“Before Dawn: A Time of Testing, Humbling, Suffering, and Sacrificing” by Ralph Riley Cooley was displayed at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse) – Book Gallery
“Before Dawn: A Time of Testing, Humbling, Suffering, and Sacrificing” by Ralph Riley Cooley was among the books displayed by Author Reputation Press during the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 18–22, 2023.
The Frankfurter Buchmesse, reportedly known as the world’s largest trade fair for books, opened its doors to participants around the globe celebrating books and their authors. The massive book fair also celebrated its 75th anniversary this year. Slovenia, their guest of honor this year, presented itself as a nation with a rich literary history in addition to being a desirable tourism destination.
It is the best platform for publishers and authors to engage with international audiences and share stories. This year, over 105,000 trade visitors from 130 countries and 110,000 audiences participated in this big event. This year attracted more visitors compared to last year when there were 93,000 trade visitors and 87,000 audiences. Over 2,600 activities were covered by more than 7,000 media professionals during the five days of the exhibition.
Author Reputation Press is dedicated to promoting literary connections between authors and readers. In line with this, ARP displayed several of its remarkable books at the largest book trade fair in the world. The book gallery was even more alluring because of the large variety of genres on exhibit.
The author, Ralph Riley Cooley, is a retired US Air Force airman. He was honorably discharged on January 1, 1986. He started his own business in 1988. He was a subcontractor, helping build roads and highways using heavy trucks and heavy equipment. This was the most enjoyable job, and it had the potential to be the most lucrative job he had ever known. Due to an injury and a work stoppage on this type of work in his area, he had to look for something else.
Ralph has a strong belief system. He believes in the holy trinity: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He believes in the family because the family knows you better than anyone else. He believes that choosing right over wrong leads to a more profound life. He has never been incarcerated, and neither has he ever put an illegal drug in his body. He wholeheartedly believes a good education for all, with diversity, can lift the standards of a family, a city, or a nation.
Ralph Riley also believes in the old gospel song, Where He Leads Me I Will Follow. When God asked Ralph to follow Him to work in a nursing home and a mental hospital, behind the doors of misery, pain, and sadness, Ralph said he almost questioned God’s authority. Yet he obeyed. Ralph Riley believes God gave him the strength and consciousness to aid and comfort the acute and chronically mentally ill through the gifts of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control. Of these, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control were his closest allies. Many prayers for the patients, staff, and himself were always on his schedule.
“Before Dawn: A Time of Testing, Humbling, Suffering, and Sacrificing” shares the event in his life when he cried so loudly. He cried so sadly. During his birth, his mother almost lost her life trying to save him. There were so many complications that some people said he would have been better off if he had been stillborn rather than to have lived. He was an ugly baby. He cried a lot when strangers held him. They outwardly scorned him, and they secretly abused him. Find out how inspiring the story is. This may be a reminder that life goes on; just don’t give up.
The author shares, “But sometimes, it shames; sometimes, it pains to lay yourself bare before the world while writing your life’s story. Especially when you were as poor as the dessert dirt of the earth as I was. And, even though it hurts, I felt obligated to write anyway. You know? I thought it would be interesting to tell how my mother suffered during my birth. She didn’t have to endure the pain that almost took her life. She could have done it another way. But my mother chose to bear the excruciating pain, to give me a chance to live, and there was no charge!!!”
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