first — a heart-pounding thriller that interweaves two murder mysteries, one on Belle Vie, a historic landmark in the middle of Lousiana's Sugar Cane country, and one involving a slave gone missing more than one hundred years earlier. Black Water Rising was nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, an Edgar Award, and an NAACP Image Award, and was short-listed for the Orange Prize in the U.K. The Cutting Season has been selected by bestselling author Dennis Lehane as the first pick for his new line of books at HarperCollins. |
Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward"We saw the lightning and that was the guns; and then we heard the thunder and that was the big guns; and then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in the crops, it was dead men that we reaped." — Harriet Tubman In five years, Jesmyn Ward lost five young men in her life — to drugs, accidents, suicide, and the bad luck that can follow people who live in poverty, particularly black men. Dealing with these losses, one after another, made Jesmyn ask the question: Why? And as she began to write about the experience of living through all the dying, she realized the truth — and it took her breath away. Her brother and her friends all died because of who they were and where they were from, because they lived with a history of racism and economic struggle that fostered drug addiction and the dissolution of family and relationships. Jesmyn says the answer was so obvious she felt stupid for not seeing it. But it nagged at her until she knew she had to write about her community, to write their stories and her own. Jesmyn grew up in poverty in rural Mississippi. She writes powerfully about the pressures this brings, on the men who can do no right and the women who stand in for family in a society where the men are often absent. She bravely tells her story, revisiting the agonizing losses of her only brother and her friends. As the sole member of her family to leave home and pursue higher education, she writes about this parallel American universe with the objectivity distance provides and the intimacy of utter familiarity. A brutal world rendered beautifully, Jesmyn Ward's memoir will sit comfortably alongside Edwidge Danticat's Brother, I'm Dying, Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life, and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. |
Essence Magazine's Book Features for June 2014
Essence Magazine's book selections for June 2014, featuring their "Summer Reading Challenge" (Wendy Williams' "Hold Me in Contempt," Walter Mosley's "Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore," Morowa Yejide's "Time of the Locust," Cynthia Bond's "Ruby," Lauren Francis-Sharma's's "'Til the Well Runs Dry," and Elizabeth Nunez' "Not for Everyday Use"), Toni Braxton's memoir "Unbreak My Heart," and T.D. Jakes' "Instinct":
Hold Me in Contempt: A Romance by Wendy WilliamsMove over 50 Shades, there's a new romance in town. Superstar Wendy Williams brings on the heat in her first ever, no-holds-barred, down and dirty, romance novel. Kimberly Kind is trying to get beyond her roots. A successful, beautiful, smart lawyer, she's finally finding direction in her life and getting out of the streets. But a terrible accident threatens to throw her carefully laid plans off course. Now Kim's hiding a huge secret — one that could threaten everything. Enter King. A perfect mix of Justin Timberlake and David Beckham, the man oozes sex and has more swagger than anyone Kim's ever met. Their chemistry is off the charts. But after passion-filled nights, the intensity of their emotions takes both of them by surprise. Love was not supposed to be an option. Now it's the only thing holding them together. When their pasts come back with a vengeance, can love possibly be enough? |
Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore: A Novel by Walter MosleyIn this scorching, mournful, often explicit, and never less than moving literary novel by the famed creator of the Easy Rawlins series, Debbie Dare, a black porn queen, has to come to terms with her sordid life in the adult entertainment industry after her tomcatting husband dies in a hot tub. Electrocuted. With another woman in there with him. Debbie decides she just isn't going to "do it anymore." But executing her exit strategy from the porn world is a wrenching and far from simple process. Millions of men (and no doubt many women) have watched famed black porn queen Debbie Dare — she of the blond wig and blue contacts — "do it" on television and computer screens every which way with every combination of partners the mind of man can imagine. But one day an unexpected and thunderous on-set orgasm catches Debbie unawares, and when she returns to the mansion she shares with her husband, insatiable former porn star and "film producer" Theon Pinkney, she discovers that he's died in a case of hot tub electrocution, "auditioning" an aspiring "starlet." Burdened with massive debts that her husband incurred, and which various L.A. heavies want to collect on, Debbie must reckon with a life spent in the peculiar subculture of the pornography industry and her estrangement from her family and the child she had to give up. She's done with porn, but her options for what might come next include the possibility of suicide. Debbie . . . is a portrait of a ransacked but resilient soul in search of salvation and a cure for grief. |
