Revolution - $17.95 -Patrick Lennon REVOLUTION is historical fiction about a Key West boat captain caught in the midst of power struggles between Batista, Castro and the United States. At first, Ramon is unwilling to be involved in Cuba's Revolution but changes his mind when an assassin working for the Batista regime mistakenly murders his younger brother in Key West. Traveling to Cuba, he hunts down the assassin to exact revenge. After witnessing the harsh rule of the Batista government in Cuba, Ramon smuggles arms to Castro to help put an end to the Batista government. When relations between America and Cuba turn sour, the CIA convinces Ramon to smuggle guns to anti-Castro forces. Despite his warning to the CIA that Castro has significant popular support, the CIA proceeds with the disastrous invasion at the Bay of Pigs. During the missile crisis, the CIA sends Ramon on a mission to prove the Soviet Union installed missiles in Cuba. The US-Soviet tension over the installation of missiles was the greatest crisis of the Kennedy administration. REVOLUTION is a singularly absorbing and suspenseful tale.

Thorns and Roses - $18.00 -Almut Metzroth Why me? This is the question Almut Metzroth asked when horrid occurrences forcefully altered her life's course. She grew up in Germany during the 1930s and '40s amid turbulent political and military encroachment. The raw reality of war fought in her homeland made survival a constant struggle. At the hands of Soviet troops in 1945, she and her parents suffered periods of captivity and forced labor, deprivation, rape, hunger, and ever-present fear. After a courageous flight to West Germany, Metzroth and parents tasted personal freedom after many years without it. The fear disappeared but the new beginning caused much stress. In her book the author tells of her unshakable desire for happiness and fulfillment. Education is her vehicle to success. In college she meets her husband. Together they leave Germany for America and write another chapter of their life as a family. When a teacher, Almut Metzroth shares her enthusiasm for learning with high school students. She takes them on trips to Europe to awaken an appreciation of foreign cultures and recognition of their common bonds. Reflecting on her success, she now considers, why not me?

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