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Mystery. Intrigue. Strange encounters in the Far East. Three
ingredients Mark and Gus, both martial-arts and visual artists,
surprisingly get mixed up in, as they strive to obtain "The Three
Perfections" of Chinese art. While Mark explores oriental
paintings, practices kung-fu forms, finds culinary treats and
visits popular Beijing sights, his stuffed companion, Gus
Greenbear, drops into a time warp full of historical figures in the
guise of teddy bears. Without warning Gus is deep into an adventure
that challenges his wit and proves for all time just what he is
really made of.
Written by acclaimed Miami playwright Sandra Riley, a trilogy of
plays based on the lives of three real individuals who lived
through the rich history of the Bahamas from the Age of Piracy to
the turn of the 20th century: Miss Ruby relives her love story set
in the late 1800s Green Turtle Cay and Key West; Matt Lowe and his
family face the dangers of life in the Bahamas during the Great Age
of Piracy; Mariah Brown, African Bahamian pioneer to South Florida,
builds a better life for her children and creates a community in
Coconut Grove to enrich the lives of her neighbors.
From author Sandra Riley, two volumes of healing and meditation
inspired from the Earth itself. "Stone Poems" is a collection of
poetry, written over years of work with individual minerals and
gemstones, dedicated to the healing energies within each and set
into poetic forms. "Wotai: Help on the Way" draws upon Native
American wisdom and spirituality to teach the reader how to access
these healing energies expounded in "Stone Poems" and harness them
as guides and helpers for personal transformation. Riley Hall
Publishing, 200 pages.
From the author of "Sisters of the Sea: Anne Bonny and Mary Read,
Pirates of the Caribbean" comes a new tale of trouble in paradise
during the Great Age of Piracy, "Sometimes Towards Eden." Set
against the idyllic backdrop of plantation-era Jamaica and the
Bahamas, "Eden" transports us to a time of Caribbean pioneers and
civil revolt through the eyes of powerful women. Set ten years
after "Sisters," "Eden" continues the story of Anne Bonny, former
infamous pirate of the Caribbean, into her new life of peace and
anonymity. Her newfound tranquility now disrupted by the raids and
battles of the Maroon Wars, Anne must choose between losing
everything and returning to the sword. Opposing her, the Ashanti
warrior-preistess Nanny, determined to eliminate the English
presence in Jamaica and return her people to an authentic way of
life. Though struggling for peace amid tropical splendor, blood
spills as their families bind both womens' fate to a path of war
and redemption deep in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica's past. Riley
Hall Publishing, 280 pages. $16.95.
Sandra Riley's "The Greenbear Chronicles" is a tale for children of
all ages. A story of epic proportions about the unlikeliest of
wayfarers, the "Chronicles" follow the story of Gus the Greenbear
from China to New York City to the Wild West and beyond. Searching
for the meaning of life, Gus learns to how to write poetry, perform
Shakespeare, swashbuckle with pirates, and play baseball. And with
the help of his new friends Will and Broken Arrow, he learns the
value of dreams, friendship, and love. His hero's journey is ours!
Riley Hall, 2000. 184 pages, illustrated
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