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Arebell J

Arebell J

I'm married and a mother of 8 year old son. One of my favorite past times is reading.I'll read just about any type of book,well that is if interesting...lol.I mostly read mysteries,"true" ghost stories,biographies and autobiographies of notable people,and anything about history.
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  • member since October 28 2007

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  • Tony Carmine

    Tony Carmine says

    Here is a blurb about my new book—ON THE CREST. Comments welcome: Tige Anderson goes through a series of emotional, physical and psychological adventures in this coming-of-age roller coaster, balancing his life among his romantic trysts, his ambitions, his humanity and his gay best friend. The one thread that connects all of the people in his life is the fact that the cycle of life puts everyone through a series of ups (‘on the crest’) and downs. Whether an individual winds up on top of the wave or under it depends on them.

    Prologue:

    [A mind full of shadows which form long, dark points that pierce the heart through and bring to consciousness the fierce pain of reality. Hooded specters that travel through space and time gathering up pieces of memory and bringing them together to form one melted block of pain and pleasure called the past.

    Were it possible to disintegrate as happens to dreams and tender moments. As powerful as these dreams and tender moments seemed at their inception, we come to realize that they are made of invisible particles of nothingness. Were it possible to just vanish like hopes made of tiny particles of nothing so would I be free of reality. And in that vanishing, would I finally be able to find peace.]

    Those thoughts flooded Tige’s mind as he sat and watched the pointed shadows caused by the brand-new-morning sun crawl across the floor in front of him. He had been all alone in the solarium since the middle of the night awaiting the sunrise as he did on many nights since he was put into that place. It was his favorite time of day. Anymore, each minute of the day was filled with painful recollection and doubt except for this brief, fleeting moment. It was a time, it seemed, that the earth, like him, was confused. It brought him solace to think that at this very moment, the entire universe, or so it seemed, was in a state of doubt and he was not alone. It was the time when day was pushing back night, eliminating the last vestiges of darkness to assume domination and live out its brief lifetime before dying and willing its realm to its brother called ‘tomorrow’. It was a time of starting over, of another chance. Days rolled in one after the other like the waves at the beach. It made one think that no matter how tragic the events that occurred in one solar period, there was always another; there was always another wave.

    Tige sat in his robe and pajamas on one of the couches in the solarium watching the morning sun get stronger, watching the streams of light come through the bars on the windows, hoping that the attendant would not yet realize that he was not in his room, which was where he should have been until breakfast which was still two hours away. He had done this so many times in the past but he was never discouraged from continuing to enjoy his moment of peace, but rather would endure the lectures from the staff about how everyone there must obey the rules so that all there could accomplish what they came there for.

    The reward that he got from this solitude was worth any reprimand which may have followed from the staff. He knew that his time remaining there was brief and he could continue this practice somewhere else. This was his time to savor the self-induced, companion-until-death torment brought about by events which had happened before and could not be changed. This was his time to not only enjoy the companionship of hope for tomorrow, but also to flog himself with memories and guilt for things that he had been instrumental in bringing to existence. He had to torture himself for what he had done or for what he had not done. With an almost painful enjoyment, Tige watched the single line of gray smoke from his cigarette and recalled the days past. He watched the ashes fall off like expended days gone by. He watched the orange line of fire racing toward its end.

    Again, comments welcome.
    The book can be purchased at barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com, authorhouse.com and many more sites. Thank you. Tony Carmine.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Yvette K

    Yvette K says

    HI again
    I need to warn you about "The Life I Survived" it has very very graphic details of the sexual abuse she suffered by her dad.You just cannot get away from it the entire book.I know I love true crime books but I dont like details of the actual crime.I had no idea of the different things that happen with sexual abuse until I read the book.It is horrific.House Of Secrets is going to stay with you for a while so I would suggest you get a light hearted book to read right after that one.This is what I do when I am about halfway through a book and I see that I am getting disturbed by the content.I have my happy books on hand to get me out of the darkness.Thanks for accepting the friend request.You have no idea what this spot does for me.I know no one in my personal life who likes reading true crime and they always look at me weird when they find out and this site is proof that we are all normal.I think we like reading because we have a lot of empathy and we need to spread it around a bit.

