Z.E. Frey's "Open: Candid Haikus about Everyday Life" is an interesting take on the standard haiku format. The book is divided into seven sections, each devoted to a different theme, including sections on love, work, faith, racism and friendship. Don't expect the old conventions --...

"Making the Connection: Getting Work to Work" by Jane Petrick is a short how-to book about making a better employee-work environment in any place of employment. The author deals with the issue of the employee setting up him or her self as a winner through...

Jeffrey A. Landers has set out to ensure that women going through a divorce get everything that is entitled to them, avoiding the pitfalls of making decisions based on feelings rather than facts. Unlike with many books on financial freedom after divorce, he takes the...

"The Bipolar Workshop" is a wonderful book written by Terri Callsen to help those unfamiliar with the behavior of Bipolars understand and work their way through an unpleasant situation caused by behavioral disruption. Interesting episodes written about real-life situations help the reader, whether he or...

Brenda Wood’s latest publication, "the Pregnant Pause of Grief", takes the reader on a journey to understanding the emptiness and loneliness of grief. In finding out why she feels the way she does, Brenda had to begin to take the first steps into her new...

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I began listening to this audio book but what I got was one of the funniest books I have ever listened to. I picked out my favorite short stories and shared them with my husband. He laughed out...

Seemingly content with their lives, Dave Chamberlain and Mike "Shep" Shepard are each surprised to find themselves making an agreement with each other, to sail the Pacific Ocean. A large enough endeavor in and of itself, but when you consider they will be making this...

“Restore Your Marriage & Fall in Love Again: A Couple’s Guide to 12 Relationship Building Tools and Applications” by Krystal Kuehn, focuses on 12 steps to keep your marriage strong. After the honeymoon is over, the day-to-day living with your spouse may not be so...

"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...

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson is credited with these wise words in the lovely little book, "You're One Amazing Grandpa" creatively illustrated by Lori Siebert. Done primarily in earth tones, this beautiful...