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PRESCRIPTION FOR TERROR
Joseph Uricchio, MD
Suffering from burnout and a sudden hand tremor, a star orthopedic surgeon from Minneapolis heads to Belize in Central America for a relaxing resort vacation. It turns out to be anything but when a team of terrorists bent on kidnapping an Israeli official force the resort guests to fight or die.
HOPE TO THE LAST BREATH
Jwan Al Brwe
Flowers Among the Thorns in the Land Between Two Rivers - The true story of a Christian Iraqi family living in the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq, who are caught up in the aftermath of the Iraq-Iran war and forced to flee for their lives with a million others through the rugged mountains separating Iraq and Turkey. A heroic story of endurance and courage that eventually leads them to safety in America.
THE TREE OF FORGOTTON TRUTH
Gary Broughman
When dynamic pastor Dietrich Waymire is forced to decide between his thriving church and the welfare of his troubled foster son Sagan, he chooses to save the boy and loses everything. But where we see defeat God sees opportunity. Much bigger things lie ahead for him.
Memoirs - Telling America's Stories
THE SHOEBOX
Stephanie DeBry
Growing Up With America in the Babyboom South - A story many will recognize and a book club favorite, the Shoebox is the fast paced story of a Georgia family in the post World War II era suffering with no money and few connections, but thriving on high expectations and plenty of love.
AN ASTROLOGER'S JOURNEY
Kelly Lowe
My Life with the Stars - Nationally known astrologer and motivational speaker Kelly Lowe tells the story of her search for spiritual meaning and how finding astrology centered her soul—and gave her a career.
AN AMERICAN FRAULIEN
Anna Lou Fell Bollinger
Caught in Hitler’s Germany - Written in 1947 and posthumously published by her daughter, American Fraulein is Anna Lou’s true survival story. German born, she returned to her home country as a young teen—just in time for the Nazi takeover.
GOOD BONES
Sally Bayles
A Pioneer Daughter Looks Back - Using old documents and family memories, Sally Bayles traces her family history—and with it Florida’s history—going back to the period following the Civil War when her ancestors made their way from Virginia to the Florida wilderness.
MEMOIRS OF A SEX ADDIC
Samantha Barrett
“This is a very thoughtful trip into an addiction, that also shows the way out.” — Irvin D. Milowe, MD, DLFAPA, (former) Professor of Psychiatry, University of Miami. The true and detailed story of how Body Dysmorphic Disorder led a young woman into the dysfunctional life of sex addiction.
OF TWO WORLDS
Peter Canton
A Child of War-Torn Germany Becomes a Man in America - A first-hand, often humorous history of what life was like for a German family during and after the war, seen through the eyes of a boy who came of age much earlier than nature intended. A perennial favorite with German Americans.
I WAS MORE THAN ONE
Irene, et al.
A Story of Transformation and Healing - Life was difficult for Irene, but fortunately she had help. She was more than one—many more—but even she didn’t know it. No one understood she was suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder until a daring doctor and a prominent mental health facility figured it out and started the healing process.
FLYING HIGH LIVING FREE
Rocky Evans
Chronicle of a Sky Diver, Told as He Lived It - The wild and wooly story of the early days of the extreme sport known as skydiving, told as he lived it by two time world champion sky diver Rocky Evans. A true red, white and blue story of daring, self-reliance and the courage to enjoy life and live free at any cost.
MY CHARACTERS
Peter Canton
Characters attract other characters. This is the sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking story of the life of author Peter Canton.
THERESE'S DREAM: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
Dr. David Austin
A true story of life and death in Africa, as lived by an American doctor.
Novels - Everything is Possible!
ALLIGATOR POOL
Joan Hartwig
When an environmental journalist tries to investigate the sugar industry’s pollution of the Everglades, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous cover up that includes murder. There are some people who will stop at nothing to maintain their power.
WILL TO KINGDOM
Stephen Ricks
A Novel of the Second Coming - Overcome by a sudden sense of emptiness, a simple home builder’s search for meaning leads him into a series of visions that he can’t shake. When he shares his visions, family members try to have him committed. But fate has big things in store for him that will rattle the world.
A HOLY GHOST IN MEXICO CITY
Lea MacQuarrie
Distraught over trouble at home in Seattle, 19-year-old Raymond Watson runs off to Mexico City where he knows no one. What follows is a love story populated by revolutionary students, foreign intrigue, spies, saints, a mysterious ghost as real as Raymond himself, and danger at every turn.
NEXT TIME
Oscar Nash
A science fiction tale of time travel, love, adventure, and a desperate attempt to change the future by stopping an infamous murder. Swept back in time against his will, Evan McCloud confronts the always intriguing question of whether it is possible to “fix” the future.