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Yvette K

    Yvette K says

    Thank you so much for accepting my "friend" invitation.I read the note below and hope that you are keeping strong.I am new so I do not know about the problem mentioned below but I hope that all works out for you and your family

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SouthWestZippy

    SouthWestZippy says

    I am sorry for not getting back to you sooner.
    My heart goes out to you and your family.
    My Father is going through radiation for Squamous cell carcinoma, I feel your pain. We are on week two of eight weeks.
    If you need a place to vent feel free to send me a private message, I have good ears. :0)

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mohammad R

    Mohammad R says

    http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=83644§ionid=351020206



    20 years of conflict costs ME $12 trillion
    Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:55:21 GMT

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    A report says conflict in the Middle East has cost $12 trillion.

    A recent study has revealed that armed conflicts in the Middle East have cost the region a staggering USD 12 trillion over the past 20 years.

    The fourteen digit figure was released as part of a study conducted by the Indian Strategic Foresight Group and financed by various research groups around the world, Reuters reported.

    The study suggests that the figure explains just how critical peace can be in stimulating growth in the Middle East, especially at a time of economic slowdown throughout the world.

    "The choice they have to make is the choice between the danger of devastation and the promise of peace," said Strategic Foresight Group President Sundeep Waslekar, who took part in the study.

    "Considering the enormity of the costs evidenced in this report which have direct or indirect negative consequences for the whole world, the urgent necessity of a stronger international engagement is inescapable," senior Swiss diplomat Thomas Greminger, who also contributed to the study, said.

    The research focused on the devastating effect of the region's most recent military venture -- Israel's 22-day offensive on the Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of 1,330 Palestinians, wounded 5,000 and left thousands homeless. According to data released by Tel Aviv, 12 Israeli soldiers and three civilians were also killed in the conflict.

    According to the study's figures and analyses, Middle Easterners are now half as rich as they would have been if there had been peace since 1991.

    The study says next year's per capita income in Israel would have been USD 44,000 in the absence of Israel's military campaign, almost twice as much as the expected USD 23,304.

    As for the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it says the figure could be USD 2,427 instead of USD 1,220.

    Next year's income per head in Iraq is projected at USD 2,375, one quarter of the USD 9,681 that would have been possible if that there had been peace during the past 20 years.

    In the Middle East, which stretches from Iran in the east to Egypt in the west, Israel has fought the most wars. During its 60-year-old history Israel has taken part in nine armed conflicts.

    MJ/MMN

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • April R

    April R says

    I'm adding books now...trying to remember the ones I've read that are loaned out...lol

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Peter C

    Peter C says

    Thank you, Arebell. If you do get to read HUNTING, please let me know what you think.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SouthWestZippy

    SouthWestZippy says

    Thank you so much for the friend invite! I look forward to chatting with you about books and on True crime.
    You have a very interesting shelf it was fun looking it over.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Peter C

    Peter C says

    Dear Arebell: Thought you might be interested in this. I am an author from Massachusetts. My debut novel HUNTING THE KING was published in April.

    HUNTING is a fast-paced page-turner that follows archaeologist Molly O'Dwyer into war torn Iraq in search of the remains of Jesus. Molly was five years old when she witnessed her mother die in a fire. She never knew her father, and after her mother’s death was raised on the campus of a Jesuit university. ForeWord Magazine says: "Fans of intellectual thrillers and historical fiction will find a worthy new voice in Clenott. His best invention may be Molly O’Dwyer, a genuinely likable heroine who more than holds her own in a man’s world. An ambitious scientist, she is also an observant Catholic whose heart and mind don’t always agree. Given such an auspicious start, the sequel can't come too soon." Booklist compares HUNTING favorably to DA VINCI CODE.

    To get a good sense of how exciting the novel is check out the heart-pounding trailer for the book on YouTube.

    Thanks.

    Peter

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Libby T

    Libby T says

    I haven't read that book yet. Have you read the book "The Christmas Shoes"...I don't remember who it's by though.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Libby T

    Libby T says

    Hey girl! Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I lost the password, stupid me. It's the same one I've used for many other sites but for the sake of me, I just couldn't remember it. I love all of your books too. You and I do have a lot of the same tastes. That is so awesome and cool! I'm glad you found this site. I've always wanted to be on a site like this too. I remember us talking about it a couple of times. BTW, why did you delete your account on Facebook? *curious* Love ya! (((HUGS)))

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )


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