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Memoir/Auto
Reviews of memoirs and autobiographies. Memoirs are about part of a life where as an autobiography is the chronological telling of a life from childhood to adulthood/old age.
Author
Randy Rossi
Publisher
Nightengale Press
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The Last Man to Live the Real American Dream
This is the story of the original American Dream, what being a man used to be, and the extremes that used to be celebrated in America. It is a story of the son of an Italian immigrant from Chicago and a Daughter of the American Revolution from the farm. It is about growing up in both cultures and the exciting extremes to be found in both.......
Author
Carl David
Publisher
Nightengale Press
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Bader Field
Carl David is the third generation of a four-generation family art business in Philadelphia. He is the author of Collecting & Care of Fine Art published by Crown in 1981. His article about Martha Walter, an American Impressionist painter (1875-1976), was published in the American Art Review in May 1978 Mr.......
Author
Sharon Wallace
Publisher
Modern History Press
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Surviving a House Full of Whispers
Sharon suffered continual physical and sexual abuse from her stepfather for seven years. Unfortunately, no one would listen to her or believe her story. At age 16, she finally finds the courage to flee from her tormenters. Social Services find her the first of a string of temporary jobs between which she criss-crosses England trying to find a safe haven.......
Author
Deborah McCloskey
Publisher
Loving Healing Press
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Addiction--What's Really Going On?: Inside a Heroin Treatment Program
Addiction: What's Really Going On? contains powerful true-life stories woven together to form a tapestry filled with pain, joy, defeat, and success. The entire book is molded around Deborah McCloskey's heartfelt desire for her clients to be free of drugs.......
Author
Victor R. Volkman
Publisher
Modern History Press
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Authors Access: 30 Success Secrets for Authors and Publishers
The industry’s most experienced veterans are ready to share their hard-won success secrets with you about...
- Editing and working with an editor
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Author
Alice Rene
Publisher
IUniverse
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Becoming Alice: A Memoir
Strongly recommended a deftly written memoir that will hold the reader's rapt attention from beginning to end.-Midwest Book Review"Her ability to authentically capture the bewilderment and pain of dislocation through a child's eyes ? including the disharmony in her immediate family ? makes for engaging reading that will resonate with young adults everywhere.......
Author
Dr. Simon Hezekiah Kohein
Publisher
Tate Publishing
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The Battle for One Elect
The creature Satan has declared War on Almighty God. We are the prize. The evil one honors no convention; he wants you in Hell. Our Sovereign Father has provided for our free will and will not break integrity. Who is making decisions? Who is our defender? Dr. Kohein was born in Israel in 1944.......
Author
Claire M. Perkins
Publisher
Intuitive Journey Press
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The Deep Water Leaf Society
The Deep Water Leaf Society: Harnessing the Transformative Power of Grief
Author Claire Perkins is a mother who embarks on a remarkable journey of awakening after her eldest son - whose lifelong struggle with ADHD has stripped him of self-esteem and left him addicted to crystal meth - dies in jail at age 26.......
Author
Janine Talty, DO
Publisher
Energy Psychology Press
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Indigo Awakening: A Doctor's Memoir of Forging an Authentic Life in a Turbulent World
Dr. Janine Talty, today a successful osteopathic physician, as a child found herself bewildered by a world full of challenges that she could not understand. She felt isolated, unable to cope with the regular life issues that other children managed easily.......
Author
Carl David
Publisher
Nightengale Press
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"BADER FIELD" (A Journey Of Love, Forgiveness & Acceptance")
Carl David is the third generation of a four-generation family art business in Philadelphia. He is the author of Collecting & Care of Fine Art published by Crown in 1981. His article about Martha Walter, an American Impressionist painter (1875-1976), was published in the American Art Review in May 1978 Mr.......
Author
Paul MacLean
Publisher
Infinity Publishing
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Trona to Austin: How Life Snuck Up on Me
Desert sands smoothed Paul s way into an unplanned life. His latching onto a sweetheart, plunging into college and raising a family en route to unexpected mid-life renewal is told with humor and grace......
