Anoxic Zone

by John G. Rees

Our Price: $14.95
(Fiction/Horror)

This is the tale of two men, who through no fault of their own become service personnel for Megacorp. The service personnel, a dark cadre, are brought back to life to maintain the infrastructure of a narcissistic, self-involved culture at the end of the industrial age.

Jake, a commercial diver and Johnny, a scientist, have been friends for over a hundred years. Human curiosity and inhuman nature conspire to have our friends discover just what they are. In the course of this discovery, they release they evil that spawned their kind, which had been imprisoned and used by Megacorp in a most despicable manner. Darkly charismatic, the evil befriends Jake and Johnny, who are now fugitives from Megacorp, as well, for unleashing their dividend maker.

Myth and reality coalesce as the two struggle to deal with what they have become, along with the legacy that came with it. From deep in the Pacific Ocean to the Transylvanian Alps, the darkest phantom of our subconscious surfaces to mete out his own brand of persecution to those betrayed him.

The Other Kid

by Lorraine Donlon

Our Price: $10.95
(Children-Special Needs)

Do you have a child with a serious illness, disability or injury? Have you ever wondered how to talk about it with the other children in your family? Are you concerned about the emotional impact on everyone in your household?

Parenting a child with cancer, autism, or any debilitating condition is a challenge and a life altering experience. Having a brother or sister with special needs is a challenging experience for a child as well. This unique, child friendly workbook was designed to help children cope with the emotional impact of having a special needs sibling.

Sometimes kids just don’t have the words to tell you how they feel. The Other Kid guides you through a thoughtful and supportive conversation, allowing siblings to express their feelings in a safe and loving way.

Copies of The Other Kid purchased at Book Revue come with a complementary set of colored pencils.

Tales of New York:
Some Will Surprise You

by John Keatts

Our Price: $15.00
(New York History)

You know the landmarks: Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building. Now, in Tales of New York, read about the egos, emotions and events that drove the creation of some of the most famous places on Earth, all in New York City.

Learn about the poor farm boy who began a simple ferry boat service, and became a millionaire; the renowned bridge-builder whose work on a statue would change his life; the newspaper man who seized an opportunity; and the man whose building forced our skyline upward. See the City as you've never seen it before, through the eyes of John Keatts. Says Keatts of his latest book, "If one of your reactions is, 'Wow, I didn’t know that,' then I’ve done my work properly."

It's Time For Yoga:
Roll Out the Mat
Experience A Yoga Class

by Diana Dantuono

Our Price: $15.00
(Health & Fitness)

It’s time for you to make a commitment to better health. It’s time for you to stop making excuses, to empower yourself, to take control, and to try that yoga class. It’s Time for Yoga, Roll Out the Mat: Experience A Yoga Class can be the book that sets you on the path to improving your mind, body and spirit. Includes real photos of yoga students practicing achievable poses and step-by-step instructions to help you maximize your results on the mat and make you feel as if you're participating in a class right in your own home.

Diana Dantuono is a registered yoga instructor who has practiced and taught yoga since 2000. She teaches on Long Island, New York, and has conducted workshops on the philosophy and benefits of yoga. She has been involved in yoga projects for the mentally ill and for cancer survivors.

Seeking Soul Mates, Spirit Guides,
and Past Lives

by Richard C. Scheinberg

Our Price: $16.95
(Relationships/Metaphysics)

In his new book, Long Island psychotherapist and social worker Richard Scheinberg blends scientific research and heartrending narratives to provide a fresh and intimate glimpse of the unseen world of eternal love and enduring soul. Integrating conventional psychotherapy with spiritual exploration and investigation, Scheinberg asserts that we each harbor a “life force” composed of core energy and that this energy, like all energy, can never be destroyed. His insightful research encompasses a wide range of training relating to life, love, karma, and overall mind-body health in a harmonious partnering of traditional practice and metaphysics.

Richard C. Scheinberg received his undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology from the State University of New York at New Paltz and his master’s degree in social work from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. He is currently a licensed clinical social worker in the state of New York and a Board Certified Diplomate in clinical social work by the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work.

