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A Touching Memoir You Won’t Soon Forget ABOUT THE BOOK Publisher: Spark Press Publication Date: August 16, 2022 Pages: 256 A self-involved academic struggling to cope with his own neurological problems, Jeff could hardly take care of himself, let alone a child with special needs, when his son, Ethan, was born. But despite multiple surgeries, hospitalizations, serious breathing and swallowing problems, hearing loss, and a challenging social environment in his first months of life, EthanRead More →

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Uprooting My Life, Buying A Farm, And Learning To Bloom ABOUT THE BOOK Jake Keiser was living the life in Tampa, Florida, running a high-powered PR firm and juggling drink dates, shopping sprees, and charity galas. But at age thirty-eight, following a failed marriage, a series of miscarriages, and a still-blistering breakup, she began to suffer from extreme anxiety. Hit with the realization that no amount of Botox could fill the hole in her heart,Read More →

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Author Beverly Armento Shares A Story You Won’t Soon Forget ABOUT THE BOOK As the “Seeing Eye Girl” for her blind, artistic, and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. She was Strong Beverly at school—excellent in academics and mentored by caring teachers—but at home she was Weak Beverly, cowed by her mother’s rage and delusions. Beverly’s mother regained herRead More →

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High School Dropout VS Pharma: The Fight to Save My Son’s Life ABOUT THE BOOK Flight of the Rondone is a true rags to riches tale the New York Times stated is “meant for television.” The protagonist, a high school dropout, is nicknamed in Italian U Carneveil (Walking Circus) for his entertaining and eccentric nature. Patrick Girondi starts his career shining shoes, stealing car parts, and escaping life-threatening situations while outwitting the Chicago police. He claws up to being a famousRead More →

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A PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGEON, HIS YOUNG PATIENTS, AND THEIR STORIES OF GRACE AND RESILIENCE ABOUT THE BOOK Tumors, injuries, ruptured vascular malformations—there is almost no such thing as a non-urgent brain surgery when it comes to kids. For a pediatric neurosurgeon working in the medical minefield of the brain—in which a single millimeter in every direction governs something that makes us essentially human—every day presents the challenge, and the opportunity, to give a new lease onRead More →

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AN OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURE IN EUROPE IN 1968       Join Us For This Tour From April 12 to May 2  Book Details: Book Title:  TRAVELS WITH MAURICE AN OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURE IN EUROPE IN 1968 by Gary OrleckCategory: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 250 pagesGenre: Travel MemoirPublisher: TOUCHPOINT PRESSPublication Date: April 5, 2022.Tour dates: April 12 to May 2Content Rating: G     “Travels with Maurice is a gem of abook that just sneaks up on you with its greatness. WhileRead More →

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Published by Pantheon, Keith O’Brien, 480 pages, Social Activist Biographies, Available April 12, 2022 ABOUT THE BOOK The staggering story of an unlikely band of mothers in the 1970s who discovered Hooker Chemical’s deadly secret of Love Canal—exposing one of America’s most devastating toxic waste disasters and sparking the modern environmental movement as we know it today. Lois Gibbs, Luella Kenny, and other mothers loved their neighborhood on the east side of Niagara Falls. ItRead More →

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Young Men Like Him Were Being Drafted Against Their Will   Memoir (Military)       Date Published: January 22, 2022 (Hardcover coming March 2022) Publisher: Acorn Publishing     Jim Gibson was flying to the other side of the world, barreling toward what he feared could be the end of his life. In 1968, five hundred American soldiers were dying every week in Vietnam. Outfitted in brand new, scratchy, combat jungle fatigues and boots,Read More →

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The Misadventures of a Ukrainian Orphan The Misadventures of a Ukrainian Orphan Memoir, Autobiography Date Published: March 10, 2022   Be Inspired with This True Story About a Ukrainian Orphan That Did Whatever He Could to Chase His Dreams – Discover That Even When Life Stacks Its Deck Against You, You Can Still Reach Your Dreams There’s nothing better in this life than finding your true self and beingin touch with who you indeed are.Read More →

