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Excerpt – Sorrows & Songs by Janice Wood Wetzel #memoir @KamaTimbrell

November 28, 2016

Title: Sorrows & Songs: One Lifetime – Many Lives Author: Janice Wood Wetzel Pages: 255 ISBN: 978-0-9968-3010-2 In words as clear and sharp as cut crystal glass, the memoir Sorrows & Songs: One Lifetime – Many Lives unflinchingly tells the story of a bright, beautiful, and promising young child who forged towards a fully […]

Spotlight – Unexpected Prisoner by Robert Wideman & Cara Lopez Lee #memoir #Vietnam #POW @Robert_Wideman

November 13, 2016

Synopsis “A riveting first-person account of a six-year Prisoner of War in the Hanoi Hilton. “ When Lieutenant Robert Wideman’s plane crashed on a bombing run in the Vietnam War, he feared falling into enemy hands. Although he endured the kind of pain that makes people question humanity, physical torture was not his biggest problem. […]

Spotlight & #Giveaway – Champion of the Barrio by R. Gaines Baty #championofthebarrio #gainesbaty #LoneStarLit @KristineTHall @TAMUPress

November 10, 2016

CHAMPION OF THE BARRIO The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty by R. Gaines Baty Genre: Biography / Sports / Civil Rights Publisher: Texas A&M University Press Date of Publication: February 9, 2015 Number of Pages: 288 Scroll down for Giveaway! In 1947, after serving in WWII and quarterbacking the Texas Aggies during the glory […]

Guest Post & #Giveaway – Pigskin Rapture by Mac Engel #TexasFootball #LoneStarBooks #LoneStarLit @KristineTHall

October 29, 2016

PIGSKIN RAPTURE Four Days in the Life of Texas Football by Mac Engel Photos by Ron Jenkins Genre: Texas Sports / Football / Photography Publisher: Lone Star Books Date of Publication: August 26, 2016 Number of Pages: 240 Scroll down for Giveaway! You know what they say: Sunday in Texas belongs to God and football; […]

Spotlight & #Giveaway – Madam President by William Hazelgrove #nonfiction @Rocketman46 #historical

October 18, 2016

Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson by William Hazelgrove After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke in the fall of 1919, his wife, First Lady Edith Wilson, began to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the Executive Office. Mrs. Wilson had had little formal education and had only been married to President Wilson […]

Interview & #Giveaway – Gathering Courage by T. A. McMullin #LoneStarLit #adoption #dyslexia #healing #therapydogs @KristineTHall

October 10, 2016

GATHERING COURAGE A Life-Changing Journey through Adoption, Adversity, and a Reading Disability by T.A. McMullin Genre: Inspirational Memoir Publisher: Gathering Courage Media Date of Publication: January 19, 2016 Number of Pages: 222 Scroll down for Giveaway! Why do some people find success despite hardships and others sink into a pit of despair? Gathering Courage: A […]

Review – Hurt by Catherine Musemeche, M.D. @DrKateM #Medical #trauma #LoneStarLit @KristineTHall

October 1, 2016

HURT The Inspiring, Untold Story of Trauma Care by Catherine Musemeche, M.D. Genre: Medicine / Medical History Date of Publication: September 6, 2016 Publisher: ForeEdge # of pages: 268 The heroic story of the invention of trauma care, from battlefield triage to level 1 trauma centers Trauma is a disease of epidemic proportions that preys on […]

Guest Post & #Giveaway – The Republic of Football by Chad S. Conine @csconine @UTexasPress #LoneStarLit #TexasFootball @KristineTHall

September 8, 2016

THE REPUBLIC OF FOOTBALL Legends of the Texas High School Game by Chad S. Conine Genre: Texas Sports History / Biographies Date of Publication: September 6, 2016 Publisher: University of Texas Press # of pages: 288 Scroll down for Giveaway! Anywhere football is played, Texas is the force to reckon with. Its powerhouse programs produce the […]

Guest Post & #Giveaway – Texas In Her Own Words by Tweed Scott @TejasTweed @KristineTHall #Texana #TexasBooks #LoneStarLit

August 27, 2016

TEXAS IN HER OWN WORDS (Second Edition) by Tweed Scott Genre: Texas / Texana / General Interest Publisher: Tejas Publishing Date of Publication: June 16, 2016 Number of Pages: 336 Scroll down for Giveaway! Texas in Her Own Words is a peek into the Texas psyche. It explains why Texans are the way they are […]

Guest Post – Coach Michael Taylor, author of Adversity is Your Greatest Ally @coachmichaelt #turnoffthemedia #excerpt

August 24, 2016

Synopsis Without question life can be difficult and challenging. But what if all the challenges in your life were really just stepping stones to living the life of your dreams? Join Coach Michael Taylor as he shares how he was able to overcome being a high school dropout, a divorce, depression, bankruptcy and foreclosure and […]

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