Five Weeks: A Lifetime, The True Journey of Clinton Jacob is a mother’s journal of her pregnancy, giving birth in a hospital 12 hours from home, surgeries and tubes, and mourning his passing. How do you juggle work and time with her two other young...

For the Children: A Cold War Escape Story by Geza Tatrallyay is a suspenseful biography of the author’s family’s escape or odyssey first to Austria and then to Canada from Hungary, in the crucial year of 1956. For the Children is a rich book of...

Flying With The Enemy: Memoir of a Young Cadet by Oleg V. Okševski and George O. Okshewsky is an epic of a memoir, the most significant part beginning with Hitler’s attack on Yugoslavia and how the difference between Serbs and Croats played out. In 1942,...

Finding the Rainbow by Rachel McGrath is a chronicle of the timing of cycles and waiting for good news, with the hope and excitement of finding out positive results. However, this is followed by the pain and grief of miscarriage, which often leads to starting...

I thought Faraway by R.K. Kline and Daniel D. Maurer was a great story. Kline and Maurer offer a glimpse into the life of Kevin, a teenage male prostitute. The story takes place near St. Louis, Missouri, in the seventies and tells how Kevin got...

Fractured Not Broken is an inspirational story and a well-written book! Following a life-altering accident, Kelly Schaefer transforms from a non-willing participant to embracing her role and focusing on what she’s capable of doing, rather than her disabilities. I feel privileged to be included in...

Food, Sex, Wine and Cigars: A Memoir by Lisa Stalvey spans the first twelve years of the author's career as a professional chef. Caught in a superficial world and battling with anorexia, the memoir shows the transformation of a young girl to an independent and...

Funny…You Don’t Look Bipolar is an autobiography written by Hummingbird, which, as the title suggests, is an account of her struggle with this mental condition. It also contains snippets of stories from other people who are affected by the disease. As a little girl, she...

Flip-Flops After 50: And Other Thoughts on Aging I Remembered to Write Down by Cindy Eastman hits it perfectly in the center of the bull’s-eye. Cindy makes getting old a wonderful adventure that I found myself sharing with her. Each chapter touched a piece of...

First Love: Just Once in a Lifetime: A Memoir is a non-fiction memoir written by Violeta Barrett. Barrett was a young career woman when she went on a vacation to Mexico in the summer of 1956. She had been working for an investment firm on...