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  A Merry Vampire Christmas

  Pete Klein

  Date / Time: 12/22/2007 11:30 PM UTC

  Category: Books

  
  

  Pete Klein, author of "The Dancing Valkyrie" and Adirondack Hikes in Hamilton County" revives his show with talk about his upcoming novel - The Vampire Valkyrie.

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  Original Air Date: 10/25/2008 10:30 PM UTC

  Rosemary Chaulk talks about her book: Nissitissit Witch.

  Nissistissit Witch Rosemary Chaulk says, "My book, Nissitissit Witch, suggests that the original curse on the valley was from the Indians who were slaughtered when the invading white settlers took the Nissitissit. We as victors wrote the history, but what about the history of those who came before us, what about the troubled Indian spirits? While telling tales of Indian Spirits and witches I use this platform for my true message, which is pollution. We took America from the natives and the first thing we did was to decimate the woods, pollute the rivers and torture the land for anything we could take for profit. We dammed the rivers and killed the salmon." During the Eighteen hundreds the Nissitissit was no different than any other river. During that time our rivers were the recipient of every waste product and poison produced. North village is located in a narrow valley that concentrates the flow from about forty thousand aces of land upstream. There were many little villages along the Nissitissit and any toxins they wanted to dispose of was dumped into the river. Right in North Village I found that they made felt and had a velvet shop. The process of making felt uses mercurous oxide. Velvet cloths use felt in the collars and the colors in the velvets were also very toxic. Long-term exposure to mercury causes death by fits of insanity and people died in 'an unusual way'. Nissitissit Witch takes all of these factors and spins a fictional entertaining yarn that has lots of history of the area spun into a tall tale.
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  • Nissitissit
  • Rosemary Chaulk
  • polution
  • Native Americans
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• Original Air Date: 10/11/2008 10:30 PM UTC

  "Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster"

  Anna Maria Prezio will discuss her book, "Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster": Written with thoughtfulness, clarity and immense compassion for both the ghost or entity and those being haunted, "Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster" will intrigue, delight and capture you as you journey with the Anna Maria Prezio, Feng Shui Consultant and Metaphysician, through her knowledge and experiences with the ghostly realm. As a writer, Prezio has published screenplays, articles and books. Her love for the visual arts has led her to produce feature films, film shorts, music videos, and photography. Her experience, Feng Shui knowledge and highly intuitive talent gives her the ability to sense people, places and things which help to nurture and facilitate her clients’ lifestyles. Prezio is a professional Feng Shui Consultant and Practitioner with an advanced graduate certification from the American Feng Shui Institute, Chinese Metaphysical Studies, and the Imperial School of Feng Shui. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Villanova University as well as a Business Graduate Degree. Her expertise is in the communication arts, visual arts and entrepreneurship. She is a certified entrepreneurship instructor for the Executive Entrepreneur Institute and has held positions as a marketing executive for multi-national corporations. As a marketing consultant in health care, entertainment, and the non-profit sectors she has incorporated her knowledge of Feng Shui and its effects on personal environments to enhance people’s lives. Presto's mission is to help people gain the knowledge and tools of Feng Shui to improve and enhance their wealth, health, creativity and relationships.
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  • Confessions
  • Ghost Buster
  • Feng Shui
  • Creativity
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• Original Air Date: 10/4/2008 10:30 PM UTC

  Every Secret Crime

  Mystery writer Doug Cummings releases second installment of acclaimed book series. In his forthcoming novel, former cop and crime reporter Doug M. Cummings digs deep into the world of suburban corruption. This journalist-turned-mystery writer has witnessed plenty of suburban criminal activity during his 17 year broadcasting career, and weaves some of his professional experiences into his book. Set in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Falcon Ridge, Every Secret Crime introduces readers to 17-year-old Trey Hayden, son of celebrity attorneys. Alone in his house, Trey comes face-to-face with a shadowy intruder, just outside his bedroom door. What follows is a bloody homicide that attracts the attention of national media, as well as local TV reporter Reno McCarthy. McCarthy notices something not quite right about the police investigation - but the more he presses, the more dangerous his pursuit becomes. Every Secret Crime is the second installment in Cummings' acclaimed Reno McCarthy series. The modern gumshoe/TV reporter made his debut in Cummings' Deader by the Lake. Booklist described McCarthy as "a sexy, emotionally vulnerable reporter with an active conscience as well as a nose for news, half-truths, and lies." Please visit www.everysecretcrime.com for more information.
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  • Doug Cummings
  • Novel
  • suburban
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