Book Review
Raising Parents, Raising Kids
by Lisa Bower
Menken illustrates how kids and adults are teachers and students, and how parents are not only raising their children but also improving their own inner lives. Parenting never really ends. Instead, as Dawn Menken’s book "Raising...
Book Review
The Seven Fundamentals Of Longevity
by Lisa Bower
Lengthen your life span with the help of this thorough, approachable guide to improving your health. Health is more than weight loss or life expectancy. Anthony James Canelo’s book, The Seven Fundamentals of Longevity, argues that the...
Book Review
The Adventures of Rhumba and Tuba
by Lisa Bower
The familiar becomes new again as ceramic cats experience the four seasons for the first time. When inanimate objects come alive, imagination runs rampant. Carl Wetzel’s children’s book, The Adventures of Rhumba and Tuba: First...
Book Review
Chris Christmas Tree
by Lisa Bower
A Christmas tree’s journey to adulthood mirrors our own in this thought-provoking children’s book. What’s Christmas without a Christmas tree? Ronald Skowronek’s thought-provoking children’s book, "Chris Christmas Tree", is one...
Book Review
Life Lessons from the Word
by Lisa Bower
Comprehensive lesson plans for Bible educators are deftly organized and their importance thoroughly explored. Q. E. Hammonds’s book of Bible study outlines, "Life Lessons from the Word", helps educators organize important lessons about...
Book Review
Terrible Tales
by Lisa Bower
Upside-down fairy tales target greed as our heroes turn to villains. Fairy tales are turned inside out in Jennifer Quaggin’s book, "Terrible Tales". With the darkness of Grimm and the comedy flair of Roald Dahl, Quaggin retells popular...
Book Review
Lady in Red
by Lisa Bower
A brain injury and coma survivor speaks with raw honesty about the aftermath of an accident that tore her life apart. In the blink of an eye, a person’s life can change. Carolann deBellis’ "Lady in Red" chronicles her life-changing...
Book Review
Keeping It Civil
by Lisa Bower
With wit and emotional drive, a family lawyer sensitively reveals the changing laws regarding marriage in the modern era. The definition of family has changed over the years. Gone are the days when most homes in the United States...