Albert Manners is magnetised by the power, wealth and wisdom can bring. A descendant of poor immigrants, he works hard to build an empire that spans twenty countries. Power corrupts him with infidelity, arrogance, greed, and recklessness. Angelique, his wife, conquers loneliness and frustration with illicit affairs and an illegitimate child. Their only son, Mikhail, inherits paranoia and suspicion and is intent on erasing his father's fortitude and resilience with his own brand of impotent management. The conflict that follows disintegrates the family in different directions and brings the company Chrysanthemum Coronet Inc., the company his father founded into disrepute. Who emerges from an unexpected quarter to take over the Company?
Read the gripping story of wasted fortunes and follow Carol Markham as she discovers how the mantle of maturity finally comes to rest on her shoulders.
Every page promises to keep you on this journey, right down to the last page.
The Chrysanthemum Trilogy: Transition is the first part of a race from construction to destruction to reconstruction. From tragedy comes triumph.Or does it?
Marshall Gass, a versatile Poet from New Zealand, has published over a thousand poems in his years of writing. Presented in this Anthology is a selection from 2012 to 2019 Poems range from a wide spectrum of subjects and styles with many Award Winning entries. This volume becomes a bedside collection for all those interested readers who long to peer into the mind’s eye of a prolific writer. Aside from Poetry, Marshall writes regularly on Quora, Facebook, Twitter and All Poetry. Over 40,000 poets express their distinct poetic styles on All Poetry alone. There is no end to this creativity. Buy the book as a reminder that Poetry is the apex of language and we are all controlled by its magnetic appeal. The following of 9.11 million viewers on Quora alone is a testimony to his writing skills. Be included in this growing multitude of admirers.
Max lives in a quiet suburb. He loves his neighborhood. His life turns upside down when he discovers some unexpected gift packages in his house. Finding the true owner leads him all over the city and more, disturbingly into dark and shady corners. His curious nature takes over and through his friendly, bumbling nature invites his good friend to help solve the puzzle of ownership. Attention turns to his new neighbors whom he suspects has something to do with the lost package. As the mystery unravels, Max is drawn into all sorts of unusual circumstances. He takes the amateur sleuthing upon himself and encounters so many obstacles to get to the bottom of the mystery. Why does he have to become a cyber-expert and dig deep into the Dark Net to find the accomplices to this mystery? His good friend has a battery of theories to help Max find the owners. What he finally finds is way beyond anything ever expected. Join Max on his journey of self-discovery and deceit as he finally finds who is behind all the drug peddling schemes. Read this gripping story to uncover the truth for yourself. Be afraid at what you may discover
Max Martin has fallen on hard times. His career in journalism has taken a dive. His marriage is on the rocks and his two lovely kids are away. A chance visit to a local Art Gallery sets him on a quest to find the Artist who he thinks is very trendy. Following this trail, the journey takes him across New Zealand and eventually across continents. Max decides to rejuvenate his flagging writing career by writing a novel, tentatively, titled: Beautiful Brushstrokes. He records all the research in his notes and eventually finds, part way through, that his quest is shaping up to be something more than a casual project. What piece of artwork did he find in this gallery and where does the clue take him? What are the findings that change his outlook on life and why is he subject to the vagaries of a whimsical fate that catapults him into this book? Max will write this novel and find this artist. That’s the first step to regain his career. Join his journey of discovery, not only of himself but of so many others in his quest for success- or failure!
Albert Manners is magnetized by the power, wealth and wisdom can bring. A descendant of poor immigrants, he works hard to build an empire that spans over twenty countries. Power corrupts him with infidelity, arrogance, greed, and recklessness. Angelique, his wife, conquers loneliness and frustration with illicit affairs and an illegitimate child. Their only son, Mikhail, inherits paranoia and suspicion and is intent on erasing his father’s fortitude and resilience with his own brand of impotent management. The consequences that follow disintegrate the family in different directions and bring the company Chrysanthemum Coronet Inc., the company his father founded into disrepute. Who emerges from an unexpected quarter to take over the Company? Read the gripping story of wasted fortunes and follow Carol Markham as she discovers how the mantle of maturity finally comes to rest on her shoulders. The Chrysanthemum Trilogy: Transition is the first part of a race from construction to destruction to reconstruction.
Do you have a story that takes a hundred years to tell? This one takes you through a long journey from one street to another, from one event to another and one story to the next.
Reincarnation happens without story tellers. Writers present events. Readers make judgements.
Take this journey down the dirt road on a horse carriage and arrive by modern transport to this house.
How did you get here? What made you buy this house? Why were you so interested in this place?
Who is standing by that window waiting for you?
Why is she dressed like a hundred years ago?
She is there looking directly at you, turn your head, and she is gone!
What does she want?
To find out read this story.
