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 […]
Category: nonfiction
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 […]
Title: Scapegoat: A Flight Crew’s Journey from Heroes to Villians to Redemption Author: Emilio Corsetti Publisher: Odyssey Publishing, LLC Pages: 472 Genre: Nonfiction Narrative Synopsis “This is the kind of case the Board has never had to deal with-a head-on collision between the credibility of a flight crew versus the airworthiness of the aircraft.” […]
Synopsis Finally! Here is a proven, practical way to drink alcohol and lower your risk for problems. Up until now, there have been two primary messages when it comes to drinking alcohol. One is “just say no,” which for the majority of the population is not an option. The other is to “drink responsibly.” But […]
A Kineño’s Journey: On Family, Learning, and Public Service (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest) by Lauro F. Cavazos & Gene P. Preuss Genre: Memoir / Education Publisher: Texas Tech University Press TTU Press: on Facebook on Twitter Date of Publication: June 30, 2016 # of pages: 352 On September 20, […]
WEST TEXAS MIDDLEWEIGHT The Story of LaVern Roach (Sport in the American West Series) by Frank Sikes Genre: Biography Publisher: Texas Tech University Press Date of Publication: June 30, 2016 Number of Pages: 288 Scroll down for Giveaway! LaVern Roach, a skinny kid from the small town of Plainview, Texas, rose from obscurity to become […]
Synopsis The ripple effect is all around us. We’ve all benefited from the committed teacher, the loving parent, the caring coach, the helpful stranger… This book celebrates the positive results of acts of kindness. You’ll read about –the teacher who inspired a young doctor to question the status quo, and thereby save the lives of […]
Synopsis Everyone has had that one awful job, but Stuart Edge really had an awful job–cleaning porta-potties. As he cleaned, he dreamed of creating videos that not only made people laugh but also changed their lives. Now a YouTube sensation, Stuart shares his secrets to his YouTube success and reveals his conversion from self-conscious to […]
FINDING DOROTHY SCOTT Letters of a WASP Pilot by Sarah Byrn Rickman Genre: Military History / Biography Publisher: Texas Tech University Press Date of Publication: May 30, 2016 Number of Pages: 288 Scroll down for Giveaway! More than eleven hundred women pilots flew military aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War […]
Review – The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell #nonfiction
December 13, 2015
Synopsis ‘I was hoping against hope that the penguin would survive because as of that instant he had a name, and with his name came the beginning of a bond which would last a life-time.’ Tom Michell is in his roaring twenties: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, […]