“Each new day offers us the opportunity to create the vision of who we are in that moment.”  Have you ever walked along the beach at sunset aware of the symphony created by the rhythm of the ocean washing up against the shore?  As you breathe in this beauty, life seems to filter the worries of the moment.  You become swept away in the simple oneness that is and commune with something greater than yourself.

 

“A Heart’s Reflection, In Search of Love & Friendship” is a poetic tale of love and friendship that represents a personal collage of moments shared.  It is a collection of synchronistic snapshots with people, places and events.  A story grounded in the desire to give a spirit the voice to express all that is held within each of us.  The book creates more questions than answers in this journey of the heart that invites us to explore our own “sole’s” path.

 

The inspiration for A Heart’s Reflection comes from a spirit yearning to vocalize the connection between all of us.  A winner of an Editor’s Choice Award from the International Society of Poetry, this collection of poetry reveals the precious gift of moments spent with another that define the vision of our life.

 

The book is divided into six chapters: A Spirit’s Journey; Love’s Many Paths; Misplaced Love; The Family Walk; A Friend’s Reflection; and Private Reflections.  The chapter entitled A Spirit’s Journey focuses on connections of the spirit that transcends the physical dimension.  Love’s Many Paths contains poems about falling in love.  Misplaced Love shares the struggle in relationships, and ultimately the gift that exists during these difficult times.  The Family Walk focuses on certain family relationships and those special times shared throughout life.  A Friend’s Reflection tells the tale of the gift of true friendship.  Private Reflections share the bond forged from a life in search of certain personal truths.

 

For more information about the book and its contents, please refer to www.aheartsreflection.com.  To contact the author directly email him at jtp58@msn.com.

“Each new day offers us the opportunity to create the vision of who we are in that moment.”  Have you ever walked along the beach at sunset aware of the symphony created by the rhythm of the ocean washing up against the shore?  As you breathe in this beauty, life seems to filter the worries of the moment.  You become swept away in the simple oneness that is and commune with something greater than yourself.

 

“A Heart’s Reflection, In Search of Love & Friendship” is a poetic tale of love and friendship that represents a personal collage of moments shared.  It is a collection of synchronistic snapshots with people, places and events.  A story grounded in the desire to give a spirit the voice to express all that is held within each of us.  The book creates more questions than answers in this journey of the heart that invites us to explore our own “sole’s” path.

 

The inspiration for A Heart’s Reflection comes from a spirit yearning to vocalize the connection between all of us.  A winner of an Editor’s Choice Award from the International Society of Poetry, this collection of poetry reveals the precious gift of moments spent with another that define the vision of our life.

 

The book is divided into six chapters: A Spirit’s Journey; Love’s Many Paths; Misplaced Love; The Family Walk; A Friend’s Reflection; and Private Reflections.  The chapter entitled A Spirit’s Journey focuses on connections of the spirit that transcends the physical dimension.  Love’s Many Paths contains poems about falling in love.  Misplaced Love shares the struggle in relationships, and ultimately the gift that exists during these difficult times.  The Family Walk focuses on certain family relationships and those special times shared throughout life.  A Friend’s Reflection tells the tale of the gift of true friendship.  Private Reflections share the bond forged from a life in search of certain personal truths.

 

For more information about the book and its contents, please refer to www.aheartsreflection.com.  To contact the author directly email him at jtp58@msn.com.

Review by Russ Lockwood (MagWeb.com)

 

 

This collection of "love letters" was taken from a journal radioman Buddy Barnard kept from August 21, 1945 to March 25, 1946, covering the end of the war and his occupation duty in < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. Although the entries contain enough "I love you" feelings for his wife, Dolly, they also contain observations about Army life -- some funny, others tragic. They have all been transcribed and cover the first 46 pages of the book. I'm not a fan of the script font used, even though it evokes a memory of the handwritten entries, but you do become used to it. A typo or two slipped though, for example, "horseshows" instead of "horseshoes" (unless Buddy really did have a frequent partner in horseshows, but I doubt that). I especially liked the line about not letting "Buddy jr." (who had not been conceived yet) read his journals. His son, Greg, was the one who put the book together.

