Don’t Pull that Plug: the Intimacy of a Coma chronicles the heartbreak and joy of Terrell Clima’s marriage before, during, and after her husband, Ron, ends up in a coma as a result of a motorcycle accident. Early in the book, Clima... Read More

Cheryl Jolly suffered emotional and sexual abuse at her father’s hands from the time she was five years old. He was a violent alcoholic who abused not only his family but other children in the community as well. In Daddy’s Demands,... Read More

Rose Ludwig watched in horror as her intoxicated father brutally beat her mother. This weekly battering was in stark contrast to his gentle personality when sober. The mother displaced her anger by beating her children, especially Ludwig... Read More

A memoir of a determined entrepreneur who went from police officer to tree-trimmer, inventor, business owner, and falconer, "Cadre of the Mews" is a fascinating read of adventure and courage. When many of his original tree-trimming crew... Read More

Few are the dog owners—let’s say, “people who live with dogs as companions”—who do not believe that their faithful furry friend is devoid of a thought or two worth recording. Such a thing has even happened at the White House,... Read More

“’I feel the hand of God in what has happened to me so far. As a doctor, I could be of service to God by serving my fellow man.” “That’s exactly the way I feel too, Bob. Let’s shake hands on that and pledge to each other that... Read More

The average high school graduate looks forward to college, time with friends, and those last carefree days of youth before meeting the demands of adulthood. Eighteen-year-old Bobby Wilson faced a murder trial instead. In Bobby’s... Read More

“My childhood was different from most.” Those are the first words in Berkley to Beijing, the coming-of-age story of Karen Boutilier Kendall, and, as we learn, they are very true words. Born in 1960 in Berkley, California, Karen was... Read More