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The Days of our Lives: The True Story of One Family’s Dream and the Untold History of Days of our Lives Reviewed By Sue Ayers of Bookpleasures.com
- By Sue Ayers
- Published June 28, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ken Corday
ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-4222-9
As a long time Days fan (I saw my first show at age 14), this book was an enjoyable trip down memory lane allowing me to reminisce about the good old days of growing up with Bo and Hope and Kayla and Patch. The families of Days are so courageous and strong and, reading this book, it is no wonder
Until I Smile At You Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published June 23, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Author: Roseann Lombardi
- ISBN: 9781935097167
- Publisher: Two Harbors
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published June 5, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Alison Arngrim
ISBN: 978-0-06-196214-1
Let me begin by saying that this was a fantastic reminder of my father. Yes, my father…God rest his soul. My sister and I so loved Little House, but every time the theme song came on my father would grunt and roll his eyes at us. In fact, he did that with Charlie’s Angels, too. (Good thing he loved us J)
Christian Encounters: Saint Patrick Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lois C. Henderson
- Published June 1, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Jonathan
Rogers
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN:
978-1-59555-305-8
This lively text should appeal to both youngster and adult alike, and should serve as a welcome addition to any home, school or college library
Broken Birds – The Story of My Momila Reviewed By Wendy Thomas of Bookpleasures.com
- By Wendy Thomas
- Published May 11, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Jeannette Katzir
Publisher: Jeannette Katzir
ISBN: 978-0-615-27483-6
Britney Spears: Little Girl Lost Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published May 5, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
ISBN:-13: 978-1926745022
Publisher: Transit Publishing
Great work Mr. Heard! You made me a Spears fan. Not the singing, perhaps, but definitely an admirer of her determination and sheer will
The Mighty Queens of Freeville Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published April 22, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Amy Dickinson
ISBN: 978-1-4013-1012-7
In reading this wonderfully written memoir, I felt like I’d found my “soul-sister.” Not only do we share the same name, but we believe that our family is literally the backbone of who we are, and draw our strength and courage from the people who love us the most.
Letters From The Lost: A Memoir of Discovery Reviewed By Cindy Bauer of Bookpleasures.com
- By Cindy Bauer
- Published April 19, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Helen Waldstein Wilkes
ISBN: 978-1-897425-53-4
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
In an unforgettable read, the author has cleverly included the context of the letters, pictures she was able to locate, and her own heartfelt story behind the discoveries. It was an emotional journey for me as well, as I learned more about this family and their struggle to survive in a most overwhelming time
Paradise Under Glass: An American Amateur Creates a Conservatory Garden Reviewed By Allan Becker of Bookpleasures.com
- By Allan Becker
- Published April 15, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ruth Kassinger
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0-06-154774-4
Britney Spears: Little Girl Lost Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published April 15, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
ISBN:-13: 978-1926745022
Publisher: Transit Publishing
Brittany needs to fix that mirror and create a clearer picture. You don’t have to please the world, you need to be who you are and that is just fine and deserve a big hug and congrats for your comeback
Living in the Heartland – Three Extraordinary Women’s Stories Reviewed By F.C. Boyd of Bookpleasures.com
- By F.C. Boyd
- Published April 14, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Pamela Ferris-Olson
ISBN: 978-0-615-34066-1
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing Company LLC
Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Reviewed By Amy Lignor Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published April 1, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ian Halperin
ISBN: 978-0-9812396-6-8
Liz Claiborne: The Legend, The Woman Reviewed By F.C. Boyd Of Bookpleasures.com
- By F.C. Boyd
- Published March 24, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Art Ortenberg
ISBN: 978-1-589794-94-8
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
This book will take you through many emotions
A New Beginning - The Compelling True Story of One Man's Journey Against Overwhelming Odds Reviewed By Fran Lewis Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published March 20, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Alfred Langer
ISBN: 9781934938850
Publisher: Langton Street Press
