NorLightsPress


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NorlightsPress is a royalty paying, non-vanity, non-subsidy, small press publisher.

Built on the traditional publishing business model, we offer print, eBooks, and other digital and electronic versions of our titles.

Each book receives careful editing and professional cover art, and our authors receive promotional support.

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Say This, NOT That to Your Professor    by Ellen Bremen
Price: $7.99 USD. 80000 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 14, 2012. .

In Say This, NOT That to Your Professor, an award-winning, tenured communication professor takes you “inside the faculty mind,” and provides the words your professors wish you’d say to manage your classroom experience with confidence. Get ready for improved relationships with your professors, better grades, and an amazing college experience!
Community College Success    by Isa Adney
Price: $7.99 USD. 43290 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on March 1, 2012. .

Community College Success gives historically under-represented students the strategic and motivational tools they need to be their own advocates and achieve their education and their dreams.
Scoundrel!    by Keith Thompson
Price: $7.99 USD. 132030 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on February 16, 2012. .

(4.00)
Historian and novelist Keith Thompson explores the American Revolution through the eyes of General James Wilkinson, a real-life scoundrel from our nation’s early history. In the tradition of George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman novels, Scoundrel! mixes fact and fiction through Thompson’s intense characterization and marvelous story-telling.
Unchain the Pain    by Bob Livingstone
Price: $7.99 USD. 37330 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on November 9, 2011. .

Inquire Within is a new model for self-discovery and recovery from psychological wounds. Therapist Bob Livingstone presents this material to readers for the first time in Unchain the Pain: How to be Your Own Therapist. This is the first book that teaches how self-questioning can resolve internal conflicts and help you discover joy in your life.
Chemo: Secrets to Thriving    by Roxanne Brown
Price: $7.99 USD. 18680 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on August 25, 2011. .

The thought of chemotherapy can be overwhelming, but getting through it doesn’t have to be. Chemo: Secrets to Thriving helps lighten the load. In chronological order, step-by- step, you learn what might occur, why it happens, what you can do (with your doc’s approval), and who to contact for help.
A Cure For Emma    by Julie Colvin
Price: $7.99 USD. 58120 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on July 28, 2011. .

A Cure for Emma chronicles a mother’s quest to heal her child from a nearly invisible disease: type 1 diabetes. Millions of parents around the world will relate to Julie Colvin’s roller coaster of despair, frustration, and hope when her daughter Emma was diagnosed with this life-threatening, incurable nightmare.
Say NO to Aging: How Nitric Oxide (NO) Prolongs Life    by T. Barry Levine, MD
Price: $12.99 USD. 198170 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on February 24, 2011. .

In Say NO to Aging, physicians T. Barry and Arlene B. Levine answer the urgent question: How can we slow and reverse aging’s relentless advance? Using stories and examples, the authors guide us through our bodies at the cellular level, showing how lifestyle choices affect the biochemistry of disease and aging
The Call of the Land, 2nd Edition    by Steven McFadden
Price: $7.99 USD. 61820 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on February 16, 2011. .

The Call of the Land is a sourcebook exploring positive pathways for economic advancement, environmental repair, food security, good health, and cultural renewal. While no single remedy meets the many challenges, hundreds of positive, creative options are already in place for families, neighborhoods, suburbs, cities, churches, and corporations. The Call of the Land illuminates these paths.
Employment Rage: What you’ve lost and how to get it back    by Howard Adamsky
Price: $7.99 USD. 55560 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 22, 2011. .

If you’re struggling with employment issues, you can’t afford to wait years to improve your situation. You need answers NOW. In Employment Rage, corporate recruiter and author Howard Adamsky maps out new and effective strategies to help you reclaim what you’ve lost: self-respect, ego, employment, and a sense of purpose.
I Do, Part 2: How to Survive Divorce,Co-Parent Your Kids, and Blend Your Families Without Losing Your Mind    by Karen Buscemi
Price: $7.99 USD. 43910 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 21, 2011. .

When you share custody of children, divorce can be a short-term tension headache, or a lifelong migraine. If you don’t want to blow all your money on pills, the two of you need to get along. I Do, Part 2 is a funny, honest trounce through life post-divorce, helping people who produced a child together, then split, learn to navigate their complicated new lives.
SEAsoned: A Chef’s Journey with Her Captain    by Victoria Allman
Price: $7.99 USD. 58470 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 19, 2011. .

