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The Wind Changed As I Lay Dying – Available as a Paperback

Posted by grittyjefferies on May 4, 2012 in poem, print

I’ve just released The Wind Changed As I Lay Dying as a paperback.

Authored by G.W. Jefferies

The Wind Changed as I Lay Dying is a collection of eighty-nine poems straight from the heart. Through good times and bad, the poetry of G.W. Jefferies describes personal experiences, dreams, hopes, and fears that strike a chord in all of us. His insights run the gamut from life and death, through hunger and starvation, to life’s most precious moments. The Wind Changed as I Lay Dying mirrors the human spirit, highlighting our foibles from his unique perspective.

Publication Date:: Jan 31 2011
ISBN/EAN13:: 147529543X / 9781475295436
Page Count:: 94
Binding Type:: US Trade Paper
Trim Size:: 5″ x 8″
Language:: English
Color:: Black and White
Related Categories:: Poetry / American / General; $5.99; https://www.createspace.com/3867272

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Collected Letters, 1944-1967 [Kindle Edition]

Posted by grittyjefferies on March 24, 2012 in author, authors, ebooks, kindle

Collected Letters, 1944-1967 [Kindle Edition]

Neal Cassady is best remembered today as Jack Kerouac’s muse and the basis for the character “Dean Moriarty” in Kerouac’s classic On The Road, and as one of Ken Kesey’s merriest of Merry Pranksters, the driver of the psychedelic bus “Further,” immortalized in Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. This collection brings together more than two hundred letters to Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes, and other Beat generation luminaries, as well as correspondence between Neal and his wife, Carolyn. These amazing letters cover Cassady’s life between the ages of 18 and 41 and finish just months before his death in February 1968. Brilliantly edited by Dave Moore, this unique collection presents the “Soul of the Beat Generation” in his own words—sometimes touching and tender, sometimes bawdy and hilarious. Here is the real Neal Cassady—raw and uncut.

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Collected Letters, 1944-1967

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On the Road [Kindle Edition] by Jack Kerouac

Posted by grittyjefferies on March 23, 2012 in author, bestseller, ebooks, kindle

On the Road [Kindle Edition] by Jack Kerouac

Kerouac’s quintessential novel of America and the Beat GenerationOn the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac’s years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, “a sideburned hero of the snowy West.” As “Sal Paradise” and “Dean Moriarty,” the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac’s love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make On the Road an inspirational work of lasting importance.Kerouac’s classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be “Beat” and has inspired every generation since its initial publication more than forty years ago.

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On the Road – Kindle

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Life Is But A Dream: In The Mountains (Book 2 of the Grace Adams Series) [Kindle Edition]

Posted by grittyjefferies on March 21, 2012 in author, Cheryl Shireman, ebooks, free, indie, kindle

Life Is But A Dream: In The Mountains (Book 2 of the Grace Adams Series) [Kindle Edition]

Grace Adams has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, as readers discovered in the bestselling first book of this series – Life is But a Dream: On the Lake. Thought-provoking, often funny, and sometimes frightening, that beloved novel was so popular that the readers demanded a sequel.

Now, in the second book of the “Grace Adams Series,” Grace has moved to the mountains. Her daughter, Laney, is in her first year of college, and Grace has reunited with her ex-husband, Matt. All seems well until the woman next door goes missing. Soon, Grace is not only a suspect, but she also fears for the safety of her own daughter who seems to be enamored with the missing woman’s hunky husband.

Join Grace as she rekindles the fire with Matt, hikes the Rocky Mountains with Laney, and begins a new business venture with her neighbor Susie – all while keeping an eye on the man next door.