Author
Dillan Kane
Publisher
AuthorHouse
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Thoughts: Life of a Suicide
The main intent of this book is for suicide prevention. It's story about my brother who committed suicide when he was sixteen and an assortment of suicides and attempts while working in the mental health system. One area of suicide prevention that is discussed is what happens to a suicidal person, if there was such a thing as an afterlife.......
Author
Mark Trombino
Publisher
Infinity Publishing
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Life is Short: Living and Losing the American Dream at 3-feet Tall
At three-feet tall, Mark Trombino and his wife Anu were the world s shortest parents, but they were living a big life. Then a car accident paralyzed Anu, leaving Mark as caretaker for his wife and two-year-old daughter. He soon faced an even bigger challenge grieving his wife s death and raising his daughter alone.......
Author
David W. Powell
Publisher
Modern History Press
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My Tour In Hell: A Marine's Battle with Combat Trauma (Reflections of History, Vol. 1)
David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise.......
Author
Weldon Long
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
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The Upside of Fear: How One Man Broke the Cycle of Prison, Poverty, and Addiction
Winner of the 2009 New York Book Festival's award in the Biography/Autobiography category
Runner-up for the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival's award in the Biography/Autobiography category
From the brutality of violent street crime to the compassion of a loving father for his son, this powerful memoir will take you from desperation to inspiration.......
Author
Deane N. Haerer
Publisher
Infinity Publishing
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Growing Up American: A Journey of Discovery
GROWING UP AMERICAN A Journey Of Discovery . . . Is a fascinating story about one man s experiences growing up in America during the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean War; and how he pursued his career during the turbulent 1960s and beyond......
Author
Paula Quinene
Publisher
Infinity Publishing
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Remember Guam
Remember Guam is a collection of memories and recipes about the island of Guam. People from across the oceans and across the generations sent in their stories: World War II veterans, children of WWII veterans, current Guam residents, former Guam residents, visitors, etc.......
Author
Stephen Schettini
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
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The Novice: Why I Became a Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit, and What I Learned
This book features an extraordinary quest for peace of mind. In this unforgettable memoir, a young man finds himself disillusioned by the conventional expectations of his parents, teachers, and culture.......
Author
Cynthia Clampitt
Publisher
BookSurge Publishing
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Waltzing Australia
Waltzing Australia was born out of a dream--and a journey. After walking away from her corporate career, Cynthia Clampitt headed to Australia, to start over, to write, and to test the limits of what she could do. Waltzing Australia recounts that joyous adventure. It is a story about change and about making dreams come true.......
Author
Douglas Wallace
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
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Everything Will Be All Right
Abused by an alcoholic, unemployed father, Doug Wallace and his seven siblings barely survived childhood--fleeing in the night from landlords, scrambling for food, and burning down the only home they ever owned to collect insurance money.......
Author
Bob Wahl
Publisher
Outskirts Press
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Contending With Horses
A Remarkable Life Story Filled with Hope, Faith and Determination
Before he was even retired, Bob Wahl had accomplished enough to fill several lifetimes. After leaving home with just $1.......
Author
James A. Feinstein
Publisher
iUniverse Star, Inc.
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Short White Coat: Lessons from Patients on Becoming a Doctor
Most people will, at some point or another, either find themselves dressed in a tiny hospital gown or staring at someone else dressed in a tiny hospital gown. Whether from the perspective of a patient, a family member, or a medical professional, we all have a significant stake in the process of medical education.......
Author
Emmett James
Publisher
FizzyPop
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Admit One: My Life in Film
Set in Croydon, South London, in the 1980s, Admit One details how self-deprecating writer Emmett James escaped from the pains of adolescence by going to the cinema. Through wry wit and observation, the writer reflects, obsesses, and rages about film and its correlation to our pasts.......
Author
Garry Prowe
Publisher
Brain Injury Success Books
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Successfully Surviving a Brain Injury: A Family Guidebook, From the Emergency Room to Selecting a Rehabilitation Facility
Someone you love has suffered a brain injury. The doctors can not yet make a prognosis. Every brain injury is unique and unpredictable, they say. You have been told to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.......