Time of the Locust: A Novel by Morowa YejideTravel into the heart and mind of an extraordinary autistic boy in this deeply imaginative debut novel of a mother's devotion, a father's punishment, and the power of love. Sephiri is an autistic boy who lives in a world of his own making, where he dwells among imagined sea creatures that help him process information in the "real world" in which he is forced to live. But lately he has been having dreams of a mysterious place, and he starts creating fantastical sketches of this strange, inner world. Brenda, Sephiri's mother, struggles with raising her challenged child alone. Her only wish is to connect with him — a smile on his face would be a triumph. Meanwhile, Sephiri's father, Horus, is sentenced to life in prison, making life even lonelier for Brenda and Sephiri. Yet prison is still not enough to separate father and son. In the seventh year of his imprisonment and the height of his isolation, Horus develops supernatural mental abilities that allow him to reach his son. Memory and yearning carry him outside his body, and through the realities of their ordeals and dreamscape, Horus and Sephiri find each other — and find hope in ways never imagined. Deftly portrayed by the remarkable and talented up-and-comer Morowa Yejide, Time of the Locust is a brilliant narrative about the psychological realms of solitude, youth, and wonder. At its heart, this is a harrowing, surreal, and redemptive journey to the union of a family. |
Ruby: A Novel by Cynthia BondThe epic, unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the woman he loves from the town desperate to destroy her — this beautiful and devastating debut heralds the arrival of a major new voice in fiction. Ephram Jennings has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long braids running through the piney woods of Liberty, their small East Texas town. Young Ruby, "the kind of pretty it hurt to look at," has suffered beyond imagining, so as soon as she can, she flees suffocating Liberty for the bright pull of 1950s New York. Ruby quickly winds her way into the ripe center of the city–the darkened piano bars and hidden alleyways of the Village–all the while hoping for a glimpse of the red hair and green eyes of her mother. When a telegram from her cousin forces her to return home, thirty-year-old Ruby Bell finds herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood. With the terrifying realization that she might not be strong enough to fight her way back out again, Ruby struggles to survive her memories of the town's dark past. Meanwhile, Ephram must choose between loyalty to the sister who raised him and the chance for a life with the woman he has loved since he was a boy. Full of life, exquisitely written, and suffused with the pastoral beauty of the rural South, Ruby is a transcendent novel of passion and courage. This wondrous page-turner rushes through the red dust and gossip of Main Street, to the pit fire where men swill bootleg outside Bloom's Juke, to Celia Jennings's kitchen where a cake is being made, yolk by yolk, that Ephram will use to try to begin again with Ruby. Utterly transfixing, with unforgettable characters, riveting suspense, and breathtaking, luminous prose, Ruby offers an unflinching portrait of man's dark acts and the promise of the redemptive power of love. |
'Til the Well Runs Dry: A Novel by Lauren Francis-SharmaA glorious and moving multi-generational, multicultural saga that begins in the 1940s and sweeps through the 1960′s in Trinidad and the United States. Lauren Francis-Sharma's 'Til the Well Runs Dry opens in a seaside village in the north of Trinidad where young Marcia Garcia, a gifted and smart-mouthed 16-year-old seamstress, lives alone, raising two small boys and guarding a family secret. When she meets Farouk Karam, an ambitious young policeman (so taken with Marcia that he elicits the help of a tea-brewing obeah woman to guarantee her ardor), the risks and rewards in Marcia's life amplify forever. On an island rich with laughter, Calypso, Carnival, cricket, beaches and salty air, sweet fruits and spicy stews, the novel follows Marcia and Farouk from their amusing and passionate courtship through personal and historical events that threaten Marcia's secret, entangle the couple and their children in a scandal, and endanger the future for all of them. 'Til the Well Runs Dry tells the twinned stories of a spirited woman's love for one man and her bottomless devotion to her children. For readers who cherish the previously untold stories of women's lives, here is a story of grit and imperfection and love that has not been told before. |
Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir by Elizabeth NunezTracing the four days from the moment she gets the call that every immigrant fears to the burial of her mother, Elizabeth Nunez tells the haunting story of her lifelong struggle to cope with the consequences of the "sterner stuff" of her parents' ambitions for their children and her mother's seemingly unbreakable conviction that displays of affection are not for everyday use. But Nunez sympathizes with her parents, whose happiness is constrained by the oppressive strictures of colonialism, by the Catholic Church's prohibition of artificial birth control which her mother obeys, terrified by the threat of eternal damnation (her mother gets pregnant fourteen times: nine live births and five miscarriages which almost kill her), and by what Malcolm Gladwell refers to as the "privilege of skin color" in his mother's Caribbean island homeland where "the brown-skinned classes…came to fetishize their lightness." Still, a fierce love holds this family together, and the passionate, though complex, love Nunez's parents have for each other will remind readers of the passion between the aging lovers in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera. Written in exquisite prose by a writer the New York Times Book Review calls "a master at pacing and plotting," Not for Everyday Use is a page-turner that readers will find impossible to put down. |
Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir by Toni BraxtonIn this heartfelt memoir, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TV's reality hit, Braxton Family Values, Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health, family and career. While Braxton appears to be living a gilded life — selling 60 million records, appearing in sold-out Las Vegas performances and hit shows like "Dancing with the Stars," and starring in her own reality series — hers is in fact a tumultuous story, a tale of triumph over a life filled with obstacles, including two bankruptcy filings. The mother of an autistic child, Braxton long feared that her son's condition might be karmic retribution for earlier life choices, some of which will shock fans. But when heart ailments began plaguing her at the age of 41 and she was diagnosed with Lupus, Braxton knew she had to move beyond the self-recrimination and take charge of her own healing. Intensely honest and deeply inspirational, Unbreak My Heart is the never-before-told story of the measures Braxton took to make herself and her family whole again. |
Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive by T. D. JakesModern life can seem like being lost in a jungle. With distractions and dangers emerging from every direction, it's easy to lose focus. Over time, we lose touch with one of our most powerful, purposeful, God-given attributes–the desire to be fruitful and multiply, what Bishop T. D. Jakes calls our "instinct for increase." Combining historical, cultural, and personal examples with biblical insights, in INSTINCT, Bishop Jakes outlines how to re-discover your natural aptitudes and re-claim the wisdom of your past experiences. When attuned to divinely inspired instincts, you will become in sync with the opportunities life presents and discover a fresh abundance of resources. Knowing when to close a deal, when to take a risk, and when to listen to your heart will become possible when you're in touch with the instincts that God gave you. Bishop T.D. Jakes — iconic preacher, bestselling author, and entrepreneur–has inspired millions of people around the world. Here he writes from the peak of his personal power about how to experience the satisfaction of a life well lived. If you long to conquer the jungles of life, INSTINCT offers the personal and professional tools needed to navigate your course successfully and according to God's design. |
Interview with Angela Ardis
Angela Ardis is an exceptional writer of animation, live production, television, film and ghostwriting. She's also written children's books, poetry books, erotica, fiction and memoirs. Angela reached international acclaim with her memoir entitled, "Inside A Thug's Heart," which was compiled of an exchange of letters, poetry and conversations with the late rapper Tupac Shakur which was published in hard cover in 2004, re-released in paperback in 2009 and an e-book released 2013. This award-nominated book was also translated into Polish.
