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A Slice of Life: A review of Faded Love

Many of the stories in the book are set in Alberta and British Columbia, both in the urban centres and in the hinterlands.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - R.N. Friedland's Faded Love, is a collection of short stories mostly centered in the Canadian West, but ranging afield to both Europe and Asia. It has the air of a
Roman a clef, perhaps with a good dose of imagination.

It certainly speaks of an author with a wide range of experience and knowledge of humanity.

CIA Requests Its Own Documents From Author

Book uses CIA archives to tell sordid tales murder and drug testing on innocent people; now the agency asks the author to share data with them, from their own archives.

(WALTERVILLE, Ore) - In a bizarre about-face, the secretive Central Intelligence Agency has requested documents from an investigative journalist, even though the writer had earlier obtained them from the CIA itself under the Freedom of Information Act.

The strange request was made last week to author H.P. Albarelli Jr., who recently published A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA’s Secret Cold War Experiments, details a myriad of CIA drug experiments.

On Writing, Music and Creativity

In my teens, I knew I was going to be a writer.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Most writers take years to become themselves; to transform their preconceived notions, idiosyncrasies, preoccupations, attitudes and mannerisms into a personal style. For Franz Kafka, who was an exception to so many rules of life and literature, it only took a single night.

On Sunday, Sept. 22, 1912, the day after Yom Kippur, the 29-year-old Kafka sat down at his desk and wrote “The Judgment,” his first masterpiece, in one all-night session.

Do Near-Death Experiences Alter the Brain?

Author Says It Definitely Changed Him Forever.

(WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.) - After he drank a cobra venom cocktail to simulate death, Jamshid Hosseini knew his worldview was forever transformed, but he also believes his brain was physically altered – rewired into something different.

The experience led him to create a spiritual “roadmap to bliss” that he and co-author Dave Cunningham detail in their critically acclaimed self-help book, Travel Within: The 7 Steps to Wisdom and Inner Peace.

New Book is a Compelling Examination of Oregon`s Paranormal Places

Haunts of Western Oregon is a wonderful introduction to the paranormal, equally interesting to die hard enthusiasts!

(SALEM, Ore.) - The first thing I detected about Haunts of Western Oregon, is the inviting cover art. The positive impression that made only grew once I started reading. One great short story after another, easier to read than to put down- and you have a chance to not only buy the book, but also meet the author this weekend here in Salem.

As a respected Oregon author and lecturer, Kent Goodman's specialty is the unusual; things like prehistoric sacred sites, crop circles, and other supernatural subjects in the United States and England.

Author of The Real History Behind The DaVinci Code Making Special Appearance in Salem

Sharan Newman has been pleasing readers for more than 20 years with her popular Catherine LeVendeur novels and the Guinevere series.

(SALEM) - Medieval author and historian Sharan Newman attracted national attention recently with her book "The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code."