Writer in Residence, Memoir of a Literary Translator is the rather raunchy, but totally brilliant, story of the narrator's submergence into the literary, bohemian side of Paris in the late 1990's. At book's beginning, he is into drugs, drinking and eccentric off-the-wall behavior with a...

Life Your Way by Amy Wood is a practical self-help for those feeling overwhelmed in a fast-paced world in which information is overly abundant and time is scarce. The author divides her chapters into areas which affect most people who work in the professional world...

This book does exactly what the author felt challenged to do; it explains the idea of cultivation of new generations of deepening people who will rise to positions of influence in and beyond their congregation. Author Gordon McDonald presents some wonderful examples of this challenge...

30 Days To Taming Your Fears by Deborah Smith Pegues helps shed some light on most fears. Everybody in one way or another is fearful of something, and this little book covers most anxieties, fears and phobias. The book is written in four parts: health...

This was my first audio book in 15 years. I had tried a fiction audio book years ago but couldn't drive and keep up with the plot at the same time. Thankfully, this book was a subject that I could listen to like a conversation...

Long before there was women's liberation, there was Annie Whitaker Richie, and what a dynamo of a woman she was! Born in 1926 with learning disabilities in an old Pennsylvania family, Annie is forced to go through school in the same grade as her slightly...

"You Dog: The Owner’s Manual" by Dr Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori, audio format osing the right dog for your lifestyle. If you are going to be gone a lot you do not need a dependent breed. If you live a sedentary life you do...

"Middle East Burning" by Mark Hitchcock is a book that takes a look at what is happening in the Middle East today and how it pertains to prophecies in the Bible. Anyone who has studied prophecies has learned that the lands mentioned back in Ezekiel,...

Since 9/11 the fears of Muslims attacking Americans provoked the creation of the PATRIOT ACT. The very name meant that to disagree with it made you un-American. This has morphed into the most egregious violations of our Constitutional rights since Joseph McCarthy’s efforts to destroy...

This is a small book (only 170 pages) with snippets of the things a husband needs to do or not to do in order to give his wife what she needs in their marriage. Topics range from kissing to leadership and from being a dad...

Roger Wagner writes of his forty-five years in the casino industry, beginning back in the 1960's when he began in Las Vegas as a room clerk. Wagner clearly and knowledgeably tells of his career to the top of casino management. Beginning at the Dunes in...

"Listening to Republic: How Money Corrupts Congress-and a Plan to Stop It" by Lawrence Lessig reminded me of the importance of staying informed, staying pro-active, and getting involved. This is our nation and yet we as citizens have become lazy, contrite and apathetic. When a...

Author Paul Caspersen shows his superior training as a financial planner in his "Direction Memo" which is a well-planned and executed workbook on how an individual should write out instructions for carrying out his/her estate. The author cites the need for writing out directions so...

"Stand For Your Marriage" reminds people of God’s intention for marriage. Marriage vows are a promise “until death do we part.” Scripture teaches us “what God has joined together let no man put asunder.” So why has marriage become disposable? It certainly isn’t the will...

Are you a person who has enjoyed fishing most of your life? Well, David Van Lear is, and he wrote this book to tell of his adventures while fishing. David’s father loved fishing, and taught it to David when he was a young fellow. In...

Having been born to parents with a history of dysfunctional behaviors and addictions, Wanda McGuire was no stranger to this lifestyle herself. Being brought up in this type of situation, Wanda carried these behaviors into her own marriage with a husband with a serious addiction...

Robin Marsh and Lauren Nelson have co-written a devotional book for teenage girls that is sure to be used over and over again! “God, Girls, and Getting Connected” addresses everyday issues that teenage girls are facing in today’s society. Using the acronym of “girl,” this...

"How To Find The Right Man And Become His Center of Attention: Anyone can find a man . . . Let me show you how to keep him" by Debra Clifton Mitchell is a book all women should read BEFORE they marry. Most women want...

I was honored to meet Ms Higgs at a book fair and again at the taping of the DVD that goes along with this book. Every time I meet her I become teary eyed and giddy. She never puts on airs and she always makes...

It's 1950 in Chelsea, England, and Roy Jenkins is thirty-four years old, discharged from service in World War II and still suffering from shell shock or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as it is presently known. He goes from job to job and takes up with...