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Surviving Paris by Robin Davis (Book Review #2259)
Robin Davis’ Surviving Paris is a gripping, heartfelt, and fiercely honest memoir that delivers both a love letter and a challenge to the City of Light. It’s not about fairytales. It’s about survival, vulnerability, and unexpected strength.
Success by 1000 Cuts by Hamish Armstrong (Book Review #2257)
Success by 1000 Cuts is an honest, brutally honest guide to personal growth, purpose-driven living, and long-term fulfillment. Hamish Armstrong backs this up with more than a decade of consulting, ultra-endurance sports, entrepreneurship, and relentless self-experimentation. There are no sugar-coated hard truths in this… Continue Reading “Success by 1000 Cuts by Hamish Armstrong (Book Review #2257)”
My Grief Jar: Still Growing After the Loss of My Daughter by Deborah Waffle (Book Review #2234)
My Grief Jar: Still Growing After the Loss of My Daughter by Deborah Waffle is a profoundly moving memoir that captures the raw, unfiltered journey through loss, grief, and eventual hope. Written with honesty and deep emotional resonance, this book invites readers into Debbie’s… Continue Reading “My Grief Jar: Still Growing After the Loss of My Daughter by Deborah Waffle (Book Review #2234)”
Never Fire Anyone: A Leader’s Guide on how to Lead People not Companies by Mark Kenneth Morgenfruh (Book Review #2231)
Mark Morgenfruh’s latest book is delightfully direct, as memorable in its bluntness as All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. With razor-sharp Philly wit and no-nonsense insight, Morgenfruh tackles the “stupidly obvious” truths about leadership, business, talent, communication, AI, DEI, forgiveness,… Continue Reading “Never Fire Anyone: A Leader’s Guide on how to Lead People not Companies by Mark Kenneth Morgenfruh (Book Review #2231)”
The Crumbling Shield of Defiance by Adan Rhoades (Book Review #2230)
The Crumbling Shield of Defiance by Adan Rhoades is a raw, deeply moving memoir that takes readers on a journey through trauma, resilience, and ultimate redemption. Written chronologically and with vivid anecdotal detail, Rhoades lays bare his early experiences, showing how extreme childhood hardships… Continue Reading “The Crumbling Shield of Defiance by Adan Rhoades (Book Review #2230)”
Review of Requiem by KM Bailey (Book Review #2216)
Requiem by KM Bailey is a poignant and beautifully crafted historical drama set in rural Bedfordshire, capturing the complex lives of the working-class Baxter family in the aftermath of World War I. Told through the perspectives of the Baxter brothers, Tom and Billy, and… Continue Reading “Review of Requiem by KM Bailey (Book Review #2216)”
Secret Seeds by Vincent Donovan (Book Review #2201)
Vincent Donovan’s Secret Seeds is a compelling, emotionally rich novel that explores the high-stakes choices faced by those living in the shadows of society. With themes of motherhood, abuse, migration, identity, and belief systems, this multi-layered story challenges our understanding of what it means… Continue Reading “Secret Seeds by Vincent Donovan (Book Review #2201)”
Shaking in the Forest: Finding Light in the DarknessBy Lori Hodges (Book Review #2147)
Shaking in the Forest is a gripping, heartfelt memoir that doesn’t just recount trauma—it transforms it. Lori Hodges brings thirty years of frontline emergency service experience to this powerful work, blending the adrenaline of disaster response with the quiet, often invisible wounds of personal… Continue Reading “Shaking in the Forest: Finding Light in the DarknessBy Lori Hodges (Book Review #2147)”
Flew Too High by Louie Mandrapilias (Book Review #2042)
Flew Too High by Louie Mandrapilias is a raw and thought-provoking LGBTQ+ coming-of-age memoir that explores the complexities of identity, drug smuggling, and personal transformation. The story follows Louie, a gay college student from the South, as he navigates his coming-out journey in the… Continue Reading “Flew Too High by Louie Mandrapilias (Book Review #2042)”
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