I was pleased to do a review of Queen Latifah’s 4 CD’s about her life.”PUT on YOUR CROWN: Life Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom" fits what I do on my radio show. I interview people who have the courage and intelligence to change...

Most everyone is familiar with the abduction of Adam Walsh in 1981, and the show, America’s Most Wanted, that came about from the tragedy of his abduction. Closure was brought to the case 25 years later. Bringing Adam Home describes Adam's abduction, but its main...

Lisa Bevere, in "Lioness Arising", starts her book with a 'vision/dream' she experienced when she was pregnant with her fourth child. She was standing in some heavenly realm, a place of illumination without glare. The colors were so concentrated that she was unable to describe...

In "The Compassionate Rebel Revolution: Ordinary People Changing the World" you will meet people who are stepping out of their comfort zones to meet the needs of others. The first section of this book shares the stories of ordinary people who became heroes at ground...

Barry Finlay reached retirement age, content with his lifetime achievements. However, circumstances beyond his control were fixed on thrusting him into a whole new challenge. He and his son, Chris, made the decision to climb Kilimanjaro! Why and how are outlined extensively, with much detail...

Authors Aaron J. Cox and Gregory L. Wright write from experience. They do not claim to have degrees in psychology or that they are renowned therapists. Instead they are individuals who have faced bad relationships and survived. The titles of the chapters worried me at...

"Shifted Perspective" is a clean and entertaining tale that will take the reader to a place with shape shifters that are not of the normal kind. It is a good story, well thought-out, and a must for readers of any age. This book is a...

If you are one of the legions of people who have experienced a job loss, then you have to rethink, regroup and recharge with Sean Ashleigh Russell’s “Getting Fired Up: A Manual for Self Exploration in Your Time of Job or Life Change.” Russell, a...

If you have ever thought, “I’m stuck with my life” or “it’s too hard to get what I want,” where did these assumptions come from? “Letting Go for Fun & Profit” offers a layman’s guide to neuroplasticity and how it benefits your life. This daunting...

Your Self Miracle - The Ultimate Success Coaching Guide That Will Change Your Life is a self help/inspirational book by Graham Bowall. Bowall outlines a simple, easy to use plan to achieve your goals. He also outlines some pitfalls to avoid (setting goals you can’t...

Keeping Hope Alive is an inspirational novel by Somalian author Dr. Hawa Abdi. Sarah J. Robbins has done an excellent job of translating the book to highlight the personality and strength of the author. Dr. Abdi was born into a strong family in which education...

Success Against All Odds by Regina Ozoemela is an interesting book by a woman who has seemingly overcome great and some would even say extreme challenges to be self-supporting. Coming from Nigeria, she found herself abandoned by her husband and his family and left with...

10 Day Without: Daring Adventures in Discomfort That Will Change Your World and You by Daniel Day is a conversationally toned book which introduces readers to a positive Christian lifestyle. It also helps readers develop knowledge of fundraising for those in need, and become closer...

Abby's move to the small town of Astley, following her marriage, is not what she had imagined for her life. A successful singer with a good job and a city girl at heart, it is a huge sacrifice to make for a husband who seems...

Hank of Twin Rivers was such a delightful read that I hated to see it end. It's the story of young Hank Heaton, and takes place in 1855. Hank and his family live in a soddy along Buck Creek in a small Iowa settlement. It...

!nnovation: How Innovators Think, Act and Change Our World by Kim Chandler McDonald is a useful and helpful book for those who are looking to achieve success in their lives, goals, and careers. The book teaches readers to understand what innovation is and how to...

Realizing You: A Novel Approach to Changing Your Life by Ron Doades and Susan Sloate is an engaging book that is motivational and uplifting. The author shares his thoughts on living through a story which makes it more relatable. Robby Aihn is the author of...

The Hidden Messages of Jesus: How the Gnostic Gospels Change Christianity by Larry A. Angus is an exceptionally detailed and documented history of how Christianity developed and evolved after the first-hand witnesses – the Apostles and others – had left the scene. In spite of...

War Babies by Richard Pells covers well-trodden territory, but does so with a difference. America and the world went through a transformative period in the 1960s and 1970s. The history of this time has been written about extensively, but most of it has been told...

New Reason New Way: How My Skepticism Changed My Art by Andy Eppler is an autobiographic book about the artist’s journey from his childhood to the present day, and into becoming an artist as part of The Prairie Scholars band with his wife, Jessica. The...