In "Boom and Crash Musician", Sam Denov tells his poignant story as a child of a struggling immigrant family from Mogilev, now known as Belarus, in Chicago during 1930's Great Depression. The youngest of five children who lost his mother to suicide, Denov inherited his...

It is 2003, and Pamela Beasley works for social services as a case manager. Three months later, however, she is charged with health care fraud and laundering. She is then sent to spend time behind bars where she learns how it is to fight for...

“Journey to Inner Light” is a collection of short stories by various authors coming from different parts of the world, with completely different backgrounds. All these authors, however, have something in common and that is the courage to face the challenges that life has to...

"Signing with a Heavy Hand and Heart, Love Mommy" is a very touching and inspirational book describing the life of a baby born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This book describes the everyday struggles and challenges a family had to face while raising a child with...

I first heard of the Westboro Baptist Church when they picketed Matthew Shepard’s funeral in Laramie, Wyoming. Mr. Shepard was beaten to death by two men because of his homosexuality. As I listened to “Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church” by Lauren...

"The Dark Is in the Light" is the life story of Maurice Mayberry. He grows up in an abusive household with a drug addict for a father who continually abuses him verbally and physically. Together with his sister Janet, he has to watch helplessly as...

Jeannie Davide-Rivera spent most of her 38 years alone in her mind. Her insensitivity to others’ thoughts, feelings, and actions kept her from making meaningful emotional connections. One grandmother was an exception. She understood one aspect of her hyper-sensitivity. She took her to the yarn...

Daniel Milstein shares the incredible story of his harrowing escape from Russia with his family while just a teenager. With only a suitcase and some change in his pocket he transformed his life from poverty to success. Most of us cannot comprehend the oppression he...

Z.E. Frey's "Open: Candid Haikus about Everyday Life" is an interesting take on the standard haiku format. The book is divided into seven sections, each devoted to a different theme, including sections on love, work, faith, racism and friendship. Don't expect the old conventions --...

In "What Did You Say?" author Monique Hammond describes the frightening and debilitating experience of the onset of an inner ear disorder. While teaching a pharmacology class, she suddenly lost the hearing in her left ear. Later that evening, she had a vicious attack of...