Synopsis Are you suffering from a personal energy crisis?Are you constantly running through your day, feeling chronically exhausted? Are you desperately overcommitted? Do you find yourself sacrificing your health, family time and quality of life just to meet the never-ending demands on your time? Are you exhausted when you go to bed at night and […]
Category: nonfiction
WALKING THE LLANO A TEXAS MEMOIR OF PLACE by Shelley Armitage Genre: Eco-Memoir / Nature Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Date of Publication: February 15, 2016 Number of Pages: 216 Scroll down for Giveaway! When American explorers arrived in the Texas Panhandle, they dubbed the region the “Great American Desert.” Its rough terrain […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]