 

Pages 49-67 contain photographs of Buddy and some of the GIs he discusses in the journal, a couple pictures of Dolly, and images of post-war < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. Pages 71-131 are copies of letters sent to Buddy and Dolly by fellow GIs from < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. They are not transcribed and as such the reduced size script is sometimes difficult to read. These also contain tidbits of Army life.

 

AuthorHouse.com, a self-publishing outfit, is where you can buy the book. It is also available in hardcover ($13.70).

 

A journal such as this is an extremely personal, first-person account of the stirrings of post-war duty. It's also perfect for the self-publishing route. You'll learn quite a bit of slang circa 1945, something about what radio operators do, and a bit of peacetime transition. If you're looking for such an angle on Army life, Dearest Dolly will delight.

Review by Russ Lockwood (MagWeb.com)

 

 

This collection of "love letters" was taken from a journal radioman Buddy Barnard kept from August 21, 1945 to March 25, 1946, covering the end of the war and his occupation duty in < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. Although the entries contain enough "I love you" feelings for his wife, Dolly, they also contain observations about Army life -- some funny, others tragic. They have all been transcribed and cover the first 46 pages of the book. I'm not a fan of the script font used, even though it evokes a memory of the handwritten entries, but you do become used to it. A typo or two slipped though, for example, "horseshows" instead of "horseshoes" (unless Buddy really did have a frequent partner in horseshows, but I doubt that). I especially liked the line about not letting "Buddy jr." (who had not been conceived yet) read his journals. His son, Greg, was the one who put the book together.

 

Pages 49-67 contain photographs of Buddy and some of the GIs he discusses in the journal, a couple pictures of Dolly, and images of post-war < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. Pages 71-131 are copies of letters sent to Buddy and Dolly by fellow GIs from < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. They are not transcribed and as such the reduced size script is sometimes difficult to read. These also contain tidbits of Army life.

 

AuthorHouse.com, a self-publishing outfit, is where you can buy the book. It is also available in hardcover ($13.70).

 

A journal such as this is an extremely personal, first-person account of the stirrings of post-war duty. It's also perfect for the self-publishing route. You'll learn quite a bit of slang circa 1945, something about what radio operators do, and a bit of peacetime transition. If you're looking for such an angle on Army life, Dearest Dolly will delight.

The L.O.M (Land of Miracles) &Women of The L.O.M. is Otradom PeloGo’s, after traveling from the US to the Middle East and Europe, explanation of a people trying to work together (globalize) from the neighborhood where he grew up in rural Texas, to the complex affair of trying to piece together the different phases, while driving through the streets of postwar Iraq, to the epitome of globalization and foreign trade in one of it’s neighboring countries in a city called Dubai in the U.A.E.  But war and capitalism in the Middle East and Europe is only made discernable after meeting, like back in America, the people that make up its’ backbone of families, the builders of roads and skyscrapers; and now by those who has become a part of his life. 

& n b s p ; & nbsp;          With a combination of poetry and short stories branching out from the foundation of the book called (I Come From The Land of Miracles), he explains the plight of homelessness of children specifically (section titled Children and AMCS) and families in what he terms as A Most Complex Situation (AMCS) and the auspices of trying to overcome it, to the plight of a group of young women who has migrated from Europe to the Middle East (and visa versa) as well as other parts of the world in the section titled Women of The L.O.M., while using his own life, his family and the world that he now lives in back in America to make prudent and empathetic comparisons. 

& n b s p ; & nbsp;          From Holland to Germany and to France, juxtaposed to the diverse Middle East, and his own country, he tries to add methodology to these different parts of globalization where some are viewed as protectionist societies trying to choose between limited globalization, (only when it’s necessary) and those who are viewed as trying to bring it about more quickly.  

The L.O.M (Land of Miracles) &Women of The L.O.M. is Otradom PeloGo’s, after traveling from the US to the Middle East and Europe, explanation of a people trying to work together (globalize) from the neighborhood where he grew up in rural Texas, to the complex affair of trying to piece together the different phases, while driving through the streets of postwar Iraq, to the epitome of globalization and foreign trade in one of it’s neighboring countries in a city called Dubai in the U.A.E.  But war and capitalism in the Middle East and Europe is only made discernable after meeting, like back in America, the people that make up its’ backbone of families, the builders of roads and skyscrapers; and now by those who has become a part of his life. 