After a year of co-hosting the internet radio show "Talk with Angela and Hank," Angela joined as co-host of the popular internet radio show "Lipstick, High Heels and B.S.," a no-nonsense internet platform that allows her and several co-hosts to express their views on sex, relationships, love, current events and life. Here she was given an opportunity to head two segments, "Shoe Lover Tuesday," where she expresses details, information and tips for everything shoes and "Lipstick Letters" where she gives advice, help and opinions on questions asked by the public.
Angela Ardis has experienced some success in films ("Black and Blue" and "All I Want") as well as television shows like ("The Wayan's Brothers," "In The House," "Michael Hayes"). Modeling lent its hand to several projects (fashion shows: Reggio, Banu Paris, Farinae, Bonnie Strauss, and Don Sayres; print: regional and national magazines such as Today's Black Woman, Today's Black Man, Jet, Aloette, Profiles Magazine, Black Market, Silk2, Mallory Furs, Playboy).
She released several new projects in 2013: a poetry book "My Mind's Poetry: Relationships," a petite help book series for beginning writers "I Have a Story: Getting Started," and her sophomore novel, the first of a trilogy, entitled "The Block." In addition, production has begun on a series geared for Showtime television and preparations are being made for a South African book tour in the fall of 2014.
The Block by Angela Ardis CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 3, 2013, Paperback Five children, Robert, Troy, Reigna, Tina and Kora are trapped inside a labyrinth known as "The Block." The inner workings of these children's minds are released as we follow them from age ten to eighteen. Experiencing their journey through their struggle to cope, comprehend, and develop while dealing with extreme neglect, physical, mental, verbal, emotional, and sexual abuse. They're looking for love, all wanting something more, and all trying to figure a way out of their unfortunate circumstances. Born into a "no chance of a childhood" reality, they find each other, forming an alliance against the ills that plague them all. The Block will awaken the very core of the reader. It's true to life scenarios and graphic dialog will send waves of discomfort, lending extreme compassion to the plights of the children. |
Inside A Thug's Heart by Angela Ardis Dafina, August 1, 2009, Paperback Rikers Island is the centerpiece of the New York City Department of Corrections, a sprawling prison city of concrete and steel with housing for more than 16,000 inmates. Early in 1995, it was also the temporary home of legendary rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, incarcerated for a crime he swore he did not commit. And it was there that Angela Ardis, acting on a late-night wager among her friends and coworkers, sent a letter, along with a photo and her phone number. To her utter delight and amazement, Angela's phone rang a short while later. Tupac Shakur was on the line. Over the next several months, Angela and Tupac shared a near-daily exchange of letters, poems and phone calls, and their the relationship quickly grew into something neither of them could quite define, a kinship of souls that touched each in unexpected ways. Those original poems and letters, many of them written after Tupac's transfer from Rikers to Dannemora State Prison, are presented here, along with the increasingly passionate and personal phone calls that touched on every subject imaginable. Far from the media spotlight, Tupac was by turns playful, sensual and serious, offering sharp observations on prison, music and the uncertainties of life. His letters to Angela reflect how he felt about being shot five times and left for dead one terrible night in New York in 1994, and his heartfelt verse encapsulates his dreams for the future–a future that would be so tragically cut short just over eighteen months after their correspondence began. Tupac Shakur was shot on September 7th, 1996 and died a week later from his injuries. His murder remains unsolved, an ending as enigmatic as his life. But while Tupac may be gone, his words live on here, giving every fan a rare glimpse inside the mind and unbroken spirit of a passionate and unpredictable musical icon. |
