English Smile

When I tell people who know me, or who are just meeting me in person for the first time, that I am a published author, they respond with shock. I imagine that there is always some surprise upon learning that a friend or acquaintance has written a full-length novel and gone through the publish process. However, when I am the one proclaiming myself an author, the amazed look is quickly followed by an expression of confusion.

Smiles and Cries is a book of life-affirming storytelling poetry that will move, inspire, motivate, encourage, and enlighten anyone, anywhere who has the opportunity to hear it. I truly feel that everyone who listens to this book will find that much of its content applies to them in their daily lives or that they can relate to most of its content in some way. If you enjoy hearing truly unique poetry, then this is one you don't want to miss!

Stanley is a typical high school student trying to find his way through the hierarchy of study and popularity. Nobody wants to spend time with him, and even his crush turned him down nine times. He spends most of his time alone in the house, cursing his mother and blaming her for driving his father away. He has a preoccupation with all things horror, and his love goes beyond just watching the movies; he wants to be the star of the show.

A freelance writer is invited to an elderly man's home to witness his telling of the family history to his sons. The patriarch's reason for requesting a stranger into his home as he shares his tale is a simple one. He wants the young man to write the true history of Family Dracul, to trace the lineage back to the very first member of a family cursed. But, the old man has another agenda. He wants to warn humanity; what happened in the past was nothing compared to what is to come.

Madness: extremely foolish behavior. Imprisoned for the murder of his best friend, Johnny Cleary sets out to tell what happened on the day Bobby "Buster" Lennon died, but are the words he writes true or does the deception run deeper? Madness: the state of being mentally ill, especially severely. There is something wrong with Irene. Momma's dead and a ragdoll speaks to her in a voice that is hauntingly familiar. And what about the stitches, the very things that just might hold Irene together?

Everyday is an opportunity to embrace the beauty of life. We often talk about grace, without fully grasping the concept. Grace is distributed by God. It’s nothing you can do to earn it. When your life has been bombarded with destruction, grace is appreciated so much. And when you think about where you are and what you’ve been through, the mere thought of God’s grace will bring tears to your eyes.

Read Rio is a man who has everything, but has lost so much. Five years ago, he was at the top, he won the largest lottery jackpot in history, and his future was bright. Fast forward. His wife, his friends, and his family have left him. Only his various vices keep him afloat. After the foggy memory of a chance encounter resurfaces, he sets out on a mission to offer a job to a girl he knew for a total of four hours back in college. When she accepts, he grapples with thoughts of love and self-destruction, something he has perfected.

Why won’t Antonio smile? That is what everyone wants to know. For some unexplainable reason, he refuses to smile. Like a missing piece of a puzzle, there is something missing in Antonio’s life that keeps him from smiling. But what could it be? Find out in this charming, heartwarming story that will delight young and older listeners alike.

Luke is a little boy looking for acceptance. He has a magical encounter with Santa in his living room on Christmas Eve. Santa knows there is something he wants that he has not asked for, and Luke hesitates but asks Santa for something to help him make friends. Santa delivers, in a very unexpected way, something Luke can produce at any moment in his life that quickly brings two people closer together in the first step of friendship.

Making Emmie Smile is a child development book geared for toddlers. In Making Emmie Smile, family members attempt to make the child happy by offering her different material things, only to succeed in getting the child to smile by offering personal attention. The basic theme of Making Emmie Smile is the importance of fulfilling your child's emotional needs.

Once upon a time in the village of Runadola, there lived a beautiful princess who had everything a girl could ever desire, except for one very important thing. The princess could not smile....

It is true that a smile can elevate the soul, improve your wellbeing, make you more accessible to others and indeed companies if you go for an interview. But what happens when we are hurting, saddened, unhappy, lonely, fearful, upset? The first thing we should not do is "Stop smiling" wearing our anguish only tends to make matters worse and sympathy is a hollow virtue in that it can elevate the senses but has no substance whatsoever.

When Jenny's uncle visits, something heartbreaking takes place. She learns how to navigate through the abuse she has suffered, and what she has to do in order to carry on.

A loving couple adopts a child of their own to raise, and as the child gets older he realizes that his loving mother and father are not what he thought they were. This is a twisted short story of a loving family that had major issues of their own and want to pass on their practice to another.

Morley Robers (1857-1942) was an adventurer who worked on railways, cattle and sheep ranches all over Africa and the Americas and still found time to write a large number of very varied novels and stories with a zest which only real life experience can give. In "The Smile of La Gioconda" he is concerned with the subtle psychological aspects of the love triangle and the perils of repressed emotions.

When facing down a bully, a trip to the dentist, or your mom's prune oatmeal, there's only one thing you can do - smile a lot! And you'll pull through! In this appealing offering from best-selling author Nancy Carlson, a determined little frog discovers that even when you don't want to, smiling can make any situation better.

In this dynamic, hard-hitting audiobook, music biographer Geoffrey Giuliano examines the turbulent life and times of contemporary legend Paul McCartney. With an in-depth, insightful narration by the author as well as rare archival, unheard interviews, here is the perfect collection celebrating Paul McCartney for every dedicated fan, music historian, the media, as well as all school, library, institutional, and university collections.

There is a smile in my pocket, a "beary" important smile. A smile I like to take out once in a while. I hide it in my pocket for safe keeping. It is a friendly smile that says, "Hello, I am so happy for our meeting!" I have a happy smile. Sometimes, I show my teeth; sometimes, I am shy, and a shy smile will do! I have all sorts of smiles, how about you?

Be Happy. Be Honest. Be like Cowboy Will. Parents, reward your children. Please purchase this book. Teach them how to solve their problems without being mean and nasty, but with a smile and tenderness. Tickles of happiness. A happy face... Please join with us in Cowboy Will’s new adventure. Giddiap...

A heartwarming adventure about finding your smile with two endearing new characters from the creator of Blue Kangaroo. When Melrose loses his smile, he worries that he won't be able to find it again. But Little Green Croc takes him to the countryside and sure enough, his smile returns! A heart-warming tale about the power of friendship