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Michael Delaware

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Michael Delaware (1965 - present)is an Arizona native who now resides in Battle Creek, Michigan. He also lived in Georgia for 15 years where he worked as a craftsman, artist, salesperson, manager and owner of a stained and decorative glass door and window business.

He has lived in Michigan since 1999. He is a real estate investor and has been a licensed Realtor since 2006.

As an author, he has written numerous non-fiction books on real estate, sales management, small business marketing and spiritual growth as well as marketing advice for independent artists. He has been a writer for and editor of many independent and professional blogs, newsletters, magazines and journals since the 1980's. Additionally, he has written and published several c ...more

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I have been traveling around quite a bit this summer of 2024 giving presentations on my new book Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime, as well as attending outdoor festivals. It has given me a great opportunity to meet people who enjoy reading true crime stories and history books. I have…

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Average rating: 4.21 · 131 ratings · 23 reviews · 22 distinct works

	My Name is Blue: The Story of a Rescue Dog 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Sales Management: Lessons Learned on the Fly 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roamer: A Lost to Found Rescue Dog Story 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Sales Management: Revelations of a Goal Maker 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Sales Management: 75 Training Drills To Build Confidence, Excellence & Teamwork 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arts & Crafts Shows: The Top 10 Mistakes Artist Vendors Make... And How to Avoid Them! 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scary Elephant Meets the Closet Monster 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arts & Crafts Shows: 12 Secrets Every Artist Vendor Should Know 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living the Magic: A Walk on the Lighter Side 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Business Marketing: An Insider's Collection of Secrets 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Barnum's Own Story: The Autobiography of P. T. Barnum

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Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus

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The Raising of Money: The 35 Truths Every Nonprofit Board Member Must Know About Fundraising

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Michael Delaware has read Bitter Revenge: When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted (Steele Russell, #1) by Robert G. Carlson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A very interesting collection of world mythologies and traditional stories. The author offers insight into common themes within the stories as well as similarities from different parts of the world, which is intriguing.
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Michael Delaware rated a book really liked it The Humbugs of the World: An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits, and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages by P.T. Barnum	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The book offers fascinating insight into understanding the lives of wolves.
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This book is loaded with a lot of great advice. I listened to the audio book during a time when I have been doing a lot of public speaking. I cannot begin to tell you how useful this was in making me aware of aspects of presenting that I was not cons ...more
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Well written account of the lives and relationship of two Presidents, along with the backdrop of the journalism when getting the true story meant somthing.
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Still one of my absolute favorites from Charles Dickens. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, the story showcases the frightening dark side of mob justice, yet still manages to inspire.
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“Don't you see? You created this forest! It is your imagination that has given these trees the water to grow. It is your hopes that blazed a path through it. It is your dreams that give it the magic. All of this was created from within you!”
― Michael Delaware, Blue and the Magical Forest: The Power of Hopes and Dreams

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“You can't lie in a magical forest! It will ruin all the magic!”
― Michael Delaware, Blue and the Magical Forest: The Power of Hopes and Dreams

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“He wagged his tail, and his whole body tingled. He realized the emptiness inside was not filled with happiness. Blue felt a glow within that was a result of more than just the warm sunshine on a spring day.
It was more than just the gentle tumble of the waterfall, or the wind or the sound of birds. It was much, much more he knew. He looked about him and he knew he had found what he had been looking for.
He had found more than his true heart's desire...
He had found a forever home!”
― Michael Delaware, Blue and the Magical Forest: The Power of Hopes and Dreams

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

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“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
― Mark Twain

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“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
― Mark Twain

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“No horse named Morbid ever won a race.”
― Ernest Hemmingway

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“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”
― Ursula K. LeGuin

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