Why Do People Have Pets? by Barry KuKes is a collection of just over seventy articles KuKes has written for a Florida-based paper. KuKes is an employee at a local humane society and uses his experience and the questions he receives to craft his articles....

Becoming a good leader is an art, and you have to practice to achieve your goal. If more specifically, you want to become a people leader, you need to know a few essential elements. Learning how to learn, finding out if you have a growth...

Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery by multi-linguist and professional translator Linda Murphy Marshall is a unique memoir triggered by the death of the author’s parents. Returning to Ivy Lodge, her childhood home in the Midwest, with her siblings to sort out the...

Sketches are quick rough drawings based on what the artist observes. This technique allows you to see life differently by paying attention to detail. An example is to draw all those new things you look at when you go for a walk. We can all...

A Gate Called Beautiful: Beauty for Ashes by Brandon Sutton is a self-help book that talks about accepting grief and moving forward in life. Brandon Sutton shares his loss and how the loss pushed him to look for joy in the loss. The author faced...

Just Write! A Calming, Realistic, and Optimistic Approach to Writing Your First Book by Lauren Bingham is a “Really, Very, Super, Incredibly, Amazingly Good” book! Bingham has written this guide as if she is your best friend because she motivates you to write that book...

Stop Not Writing: A No B.S. Guide to Avoid the Avoidance Tricks of a Non-writing Writer is the perfect guide to developing as a good writer. B. J. Thompson begins by relating her personal experiences because she bases her advice on them. She continues by...

Being a tween brings its own set of pressures and expectations as you're about to begin your adolescent years and just shy of being a teenager. Kathleen Boucher's 9 Ways to Empower Tweens #Lifeskills is a self-help guidebook in which twelve-year-old twins Emma and Elliot...

Most children want to live lives free from expectations or responsibilities. But some parents like to map out their children's lives for themselves. Sometimes, they seek to live out their unfulfilled dreams vicariously through their children. It's almost impossible to be productive until you've dealt...

People who are overweight are frequently reminded of their weight and the need to lose it. Some point to the harmful effects of obesity on the body. TV advertisements featuring skinny models also do nothing to lessen the pressure to have the ideal body type,...