Surviving war. Rebuilding lives. Preserving legacy. Daughters of the Secret War brings together fifty Hmong women whose lives were shaped by the Secret War in Laos, a largely unknown chapter of the Vietnam War, and the generations of displacement that followed. From childhoods disrupted by conflict to refugee camps in Thailand, and from resettlement in … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week “Daughters of the Secret War” by Kaying Vang
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Just because you grow up and do bad things, doesn't mean you were brought up that way. This book will appeal to readers who are interested in a story about over coming desperation, achieving personal transformation and the wisdom gained from a life of trials and triumphs. Want to see your book featured as an … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week “Slave to the Dream: Forever in Pursuit” by Gaylan D. Wright
Imagine the people that mean the most to you suddenly died. Would you dream about them, and could you remember those dreams? Joshua has been capturing dreams of his late mother and brother for the past 22 years. He was born in 1979 and conceived through a sexual assault. His mother, Kathy, raised him as … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week “Dreamcatcher” by Joshua Peter Oed
Share the experiences of an infantryman in Vietnam through the bitter fighting in the jungles east and north of Saigon, at the City of Ben Tre during the Tet Offensive and as the 9th Division fought in the northern Mekong Delta to keep the North Vietnamese Army out of Saigon. Feel what it was like … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week “Vietnam Through My Eyes: Second Edition” by Ralph Boirum
Run for My Life is a compelling memoir that chronicles the life of Daniel Kolmann who was born in Communist-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1948. Blessed with athletic talent but victimized by antisemitism and a repressive, post-World War II regime, Daniel was taken away from his family at age twelve and forced to live in a Russian-controlled sports … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: “Run for My Life” by Joseph P. O’Donnell As told by Daniel Kolmann
Yankel Krutiansky was supposed to go with his father to America in 1913. Instead, his brother was chosen and twelve-year-old Yankel was left behind in the collapsing Russian Empire. It was supposed to be just for a few months, but it turned out to be eight long years. Eight years of war, revolution, poverty, and … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: “Jack: His Memoir” by Yankel Krutiansky (a. k. a. Jack) & Evan Carton (his grandson)