Author
Lorilyn Roberts
Publisher
Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
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Children of Dreams
Did someone or something take away your dreams? Do you feel like giving up? Are you without hope that things will ever be different? Children of Dreams will inspire you to believe in miracles. After reading this true account of how God "restored the years the locusts had eaten," you will know God brings redemption out of loss, hope out of despair, and j.......
Author
Catherine C. Brooks
Publisher
Infinity Publishing
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War Brought Trials and Anxiety at Home and Overseas
After Pearl Harbor, life in the United States changed for everyone. Brooks had access to the entire local and many daily newspaper clippings from 1942-1945. From these, she gleamed survivor’s stories—hair raising and emotional tales that tear at the heart. She gives details given by prisoners from both Germany and Japan.......
Author
Donald R Fletcher
Publisher
Outskirts Press
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Turnings: Lyric Poems Along a Road
One Man's Inspiring Journey of Vision and Service
Part memoir and part anthology-this book is a spiritual autobiography. Don describes in vivid scenes the road he has taken through a long life and the epiphanies that have come to him along the turnings of that road.......
Author
Gail Bernice Holland
Publisher
Modern History Press
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Love Each Day: Live Each Day So You Would Want to Live it Again
Are We Happy Yet?
We are used to psychologists, psychiatrists, and other "experts" offering advice about how to be happy and how to live a fulfilling life. Even though the books by these experts can be helpful, sometimes the best way to learn about life is from true stories.......
Author
Theodore Jerome Cohen
Publisher
AuthorHouse
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Frozen in Time: Murder at the Bottom of the World
The trail from a major theft at the Banco Central de Chile in Talcahuano following the Great Chilean Earthquake of May 22, 1960 leads to Base Bernardo O'Higgins, a wind- and snow-swept Chilean Army outpost on the North Antarctic Peninsula.......
Author
Colleen Kelli
Publisher
iUniverse
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Fire in the Hole: A Year in the Life of the World's Sorriest Stuntwoman
Fire in the Hole is the comically dramatic story of a thirty-something actress facing serious changes in her life while training to become a stuntwoman at a quirky western theme park. Over the course of a year, she divorces her lesbian partner of eight years and loses her sister to suicide.......
Author
Charles L Fields
Publisher
Outskirts Press
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Many Lands Many Hearts: More Than a Memoir
"When the stone speaks, I listen."
This is the guiding motto of sculptor, Charles L. Fields. When writing his memoir, Many Lands Many Hearts he employs the same inspiration and goes within himself to drawn upon a lifetime of varied careers and travel experiences.......
Author
Richard Noel Hill
Publisher
Gale Force Press
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Hitchhiking After Dark: Offbeat Stories from a Small Town
A wry and irreverent collection of stories, Hitchhiking After Dark offers a comical and sometimes ludicrous look at many of the thoroughly Midwestern aspects of small-town life. The stories are eccentric, at times outrageous, but always entertaining. This collection is both a celebration and a satire on growing up and working in small towns......
Author
Scott Stevenson
Publisher
Deadora Press
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Looks Easy Enough: A Joyful Memoir of Overcoming Disease, Divorce, and Disaster
LOOKS EASY ENOUGH, A Joyful Memoir of Overcoming Disease, Divorce and Disaster is a gripping story of faith. Twelve years ago my wife and I were faced with a series of challenges (all happening at the same time) and we had to dig very deep to survive and thrive through them.......
Author
David W. Powell
Publisher
Modern History Press
5 Review Copies Left
My Tour in Hell: A Marine's Battle with Combat Trauma (Reflections of History)
David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise.......
Author
Elaine Fields Smith
Publisher
Blazing Star Books
3 Review Copies Left
Ridin' Around
The almost totally true tale of a time when gas was cheap, cops were allowed to have senses of humor, and all a person needed to have fun was friends, music, and wheels.
Through the stories of the hilarious escapades—and sometimes heartbreaking experiences—of a group of college-age friends, Ridin' Around: Taillights in Chrome, 8-Tracks on Wheels wi.......
Author
Nelson Velez and Tommy McInnis
Publisher
Xlibris Corporation
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Last Stop: A Survivor's Story
My name is Tommy McInnis, co-author of the book, “Last Stop: A Survivor’s Story.” I never thought I would become homeless, always referring them as “bums” or “drunks.......
