A Trip to the Hardware Store & Other Calamities by Barbara Venkataraman is a book of short stories that reflect on her family and some of her quirks, and ideas. I love love loved this book! I felt like I was listening to a dear...

Divine Secrets of the TA-TA Sisterhood by Joanna Chapman is written with a healthy dose of insight, spunk and humor. The author was diagnosed with breast cancer in her forties and, despite the period of initial disbelief, she managed to pull together a network...

If you are looking for an inspirational book about gracefully coping with the less than appealing aspects of aging, Andrea Partee's "Aging with Humor and Grace" isn't that tale. Instead Partee provides hilarious insight into the pitfalls of aging in a self-deprecating way to which...

When I decided to read “Chronicles of an Irreverent Reverend: What Goes Wrong Can Make You Better” by Joe Baroody, I wasn't really sure what I was in for. The title of the book seemed like a mix of humor and self-help and the book...

"Hollywood or Bust" is a selection of quotes taken from magazines, interviews, biographies, autobiographies, and the internet. Over five hundred quips, quotes and off the cuff remarks from all of your Hollywood favorites make up this exciting new book complied by Susan Marg. Some of...

A three week weight-loss plan? That is just what this book is. But it is really much more than that; it is a journey to healthier living, using a buddy to help you through. This book starts off by giving you tips in finding the...

“Half Italian (and then some)” is a tribute to the author’s immigrant grandparents and his “first-generation” mother. In a series of memories he tells about his maternal grandmother who sailed from Italy in the early part of last century and crossed our continent, not knowing...

If you're looking for a way to understand the dynamics of a retirement community, Here Today and Perhaps Tomorrow by Peter William Kent just may be the book for you. A resident himself, the author takes the reader through the process of determining the best...

I laughed out aloud while reading this book. Petti's experiences of growing up as a Catholic have inspired the title of the book, but even non-Catholics will find humor in this book. Petti writes about his childhood, marriage and parenting, commentary on American life, current...

This short book caught me by surprise. P.J. Ingram-McPhee weaves together episodes from a seemingly ordinary life where only the person living it knows there is so much more going on. Stories from her childhood, from life with longtime friends, and her relationship with her...