Alfred Langer we are truly blessed that shared your story and your life with us. I am honored to have reviewed this heartfelt, heartbreaking and yet encouraging story of one family who would never take defeat. As your mother said: God did not mean for us to be ruined. You more than proved him right
Living in the Heartland: Three Extraordinary Women's Stories Reviewed By Faith Draper Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Faith Draper
- Published March 8, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Pamela Ferris-Olson
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing Company, LLC
ISBN-10: 0615340660
ISBN-13: 978-0615340661
Living in the Heartland: Three Extraordinary
Women's Stories by Pamela Ferris-Olson
gives a unique look into the lives and history of three minority
women
Kiefer Sutherland, Living Dangerously Reviewed By Amy Lignor Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published March 7, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Biographer, Christopher Heard
ISBN:
978-1-926745-04-6
This
is a poignant book showing the split personalities of a much-beloved
actor who has made bad decisions over time - like the rest of us
Review Jane Austen (Christian Encounters series) Reviewed By Amy Lignor Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published March 7, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Peter Leithart
ISBN: 978-1-5955-5302-7
The biographer has done a fantastic job in the telling of Jane Austen's life; facts were offered as any good biographer will do, but he left our beloved icon a heart and soul that shows on every page
Confessions of a Former Child: A Therapist's Memoir Reviewed By Karim Kahn (Ernest Dempsey)
- By Karim Khan (also known as Ernest Dempsey)
- Published February 18, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
ISBN: 978-1555974992
As a writer, Daniel stands out from the crowd. His narrative skills are incredibly engaging and his passages truly memorable. His words speak to the instincts and emotions of the reader
Restoration Road Reviewed By Amy Lignor Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published February 8, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Mitch Kruse (With Derek Williams)
ISBN:-13: 978-1-935391-31-9
Well written without being too “preachy,” the authors have done a fine job offering words of guidance to a world that’s teetering on the edge of faith
All Things at Once Reviewed By Wendy Thomas Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Wendy Thomas
- Published January 21, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Mika Brzezinski
Publisher: Weinstein Books
ISBN: 978-160286111-4
With brutal honesty, Mika Brzezinski – co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe recounts how trying to be a career woman, a wife, and a mother - in essence having it all - almost ended in tragedy for her young family
The Last Day of My Life Reviewed By Wendy Thomas Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Wendy Thomas
- Published January 21, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Jim Moret
Publisher: Phoenix Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-60747-701-3: ISBN-10: 1-60747-701-7
Children of Dust Reviewed By Chris Phillips Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Chris Phillips
- Published January 4, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ali Eteraz
ISBN: 978-0-06-156708-7
All Things at Once Reviewed By Meijer Bijorn Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Meijer Bijorn
- Published January 3, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Title: All Things at Once
Author: Mika
Brzezinski
ISBN: 1602861110
Publisher: Weinstein Books
A Memoir For Everyone
Lizzi & Fredl: A Perilous Journey of Love and Faith Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published January 3, 2010
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Dr. William B. Stanford
ISBN: 978-0-595-43311-7
Publisher: iUniverse
Lizzi and Fredl is the memoir of Frederick and Alice
Steiner, Austrian Catholics who fled Austria in
August, 1938, months after the Anschluss (the annexation
of Austria to Nazi German).
Voices On The Wind Reviewed by Sandie Kirkland Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Sandie Kirkland
- Published December 31, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs , Travel & Adventure
Author: Bonnie McGee
ISBN: 9780615250595
Publisher: Skylark Publications
This book is recommended for readers who enjoy travel books as well as for those interested in hearing about reaching out and grabbing the dream of another life. Those who indulge will come away inspired and refreshed. This is a gorgeous book and one that is highly recommended
The Great And Only Barnum: Three Tremendous, Stupendous Life Of Showman P.T. Barnum Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published December 31, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Candace Fleming
Illustrator: Ray Fenwick
Publisher: Schwartz &
Wade Books (An Imprint of Random House Children's Books)
ISBN: 978-0-375-84197-2
Even though we may be familiar with the name P.T. Barnum, one of the greatest showmen and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, how many of us can truthfully say we know the real Barnum?
