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uring a recent conversation with Beatrice Davis, 2017 winner of the Bibo (Beauty In Beauty Out) Reflection Award and consultant to the stars, she talked about how important it is to define your story if you want to get an interview or speaking engagement.

Beatrice expressed her concern for authors and artists that don’t understand what their story is.

“How can I represent them if they don’t have a story?”

Davis asks.

Besides her current company, Sassy B Worldwide Productions, Davis has enjoyed a very successful career as a tour manager, entertainment coordinator and consultant for athletes and artists including B.B. King, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Elton John, Common (she has a great story about developing Common’s story) Will Smith, Ice and many more including former basketball player Dennis Rodman.

Davis insists that artists Does must refine their stories everyone have a so they can find outlets story? At LeRue that will take an interest Press, we think so. in them. You have to In 2015, What’s have something to sell. the Story?™ And it’s not your book, launched to painting or music encourage Beatrice Davis, Consultant to the Stars according to Davis. It’s storytelling of all YOU. And if you can’t sell kinds from business people or nonyou, she can’t either. The reality is, if you profit organizers to entertainers. We don’t have a story surrounding whatever already had the Book Hound Radio your passion is, it is going to be hard to get Show (2012) for emerging and bestan interview, representation, speaking engagements or a walk on the Red Carpet.

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Janice Hermsen...…....…………...1 Schedule of America Matters Radio Shows Airing Weekly Eddie Floyd…………………..….….2 Thanks and Rememberance Brian T. Shirley……………..……...3 The Year That Went Away…

Maybe Not...

Richard G. Pugh..………..…...…..4 Pacific War Diary by James J. Faheyr (Book Review) John Loranger…........................5 Take the Quiz: You May Know More Than You Think! ........... 7 ABC Art Award Winners ............8 LeRue Press Presents.................9 Through God’s Eyes Mike Aloia……………….…....…...10 LeRue Press-New and Used Books…………………….....…..…..11

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s we go into the holiday season, we will celebrate our thanks for all we have. We are thankful for our families, friends and what we have accomplished as we have grown another year older. This time of the season, families get together to share in each other's warmth emotionally and, hopefully, joyfully.

I'm especially thankful to have been born in a country that allows me to pursue my dreams and goals without, for the most part, any interference from an overdomineering government. However, we have seen in recent news stories that there are people who take advantage of their positions of power and could care less about the dreams of those they deem "below them". They use their perceived subordinates for their own pleasure, or try to, and then they're done with them. Right now, I'm thankful these "humans" are being exposed for what they are and we should all remember to treat each other with respect no matter what station in life we are.

I would hope as we express our thanks, we would also remember. Remember that this is a time of the season where depression can be especially hard for those that are alone at this time of the year.

I mention this and these recent news stories because they can be tied together.

When folks have had their dreams smashed, have been taken advantage of, have lost jobs or loved ones, this is the toughest time of the year for them.

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Thanks and Remembrance "comedian's" words to hurt my working relationship with said friend. There have been some tough times in 2017, but that's the case in every year that we live.

These are days of reflection as we end one year to begin another. I have dealt with the negative, now on to the positive.

I have made and continue to make some great connections across the spectrum. Together, with a great group of people, we built an amazing project, The NSAEN Online Film Festival, which was a great learning experience that I hope continues. I was involved with several different film projects, some came to fruition this year, some which will come out next year. I'm thankful for the wonderful friends, family and colleagues I have in my life and will remember everything we have done for each other.

I'm thankful for my God-given talents and also that God continues to teach me. I'm so far from learning everything, but every new revelation is amazing to me.

Thanks to all those who have supported me over the years in whatever way they can. There are people who have kept (Continued on page 8)

I have chosen to work in one of the toughest career fields (entertainment) and can identify with how tough this time of the year can be. I was recently stabbed in the back by a comedian who is further up the ladder than myself to someone I work for quite a bit. I'm thankful that my friend stood by me and did not allow this Copyright, 2015-2017, LeRue Press. No part of this publication may be copied or reprinted without permission from LeRue Press (LRP).

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hated to see 2017 slip away so fast and honestly I never got a good feeling about what kind of year to expect. Back in January on my walks with my dog, Tito, I began noticing a clicking in my knee - a noticeable, annoying clicking. Even my dog was aware something was amiss.

I put it off as long as I could but was sternly advised by my wife to have a doctor see to it. Well, the x -rays showed there was a ‘Bone on Bone’ disaster in the process of crippling my left knee ball and socket mechanism that would not go away. The damage would never go away, and the process was thus begun. The doctor did mention that the x-ray on my right knee showed much more of the same degeneration and was actually worse.

