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When Being a Nurse Was Fun

by Ann Watt

Was there ever a time when being a nurse was fun? Absolutely. Ann will tell you how she, and the nurses with whom she worked, created and enjoyed comical situations before the COVID-19 pandemic. Ann shares stories of the unbelievable events she encountered and the hilarity which was often found in absurd situations.

Her tales begin when she was a student nurse and progress through her thirty years as a critical care RN. Over the course of her nursing careeer, Ann learn... more

Summons to Berlin: Nazi Theft and a Daughter's Quest for Justice

by Joanne Intrator

On his deathbed, Dr. Joanne Intrator’s father poses two unsettling questions: “Are you tough enough? Do they know who you are?” Joanne soon realizes that these haunting questions relate to a center-city Berlin building at 16 Wallstrasse that the Nazis ripped away from her family in 1938. But a decade is to pass before she will fully come to grasp why her father threw down the gauntlet as he did. Repeatedly, Joanne’s restitution quest brings her into confrontation with yet another of her... more

Stuck: A Cold War Diary

by Jay Fields

The diary of an effervescent time, wedged between the sixties and the end of the Vietnam War, the story of an army journalist and his wife stuck in Cold War Germany traveling about in a third-hand VW named Velma. A reflection on coming of age, friendships under duress, travel, the Czech border, race relations, the '72 Games, the life of gypsies, small theatre, missiles, escape routes to Spain, jazz and joy in the middle of pulling guard duty and painting tires.

Gifts From a Feral Cat

by Tian Wilson

The author and her two cats move to a tiny farming community in NM. She is befriended by elder neighbors, a Navajo man, and a local doctor. A feral cat shows up one day and transforms all their lives through the life lessons he demonstrates. Her painfully shy cat, stunted from birth, becomes the feral cat's friend and miraculously changes physically. Through conversations about and experiences with the cats, the author is also transformed and healed. Every person and cat in the book grows into g... more

Grandarling

by Rebecca Pan rebecca@rebeccapan.com

There was a string between us. That is how Renée, the woman who became Grandarling, describes meeting Rebecca, her new-born granddaughter. These words proved prophetic. What began as a memoir project blossomed into a voyage of discovery. While Renée spent her life with her eyes fixed firmly on the future, Rebecca took a deep dive into the past and came to learn not just about her family, but more than she ever expected about love, laughter, and life itself. Grandarling has lived her l... more

Healing of a Psychotherapist: A Journey of Rebellion, Reflection, and Redemption

by Charles McCormack

Healing of a Psychotherapist: A Journey of Rebellion, Reflection, and Redemption is a gripping story of one man’s coming to understand and eventually overcome the paralyzing effect that a traumatic childhood and unacknowledged grief had on his capacity to experience fulfillment despite his worldly successes. In this memoir, Charles McCormack, a multi-award-winning psychotherapist, doesn’t offer himself up as a dry, clinical case but tells the emotionally raw story of his life and the people in i... more

Cries of the Savanna. An adventure. An awakening. A journey to understanding African Wildlife conservation.

by Sue Tidwell

Sue Tidwell lived in awe of Africa’s extraordinary wildlife. After years spent appreciating the animals in her imagination, the tenderhearted American hated the idea of joining her husband on a big game hunt. And getting attacked by blood-sucking tsetse flies the moment she stepped off the plane gave no hint of the mind-blowing change of perspective in her future… With her initial animosity turning into curiosity as they breathlessly tracked dangerous beasts, Sue formed a surprising bond wi... more

Six Days in Detox

by Dianne Corbeau

This memoir is a compelling story about a woman who relapses after twenty-six years of sobriety. And returns to a mental institution to begin her journey back into the beginnings of recovery. This story is a hard loo at what goes on internally and externally inside of Dianne as she gives it her all to survive the battle for her life. The fast-paced read is relentless and unforgiving at times, yet it brings you the fragility of the human spirit.

Living: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer

by Jeff Stewart

“This morning I tried to donate my kidney. This afternoon the transplant team told me I can’t. I have cancer.” That's the opening to the remarkable book Living: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer. Living is for anyone whose family has been touched by cancer. What inspiration would you leave your kids if you might be dying from cancer? That's what Jeff Stewart, a molecular biologist, Jeopardy! champion, and father of seven, answers in Living, a book of wisdom and grace. “Beautifully ... more

Florence My Love

by Graceann K Deters

In the earlier part of the twentieth century, women were relegated to scrubbing pots, churning wet clothes into wringer washers, and birthing babies. Not so Miss Florence Poling. Florence left her family's austere 375-acre homestead and did something astonishing for an Iowa farm girl: she traveled the world and took it by storm.

A fragile hold

by Ruth Cotton

A fragile hold is a memoir from Ruth Cotton who tells how an incurable disease and progressive disability led her to a more mindful way of living. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997, it wasn’t until her retirement that the disease exacted its greatest toll – slowly taking her balance and mobility. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic confined Ruth indoors, news came that her husband’s cancer – melanoma, diagnosed years before – was accelerating. Overwhelmed by a sense of life’s fragility, Ru... more

Limp Forward

by Libo Meyers

From being a little girl with polio in rural China to a tech executive at Apple, Libo Cao Meyers (曹力波) has had quite a journey in life—a journey steeped in a rich family legacy and powered by determination, growth, and love. Over the years and the miles, she has allowed no one—including herself—to set limitations on what she’s able to accomplish. Along the way, Libo has overcome challenges as a person with a disability, a first-generation immigrant in a new country, a female executive in the ... more

Reclaiming Wonder Woman

by Windy Bond

Reclaiming Wonder Woman is a memoir about the impact childhood sexual abuse (from 3 to 16) and the death of her younger brother (at age 8) had on her and her family. It follows the hero's journey from the depths of dispair, along the journey to recover, liberation and ultimately bringing the lessons learned back into the community. Her story parallels her father's throughout the book, demonstrating important forks in their paths that led to very different outcomes, her with peace and fulfillme... more

A Little Dog's Adventures in a Big Dog's World

by Suzanne Catalano

A Little Dog's Adventures in a Big Dog's World is the author's story of the bond with her Pug-beagle mix, Winnie, as they trained to become a detection team in the sport of Nose Work. This book not only shares the joys and challenges of this hobby, but also delves into the unique bond between dog and handler, offering insights and understanding into the world of dogs.

Letters to My Son in Prison

by Ken Guidroz

My son, high on heroin, killed a man with his car. In prison we had to find a way to rebuild what opioids had stolen. Letters proved to be the way. In this book I tell of how we got so bad off and how we recovered.

NINE DAYS

by Michelle Renee

NINE DAYS: Living with My Soul Wide Open after Violent Trauma (June 2023) is a memoir by Michelle Renee, whose first book, Held Hostage, was made into a Lifetime movie. Nine Days picks up where Held Hostage left off and chronicles a single mother's 4,200-mile solo road trip up the coast of California and into the rugged terrain of the Alaskan wilderness. Surviving on little money or food, Michelle braves the elements and confronts her turbulent past on her way to return to her daughter and p... more

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