"Now, that's a good book," was what I said to myself as I closed Get Happy!: 7 Secrets to Creating the Life You Want by Elizabeth Bruce. "And an important one," I added as I thought about the review I would write. Why good? Why...

For me, as a reader, there's nothing more satisfying than picking up a book that I just can't put down. That usually only happens if the book is a thriller or a mystery written by a very skilled writer. It rarely happens when I read...

As someone who has spent a great deal of her life in Australia, I'm Not Your Baby took me by surprise. Fortunately for me and my daughters, none of us encountered Aussie males the likes of those the author, Joy Jennings, had the misfortune to...

Fourteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Adventure, Sailing, and Survival by Leslie Johansen Nack is a deeply emotional and moving story about the coming of age of our narrator and author who had to deal with the divorce of her parents, the abuse by her father,...

American Women During World War II by Claudia Hagen is an excellent depiction of the war and the role that women played in it, both at home and overseas. It recounts various aspects of the war, starting before the war begins and giving a historical...

Enough! Taking Back Your Life After Years of Abuse by L. David Harris is a resource book that can greatly help victims of abusive relationships. It talks in great detail about the definition and kinds of abuse, how to escape from it, and the different...

Jennifer Flanders wrote How Do I Love Thee? A Devotional Journal for Wives as a way for Christian women to consciously foster love and respect for their husbands in their hearts and minds. Most of the book has questions like those you find in write-your-own-biography...

Taken: The Inspirational True Story Of One Mother's Epic Win Against Social Services by Sue O'Callaghan is one of the most emotionally touching and draining non-fiction stories I have come across of late. Sue just doesn't know what conspiracies have been hatched behind her back...

The Blood on My Hands: An Autobiography by Shannon O'Leary is a powerful, dark memoir. In her memoir, O’Leary tells how she and her family suffered at the hands of an abusive father with a multiple personality disorder. O’Leary actually witnessed her father murder people...

Born for Life: A Midwife’s Story is a non-fiction memoir written by Julie Watson. The author knew by the time she was ten years old that she wanted to be a nurse. There were other career options that she had considered and dismissed as she...