Author
Reba D
Publisher
Mondial Books
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Facing Forward A Life Reclaimed
One woman's powerful journey from independence into a marriage paralyzed by the grip of domestic violence - and back again to a life of hope and wholeness.
Domestic violence does not discriminate. It affects the educated and affluent and the uneducated and impoverished alike.......
Author
Susan R. Stoltz
Publisher
CreateSpace
3 Review Copies Left
The Part-Time Thief and Other Appraisal Stories (Volume 1)
Sixty-five-year-old cross dressers? Bombs? Venomous snakes? Murderers? Charging bison? Who would have thought the life of an appraiser could be so full of adventures? When most of us hear the term, real estate, we think of realtors, banks and mortgage lenders.......
Author
Jay S. Levy
Publisher
Loving Healing Press
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Homeless Narratives & Pretreatment Pathways: From Words to Housing
On any given night, there are over 643,000 homeless people residing in shelters and on the streets across America. What can we do to help?
"Levy crafts stories of characters who sear the memory: Old Man Ray, the World War II veteran who resents the VA system and regards himself as the de facto night watchman at Port Authority; Ben who claims to be a p.......
Author
Issam Jameel
Publisher
Modern History Press
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Iraq Through A Bullet Hole: A Civilian Wikileaks
A unique on-the-ground account of a country shattered
Iraqi playwright Issam Jameel returned to Iraq after a 12-year exile. Giving up the relative safety of Jordan, he made a perilous journey to Baghdad for a reunion.......
Author
Susan Frances Dunham
Publisher
Modern History Press
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Beyond Schizophrenia: Michael's Journey
What would you do if your child suffered with something so severe it affected every aspect of his life?
Susie Dunham, Midwestern mom and former nurse, never suspected her son Michael was anything but a typical college student with big dreams until he developed schizophrenia shortly after his 21st birthday.......
Author
Leslee Tessmann
Publisher
Loving Healing Press
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Sacred Grief: Exploring a New Dimension to Grief, Second Edition
Are you ready to discover what lies beyond the ordinary experience of grief?
Sacred Grief offers an intriguing exploration of the far-reaching ripple effect of our present-day opinions about surviving grief's emotional roller-coaster and the unnecessary suffering our judgments unconsciously promote.......
Author
Bainy B. Cyrus
Publisher
CreateSpace
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All Eyes: A Memoir of Deafness
Why do most deaf people hold their breath in when talking? Because they don't realize that air is supposed to be exhaled during speech - something they cannot hear.
In Bainy Cyrus's All Eyes, she tells about her life growing up in both the deaf and the hearing world.......
Author
Eitan Gonen
Publisher
AuthorHouse
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From Jerusalem to Beverly Hills: Memoir of a Palestinian Jew
This is a riveting story of the author's journey for survival as a war refugee and overcoming poverty. The story begins in Jerusalem as the British Empire crumbles and World War II ends. The ensuing turmoil in Palestine lead to Israel's War of Independence and the Arab siege of Jerusalem that shaped Eitan's childhood and the journey he travelled as a construction labo.......
Author
Loren A. Olson M.D.
Publisher
inGroup Press
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Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, A Psychiatrist's Own Story
Dr. Loren A. Olson has frequently been asked two questions: How could you not know that you were gay until the age of forty? Wasn't your marriage just a sham to protect yourself at your wife's expense? In Finally Out, Dr.......
Author
Connie Thompson Titus
Publisher
Tate Publishing
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Her Doctor Prescribes Dancing at Daybreak; Lively Doctor-Patient Interactions
Are diseased people allowed to have fun in a doctors office? A clinic door swings wide open revealing fervent yet fragile exchange between a one-breasted Gentile and her Jewish medicine man. An unusual prescription for Dancing at Daybreak sparks lively conversation which is not easy to transfer onto paper, but author Connie Titus tries. God knows she tries.......
Author
Nemo James
Publisher
Derek Newark Pulbishing
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Just A Few Seconds
A Story From The Hidden World of Music and Beyond. Derek dreamt of becoming a professional musician from the first time he picked up a guitar following a talent contest disaster. Thought of by his friends as being the person most likely to make the big time he turned professional but was continually side tracked by the need to earn a living from music.......
