Hungry tells the story of the Sullivan clan, who lived in Rough Edge, Clebit, and Pickens, Oklahoma, from 1910 to 1962. Why "Hungry"? Because they always were... But that hunger-both for food and a desire to achieve more-pushed the Sullivan kids to reach further than they ever thought possible. Growing up in a harsh environment, … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week “Hungry” by Sam L. Sullivan, Ed.D
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"The American Dream need not forever be deferred." - JFK What is success? Is it money, or a prestigious job title, or a house and car? In this personal exploration of the American Dream, Gaylan Wright discusses his path to personal fulfillment during an eventful eighteen years with the Wyoming Highway Patrol. From routine traffic … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week “Slave to the Dream: Everyone’s Dream” 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
Two weeks after his illegal nightclub-frequented by American and Jamaican gangsters-was raided by the police, Brady found himself standing in front of a class of seventh graders, who questioned whether he was a teacher or a gangster... It was his first teaching job, and he knew this would be an experience like no other. The … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week “The Jamaican Rude Bwoy Teacher Memoirs” by Oral Wayne Brady
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)
Imagine sitting in the cockpit of a jet fighter descending to the rolling, moving flight deck of a super carrier at sea. You have 600 feet of flight deck to thread the eye of the needle and land safely. Ten thousand times ten thousand this dangerous drama has been repeated in the history of American … Continue reading Amazon Featured Book-of-the-Week: “One Ordinary Life—Extraordinary Grace” by Mark J. Schreiber
Now available on Amazon.com! The Winds of Malibu by Jeff Lucas (4.5 out of 5 Stars - 4 Customer Reviews) Price: $34.95 Paperback & $46.95 Hardback The Winds of Malibu is the true story of a boy whose father (a computer engineer with a grudge against Hollywood) has held on to a house in the … Continue reading This Week’s Amazon Featured Book of the Week is The Winds of Malibu by Jeff Lucas
Now available on Amazon.com! Kilo 3 by Richard W. Foster, Jr. (4.5 out of 5 Stars - 24 Customer Reviews) Price: $33.95 PB & $49.95 HB The true story of a 17-year-old kid who quit high school to join the Marines. After a short cruise with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, he was assigned … Continue reading This Week’s Amazon Featured Book of the Week is Kilo 3: The True Story of a Marine Rifleman’s Tour from the Intense Fighting in Vietnam to the Superficial Pageantry of Washington, DC by Richard W. Foster, Jr.
Now available on Amazon.com! An Unstoppable Survivor by Judy Welden (5 out of 5 Stars - 7 Customer Reviews) Price: $22.95 Stifled for two decades by an unloving husband, after his drowning death in 1980, Judy Welden helped her new husband set up his Chiropractic office, began writing songs (eventually wrote 400 +), started two … Continue reading This Week’s Amazon Featured Book of the Week is An Unstoppable Survivor by Judy Welden