REVIEWS: A well crafted, well thought out written work that incorporates a love story into a contemporary, true first amendment issue involving separation of church and state that is relevant not only to San Diegans but to Americans in general. Mr. Roach has "hit the nail on the head" with this insightful thought provoking piece of literature. Don't miss this one folks!!!... (trimmed) -----RICHARD J. BARTHEL JR., ESQ. Well done wordsmith! This work will touch many at fifferent levels of awareness. Spirit is always so "creative" in the way it chooses to open hearts and minds! -----JOYCE LYNN A.BORELL-HENKE ------Great book! Bring on the film. ------MATT MILNE -----Regarding the Screenpley: "Gripping", "Emotional" ! ----- BLACKWATCH PRODUCTIONS, INC. See Other Books By This Author and when finished, Click here to return to www.JPRoach.org
ESSENCE of an IDEALIST ESSENCE, From the French word, esse, to be. To exist. If we exist we have essence. When we exist we have choices to make from the very moment we recognize our own existence. This book is about a person who chose to be an idealist, a person who set goals for himself at a very early age and achieved most of them without the need for money. Do not think it is easy to be an idealist? Certainly not in my case, those around you continually remind you to be more practical and advise you, that your goals are neither realistic nor pragmatic. Do idealists fail? Of course they do and some quit to blend in with everyone else. Others recognize their own failure, change direction and try again, and again until they succeed. This book is true account of the author's quest to find his purpose in life. A quest that contains so many failures and so many successes that one questions the trials of an idealist. We tend to categorize idealists as crazy Don Quixote types, charging at windmills to protect the chastity of his Dulcinea. When in fact, the true romantic recognizes, that both author, Cervantes and Don Quixote, appearing as an old chivalrous knight in rusty armor truly understood the power of love. The idealist in this true story seeks adventure at a very early age and even though he finds it, he never stops seeking more challenging adventures. The same is true for success. Success so often is measured in dollars as so aptly put in Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. By mid-life this author has become a millionaire and questions the materialistic rewards of success. He concludes that the accumulation of dollars and materialism are not the answer to happiness, for that which you own, owns you. Should success then be re-defined.? Perhaps. Success could be defined as happiness and only the happiness, within you. If you are truly happy, you are successful. This quest contains both successes and failures to find a purpose in life. I'm writing this while maturing in age and knowledge, and if my life ends tomorrow it shall be said by my friends that I sought adventure, success, happiness and love and you can judge for yourself whether or not I found it.
" THE MIGHTY KUCHKA " Teen prodigy NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV is brought by his piano teacher to the home of composer and music instructor MILI BALAKRIEV (antagonist) who recognizes the talent of the young man immediately. Mili's quest is to intentionally deprive his pupils of the musical knowledge of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and Europeans in order that his circle of composers would write pure Russian Music without outside influence. After a tour with the Russian Navy to New York City, Rio de Janerio a few Mediterranean ports, Nikolai returns to St. Petersburg as a mature Naval Officer and rejoins Mili's circle of five composers which include MODEST MOUSSORGSKY, ALEXANDER BORODIN and CAESAR CUI. After awhile, Modest, Alexander and Nikolai realize they have been categorized as pupils by Mili and feel a certain coolness as they grow more independent. Nicolai has written his first two symphonies. Nikolai falls in love with NADEZHDA a talented pianist, they get married and travel to many romantic spots in Europe on their honeymoon. Nadezhda is a wonderful influence on Nikolai's music. PETER TCHAIKOVSKI becomes their friend and visits the couple occasionally when in St. Petersburg. One day Nadezhda sees Nikolai in tears claiming "Everything I have composed is wrong!" "I have wasted my life with Mili Balakriev." Nikolai realizes that he has been deprived of the knowledge of the European Masters. Nikolai feeling betrayed suffers a complete nervous breakdown. . .. Peter Tchaikovski credits Nadzhda with nursing Nikolai back to health. Now stronger than ever he completes more than 20 Operas. The Suites, Sheherazade,Easter Overture, Capriccio Espagnol are on repertoires around the world. Nikolai teaches his own group of pupils which include the younger ALEXANDER GLAZANOV andIGOR STRAVINSKY. See Other Books By This Author and when finished, Click here to return to www.JPRoach.org
A naked man found frozen solid in a rest area on a sultry August night in the Atchafalaya River Swamp leave the authorities in a quandary seeking his identity. The setting is in the small mythical town of Oakwood in south Louisiana near the Texas line where rednecks and Cajuns live as one culture. Sly Meyers, a beautiful fourteen-year-old aspiring country music star, rides her bike to the local radio station to audition and cut a demo CD. Sly's natural talent astounds Ryan Roberts, a popular local disc jockey. Sly's godmother, Mia Comeaux, an incredibly successful real estate agent, assumes that Ryan has molested Sly due to Ryan's reputation. Beautiful and sexy Mia enlists help from her friends Lynn, Amber, and Sly's parents to connive a means to punish Ryan outside the law. Amber and Lea become sexually attracted to Lynn, Mia's boyfriend, causing a glitch in Mia's plan. Will Mia's revenge override justice----
What is the purpose of Life? While working for Corporate America, Kent finds the answer and lives by a code that he has defined for himself for success, happiness and love. This is a true story taking place in Vermont and California. All names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.