William Miner: The Man and the Myth Reviewed By Fran Lewis Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published December 29, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Joseph Burke
ISBN-10: 1934938505
ISBN-13: 978-1934938508
Publisher: Langdon Street Press
Pagoda Dreamer Reviewed By Fran Lewish Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published December 23, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Judith March Davis
ISBN: 9781934938904
Publisher: Langdon Street Press
Dorothy Rowe left the world a great legacy in her books, poetry, articles and her articles. But, the best tribute to a parent and legacy is one that Judith March Davis has written and the special toast she made to her mother when she went and fulfilled her dream of going to China
I’ve Always Loved You Reviewed By Amy Lignor Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published December 18, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ann Seymour
ISBN: 978-0-915090-82-2
Most books like this one are heavily based on and written as history books, giving the background more than the emotion. I am honored, proud, and grateful to the author for giving the reader, me, so much more than what I could read in textbooks
Storm Over Morocco Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published December 15, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Frank Romano
Publisher: World Audience Inc
ISBN: 978-1-934209-43-1
From the very first pages of Frank Romano's Storm Over Morocco, this autobiographical memoir and travelogue of one man's spiritual search rivets you with drama, and rarely lets up over the next 341 pages
This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published December 13, 2009
- History , Book Publishing , Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Kyra E.
Hicks
ISBN: 978-0-9824796-5-0
How often do we have the opportunity to participate in a journey researching one of the best-known African-American quilters, Harriet Powers, who was born near Athens Georgia into slavery in 1837 and died in 1910? When Kyra E. Hicks, a quilter herself, began compiling a simple annotated bibliography of references to Harriet Powers, she hadn't a clue as to what “goodies” she would discover and that her findings would eventually culminate in a fascinating tome, This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces
The Novice: Why I Became a Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit & What I Learned Reviewed By Andrea Coventry Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Andrea Coventry
- Published December 12, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
The Novice: Why I Became a Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit & What I Learned by Stephen Schettini is a well-written memoir that almost seems like a version of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, but overseas, and with a more religious theme
Men Children and Grass Farming: A Suburban Life Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published December 1, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Joyce Fetzer Schutten
ISBN: 978-1-60743-418-4
Publisher: Judson Books
In reading these essays we are fortunate to be beneficiaries of skillfully woven narratives that are deeply readable and thoughtful
Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published November 4, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ali Eteraz
ISBN: 978-0-06-156708-7
Publisher: HaperOne (An Imprint of
HarperCollins)
Fascinating may be an overused word, but it does describe the memoir of Abir ul Islam, as he narrates the different stages of his young life and his emotional wrestling with Islam
Silverstein & Me: A Memoir Reviewed By Andrea Coventry Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Andrea Coventry
- Published October 17, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Marv Gold
Publisher: Red Hen Press
ISBN: 978-1-59708-51-0
Honest Sid: Memoir of a Gambling Man Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published October 14, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ronald Probstein
Publisher: iUnvierse, Inc
ISBN: 978-1-4401-4187-4
Honest Sid: Memoir of a Gambling Man is a moving memoir where each page is filled with small details that resonate with meaning. It is a fascinating peek at an nontraditional way of life that leaves you wanting more
GI Joe The Life and Career of Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner Reviewed By Wendy Thomas Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Wendy Thomas
- Published September 25, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: James L. Franklin , M.D.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Section of
Gastroenterology
ISBN: 13: 978-0-615-22605-7 (cloth): ISBN: 10: 0-615-22605-1 (cloth)
Abandoned & Forgotten: An Orphan Girl’s Tale of Survival in World War II Reviewed By Amy Lignor Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Amy Lignor
- Published September 24, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
I want to send my special thanks to this author. You have taught me a great deal and I am truly an admirer – not only of your wonderfully descriptive prose, but also your pride, determination, and strength in a world that’d literally fallen down around your ears.
A Picture Book On The Wall: Memoir Reviewed By Fran Lewis Of Bookpleausres.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published September 20, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Elaine Margolis
ISBN: 9781934938102
Publisher: Bascom Hill Publishing
Replacement Child – A Memoir Reviewed By Wendy Thomas Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Wendy Thomas
- Published September 16, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Judy L. Mandel
Publisher: Schlesinger Books
ISBN: 978-0-9825146-0-3
Mandel’s memoir is as riveting and gut wrenching as any piece of
thriller fiction I’ve read. Once I started, I couldn’t put this
book down until I reached what I knew would be the inevitable
unavoidable disaster that had been the reason for the
author’s existence.
Boardinghouse Stew Reviewed By Andrea Coventry of Bookpleasures.com
- By Andrea Coventry
- Published September 6, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: E. E. Smith
ISBN: 978-0-9798599-1-5
Publisher: Hanover House
Boardinghouse Stew by E. E. Smith is an interesting snapshot about life in a boardinghouse during World War II. The author tells her own story of working as a maid and cook for a summer in Mrs. Mumson's home on the West Coast in 1943.