Sprinkled with over 30-mouthwatering recipes and spiced with tales of adventure, SEAsoned is the hilarious look at a yacht chef’s first year working for her husband while they cruise from the Bahamas to Italy, France, Greece and Spain, trying to stay afloat.
Tri the Journey    by Libby Hurley
Price: $7.99 USD. 57360 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 18, 2011. .

A Woman’s Inspirational Guide to Becoming a Triathlete in 12 weeks. In Tri the Journey, the authors prove that triathlons are no longer reserved for super-athletes. This sport now attracts thousands of people who never thought they could swim, bike, and run. The best news is: triathlon races vary in distance with some shorter, more doable events available in nearly every state.
God Went Fishing    by Dennis Shields
Price: $7.99 USD. 51070 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on December 14, 2010. .

(5.00)
God Went Fishing tells the story of Sigmund, a handsome and kind young man who led an idyllic life until learning the woman he thought to be his mother had stolen him from the hospital where she’d just given birth, leaving her real child behind. God Went Fishing is often offensive, sometimes poignant, occasionally edifying—and always funny. What more can one ask from any work of fiction.
Taking the Mystery Out of Business    by Linda Faulkner
Price: $7.99 USD. 49820 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on December 14, 2010. .

Whether you're a business owner, a newcomer to the world of business, or an experienced professional who wants to brush up on your business acumen, Taking the Mystery Out of Business provides you with valuable resources, new insights into old topics, and a map for plotting out your journey as you navigate the waters of the business world. Linda Faulkner says, Clueless is a dangerous place to be.
Farming Around the Country    by Brian Bender
Price: $7.99 USD. 73770 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on December 4, 2010. .

For twelve months, author Brian Bender lived a nomadic life on small organic farms across the US. Leaving behind a teaching career, he hopped from farm to farm through an organization called WWOOF: World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. During his sabbatical from teaching HS science, he learned about sustainable living and gained unexpected wisdom in sustainable living and human happiness.
Shut Up, Skinny Bitches!    by Maria Rago
Price: $7.99 USD. 41390 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on November 26, 2010. .

Stop dieting and start loving yourself! If you can’t stomach one more day of being told you’re too fat, then you’re ready to try some delicious new brain candy. Skinny is not the cure! Thin is NOT in. There’s nothing wrong with you! There never was. Authors Maria Rago, PhD and Greg Archer want you to do one thing: Shut up, and eat! And have fun doing it.
A Balanced Life with Source Connection Therapy    by Genie Monte-Pelizzari
Price: $7.99 USD. 37600 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on September 30, 2010. .

Source Connection Therapy is based on the fact that unhealthy patterns can be unlearned and each of us has the ability to adopt new, positive ways of living and relating to ourselves. Through this balancing and repair process, unhealthy physical, energetic, and spiritual patterns are revealed and can be reversed. Let the healing begin.
Eat Right When Time Is Tight    by Patricia Bannan
Price: $7.99 USD. 52220 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on September 22, 2010. .

(5.00)
Eat Right When Time Is Tight includes the latest health and nutrition research and is packed with practical, “no time/no brainer” meals and snacks you can grab on the run. Patricia Bannan’s ten master strategies empower you to make smart choices, even when you’re tired, stressed, and overwhelmed. As a result you’ll have more energy, a happier mood, and lose weight – without suffering.
Branding Basics for Small Business    by Maria Ross
Price: $7.99 USD. 43460 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on May 7, 2010. .

In Branding Basics for Small Business, marketing expert Maria Ross uses real-life examples to show how organizations of any size can create a winning brand. The secret is starting with a strong Brand Strategy so you consistently communicate the right message through everything you do.
Streetwise Spirituality    by Carol Kline
Price: $7.99 USD. 59330 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on May 2, 2010. .

Carol Marleigh Kline’s recipe for happiness was simple: The perfect mate plus the perfect job plus a nonstop smile. But love leads to heartbreak and two dream careers collapse. She stumbles across a new inner compass that holds little outward promise. But it becomes the owner’s manual she wishes she’d had from birth.
Medicine Seeker    by Stan Hughes
Price: $7.99 USD. 51870 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 29, 2010. .

