• • All events located at Carroll Knicely Conference Center, 654 Campbell Lane, Bowling Green, KY • •
| • BATTOCLETTE, WES & STACEY | • BAUMANN, JOHN | • BELL, DAVID | • BENTLEY, JENNIE |
| • BIAL, RAYMOND | • BRITT, JOHN | • BROUWER, SIGMUND | • BROWN, JENNIE |
| • BROWNLEE, ADAM | • BURTON, SHERRY |
WES & STACEY BATTOCLETTE
Book Title: Sacred Places of Kentucky
Book Description:
Discover Kentucky's most striking and inspirational sacred places, from awe-inspiring cathedrals to quaint country churches.
Author Biography:
Wes and Stacey Battoclette, the photographic team behind this volume, are graduates of the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Co-owners of WMB Photography, they focus on photographing architecture in and around Cincinnati and northern Kentucky.
JOHN BAUMANN
Book Title: DECIDE SUCCESS (Twelve Action Steps): You Ain't Dead Yet
Book Description:
The DECIDE SUCCESS Principles help real people deal with life-changing events providing Twelve Action Steps for the to live their lives to the fullest. For John Baumann, it was Parkinson's disease at the ripe, young age of 41. For others, it may be another disease, an injury, loss of a job, loss of a loved one, relocation, divorce, issues with children and even marriage.
The DECIDE SUCCESS principles also help students obtain the most from school, those starting out in the workforce and even someone taking up a new sport or hobby, do their best.
John Y. Brown, Jr., 55th Governor of Kentucky, former owner of the Boston Celtics and successful businessman says, "DECIDE SUCCESS offers wisdom and confidence on how to make the most out of your life and find happiness and fulfillment every step of the way. After you read it, you will say, "What a book!"."
Author Biography:
John M. Baumann, JD, BBA, NSA, author of DECIDE SUCCESS (Twelve Action Steps): You Ain't Dead Yet, is an internationally-renowned National Speakers Association inspirational success speaker.
John has also contributed to the book Roadmap to Success (which also contains contributions by Dr. Ken Blanchard and Deepak Chopra), has made an appearance as a commentator on CNN Headline News, has hosted an internet talk show on success (with more than 50,000 monthly listeners), and is particularly proud of being selected the Most Inspiring Professor by the University of Louisville Scholar-Athlete of the Year and nominated as a 2011 Faculty Favorite.
John is a chair of the Make-A-Wish Foundation - Kentucky Board of Directors and has cherished being a caregiver to his daughter (who has flourished despite being born with life threatening birth defects and cerebral palsy) and father to a college-aged son at the University of Kentucky.
John is also a practicing attorney earning his Juris Doctorate degree from Cornell Law School after graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts School of Management.
DAVID BELL
Book Title: Cemetery Girl
Book Description:
Four years after Tom and Abby's 12-year-old daughter vanishes, she is found alive but strangely calm. When the teen refuses to testify against the man connected to her disappearance, Tom decides to investigate the traumatizing case on his own. Nothing can prepare him for what he is about to discover.
Author Biography:
David Bell is an assistant professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he lives with his wife, Molly McCaffrey. He received an M.A. in creative writing from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Ph.D. in American Literature and creative writing from the University of Cincinnati. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He is the author of , The Condemned, The Girl in the Woods, and a new novel Cemetery Girl.
JENNIE BENTLEY
Book Title: Flipped Out, DIY #5
Book Description:
Ex-New York designer Avery Baker left the bustle of the big city to renovate houses in Maine. But as she and her boyfriend Derek uncover a property's hidden potential, they also uncover secrets someone is willing to kill to keep quiet.
This is the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling cozy mystery series.
Author Biography:
Jennie Bentley writes the New York Times bestselling Do It Yourself home renovation mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime, and the Cutthroat Business mysteries for her own gratification. A former realtor and home renovator, she makes her home in Nashville, where she's working on her next book and her next house.
RAYMOND BIAL
Book Title: Rescuing Rover: Saving America's Dogs
Book Description:
Nearly 75 million dogs live with American families, where many sleep in our beds, walk us to school, and eat our unwanted broccoli. However, millions of dogs are born in America each year without a place to live. Most of these animals find themselves in shelters, and many, if they are not adopted, are put to sleep. Raymond Bial takes readers into the genesis of the dog overpopulation problem, covering puppy mills, pet stores, and backyard breeders, and then he profiles a local animal shelter, sharing with readers the ins and outs of life there. Who runs animal shelters? Who plays with the pets? How long do they stay? And how can you adopt one?
Author Biography:
Raymond Bial (pronounced Beal) is the author and photo-illustrator of more than one hundred acclaimed books for children and adults, including Rescuing Rover: Saving America's Dogs, Chigger, The Shaker Village, Where Lincoln Walked, Ellis Island: Coming to the Land of Liberty, Shadow Island: A Tale of Lake Superior, and The Underground Railroad. A skilled photographer in both color and in black and white, he is best known for his versatility in portraiture, landscapes, and still lifes, and his sensitivity toward the people, places, and objects portrayed in his images.
His subjects range from ghost stories and mysteries to American social and cultural history. Appealing to young and old alike, his books are ideal choices for parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians to share with children. Raymond's books have received numerous awards from the American Library Association, National Council of Teachers of English, Children's Book Council, and many other organizations.
JOHN BRITT
Book Title: Who Pardoned Accountability?
Book Description:
How can we increase accountability in our organizations and decrease the frustrations of our employees? That's what you will learn in this witty whodunit in which an important Change has died and Accountability is arrested and accused of involuntary manslaughter.
In this "trial of Accountability", we learn why Urgency is late, Commitment is missing, Vision is blindsided, Communication goes silent and Performance falls. A surprise witness sheds light on the crime and the judge has an important decision to make.
