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The Durabone Prophecies is a novel about human nature and human destiny. It is a multiplot story of romance, relationships, human emotions, andpleasure vs. purpose. Also, it is a mystery novel with predictions for the future of the Earth and the human race. Four riveting romance stories areintertwined and involve major characters who unexpectedly find love. The major plot and all subplots are related in some way to the main character andcounseling psychologist, Dr. Franklin Durabone, who, after a near-death experience, commits to his destined purpose to write The Durabone Prophecies.This prophetic book by Dr. Durabone is based on the prophetic revelations of his mother, "Mama Durabone," who sees alternative destinies for Earth andits human race through her visions and dreams. The story takes the reader to Paris (France), Washington, DC, Chicago, Virginia, and Florida. For thereader of The Durabone Prophecies, author Frederick Douglas Harper evokes intense emotional feelings, laughter, sensual arousal, nostalgic memories, intellectual debate, philosophical questions, and spiritual exploration. The Durabone Prophecies is a self-help novel, because psychological principlesand messages are embedded in the story. Also, characters are subliminal teachers and role models of human imperfection and vulnerability as well ashuman possibility and hope.

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Poems for Young People was written mainly for children, teenagers, and young adults--including college students. For young people, the book provides wise guidance and life-long education about living. The more than 100 poems in Poems for Young People are organized under the following themes: (1) Advice for Young People, (2) On Values, Character, and Morality, (3) Natural Beauty of Earth, (4) Courage, Inspiration, and Strength, (5) Healthy, Happy, and Safe Living, (6) Spirituality and Meaning in Life, (7) Love for Family, (8) Friendship, (9) Loss, Sadness, Grief, and Death, and (10) Identity, Understanding, Self-Esteem, and Self-Acceptance.

ABOUT THE BOOK As Harpers 10th book of poetry with prose, Beyond Fear beautifully addresses life fears and daily fears, both real and imagined, that we encounter and perceive as human beings. Typical of all of Dr. Harpers creative books, Beyond Fear also contains insightful and inspirational quotes in a section at the end of the book. Examples of poem titles from Beyond Fear include Courage Has No Fear, Beyond Fear, Our Greatest Fears, Suffering Can Be a Blessing, Living Outside Our Body, Intentional Happiness, Trials and Triumphs, Apology from Honorable Men to Woman and Girl, In Honor of a Beggar Woman, Dont Be Afraid to Help, A Prayer for Courage, Letter to God and Ancestors, Words, So Essential to Our Lives, Which Way Is It to Sleepy Town?, Living Within an Oyster Shell, Emotional Freedom, and Do You Have the Strength To Be?

Harper''s Spiritual Teacher Speaks is an excellent follow-up to his popular and powerful book, God's Gifts: Spiritual Writings. Spiritual Teacher Speaks contains a series of brief prose or vignettes wherein a wise spiritual teacher answers questions on the topics of love, peace, giving, forgiveness, purpose and mission in life, freedom, truth, courage, and pain versus pleasure. Also, Harper continues his tradition of sculpting words into beautiful poems that have therapeutic, educational, and inspirational value. In Spiritual Teacher Speaks, the poems are very much centered on the timely subjects of purpose and mission in life, Divine love, forgiveness, self- and other-acceptance, justice, pain and human suffering, spirit of goodness within us, and self-management of negative impulses and emotions in daily living. His powerful poem, "Intellectual Renegade," which is four pages in length, addresses universal justice and fairness now and throughout history for all human beings and groups. Reviewers of the book manuscript comment that "Intellectual Renegade" is destined to become a favorite and a classic poem. Along with prose and poems, Spiritual Teacher Speaks includes more than 25 pages of insightful and inspirational quotations by the author.

As Harper's eighth book of poems, Transitions in Life and to Death addresses numerous transitions or changes in life that often present challenges as well as opportunities. Also, the book deals with the ultimate transition from Earthly life of the flesh to death or the spirit world beyond. Examples of titles from Transitions in Life and to Death include "Transitions," "A Mother's Hand," "Move On," "And God Spoke Without a Cell Phone," "When John F. Kennedy Died," "Greetings at My Funeral," "Getting God's Gift Out of You," "Coal Miners' Challenge," "911 (Fire Fighters and Helpers)," "Divorce," "End of a Journey Continued," "It's Okay to Be Who You Are," "Man's Law," "Transition from Romance," "In Search of Oneself," and "The Art of Suffering."

Harper's Poetica Erotica integrates the beauty of sensuality with romance, love, spirituality, and sometimes humor through poetry and poetic verse. This book was written to be appreciated by the individual and used by couples who want to celebrate, enhance, and excite their love and sensuality. Poetica Erotica was also written to improve sexuality in marriage or any close, intimate relationship, while making each adult feel more comfortable and free with his or her sensuality and sexuality. Examples of titles from Poetica Erotica include "Musical Hands of a Plumbing Surgeon," "In Search of Clitorina," "Thong Girl," "Touch Me, Will You," "Sacred Thighs," "Wondering How It Would Be," "Sappho's Fantasy," "Nude Dancing in the Dark," "Ode to Pregnant Woman," "Ode to a Full-Figured Lady," "David and Bathsheba," "Ode to a Fine Phat Ass," "Spread My Orchid to Bloom," "Sexual Choice; Sexual Risk," and "First Time in A Wedding Gown."

As Frederick Douglas Harper's ninth book of poems with prose, The Light Within Us addresses the God-given gift of talent and the inborn possibilities of love, giving, and forgiveness within all of us. Typical of all Dr. Harper's creative books, The Light Within Us also contains a section with inspirational thoughts and quotes. Examples of titles from The Light Within Us include "Our Greatest Fears," "Intentional Happiness," "The Light Within Us," "Love as Light," "I Dare You," "And God Stepped Out From Herself," "Slave Society," "Light a Candle; Become a Lighthouse," "The Supreme Medal of Humanity," "Defeating Yourself," "Loneliness as Companion," "Prisoners of Our Past," "Ode to Emmett Till," "Confronting the Grief Within," "Jesus, Divine Light of God," and "In Search of Purity."