& n b s p ; & nbsp;          With a combination of poetry and short stories branching out from the foundation of the book called (I Come From The Land of Miracles), he explains the plight of homelessness of children specifically (section titled Children and AMCS) and families in what he terms as A Most Complex Situation (AMCS) and the auspices of trying to overcome it, to the plight of a group of young women who has migrated from Europe to the Middle East (and visa versa) as well as other parts of the world in the section titled Women of The L.O.M., while using his own life, his family and the world that he now lives in back in America to make prudent and empathetic comparisons. 

& n b s p ; & nbsp;          From Holland to Germany and to France, juxtaposed to the diverse Middle East, and his own country, he tries to add methodology to these different parts of globalization where some are viewed as protectionist societies trying to choose between limited globalization, (only when it’s necessary) and those who are viewed as trying to bring it about more quickly.  

Review by Russ Lockwood (MagWeb.com)

 

 

This collection of "love letters" was taken from a journal radioman Buddy Barnard kept from August 21, 1945 to March 25, 1946, covering the end of the war and his occupation duty in < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. Although the entries contain enough "I love you" feelings for his wife, Dolly, they also contain observations about Army life -- some funny, others tragic. They have all been transcribed and cover the first 46 pages of the book. I'm not a fan of the script font used, even though it evokes a memory of the handwritten entries, but you do become used to it. A typo or two slipped though, for example, "horseshows" instead of "horseshoes" (unless Buddy really did have a frequent partner in horseshows, but I doubt that). I especially liked the line about not letting "Buddy jr." (who had not been conceived yet) read his journals. His son, Greg, was the one who put the book together.

 

Pages 49-67 contain photographs of Buddy and some of the GIs he discusses in the journal, a couple pictures of Dolly, and images of post-war < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. Pages 71-131 are copies of letters sent to Buddy and Dolly by fellow GIs from < s t 1 : c o u n t r y-region>Japan. They are not transcribed and as such the reduced size script is sometimes difficult to read. These also contain tidbits of Army life.

 

AuthorHouse.com, a self-publishing outfit, is where you can buy the book. It is also available in hardcover ($13.70).

 

A journal such as this is an extremely personal, first-person account of the stirrings of post-war duty. It's also perfect for the self-publishing route. You'll learn quite a bit of slang circa 1945, something about what radio operators do, and a bit of peacetime transition. If you're looking for such an angle on Army life, Dearest Dolly will delight.

This book contains a variety of letters aimed at partners/courting couples or those in the process of developing a relationship with the opposite sex; covering several aspects of correspondence between a romantically involved man and woman.

This book also covers formal letter writing for scholars. With this book a reliable system of letter writing is gained by young student of English Language.

What makes the book a necessity for the school boys and girls is the collection of specimen letters for different occasions.

This collection of specimen letters enables the scholars to gain a thorough mastery of the art of Letter Writing.

As a school boy/girl, you must have been taught by your teacher all the above points. The object of this book is to give specimen letters to enable you to draft your own in simple, plain and correct English.

Finally the book includes several examples of diplomatic correspondence, detailing official procedures in communicating between the sending State and the receiving State (host nation) and within embassies.  Higher level formal letter writing skills can be gained from these examples, and can then be transferred to other high-ranking official formal correspondence.

Also included as extras, are a few samples of reference letters as a guide for those who may wonder how to formulate them.

This book contains a variety of letters aimed at partners/courting couples or those in the process of developing a relationship with the opposite sex; covering several aspects of correspondence between a romantically involved man and woman.

This book also covers formal letter writing for scholars. With this book a reliable system of letter writing is gained by young student of English Language.

What makes the book a necessity for the school boys and girls is the collection of specimen letters for different occasions.

This collection of specimen letters enables the scholars to gain a thorough mastery of the art of Letter Writing.

As a school boy/girl, you must have been taught by your teacher all the above points. The object of this book is to give specimen letters to enable you to draft your own in simple, plain and correct English.

Finally the book includes several examples of diplomatic correspondence, detailing official procedures in communicating between the sending State and the receiving State (host nation) and within embassies.  Higher level formal letter writing skills can be gained from these examples, and can then be transferred to other high-ranking official formal correspondence.

Also included as extras, are a few samples of reference letters as a guide for those who may wonder how to formulate them.