An edgy, gripping report from the front lines by a young veteran and cast member of The Real World: Brooklyn Ryan Conklin enlisted in the Army at age seventeen, following 9/11, and joined Angel Company. As a turret gunner with the famed 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles," and a member of the famed "Rakkasans" regiment-the most decorated regiment in the U.S. Army-he endured hellish conditions in the war-torn city of Tikrit, Iraq. When he returned to the States, he became a cast member on The Real World: Brooklyn in 2008. That came to an end when he received his notice recalling him to duty. An Angel from Hell is a gritty, blunt, and laugh­out-loud funny war memoir from the grunt's perspective. Conklin reveals what the Iraq war is really like, day to day-the misery, the boredom, the absurdity, the horror, and even the moments of grace. With stunning candor and wisdom beyond his years, Ryan Conklin has documented a complex and unavoidably life-changing experience for his generation.

In a relationship between a couple, things are not always affectionate and tender. Even some of the sweetest beginnings end up in heartbreaks—even in violence. Author Warren W. Pratt opens readers’ eyes to some of life’s cruel realities as he pens an emotion-stirring novel, Angel from Hell, released through Xlibris. This fictional tale follows a man’s journey and the woman in his life. Already with two failed marriages, he decides to concentrate on his work. However, when his company sends him to Mongolia, he unexpectedly finds the woman he finally wants to spend the rest of his life with—or so he thinks. The first weeks seemed perfect for them, as love overflowed every single minute. Months passed, the woman got pregnant, and they decided to marry. After their marriage however, the woman changed. She became impatient, irritable, disrespectful, and violent towards her husband. She would throw things at him and manipulate her children to go against their father. Wounding yet based on true life experiences, Angel from Hell sends a dose of reality to readers. It is a wakeup call for readers, young adults and adults, to be careful in choosing their partners in life. For more information on this book, log on to www.Xlibris.com.

"Seven months after the death of my father, my half-brother Renzo, then twenty-six-years old, delivered me to the nuns at the convent in Tripoli. I remember Renzo crying, but I can't remember my reaction to this life-changing event. Although I was leaving my home, my mother, my baby brother, and all that I called my life, the feelings of that day are gone. Perhaps after my father's death, I ceased trying to feel anything." As World War II encroaches upon North Africa, Mussolini dictates that the children from this Italian colony be sent to Italy for their protection. The anticipated four-month "vacation" in Italy in the hands of the Franciscan nuns starts in June of 1940 and lasts seven years for eleven-year-old Giovanna Bonifazio and her young brother, Guido. From the dungeons of a castle in Naples to the Italian Alps and the American occupation of Florence, Giovanna: Angels in Hell tells the remarkable true story of a Jewish-Italian girl who grows into a young woman during the tumultuous years of World War II. Faced with incredible obstacles, Giovanna's courage and determination help her overcome the fear of having her Jewish ancestry discovered, the horrors of war, and her own personal struggles.

Man is the miracle of the Universe composed of two essential parts: reason and feeling. He invented and reinvented everything on this planet to create better and better living conditions. The need for evolution is an indispensable thing for human nature.For Ricci, this evolution means a daily progress in his own profession. He tests his limits and wants to overcome them, to be the best in everything he does. He is often in search of his own essence as a human being, wanting to leave something to this world in which he was born. But what happens when, in order to get what he wants, he has to give up love?A thrilling story, inspired by authentic facts, about the struggle between the desire for professional fulfillment, obtained through painful sacrifices, and the great love that grinds his soul and does not give him peace. What do you give up when you can't have them both?

The time is the Beginning. The place is Heaven. The story is the Revolt of the Angels—a war of magic, corruption and intrigue that could destroy the universe. To Reign in Hell was Stephen Brust's second novel, and it's a thrilling retelling of the revolt of the angels, through the lens of epic fantasy. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.