The first thing a person should do if they or a loved one is diagnosed with a serious illness is consider themselves “unofficially part of their care team,” advises Melissa Mullamphy. “You can’t put a price on advocacy and family.” As hospitals recover from staffing shortages and other COVID disruptions, it’s more important than ever for patients and their loved ones to find their voices and use them, adds Mullamphy, whose own mother’s cancer battle was fraught with frustration, medical missteps and endless bureaucracy. Not in Vain, A Promise Kept isMullamphy’s candid account of her mother’s journey and the family’s roller…
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Flawed but formidable San Francisco Police Detective Kate Barnes is forced to confront an unimaginable evil in Dark Obsessions — the highly anticipated follow-up to Marie Sutro’s bestselling and award-winning debut, Dark Associations. Reeling from the trauma of her last case, San Francisco Police Detective Kate Barnes ventures outside Seattle into the rugged reaches of the Olympic Peninsula, hoping to heal the present by resolving the past. When the ravaged corpse of an unidentified teen is discovered, her search for personal peace takes a back seat to the quest for justice. As Kate digs deeper, she discovers the victim was not the only one…
Crossing the Atlantic in a 129-foot-long wooden ship is not easily done, but for 15-year-old Piotr Nowak, the risk is well worth the reward. Join Piotr on the deck of the St. Longinus as he sails the cold North Sea on his journey to the New World in Two Ships, the compelling new adventure story from James Redwood. “The New World wasn’t for the faint of heart, but for some brave men and women, the promise of freedom was worth the brutality of the journey,” Redwood explained. Set against the backdrop of the Thirty Years’ war, Two Ships immerses readers in the 1600s — a…
International speaker and story expert Linda Olson is passionate about helping people recognize and embrace the value of their personal story. In fact, she believes that something as simple as a story can change the lives of others. “Story to me is the greatest gift we have been given, and a lot of times, unfortunately, we don’t see it as a gift,” Olson said in a recent interview. “The thing is, if we deny our gift, we are denying our God-given purpose because our story is who we are. … We will never reach our potential and what God has…
THE TRAVELER’S BEST SELLERImagine for a moment that you could be sent back in time to witness the life of any historical figure. The Traveler’s Best Seller is a fiction novel about a humble school teacher who gets that opportunity. Having already suffered great loss and now facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, he embraces a bizarre “travel” opportunity offered by an unorthodox trio who seem unusually interested in fulfilling his dying wishes. It begins as a very human struggle with his fate, and plunges deeper into an odyssey of heart and soul as he surrenders to the adventure, eagerly returning…
Prachi Gupta is a bestselling author of 5 books, entreprenuer and a social activist. She’s the first writer from india to get into the top 10 finalist of the ‘Author Elite Awards 2020’ earlier known as the Author Academy Awards. She has studied film writing and journalism from Michigan State University, Michigan, USA. She is constantly working for women empowerment and helping debut authors get published easily through her startup named, Huddle Books. She started off as a software professional and turned into a writer, now, motivating lakhs of people through her words. She has numerous laurels to her name, hold…
“A beautifully illustrated and appealing animal tale that underscores defying odds and helping others.” — Kirkus Reviews A boundary-pushing penguin named Ingrid ventures beyond the comforts of her Antarctica home to shatter stereotypes in the inspirational children’s tale, A Penguin’s Quest. “The real, deeper message is really to dream big — to just go for it — whatever that dream might be, even if people says it’s impossible,” author Scott McDermott said in a recent interview. Ingrid’s story begins as she heeds advice from some seriously lost NYC pigeons and sets out determined to accomplish something that no other penguin has ever…
Recently, I read Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, which was not only a great read but also had a beautiful message to share! Here is my take on the book The Midnight Library. How often do you regret – lack of money, failures, fights, bad relationships, meaningless life and a lot more in your life? And what if you could everything wanted to and still sulking over life? It is how life works; this is how humans work. We cry a little too much over what we have not in life rather than smile over what we have. Matt Haig’s…
“The Change Guidebook is an exceptional tool for creating positive change and adapting to life’s challenges.” — former U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe Many of us know we need a change, an overhaul of the way we “do” life. We feel the need to move forward, but we aren’t sure where to place our feet to take those first steps. The Change Guidebook from Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, founder of The Best Ever You Network, ends the search for self-help that works, serving as a life-long companion guide and resource to complement your life. It offers 10 points for making a change…
A colony of cottontails breakdance, bebop and hip hop their way across the pages of It’s Just a Bunnypalooza to teach lovable protagonist Lizzy some new dance moves just in time for the school talent show. It’s Just a Bunnypalooza is the third book in the It’s Just So… series from the award-winning team of Brenda Faatz and Peter Trimarco. As with all “Lizzy” books, (including the recent, fun-filled romp, Now What?) It’s Just a Bunnypalooza springs to life with adventure-in-rhyme, fantastical humor and playful made-up words that pop into Lizzy’s mind. When the contagiously enthusiastic Lizzy tells her classmates that she’s learning jump-jivin’ moves from bunnies, the…