Die Trying: One Man's Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits Reviewed By Andrea Coventry Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Andrea Coventry
- Published September 6, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Bo Parfet with Richard Buskin
Die Trying: One Man's Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits is an inspiring memoir by a man, who at the age of 26, began a four-year journey to summit all of the highest climbs on the seven continents
Return to Sawyerton Springs: A Mostly True Tale Filled with Love, Learning, and Laughter Reviewed By Fran Lewis Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published September 4, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Andy Andrews
Publisher: Hay House Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-981-9709-1-2
This book was really refreshing, entertaining and had a lot of humor and great stories. Everyone needs to read this to remember that there are places in the world that do not need modern technology and the frills to survive
My War Reviewed By Emily Decobert Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Emily Decobert
- Published August 31, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Norman Friedgut
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1440405557: 13: 978-1440405556
Publisher: CreateSpace
Read this book, live the danger, and savor the thrill
The Labyrinth Reviewed By Karim Khan (also known as Ernest Dempsey) Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Karim Khan (also known as Ernest Dempsey)
- Published August 28, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Mike Stefan Strozier
Publisher: World Audience Publishers
ISBN: 978-0978808662
Beg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer's Life Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published August 24, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Michael Greenberg
Publisher: Other Press
ISBN: 978-1-59051-341-5
The diversity of the stories is the greatest asset of this book. Greenberg is like the prolific raconteur whom you could sit down with at a bar and easily spend hours just enjoying yourself as he entertains you with his sketches of his social milieu as well as his thoughts concerning a wide variety of topics including his Jewish identity, family, conflict, literature, and a host of other stimulating topics
The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father’s War Reviewed By Andrea Coventry Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Andrea Coventry
- Published August 9, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Jan Elvin
Publisher: Amacom Books
ISBN: 9780814410493
Down In Flames Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published August 5, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ray Parker
ISBN: 978-0964092433
Publisher: Mill City Publishing
Parker has given us a small piece of his war time experiences, but this morsel is quite gripping, although at times tragic, when we read about the thousands of Allied soldiers who lost their lives fighting the Nazis
Maria Gulovich, OSS Heroine of World War II: The Schoolteacher Who Saved Lives in Slovakia Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published August 3, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Sonya N. Jason
ISBN: 978-0-7864-3832-7
In a way, Maria Gulovich was an accidental heroine of WWII but in a profound way, she was a very deliberate one. No one forced her to hide Jews in the Slovakian grade school where she was a teacher, but when a leader of the Slovakian underground discovered what she had done, he gave her a choice: either face Nazi arrest for hiding Jews or work as a courier for the Slovakian underground. She chose to become a courier
The Side-Yard Superhero ( Life in Degraff An Automythography) Reviewed By Sonia Reppe Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Sonia Reppe
- Published July 29, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Rick D. Niece
ISBN: 987-0-9815462-0-9
Childhood memories and circumstances stay with a person forever, and this book reminds us that a rich, caring community can make all the difference in people’s lives
Crazy For the Storm: A Memoir of Survival Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com
- By Fran Lewis
- Published July 24, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Norman Ollestad
Publisher: Ecco
ISBN: 978-0061766725
I would more than recommend this that I read in one sitting and could not put down
My War Reviewed By Thomas Drinkard
- By Thomas Drinkard
- Published July 2, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Norman Friedgut
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1440405557: 13: 978-1440405556
Publisher: CreateSpace
The book, My War, is an easy and fun read. Its tone is exactly what it should be: comfortable and fascinating
Hiding in the Spotlight: A Musical Prodigy's Story Of Survival 1941-1946 Reviewed By Norm Goldman Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Norm Goldman
- Published June 24, 2009
- Judaica , Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Greg Dawson
Publisher: Pegasus Books
ISBN: 978-1-60598-045-4
Rarely am I able to read a
book in one sitting, however Greg Dawson’s Hiding in the
Spotlight was the exception.
In Hiding in the Spotlight
Dawson narrates the story of his mother, Zhanna Arshanskaya, who was
a Holocaust survivor and an extraordinary pianist.
