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Chasing a Flawed Sun

by Daniel McGhee

Chasing a Flawed Sun is a harrowing story of narrowly escaping personal destruction, a life in prison—and death over and over again. It’s a young mans story of years spent avoiding cold, hard truths in pursuit of the warmth and comfort of heroin in a spoon. Daniel writes, “There is a sense of security I get from the sun. It brings me hope, brightness, energy and warmth. The soft kiss of the sun upon my skin cradles me. It blankets my body in a sense of comfort, and I spend as much time in it as... more

We Died in Water

by Meg Flores

This is a memoir that faces how every love story reflects the one before it. Like waves, people crash into each other before pulling back. I have always known this kind of breaking. First, my father left my mother. And, in the same way, someone left me. I have felt this flux endlessly. A shattering. A sameness. Then, loving you changed everything. WE DIED IN WATER is nonlinear and poetic, insisting that the act of recollection puts one’s heart in a prism, a place of distortion and vivid beaut... more

Surrender: A Love Letter to My Daughter

by Lou Alpert

On December 1, 2017, Lou Alpert woke to a CNN story featuring images of her daughter shooting up heroin in an alley, visibly pregnant and being confronted by an Albuquerque policeman. Within twenty-four hours, the story had gone viral, picked up by media outlets worldwide. Subsequent coverage followed: television interviews, news articles, and an appearance at Trumps's State of the Union address by the policeman, his wife, and Crystal's adopted daughter. Surrender: A Love Letter to My Daughter g... more

Where the Caribou Still Roam

by Guy Mueller

Where the Caribou Still Roam chronicles Guy Mueller's travels in the northern reaches of the wilds of North America. More than an adventure travelogue, Caribou is a weave of personal memoir, environmental and cultural commentary, and even some spiritual inquiry. It is also about coming to terms with middle age, a story that Mueller tells with warm wit and wisdom, from the aft end of a red canoe while paddling down the Thlewiaza River in Nunavut, Canada's newest and most northern territory. Mu... more

Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell

by Kelly J. Mendenhall

Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell is Kelly Mendenhall’s autobiographical debut as an author. In the book, Kelly tells of the significant events and pivotal moments of her life by way of recounting the stories behind her eclectic collection of tattoos. Those moments include the death of her father as a young girl, surviving the physical and sexual abuse she endured as an adolescent, the gut-wrenching loss of friends who died too young, and so much more. The reader witnesses the au... more

I Can't Believe I Lived The Whole Thing

by Howie Cohen

It was the golden age of advertising and Howie Cohen’s Alka Seltzer commercials had the whole world saying, “I can't believe I ate the whole thing” and “Try it, you'll like it.” In this fun, fast-paced and often hilarious memoir, Howie gives us a front row seat to those amazing revolutionary times: How pot and the pill opened the doors (and everything else) to sexual and creative freedom; the creative takeover by mensch-y Jewish copywriters and macho Italian art directors; the disruption of ad c... more

Kerala Resorts

by Jas Jose

kerala is one of the best tourist destination in India.So many foreign tourists visit kerala every day .The main attraction of Boat house alleppey kerala are the lake,resorts ,beaches and wild life sanctutarires .Alappuzha is the famous tourist destination in Kerala . Kerala is known as the god's own country beacuse of its natural beauty .So many famous lakes are in Alappuzha .Kuttanad is the famous tourist place in Alappuzha .Alap... more

Prescription Comedy: An Unlikely Antidote To Physician Burnout

by Pranathi Kondapaneni

The secret to healing from physician burnout, re-connecting with loved ones and rediscovering daily joy resides in an unlikely place: the comedy club. In Prescription Comedy, author, Dr Kondapaneni shares her personal journey with burnout and how an almost accidental foray into the world of comedy proved key to her cure. What you'll discover: Why so many physicians succumb to burnout and suffer a loss of faith as they toil under the weight of a medical system that doesn't value connect... more

