This author hits you right at the beginning by breaking down the issue of Fear into two categories and then offering a solution – he says, "Why should I waste your time breaking down a self help book and dragging out the solution when it is easy." Why exactly! By getting to the point so … Continue reading F.E.A.R. Face Everything and Rise! By Justin Giovinazzo
Self Help
The Language Secret: How to Learn a Foreign Language: Or. How to Speak 10 Languages. Badly by John Stedman
Living in Texas, Spanish is sprinkled throughout my world. I know just enough to get in trouble – a few key phrases that make people assume I know how to speak it, and they take off, leaving me in the verbal dust. As the New Year approaches, once again learning Spanish is on my list … Continue reading The Language Secret: How to Learn a Foreign Language: Or. How to Speak 10 Languages. Badly by John Stedman
Holding on Loosely – LSBBT
HOLDING ON LOOSELY by DANA KNOX WRIGHT Genre: Narrative Nonfiction / Memoir / Self Help Publisher: Carpenter's Son / Clovercroft Publishing Date of Publication: August 24, 2021 Number of Pages: 208 pages Scroll down for giveaway! Helicopter parents. Control freaks. Perfectionists. Intolerants. Over-consumers. Social media junkies. We all fit in there somewhere. Read one woman’s … Continue reading Holding on Loosely – LSBBT
What the Hell Just Happened: From Brain Injury to Breast Cancer and Bereavement – Overcoming Adversity by Mark & Jules Kennedy
My last blog of Finalists in the Book Talk Radio Club Award is a non-fiction book. Husband and wife team Mark & Jules Kennedy created, in their own voices, a recollection of some incredibly intense years in their marriage. To bare their souls to the public takes courage but once you read this book you … Continue reading What the Hell Just Happened: From Brain Injury to Breast Cancer and Bereavement – Overcoming Adversity by Mark & Jules Kennedy
Feeling Good: Living Low Toxin in Community and Everyday Life by Cheryl Meyer
A few years ago I obtained this author’s book, It Feels Good To Feel Good, Learn to Eliminate Toxins. I still have it on my shelf, refer to and recommend it often. When I heard she was publishing this next book, I was first in line. This book expands beyond her first book to children, … Continue reading Feeling Good: Living Low Toxin in Community and Everyday Life by Cheryl Meyer
Being Mortal By Atul Gawande
My book club rarely agrees on any book but this one was a hands-down must read and is about to be handed to our parents, our spouses and our children. A dear neighbor of my father suggested this to me. I bought it and placed it in my to-read pile only to realize it was … Continue reading Being Mortal By Atul Gawande
Slap Yourself By Josh Zepess
This book was in my VIP bag at the Indie Book Fest this year. Frankly I let it sit for a while. I gave up the rat race about 3 years ago and started working for me, doing what I love. What could this book possibly tell me? Well, a lot and it was a … Continue reading Slap Yourself By Josh Zepess
The Tricycle Way: How to Stop Racing Through Life and Start Enjoying the Ride by Sanjog Aul
This self help book takes the unique perspective of putting together a Tricycle to illustrate ways to structure your life. From the cushioned seat being your gratitude to the handlebars representing your purpose, the author takes you step by step. Using a substory of three characters, he reinforces many of the concepts with continuing examples … Continue reading The Tricycle Way: How to Stop Racing Through Life and Start Enjoying the Ride by Sanjog Aul
Write to Heal: Seven Women, Seven Triumphs, Collected by Dr. Karen Maxfield-Lunkin
I am always amazed at people who can open themselves up and share so much of their lives on paper for the world to see. These seven women are incredible, not only in their stories but in their strength and ability to allow the reader an opportunity to step into their worlds and at the … Continue reading Write to Heal: Seven Women, Seven Triumphs, Collected by Dr. Karen Maxfield-Lunkin
Thriving Not Surviving: The 5 Secret Pathways To Happiness, Success and Fulfilment by Gina Gardiner
This book won Best in Self-Help/Inspirational, and after reading it, I can understand why. Using her own story as a base, the author easily leads you along the pathways that she richly describes and illuminates. While many self-help books tend to tell you how easy a change can be, this author has a much more … Continue reading Thriving Not Surviving: The 5 Secret Pathways To Happiness, Success and Fulfilment by Gina Gardiner
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