Author
Artie Van Why
Publisher
Lulu.com
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That Day In September
We all have our stories to tell of where we were the morning of September 11, 2001. This is one of them. In "That Day In September" Artie Van Why gives an eyewitness account of that fateful morning.......
Author
Fr. Bernard Reiser
Publisher
Reiser Relief Inc.
5 Review Copies Left
Reiser's Ramblings
"Reiser's Ramblings" is a collection of the best columns written over the past three decades by Fr. Bernard Reiser, founding pastor of Epiphany Parish in Coon Rapids, Minn. In the book, find Fr. Reiser's take on everyday topics such as family, kindness, gratitude, prayer, helping others, and staying focused on what's important in life. Fr.......
Author
Mark Elswick
Publisher
Modern History Press
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Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying...Those and Other Tales (Reflections of America)
In this collection of short essays based on personal experiences, Mark Elswick offers humorous episodes about being a man and father. Whether it’s his daughter sending him to the store to buy those…well, things that transforms him into “Padman”; his realization that at forty-two, he is slowly turning into an old man; or his reaction to his midd.......
Author
Leena Luther
Publisher
Sublimity Press
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Lump: 19 Monologues from a 27-Year-Old Breast Cancer Survivor
“Biting, Unsentimental... The monologues give voice to a wry, Gen-Y sensibility that is poignantly disarming…” Kirkus Review
This remarkable collection of monologues for young women showcases the complex, unique, and true stories of a woman unexpectedly thrust into the world of breast cancer.......
Author
Mary B. Kurtz
Publisher
Dog Ear Publishing, LLC
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At Home in the Elk River Valley: Reflections on Family, Place and the West
Readers who love the West will find Mary Kurtz's first collection of essays an insightful journey into the history, natural world, and community of a special mountain valley near Steamboat Springs, Colorado.......
Author
Leila Summers
Publisher
CreateSpace
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It Rains In February: A Wife's Memoir of Love and Loss
On the 24th of February 2007 my husband, Stuart, drowned himself at sea, leaving me widowed with two young daughters aged six and four. I knew it wasn't an accident, even though the medics and police never suspected suicide. Stuart had been talking about ending his life for a year. His most recent suicide attempt had been only three weeks earlier.......
Author
Orva Schrock
Publisher
Outskirts Press
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Worthless Boy: A Memoir
This is the unusual and succinct memoir of a man born and raised Amish. His childhood was often physically brutal and emotionally harrowing. His Amish preacher father was short-tempered and demanding and very frequently reprimanding and punishing.......
Author
Dr. Rick Gelinas
Publisher
Ophir Publishing
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Please Help Me Lift Something Heavy. Thank You!: True Stories To Amuse And Inspire You. And Maybe Bring A Joyous Tear Or Two.
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. . . Raw! Real! Righteous! Radioactive — and so readable! A semi-autobiography. . . poignant and humorous family anecdotes revealing their struggles and emotions.......
Author
Nancy Rappaport
Publisher
Basic Books
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In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide
In 1963, Nancy Rappaport’s mother committed suicide after a bitter divorce and custody battle. Nancy was four years old. As one of eleven children in a prominent Boston family, Nancy struggled to come to terms with the reasons why her mother took her own life.......
Author
Kate E. Dyer-Seeley
Publisher
Broadsheet360
5 Review Copies Left
Underneath the Ash: My Journey into Motherhood While Losing My Mother
In her early thirties with the birth of her first child, Kate Dyer-Seeley is suddenly thrust into the role of caregiver for her mom, who is suffering from Young-onset Alzheimer’s disease. As Kate’s son, Luke, takes his first steps, her mother struggles to stand. As Luke’s language begins to blossom, her mother’s words disappear.......
Author
Kent Dickinson
Publisher
One Body Press
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Crimes of a Christian - Seving Two Masters
As an ordinary working man with a family in the suburbs life was simple for Kent Dickinson. But all that changed when a major international corporation threatened to destroy the union he worked for. He joined The Cause - the crusade to save his union and the careers of its 400 members.......