In Sickness and In Health:
A Memoir of Love

by J. S. Russo

Our Price: $17.99
(Memoir)

In this memoir of a marriage struck by cancer, J. S. Russo tells the story not only of his wife's painful diagnosis, but also of their love. Describing life both before and after Sue's cancer, Russo presents a portrait of a couple whose bond is only strengthened through adversity and who manage to find humor in the most unlikely of places during the most trying circumstances of their lives. The result is a story both sad and uplifting, affirming that even in the face of tragedy, it can be a wonderful life.

Collide

by Mia Black

Our Price: $15.00
(Fiction)

When Addison, a young woman married to a busy lawyer, becomes bored with her marriage, she decides to take some chances. Acting on an attraction to a younger man, she finds herself involved in a passionate affair where risk and desire run wild. But as her secret is discovered, many other truths are revealed and suddenly, Addison is entangled in her own web of deception. Amid the controversies and broken trusts, Addie finds herself in a world where truth and fantasy collide dangerously close.

Forced to face the consequences, can Addie overcome the chaos and find herself or will she risk it all in the name of passion?

How To Avoid Cutting Your Own Throat

by David S. Karen

Our Price: $12.95
(Self-Help)

How to Avoid Cutting Your Own Throat is a collection of experiences, philosophies, analogies, with simple solutions and guidelines that will aid anyone entering any type of relationship. It will explain how so many of us fall into the same repetitive traps. I have no MD or PhD. All the information is firsthand life experience. I feel because of that, a reader will be able to relate to the trials and tribulations mentioned in this book. It’s really very simple and black and white. It’s "we" who add the colors which cause the complications. You may raise your eyebrows, laugh out loud and feel the sincerity of the intangibles throughout this book. And hopefully, protect you from cutting your own throat. My experiences in life have been so "lucky" and definitely worth repeating. They were funny, crude, had its way-ups…and way-downs. Filled with love, it was adventurous, a complete learning experience. Sometimes sad, but always truthful…and worth writing about. To my surprise, the point of my writing wasn’t made for your entertainment—although it can be. It is a collection of personal and valuable experiences that can protect you from cutting your own throat, beginning in any type of relationship. It’s as simple as stopping your car for a red light. Like obeying a "wet paint" sign…or assuming you have the answer. Don’t we all? I think you’ll enjoy my thinking, philosophy, stories and perceptions. Enjoy! *Wink!*

Ominous Betrayal

by Deb J. Damone

Our Price: $19.99
(Memoir)

The Ominous Betrayal: Memoir of a Child of Hope is designed to bring expectation and anticipation for a brighter future to the reader. It is also intended to be a beacon of luminosity to those who suffer in silence and pain, and convey a process of continued hope to those who feel their lives are inconsequential.

Born Joyce Debra Sierra on May 3, 1953 at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, Deb legally changed her name in 2004 to Deb J. Damone. Her real passion has always been human service. In 2008 Deb was certified from Cornell University as a Life Coach through the Family Development Coach (FDC) program, and in 2009 became certified as a Emergency Room Companion for the Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS). 

15 Ways To ZAP A Bully!

by Jackie Humans

Our Price: $12.99
(Childrens)

For children who are picked on, laughed at, or harassed by their peers comes this new book that teaches kids how to gain confidence in facing up to those who might try to tear them down.

15 Ways to ZAP a Bully! illustrates simple techniques kids can use to make ignoring a bully easier, quiet the bully’s verbal attacks with their own humor and snappy comebacks, and increase their confidence in handling the situation. Humans also outlines the 5 W’s of reporting bullying in order to maximize credibility. The last W may surprise you!

Jackie Humans knows firsthand what it’s like to have a young child become the target of bullies and feel helpless to stop the bullying. Helping kids empower themselves is now her life’s mission.

The Little Red Shirt

by Diane Kaufmann

Our Price: $20.99
(Children's/Picture Book)

Far away in a factory, a long red piece of fabric was cut and sewn into a shirt. Every stitch that went into this shirt was special. One day, The Little Red Shirt was hanging in a store window. A small child saw it and asked his mother to buy it for him.