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Life Is But A Dream: In The Mountains (Book 2 of the Grace Adams Series)

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

Posted by grittyjefferies on March 16, 2012 in bestseller, ebooks, kindle

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

Jonathan Safran Foer follows his best-selling debut novel, Everything Is Illuminated, with an unexpectedly hilarious and affecting story about New York City in the period following September 11

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close recasts recent history through the eyes of Oskar Schell, an unusually intelligent nine-year-old on an urgent quest to find the lock that matches a mysterious key belonging to his father, who died in the World Trade Center. This unlikely adventure takes Oskar through every city borough and into contact with survivors of all sorts, and it’s his irrepressible voice—one that few writers could conceive as imaginatively as Foer does—that transforms the tragedy of circumstance into an exhilarating tribute to

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

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That Bear Ate My Pants! Adventures of a real Idiot Abroad [Kindle Edition]

Posted by grittyjefferies on March 2, 2012 in author, bestseller, ebooks, indie, kindle

An article about Tony Slater and his book “That Bear Ate My Pants!” – A good read.

Why Giving Away Thousands Of Free Books Is A Good Thing

That Bear Ate My Pants! Adventures of a real Idiot Abroad [Kindle Edition]

There comes a time in every man’s life when he says to himself, “Holy Sh*t! I’m about to be eaten by a bear!”

Tony James Slater went to Ecuador, determined to become a man.
It never occurred to him that ‘or die trying’ might be an option…

The trouble with volunteering in a South American animal refuge is that everything wants a piece of you. And the trouble with being Tony, is that most of them got one.

Just how do you ‘look after’ something that’s trying it’s damnedest to kill you and eat you?
And how do you find love when you a) don’t speak the language, and b) are constantly covered in excrement and entrails?

If only he’d had some relevant experience. Other than owning a pet rabbit when he was nine. And if only he’d bought some travel insurance…

That Bear Ate My Pants is the hilarious tale of one man’s quest to better himself. Whether losing a machete fight with a tree, picking dead tarantulas out of a tank of live ones or sewing the head back on to a partially decapitated crocodile, Tony’s misadventures are ridiculous, unbelievable and always entertaining.

Long before Sky One got involved, there were already plenty of Idiots Abroad. This is the story of one of them…

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That Bear Ate My Pants! Adventures of a real Idiot Abroad

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Dollars & Sense: The Definitive Guide to Self-publishing Success [Kindle Edition]

Posted by grittyjefferies on March 1, 2012 in .99, ebooks, indie, kindle

Dollars & Sense: The Definitive Guide to Self-publishing Success [Kindle Edition]

Acclaim for Dollars & Sense:

“An incredible resource for all authors, Indie or not! …The concepts covered in Dollars & Sense have helped me to sell over 5000 eBooks in under six months. Read it, study it, use it.”
-Ann Charles,
Award-winning author
Nearly Departed in Deadwood and Optical Delusions in Deadwood

“Wow! Dollars & Sense, the IBC’s new how-to book marketing book, is a straight-talking, straight-shooting MUST-READ for ALL authors – indie or traditionally published – who want their books to rise above the noise.”
- Terri Giuliano Long,
Award-winning author
In Leah’s Wake

Overview:
Dollars & Sense: The Definitive Guide to Self-publishing Success is a step-by-step actionable road map to increasing royalties for beginners and seasoned professionals alike. Divided into three sections; Producing a Sales-Friendly, Professional eBook, Establishing & Leveraging Your Social Media Platform, and Selling Smarter, Not Harder, Dollars & Sense walks authors through the process of creating then actually selling their eBook.

More Praise for Dollars & Sense:

“Brilliantly written. A book every indie author needs to reach full potential and take the publishing industry by storm.”
-Kelli McCracken,
ParaYourNormal.com

“I have found many separate guides out there for writing, publishing, and marketing books in the modern age but never before have I found such a comprehensive resource in one, concise work. Dollars & Sense is now my author/publisher/marketer bible.”
-Jeremy Rodden,
Smashwords Bestselling author
Toonopolis

Dollars & Sense answers such questions as…
- “Do I really need an eBook? (and if I do, how in the heck do I create one?)
- “Does social media REALLY sell books?” (i.e. is social media a waste of my time?)
- “How can I cut through the noise and make my book stand out and sell?”

Any author (traditionally published or indie, first time published or multi-titled) will learn so many proven sales techniques from this guide. All recommendations are given with specific, actionable, and fully explained steps to accomplish every author’s end goal… selling more books.

So no matter where you are in your writing career, Dollars & Sense: The Definitive Guide to Self-publishing Success is for anyone who wants to dramatically increase their royalties!

