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“Good Grief” Guides the Bereavement Journey, and There’s No Right or Wrong Way

“If you love you will grieve, and that’s just a given,” wrote psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison, one of the several insightful quotes that pepper the gentle bereavement guidebook, Good Grief: A Journey From Lost to Love (Soft Touch Publishing) by Valerie D. Swinton and Fred J. Kirby Jr. Grief may…

Cynthia ConradSeptember 28, 2021

Nonfiction

“Climate Courage” Highlights the Bright Spots in the Fight Against Climate Change

Courage: the ability to do something that frightens one. In Chapter 1 (“Reframing the Narrative”) of Climate Courage (Beacon Press), author Andreas Karelas quotes Dr. Kate Marvel, a climate scientist, who says, “We need courage, not hope, to face climate change.” We are in an era of major change, which…

Mary E. ReganApril 19, 2021

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Gripping Memoir About Adoptee’s Lifelong Search for Identity and Connection

“I’ve always been grateful that Grandma treated you kids like you were real grandchildren.” Those words, while meant as a compliment, go a long way in understanding the lens through which adopted children must see the world and manage their emotions. They were uttered by the mother of a young…

Jim AlkonMay 7, 2024

Nonfiction

‘First, Be a Lady:’ The Impact of FLOTUS on American Politics

Political scientists have failed to recognize the political importance of the president’s spouse. While the evolving role of the first lady over time from White House hostess to presidential advisor has been documented in historical narratives and news articles, the tremendous responsibility placed on her office to communicate the president’s…

Lauren WrightNovember 13, 2017

Nonfiction

Greg O’Brien: Learning to Live, and Not Die, with Alzheimer’s Disease

Greg O'Brien There’s hardly a family in America that hasn’t been touched by Alzheimer’s disease. More than 5.4 million people live with the disease and 500,000 die from it each year. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging and without being able to cure or prevent it, in the next…

Carole ClapsNovember 11, 2015

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A Deal With the Devil and Erotic Encounters in Genre-Bending Memoir

Steve is one lucky sonofabitch. Despite working a string of low-paying, low-man-on-the-totem-pole temp and retail jobs, his charm and natural good looks are a magnet for high-quality women. Jet-setting execs; bored, horny trophy wives; cute, perky college girls; exotic foreign nationals — it’s a never-ending “all you can eat” buffet…

BookTribJuly 12, 2024

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“Trump You”: Student Trumps Trump and Wins $25 Million Settlement!

“The story of Trump University is a gripping tale of ego and deceit, and it exposes the con man who became president. And no one can tell it better than Cohen.” — David Corn —∞— Silicon Valley businessman and entrepreneur Art Cohen wasn’t involved in national politics when he sued Donald…

Carole ClapsOctober 19, 2021

Nonfiction

Mo Rocca’s Humorous & Inspiring Look at Late-in-Life Achievers

Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg assert “80 is the new 60” in their second collaboration Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks and Triumphs. Their first best-seller was Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Living. This non-fiction book, expanded to print from Mo’s popular podcast Mobituaries, provided remembrances of noteworthy people whose lives…

Linda HitchcockJuly 10, 2024

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Science-Based Guide to Understanding and Caring for Curly Hair

For my entire life, I have been known as the “curly-haired one.” My hair has been part of my personality and my biggest identifier. Growing up I was constantly asked to let people touch it, kids who sat behind me in class were always trying to make my hair go…

Kelsey HallJuly 10, 2024

Nonfiction

The Klan Comes to the Midwest: Brutality, Power and Terror in 1920s Indiana

American history is replete with horrors that have been buried over time. Like an ancient skeleton that may never be discovered, the stories remain untold unless someone comes along to excavate. That is exactly what occurred when Timothy Egan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, decided to write about the Ku Klux…

Claudia KeenanJune 28, 2024

Crash Course A Founders Journey by Ricardo Jimenez

Nonfiction Recommended

Instructing Aspiring Entrepreneurs on What NOT to Do

The idea that one day you invent that one product, service or company that sends you soaring into entrepreneurial success is an enduring fantasy for many. It means bye-bye to that nightmare boss, unfulfilling job or hours chained to the corporate desk. Finally, you think, it’s time to take the…

Christina HennessyJune 18, 2024

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5 Must-Reads About the Future of Technology and Humanity

The future is coming faster than anyone expected. With technology progressing at an increasingly rapid pace over the past couple of decades, people are more excited — or nervous — than ever. Some grin at the picture of utopian paradises like Star Trek while others cower at the prospect of…

BookTribApril 2, 2024

Nonfiction

Pulitzer Winner Elbows Her Way Through a Male World

If you were already a fan of Pulitzer Prize winner Alison Lurie, this collection of her essays will make you want to be her new best friend. In Words and Worlds: From Autobiography to Zippers (Delphinium Books), she writes about her time at Radcliffe when it was still an all-girls…

Sherri DaleyMay 14, 2019

Nonfiction

“When the Tempest Gathers:” U.S. Marine Leader Dissects His Experiences in War

So writes Andrew Milburn in the introduction to When the Tempest Gathers (Pen and Sword Books), his detailed memoir as a Marine Corps leader in Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah, Mosul and in the fight against ISIS. Marines, with their ritual, tradition, obedience and hierarchy, thrive in a profession that most Americans…

Jim AlkonMarch 31, 2020

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From Carnage to Triumph: A Brutally Honest Tale of International Adoption

When the Bough Breaks: A Mother's Story of Carnage, Courage and the Triumph of Faith (Woodhall Press) is an inspiring, brutally honest and heart-wrenching memoir by Nancy Ferraro. She shares with us the profound depth of her commitment to her adopted son, George, who was a victim of horrors and abuse…

BookTribOctober 3, 2022

Business Business - Featured Nonfiction

Build a Fine Vessel to Sail Through Your Financial Life

Author Michael Helgesen provides the most entertaining and engaging opening to a financial book that you might ever find. Fortunately for readers, his father, Lars Helgesen, was a Norwegian Merchant Marine during World War II, and his ship was part of a convoy delivering goods and supplies from the U.S.…

Jim AlkonSeptember 19, 2022

“Good Grief” Guides the Bereavement Journey, and There’s No Right or Wrong Way

“Climate Courage” Highlights the Bright Spots in the Fight Against Climate Change

Gripping Memoir About Adoptee’s Lifelong Search for Identity and Connection

‘First, Be a Lady:’ The Impact of FLOTUS on American Politics

Greg O’Brien: Learning to Live, and Not Die, with Alzheimer’s Disease

A Deal With the Devil and Erotic Encounters in Genre-Bending Memoir

“Trump You”: Student Trumps Trump and Wins $25 Million Settlement!

Science-Based Guide to Understanding and Caring for Curly Hair

Instructing Aspiring Entrepreneurs on What NOT to Do

Pulitzer Winner Elbows Her Way Through a Male World

“When the Tempest Gathers:” U.S. Marine Leader Dissects His Experiences in War

From Carnage to Triumph: A Brutally Honest Tale of International Adoption

Build a Fine Vessel to Sail Through Your Financial Life

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