The CATalyst Experience: How Rescued Tigers Heal Trauma-Scarred Souls

by Kevin Rose

After the horrific events of September 11, 2001, Kevin Rose knew that warfare was inevitable, and he needed to develop a way to help those who served when they returned home. He witnessed how the devastating attacks affected the country’s collective psyche and felt the resulting meteoric rise in his manual therapy clients’ stress levels. Kevin knew if he could build a program to help combat veterans counterbalance stress, people from all walks of life could benefit as well. Calling on a lifet... more

The New Plantation: Lessons from Rikers Island

by Jason Trask

On June 21st, 2019, Deerbrook Editions will release The New Plantation: Lessons from Rikers Island, a memoir by novelist Jason Trask chronicling his experiences as an English teacher of incarcerated teens on Rikers Island in New York City. He writes that even before he began teaching on Rikers, “I knew racism affects every aspect of American culture. But I knew it only with my intellect. Rikers hammered that knowledge into my heart.” During his three years on the island, of the 200 plus students... more

Writing is Essential: Use the Skills You've Got to Get the Job Done

by Judine Slaughter

This is a collection edited interviews from writers of different genres. Each writer provides valuable information about writing, publishing, or being an entrepreneur. There’s a uniqueness in each dialogue; yet the same resounding message … just write!

Rescue Meez

by Siri Zwemke

Rescue Meez is the story of how I went from crazy cat lady to director of a non-profit cat rescue group that rescued over 13,000 cats in 20 years. It's a lighthearted, humorous read of some of the mistakes we made along the way and how we learned and grew from them. I face rifle-wielding hillbillies, swim with cats, do the dance of the dead mouse and catch flying ferals as I learn what not to do when running a cat rescue.

Making Fake Star Trek

by Andy Bray

Andy Bray and John Lim portray Chekov and Sulu in Star Trek: New Voyages, a fan film continuation of the original Star Trek. This is the behind the scenes, crazy, true story of making "To Serve All My Days,” a fake Star Trek episode with Trekkies, professionals, Oscar-winners, an Elvis impersonator, and starring a real living legend: Walter Koenig.

Featuring a foreword by Walter Koenig.

Love Never Quits: Surviving and Thriving After Infertility, Adoption and Reactive Attachment Disorder

by Gina Heumann

WHACK… At three in the morning Gina was sound asleep, yet somehow she was smacked in the head. She looked over at her husband, thinking perhaps he accidentally rolled over and flopped his arm on top of her, but he was sleeping soundly and facing the opposite direction. She turned to the other side and glaring back at her was her eight-year-old child. “Did you just hit me?” “Yes, and I’d do it again.” “Whyyyy?” “Because you took away my video games.” “That was EIGHT HOURS AGO.... more

Dogs Still Know Best: Two Angels Guide Their Human Through Grief, Learning & Love

by Angie Salisbury

"Truly heartwarming and inspirational! Dogs Still Know Best is a story of love, loss, the long road to healing, and the anti-fragility of the human spirit" ~ Jedediah McClure, Best Selling Author, Myths of Christianity: A Five Thousand Year Journey To Find The Son Of God A must-read for dog lovers and anyone who has loved - and lost - a beloved dog! In this touching sequel to Dogs Know Best: Two Dogs’ Training Guide For Humans, follow one woman's very personal account of how two German Shorth... more

Midpoint: Manhood, Midlife and Prostate Cancer

by James Hill

As a healthy 56-year-old marketing executive, Jim Hill never saw stage-3 prostate cancer coming. Yet, in early 2018 he found himself on his back for six hours, going through a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. His surgeon ventured into the tangle of tissue, nerves, and blood vessels in his groin to remove his prostate, seminal vesicles, lymph nodes, and some surrounding tissue. The good news was Jim's cancer seemed to be eradicated. The bad news was the experience would leave him altered physi... more

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