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A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town Publisher’s Description From John Douglas—the legendary FBI criminal profiler, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the Netflix show Mindhunter—comes a chilling journey inside the mind and crimes of Larry Gene Bell, one of the most dangerous serial killers Douglas confronted, and the desperate effort to identify and catch him. Genre:  True Crime Authors: John E. Douglas with Mark Olshaker Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright Length:Read More →

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From the detective who found the Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America’s toughest cold cases and the rewards—and toll—of a life solving crime. Description I order another bourbon, neat. This is the drink that will flip the switch. I don’t even know how I got here, to this place, to this point. Something is happening to me lately. I’m drinking too much. My sheets are soaking wet when I wake up from nightmares ofRead More →

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A Captivating Memoir Publisher: Harper Horizon (October 19, 2021) Hardcover: 240 pages Description Faith, family, hard work, and second chances are at the core of every great American story, and Jenny Doan’s story is just that.  In her new memoir, How to Stitch an American Dream, readers will discover the behind-the-scenes success story of the Missouri Star Quilt Company and Jenny’s remarkable journey to overcome hardship, claim the abundance of family, and ignite the power of giving—all while revitalizing a small town along the way. OverRead More →

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Blog Tour Author Interview and Giveaway   Join Us for this Tour January 4 to January 24, 2022       Book Details:   Book Title:  Finally a Vegan: My Journey to Veganuary and Beyond by Stephanie JaneCategory:  Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 118 pagesGenre:  Memoir, Food & Cookery, LifestylePublisher:  Self-PublishedRelease date:   December 2020Content Rating:  PG 13 + M   Finally A Vegan includes one ‘bl**dy’ (starred out as written) and one slightly-shocking-but-not-graphic reference to a duck farming video.   BookRead More →

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Review, Excerpt and Giveaway   I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME by Ginger Zee Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   Title: A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME Author: Ginger Zee Pub. Date: January 11, 2022 Publisher: Hyperion Avenue Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Pages: 288 Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle,  Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org In Ginger Zee’s follow-up to the bestselling Natural Disaster, the ABC chiefRead More →

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Blog Tour Excerpt, Interview, and Giveaway This is my post during the blog tour for Sunroofs and Shoeboxes by Jaime L. Mathews. In Sunroofs & Shoeboxes, Jaime L. Mathews compiles the nuggets of wisdom she has found in the commonplace, so you can do the same. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours and the tour runs from 29 November till 19 December. You can see the tour schedule here. Sunroofs and ShoeboxesByRead More →

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An Amazing Experience Publisher’s Description One of @NatGeo’s most popular nature photographers shares 200 breathtaking images — and the stories behind them — from a wide swath of wild ocean locales around the globe.From gregarious gray whales plying the waters of Baja California to acrobatic manta rays in the Maldives and parading penguins in Antarctica, National Geographic photographer Thomas Peschak has spent a lifetime documenting the beauty and fragility of underwater life and the majestyRead More →

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Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them Description As any reader or listener of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring—and popular—weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, andRead More →

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Book Tour Excerpt, Giveaway and Author Interview     Memoir   Date Published: November 12, 2021 Publisher: Acorn Publishing     Seven-year-old Leslie has a serious problem: someone is trying to kill her. She must fight to save herself and her little brother from the stark realities of living with their mother’s raging psychosis. To evade the evil Russian spies her mother believes are after them, they forgo sleep, speak in whispers, and live onRead More →

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Book Tour and Excerpt   A Personal Story of Grief and Hope Christian Death & Grief, Christian Spiritual Growth Date Published: September 21, 2021 Publisher: Clay Bridges Press   In this personal journey through grief, Annalysa tackles the hard andhonest questions that come up when the unthinkable happens and your faithcomes into question. Through relating to her own experiences of unimaginableloss and heartache, Annalysa will lead you through the common thoughts,feelings, and stages that comeRead More →

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The Story of the Baby Box Lady       The Story of The Baby Box Lady Date Published: April 9, 2021 Publisher: MindStir Media     She went from being ABANDONED, to saving abandoned babies. Poignant, brutally honest and triumphant; Blessed to Have Been Abandoned is the true story of Monica Kelsey, the founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Follow Monica’s story as she discovers the secrets of her painful beginnings, the painful journeyRead More →