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Raven and the Hummingbird
"Raven and the Hummingbird" is a therapist’s hopeful memoir about helping a woman to heal from abuse. Therapist Renate F. Caldwell’s emotive memoir "Raven and the Hummingbird" is about treating a patient with multiple personality...
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The American Doctor
The inspiring memoir "The American Doctor" shares tested advice for pursuing one’s dreams. Salvatore J. Forcina’s moving memoir "The American Doctor" is about struggling to find a place in the world. An Italian immigrant to the...
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Nurse Florence, What Is a Heatstroke?
"Nurse Florence, What Is a Heatstroke?" is an instructive picture book that reflects on a medical consequence of climate change. In Michael Dow’s informative picture book "Nurse Florence, What Is a Heatstroke?", curious children learn...
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Witness to a Prosecution
Revisiting a case that generated media frenzy, "Witness to a Prosecution" seeks to restore a maligned man’s reputation. Richard V. Sandler’s "Witness to a Prosecution" is a personalized chronicle of the 1980s and 1990s legal case...
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Cracks of Destruction
Bittersweet as it accepts past pains for the sake of personal growth, "Cracks of Destruction" is a memoir about a fractured childhood. Sherrie Lancaster’s "Cracks of Destruction" is a poignant memoir about building a life after a...
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Life of a Nurse
"Life of a Nurse" is an illuminating memoir about the difficulties of working in the field of nursing. Alice Marlett’s "Life of a Nurse" is an enlightening memoir about the realities and difficulties of being a registered nurse. While...
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Not Weakness
With examples that cultivate empathy, "Not Weakness" is a searing, personalized indictment of how society responds to women’s chronic pain. Francesca Grossman’s "Not Weakness" is a memoir about, and an exploration of, living with...
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A Higher Standard
In the lighthearted romance novel "A Higher Standard", a horse rescuer and a real estate developer feel that they shouldn’t be together, though they can’t help but want to be. In E. F. Dodd’s charming romance novel "A Higher...