So, what was the immediate future for my leg? I talked with my friends and family about knee reconstruction, ball joint replacement. About all I could garner was that “…what a wonderful, miraculous surgery that is!” Others were not so laudatory. Salves and ointments, injections, and braces were suggested and some were actually used but of limited value. There would be pain.

When there is ‘B on B’, the options are severely limited. It won’t get any better! From the pictures in the literature, it looks like an impossible task to take out the degraded knee joint and supporting stuff and replace the entire area with a titanium mechanism that could possibly last forever.

At the last possible moment, the medics decided my ‘right’ knee was the worst of the two and it was replaced. What followed was a day and a half in the

The Year that Went Away...

Maybe Not... hospital followed by interminably long physical therapy sessions. But the result is that I can get around without difficulty or much discomfort and there is noticeable improvement, but at a snail’s pace!

My thanks go out to the doctors and nurses and supporting friends and family and to the miracle drugs that kept me ahead of the pain as I was advised, but in the process of recovery, my year 2017 simply went away.

After the first of next year, the left knee is going to need attention and that could possibly lead to another year going away!

After coming to Reno from Charleston, S.C. in 1973 to accept the position of CEO of the Nevada State Medical Association and serving as Director of Physician Relations at Washoe Medical Center for two years, Pugh retired in 1990.

Later he helped establish Health Access Washoe County (HAWC) and served as Board Member and President for several years.

He has served as Adjunct Clinical Instructor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and authored four books through the History of Medicine Program there.

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selling authors so it was a natural progression to add a show that would encourage storytelling from any vantage point.

So, What’s the Story? Do you have one? Are you ready to share it?

Janice Hermsen is the co-founder and managing partner for LeRue Press, a publisher, printer and professional business center located in Reno, NV. She is also the editor of What’s the Story?™ , a writer, publishing consultant and entrepreneur.

Hermsen recently joined the board for the No Strings Attached Enews International Film Festival and hosts two radio shows Book Hound™ and What’s the Story?™ that air in northern Nevada. With the help of the internet, she has followers from around the world.

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John Loranger

Pacific War Diary

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rom 1942 to 1945, James Fahey served on board the U.S.S. Montpelier, and recorded his experiences in a diary. This was against regulations so he had to go about it secretly; and yet, as Captain Edward L. Beach stated, “we are all gainers from James Fahey’s violation of this rule”. His book, written from the perspective of an ordinary sailor, gives readers a vivid description of life on board a ship during World War II. The value of Fahey’s diary is not its style or artistry but its authenticity and immediacy. There is often little distance between the written words and what they describe.

For example, the November 27, 1944 entry, written that same day, records a Japanese air attack on Fahey’s ship. It is a prose-equivalent of the great D-Day scene in the movie “Saving Private Ryan”. Fahey conveys, effectively and harrowingly, the unrelenting violence of this attack.

The roaring planes, about seventy in all, swarm in close, trying to kill with bombs or bullets or torpedoes—or with the planes themselves. It is like something from a Bosch

painting: a chaos of smoke and fire and scattered body parts.

Strong and steady as Fahey undoubtedly was, he never talks tough. He is gung-ho without being bloodthirsty; he is realistic without being bitter. The touches of cynicism and sarcasm which appear here and there are lightly articulated; so too his animosity for the enemy. While grim expressions of hatred do occur, Fahey often regards the Japanese fighters with an attitude of grudging respect. And in the end it is not the Japanese people whom he blames for the war but their leaders: “the Military Men”.

As a writer, Fahey was not nearly as good as Joseph Heller (also a veteran of World War II); and yet I prefer Fahey by far.

For Heller—in his celebrated novel “Catch22”—war is simply a farce. The people who run wars are, always and everywhere, venal, callous, clownish meanies, while the people who fight wars are dupes who lay down their lives for nothing and don’t seem to mind doing so. Of course there are millions of war vets who would, to put it mildly, object to such a characterization; ordinary men and women who are proud

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of their military service but do not write books about it.

James Fahey, Seaman First Class, is a striking exception to this rule. Here we have a patriotic, hard-working, nonliterary American who, in an almost incidental manner, produced a powerful, historically valuable book.

“Pacific War Diary” became a best-seller but Fahey donated all his earnings to the construction of Our Lady of Dolors Catholic Church in India. Instead of pursuing a literary career, he remained a garbage-truck driver in the city of Waltham, Massachusetts. “It’s an honorable profession,” he said, “and I am happy.”