My Mind's Poetry: Relationships (Volume 1) by Angela Ardis CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, March 8, 2013, Paperback A lifetime of experiences, trials and tribulations, heartaches and joy, drama and pain mixed with lessons learned. A real perspective to life through analogies and poetic expression. Nothing like you've ever read before. No mixed words or sugar coated verbiage. Lightly illustrated. Contains some adult language. |
I Have A Story: Getting Started (Volume 1) by Angela Ardis CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 14, 2013, Paperback After receiving hundreds of emails and letters from people asking me how to get started writing their books, I decided to put together a "petite" book series that will do just that. I Have A Story book series gives potential authors a P.S. version to writing without getting stuck with a barrage of verbiage. As they complete each volume, they will begin to see their ideas come to life on the pages of their soon-to-be publications. Volume One will help you formulate the idea then break it down in an effort to rebuild it as the story you envision. |
Interview with Shashana Page
Born and raised in the city of San Bernardino, California by her loving grandmother, Shashana Page grew up with the support necessary to appreciate family values that most overlook. Determined to overcome the unfortunate circumstances associated with being born to heroin-addicted parents, she obtained a degree in nursing by the age of twenty four. During the course of pursuing her education, Shashana was unexpectedly forced to face single motherhood as a result of the brutal murder of the love of her life and father of her children. Despite the obstacles presented before her, Shashana nurtured two beautiful daughters who now attend college full time.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"
- Maya Angelou
Influenced by the legendary Maya Angelou, her gift of writing was unveiled during an English course required for nursing school which opened a door for another business opportunity. After receiving her first review from a short story titled 'Paris', her interest in writing awakened a passion for authoring novels and empowering a demographic with similar backgrounds . After maintaining a career as a Registered Nurse for twenty three years, Shashana has allowed her intuition to guide her into this literary and publishing journey.
Shashana Page is now a successful author and CEO of Lost Page Publishing. It's been a long time coming… Nevertheless, she is finally given the opportunity to share her true passion with the world, as it is revealed in her debut novel, "Intuition."
Intuition by Shashana Page Lost Page Publishing, September 12, 2012, Paperback Momma Faye is the link that binds the entire family… Although she has instilled spiritual and moral values within each of her daughters, the choice to follow her wise advice remains to be seen. The beautiful, intelligent, and stylish Aniiyah is the youngest of Momma Faye s three daughters. Married to Doron, a successful Cardio-thoracic surgeon, Aniiyah is blessed to live a luxurious lifestyle similar to the rich and famous. Doron is everything a woman could possibly desire, but unfortunately, not enough to keep Aniiyah from communicating with the man of her past… Neissah, the middle child of the family, is attractive, educated, and successful. Unfortunately, these attributes cannot fulfill her longing desire to be loved, and Neissah soon finds herself faced with the challenges of dating as a single parent. Desperately seeking a long lasting romance, she becomes prematurely involved with Roman, and is blinded by the fascination of having a man. However, as Roman s unfavorable past is revealed, Neissah s infatuation abruptly comes to an end… Raeyah, the eldest and most wise of the sisters, is widowed and raising three daughters on her own. Her first born, Reign, falls in love with the handsome, charming Mauricio and subsequently, changes his life forever. Momma Faye always said, The answer lies within! God gave you the innate discernment of good, bad, right, and wrong. Whether you choose to listen or not will, ultimately, determine your destiny or fate …INTUITION!!! |
Murder at Cape Three Points by Kwei Quartey
Accra's hotshot Detective Inspector Darko Dawson returns to solve a complex mystery that will take him out of the city to the beautiful coasts of Ghana, where a grim double-murder seems to have larger political implications.