A model for organizational accountability in the back of the book, along with a case study and a personal and organizational self-assessment of accountability will help your organization of the journey to a higher level of accountability.
Author Biography:
John Britt is a principal with Mountjoy Chilton Medley and leads their Management Advisory Services. He has assisted a number of large organizations with issues and opportunities in leadership and management over the past twenty years. John had the honor of coauthoring his first book, Who Killed Change with Ken Blanchard, Judd Hoekstra and Pat Zigarmi in 2009. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Cindy and has a daughter, Katherine and a son, Jonathan.
Michael Mountjoy is a founding partner of Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP. He has over 35 years of public accounting experience and consulting with entrepreneurs to build successful businesses. Under his leadership, Mike has taken MCM from inception to become the largest Kentucky based CPA firm, while maintaining continuous firm growth and profitability. In 2005, Mike was named as a "Top 100 Most Influential Practitioners in the Accounting Industry" by CPA Magazine. Mike currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife, Carolyn.
SIGMUND BROUWER
Book Title: The Canary List
Book Description:
The Canary List
". . .Brouwer sweeps up readers in this fast-paced thriller of demon possession, genetic mutations, and Vatican intrigue. . . his fans will love this breakneck drama, eager to learn exactly who is on "the canary list" and why." --Publishers Weekly
Flight of Shadows
Her genetic secret could change humanity forever. Her DNA grants her the ultimate power. But all she wants is to disappear. Looming buildings rise into the sky of a near-future America, shadowing the desperate poverty of the soovie parks, death doctors, and fear bombs. In this world of walled cities, where status matters most, Caitlyn Brown is desperate to remain invisible, wrongly believing what she needs to hide is the deformity on her back. The powerful want her for so much more.
Author Biography:
Author of 19 novels and several series of childrens’ titles, and with over 3 million books in print, best-selling author Sigmund Brouwer’s Absolute Pressure was a Junior Library Guild selection. He has appeared on Good Morning America to discuss a recent novel; his books have appeared in the top 20 of Amazon ebook downloads, and in the iTunes top 80.
JENNIE BROWN
Book Title: Frontier Justice with a Vengeance! The Execution of Clinton Dotson
Book Description:
Frontier Justice With a Vengeance! describes one of the most heinous crimes in the history of Montana–patricide. Clinton Dotson, incarcerated and serving a ninety-nine year sentence for the murder and robbery of an elderly prospector, is convicted of masterminding a cunning plot to fake his own father’s suicide, thereby exonerating himself. Over a hundred years later, the bizarre events, inflammatory press coverage, and court rulings continue to provoke debate. Was Clinton the victim of a revengeful plot perpetrated by his nephew and a drifter from Missouri, or did he conspire to have his father murdered in cold blood? In the thirty-two months, between August 1899 and April 1902, Clinton Dotson’s life changed from that of an ordinary family man with nine children to that of a convict reviled by the press and public alike. For the first time, the case is presented in depth by Jennie L. Brown, Clinton Dotson’s granddaughter.
Author Biography:
Originally from Wyoming, Jennie L. Brown is the award winning author of Blue Moon Rising: Kentucky Women in Transition. She is a frequent speaker, and presents workshops on oral history and memoir. Her published short fiction, nonfiction, and essays have won honors in various competitions.
ADAM BROWNLEE
Book Title: Building a Small Business that Warren Buffett Would Love
Book Description:
The guide to making money the Warren Buffett way The book that presents the same fundamentals that Warren Buffet used to turn an initial $105,000 investment into a $40 billion fortune in a way the general reader can apply, Building A Small Business that Warren Buffett Would Love is a succinct, logical, and straightforward guide to financial success.
Highlighting one simple message: that Warren Buffett successfully invests in great businesses with strong fundamentals, it argues that these fundamentals can be replicated in a small business to yield outstanding results. Offering a solution for people wanting to start a business to provide additional income in today's uncertain economy, and designed to help entrepreneurs build fundamentally sound, small businesses using Warren Buffett's business investment perspective, the book covers:
An overview of Warren Buffett's investment methodology and how it applies to small businesses The details of the Buffett investment criteria—a consumer monopoly, strong earnings, low long term debt, and high ROE with the ability to reinvest earnings—and the application of these fundamentals to both start-up and existing small businesses An approach to building a small business that applies the well respected principles of Warren Buffett, the book presents an exciting new look at the steps to success that have been proven trustworthy by one of the richest men in the world.
Author Biography:
Adam Brownlee - musician, writer, programmer, ombudsmen. Adam has written three books, two on the subject of investing and business with a third on the way, due in March 2011. He is an avid hiker and lives in the Bowling Green area with his wife and kid.
SHERRY BURTON
Book Title: Tears of Betrayal
Book Description:
Amber's world is shattered when her husband Jeff dies suddenly in an accident. On the day of his funeral, in the midst of her grief, she is blind-sided with divorce papers, served only hours before the service. Forced to face how flawed her marriage truly was, Amber finally begins to deal with the lies and deceit that were the very foundation of her relationship.
When the ruggedly handsome Kentucky horse breeder, Dalton, loses his beloved wife shortly after the birth of their child, he thinks he will never find love again. Four years later, he knows something is missing from his life, but just can't seem to place it. Until he meets the raven-haired beauty--the woman of his dreams.
Author Biography:
Born in Louisville, Sherry A. Burton was raised in the small town of Fairdale, Kentucky. Eloping December of 1980 with a Navy man while still in her teens, she has spent all of her adult life moving from state to state, counting over thirty-two moves in her thirty years of marriage. Sherry can attest first-hand to the fact that a whirlwind marriage can indeed last. Sherry credits her frequent moves and long separations to her ability to feel her characters' desire to find true happiness.
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