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the Avatar of the Light appears to her in her from the bookshelf bedroom in the middle of the night. Teir Summer Reading At Its Best! relationship begins but Mirena fnds that seducing the tyrant which rules their society is By Marlene Markham-Gay the best way to overcome him. “In a self-serving dystopian society, Mirena’s kind-hearted nature leaves her socially outcast,” says Dowsett. “Daunted by the Edmond Gagnon grew up in Windsor stoked with anger at the universe, joins the IRA, task of trying to initiate and afer a 31 year career as a police ofcer, fghting a war against his own countrymen in change herself, she tries he retired and travelled extensively. His frst the name of religion, while Kelly is battling desperately to conform to book was an account of his travels and then Communism. the expectations of the cruel he decided to write about a very familiar Norm Strom, a city cop who grasps the society around her.” topic – crime. Gagnon’s frst book in his series importance of having key police informants, Tendro, General to the Panarch’s armies “Black and White” was “Rat – A Cop’s Secret uses this knowledge in his fght against crime. and an extrovert in government is really the Weapon,” now his second book in the series, Both in love and war, their personal lives and Avatar of the Light, which is an astonishment “Bloody Friday – Drugs, Guns & Women” has relationships intertwine and intersect with each to everyone. Mirena and Tendro, together been released. other. Tere is intrigue and adventure, as one of must fnd a solution to modify their world and “In policing, uniforms them will have to pay the ultimate price at a fatal make it a better place or face the magnitudes and cars may be black and reunion. of confronting evil at its best, a tyrant and his white, but in real life, on the “Bloody Friday” can be purchased online unforgiving generals. It’s a suspenseful grownup street, nothing is black and at EdmondGagnon.com and Juniper Books, fantasy that will entertain your imagination! white,” writes Gagnon. 1990 Ottawa Street, Windsor. Mirror’s Hope can be purchased locally in “Bloody Friday” is a tale Our next summer read is a fantasy Windsor at Crafers Plus, 3337 Walker Road; based on two characters, romance novel for adults from two local Mashup Kafe, 1670 Wyandotte Street East, born in Belfast, who both Windsor authors, Justine Alley Dowsett and and Chapters in Devonshire Mall or online at have a common goal – to Murandy Damodred. Dowsett and Damodred MirrorWorldPublishing.com. fnd a better life. Tis story starts on “Bloody co-authored “Mirror’s Hope,” and also are co- Marlene Markham-Gay is the former host of Friday” in Ireland and trails its personalities founders of Mirror World Publishing. CFTV’s “Storyteller”. She promotes local authors from the jungles of Cambodia to cities like Te main character in this book is Mirena through the book corner at the Essex Railway Detroit, Windsor and Toronto. Calanais, who is an outcast in a world where Station, which allows them to display and sell books. One of two best friends, Patrick Kelly is sent common morality is reversed. Te very kind Marlene is an avid reader and encourages her eight to Vietnam afer joining the military. His buddy, Mirena would like to see change come to grandchildren to read. So many books and too little Jimmy Flynn who has a brooding personality her world. A romance, which begins when time prevent her from reading the same book twice. the action and enlist the support of others GUEST COLUMN when necessary to accomplish the mission. It The Seven Principles includes both initiative and follow through to a successful conclusion. Management of Business Success textbooks ofen refer to this as managing by objectives and judging by results. Ask yourself: “What do I make happen that would By Maurice Marwood not have happened except for my presence?” 2. Play Fair To succeed, businesses must ofer high- want to discuss a few important principles from the laboratory of practical experience. quality products, not shoddy goods; I of behaviour that I have learned during Tey are a means to improve your own they must maintain a reputation for fair 45 years in the international business efectiveness and the productivity of your dealing; otherwise, they lose the trust of community from a great number of business. their customers and employees, as well wonderful people. Tese principles are 1. Rattle the Cage as the bankers, the credit rating agencies, not all inclusive; however, they have been In other words, make things happen. Take and the investing public. Creating wealth selected specifcally because they contributed action. It’s been said that there are those who requires ofering goods and services that signifcantly to whatever degree of success make things happen, those who watch what is satisfy customers’ demand for value. Even that I have been able to achieve as a leader, happening and those who don’t know what is suspicions of wrong doing can destroy a and I am confdent they can do the same happening. Te “movers and shakers” attack company’s reputation. Long-term success for you. Tey are not listed in any order of every problem with courage and tenacity requires honesty and integrity; practicing importance; they are all important and will that infects the entire work group. Here I am fraud destroys a company’s value. stand the test of time. not talking about those who are so devoted Te reputation of your business, and During my diverse and varied career, I to their own ideas that they defeat the major therefore, its success, depends on playing a have seen these principles being tested in purpose. Rather, I am referring to those fair game. Tis was a strong value-principle action and I commend them to you as one who initiate worthwhile action and sustain instilled during my years working for 52 BIZ X MAGAZINE • JULY/AUG 2014 BizX2014JulyAug52.indd 52 2014-07-01 7:54 PM