At Cape Three Points on the beautiful Ghanaian coast, a canoe washes up at an oil rig site. The two bodies in the canoe — who turn out to be a prominent, wealthy, middle-aged married couple — have obviously been murdered; the way Mr. Smith-Aidoo has been gruesomely decapitated suggests the killer was trying to send a specific message — but what, and to whom, is a mystery. The Smith-Aidoos, pillars in their community, are mourned by everyone, but especially by their niece Sapphire, a successful pediatric surgeon in Ghana's capital, Accra. She is not happy that months have passed since the murder and the rural police have made no headway. When the Ghanaian federal police finally agree to get involved, Detective Inspector Darko Dawson of the Accra police force is sent out to Cape Three Points to investigate. Pretty as the coast is, he is not happy to be sent away from his wife and two sons, the younger of whom is recovering from a heart operation. And the more he learns about the case, the more convoluted and dangerous it becomes. Three Points has long been inhabited by tribal villages of subsistence fishers, but real estate entrepreneurs and wealthy oil companies have been trying to bribe the tribes to move out. Dawson roots out a host of motives for murder, ranging from personal vendettas to corporate conspiracies. |
Ebony Magazine's Book Choices for March 2014
Ebony Magazine's March 2014 book selections:
Red Now and Laters: A Novel
Pageants, Parlors, and Pretty Women: Race and Beauty in the Twentieth-Century South
Saint Monkey: A Novel
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The Secret of Magic
The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
Twisted by N'Tyse
Twisted Vows of Seduction (Twisted Series)Strebor Books, 12/10/2013, Paperback Some secrets aren't meant to be kept. In this scandalously provocative soap-drama series, deceit, seduction, and a tempestuous affair intertwines the lives of lascivious lovers who will go above and beyond to keep their sexual trysts a secret, but the curse of temptation will lead to revelations that may result in their own demise. Naomi Brooks, a recovering alcoholic, enters into an orchestrated affair to deceive Greg by creating the perfect illusion. Will the plan work or will she find herself a victim in a twisted game? A long-term torrid affair with her best friend's husband, Jeff, has scarred Nadine Collins for life. Nadine decides she must take a vow of celibacy to cleanse her spirit. While her journey seems impossible, she can see a light at the end of the tunnel. There's only one problem–she's still not over Jeff, now a divorcé living life in the fast lane. Ménage, an aspiring actress, has her sights set on Hollywood. She will do anything to ensure her rise to the top, including robbing Jeff of all the life insurance money he collected after his wife died. But a blast from the past slows her down. When Jeff comes running to her rescue, it proves to be the perfect setup. The real twisted games are just beginning. |
Twisted Seduction: A Novel (Twisted Series)Strebor Books, 11/26/2013, Mass Market Paperback An erotic, drama-laced journey into the lives of two best friends who will stop at nothing to have the man of their dreams—even when the cost of betrayal has a price tag neither of them is ready to pay. Thirty-two-year-old Denise Jackson seems to have everything a woman could want: a lovely home in the posh Dallas suburbs, a fancy car, a caring husband, and a beautiful nine-year-old daughter. Yet Denise feels incomplete. She pretends to be happily married as she allows her husband and best friend to carry on an affair so that she can get better acquainted with a millionaire client. But when Denise's husband discovers he isn't the father of their child, all her carefully built lies come tumbling down. Twisted Seduction lures readers into an orchestrated web of raw emotion, deceit, infidelity, and sex that makes for an exhilarating read. |


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Conveniently sited, five minutes walk from the Zwinger and the main attractions of the Altstadt. And less than five minutes walk from Dresden Mitte train station, making it very easy to reach from the airport. The apartments are large and comfortably furnished. Everything is spotlessly clean. We also liked the vegetarian restaurant, brennNessel, situated around the corner at Schützengasse 18. - Marc
The location is unbeatable, 50 yards from the most beautiful church in Europe and right in the heart of Dresden. We had an apartment on the 6th floor (ask for 602 if you can) and it was first class. Everything was spotless and well cared for, and the room facilities were very good. I would suggest planning to cook a few meals yourself, as the local restaurants are pretty dreadful... - Philip
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A cortesia no atendimento - Kelsy
