Sometimes, life comes up with unforeseen hurdles and challenges that plunge us into the depths of despair and darkness. To climb out of that kind of depressive spiral, we must look for the light within ourselves. Wahiba C. Rekkab underwent a torrid time in her...

We Used to Dance by Debbie Chein Morris is a touching memoir in which she describes the life she shared with her disabled twin, Judy. Judy was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that makes it impossible for the sufferer to control their posture, balance,...

Beyond the Border: A Korean’s Journey between North and South is a heart-rending and horrific, yet ultimately triumphant tale of one man’s struggle to leave North Korea, seek education, and begin a new life in the democratic and free South. This is the personal memoir...

Doctor Carol Turner always took pride in herself as a physician who had the ear of her patients and knew exactly what to do or say to make them feel at ease. When she started experiencing difficulties in cycling activities which used to be the...

At age 15, Tracy Mayo became a mother. But she was a Childless Mother, one of hundreds of thousands all over the world who, before a 1973 landmark legal decision, Roe v Wade, were compelled to endure months of pain and shame and then surrender...

Good News. Bad News, Who Can Tell? (The Pandemic Reveals Wisdom) is a collection of stories, poems, essays, and lyrics from various people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The book was compiled by Don Worth and was inspired by a parable that teaches people not...

A Way Back to Health: 12 Lessons from a Cancer Survivor by Kelley Skoloda is the author's personal journey when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. What would you do if you were told that you had cancer or some other type of illness? Would...

In Risa August's memoir The Road Unpaved, Risa receives a diagnosis of a pituitary macroadenoma and acromegaly, then embarks on a cycling journey with a mixed bag of fellow riders, including guides Jimmy Buffett and Mama Bear, emotionally working through the end of her marriage...

A Hard Silence is a profoundly moving, personal, and informative account of the challenges of dealing with AIDS from a daughter's perspective. In 1985, Melanie Brooks's life was deeply affected by tragedy when her father contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during open-heart surgery. This...

In The Only Way Through Is Out, a memoir by Suzette Mullen, she tells us of her battle within herself and the frustration of knowing something in her life is missing. One day, her book coach helps her discover a possibility: she might have sexual...