Synopsis Lolly: From Fishing to Fashion, Reeling in an Unlikely Fashion Success is the latest non-fiction book by award-winning author Jeff Stewart and takes an in-depth and personal look at the start, deconstruction and re-birth of Los Angeles based clothing company, LOLLY Clothing. Lolly tells the story of two brothers and LOLLY Clothing owners, Todd […]
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Title: Hopefully Ever After Author: Linda Barrett Publisher: Linda Barrett Genre: Memoir Pages: 204 Language: English ISBN-10: 0988978032 ISBN-13: 978-0988978034 Linda Barrett could be any one of us. She’s an ordinary woman living a wonderfully ordinary life – husband, kids, teaching, writing – totally unprepared for Murphy’s Law on steroids. In February 2001, everything goes wrong. […]
Title: My Father and Albert Einstein Author: Joan Rothman Brill Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Biography Pages: 160 Purchase at iUniverse Synopsis Joan Rothman Brill presents the life story and 1918 marriage diary of her parents, David and Ruth Samuel Rothman. David Rothman was forced to leave school after the eighth grade in order to help support […]
Book Blast & $25 #Giveaway: Becoming Alice by Alice Rene @alicerene1
November 21, 2013
Title: Becoming Alice Author: Alice Rene Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Memoir Pages: 284 Purchase at iUniverse Praise for the Book “Strongly recommended a deftly written memoir that will hold the reader’s rapt attention from beginning to end.” -Midwest Book Review “Her ability to authentically capture the bewilderment and pain of dislocation through a child’s eyes […]
Title: Mommy Couldn’t Find Her Eyelashes Author: Mary Jane Fizer Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Biography/Memoir Pages: 110 No one knows how unpredictable first graders can be better than a first-grade teacher. In Mommy Couldn’t Find Her Eyelashes, retired elementary educator Mary Jane Fizer shares excerpts from written papers and some of her favorite amusing and […]
Spotlight & $25 #Giveaway: Soul Prints by Norman Hines @NormanHines
November 19, 2013
Title: Soul Prints Author: Norman Hines Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Mystical Pages: 148 Set within the backdrop of a mystical battle between good and evil, the lives of two young people unknowingly struggle to complete their soul prints on earth. The local high school has taken on the onerous task of mounting the musical […]
Title: Shared Stories From Daughters of Alzheimers Author: Persis Granger Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Self-help/Alzheimers Pages: 163 Purchase at iUniverse Shared Stories from Daughters of Alzheimer’s is a support group in print for those escorting a loved one on the Alzheimer’s journey. Nine women map the passage of a parent through Alzheimer’s disease, describing […]
Review: Steal This Resume by Mark Petterson
November 6, 2013
Synopsis The truth is there are a ton of books out there on how to write Resumes. Many of the books are quite good. But studying an entire book about writing Resumes is like learning auto mechanics just to drive across town. Why bother? Instead, why not find a great Resume that’s already written and […]
Jawbreaker You have created yourself every second since the day you were born. Bit by bit, layer by layer. You are a million moments. You are your gift to the world. You are a jawbreaker. This exciting new non-fiction book for young adults is a guide to exploring who you are, and deciding who you […]
Synopsis The Barber’s Conundrum and Other Stories is a collection of humor essays that address every day life including parenting (The School Project: An American Tragedy), relationships (How Bananas Almost Destroyed My Marriage), religion (If We’re Late Again for Church, I Will Kill You), the media (There But for the Grace of God Goes […]