Very nice hotel, great beds, clean and comfortable rooms, cosy design, friendly and caring personnel, good location close to the park, very good breakfast! We really liked to stay there and have recommended it to our friends! The room was offered at half-price due to flooding in Dresden. - Anonymous
The rooms/apartment we were given was absolutely gorgeous, the bath and kitchen fabulous, the view overlooking Dresden spectacular. We would reserve this facility again and again, hoping each time for the same rooms should we ever have the opportunity to visit Dresden again. Highly recommended. It is close to public transportation, located in an area of fabulous old villas, quiet and relaxing. - George
Beautiful Rooms, Comfy Beds. Very Spacious. Breakfast is definately great value for money at €5! Jens and Family are very welcoming hosts. - Gavan
Clean and accessible - Anonymous
Tram stopped right in front of hotel. Excellent breakfast. Staff was courteous and helpful. Spoke excellent English. - John
- excellent room for it's price, well-furnished, clean, nice decoration. Especially we enjoyed the window view. - very nice district for those travellers who want to feel the real city life. Ones who come to visit the old city and museums location might seem too distant. - Anonymous

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From Hollywood actresses making public pleas to protect their kids from aggressive paparazzi, to other celebrities' very public and tumultuous child custody battles, many of this week's headlines have centered on the personal lives of A-list stars and their children. This week "20/20″takes a closer look at "Famous Parents, Famous Problems," exploring how and why celebrity children often fall victim to the celebrity obsessed culture that surrounds them. "Famous Parents, Famous Problems" airs on "20/20″ on FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. Reports include:
- Kid Stalkerazzi: Nick Watt reports on Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner's emotional testimony in front of the California legislature this week as they described their encounters with the relentless paparazzi that make no excuses for their endless pursuit of celebrity kids. Nick Watt goes on a lively joy-ride with a well-noted paparazzo to see first-hand how they hunt their pint-sized celebrity prey.
- Custody Battles: Hollywood Style: Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond sits down for an exclusive interview about her son's recent near-drowning accident and her strategy to establish full child custody. Dan Abrams reports on the very public and ugly collateral damage that is caused when celebrity kids take center stage in a grizzly battle of tug of war.
- That's My Boy!: What happens when a celebrity donates his sperm and then decides he wants to raise a child? A lot of tabloid headlines – and maybe even precedent-setting legislation – get written. Actor Jason Patric opens up to David Muir in a new interview about his struggle to be not just a donor, but a father to his son Gus.
- Kids Tweet the Darndest Things: For a generation of celebrity kids who have no filter, social media is the new public confessional. From Paris Jackson's online breakdown to Arnold Schwarzenegger's son tweeting about his own father's extra-marital affair and celebrity kids outing the real-life excess of their parents' lives on Instagram – their parents may be the Hollywood stars, but these kids know how to find and shock their own audience. Chris Connelly reports.
"20/20″ is anchored by Elizabeth Vargas and David Muir. David Sloan is executive producer.


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This gorgeous wire wrapped ring is made with crystal copper swarovski crystal twist bead and wrapped in non tarnish artistic wire. The ring is a size 7.
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I really like the ring. i think the copper crystal is such a flattering color to anyone. great work on the wire design.
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Join the TUI Golf Society All members, whether enthusiasts or veterans, tyros or seasoned pros are invited to join – simply fill in the application form and return, together with the membership fee of €20 per annum to:
Tommy Glynn (Treasurer TUI Golf Society) 9 Beach Drive Renmore Galway
Cheques, postal orders or bank drafts should be made payable to TUI Golf Society.
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Please advise your colleagues and members in other schools of our society and note that all interested members, practised golfers, beginners, or members interested in taking up golf are cordially invited to join the society.
Following our last very enjoyable golf outing in May in Athlone, I am writing to you to outline details of our forthcoming Captains Prize on Saturday 4th October 2014 in Tullamore Golf Club.
