New Release Books by Kevin Morris

A Hollywood lawyer and producer takes part in a Civil War reenactment to escape the monotony of his life in this novel by the author of All Joe Knight. As a young man, John Reynolds fled his provincial hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for Los Angeles, lured by the promise of a life fueled by the excitement of show business. But after twenty years in Hollywood, Reynolds feels existentially unfulfilled. He resides in a beautiful mansion with his wife and daughter, and his business is booming, but Reynolds remains despondent as his attempts to pivot into producing his own movie projects fail again and again. Depressed and at a creative dead-end, Reynolds finds himself inexplicably drawn back to the historical setting of his youth: he has secretly signed up to participate in a weekend-long reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg in the unlikely California town of Enchino, sixty miles east of Los Angeles. Just before his departure, an ex-Playmate—the very centerfold of Reynolds’s adolescent daydreams—pitches him her idea for a reality TV show. When Reynolds impulsively invites the former Playmate and her best friend, a former Miss Universe, to accompany him to the reenactment, his plans for a solitary weekend of self-discovery run amok. With a compulsively readable narrative that offers a satirical portrait of Hollywood—the deal-making, the politics, the pitches—Gettysburg is an intelligent and powerful book about contemporary America. Praise for Gettysburg “A showbiz satire from someone who knows what he writes. . . . A comic romp about a weekend misadventure at a Civil War re-enactment.” —Variety “Morris’s entertaining second novel, following All Joe Knight, zeros in on a particular male fantasy, and acknowledges the importance of entertainment and honoring the past, both personal and historic.” —Booklist “Though Reynolds’s plans for renewal end up wildly off the mark, he ultimately finds something of value. While delightedly skewering the privileged entertainment industry lifestyle, Morris uses Reynolds’s travails and the divisions of the Civil War period to make larger points about the current state of America.” —Library Journal

"Alpha & Omega - ...and The End" is the sequel to "Alpha & Omega - The Beginning...". It is a novel about the Last Days as depicted in the Bible. It is filled with action, suspense, intrigue, love, and the supernatural.

Provides a philosophical and historical critique of contemporary conceptions of physicalism, especially non-reductive, levels-based approaches to physicalist metaphysics. Challenging assumptions about the mind-body problem, this accessible book will interest scholars working in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science.

My Second Little Book Of Short Poems, by Kevin Morris, is a sequel to his My Little Book Of Short Poems. Containing another twenty poems the format remains the same based on his memories, observations and experiences from childhood to adulthood. As before an introduction is provided at the beginning of each poem in order to put them into perspective and context ?bringing them alive? as it were. Laced with humour, nostalgia, pathos, some sadness but, also happiness which the read may or may not relate to. Nevertheless, he hopes that you will enjoy reading the poems included in this sequel as much as he enjoyed writing them!

“Kevin Morris goes for a slam dunk in his debut novel” about the undoing of an American Dreamer in the Philly suburbs (Vanity Fair Hot Type). 1961. Outside Philadelphia, a soon-to-be father runs into a telephone pole while driving drunk; nine months later, his widow dies in a smashed-up T-Bird. From the start, the orphaned Joe Knight is a blank slate. Taken in by a kindly aunt in a tough-skinned suburb, Joe finds his family in high school with the Fallcrest basketball team. Fast-forward thirty years. Joe is divorced with a daughter and certain he’s unfit for love. Ever since selling the ad firm he built from the ground up for millions, he’s been wiling away his time at strip clubs to quiet his mind. Then Chris Scully, former Fallcrest teammate-turned DA, tips him off to a criminal probe into the buyout that got Joe rich years ago—a deal he shared with every member of the basketball team, except for Scully. As Joe’s possible transgressions unreel, he is forced to face the disillusionment inside himself and a secret that has haunted him for decades. A “remarkable and agonizing . . . incendiary look at modern life” (Esquire), All Joe Knight features “an anti-hero for our times . . . John Updike’s Rabbit Angstrom revised for the Trump era—more profane and straight-talking” (USA Today, 3/4 stars), a man who achieved the American Dream and is now scrambling to survive it.

Now a sixth grader, Lily Andrews has grown up a lot since first learning that she can turn sunlight into liquid. And though she may understand her gift better, in this next phase of life, the consequences of sharing and not sharing it with others add another challenging layer to an already complicated childhood.

In this collection of short stories the author explores why young women enter the world of prostitution while other stories look at what happens when the worlds of sex and technology collide. In "The First Time," the first story in this collection, we meet Becky a young graduate who enters the world of prostitution in order to clear her debts. The story looks at the effects of prostitution on Becky and her fellow escort and friend Julie. In "The Pain Behind the Smile" Issie presents her friend, Peter with a birthday cake, however things are not what they seem. In "Lucy" the acquaintances of a crusty old bachelor speculate how he could attract and retain the affections of a beautiful young woman. As with "The Pain Behind the Smile" things are far from what they seem. "Hemlock" explores what happens when machines attain the capacity to appreciate high culture. The story is both humorous and deeply serious.

