Click Pictures for more Detail Item:  AUTH043 Damean Adams Author Damean Adams, a former active duty United States Marine!  He is the youngest of three children, born in St.  Ann Jamaica, but grew up in the city of Mt.  Vernon NY.  Like many he grew up without a father to teach a boy how to become a man.  He learned things the hard way; understanding early on that the choices you make now, will determine the man you become in the future.    Item:  AUTH001 Mike Angley Colonel Michael "Mike" Angley is author of the Child Finder Trilogy.  He retired from the U.S.  Air Force in September 2007 following a rewarding 25 year career as a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI).  He held thirteen different assignments throughout the world, among which were five tours as a Commander of various units, to include two Air Force OSI Squadrons and a Wing.    Item:  AUTH014 Dr. David Axelrod Dr. David B. Axelrod served as Suffolk County, Long Island's Poet Laureate, before moving to Daytona Beach, Florida.  He is founder of Writers Unlimited Agency, Inc.  (www.writersunlimited.org) which he directed for over thirty years, and also publisher of Writers Ink Press.    Item:  AUTH017 Dr. David Belk Dr. David Belk serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Friendswood, Texas.  He received a Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He is the author of Underneath Islam's Veil (Total Recall Publishing).  He and his wife, Meredith have three children, Micah, Caleb and Meagan.  They have made their home in League City, Texas.    Item:  AUTH008 Frank Borelli A native of Cumberland, Maryland, Frank began his law enforcement career as a Military Police Officer in the United States Army.  Having begun his law enforcement career as an MP, and upon receiving his first Honorable Discharge, Frank became a civilian police officer.    Item:  AUTH005 Dr. Lucas Boyd Dr. Lucas G. "Luke" Boyd was born in a three-room shotgun house on Jabe Dunaway's place near Anguilla, Mississippi in the depths of the Depression.  His father managed one of those sprawling cotton plantations the Delta was known for, and it is this plantation culture that left an indelible mark on young Luke.    Item:  AUTH024 Paula Brown Paula Brown is a lifelong science fiction fan.  She currently lives in Florida with her husband and daughter.  Paula loves to write and has put her talents into a lifelong passion of science fiction in her Dream Wanderers Series titles.  Paula also loves Disney and is a Co-Author of the InsiderScoop® to Walt Disney World® Orlando series of books for Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Disney Hollywood Studios.    Item:  AUTH002 Bob Doerr Bob Doerr grew up in a military family, attended the Air Force Academy, and then had a career of his own in the Air Force.  It was a life style that had him moving every three or four years, but also one that exposed him to the people and cultures of numerous countries in Asia, Europe and to most of these United States.    Item:  AUTH032 Sam Gottlieb Samuel J. Gottlieb, CFP, CFA is a former New York trust/estate attorney and successful Merrill Lynch wealth management advisor, providing legal and financial planning services since 1988.    Item:  AUTH009 Herman Groman Herman Groman is a retired FBI Special Agent and is the current director of security at large Las Vegas casino/hotel.  While in the FBI, Herman specialized in working deep long-term operations as an undercover agent in the areas of organized crime and narcotics.    Item:  AUTH038 Dick Hart Short Pending    Item:  AUTH018 James E. Honey James has been involved in energy healing for close to 30 years.  He is engaged with writing to help overcome obstacles with his dyslexia and learning difficulties, which no amount of healing can alter.  Since retiring to Wales, James devotes more time to his writing.  James' ambitions as a writer are to communicate, entertain and give something back for what he has received.    Item:  AUTH019 Sahira Javaid Sahira Javaid graduated from Gloucester high school and currently studies in Algonquin College.  She is eighteen years old and lives with her father, her mother and her younger brother in Ottawa Ontario.  She has had one poem published in the Anthology Whispers on The Wind by the Poetry Institute of Canada named:  "I'm Trying".    Item:  AUTH020 George Mavro George Mavro is a 24 year Air Force, security force veteran. He served over 22 years stationed in Europe, eight of those in Greece. He holds degrees in Government and International Relations. He presently lives in Florida with his wife and two sons.    Item:  AUTH042 Bruce Moran Short Pending    Item:  AUTH045 Terry Moran Terry Moran made a career in law enforcement for 28 years before retiring from Federal service in 2008.  Five years were spent working undercover narcotics which gives him a unique insight in some of the stories he builds his books around.  