The child wore the shirt the whole day, but at bedtime, it was tossed onto the floor. As the lights grew dim, the little red shirt felt afraid, sad and lonely. Each drawer holds different articles of clothing. Is there a place for him there in the drawer? Unravel the answer as you enjoy this colorful and engaging tale of The Little Red Shirt with your kids!

Diane Pasieka Kaufmann is a teacher in Art and Drivers Education. A graduate of C.W. Post - Long Island University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Masters Degree in Art Education, Diane has worked as a commercial artist in advertising, private tutor for Art /Art History, and coordinated special events for charity and high fashion. Diane currently teaches on Long Island, NY where she lives with her husband and two daughters.

The Madonna Ghost

by Linda Maria Frank

Our Price: $9.95
(Teen Mystery/Horror)

Seventeen-year-old Annie Tillery and her Aunt Jill set off for Long Island's Fire Island for a vacation of surf, sun, and sailing. Annie is happy to leave behind the stress of her relationship with her parents. Aunt Jill, who is an NYPD detective, is mixing her vacation with a case she must keep secret from Annie, who is suspicious nevertheless. Annie finds romance and intrigue when she meets Ty Egan, the nephew of their host on the island. They find themselves in the middle of an eerie adventure when she and Ty investigate the tragic and perplexing story of a local ghost.

Annie becomes increasingly uneasy and the investigation turns sinister when Aunt Jill goes missing, the ghost appears, and the troublesome neighbors in the cottage next door become hostile. When they find one of Aunt Jill's special earrings on the neighbor's porch, they begin to wonder what she was doing there. Will they find Aunt Jill before it's too late? In the breathless conclusion to their investigation, Annie and Ty narrowly escape death solving the mystery of The Madonna Ghost.

Linda Maria Frank had a lifelong career teaching science in high school and university. She took the case studies she created for students in her forensic science classes and turned them into mysteries for young readers. She has lived in New York City and currently resides on Long Island.

Face Of The Enemy

by Ron Scott

Our Price: $23.95
(Fiction)

Two men from opposite backgrounds find themselves victims of the Vietnam War. Brett Edwards is married, a college graduate and living in suburban New York. James Curtis is a single high school dropout hardened by the mean streets of Newark, NJ. The men form an unexpected friendship upon being drafted into the military and find themselves shipped off to war. When they enter the war zone there is only one priority: Survival. Face of the Enemy is the story of their struggle against the threat of losing their souls to the disease of the Vietnam War.

Ron Scott is a Brooklyn native who now lives on Long Island with his family. He is a professional accountant who now seriously pursues his passion of writing. He has been published in various anthologies of poetry and in Newsday. This is his first novel.

Making Believers

by Linda Amato

Our Price: $14.95
(Fiction)

Making Believers is the story of Gracie and Amanda, two women joined in this lifetime to learn from one another. However, it takes time, patience and unconditional love for them to realize the meaning of their special relationship. Amanda, like many women in the world today, wears a mask to hide herself from the outside world. Gracie on the other hand escapes into her mind to release the pain of yesterday that she cannot understand. All Gracie and Amanda want is to be loved, to feel loved and to know love that is truly, madly and deeply for them. Eventually Amanda comes to realize her passions and is given a gift by Gracie that gives her insight to all that is.

Linda Amato is a certified holistic health counselor, reiki master and metaphysical practitioner. She is a mother and grandmother and is very excited about life and her belief that anything is possible.

The Legend of Benny

by Dominick Morreale

Our Price: $19.99
(Historical Fiction)

While holiday shopping in an antique store on Long Island’s North Fork soon after Thanksgiving, a gentleman stumbles upon an old diary that launches him on an incredible adventure into history. The entries are written by Benny, an orphaned child who grew up to become an unsung hero of the American Revolution and an incredible romantic whose love is tested by the times.

The Legend of Benny is the story of the people who courageously engaged in a struggle for independence, often torn between difficult choices and forced to choose a side, all in the name of founding a nation. It is also a romance and a portrait of the sacrifices and struggles of love and family during stressful times.

