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#11
		Written on location in Quebec, New Brunswick, and in the antiquated hills of Perche, France, Pelletier Chronicles - 500 Years is a story about mass control. Emile Pelletier, a Western Canadian, born in 1899, and Guillaume Pelletier born in 1598, are both shown to be idealistic and naive, as they survive the World War I trenches of France, or life three hundred years prior, both having stumbled in nearby fields. Twelve generations and the related French and Canadian History of over five hundred years are presented. "The Lad From Chartres, The Man of French Antiquity, The Pioneer, The Artist, The Paternal Parent, The Farmer, The Medieval Traditionalist, The Rebel Philosopher, The Renaissance Man, The Roots Seeker, The Subtle Comic, and The Author" are some of the characters within the story line. Born in the late 1490's, the grandmother begins the narrative, as she hides in a vegetable bin in Chartres, France, during a 1568 battle. Part memoir, part history and part evaluation of all that is Canadiana, the chronicles evolve as the family's moves coincide with early settlements: in 1501 in Perche, France, 1641 in Quebec, 1827 in New Brunswick and with a move in 1901 to the Rocky Mountains.
Cover plate:"1641 Sailing" by Lonnie Pelletier	Available through Canadian book stores by ordering at $34.50. Sales have now been successful on five continents - to the author's amazement!
Library & Archives Canada classification: CS90.P44 2007 929'.20971 C2007-900834-8 © Lonnie P. Pelletier 2006. ISBN number 978-0-9781536-0-X

#12
	Sea Scout Sea Spoils is set in the Gulf Islands of Canada's Pacific coast and are chronicles that had evolved through eight years of this author's excursions as a Sea Scout Leader and Venturer Company Advisor. As young men from eleven years of age to seventeen, their lives revolve around respect for the power of the sea and for nature. While the ongoing presentation becomes that of a recruitment novel for the Sea Scouting movement in general; the stories coincide with an overview of an offbeat developmental psychology relative to the individual evolution of these boys and their personal growth - as they became young men. Both humorous and philosophical, in the final analysis - it is a narration about sailing and camping, and just having fun. A short story about ancient sailing titled "Rough Passage", is included as a related end of book extra. The cover reproduction plates are by Lonnie Pelletier.
	The official retail outlet of Scouts Canada has the book in stock at $24.50. at 664 West Broadway, Vancouver, V5Z 1G1 (as do various other book stores)
.Library classification: PS8631 E461 S43 2007 jC813/ .6 22 © Lonnie P. Pelletier 2006. ISBN number 978-0-9781536-1-8

#13

Straw Man explores the realm of Hypnotherapy and Psychology. During a specific period set aside for Hypnotherapy, there evolves the necessity to deal with both successes and failures. The narrative unfolds like that of a detective story, with twisting turns of decision making and fact finding. As a love story it may be described as intellectually romantic.
	Flashbacks of childhood brutality occur in dealing with Dissociative Systemized Amnesia and the following attempt to get on with life. A first step in its treatment is the retrieval of lost memories, followed by a self-reflective process relative to life choices of both vocation and relationships. The individual of the storyline has been somewhat controlled throughout his life and only comes to the full realization of this through a slow process of memory retrieval. Being in his fifties he is now able to reflect on both the negative and positive controls set forth by his female loves, his relatives, and his long term friends. The love interest is shown to experience repeated Dissociative Identity Disorder symptoms (DID. or Multiple Personalities) as the story evolves around coping with her personal history, her resulting actions and final hospitalization. These types of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder have only been defined within the last two decades. The storyline is nonfiction and it does have a happy ending.
The story is about denial of memory. The ultimate form of rationalization is shown to be forgetting, and then carrying on as if that inflicted hurt did not exist. "Tony" must first realize that amnesia existed by way of flashbacks of the past. Tony does not know if he is sane, until the last chapters or scenes. The therapy was meant to be that way within the story line, as the psychiatrist calls it: “having to deal with the fact of the glass being half empty or half full”. That is, Tony needed to rectify that he was insane with false memories, or – sane with accepting the memories - and in that - the story.

#14

Anne And Jean is a novel based on both the unique life of Jean Pelletier, from 1627 to 1698 and Anne's unusual marriage at thirteen to him. Danger and adventure in the unknown, as Jean Pelletier leaves France at fourteen years old and begins his life in early Canada - is also a struggle of being fulfilled with being an artist, versus being a farmer. Seventeenth century mythology, the controls and rigidity of the Catholic Church, along with daily fears of the unknown, are all subtlety incorporated throughout the story. As a young man, Jean's obedience to church and family is consistent, however, the story evolves through his struggles with being an artist in a land of rugged toil. He becomes known throughout the two lands for his pottery, but is tied to being a farmer, father and obedient son. Anne is a woman with free thought, at a time when individuality was not acceptable.

The story is based on documented history, albeit documents showing the negative impact on Jean and Anne, as they were used as pawns by both church and state. Twenty-first century perceptions create this opportunity to contemplate the past in a manner never before considered - as a novel, in film and in the French translations.

Night Dances explores the human experience of relationships not quite being what they seem to be, with stories of love, sex, loneliness, control, usury, ego and self. With a common thread of decadence, coupled with a positive exploration for love, worthiness and self understanding, the ten works are now completed short stories, and include both comedy and drama. When linked they evolve to an overview about a search for an ideal wholeness of self.	Safe Haven Terrified Bride Wedding Exorcism Pride Of A Lesbian A European Love Little Secrets A Flickering Lamp	Woman Of A Straw Clan A Flickering Lamp Narcissistic Loves Sid Canada Smith Circular Journey Robbie Phallic McGinnis

#16
	History Travel Now is an enjoyable read about of tourists and locals alike, all who live within the fallacy of world known historic sites and their ironic presentations. The repercussions of tourism changing, such that reality may be presented, is explored with plausible humor. While maintaining original construction material hundreds of years old, the sites are shown to be rebuilt beyond that which may be called authentic - as they do not retain an antique status. This conceptualization is based on the author's former travels in forty-six countries in Europe, Asia, South America, North America and Africa.	Around The Ancient World The Ambiance Of History Imagine Art Restored Simulated Antiques Irony And Politics Circular Journey Rules Site Specific With Pepsi Employing Representation
		History Travel Now is also being written for a Television Documentary!

The distribution organizations vary by genre and title, however, all of the listed titles will continue to be available by mail delivery directly from Instar Publishing Inc.