Perhaps you are one of those people who have felt overwhelmed by a less-than-ideal work environment and the pressure of having too many things to do. If you think it is time to change and take control of your life but have no idea what...

Flood, Fire and a Superstorm by Marty Ingram provides a compelling first-hand account of the devastating impact of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Ingram, the chief of the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department, offers a unique perspective on the unprecedented challenges that the volunteers and first...

Family Favourites Cookies From Around the World by Brian Parkin introduces Ugly Sweater cookies and others. I’m sure you’re familiar with the idea of wearing the ugliest Christmas sweater ever, but a cookie that looks just as ugly? It is possible but it looks and...

Finding Your Way in the Non-Profit Sector by Dr. Sonya Bruton provides a guideline for achieving success in the social services sector. The non-profit or social sector requires a passionate person willing to sacrifice for others. Success in this sector comes when people work in...

Forty to Finish is a work of non-fiction in the memoir and sports subgenres. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Larry Walsh as a follow-up to Suit to Saddle. After the layoff that inspired Walsh to begin his...

In her memoir, Diane Lane Chambers frankly converses with her readers about the many ways US law is unjust to people who struggle with a mental illness and also to their loved ones. In Diane's career as a professional sign language interpreter, she had the...

Living with mental illness is never easy. Nor is seeing a loved one suffering from it. All you can do is try to become stronger to stop the illness from dictating your life. This is the message that Kristin Rohman Rehkamp reiterates in her moving...

The inside perspective of the foster care system is presented in depth, intensely intimate, and compellingly by Carmen Maria Navarro. It is an emotive tale about the decisions that actual foster parents must make and the effects those decisions may have on their families. Carmen...

Creating free time is not about striving to do less, but rather doing your work practically and efficiently. Jenny Blake's book Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business concerns finding pleasure in what you do and keeping to your principles. The book outlines three...

In Fractured: A Memoir by Jenny Brooks, Jenny struggled with loneliness during her childhood and hungered to be embraced and connected to somebody. She was so much younger than her classmates and did not have friends. Jenny was only 11 years old when her grandmother...