James J. Fahey died in 1991 at the age of seventythree. R.I.P. John Loranger was born in Butte, Montana in 1961 but has spent most of his life in Nevada. He served in the United States Navy from 1983 to 1987, then worked for the telephone company before retiring in 2011. He has always enjoyed reading fiction and has published two novels of his own: "The Odyssey of Art O'Hara" and "Lions and Souls: the Story of St. Mary of Egypt". His approach to fiction is best summed up by a quote from Walker Percy: "The first rule of thumb, of course, is pleasure. A good book gives the reader pleasure, the sort of deep, abiding pleasure he likes to come back to."

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U.S. Citizen Quiz 1. We elect a President for how many years? a) 2, b) 6, c) 4, d) 10 The House of Representatives has how many voting members? a) 453, b) 345, c) 534, d) 435 2. Which is NOT a Cabinet-level position? a) Secretary of the Interior, b) Secretary of Communications, c) Secretary of Energy. d) Secretary of Agriculture 3. Which war wasn't fought by the United States in the 1900s. a) Afghanistan War, b) Korean War, c) Vietnam War, d) World War I 4. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? a) 7, b) 8, c) 9, d) 12 5. What piece of land did the United States buy from France in 1803? a) Alaska, b) Puerto Rico, c) The Louisiana Territory, d) Hawaii 6. How many U.S. Senators are there? a) 50, b) 100 c) 200 d) 435 7. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? a) Richard Nixon, b) Andrew Jackson, c) Woodrow Wilson , d) Franklin Roosevelt 8 Who did the United States fight in World War II? a) Germany and Italy b) North Korea, Germany, and Japan, c) Vietnam, Germany, and Italy. D) Japan, Germany, and Italy 9. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? a) The First Lady, b) Speaker of the House, c) Senate Majority Leader, d) The Vice President 10. Who vetoes bills? a) Congress, b) The President, c) The Vice President, d) Senators (Answers on page 12)

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me going in one way or another and I can only hope I have also done my share of helping as well. We have to lean on each other from time to time, which is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength. We are stronger when we reach out for help, for it's harder to hold out your hand than to simply leave it where it lays.

God bless all of us who are thankful, honest and caring and remember those who need to be shown the way.

Have a great Holiday Season!

Brian T. Shirely has toured the USA, Canada, The Bahamas and Japan for 25 years. He combines menology, character driven material, story telling and improvisation to form a well-honed show. He speaks of growing up poor, divorce, relationships, the military, crazy money making schemes and much, much more.

He has worked well known comedy clubs, country clubs, resorts, cruise ships, special events, military installations and private events! Check out some of his upcoming shows, promo videos, videos from his webs series and other projects at www.briantshirley.com.

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LeRue Press Presents WHEN YOU BELIEVE: THE STORY OF FLOYD SNEED Classic Drummer Hall of Fame and Pop Music Hall of Fame inductee (Three Dog Night), Floyd Sneed tells his story in his book When You Believe. It is a witty, entertaining and insightful book full of stories told by original Three Dog Night drummer, Floyd Sneed, with perspectives from people who know him. A look at life in the 60s and 70s from one of the first black drummers in an all white band. How he took his creativity to another level with his own personal imagery that is joyful and inspired by his sense of humor. Published by LeRue Press, LLC.

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Mike Aloia

Through God’s Eyes

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choes remain of memories in time when wonders of life created smiles and laughter, as well as an unconditional love for daydreams filled the air.

Our connections with those during childhood are fused together by the experiences given to us along the way during this gift of everlasting hope.

“Walk the Turtle”

Held close inside the heart lies courage meant to be bestowed and cast unto all fears as our soulful humbleness allows the flow of purification felt.

Walk the turtle forever knowing the times we spend with those we care for are part of our purpose and serve a higher perspective through God’s eyes.

Moments when surrealism emerges along with senses of déjà vu appearing before us as we continue to live through each hour of graceful optimism.

Cherishing the motion of changes as the fireflies dance upon the darkness held within the cocoons, thus becoming reborn into a spiritual awakening.

Mike Aloia is a father of two daughters and a proud grandfather. He is 50 years old and lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Mike is multi-talented: a cartoonist, comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, columnist, and the CEO of American Hearts Radio, LLC Entertainment Network. He has experience in web TV, radio entertainment production, artist management, and other aspects of entertainment.

His column “Walk the Turtle” are his thoughts on slowing down, taking it easy, and enjoying life. Mike's work can be found in the following places: www.americanheartsradio.com www.facebook.com/americanheartsradio www.harmonybooking.com

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