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Gilly Macmillan, Author Of Odd Child Out Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Gilly MacMillan-Odd Child Out From New York Times Bestselling Author of WHAT SHE KNEW "A hugely satisfying and thrilling read. Highly recommended!" -Shari LaPena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door "Literary suspense at its finest.”—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Baby How well do you know the people you love…? Best friends Noah Sadler and Abdi Mahad have always been inseparable. But when Noah is found floating unconscious in Bristol's Feeder Canal, Abdi can't--or won't--tell anyone what happened. Just back from a mandatory leave following his last case, Detective Jim Clemo is now assigned to look into this unfortunate accident. But tragedy strikes and [...]

By |December 7th, 2017|Africa, Fiction, Murder|Comments Off on Gilly Macmillan, Author Of Odd Child Out Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Luvvie Ajayi, Author Of I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Luvvie Ajayi "A truth-riot of a book!"―Shonda Rhimes New York Times Bestseller #1 Washington Post Bestseller Redbook “20 Books By Women You Must Read this Fall” GoodHousekeeping.com “17 New Best New Books to Read This Fall” BookRiot “100 Must-Read Hilarious Books” Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist Now in development with "Shondaland" and ABC Signature Studios as cable television series Comedian, activist, and hugely popular culture blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi, serves up necessary advice for the masses in this hilarious book of essays With over 500,000 readers a month at her enormously popular blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi is a go-to source for smart takes on pop culture. I'm Judging You is her [...]

By |December 7th, 2017|African Americans, Comedy|Comments Off on Luvvie Ajayi, Author Of I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Rachel Renee Russell, Author Of Dork Diaries 12: Tales From A Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Rachel Renee Russell Dork Dairies 12 Nikki Maxwell’s adventures continue in the twelfth installment in the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! In Nikki Maxwell’s newest diary, it’s the countdown to the end of the school year, and Nikki’s juggling some big questions about how she’ll spend her summer. She’s also facing an unexpected crush catastrophe—there’s a new kid interested in Nikki, but the last thing she wants to do is accidentally hurt Brandon! It all comes down to a big decision Nikki has to make, and drama like she’s never faced before!

By |December 6th, 2017|African Americans, Children, Education, Fiction, Girls, Women|Comments Off on Rachel Renee Russell, Author Of Dork Diaries 12: Tales From A Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Denise Kiernan, Author Of The Last Castle: The Epic Story Of Love, Loss, And American Royalty In The Nation’s Largest Home Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Denise Kiernan “A soaring and gorgeous American story” (Karen Abbott) from the author of the New York Times bestselling The Girls of Atomic City. The fascinating true story behind the magnificent Gilded Age mansion Biltmore—the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States. The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and generations of the famous Vanderbilt family, and features a captivating cast of real-life characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Teddy Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York’s best known families. She grew up in [...]

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Kim Starkey Jonker, Author Of Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership In The Nonprofit Sector Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Kim Starkey Jonker We are entering a new era―an era of impact. The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will soon be under way, bringing with it the potential for huge increases in philanthropic funding. Engine of Impact shows how nonprofits can apply the principles of strategic leadership to attract greater financial support and leverage that funding to maximum effect. As Good to Great author Jim Collins writes in his foreword, this book offers "a detailed roadmap of disciplined thought and action for turning a good nonprofit into one that can achieve great impact at scale." William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker identify seven essential components of strategic [...]

By |December 5th, 2017|Business, Charity|Comments Off on Kim Starkey Jonker, Author Of Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership In The Nonprofit Sector Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Peter Manseau, Author Of The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, And The Man Who Captured Lincoln’s Ghost Chats On Dr. Alvin

Click Here To Listen Peter Manseau-The Apparitionists "A rare work of historical nonfiction that is both studious and just plain entertaining."—Publishers Weekly, Top Ten Books of 2017 "An exceptional story"—Errol Morris, New York Times Book Review A story of faith and fraud in post–Civil War America, told through the lens of a photographer who claimed he could capture images of the dead In the early days of photography, in the death-strewn wake of the Civil War, one man seized America’s imagination. A “spirit photographer,” William Mumler took portrait photographs that featured the ghostly presence of a lost loved one alongside the living subject. Mumler was a sensation: The affluent and influential came calling, including Mary [...]