In this personalized look at Native American spirituality, Ha-Gue-A-Dees-Sas (Stan Hughes) combines first-person experience with the words of tribal elders and a historical look at Native American practices. Hughes relates adventures with healing, sweat lodges, a vision quest, and finding his totem animal.
Bring Your Audience to Their Feet    by Irene Brennick
Price: $7.99 USD. 35410 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 7, 2010. .

If you shudder at the thought of addressing your peers in an auditorium, conference room, boardroom, or meeting hall, Bring Your Audience to Their Feet can help you overcome the fear of public speaking. This is more than a how-to book on the art of great presentations. You’ll gain confidence and further your career, while learning to connect with your audience in a unique, meaningful way.
Rich Johnson’s Guide to Trailer Boat Sailing    by Rich Johnson
Price: $7.99 USD. 85160 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 22, 2010. .

(5.00)
A trailerable sailboat is the ideal way to explore the country -- wherever there is water. To make the most of this exciting lifestyle, owners of trailerable sailboats need three things -- an understanding of the boat and how to use it; knowledge about the tow vehicle and trailer used to transport the boat; and a spirited sense of adventure to live the dream. This book will help you get started.
Flights Of Adventure    by Ken Larson
Price: $7.99 USD. 75510 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 20, 2010. .

Flights of Adventure is a collection of real-life adventures to stir the blood of anyone who loves aviation. This book covers a wide variety of experiences, from wingwalking to notable female pilots like Marion Hogsdon, who changed the history of women forever. This is as close as you can get to experiencing aerial adventure while keeping your feet firmly planted on the ground.
Room to Grow    by Priscilla Dann-Courtney Ph.D
Price: $7.99 USD. 40310 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 20, 2010. .

These moving essays by a mother and psychotherapist address timeless issues of family life. Priscilla Dann-Courtney's stories about the intricacies of everyday life -- as a wife, as a mom, as a daughter -- are by turn poignant and funny. Her lyrical writing style gently guides us through insightful stories about everyday life, children, parents, and pets, and the full range of human emotions.
The Golden 120 Seconds of Every Sales Call    by Peter Dennis
Price: $7.99 USD. 24470 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 19, 2010. .

The Golden 120-Seconds of Every Sales Call is a relevant, quick read for professionals who want to increase sales and find an exciting new way to approach the sales process. The ability to recognize, react to, and even prepare for Golden Moments is critical to successful selling. In a concise format, Peter Dennis offers tips and common-sense elements of strong sales call preparation and execution.
Some Kind of Normal    by Heidi Willis
Price: $7.99 USD. 86650 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 18, 2010. .

How far would you go to save the life of someone you love? If faith is all her daughter needs to be cured, Babs is sure the church and her family have more than enough. But when 12-year-old Ashley develops a rare and deadly allergy to insulin--the only medicine that can keep her alive--Babs turns to the Internet and science instead of friends and God to find the cure the doctors say isn't there.
Call Me Katherine    by Virginia Meyer
Price: $7.99 USD. 56690 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 18, 2010. .

The children have left for college, the house is empty, and stay-at-home mom Kitty Lundstrom just landed the writing assignment of her dreams. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Unexpected circumstances require a move from Maine to Oregon. Struggling to cope with unwelcome life changes, Kitty embarks upon an emotional journey that threatens her home, her marriage, and her self-worth.
The Story Engine    by Matt Schutt
Price: $7.99 USD. 47300 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 17, 2010. .

(5.00)
The cure to writer’s block is here! THE STORY ENGINE is the best new reference guide for fiction writers since the thesaurus. It contains thousands of ideas for generating interesting characters and exciting scenes. This nuts-and-bolts guide shows writers how to generate ideas while building stories. Throw the dice and see what happens next. This is one book that invites you to steal from it!
Letters For Catherine    by G. G. Stokes, Jr.
Price: $7.99 USD. 68110 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 16, 2010. .

When seventeen-year-old William Hunter marches off to war in the spring of 1780, the Glorious Cause of the American Revolution seems all but lost. Letters For Catherine tells the story of a young man’s determination to defend his country at all cost. This historical novel captures the personal conflict William faces, as well as the struggles of a fledgling Nation grasping for democracy.
The Road to Bloody Marsh    by G. G. Stokes, Jr.
Price: $7.99 USD. 70870 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 16, 2010. .

