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Sumner M. Davenport

Sumner M. Davenport

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As a successful published author, Sumner M. Davenport is sought after as a speaker on several topics and she is quoted often. One of Sumner’s quotes was voted to be included in the Top 10  Healthy Thoughts of 2007.

Her newest book project, Stress Out for Cats, Dogs & their People follows her previous book StressOut, show stress who's the boss! ™  covering a topic most talked about today - STRESS! The information in these books are a collection of stories and  advice and by co-authors who are experts in their field,as well as people just like you sharing their personal experience stories andtestimonials.

Sumner is described by others as a real-life example of an impassionedvisionary. She began her career at age nine when she opened her first lemonadestand and a backyard carnival. Throughout her childhood she was inspired by thesuccessful business people she saw. She used this early education as afoundation when she started the first of her many unique and interestingentrepreneurial ventures at age 19.

In the books Sumner authors and co-authors, she mixes her personal experiences,successes and “failures, with her expertise. She also brings together advicefrom experts in their fields; plus stories and testimonials from individualsinterviewed during her extensive research.

Although the recipient of several awards and acknowledgments, Sumnercredits her best education to The University of Hard Knocks, withcrash courses in taking risks and advanced learning from bouncingback. 


The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p>Emerging from the long shadow cast by his formidable father, Harold Godwineson showed himself to be a worthy successor to the Earldom of Wessex. In the following twelve years, he became the King's most trusted advisor, practically taking the reins of government into his own hands. And on Edward the Confessor's death, Harold Godwineson mounted the throne—the first king of England not of royal blood. Yet Harold was only a man, and his rise in fortune was not blameless. Like any person aspiring to power, he made choices he wasn't particularly proud of. Unfortunately, those closest to him sometimes paid the price of his fame.<br /><br />This is a story of Godwine's family as told from the viewpoint of Harold and his younger brothers. Queen Editha, known for her Vita Ædwardi Regis, originally commissioned a work to memorialize the deeds of her family, but after the Conquest historians tell us she abandoned this project and concentrated on her husband, the less dangerous subject. In THE SONS OF GODWINE and FATAL RIVALRY, I am telling the story as it might have survived had she collected and passed on the memoirs of her tragic brothers.<br /><br />This book is part two of The Last Great Saxon Earls series. Book one, GODWINE KINGMAKER, depicted the rise and fall of the first Earl of Wessex who came to power under Canute and rose to preeminence at the beginning of Edward the Confessor's reign. Unfortunately, Godwine's misguided efforts to champion his eldest son Swegn recoiled on the whole family, contributing to their outlawry and Queen Editha's disgrace. Their exile only lasted one year and they returned victorious to London, though it was obvious that Harold's career was just beginning as his father's journey was coming to an end.<br /><br />Harold's siblings were all overshadowed by their famous brother; in their memoirs we see remarks tinged sometimes with admiration, sometimes with skepticism, and in Tostig's case, with jealousy. We see a Harold who is ambitious, self-assured, sometimes egocentric, imperfect, yet heroic. His own story is all about Harold, but his brothers see things a little differently. Throughout, their observations are purely subjective, and witnessing events through their eyes gives us an insider’s perspective.<br /><br />Harold was his mother's favorite, confident enough to rise above petty sibling rivalry but Tostig, next in line, was not so lucky. Harold would have been surprised by Tostig's vindictiveness, if he had ever given his brother a second thought. And that was the problem. Tostig's love/hate relationship with Harold would eventually destroy everything they worked for, leaving the country open to foreign conquest. This subplot comes to a crisis in book three of the series, FATAL RIVALRY.</p>

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Rich Text Area.<strong>Powerful Testimonials,</strong> review on Amazon.com by Paula Traverse: &quot;So many people have republished this title from its original author, but no one has taken the time to do what this author did. So many authors speak only from their own experience, and while that is great Ms. Davenport submitted the draft to a number of people to have the theory challenged in today's times and then included these personalized and detailed testimonials in the book. And to add validity to these testimonials the email address of the person giving the testimonial is included. I especially appreciate how the testimonials detail the original problem and how the person solves the problem using what they learned in the book. These testimonials are more than just flattery of having read the book or knowing the author; these testimonials are just as powerful and helpful as the authors' words. The testimonials give light as to how to apply the information in the book, and the possibility of the results that could be achieved by others, because of the results already received. Landone was a miraculous man and he made substantial contributions to new thought and self healing at a time when it was still considered blasphemous to do so. As a educated medical doctor and also educated in the sciences and also had a Doctor of Divinity degree. His words and lessons are a combination of his education and his experience. This information was priceless in his time, and still are the profound answer to why some people have what they say they want in life and others don't. Kudos to Sumner Davenport for taking this information and setting it to the test of modern day. If you can't find the answer in Landone's explanation, it just may be explained in greater specifics in one of the testimonials.&quot;