I LOVED the Hummingbird Way by Sherri Lynea Gerek. It's one of the most thoughtful looks into self-improvement that I've read lately, and believe me, I'm ALWAYS trying to find better ways of improving my life. Tools utilized by Gerek are timeless factors for being...

Young Sadie is blind and alone, left to live on the streets in an area called the Gutter. She is poorly equipped for life on the streets and doesn't understand the most basic ideas of the world. Fester literally runs into Sadie one day, and...

Anatomy of an Apple - The Lessons Steve Taught Us is a nonfiction book by Ben Klaiber about the amazing principles behind the Apple brand and the man behind the brand, plus the priceless lessons today's entrepreneur can learn from these two iconic figures. The...

Pick Me Up: Words and Wisdom for Anxiety and Depression is a very easy read. When depressed, down, and lost, it's very hard to even find the motivation to get up in the morning, let alone to seek help. Sally Tracy's little words, phrases, and...

If you are living through or have ever had to live through the hell of colic, then Survivor’s Guide to Colic is specially designed for you. Jen Lester has put together a no-nonsense, but unassuming masterpiece when it comes to helping you survive one of...

Hamfist at DaNang by G.E. Nolly is a story about LT Hancock Hamilton. “Ham” wanted to be a fighter pilot since he was a kid. As result, he dedicated himself at the Academy and graduated top of his class. However, after graduation, Hamilton is...

Superhero: Everyone Needs a Hero by Don M. Winn is about a little boy who realizes how he can be of help to people in different situations in life, that he can be their hero. This is a sweet story, starting with the young boy...

Space Cop Zack, Protector of the Galaxy: A Kids' Book about Using Your Imagination is written by Don Winn and illustrated by Allred. Space Cop Zack and his robot sidekick Garg skyrocket through the stars, chasing the terrible Dr. Dogbreath. On this chase, they travel...

I am a fan of Rebecca Richmond. I have found her books to be comprehensive, well written, and most of all, useful. My Guide: Manage Chronic Pain is no exception. It starts with a brief description of her life then zooms in on the moment...

Stress Less: 10 Balancing Insights on Work and Life by Amy Freeman is a self-help book aimed at helping us create some small spaces and stolen moments so we can take a break from our busy and stressful schedules. It is about developing the ability...

Every so often, there are books that grab you at the beginning and hold you spellbound to the finish. The Legacy Letters by Carew Papritz is such a novel. A man and a woman have a misunderstanding and the man goes his separate way, uninformed...

Riven Dawn: A Flagship! Novel (Volume 1) by Mike J. Krentz takes you into the military life of Captain Kate Mahoney, a senior naval aviator who is deployed in a Navy flagship as director of operations for the U.S. 7th Fleet in the Pacific. Amid...

A lot of military men will love South China Sundown! A Flagship Novel! It is a tale of the modern American Navy. The protagonist is a female navy captain and I can’t remember any other books I’ve read where that is the case. South China...

Beyond Omega's Sunrise by Eleni Papanou is an intriguing novel about what will happen when things go wrong with the sun. In this book we see an increase in the output of the sun, which leaves half the universe destroyed. The other half of the...

Putting out fires, literally, wasn’t exactly what Grace Harkins had in mind for her first summer after retiring from teaching school, but that is exactly what happens in Fresh Start Summer by Beverly Nault. Her friend, Maggie Elmsley, informed her before movie production hit town...

Benjamin Breaking Barriers: Autism - A Journey of Hope was written by Malva Freymuth Tarasewicz, Benjamin’s mother. In 1997, Malva realized something was wrong with her 2-year-old son, Benjamin. He no longer focused on her; at times his eyes looked empty. He stopped talking and...

Surrounded By Madness: A Memoir of Mental Illness and Family Secrets by Rachel Pruchno Ph.D. is a heart-breaking memoir of a woman who loses both her mother and daughter to mental illness. It is an honest account of a woman's desperation and powerlessness in handling...

The Great PJ Elf Chase: A Christmas Eve Tradition by Judy Voigt and Karen LoBello is an endearing story for small kids with Christmas as the backdrop. The Christmas Eve tradition at the Taylor household is that when the boys go to take their baths,...

Margo Fellshur is a recently separated mother of two whose finances are on shaky ground. Her job as a real estate agent has all but dried up, and with her seventeen-year-old daughter Jamie about to head to college, she relies on the extra money she...

Hope for Garbage is a coming of age novel written by Alex Tully. Trevor McNulty is a teen with a troubled past. He’s been seeing a psychologist at the nearby Beaumont Health Center, but he’s reluctant to share anything with his doctor, not the recurring...