Albert Manners is magnetized by the power, wealth and wisdom can bring. A descendant of poor immigrants, he works hard to build an empire that spans over twenty countries. Power corrupts him with infidelity, arrogance, greed, and recklessness. Angelique, his wife, conquers loneliness and frustration with illicit affairs and an illegitimate child. Their only son, Mikhail, inherits paranoia and suspicion and is intent on erasing his father’s fortitude and resilience with his own brand of impotent management. The consequences that follow disintegrate the family in different directions and bring the company Chrysanthemum Coronet Inc., the company his father founded into disrepute. Who emerges from an unexpected quarter to take over the Company? Read the gripping story of wasted fortunes and follow Carol Markham as she discovers how the mantle of maturity finally comes to rest on her shoulders. The Chrysanthemum Trilogy: Transition is the first part of a race from construction to destruction to reconstruction.
Albert Manners est seducido por el poder, la riqueza y la sabidura. Este trabaja duro para construir un imperio que se extiende por veinte pases. El poder le corrompe arrastrndole a la infidelidad, arrogancia y avaricia. Angelique, su mujer, se siente sola y frustrada, embarcndose en aventuras amorosas ilcitas y dando a luz a una hija ilegtima. Su nico hijo, Mikhail, paranoico y desconfiado por naturaleza, est decidido a acabar con la entereza y fortaleza de su padre, con su ineficaz gestin de los negocios. Los conflictos que se van sucediendo acaban desintegrando la familia, llevando a sus integrantes en direcciones opuestas, y desprestigiando a Chrysanthemun Coronet Inc., la compaa que fund su padre. Quin surgir inesperadamente para tomar las riendas de la compaa?
Lee la desgarradora historia de fortunas desperdiciadas, y sigue la vida de Carol Markham a medida que descubre como el peso de la madurez recae sobre sus hombros. La historia te mantendr atrapado desde la primera a la ltima pgina. La triloga del crisantemo, transicin es la primera parte en una carrera desde la construccin hasta la destruccin y reconstruccin. A partir de la tragedia llega el triunfo, o no?
Tequila and Temptation is the fourth volume of poetry from the pen of Marshall E Gass. This collection contains more personal, introspective writings than the first three, while maintaining the elevated standards of contemplation and linguistics which are the essence of Marshall's writings. In his own words: ""These poems take me back to a time when I was molting, shedding my skin and growing a thicker layer of fat to overcome the brutality of being young and foolish. These poems jump across many boundaries and climb many new fences. They speak from the heart. They are testament to a time and place where I have been and what I have done and how I have done it."" -Marshall E Gass.
Carol Markham Manners is now the CEO of Chrysanthemum Coronet Inc. This has been a long journey. Conflicting reports suggest she is a Manners girl, but some parts of the report contradict where she may have originated. She has shades of the Manners family, but little else that points to a clear historical direction of her upbringing. She is not clear who her biological parents are and goaded by this obsession sets out to find the truth. The truth is disturbing.
The results of her investigation are surprising. She has a family and will go find them. Opito Bay is the first start of the investigation process.
What will Carol find here? Who are her parents and why did they take the steps to disown her? Who are the rest of the family and how did it come to this? There are so many answers that need explanation. The story gets complicated. She is here to find her roots, but the roots extend to areas she has never experienced before, yet something drives her in a given direction. Carol succumbs to this force, and soon she is lifted aloft by strange mythical creatures, legends, and myths that only belong to her childhood story books. This will become your own journey. You are invited to discover with Carol and take part in a travel through time. Part two takes you down into the abyss of a family destined to rise again. Take part!
Marshall Gass is the ultimate student. There isn't anything that he doesn't want to know. He has two Master’s degrees and has nearly completed a PhD.. What does such a man think about in his free time? The answer is in this book. He thinks about everything under the sun, and some things over the sun.. Come inside and let him jump-start your mind. It doesn't hurt a bit, and learning is almost always fun. Also see his first novel in the Chrysanthemum Trilogy: part 1: Transition, available on Amazon.com and his second book of poetry, Chiaroscuro: Lights and Shadows, Marshall E Gass Poetry Volume II.
Poems in this volume cover current themes on politics, power, and control in most major hot spots on the globe. Using deft poetic devices, serious in some poems and spoof in others, Marshall is able to draw the reader's interest into these events. His acute poetic observation of control and its detrimental effect on local, national, and international communities is succinctly covered. These events are currently in the news and on television. In using powerful symbolism, metaphors, and delicate poetic language, Marshall delivers a volume that is both definitive and beautiful. "Continents on Fire" exposes so many of these social failings that hold international attention and grab headlines. Dictators and dogmas are treated alike. Similar to previous books, Marshall uses deep contrasts in poetic devices and subject matter to create multidimensional poetry. Join a growing community of readers who have now taken up performance poetry as an art from his previous books. There are poems in this book that will sizzle and sparkle on stage as performance poems and songs of a generation of involved readers swirling in the matrix of magic created by thispoet-writer.