And priced under 5 bucks, the guide is a bargain to boot! You would need to sell just 5-10 more of your books based on its advice to have it pay for itself!

More reviews:
“I may have published at the end of January 2011, but I wish I had a copy of this the September before.”
-Brandy Hunt
Author, Promise Kept

“Dollars & Sense is hands down the most helpful book I’ve read on Indie publishing and marketing.”
-Jackie Chanel
Author, Untitled*

“This book is set to be a book that any and all self-publisher author should read, and a book that any and all traditionally published author must.”
-Augusto Pinaud
Smashwords Bestselling author
The Writer

“This book saved me thousands of dollars and months of research. It’s now my go to handbook!”
-Elena Gray
Author
Night Visions

Like we said… An actionable, detail-oriented bargain!

***For Carolyn McCray’s Bestseller search 30 Pieces of Silver
***For Amber Scott’s Bestseller search Irish Moon
***For Rachel Thompson’s Bestseller search A Walk in the Snark

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Dollars & Sense: The Definitive Guide to Self-publishing Success

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The Breakfast Taco Book [Kindle Edition]

Posted by grittyjefferies on February 17, 2012 in ebooks, free

The Breakfast Taco Book [Kindle Edition]

The Breakfast Taco Book is packed with everything you need to know about breakfast tacos – including how to make them at home. Recipes cover everything from how to make your own tortillas and salsa to a wide variety of “taco-guts.” Bacon, Eggs, Home Fries, Chorizo, Nopalitos – we’ve got you covered!

Check out this feedback we’ve received from readers:

“Hilah, I made the Chorizo in your Breakfast Taco book and the flavor is spot on. It’s great, You have the flavor without the grease. Thank you very much, I don’t have to cook the grease out of chorizo before I use in a recipe anymore.” – Bob

“Thank you so much for a wonderful book! I love cookbooks that are more than just recipes. I’d have gladly paid to get it. I’m really looking forward to using it (especially the chorizo recipe) once I get the kitchen in my new apartment in order.” – Randy

“I had a brunch for 30 the other day and made your breakfast tacos and avocado salsa and people (after the confusion that they weren’t eating breakfast burritos) went nuts over them. AND I have so many leftover tortillas, I can have breakfast tacos for the rest of the year. hollah!” – AC

“This is exactly the book I needed. I’ve been away from home for a while…about 2 years in NY from San Antonio…and it’s lonely without some of my favorite tex-mex. I made frito pie the other day and my boyfriend was amazed at the idea of putting chili on top of chips. Thanks for the breakfast taco cook book! I love me some chorizo!” – Katherine

“We finally had breakfast tacos for the first time this morning, and OMG! SO good! Even my 2 year old had no trouble stuffing his face with the eggy, sausagey, salsa-verde-y, potatoey goodness, and my partner went back for seconds!” – Gill

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The Breakfast Taco Book – Kindle

Note: This book is really freaking funny…Yummy!

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Avon Camelot Books) [Kindle Edition]

Posted by grittyjefferies on February 8, 2012 in bestseller, ebooks, kindle

The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Avon Camelot Books) [Kindle Edition]

“Boy!” said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. “Boy, oh boy!” Feeling that this was an important moment in his life, he took hold of the handgrips. They felt good and solid beneath his paws. Yes, this motorcycle was a good machine all right.

Ralph the mouse ventures out from behind the piney knothole in the wall of his hotel-room home, scrambles up the telephone wire to the end table, and climbs aboard the toy motorcycle left there by a young guest. His thrill ride does not last long. The ringing telephone startles Ralph, and he and the motorcycle take a terrible fall – right to the bottom of a metal wastebasket. Luckily, Keith, the owner of the motorcycle, returns to find his toy. Keith rescues Ralph and teaches him how to ride the bike. Thus begins a great friendship and many awesome adventures. Once a mouse can ride a motorcyle … almost anything can happen!

“Cleary again successfully combines fantasy and reality.” –Booklist
“Cleary can’t miss with this one!” –Publishers Weekly

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Avon Camelot Books)

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