“Run, Thea! Escape the walls around you … ! On that imperative, a young slave girl flees a royal Roman household into a mystical, harrowing adventure. in the mountains surrounding the city, Thea meets the “master of all sorceresses” who reveals Thea’s past identity. She will need all the strength and wisdom she can draw from her past for this fast-moving journey across ancient landscapes and the paths of caesars, kings and warriors. But will thea find her way to carry out a history-changing mission to secure the peace of nations? And peace in her heart?

“Our souls travel through different times and places,” Thea says. Author Dr. Nooshie Motaref takes readers on this perilous trek across time and the power centers of Rome and Persia, guided by the first-person prose of Thea and her fellow storytellers. The Girl Raised in Bull Blood is an adventure and romance at a page-turning pace.

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This award-winning novel portrays four generations of Persian women over a span of one hundred years. It depicts the effects of religion and politics-ever changing in Iranian society. Tapestries stands out as a true representation of the cycle of life. The destinies of these characters are interwoven with many threads and the events and consequences throughout have a major impact on their lives. Throughout the generations, these women lived, loved, and fought for what they believed in. Though it was a struggle, they battled and endured when the odds were almost completely against them. Tapestries of the Heart
by Dr. Nooshie Motaref
2nd Edition Paperback , 108 pages (available fall 2022)

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A DELIGHTFUL & JOYFUL READ BY Tucson Personality: ELLIOT GLICKSMAN

So Far So Good

Elliot Glicksman wrote this book to answer all of life’s questions, even ones people never had. For decades he wanted to write a book in the worst way, and with So Far So Good, he might have achieved his goal.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll roll your eyes. And looming over all the humor you’ll succumb to the gigantic heart at the core of Elliot’s story.

Whether he’s opening for Phyllis Diller or Jerry Seinfeld, defending crime victims in a courtroom, or being a husband and dad and grandpa, Elliot documents his experience in this book with joy and mirth that you will find irresistible.

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In this memoir, Vonnie aged 10, a shining little star is growing up on the dusty edge of West Texas. These compelling stories give a true and tender account of a child's constant fear generated by Preacher Higgins and his fiery sermons of Hell. Although resilient, this scrappy 10 year old, faces difficult odds balancing her natural joy and exuberance with a strict religious church.

Vonnie's parents buy her and her Sissy an old piano for $50. Her great passion and love of the piano and spirited gospel singing, offer her a reprieve as she tries to figure things out for herself. Could she somehow be excused from Hell?

In an unusual-and effective- stylistic strategy, Voncille Henry, Clinical Social Worker, presents her memoir as diary entries of her 1950's girlhood... in thrall to the teachings of her fundamentalist Pentecostal church ... so afraid of Hell and the eternal lake of fire, in fact, that she kept a special notebook of sins. She had been saved' at age five, but she worries that it didn't take. She recreates a thundering, sweating, chastising Preacher Higgins as lively theater, and her close loving family as forgiving refuge ... If she can learn to play hymns like the beautiful Janie Larue ... she, Vonnie, can also remain 'on the nice side of God.' - Christine Wald-Hopkins, Arizona Daily Star

"... So, Preacher Higgins said some little prayer and then we went on with church like nothing awful had just happened." - Exerpt from Staying on the Nice Side of God

"Poignant, funny and dear." - Deborah L. George, MA Ed. Adm.

An entertaining read, yet significant in that it provokes serious thought about present day issues.

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A new publication by story teller, mime, author, and thought leader, E. Reid Gilbert, sharing his whimsical yet often thoughtful view of the Trump administration's first hundred days. Medicine for our times. A political analeptic. Insightful curative witticism. And a touch of the same for the Clinton name! 100 Limericks for 100 Days of Trump - Second Edition
By E. Reid Gilbert
Paperback, 118 pages 

Storyteller, mime, author, and thought leader, E. Reid Gilbert, is at it again, sharing his whimsical yet often thoughtful view of the Trump administration's impactful days. Medicine for our times. Another political analeptic. Insightful curative witticism! With a glance toward the other side of the aisle as well. Whimsical Limericks from the Age of Trump From ALL Sides of the Political Divide
By E. Reid Gilbert
Paperback, 134 pages

Ushering out the 45th president with a limerick countdown, E. Reid Gilbert gives us even more to think about, laugh about and recall with wonder. The author’s incorrigible cleverness delights with each piece. 100 Limericks for the Final 100 Days of Trump
By E. Reid Gilbert
Paperback, 118 pages