Siren’s Feast: An Edible Odyssey Reviewed By Emily Decobert Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Emily Decobert
- Published June 16, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Nancy Mehagian
Publisher: Cielo Press
ISBN: 978-0-9799305-0-8
Nancy Mehagian has lived a life that is the stuff of legends. Wild and free, traveling and tripping on drugs, she lived more before thirty than most of us live in a lifetime. And, we’re so jealous.
Refuge: A True Story of Faith and Civil War Reviewed by Mary Simmons of Bookpleasures.com
- By Mary Simmons
- Published June 12, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Authors: John and Bessie Gonleh
with Bruce Beakley
Published by Winepress
Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-57921-930-7
‘Refuge’ will leave you in awe of the Creator who gave us the amazing ability to adapt and persevere in the worst of circumstances. It is also a reminder to appreciate what we have and count our blessings while we can for we never know what tomorrow may bring or what God has in store for us.
Over the Highest Mountain: A Memoir of Unexpected Heroism in France During World War II Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published June 11, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs , History
Author: Alice Resch Synnestvedt
ISBN: 0-96-48042-6-3
Publisher: Intentional Productions
During World War Two, Alice Resch Synnestvedt, working in southern France with the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization, helped rescue dozens of Jewish children from certain death in Nazi concentration camps.
The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father’s War Reviewed by Emily Decobert of Bookpleasures.com
- By Emily Decobert
- Published June 6, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Jan Elvin
Publisher: American
Management Association, 1601 Broadway, NY, 10019
ISBN:
978-0-8144-1049-3
The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father's War Reviewed By Lavanya Karthik Of Bookpleasures.com
- By Lavanya Karthik
- Published June 1, 2009
- History , Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Jan Elvin
Publisher: AMACOM
ISBN: 978-0-8144-1049-3
“Soldiers aren’t the only casualties of war”, says author Jan Elvin in the afterword of this engrossing and well written memoir. ” Their families suffer as well although their battles are fought later, on the home front.”
Brief Lives: Anton Chekhov Reviewed by Anthony Squiers of Bookpleasures.com
- By Anthony Squiers
- Published May 16, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Patrick Miles
ISBN:10: 1843919001: 13:9781843919001
Publisher: Hesperus Press
There is a current trend in America where former celebrities who have been forgotten (usually for just cause) are being resurrected from the celebrity dead. This is, of course, thanks to those unimaginative bastards, the stewards of our popular culture, the directors of television programming. Such figures as Hulk Hogan, Bret Michaels and the ‘Two Coreys’ are just a few examples of the cultural living dead. With so many instances of former celebrities again becoming popular it is quite legitimate to ask the question, “Does this person have any relevancy to current society?”
Girl in the Belgian Resistance: A Wakeful Eye in the Underground Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published May 15, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Fernande K. Davis
Publisher: Beach Lloyd Publishers
ISBN:978-0-9792778-7-0
Review: Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey Into A Family Secret
- By Norm Goldman
- Published May 10, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Steve Luxenberg
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 978-1-6013-2267-2
When Steve Luxenberg, author of Annie’s Ghosts began his journey seeking to unravel a family secret, little did he know at the time that he would be really opening up a huge can of worms that would lead to some jolting findings about his family.
Review: Our Kids: Building Relationships in the Classroom
- By Norm Goldman
- Published May 8, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Chris Bowen
ISBN: 978-1-4327-2453-5
Publisher: Outskirts
Press.com
Winner of the prestigious Teacher of the Year for Los Angeles County- a county that employs over 80,000 teachers, Chris Bowen has penned an impressive memoir with his Our Kids: Building Relationships in the Classroom. According to Bowen, “To work with children is to see, to catch, these small untraceable moments. It is to watch a child pause, cocoon, and re-emerge as a whole new entity.”
Review: Here’s The Story Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice
- By Sonia Reppe
- Published April 30, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Maureen McCormick
ISBN: 978-0-06-149014-9
Publisher: William Morrow
Admitting she had a cocaine problem, actress Maureen McCormick—famous for playing the role of Marcia Brady in the classic sitcom, The Brady Bunch—told a friend, “I’m afraid of what I’m going to feel if I don’t get high anymore.” For the first time in public, she gets personal in her revealing memoir, Here’s The Story.
