Before I even read The Injustice System by Ronarose Train, my perceptions of the fairness of the judicial system weren’t positive. Oh, how this biography supported my misgivings and how unfortunate for Sam Gray, falsely accused of major financial crimes, that he believed justice would...

A memoir that will stir up your empathy from start to finish, The Other Side of Fear: A Backpacker's Memoir by Jenni Reavis is a deep, personal account of the author’s traumatic past that involves kidnapping and sexual assault. At the same time, it is...

Marko Vukosavovic’s memoir, Stories for My Sons, documents the Vukosavovic family’s history from 1479 to current times. It includes his personal experiences growing up in the former Yugoslavia, his departure from his home country following Yugoslavia’s breakup, and bits of his life in America. The...

Alice Kay Hill’s sad and tragic Under a Full Moon is set in the early settler times of the American Mid-West. It is a story of pioneering times, of hardships, and ordinary folk attempting to make a living off the land. These were hard times,...

Lisa Smith Molinari just got added to my list of favorite authors. Her writing technique is real, humble, and honest and has that touch of humor that everyone needs. In The Meat and Potatoes of Life, Lisa writes from experience and so you can feel...

The war in the Pacific is usually associated with the attack on Pearl Harbour and the atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In writing Death and Deliverance in the Pacific, author Kevin Timothy O’Kane views the conflict from a wider perspective. The roots...

Blind Pony: As True A Story As I Can Tell by Samantha Hart is a true story about a young girl who runs away from home and sets out to make it on her own. In her memoir, Samantha invites us to join her in...

Bond Movies: A Retrospective is an overview of 27 movies in the James Bond franchise. Author Ho Lin writes in detail about the making of the movies about the British secret agent. He also offers up trivia and anecdotes and analyzes each film’s positives and...

Snow Blind: Recovering After the Random Shooting by William M Johnson begins in July 1991 when, at the age of 41, Bill Johnson was shot in the left temple. The bullet passed behind the orbits of his eyes and exited at the right temple. Accepting...

Journeys From There to Here: Stories of Immigrant Trials, Triumphs, and Contributions, penned by Susan J. Cohen, is full of heartbreaking and heartwarming real-life scenarios. As a lawyer in Boston, she has worked tirelessly for decades to assist immigrants to this country. She demonstrates how...