A chance encounter thrusts Morgan Stokes into a world at war when he befriends the son of an English Lord and a French Countess in 1730s Savannah, Georgia. The Road to Bloody Marsh is a spellbinding and fast-paced tale of King George’s War as seen through the eyes of three men--rivals, from warring empires. These colorful characters clash in a contest that will decide the fate of a continent.
Chapel Perilous    by Steve Bartholomew
Price: $7.99 USD. 55030 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 14, 2010. .

Benjamin Wilson has always been a bit different: he sees ghosts and has the uncanny ability to sense impending danger. He hides his psychic gifts by keeping people at a distance, but a sinister group of men, bent on exploiting his ability, threatens all Ben holds dear. He goes on the run. Along the way, he discovers a paradox: his only path to safety leads to a most dangerous place.
A Smart Patient's Guide to Surgery    by Sammie Justesen
Price: $7.99 USD. 84430 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on January 13, 2010. .

Written by a nurse with over 25 years of experience, this book provides the latest information on forty-four surgical procedures. The candid discussions of what to expect after surgery include positive and negative statements from patients who’ve undergone each procedure. It also includes simple explanations of medical tests, samples of common medical forms, and a glossary of medical terms.
Common Threads    by Elizabeth Lee
Price: $7.99 USD. 83160 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 5, 2009. .

An Idaho ranching family copes with an evil so foreign they must entrust their lives to Buck Hancey, a big city detective bent on vengeance. A vicious drug ring has corrupted local law enforcement. Meth labs flourish where sagebrush and beef cattle were once the only features. If the Logan family can help him achieve revenge and justice, Buck will use them to lure the leader into his snare.
Kentucky Moon    by Elizabeth Lee
Price: $7.99 USD. 73240 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 4, 2009. .

Set in the Appalachian hollows of eastern Kentucky, nurse Liz Campbell loses Porter, her songwriting boyfriend, to a red haired floozie from Nashville. The last person she expects to fall in love with is Jake Larsen--an uptight executive from the opposite end of the country. Sparks fly as Liz, Jake, and Porter come together in the strangest love triangle Clay City, Kentucky has ever seen.
Journey to Rhyolite    by Steve Bartholomew
Price: $7.99 USD. 51000 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 4, 2009. .

Nathaniel had his reasons for his journey to Rhyolite, the greatest boom town in the west. He hoped to find what the snallygaster had been taken from him. Some believed it was simply an old legend, this snallygaster that could snatch away those you loved. Nathanial knew better. It had taken Annabelle, the love of his life, and he had reason to believe she might be there.
The Sense-ible Writer    by Nadene Carter
Price: $7.99 USD. 46480 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 3, 2009. .

(4.00)
Instead of teaching the so called rules of writing, this workbook presents principals of writing based on concepts rather than rules. As you progress through this study material, you will learn the basics of fiction writing by mastering the concepts presented in each chapter. If you go a step further and do the assigned work, you may come away with the first draft of a novel.
Echoes of Silence    by Nadene Carter
Price: $7.99 USD. 89240 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 3, 2009. .

Echoes of Silence juxtaposes the innocence of childhood with the bigotry and prejudice prevalent during World War II, providing a unique perspective into the lives of three families who endured those years and who were shaped by the events of this turbulent period in United States history. It is a journey of suspicion and hate, that ultimately results in learning to trust and to forgive.
A Cobweb on the Soul    by Nadene Carter
Price: $7.99 USD. 81430 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 2, 2009. .

In this gripping mystery, Architect Abby Carlson is haunted by the unsolved disappearance of her sister. Now, nine years later, Abby rescues an old mansion from demolition. During an inspection of the building, Abby discovers the body of a teenage girl in the attic. This discovery ultimately jeopardizes Abby's life, as well as the life of her best friend's three-year-old daughter.
Speaking of Dialogue    by Sammie Justesen
Price: $7.99 USD. 27770 words. Published by NorLightsPress  on April 2, 2009. .

Whether you write nonfiction, novels, children’s stories, or screenplays, vivid dialogue will bring your characters alive on the page. Literary agent Sammie Justesen explores the necessary elements of dialogue for every genre. With exercises at the end of each chapter, this invaluable reference shows writers how to improve their technique and eliminate the subtle mistakes that bring rejection.


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