Review: Refined in the Furnace of Affliction
- By Mary Simmons
- Published April 28, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: L. John McCulloch
Published by Outskirts Press,
Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-3785-6
In sharing his own story, McCulloch’s prayer is that others will be able to find comfort and healing through the presence of the Lord. His testimony is powerful, passionate and inspirational.
Review: Shared Stories From Daughters of Alzheimer’s:Writing a Path to Peace
- By S.V. Swamy
- Published April 20, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs , Health & Fitness
Edited by: Persis R. Grangera
Publisher: iUniverse Star
ISBN: 9780595297269
This book is a collection of personal stories shared by daughters of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Review: How Capitol Got The Beatles And Then What Happened
- By Lavanya Karthik
- Published April 17, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Charles Tillinghast
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN 978-1-4327-2924-051095
This deceptively slim book (under a 100 pages) provides an interesting behind the scenes look at the Beatles’ relationship with their American recording company, Capitol Records and, more significantly, with each other. It briefly chronicles the fortunes of both the Beatles and Capitol Records from their alliance in 1962, through to the band’s break up less than a decade later. As one of the lawyers handling the Beatles’ contracts at Capitol Records, the author had the opportunity to interact with the Beatles, and observe their business relationship with Capitol at close quarters.
Review: Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me
- By Christine Zibas
- Published April 16, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Alice Pung
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 978-0-452-29000-6
There’s something about the tale of a new immigrant that allows us to see our own world in a new way. In this debut nonfiction memoir by Alice Pung, the stories contained within “Unpolished Gem” reflect the conflicts (both internal and external) of a person straddling two worlds, the ultimate outsider, never comfortable in either.
Review: Secret Daughter
- By Sandra E. Graham
- Published April 1, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author:June Cross
ISBN:978-0143112112
Publisher:Penguin
Secret Daughter is a memoir that will fill your heart with a mixture of emotions. Sadness for a young mother who is forced by a harsh and unforgiving culture to deny the daughter that she so clearly loves with all her heart. Empathy for the little girl that doesn’t understand the hierarchy of differences that kept her from her mother’s side. And finally, the sorrow of so many lost years of closeness that might have been.
Review: Mission Accomplished: Stop the Clock
- By Kathryn Atwood
- Published March 24, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Muriel P. Engelman, WWII Army Nurse, retired R.N.
ISBN: 978-0-595-48110-1
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Ms. Engelman might not be able to stop the clock from ticking, but
she has done a great service in writing a memoir of her eight
decades, not only for WWII aficionados, but for anyone interested in
a wide variety of human characters, painted in vivid and humorous
detail.
Review: My Fall From Grace, City Hall to Prison Walls
- By Donna Linn
- Published March 10, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: James J. Laski
ISBN: 978-1-4343-6279-7
ISBN: 978-1-4343-6280-3
Publisher: Author House
In My Fall From Grace, City Hall to Prison Walls, James Laski blows the lid off in what he refers to as “nasty Chicago politics” in this comprehensive account of his rise from the second highest elected position as city clerk to his incarceration in the infamous “Hired Truck” program scandal.
Review: White Pearl and I: A Memoir of a Political Refugee
- By Norm Goldman
- Published February 28, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Svetlana Kim
ISBN: 978-1-4196-5574-6
From the very first paragraph of Svetlana Kim’s White Pearl and I: A Memoir of a Political Refuge, readers experience quite a riveting ride with amazing drama and fascinating history as the author recounts her journey from her Russian homeland to the United States where after ten years becomes a citizen.
The 282 page memoir rarely lets up as Svetlana imparts her readers with scores of character sketches and various happenings of her ancestors that provide real insights into their spellbinding and difficult lives, particularly that of her grandmother Bya-ok (“White Pearl”) who had a profound influence on Kim’s own life and subsequent survival in the United States.Review: Me, My God, My Country
- By Sandra E. Graham
- Published February 19, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author:Arthur Desmarais
ISBN:978-1-4389-3804-2
Publisher:AuthorHouse
Me, My God, My Country is a wonderfully well-written and insightful work from this new author, Arthur Desmarais. Easy to read and enjoy, Arthur deftly delves into his own inner passions and subconscious ideals of a life and country that keeps us all in a constant quest for change. Arthur, in his writing, shows himself to be a great talent of intellectual fortitude.
