Book Review
The Boomerang Effect
by Dindy Yokel
Five-minute exercises, no equipment or gym memberships to purchase, no therapy or coaching sessions, just relief from the stress and anxiety trap that many people experience—that’s the promise (and premise) of Nicola Bird’s...
Book Review
The Power to Excel
by Dindy Yokel
Humbleness and giving back are central to Azuka Zuke Obi’s first book, The Power To Excel: Reaching For Your Best. Like a long and somewhat drawn out conversation with a friend, Obi passes along his secrets of success gained while...
Book Review
Congratulations -- You Just Got Hired
by Dindy Yokel
“The purpose of this book is to provide practical job advice,” writes first-time author Robert L. Deitz in his introduction to Congratulations – You Just Got Hired: Don’t Screw it Up. He fulfills his goal with humor and brevity....
Book Review
Success Begins at Home
by Dindy Yokel
In a recent New York Times opinion column, “Need a Job? Invent It,” Thomas Friedman writes, “My generation had it easy. We got to “find” a job. But, more than ever, our kids will have to “invent” a job.” Statistics of...
Book Review
Romantic Spirits
by Dindy Yokel
An intriguing account of an art movement below the Mason-Dixon line, and what set it apart from Northern counterparts. Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South, The Johnson Collection is by the esteemed Southern art...
Book Review
The Prom Book
by Dindy Yokel
"The Prom Book" is no “dummies” guide, and first-time author Lauren Metz is a whip-smart, funny writer. Part keepsake, part journal, practical, and loaded with advice relevant today and for the readers’ future, "The Prom Book" is...
Book Review
Nuestra Familia - A Broken Paradigm
by Dindy Yokel
Reading a memoir of a prison gang member is unusual fare for those completely unfamiliar with the correctional system of the United States. Violence? Check. Drugs? Check. Odd Nicknames? Check. Girlfriends? Check. Illegitimate children?...
Book Review
The Real Verdict
by Dindy Yokel
Every year over three million instances of child abuse are reported, and five children die every day from child abuse. These are just some of the hard, nauseating facts that debut author Nitra Gipson delivers in her memoir The Real...