"The Last One" is Marin Yann's memoir of his life in Cambodia. He was about 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge grabbed power in that country. Marin last saw his father when he was invited to work on a far-away project, and his mother...

"The Long and Whining Road" by Simeon Courtie is one of the best books I’ve read in recent years. The story of how a family of five threw caution to the wind and launched into a trip around the world, busking Beatles beats for UNICEF...

Mary and Bruce Trimble had been married for only one year when they volunteered for the Peace Corps. So, in 1979, they landed at Senegal's Dakar airport and from there flew onto Gambia where they would be working. After ten weeks of training to learn...

Sometimes God graces us with the gift of knowing someone special. However, for reasons unknown to mere mortals, his or her life ends too quickly. We trust that God knows best as we try to decipher the hidden meaning. Afterwards, we are never quite the...

"Tasting Home: Coming of Age in the Kitchen" was written by author, Judith Newton. I absolutely love this book. Each chapter of this delightful book combines a story from the author's life with a corresponding recipe. This book is divided into five sections, each representing...

In "Terry", Terry Wadsworth Warne has written a vivid account of her entrapment in the events of World War II. Born and raised in the Philippines, she had an idyllic life until the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As America was unable to evacuate all the...

I totally enjoyed this book, reading voraciously, not wanting to put it down and reluctant to find it come to the end. It is a memoir, the diary of Adrienne Allison Jones, a nude dancer in a strip club. It is a glimpse into the...

The love of her life, a dream come true, the man of her dreams, was Adrian, the gorgeous, charismatic rock star. He wanted her to be his life partner. Noelle couldn’t believe her luck. It was too good to be true. Just months into...

As a child, and growing up, Katherine Mayfield suffered in a way that children should never suffer, yet it happens repeatedly to so many. My heart ached for Katherine as I read the different accounts throughout the book about how her mom treated her, not...

Author Francine Billingslea has lived through the horrors of rape and breast cancer, and she has lived through the death of loved ones and personal divorce. Now as a survivor, she writes of her experiences and how she survived in "Through it All: And Out...