Literature & Fiction

SIKANDER, http://www.sikanderbook.com is the sweeping tale of the son of a Pakistani middle-class family. It's 1986. Seventeen-year-old Sikander, dreams of studying and living in America, but in a blind rage after a family quarrel, he leaves his Peshawar, Pakistan home. Encountering mujahideen warriors, he joins them in their fight against the occupying Soviets in neighboring Afghanistan. American assistance is stepped up with advanced weapons, like the Stinger missile, and the mujahideen begin prevailing against the Soviets. After just two years following Sikander's arrival, a Soviet withdrawal begins and Sikander returns as a war-wise hero, settling down to build a normal life in Pakistan. Discovering romance, Sikander, becomes a happily married successful entrepreneur in Pakistan, when he finds his life abruptly thrown into turmoil as he's caught up in aftermath of 9/11. He must draw on the lessons from his mujahideen past as he takes on a perilous journey reaching as far as America, changing his life forever. SIKANDER takes us from the pricey suburbs of Peshawar to the primitive war-torn landscape of Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, to the placid serenity of Scotland, through the camps of Guantanamo, and finally, corporate America. It is a 21 year journey through freedom and captivity, love and loss, wealth and poverty, dignity and humiliation, and transgression and redemption. A rare glimpse of a non-radical mainstream Muslim's experience of the West, SIKANDER is a journey of growth and self-discovery, and will touch the humanity of its readers. Grady Harp, a Top 3 Amazon reviewer, adds: "Were there more novels like this astonishing, absorbing and challenging one by M. Salahuddin Khan then perhaps the confusion and chaos of the world response to the seemingly endless wars of the past decades would ease. Khan launches the reader into a maze of pathways of understanding just why we have become so confused...

Vice & Verse is a collection of 80 poems that explore different styles, forms and themes. The verses are filled with relevant observations and interpretations of the way we live our lives today. Saadia not only draws the reader into her poems through contemporary themes, but also gently guides the reader through sonnet structure and haiku habits. Saadia muses about attraction, a lover’s inattentiveness, sin, seduction and the curious habits of children lost in play. Along the way, she throws back the curtain and lets the reader see the magic behind her work with exquisite explanations of poetic form that accompany many of her entries. Vice & Verse is Saadia's third volume of poetry. Kevin Doyle, best selling author of "How to Marry Money" wrote..."FINALLY! A third volume from provocative Saadia...as usual, a superior example of bold, daring American womanhood." Saadia's newest book is nothing short of a burning and furious romance with words and daily life. She writes about home, insomnia and conversation. Saadia manages to capture thoughts that flash through her mind after updating her twitter feed but before running car pool for her children. Vice & Verse is a deliciously mature x-ray of the soul of today’s woman. Mother, daughter, wife and author, Saadia shares her deepest insights with regard to the world around her with a growing readership.

The 7 Short Stories the reader cannot miss. A brand new approach to fiction writing with innovative techniques and fresh ideas. Witness just how the very intimate, personal and insignificant experience transforms to a unique moment in time when Gods, Humans and Nature meet for just one second in the same place to set the Eternal Wheel in new mode, faster for the ones who are ready to follow. Learn how the new generation punctures the thick-headed ever older generations to establish its own reign on the planet. Admittedly, during the past ten years the ever so lose strings of Fate have granted allowance both to the individual as well as to whole societies for choice and change of personal or the global future. The Reaction to any established Theory, whether religious, social or political, is global but also a personal conflict within the individual. Discussions free from imposed or self-inflicted fear to Domination are already eminent on the couch or in public places. We people are changing from within. The future of the planet is transforming at the moment these very words are being read. But who will grab his or her chance? Who will face and kill the ferocious demons within? Heroic actions come and stay for good once a short story is captured and written down. Will it be the ingenious girl who, with a unique talent for methodical discovery in hand, should decide about her professional orientation, yet she constantly suppresses herself down? The tragic mother ignorant of her own disposition? The lucky man who is self-healed from his insanity driven by both natural and technical phenomena? The tragic almost-lovers with a message waiting for hours to be read? Or the dominant triplet? They are all...

A realization and quest of discovery of oneself and life, Jasmine Kang's River of Light is a debut book of poems, prose and artwork straight from the heart. Her writings, drawn variously from her experiences, upbringing and her deep contemplation of the world around her, are striking in their simplicity, yet rich in their scope and treatment. Here's a book you wouldn't want to miss. Here's a book that comes once in a while from a young author. *Includes special tribute to Michael Jackson Reviews- "...an ocean of wisdom...sings forth a song of praise and strength..." -Mary Battle, Author of A Lifetime of Treasures & Perfumed Legacy "...a delicate, youthful and joyous observation of life...bound to bring a new awareness to our own views of how life goes on around us." -Stephen Knapp, Author of 15 books on India's culture "...reminds everyone of the beauty that surrounds us...teaches humanity what we should appreciate in life's purpose." -Ana Monnar, Author of poetry and children's books and Editor of Express Yourself 101 "...inspirational, straight-from-the-heart, and yet simple." -Sunny Moza, Filmmaker/Actor "...an ode to a painted beauty called 'life'...Her sense of humility cannot be more direct, beautiful and profound when she says, 'Remember, you are just a drop of the Sea'..." -Moazzam Sheikh, Author of The Idol Lover & Editor of A Letter from India "A glimpse into life that is truly alive...You are invited to invoke beauty and resonate with the suchness of each moment." -Surya Vitalis, Musician/Songwriter Awards- Honorable Mention in Poetry at the 2010 Paris Book Festival- http://www.parisbookfestival.com/winners_2009.html Excerpts- "In the endless sky of desire You want to fly You want to see" "This is a story of a dreamer, the dreamer in us, who wakes up and finds that dreams can become reality" "All of our lives, we seem to be...