UNDERCOVER
Valerie Belew
Our Secret Obsessions - In the character of Vandy Blake, Ms. Belew captures the seduction, duplicity, and insanity of the drug addicted lifestyle. A compelling story of hope and recovery, Undercover is a must read for anyone who has been touched by addiction.
THE JOURNEY
Al Hubbs
A story marked by historical touchstones like the northward migration from Appalachia to the big cities of the north, the wild days of Prohibition, and opportunities for a poor but determined young man to put his talent to the test in the burgeoning world of show business and the broadcast industry.
THE DEADLY PROPHET
Joseph T. Lyons
This new crime novel is an example of CHB’s interior layout and cover design services.
Poetry
A GESTURE OF WORDS
John Foster
Poetry Forms and Formulas - Entertaining poetry by master poet John Foster, in a guidebook on how you too can write great verse. Used by poetry teachers around the world.
VIN ORDINAIRE
Terry Michael Hagans
“With vivid images and heartfelt language, Michel Hagans brings you inside his world of experiences. Vin Ordinaire is far from being ordinary.” — Dan Pels, surrealist poet
STRAWBERRY ALBATROSS
Dr. Irving Milowe, MD, Psychiatrist
Dr. Milowe is Senior Poet Laureate for the United States. His poetry takes a deep dive into the heart and mind of our contemporary life and culture.
EYES OPEN, LISTENING
Janet Watson
Winner of multiple awards for her verse, Janet Watson’s poetry will touch the heart with a familiarity that invites the reader to feel what she feels.
LOSING TEETH
Sophia DuRose
A collection of some of the finest “coming of age” poetry of the past decade. A must read if you or loved ones are passing through this turbulent time.
POETIC PRISMS
Judith Krum
A long time leading light among Florida’s poets, Judith Krum has brought together many of her best award-winning poems in this collection.
FALLING RIVER
Al Rocheleau
The complete collected works of the author of On Writing Poetry and the past president of the Florida State Poets Association. An exquisite volume of revealing verse.
CADENCE
The Annual Anthology Publication of The Florida State Poets Association
CHB Books is privileged to edit, design and publish the annual anthology of one of the nation’s leading contemporary poetry societies.
WHEN THE SUN SAILS
Mary Rogers-Grantham
A professor at St. Augustine Florida’s Flagler College, Ms. Rogers-Grantham moves deftly from love and romance to social issues and tales of the evolving spirit.
Other Non-Fiction
HISTORY
IN HIS OWN WORDS
James W. Houpt Jr.
The Diary of James McCullough, 1722-1781 - One Man’s Chronicle of Colonial History. Set in the Pennsylvania/Maryland area during the French and Indian Wars, the recently discovered diary offers a firsthand account of a previously untold American history.
BLACK HAWK
Joan Bonnell Clark
An Epic American Indian Tragedy - In the early 1800s chief Black Hawk of the Sauk Tribe, which lived in the area of Illinois and Indiana, found themselves under pressure by expanding white settlements and made a desperate stand to defend their lands.
HUMOR
NEXT
Angela LaTorre
Next! Incredible Dating Adventures - Live, Love Laugh and Sometimes Cry as Angie, suddenly divorced from her high school sweetheart at age 50, begins to date again and wades through a series of unbelievable suitors.
WISDOM
SHARED WISDOM SAYINGS
Empress Goddess of Bamboo
A wide ranging collection of wisdom sayings and teaching that span the globe, the centuries, and a great variety of spiritual and philosophical traditions.
SELF HELP
READ, WRITE, BELIEVE
Jeff Vasilinda
Your Tools for Getting the Most out of Life! - The Buddha said with a single thought the world began. The author lays out a step by step course on how anyone can read to expand their thoughts then turn them into a solid foundation of words and beliefs.
THE ART OF CONNECTING
Kelly Lowe
Loneliness has become an American epidemic. In these days of seclusion due to the epidemic, strategies for overcoming loneliness are even more important.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
MRS. HOWARD'S FAVORITE STORIES
Eleanor Howard
A consummate story teller and teacher, Eleanor Howard shares some of the stories with which she delighted her elementary students for many years.
A MIGHTY WARRIOR IS THE ANT
Natalie Warrick
Poetry for little ones. Tales of the small and mighty!
DEVOTIONALS
UNDERNEATH THE MAKEUP SERIES
Cherise A. Williams
Intertwined with scripture references and prayers, Ms. Williams shares daily secrets and suggestions for self-empowerment and self-defense strategies in today’s culture.
BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
ROMANS
Christopher Brathwaite
The Reverend Canon Christopher Brathwaite of the Episcopal Church leads the reader through a verse by verse unveiling of the deepest meanings of Paul’s Letter to the Romans.
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