by Daniel Bell Anyone who has written a book knows what a long and difficult process it can be. However, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t also exhilarating. If you approach the act in the correct way, it is also…
by Leonore H. Dvorkin A Few Moments in Time (2011) is a wistful, emotion-filled memoir of a boyhood and adolescence spent at a Connecticut school for the blind in the 1960s and early ‘70s. The author provides us with a…
by Leonore H. Dvorkin Here, in Book One of five planned volumes, the author traces his life from preschool to 7th grade. The narrative is dominated by the Jewish religion, music performed and listened to, schooling and hard life lessons,…
by Bob Branco With technology changing rapidly, there are more and more resources for audio books. As we all know, many people can’t read printed text for various reasons, yet they still might want to sit back, relax, and enjoy…
by Daniel Bell With spring around the corner, now is the time of the year when we start to think about getting back out in the garden. To get you in the spirit of things, here are 5 great books…
by Ann Harrison Many times, I’ve often wondered why a book that I’ve read, and loved from the first page, wasn’t on the bestsellers’ list. However there are books that are listed as bestsellers that I weren’t too thrilled with,…
Recovery expert, therapist and self-help author Holli Kenley will be giving a talk at the Yavapai College in Prescott, AZ, on February 11, 2016. The event, organized by the AAUW, is scheduled to be held at 11 am at the…
C 2013 by Robert T. Branco From the ages of 12 to 19, the author attended a school for the blind. He tells about life in the “cottages,” academics, sports, field trips, vocational training, and more. He had good and…
by Loving Healing Press The 2015–2016 Loft Mentor Series in Poetry and Creative Prose presents poetry mentor Sherry Quan Lee reading along with program participants Isela Xitlali Gómez (nonfiction) and Lynda McDonnell (fiction). The reading is scheduled for January 29,…
War is hell – we keep hearing this reaction to the word “war”, particularly from those who have witnessed the horrors of war first-hand. Yet, as Benjamin Ginsberg’s The Worth of War (Prometheus Books, 2014) explores, war is a much…