Everyone possesses the ability to have a successful life. What is success to one may not be success to another, but not everyone can execute great leadership in their success. What is a great leader? The Mindset of Success: From Good Management to Great Leadership...

Sisterhood in Sports by Joan Steidinger tells the stories of all kinds of female athletes in a variety of sports. The author begins with a primary concern in female athletes’ lives - intimate (emotional) relationships that are necessary to meet the three imperatives for female...

Posie Pixie and the Christmas Tree (Book 5, Whimsy Wood Series) is a cute children’s story by Sarah Hill. Posie Pixie was in her copper kettle house when Mr. and Mrs. Dusty and their dormice family came along, singing festive songs. She invited them in...

Mango! Mango! A Dog. Two Parrots. And Snowballs by Scott Ferrell is wonderfully charming and fun to read. First, I will compliment the author for taking care in the use of illustrations. They are properly placed so that they also "tell" the story. A strong...

The Bewundering World of Bewilderbeests by Bailey Fort takes you on a journey of imagination and creativity. You'll meet animals like the Millipus and watch it toss ships, and meet the Two-headed Mugwump and watch it run everywhere. You'll feel like you really did see...

When I saw the collection of short stories, Delhi Yarns by author Nabaneeta Dangwal, I immediately snatched it up. I absolutely love, love, love stories that focus on or occur in India. Such a gorgeous and complex country, India almost has the ability to become...

Addy the Bat and a Visit to Cat by Lily Lee is the delightful story of Addy the Bat who goes to visit Cat with her friend Josie. Addy is a fruit bat and lives in the forest. She has lots of friends, but Josie...

The Gift of Sunderland: An Australian Fantasy Adventure is an epic fantasy for children and preteens written by J.E. Rogers. This book is a sequel to The Sword of Demelza, but it can be read as a stand-alone novel. Waylond Ayers is a Numbat who...

Duke the Wonder Horse by Gabrielle Baker is the adorable story of Duke, a Clydesdale horse, born on a farm in Wangaratta in Victoria, Australia. He became strong after drinking lots of milk, and he enjoyed playing and frolicking with the other foals. One day...

Stepping up to Leadership by Terry Lee has the power and punches of any management theory textbook, all inside a handy guide. Using 20 years of corporate work experience, Lee details leadership in three parts with seven steps each. If your environment is rapidly changing,...

Free Dive is a science fiction/adventure novel written by C.F. Waller. Dexter Knight is an engineer who’s gotten into a lucrative retrieval business with his friends, Cam and Lydia. Dexter and Cam pooled their talents into designing SDs, compact titanium robotic devices that can withstand...

In How to Handle Depression by Rev. Dr Norman Campbell, the author covers the relevant topic of depression and through this book he helps readers suffering from depression overcome it. People suffer from various forms of depression and many people in the Bible were also...

Ricky's Reflection by Kerry Jankowski packs a powerful message into its 32 pages: we are mirrors for those who bully us. Author Kerry Jankowski states in the closing notes that she believes in empowering children to direct negative energy away from ourselves. This powerful message...

In the same way that our true friends counsel us in times of need to remember useful truths we already knew but may have forgotten, C.J. Maritz’s 50 Every Day Ways to Cheer You Up is a warm and familiar dose of encouragement and connectivity...

In Healing Woman of the Red Rocks by Verna Clay, Dr. Thomas Matthews has recently lost his wife to an illness that he could not cure. Amy is his young daughter and she is beginning to show the same symptoms that her mother had. When...

I must confess, I do love a great mystery. And one that starts what appears to be a very promising new series, well, that’s even better. And that seems to be just we have in Sorrow Lake by author Michael J. McCann, the first book...

Tricklock: Operation Powerful Vendetta by William F. Sine begins with air force para rescue man Jake Tricklock racing his truck to an awaiting helicopter, already manned and ready for a search and rescue mission. Highly successful in rescue missions as well as in neutralizing their...

After an early journalistic career filled with achievement, Svetlana Meritt's life changes gear after a disastrous encounter in Mexico and she feels compelled to re-examine her values and her life path. She meets a soulmate and fellow searcher in her husband Dwight, and sets off...

I looked at My Husband Our Father: A Family’s Walk Through the Storm of Grief in Search of a Rainbow by author Michelle Caravelli several times before I actually picked it up to read. Sometimes, on the surface, a book seems like it will hold...

Collecting Feathers by Daniela Norris has this serene way of showing glimpses from the border between the living and the dead through its eleven short stories. Each plot is skillfully developed, gripping the reader and not letting go until it delivers the punch line, thus...