Review: The Private World of Tasha Tudor
- By Allan Becker
- Published February 14, 2009
- General Non-Fiction , Homes & Gardens , Biographies & Memoirs
Authors: Tasha Tudor and Richard Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN: 978 -0 -316 -11292-5
The late Tasha Tudor, was a writer and illustrator of children’s’ books. Her farm in southern Vermont is a physical manifestation of all that was dear to her.This book explores her home, gardens, hobbies, writings and illustrations; all of which reflect the romantic nature of this multifaceted individual.
Review: Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty
- By Norm Goldman
- Published February 3, 2009
- Judaica , History , Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Michael Karpin
ISBN: 978-0-470-17373-2
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
It is difficult to conceive just how Tightrope: Six Centuries of a Jewish Dynasty was written. It is just over four hundred pages in size including very extensive footnotes, yet it is huge in its accomplishment. And this is exactly what Israeli television and news reporter Michael Karpin was able to pull off when he wrote about an Ashkenazi family, the Backenroths, dating back to 1350.
Review: At Home Abroad: An American Girl in Africa
- By Norm Goldman
- Published January 19, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Nancy Henderson-James
ISBN: 978-0-911051-67-4
Publisher: Plain View Press
With At Home Abroad: An American Girl in Africa, Nancy Henderson-James has proven herself to be a masterful talent in crafting a captivating memoir infused with a great deal of vivacity, introspection and even some humor and poetry. It is not a memoir to rapidly gulp down, but one to mull over as the author unfolds her childhood through impressionist morsels.
Review: Bringing Back The Magic: A Transformational Memoir
- By Norm Goldman
- Published January 2, 2009
- Biographies & Memoirs
Title: Bringing Back The Magic
Author: Margaret T. Wright
ISBN: 978-0-9821198-0-8
Publisher: Tewillager Publishing (A Division of Equatorial Group,
Ltd)
Margaret (Maggie) Wright, author of Bringing Back the Magic: A Transformational Memoir can be described as a rare bird who is particularly well-informed on the African Grey parrot, however, as she points out, she prefers to be called eccentric because her heart opens so much to animals in general.
Review: Don't Tell Me It Can't Be Done
- By Gary Dale Cearley
- Published December 19, 2008
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Ray Hickey
ISBN-10: 0615194834
ISBN-13: 978-0615194837
I was very impressed with the candor and honesty with which Ray Hickey told the story of his life in this book. I have seen men like him on almost every job that I have held in my life: Good men who are honest and have a strong work ethic. But you don’t see so many who have gone to the heights that this man has.
Review: Wind Driven. The Barbara Kendall Story
- By Wheldon Curzon-Hobson
- Published December 19, 2008
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Wendy Kinney-Kendall
ISBN13: 9781869790431
Publisher: Random House NZ.
Barbara Kendell is an extraordinary woman. She has not only won windsurfing medals at three Olympics, she is a mother, an IOC representative, public speaker and mentor. This biography, written by her sister, tells the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman who overcame her personal challenges and remains at the top of her sport after twenty years of competition.
Review: Lady's Hands, Lion's Heart–A Midwife's Saga
- By Sonia Reppe
- Published December 18, 2008
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Carol Leonard
ISBN: 978-0-615-19550-6
Publisher: Bad Beaver Farm
Carol Leonard, cofounder of the Midwives Alliance of North America, and midwife of thirty years, helped to make midwives legal and certified in her state of New Hampshire. Believing that women should have an empowering experience of giving birth, and have the option of a home birth, she felt drawn to helping women after the birth of her son, and started assisting doctors and learning all she could. This remarkable memoir is the journey of one woman finding her calling as a midwife and finding love on the way.
Review: 1,000 Dollars and an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire
- By Gary Dale Cearley
- Published December 13, 2008
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Sam Wyly
ISBN-10: 1557048037
ISBN-13: 978-1557048035
Review: Love and Sand
- By Lily Azerad-Goldman
- Published November 10, 2008
- Biographies & Memoirs
Author: Howard M. Layton
ISBN 13: 978-0-9676008-5-7
Publishers: Three Spires Publishers
Love and Sand is the exciting memoir of a former flyer for the RAF. Howard M. Layton intermingles the stories of his love affairs with his hair raising exploits as an officer of the RAF in south-Africa and El Alamein where the Eighth army defeated Rommel.