He also worked various crimes like bank robberies, kidnappings and financial fraud.  After retiring he works closely with people needing high level security clearances.    Item:  AUTH037 K.R. Paramahamsa K.R. Paramahamsa was a retired civil servant in India borne on the Indian Administrative Service. He is Adjunct Faculty to the Hindu University of America in the USA. He is presently a resident of the Ashram of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai at Prashanthi Nilayam – 515134, India, in pursuit of spiritual advancement in his own little way.    Item:  AUTH046 Nancy C. Powell Nancy Powell is married, the mother of two children, and six grandchildren.  She is a member of the Church of Christ, a member of River Valley Writers of Fort Smith, Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc., and Roundtable Poets.    Item:  AUTH003 Steve Reeves Captain Steve A. Reeves started flying airplanes from a dirt strip located adjacent to a cotton field in northeast Arkansas.  He took great pride in his ability to chase rabbits down the plowed rows of the fields -- and live to tell about it.  However, it didn't take long for him to realize that chasing rabbits didn't pay very well.  He packed his bags and headed to the University of Kentucky.    Item:  AUTH021 Adrianne Sainte-Eve Adrianne Sainte-Eve was born in Budapest Hungary, and spent her childhood in, Quebec, Regina, Saskatchewan, and Vancouver, B.C. in Canada.  She is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago and Northern Illinois University, and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.    Item:  AUTH007 Alice Shapiro Alice Shapiro is currently serving as Poet Laureate of Douglasville, Georgia.  She has been writing since 1985 when she studied poetry and playwriting under William Packard at NYU.  Her poetry credits include a chapbook, Seasons of the Heart with Scars Publications (2007), Cracked:  Timeless Topics of Nature, Courage and Endurance (TotalRecall Press 2009), Life:  Descending / Ascending (TotalRecall Press 2010), and Saltian (unbound CONTENT Press 2011).    Item:  AUTH022 Vince Stella Born in the culture-rich Little Italy community of New York City, and raised among the new suburban neighborhoods of Long Island in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, Vince Stella has painted an articulate picture of growing up during the phenomenon called the baby boom.  He shares his anecdotes and experiences in this unique history of the boomers by recalling what it was like to live during a time of wonder as children, excitement as teenagers, and of experimentation and anger as young adults.    Item:  AUTH016 Leslie Stern Leslie E.  Stern was born in Los Angeles, California, an only child.  She graduated from the University of Miami in Coral Gables at twenty years old.  She pursued her doctoral degree in philosophy and was offered an Assistant Professorship.    Item:  AUTH013 Dylan Stopher Dylan Stopher is a renowned blogest, biblical scholar, author, and teacher. The creator of 4th wall ministries, Dylan’s research into the Old and New Testaments are highly regarded. His books “199 Proverbs on the Wall” and “Like a Chain mailed Pomegranate” are books to help the everyday Christian live a happy, joyous, and faith filled life.    Item:  AUTH012 Michael Tabman Michael Tabman was born and raised in New York City.  He graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, NY.  After serving as a police officer for three years with the Fairfax County VA police department he joined the FBI.  Michael, a 24 year FBI veteran, investigated crimes ranging from white collar to bank robberies, organized crime, drug trafficking and money laundering.    Item:  AUTH023 Carlene Tejada Carlene Richardson Tejada teaches English as a Second Language, in which she holds an M.A..  She grew up in New Hampshire but spent her adult life in several locales, including New York City, Arizona, Georgia, and El Salvador, Central America.  Wherever Carlene settles, she offers writing workshops for women.  She has written articles for home plans magazines and Natural Health.    Item:  AUTH033 Jane Vessey, CFA Short Pending    Item:  AUTH004 John M. Wills John is an award-winning author and freelance writer.  He has written four books and more than 100 articles on police training and street survival.  A former Chicago police officer and retired FBI agent, John is retired and spends his free time with his wife and grandchildren.    Item:  AUTH035 Judy Wright Short Pending    Item:  AUTH011 Jerry Yellin Jerry was a WW 2 fighter pilot from Hillside, NJ.  He flew P-51's over Japan from Iwo Jima.  Married to Helene for 60 years, they have four sons and six grandchildren, three in America and three born and raised in Japan.  Jerry is the author of the award winning historical fiction book The Blackened Canteen and his memoir Of War and Weddings about his life as a warrior and his transformation when his son married the daughter of his enemy.