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Ron Leonard

Ron Leonard

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Ron Leonard is a business executive and a retired business developmentofficer for a major NY bank.  An NYU graduate, Ron has taught at theAmerican Institute of Banking, served as president of his local Chamberof Commerce and his local library board.  His real passions, however,have always been acting, writing, poetry and song writing.  He has donework in community theater, produced and co-hosted a local radioprogram, and written a number of songs but this is his first book to bepublished.

A resident of Tarrytown, NY,Niskayuna, NY, and Lake Luzerne, NY, Leonard has five children and fourother grandchildren. He says that the responsibilities of parenthoodand his busy career as a bank executive left him insufficient time tofully enjoy his children when they were growing up. “But grandchildrenpresent a second chance to witness the miracle of childhood,” he says.Caroline, his youngest granddaughter, opened the ‘door’ to childhoodfor him, and he wants the book “Caroline, Caroline, What Are YouThinking?” to open the door to childhood for everyone who reads it.

The Time That's Given

The Time That's Given

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<p><strong><em>Have you ever awoken from a vivid dream and wondered which side of waking was real?</em></strong></p><p>Burt Higgins' retirement is not going well. His children have grown, and his wife has gone off to earn a late-life degree, leaving him alone in his sprawling suburban home. With too much time on his hands, he broods on the state of the world, obsessively following the worst of cable news and the Internet. Increasingly angry at the state of affairs, he nurtures a fantasy that a dark lord from another realm has foisted these problems on humankind. If only he could transport to that world, he'd confront the demon and use the magic found there to defeat the beast and end despair forever.</p><p>On a particularly bad news day, while housebound in the midst of a snowstorm, he retreats to his study to shut out the world and immerse himself in his books. When, on a whim, he lights a candle purchased in an obscure Prague curiosity shop, a magical guide appears and offers to take him on whatever quest he chooses. When he asks to become a hero in a fantasy realm, he discovers a more complex world than he expected, and battling evil with magic turns out to be far from his greatest challenge.</p><p><strong>EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS</strong> a specualtive fantasy adventure sure not just to entertain you, but to make you consider your life, your dreams, your goals. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><strong>Books by David Litwack:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>Along the Watchtower</em></li><li><em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></li><li><em>The Time That's Given</em></li><li><em>The Children of Darkness</em> (The Seekers - Book 1)</li><li><em>The Stuff of Stars</em> (The Seekers - Book 2)</li><li><em>The Light of Reason</em> (The Seekers - Book 3)</li></ul><h2><strong>More Great Fantasy Fiction from Evolved Publishing:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>The Awakening of David Rose</em> (David Rose #1) by Daryl Rothman</li><li><em>Shadow Swarm</em> by D. Robert Pease</li><li><em>Kingdom in Chains</em> by J.W. Zulauf</li><li>The &quot;Grims' Truth&quot; Series by Isu Yin &amp; Fae Yang</li></ul><p> </p>

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<table class="prod-detail-review" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="prod-detail-review-item"><div class="prod-detail-review-item-rating"><table class="rating-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h5>&quot;This ia A Must Read!&quot;</h5> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rater"> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-person">Anne Llewellyn, Editor-in-Chief of Case In Point</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-location">(US)</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-date">10/15/08 12:09 AM</span> </div> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-review">Ron Leonard's book captures the essence of Childhood in his words and the illustrations of Don Berry. A &quot;Must Read&quot; for all generations!</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td class="prod-detail-review-item"> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rating"> <table class="rating-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h5>&quot;Ron Leonard Does It Again!&quot;</h5> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rater"> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-person">Carol A. Gleason, MM, RN, CRRN, LRC</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-location">(US)</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-date">10/15/08 12:08 AM</span> </div> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-review">Ron Leonard does it again! I loved &quot;Wonderland by Night&quot;! Adults often forget these simple things that form lasting Childhood memories. It made me pause and remember sitting on my Grandmother's porch and counting stars and the wonderful, special times we shared.</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td class="prod-detail-review-item"> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rating"> <table class="rating-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h5>&quot;This Book is Magical!&quot;</h5> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rater"> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-person">Marynita Anderson, Ph.D</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-location">(Nassau Community College/SUNY)</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-date">10/15/08 12:07 AM</span> </div> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-review">Ron Leonard describes a child's encounter with starry skies, musical sounds, fishing and doodling. He reminds us not only to take time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life and the uniqueness of each person, but most importantly, to always view the world with the wonder that can only be seen through the eyes of an innocent child</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td class="prod-detail-review-item"> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rating"> <table class="rating-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h5>&quot;It is Delightful!&quot;</h5> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rater"> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-person">Georganne Chapin</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-location">(US)</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-date">10/15/08 12:06 AM</span> </div> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-review">Every Page, every Verse, is a Delight! - A Grandfather's pleasure in his young Granddaughter's own delight in the world she is discovering</div></td></tr></tbody></table>