My Little Eye

by Lauren Matovic-Smith

Our Price: $12.99
(Childrens/Picture Book)

A simple night of stargazing unleashes a world of possibilities and endless imagination in My Little Eye, the new picture book from children’s author Lauren Matovic-Smith. What began as an encouragement to Smith’s own two little girls to, “…never stop believing, dreaming, wishing and seeing,” has culminated in this delightful story of a child who, on a night like any other, discovers an adventure like no other.

Lauren was inspired to start this book after having her first child and to complete it when her second daughter came into the world. She attributes her desire to write the book to the stars, and their beauty, their mystery and the thought of how many countless wishes have been made upon them.

Wigglys and Skypie Visit the Pollution Planet

by Mary Ellen McDonald

Our Price: $14.99
(Childrens/Picture Book)

In the first book of an exciting new series, Wigglys and Skypie Visit the Pollution Planet introduces us to the adventurous, spunky and fun loving little brother and sister Martian twins. They travel through the universe in search of other planets in need of their help. In this adventure, they are tasked with cleaning up a dirty, polluted planet that is dying from toxic garbage and poisons. The trees and flowers are lifeless, the oceans are filthy, the bees don't buzz, the people and animals are all choking on toxic fumes, and even the sun doesn't shine! Wiggly's and Skypie help the people "go green" and restore their dying planet to a place of beauty and cleanliness.

Mary Ellen McDonald was born and raised on Long Island, New York. She is a proud mother of two children and grandmother of three. She has been in love with poetry ever since her first encounter with a "Dr. Seuss" book and has been making her own little books since she was seven years old.

The Adventures of Halo & Manny: Halo & Manny Meet Cielo the Dinosaur

by Sandra Sepúlveda

Our Price: $14.99
(Childrens)

This story takes place on a magical island where Halo and Manny land after falling from an airplane during a blustery storm while on a vacation trip to meet their caretaker, Cindy. Expecting the worst from this accident, they find themselves stranded on an island belonging to dinosaurs. They soon discover that all these inhabitants communicate with each other in Spanish, with the exception of Cielo and her best friend, Antonio. They speak Spanish and English because Cielo learned and taught Antonio using books she found at previous crash sites. In the course of trying to find their way back home, Halo and Manny make many new friends, share knowledge from their world and learn about another world they never knew existed.

Sandra was born in New York City and brought up in Puerto Rico. She always had a great love for children and animals and dreamed of helping those in need. She enjoys writing very much and using her imagination to share love and friendship between children and pets, and in the case of this story: people, dogs and dinosaurs.

Coffee and Fate

by R.J. Erbacher

Our Price: $11.95
(Fiction)

Val is just a regular college student, with a unique ability to save people's lives, having a drink in a coffee shop. Bud is an elderly gentleman who knows certain things that will happen to certain people and he knows something about Val's future. When he sits down next to her and holds her hands it will start a friendship that both of them are desperate for. It will also set off a chain of events that will dramatically change both their lives, from the gunshot that's just seconds away to a heroic battle with fate and death.

R.J. Erbacher wrote his first story in sixth grade and he's been writing ever since. He was the editor of "Warrior Poets: The Magazine of Medieval Poetry" as well as the author of two chap books of poetry. He lives on Long Island with his wife and three daughters.

The Psalms: An Inspirational Prayer, Vol. 1

by Maxine Lee-Fatt

Our Price: $16.00
(Music)

The Psalms: An Inspirational Prayer is a selection of readings sure to set your mind at ease. If you're ever feeling down or having a long day, turn to this disc and you will surely find yourself at peace.

Maxine Lee-Fatt is a Graduate of Marymount College in Tarrytown, with a Bachelors Degree in Business and Psychology. She earned her Masters degree in Religious Studies at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers N.Y. She is currently a candidate for a Doctor of Ministry degree at Barry University in Miami Florida. She is a Spiritual Director, Eucharistic Minister and Lector at her local parish in Wellington Florida. She is President of St. Vincent de Paul Society at the local Conference at her parish, assisting the poor and the marginalized in Palm Beach and surrounding areas. She is an avid lover of the Psalms, since they speak to the human condition in every aspect of our existence.

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