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Crimean War brought back to life with Will Hutchison

Follow Me to Glory with Will Hutchison

Synopsis: Here is one of those rare novels that completely transports the reader to an unforgettable time and place in history. Follow Me to Glory is the story of a young Scottish nobleman growing to manhood in Victorian Britain, and his journey to becoming a warrior and a leader.

In the fall of 1854, one of the bitterest and most mismanaged campaigns in military history is about to begin. The attention of Britain is focused on the Crimea, where victory will be won or lost. Captain Ian Carlyle, magnetic, professional and audacious, prepares to lead his elite guardsmen into harm s way against the brutal Russians. You will live it with him as he comes to terms with the chaos of war and appalling truth about courage, duty, and the terrible price of glory.

In the end, as Ian emerges a veteran of many engagements, he discovers that it isn t about glory only kinship, an intense commitment to those in your charge, and plain, simple survival.

Will Hutchison is an award-winning author whose new novel is set during the Crimean War. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, with twenty-six years as an officer in the US Army and Marine Corps. He has spent his life in interesting and often dangerous endeavors, from leading Marines in Vietnam, to working as an undercover drug agent in Amsterdam with military CID, to serving as a Federal special agent conducting fraud investigations and counter-terrorism initiatives at nuclear plants.

He resides in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he pursues his writing and photography, with occasional law enforcement consulting projects. As an avocation, he has written and lectured on nineteenth century military history internationally for over twenty years.

Listen to interview on http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Hutchison-Will-reading-interview.html

An adoption story - a mother & daughter reunited

Shar’s Story: A Mother and Daughter Reunited

with Sharon Shaw Elrod

In 1966 I did the worst possible thing a young woman could do… I became pregnant and was not married. I went into hiding for five months and delivered a beautiful baby girl on June 1, 1966. With my heart and soul shrieking in pain, I surrendered my baby for adoption, whispering to her to come back and find me someday.Shar’s Story is my adoption/reunion journey, beginning with that horrific experience losing her, and culminating in her choice to find me and create an incredibly joyful reunion for both our families. The ’story within the story’describes the path I took from shame and disgrace to forgiveness and love. Coincidences abound in this book!Visit Inside Scoop live to learn more about Sharon, listen to the podcast, watch a preview, and read a review of the book.  Incredible!!

http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Elrod-Sharon-reading-interview.html

The Ins and Outs on Getting Book Reviews with Irene Watson

Co-hosts  Victor Volkman and Tyler Tichelaar interviewed Irene Watson, author, entrepreneur, and managing editor of ReaderViews. Irene shared with us an insider’s look at how book reviews really work, how to get your book successfully reviewed including strategies and tips, and prepublication vs post-publication reviews and what to do with them. As owner of a book review, editing, coaching, and manuscript submission service bureau, she has a unique viewpoint of how things really work.

Listen to interview on: http://authorsaccess.com/archives/63

Rembrances of Times Past with Marta Hiatt

In this era of “information overload,” Marta Hiatt’s entertaining new book offers a meaningful pause to reflect on a time long forgotten. “Remembrances of Times Past: A Nostalgic Collection of Personal Stories and Photographs Recalling the Way Life Was in the Early Part of the Twentieth Century” takes readers on a wistful journey back in time, to the first half of the last century. 

The 20th Century was a whirlwind era with enormous changes in technology, culture, and lifestyle.  From horse-and-buggy to landing on the moon, the past hundred years evolved at lightning speed. Hiatt recalls many of the ‘good old day’ moments of Model-T Fords, stay-at-home-moms, atom-bomb shelters, radio days and manual typewriters.  Through her diverse collection of hundreds of vignettes and photographs, Hiatt captures the often amusing, sometimes hard to believe, but always interesting lives of ‘real-people’ and their personal history.

Listen to podcast on Inside Scoop Live: http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Hiatt-Marta-reading-interview.html

Brain Gym & Me: Reclaiming the pleasure of learning with Paul Dennison

The Brain Gym® program is actually just one slice of an entirely new field of study on the learning process that Dennison and his wife, Gail, have developed: Educational Kinesiology.  Educational Kinesiology is a comprehensive science and language of movement as it relates to learning; the Brain Gym® program is a physical exercise program comprised of movements that have been found effective to activate and build new neural pathways for improved cognitive readiness and academic performance. Dennison’s groundbreaking work in movement-based learning has been internationally recognized with numerous honors, including the Reading Excellence through the Arts Award in association with the International Reading Association.

Listen to interview with Dr. Dennison on: http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Dennison-Paul-reading-interview.html

The Story That Must Be Told - True Tales of Transformation

Listen to interview with Sylvia Dickey Smith and Peggy M. Fisher - authors of short stories in The Story That Must Be Told - True Tales of Transformation.

http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Watson-Volkman-reading-interview.html

46 Union Street: The Untold Story of Rho Upsilon with Bruce Kesselman

Determined to document a compelling history and counteract the stereotypical view of fraternities, Rutgers University graduate Bruce Kesselman stepped out of the rat-race for awhile to archive and document a non-fiction account of his beloved Alpha Epsilon Pi, one of the oldest Jewish fraternities in the country.In 46 Union Street, Kesselman uses his own experience as a brother of AEP as a launch point to interview thousands of fraternity members, flying all over the country to meet key alumni, reading countless historical documents and issues of Rutgers s daily newspaper and yearbook to providing a vivid account of Greek life at Rutgers from 1956 to today. 

To purchase this book with proceeds to be donated to the RhoUpsilon Scholarship Fund please contact Bruce Kesselman kesselman@rcn.com

Listen to interview on: http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Kesselman-Bruce-reading-interview.html

What if….? Contemplating life with Gunnar Jensen

WHAT IF …? is a series of questions about life that will inspire you to contemplate your own answers.

The book covers a variety of topics like: Time and universe, religion, spirituality, existence, life & death, forgiveness, evolution & growth, happiness & trust, perception, attitude, dreams and reaching goals, health and habits.

Only you can find your answers but hopefully you can get some inspiration from this book. 

Listen to interview with Gunnar Jensen on Inside Scoop Live  http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Jensen-Gunnar-reading-interview.html

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