Dale Zurawski’s The Travel Bitch: Bouncing Across the Globe on a Bipolar High really begins after an Amazon trip sends her back to childhood, in a home changed by her father’s death. Later, a bipolar diagnosis gives a name to the behavior that had already...

I expected to find a compendium of philosophical sayings and thoughts in B. R. Jallipalli's Waves of Thoughts: Thoughts That Changed the World, but discovered something meticulous and thoughtful. It is a book that shows how thought evolved from the time of primitive survival to...

Listening to Chopin While Fighting Nazis by Alex Charns brings together a novella and a memoir about a Polish-American family's multigenerational battle against fascism. The first part, Twenty Angels on Her Roof, is a fictional story set during World War II in Poland. It follows...

Chad K. Smith’s Resilient Mental Health for Teens is a practical self-help guide designed to help teenagers navigate social media spaces and master emotional control. The book explains the "white bear effect" to show why suppressing negative emotions backfires. It also uses an Emotion Wheel...

The Department of Obvious Reforms by Ram Rajcoomar is a manifesto on how to turn public policy into a simple exchange between state and citizen: reduce public cost, then receive public reward. Ram builds that case through reforms that treat responsibility as something recorded, priced,...

How we see the world around us is reflected in the way we live our lives. One Minute Motivation for Mindset is a practical self-help guide to help readers avoid the pitfalls of negative thinking, false narratives, self-doubt, and fear. Through one-minute affirmations and motivational...

Always Here — When a Dog Dies by Jesse Kuhn is a helpful guide for anyone grieving the loss of their beloved dog. When one loses a pet, things change. Other people may not notice the change in routines, the nervous system trying to adjust...

Do you believe that morning and evening routines affect our lives? The Bookend Effect encourages readers to live in the present. Begin your mornings with intention and reflect on your daily activities in the evenings. According to Troy F. Liposec, orientation is the foundation of...

Soft Obviousness by Alessandro Zanone is a heartbreaking memoir about loss and the process of coming to terms with what is left. Alessandro always loved his pet dogs. They gave him stability and comfort, and showed him a different perspective on relationships and connections. They...

The Self-Driving You by Alan Bodnar is a well-written self-help guide to awaken the driver within and a framework to explore the human vehicle through science and how we can intentionally rewire our vehicle for success. This book is divided into two parts, where Alan...