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Michael Kesler

Michael Kesler

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Since retirement, Michael Kesler, a Ph.D. chemical engineer and graduate of MIT and NYU, has edited and published his late wife’s book, Grit, by Regina Kesler, M.D. He lives in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and is now completing the novel,Hurdles, about the impact of cancer on a family.

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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">“Michael portrays in shattering detail the improbable survival of most Polish Jews who eluded the Holocaust by fleeing to the Soviet Union. The memoir offers a novel, absolutely essential perspective on the catastrophic events of World War II.”</span></span></em><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – <strong><span style="font-weight:bold;">Atina Grossmann,</span></strong>professor of history, Cooper Union, New York</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">“This unbelievable, yet true, unique story will help teachers meet the New Jersey mandate that all students must learn about bias, prejudice and bigotry through the teaching of the Holocaust and genocide.”</span></span></em><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – <strong><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dr. Paul B. Winkler,</span></strong>executive director, N.J. Commission on Holocaust Education</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';line-height:normal;font-size:medium;"><em><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">“It’s very well written and tells an extraordinary story with much passion, empathy and skill.”</span></span></em><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – <strong><span style="font-weight:bold;">Omer Bartov,</span></strong> professor of history, Brown University</span></p>