Addressing a new presidency but the same brilliant mix of mirth, meaning and craft in each limerick, this edition capstones the limerick saga of an unforgettable time in U.S. history.  100 Limericks for the first 100 Days of Biden
By E. Reid Gilbert
Paperback, 114 pages

Stories Tell What Can't be Told: My Story is a collection of stories in the life journey of E. Reid Gilbert, praised author of Trickster Jack, after finishing high school, leaving home and matriculating in several colleges, where he earned five academic degrees, ranging from English and Sociology to Theology and Asian Theatre. These stories are recollections of events and people from Gilbert's careers in the Methodist and Unitarian ministries, performance and instruction of Mime, College and University teaching, and acting, directing and producing theatre. A memoir of a spirited and creative life! Stories Tell What Can't be Told: My Story  
A Memoir By E. Reid Gilbert
Paperback, 348 pages

Every culture has its own trickster character. The Southern Appalachian Mountain trickster is Jack, whom readers may know from traditional stories like "Jack in the Giant's Newground" and "Jack and the Bean Tree." The stories in Trickster Jack, which focus on the shenanigans of Jack and his older brothers, are actually tall tales emerging from Reid Gilbert's tricky imagination. Set in the Southern Appalachians around the end of the nineteenth century, these tales describe actual activities of the time, such as making a wooden wagon with white oak rounds for wheels, fetching water from wells with windlasses, and using outdoor outhouses. Trickster Jack: New Jack Tales - Second Edition
By E. Reid Gilbert
Paperback, 108 pages

These 10 plays — nine for stage and one screenplay — aptly showcase Reid’s gifts for character, dialogue and an insider’s grasp of culture, social challenging, stark and often witty. From commedia dell’arte to a three-character play starring an earplug, the collection is varied. E. Reid Gilbert 10 Plays
By E. Reid Gilbert
Paperback, 506 Pages

From a career of honing his techniques for physical theater, the author’s wisdom is presented in prose and photo illustration on the pages of this pioneering book. For actors at every level, working to evolve their craft with a holistic approach to embodied performance, this is an essential resource. Coming fall 2022.   Embodying the Word: Gesture with Text - Movement Training for the Actor
E. Reid Gilbert with Rick Wamer
Paperback, 300 pages estimate

The personal experience, in poetry and narrative, of one woman’s trek from a conservative family to a liberating life as an academic and motional pioneer. Swimming the River: Inspirational shorts, insights and glimpses of grace. 
By Becky Banasiak Code 
Paperback, 132 pages

Finding Medusa is Donna F. Brown’s story of an ordinary girl whose extraordinary life takes her from the tumultuous 1968 National Democratic Convention riots in Chicago to 14,000-foot mountaintops and to illness and pain and joy and fame — all in the stage-lights of the golden age of rock and roll. As Gary says in his forward, “This is a journey through Donna’s darkest and brightest moments. Finding Medusa is a testament to anyone who wanted to give up, that there is more to life than being beaten and broken... it’s an inspirational book that leaves you cheering that it is never too late to follow your dreams.” Finding Medusa: The Making of an Unlikely Rock Star
By Donna F. Brown
Paperback , 332 pages

Do you want to feel better, but aren't sure where to start or whether you can succeed? This book will help you with a realistic, practical, gentle, and very effective way to begin. Starting with the smallest steps you are ready to actually do, and building on this success every day, you will achieve your wellness goals. So whether you need to get moving, change your diet, change the way you treat your body - or just as importantly change your attitude about how you feel - this book will guide you through your journey. GETTING TO the BEST YOU: Small steps toward lasting changes that empower women to restore health, vitality and happiness.
By Laurie Rein
Paperback, 184 pages

Women from ancient folktales emerge as role models for women and girls today in a new book: Land of Roses and Nightingales, Seven Adventures of a Persian Girl, by the award-winning author of Tapestries of the Heart. Land of Roses and Nightingales: Seven Adventures of a Persian Girl
Translated by Dr. Nooshie Motaref
Hardbound, 108 pages

At guide every teacher can use to increase student engagement in their lessons today. Based on Embody Learning™, a teacher practice mode and pedagogy. Embody Learning Student Engagement Guide
By Julia Barwell, Donn Poll and Rick Wamer 
Paperback, 110 pages full color

Nathaniel loves to make pictures. So when the apple tree in front of his house blossoms, he makes a purple apple that has a magic effect. An easy bedtime or lap reading. Nathaniel and the Magic Apple
By Donn Poll
Hardbound, 40 pages

A course text and self-study tool for advanced learners of English for academic purposes. Recommended for ESL students. Grammar Advantage
By Eric Nelson and George Yule.
Paperback, 346 pages.