By |December 5th, 2017|Art, History, Photography|Comments Off on Peter Manseau, Author Of The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, And The Man Who Captured Lincoln’s Ghost Chats On Dr. Alvin
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Keith Koffler, Author Of Bannon: Always the Rebel Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Keith Koffler "By now, everyone in America knows Steve Bannon, the force of nature who has shaped the Trump presidency more than anyone except Trump himself. If you want to know what's behind that force of nature—if you want to know Steve Bannon the man—this is the indispensable book for you." —DAVID HOROWITZ, author of Big Agenda. He helped engineer one of the greatest upsets in political history—the election of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States. And he's far from done. Now he wants to restore America—its prosperity, its sense of self, and its ability to survive a perilous twenty-first century. To do that, former Trump White House [...]

By |December 5th, 2017|Biography, Government, Politics|Comments Off on Keith Koffler, Author Of Bannon: Always the Rebel Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Katherine Hall Page, Author Of The Body in the Casket: A Faith Fairchild Mystery Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Katherine Hall Page-Casket The inimitable Faith Fairchild returns in a chilling New England whodunit, inspired by the best Agatha Christie mysteries and with hints of the timeless board game Clue. For most of her adult life, resourceful caterer Faith Fairchild has called the sleepy Massachusetts village of Aleford home. While the native New Yorker has come to know the region well, she isn’t familiar with Havencrest, a privileged enclave, until the owner of Rowan House, a secluded sprawling Arts and Crafts mansion, calls her about catering a weekend house party. Producer/director of a string of hit musicals, Max Dane—a Broadway legend—is throwing a lavish party to celebrate his seventieth birthday. At [...]

By |December 5th, 2017|Art, Crime, Fiction, Movies, Murder, Theater|Comments Off on Katherine Hall Page, Author Of The Body in the Casket: A Faith Fairchild Mystery Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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John U. Bacon, Author Of The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story Of Treachery, Tragedy, And Extraordinary Heroism

Click Here To Listen John Bacon-Great Halifax Explosion NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The riveting, tick-tock account of the largest manmade explosion in history prior to the atomic bomb, and the equally astonishing tales of survival and heroism that emerged from the ashes, from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon After steaming out of New York City on December 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three thousand tons of TNT and other explosives, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc fought its way up the Atlantic coast, through waters prowled by enemy U-boats. As it approached the lively port city of Halifax, Mont-Blanc's deadly cargo erupted with the force of 2.9 kilotons of TNT—the most powerful explosion [...]

By |December 4th, 2017|Military, War|Comments Off on John U. Bacon, Author Of The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story Of Treachery, Tragedy, And Extraordinary Heroism
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Dr. Eben Alexander, Author Of Living In A Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey Into The Heart Of Consciousness Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Eben Alexander-Living In A Mindful Universe Dr. Eben Alexander, author of international phenomenon Proof of Heaven, shares the next phase of his journey to understand the true nature of consciousness and how to cultivate a state of harmony with the universe and our higher purpose. In 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander's brain was severely damaged by a devastating case of bacterial meningitis, and he lapsed into a weeklong coma. It was almost certainly a death sentence, but he miraculously survived and brought back with him an astounding story. During those 7 days in coma, he was plunged into the deepest realms of consciousness and came to understand profound truths about the universe [...]

By |December 4th, 2017|Gospel, Medical, Science, Self-Help, Spirituality|Comments Off on Dr. Eben Alexander, Author Of Living In A Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey Into The Heart Of Consciousness Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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