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		<title>Banishing Bedtime Monsters and The Golden Rule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The main purposes of The Monster on Top of the Bed are to entertain children and give them a way to banish monsters at will.  It does this by providing a mantra, "You're welcome to stay until I say,  'Nay,' then you've got to go, and you can't say, 'no.'"]]></description>
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		<title>Relax, Rejoice &amp; Rejuvenate &#8211; Affirmations to make your soul sing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Affirmations get at the underlying cause of an issue and inoculating against its negativity. Relax, Rejoice &#038; Rejuvenate provides an affirmation for every day, an affirmation for everyday use, and a selection of spiritual photographs.]]></description>
		<link>http://gs.max-opp.com/kindle-books/relax-rejoice-rejuvenate/</link>
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		<title>Reaching Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coming Soon:  Reaching Out About the book One thing is for certain, teenagers and mature adults will discuss this book of poetry for three reasons: 1. The poetry is semi-controversial, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Love John Gagliardi and my father.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love John Gagliardi because of the way that he inspired his players to win, and because he gave me goal to strive for, a goal that will help the world.]]></description>
		<link>http://gs.max-opp.com/personal-beliefs/why-i-love-john-g-and/</link>
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		<title>Daddy was Dying So We Went for Walks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a preview edition of a touching novel told from the point of view of a young boy whose father contracts Cancer.  A beautiful blend of fairy tale and realism, this gentle book allows children to discover how to celebrate the life of a parent who is dying from a terminal illness, or who has recently passed over.  
Davey and his sister Zoey find out that their father has Cancer.  Within two months Daddy dies. Before he passes over, Davey and his dad take walks and go to museums.  They take many photographs, which may be downloaded for free from a website.  
Davey writes poetry to his father's photographs and Zoey uses the photographs as models for finger color and water color paintings.  In this way both children preserve memories of their dad and share the essence of their father with the world.
The walks, artwork and poetry (three of which were first published in critically acclaimed Mobius, the Poetry Magazine) empower Davey and his sister to develop an appreciation for nature that nourishes and provides spiritual sustenance as they mature.

Although it's written primarily in prose, there are many poems.  The poems and the photographs (a Snow Dog,  rocks that look like a hippo and a labrador retriver, trees that reach up to Heaven, rushing streams, beautiful meadows, etc.)  lend a dreamy feel to counterbalance the heaviness of death.

Before, during and after his father's passing,  Davey experiences a true sense of celebration, with rituals like balloons that go up to Heaven carrying drawings and poems by everyone at Davey's father's wake and celebratory chocolate cake.

It's a wonderful book for children from 5 to 75, and can be used to help children celebrate the life of a grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, friend or pet.  It needs to be read to young children.  Older children will devour it independently.
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		<title>Photos of the Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Olsen Twins have such a captivating smile in this photo that it&#8217;s no wonder they have catapulted to the cover of Newsweek. I&#8217;m wondering how to work them into ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gs.max-opp.com/writing-insights/photo-of-the-day/</link>
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		<title>One for the Road &#8211; Commercial Partnerships With P.R. Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a win-win-win-win arrangement&#8230; &#8230;for any business that might benefit from providing a unique form of  entertainment to their clients who use e-mail and the web. Your clients win because ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gs.max-opp.com/marketing/one-for-the-road-commercial-partnerships-with-p-r-benefits/</link>
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		<title>LoDingo Audio Book Catalog-Enjoy iPods, Droids, Smartphones, etc. more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LoDingo's audio book catalog has thousands of audio books available for download on iPods and other devices.  Check out this Australian resource.]]></description>
		<link>http://gs.max-opp.com/audio-books/lodingo-audio-book-catalog-enjoy-ipods-droids-smartphones-etc-more/</link>
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		<title>The Monster on Top of the Bed and Other Stories and Poems iPod Version</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Monster on Top of the Bed and Other Stories and Poems is combination of a series of .mp3 files and a .pdf file that produces a 36-page full color ...]]></description>
		<link>http://gs.max-opp.com/audio-books/the-monster-on-top-of-the-bed-and-other-stories-and-poems-ipod-version/</link>
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		<title>I Sense God</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I Sense God is 64 words superimposed upon 18 inspirational photographs.  I wrote this book in 2005 and published it. This e-book available for free.]]></description>
		<link>http://gs.max-opp.com/ebooks/i-sense-god/</link>
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