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“Ditch the Act” and Uncover the Benefits of Failure

The premise behind Ditch the Act: Reveal the Surprising Power of the Real You for Greater Success (McGraw-Hill Education) is that showing vulnerability and authenticity is a better strategy in business and life than the stereotypical polished persona you always believed would win friends and influence people. So basically, ditch…

Jim AlkonOctober 25, 2019

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For Both Devoted Alcott Fans and any Christian Little Woman , Here’s a Devotional to Cherish

In her latest work, The Little Women Devotional: A Chapter-By-Chapter Companion to Louisa May Alcott's Beloved Classic (Barbour Books), Rachel Dodge matches a cherished girl’s book with a core concept often overshadowed by feminism and social justice issues. While these ideas are crucial aspects of Little Women, Dodge’s focus on…

Susan BaileyDecember 2, 2021

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“Pace’s Post” Brings Life Insights From a Doctor With Directive

Pace’s Post: Ramblings of Wisdom From a Middle-Aged Doc by Victor M. Pace, MD allows the reader to pull up a chair with the author as he offers his insights on life and a life well-lived. Sections cover extremely wide-ranging conversations, and the author explains in the introduction that "I decided to…

BookTribMay 21, 2021

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Julia Baird’s Memoir “Phosphorescence” Shares Wisdom to Make Life Glow

In Phosphorescence: A Memoir of Finding Joy When Your World Goes Dark (Random House), Australian journalist and biographer Julia Baird explores the experiences that give life meaning and joy — the things that make life glow. The book is a thought-provoking mix of journalism and memoir as Baird blends essays…

Kirsten MacdissiJuly 6, 2021

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GQ Columnist Sophia Benoit Navigates Adulting in “Well, This Is Exhausting”

“Benoit’s writing style is like a witty, long-form tweet—familiar, pithy, and off-the-cuff... Benoit brings her A game in her first book." — Library Journal —∞— GQ columnist and stand-up comedian Sophia Benoit is that rare combo of wisecracking friend and tough older sister in Well, This is Exhausting (Gallery Books),…

Kirsten MacdissiJuly 13, 2021

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“Conscious Parenting” Provides Emotional Support and a Personal Toolkit

The author Robert A. Saul, MD starts off his informative guide to parenting, Conscious Parenting: Using the Parental Awareness Threshold (Koehler Books), with a perfect quote from the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen: I need a clue ‘Cause I’m flying blind And making this up as I go.” No doubt…

Jim AlkonAugust 10, 2021

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An Inspirational Journey From Traumatic Childhood to Wholeness Through God

“To look at us, you would have thought we were the great American family,” Cheryl Glaiser writes in the first pages of her memoir, Use It, Don’t Abuse It (Gatekeeper Press). She goes on to set an idyllic scene of growing up in the 1960s in the small town of…

Barbara WilkovDecember 13, 2021

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“One Bag O’ Gold” Teaches Entrepreneurship Through Biblical Wisdom

Faith, as defined by Webster and aptly referenced by Stuart D. Anderson in his book One Bag O’ Gold: Biblical Inspirations for Entrepreneurship (Barnes & Noble Press) is “a confidence, belief or assurance not based on proof.” The author elaborates that “it is when you know something as Truth, deep…

BookTribApril 7, 2021

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“Millennials” Is a Wakeup Call for the Youth

In his first book, Enrich Your Life and the World with the Game of Golf, the playing field for author Stephen Vigiano was too confined. In that 2020 work, he made the point that “Golf is a sport that transcends a club and a ball. It is a sport that…

Jim AlkonMay 17, 2022

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Learning How to Manage Your Emotions Through the Conceptual Framework of Chakras

“Emotions trigger actions. Actions trigger reactions. Reactions trigger emotions. This is a never-ending cycle. As human beings we emote; this is in our nature. Whether we like it or not, we must face our and others’ emotions constantly. How we face them makes all the difference.” In Preethi Saravanakumar’s latest…

Cynthia ConradMay 31, 2022

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Patients and Doctors Will Understand Those “Gut Feelings” After Reading This Sequel

Several months ago I had the opportunity to read and review Gut Feelings: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and the Patient-Doctor Relationship. In the book, Dr. Douglas A. Drossman, MD, a renowned gastroenterologist, founder and COO of the internationally recognized nonprofit the Rome Foundation, and president of DrossmanCare, teams up with…

Barbara WilkovJune 7, 2022

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A Guide to Dietary Habits That Will Improve Your Sex Life

If someone had asked the Bard at the time whether he was trying to suggest a “diet” for great lovemaking and sex, who’s to say how he would answer. Fortunately, 420 years later, Christine DeLozier, L.Ac. has her own ideas about the food of love, and she has written the…

Jim AlkonJune 9, 2022

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“Awake Beloved and Arise” Turns Suffering Into Strength Through the Grace of God

If you’re in the market for an inspirational Christian book that’s as fresh and resilient as the springtime, Awake Beloved and Arise: Transforming Suffering Into Strength (Mountain Muse Studio) by Linda Huntzinger Calhoun will get you singing a song worth singing. In it, Calhoun explores the very nature of suffering:…

Judy MorenoApril 18, 2022

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Spiritual Memoir Shares One Man’s Journey Along the Path to Enlightenment as a Buddhist

“Life is like a great big role-playing game,” writes Marc Preston Moss, “The way to win isn’t to have the most stuff or the highest status—it’s how to find the way out of the game entirely.” That way out is the path that leads to enlightenment and the cessation of…

Cynthia ConradApril 12, 2022

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An Intimate Memoir of the Bipolar Experience Penned to Pay it Forward

She needed to escape, so she ran. She found her way to the door of her house, slipped out and ran as fast as she could. “As I ran, I proceeded to strip every piece of clothing from my black body. I wanted nothing on me, nothing holding me back.”…

Jim AlkonFebruary 25, 2022

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Much More Than a Rough and Tumble Sport, Rugby Teaches Valuable Life Lessons

The saying has a practical message in terms of rugby: Go forward, never run sideways; don’t run away from your supporting players. Support, when the play breaks down, set up for what ensues, and remember that no one goes anywhere alone. Rosemary A. Schmidt, a former collegiate and club rugby…

Jim AlkonMarch 1, 2022

“Ditch the Act” and Uncover the Benefits of Failure

For Both Devoted Alcott Fans and any Christian Little Woman , Here’s a Devotional to Cherish

“Pace’s Post” Brings Life Insights From a Doctor With Directive

Julia Baird’s Memoir “Phosphorescence” Shares Wisdom to Make Life Glow

GQ Columnist Sophia Benoit Navigates Adulting in “Well, This Is Exhausting”

“Conscious Parenting” Provides Emotional Support and a Personal Toolkit

An Inspirational Journey From Traumatic Childhood to Wholeness Through God

“One Bag O’ Gold” Teaches Entrepreneurship Through Biblical Wisdom

“Millennials” Is a Wakeup Call for the Youth

Learning How to Manage Your Emotions Through the Conceptual Framework of Chakras

Patients and Doctors Will Understand Those “Gut Feelings” After Reading This Sequel

A Guide to Dietary Habits That Will Improve Your Sex Life

“Awake Beloved and Arise” Turns Suffering Into Strength Through the Grace of God

Spiritual Memoir Shares One Man’s Journey Along the Path to Enlightenment as a Buddhist

An Intimate Memoir of the Bipolar Experience Penned to Pay it Forward

Much More Than a Rough and Tumble Sport, Rugby Teaches Valuable Life Lessons

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