Deborah J. Johnson John P. Roach Jr. Debbie and John have traveled around the world together experiencing the cuisine from more than 100 countries. This book contains some of their favorite regional and ethnic recipes that can be prepared simply and served with elegance. They coined the phrase Open Kitchen where guests were invited to use Debbies kitchen to demonstrate their culinary skills as part of an evening of entertainment and delectable cuisine. Throughout this intrepid home cooking adventure that starts on the shores of Lake Champlain, Vermont and progresses to an even more functional home kitchen in La Jolla, California one can easily get caught up in the joy of entertaining.
This is a true story about a beautiful brave woman with a serious disability affecting her balance and mobility who became determined to not let her recently discovered disability change her goals or the course and direction of her life. Around the World in Wheelchair is for every traveler, not just the disabled. The world wide observations combined with historical facts and never ending humor make this a valuable guidebook for any traveler. The author pushed this wheelchair around the world changing what could have been a couch potato scenario for the two them into an unforgetable adventure of a lifetime. See Other Books By This Author. Click here to return to www.JPRoach.org
CALIFORNIA, The First 100 Years. 1769 - 1869. Spain wanted a military presence in California to keep out the English, French and Russians all of whom were beginning to pose threats to Spain‘s expansion to uncivilized California. Four Spanish Exhibitions, left New Spain (today‘s Mexico) in 1769, two by land and two by sea bound for San Diego. More than one third participating lost their lives on these expeditions due to scurvy and starvation. The survivors were expected to meet in San Diego to create Missions (education centers) and Presidios (Forts) to civilize the Indians at both San Diego and Monterey. Travel to California for the next 100 years by land or by sea was a high risk, dangerous trip for anyone. Indians attacked the settlers who crossed the plains with covered wagons. Weather and the severe elements took many more lives in the hot deserts and freezing High Sierras. California’s First 100 Civilized Years were governed by Spain, then Mexico and finally The United States climaxing with Statehood as our Nations 31st State, the Gold Rush and the Golden Spike.
Edgar Degas the Realist Artist with his contemporaries including, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, Cesanne, Cassatt, Morrisot, Pissaro and others rebelled from the harsh criticism of the Salon Judges. These artists started their own breakthrough in art called the Impressionist School. Mary Cassatt an American Painter living in Paris befriends Edgar Degas and leads us through this story of a revolution in art involving challenge, rejection, dedication and ultimately world fame. See Other Books By This Author and when finished, Click here to return to www.JPRoach.org
From Savages to Yorkers, to the surprise attack on Ft. Ticonderoga, to America's first Navy and its ambush of the mighty British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Champlain at Valcour Island, to the defeat of British outside Bennington and finally the turning point of the Revolutionary War, the decisive battle of Saratoga. Our history books go into great detail about the Thirteen Colonies and how they declared their independence and referred to themselves as the United States of America on July 4, 1776. The battles generated many new hero's that are either obscure, condemned or not mentioned at all in our history books probably because Vermont was not a state in 1776. This book is about Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys and their quest to make Vermont the Fourteenth State. See Other Books By This Author and when finished, Click here to return to www.JPRoach.org