The Concise Dictionary of Environmental Terms has been written for academic use in grade schools, high schools, colleges, and universities. In addition, it has not only been written for technical individuals who work in environmental or in environmentally related fields, but also for non technical (in an environmental sense) individuals such as office workers, secretaries, doctors, lawyers, etc., and, last but not least, the consumer. In effect, it is a dictionary that may be used whenever and wherever information about environmental words and/or terms is likely to be sought. One-sentence definitions for approximately 6,000 words or terms are provided in non technical jargon. Every attempt has been made to present as much information as possible in this one sentence without complicating its meaning. The words and terms are drawn from the following environmental areas: air; water; solid waste; risk; meteorology; regulations; toxicology; engineering; inorganic chemicals; multimedia concerns; sustainable development; ISO 14000; ecology; and health, safety, and accident management. The appendix section, consisting of acronyms, units/conversion factors, and references, rounds out the scope of this work. In addition to the references provided, the reader will find a computer diskette attached to the back cover of the dictionary. The diskette contains two program files, a Word Perfect 5.1 file which can be run from the WINDOWS Program Manager, and an ASCII file. Both of these text files contain the entire dictionary of words and enable the reader to quickly find a definition using the search capability of the modern word processor.

This collection includes the original three short stories and their full-length sequel snapshotting the early life of Lily Andrews, a little girl with the unusual ability to turn sunlight into liquid. Follow her as she learns that this gift and the consequences of sharing it with others make for one complicated childhood.

Introduces symbolic logic in a way that is accessible and yet rigorous enough to provide an adequate foundation for students who intend to further pursue studies in logic, or who work in areas of study - for example, philosophy or linguistics - where a serious understanding of logic is essential.

Nine short stories depict the humorous ironies and quirks of daily life, including tales of a chaperone on a school trip in Washington, D.C. and a lawyer looking for unique ways to unwind after being in court. Original.

On the cusp of victory, Aurora, Meara and Kaia are blindsided when a trusted ally abandons them. Forced into a desperate search, they must outpace a monster that no worldly force can conquer. Looming over them is a secret so dire, it promises to shred the very fabric of their alliance. Threatened by betrayal from within, Aurora finally encounters a creature that her mind cannot comprehend: the specter of true love. The long awaited fourth book, The Heaven Shard continues the Godfall Saga, a story of bravery, faith, and the power of humility.

The author''s own coming-of-age story that is for kids of all ages.

Aurora, the banished Goddess, courts the forces of evil to save her precious city. Meara, Agent of Light, scouts the enemy with a protector who can barely be trusted. Kaia, the outcast warrior, must embrace her heritage to ensure her nation''s survival. Ensnaring them all is the threat of The Shadow Queen, an invincible foe birthed by arrogance. Sequal to The Shattered Tower, "The Masked Queen" continues The Godfall Saga, a story of courage, faith, and the power of humility.

The Capital Cooking Cookbook features a delectable collection of recipes exploring the culinary riches of our nation''s capital. The companion book to the TV series, Capital Cooking with Lauren DeSantis, highlights cooking traditions of regional cuisine from around the country as well as international dishes.

"To be a daddy, you''ve gotta have kids." So Kevin Morris begins his laugh-out-loud account of his journey through fatherhood, adventures, and misadventures alike. From "Beatles and Feelings" to "Battles and Piano Lessons," he''s been present and accounted for. Enjoy these humorous stories as he shares some of his top daddy moments.

Featured throughout the book are dozens of lessons from Senior PGA Tour pros. Top players like Hale Irwin, Jim Colbert, and Bob Duval provide tips and instruction on everything from long-iron play to putting.

Dangerously unaware of the forces marshaling against her, Aurora, the chosen Lady, forms a council to rule Twilight. Risking her life for friendship, Meara, the brave Disciple, schemes to thwart a demon''s wrath. Finally grieving, Kaia, the warrior widow, battles both religious dogma and the lure of suicide. Like a beacon, the abduction of Shar, the young girl they each call their own, will draw them all to the heart of maddened rage: the crumbling lair of Gihar. Sequal to The Dawn Child, The Shattered Tower continues the Godfall saga, a story of corruption, redemption, and the power of faith.

Kevin Morris was down on his luck. Struck by tragedy in his teenage years through the death of his dear cousin who was like a brother, he lurched from one life lesson to another. He struggled to hold down both a relationship and a job, and when his first love died in unexplained circumstances, he began to look elsewhere for answers. After years of debt and addiction, he began to feel a presence. This is his extraordinary tale of how he turned his life around following the ''Awakening'', and proof that, with the determination to do better, you can do it, too... Because healers aren''t holy.

This book provides the true identity of the so-called African Americans whom are not even from Africa, but whose stock is from Australia. By using historical events, it supports the intention of Constitutional exclusion, by White Europeans, there by gaurenteeing there would be no types of citizenship for this group of people, ever.Therefore it is impossible for them to be under the jurisdiction of the United States or for any States of the Union including all Courts; to claim legal standing over them. Further this book questions by what mechanisms has the artificial, whom are without substance such as corporations not only gained parity with the living human beings, but have gain supremacy over them and how did the constitutionally excluded so-called, African Americans get illegally placed into all of this they are not citizens or Citizens of the United States and no one has jurisdiction over them, And this book looks into all of the Constitutions of the United State, with special emphasis on the Constitution of the United States, which we are under now. Because it appears that this particular constitution is for United States citizens, whom are corporate imaginary citizens aka property or slaves of the Corporate United States so-called government It is important for the so-called African Americans to become aware of whom they really are, from wench they came, and to realized that along with our physical enslavement, came White mental warfare, and identity thief. They must understand none of this came without a reason , and what that reason is, and they must understand the story of slavery was given to us; backwards. In short, we were already here.

Pintupi/Luritja reader.