10.00 Josephine Fitzpatrick; Finola Butler; Mary O Meara 10.10 Gerry Fitzpatrick; Paul Fox; Michael O Brien 10.20 Tom O Brien; Shane Foley; Padraig O Gallchobhair 10.30 John Melville; Niall Finnegan; Pat McNamara; Don Dillon 10.40 Rita Duffy; Joan O Sullivan; Angela O Doherty 10.50 Mary Madden; Bernie Power; Pat Dillon 11.00 Jim Halpin; David O Dwyer; Pat O Dwyer; Michael O Beirne 11.10 Tommy Glynn; Don Ryan; Paddy Hogan; Gerry Kelly 11.20 Ollie Bolton; Michael Herr; Guest; Guest 11.30 Denis Magner; Tom Buckley; Joe Mc Grath; Matt Power 11.40
Membership for the season 2015 is due after the Captain's prize; you can forward the fee to Tommy at the address above or pay at the the next outing.
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Open stent grafting for complex diseases of the thoracic aorta: clinical utility
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Open stent grafting is an alternative treatment for extensive thoracic aortic replacement. However, this procedure is associated with a high incidence of spinal cord injury, which has limited its application. Multiple factors have been suggested to explain the risk of spinal cord injury, including deep delivery of the stent graft, history of operation of the downstream aorta, and postoperative low blood pressure. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage or a hybrid operation in combination with trans-femoral thoracic stent grafting is useful for preventing spinal cord injury. Open stent grafting remains an alternative treatment for atherosclerotic aneurysms with dilatation of the ascending aorta. Open stent grafting for acute aortic dissection is effective for remodeling of the false lumen. The graft diameter for aortic dissection should be 90 % of the total diameter of the aorta, and the distal landing zone should be limited to the T7 vertebral level to prevent new intimal tears or spinal cord injury. Open stent grafting seems a feasible bailout strategy for the treatment of retrograde aortic dissection after TEVAR for type B aortic dissection. Newly designed devices for open stent grafts include the Matsui-Kitamura stent graft or branched open stent graft, which is produced in Japan. The effectiveness of open stent grafting in the treatment of Marfan syndrome remains unclear. A commercially available device for open stent grafting would be desired in Japan. In conclusion, an open stent graft remains an alternative treatment for complex thoracic aortic pathologies.
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- Open stent grafting for complex diseases of the thoracic aorta: clinical utility
- Open Access
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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 61, Issue 3 , pp 118-126
- Cover Date
- 2013-03-01
- 10.1007/s11748-012-0151-y
- Print ISSN
- 1863-6705
- Online ISSN
- 1863-6713
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- Springer Japan
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- Open stent grafting
- Elephant trunk
- Thoracic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Spinal cord injury
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data when jack_capture is told to quit. This
led to a race conditions when recording too many channels
at once (which was 256 channels on my machine).
*Added the jack_capture_gui script, based on code
by Svend-Erik Kj=E6r Madsen's.
*Replaced sh by bash to make it work in ubuntu.
*Fixed exact port name match and gen_setformat. Thanks to
Gabriel J.L. Beckers for reporting the bugs.
*Increased the time the console meter is displayed in red from
50ms to 2000ms. (when the recorded jack value is equal to or
higher than 1.0.)
*Added the -dBr argument to specify reference level when using
the console dB meter.
*Added the -mr argument to specify reference level when using
the meterbridge meter.
*Added peak indicators to the console meter. Code to do so taken
from meterbridge by Steve Harris.
*Updated --help and README with the new options.
*Added option "-mt" to change meterbridge type. Current valid
options are vu (default), ppm, dpm, jf or sco. It's not necesarry
to specify "-mb" if using "-mt".
*Added option "-dB" to get a dB meter for the console meter.
*Added examples how to record ogg and mp3 files using the -ws option.
*Decreased default buffersize from 60 to 20 seconds.
(I even had trouble provocing underruns using a minimal
0.05 seconds long buffer, so 60 seconds was obviously overkill)
*Fixed message and error printing to stderr when
vu meter is running.
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