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A New Liver and Three Funerals

Inspirational writer describes being “Born Three Times” Frieda Dixon knows what it’s like to have your faith tested. Like most of us, she’s been thrown curve balls in life. At times, she didn’t know where to turn. In her new book, “Born Three Times,” Frieda exposes a family secret and the toll that tough economic times have […]

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Finding the answers to life’s problems

Counseling psychologist teaches Emotional Freedom Techniques Every day in her counseling practice, Suzanne Scarrow revels in the freedom that her clients experience. She says more and more people need help letting go of the past and moving on. In her new book, Finding Peace Now, Suzanne teaches readers to clear their limiting beliefs and negative […]

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Rediscovering an Irish inheritance New mystery drama novel celebrates Ireland, family roots

The book may be fiction, but Lewis incorporates her own Irish backstory into the plot. “When my aunt died, she left my family’s home to a stranger, who totally dismantled it,” Lewis says. “The feeling of having my inheritance, my heritage completely dismantled was tragic. I wrote the book to tell a story about the […]

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One Woman in a Hundred Edna Phillips and the Philadelphia Orchestra by Mary Sue Welsh

“I do not like to see women in orchestras. As an orchestra member once said to me, ‘If she’s attractive, I can’t play with her. If she’s not, I won’t.’” Sir Thomas Beecham In One Woman in a Hundred (University of Illinois Press, 2013), author Mary Sue Welsh shares the remarkable biography of harpist Edna […]

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Resolve: From the WWII Jungles of Bataan, the Epic Story of a Soldier, a Flag, and a Promise Kept by Bob Welch

NEW BOOK BRINGS UNTOLD WORLD WAR II TALE “Utterly fantastic. The story of Clay Conner Jr. provides important insight into one of the least recounted parts of WWII in this brave, daring, and controversial book. Bob Welch is as fine a nonfiction writer as America has ever produced…” —Marcus Brotherton, author of Shifty’s War       […]

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From Healing to Hell

In 1987, Dr. W. Henry Wall, Jr. invented the angioplasty stent — but he’d have to wait nearly 20 years for recognition from the US patent office. In a plot-twist worthy of a John Grisham novel, Wall’s application resurfaced when the patent-office database was computerized in 2002. After redrafting the original patent and adding in […]

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Dancin, Schmancin with the Scars; Finding the Humor No Matter What!

“Dancin, Schmancin is a refreshing and humorous look at daily issues. After reading Jan Marshall’s book, I feel her writing style and content reflects that of a good friend who will openly tell you the truth, be there with some sound advice, and give you a reason to smile and enjoy everything life has to […]

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Self-help book encourages readers to make most of their senior years

Robert John Emmons helps older generations look at the rest of their lives in a positive light in “Six Thousand Sunrises: Making the Most of Every Day in Your Senior Years” “Six Thousand Sunrises: Making the Most of Every Day in Your Senior Years” (ISBN 0615663842) by Robert John Emmons offers seniors an inspiring guide […]

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Do not go quietly

Some people see the years after 50 as a time of decline; a kind of afterthought to their years of accomplishment; a time when the best years are behind them and their only option is to retire to the sidelines and settle for a more restricted and limited life.   And then there are those […]

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Grandmother writes racy romances

Desiree Holt, 76, could be the world’s most sex-crazed senior citizen. An award-winning author, Holt writes erotic romance, which combines the conventions of traditional romance writing with more frequent sex scenes and common vernacular in place of outdated euphemisms. Holt has more than 130 titles under her belt and is known fondly as the “porn […]