Do you have a story that takes a hundred years to tell? This one takes you through a long journey from one street to another, from one event to another and one story to the next.
Reincarnation happens without story tellers. Writers present events. Readers make judgements.
Take this journey down the dirt road on a horse carriage and arrive by modern transport to this house.
How did you get here? What made you buy this house? Why were you so interested in this place?
Who is standing by that window waiting for you?
Why is she dressed like a hundred years ago?
She is there looking directly at you, turn your head, andsheisgone!
The 5th volume of Poetry clearly expresses the interest Marshall takes in publishing poems. Often the cross-over from Prose into Poetry is quite obvious (Prosetry). The first volume: Whispers in a Thunderstorm pulled together a collection of poems that were written over a 5 decade period. The 2nd Volume Chiaroscuro emphasised a rejuvenation of poetic skills and concepts. The 3rd volume: Continents on Fire focused on the unrelenting social and political global scene. The 4th volume: Tequila & Temptation played on themes of adulthood, parenthood and finally this 5th volume: Velvet Voice & Vice deals with the theme of relationships, love and laughter and new friendships. The different stages of growth are apparent in these five published volumes. Enlist as a fan and enjoy this journey into poetry landscape with all its beauty and splendour, bask in the sunshine of these exquisite verses and use hundreds of ideas and concepts in your work.
Masalimuot ang pinagdadaanan ni Max Martin. Ang kanyang karera sa pamamahayag ay bumabagsak. Ang kanyang buhay may asawa ay nanganganib at ang kanyang dalawang kagiliw-giliw na mga anak ay nasa malayo. Ang pagkakataong bisitahin ang lokal na Art Gallery ay nagtulak sa kanya upang hanapin ang pintor na sa tingin niya ay lubos na napapanahon. Sa pagtahak sa landas na ito, dinala siya ng paglalakbay niya sa New Zealand at sa ibayong kontinente. Nagpasya si Max na buhayin ang kanyang malamyang karera sa pagsusulat sa pamamagitan ng pagsulat ng isang nobela na ang pamagat ay Beautiful Brushstrokes. Itinala niya ang lahat ng kanyang pagsasaliksik sa kanyang kwaderno at kalaunan ay natuklasan niyang ang kanyang ginagawa ay nagiging higit pa sa pangkaraniwang proyekto. Anong uri ng likhang sining ang nahanap niya sa galeriyang ito at saan siya dinala ng mga bakas nito? Ano ang kanyang mga nahanap na nagpabago sa pananaw niya sa buhay at bakit siya nasadlak sa kabalintunaan ng mapaglarong tadhana na nagresulta sa aklat na ito? Isusulat ni Max ang nobelang ito at mahahanap niya ang pintor na ito. 'Yan ang una niyang hakbang upang maiahon ang kanyang karera. Makisali sa paglalakbay na ito upang madiskubre niya hindi lamang ang sarili niya kundi ang marami pang iba tungo sa kanyang tagumpay-o kabiguan! Ito ang ika-9 na nailathalang aklat ni Marshall. Sa paglilipat-lipat mula Tula at Tuluyan (Prosa), pinananatili niyang buhay ang parehong uri ng akda habang sinusuportahan ang bawat isa ng liksi ng isip na nagiibayo sa kanya upang magtrabaho ng walang kapaguran. Kung nabasa mo na ang isa sa mga aklat niya, hahanap-hanapin mo ang natitirang adka niya. Ang kanyang panulat ay nakakalulong.
Max Martin has fallen on hard times. His career in journalism has taken a dive. His marriage is on the rocks and his two lovely kids are away.
A chance visit to a local Art Gallery sets him on a quest to find the Artist who he thinks is very trendy. Following this trail, the journey takes him across New Zealand and eventually across continents. Max decides to rejuvenate his flagging writing career by writing a novel, tentatively, titled: Beautiful Brushs
Albert Manners is magnetized by the power, wealth and wisdom can bring. A descendant of poor immigrants, he works hard to build an empire that spans over twenty countries. Power corrupts him with infidelity, arrogance, greed, and recklessness. Angelique, his wife, conquers loneliness and frustration with illicit affairs and an illegitimate child. Their only son, Mikhail, inherits paranoia and suspicion and is intent on erasing his father’s fortitude and resili
Albert Manners is magnetized by the power, wealth and wisdom can bring. A descendant of poor immigrants, he works hard to build an empire that spans over twenty countries. Power corrupts him with infidelity, arrogance, greed, and recklessness. Angelique, his wife, conquers loneliness and frustration with illicit affairs and an illegitimate child. Their only son, Mikhail, inherits paranoia and suspicion and is intent on erasing his father’s fortitude and resili