Eat to Defeat Menopause: The Essential Nutrition Guide for a Healthy Midlife Author: Karen Giblin and Mache Seibel, M.D. Website: http://www.redhotmamas.org Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Author Karen Giblin knows her stuff: Recognizing that leadership in the Menopause Healthcare services arena was sorely needed, she founded Red Hot Mamas®, which has become the […]
Another Bad-Dog Book: Tales of Life, Love, and Neurotic Human Behavior Author: Joni B. Cole Website: http://www.jonibcole.com/ Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This fun little book is a collection of twenty-eight personal essays. Despite its title, it is not a dog book, and only the title essay concerns the author’s dog Eli, a […]
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back Author: Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent http://http://heavenisforreal.net/ Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is the true story of Colton Burpo, son of a small town Nebraska pastor who -at age four, during emergency surgery for a ruptured […]
Surviving Lois Trader www.loistrader.com Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW There’s a lot to be said for this small (110 pages) book. It packs a big punch. “Surviving” is Lois Trader’s personal story of how her life was shaken by heart disease, the number one killer of American women. As she says, it is […]
This Business of Children Author: Chloe JonPaul Website: http://chloejonpaul.com/this-business-of-children Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This book is narrated by Vera Harriss, a fourth grade teacher from Blevins, Maine, who is about to begin her 30th and last year of teaching as the story opens. As she explains to the readers in a prologue, […]
The One Command Author: Asara Lovejoy Website: http://theonecommand.commandingwealth.com/ebookoffer/ Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Most of us have experimented with the Law of Attraction. We’ve focused on our goals. We’ve visualized. We’ve meditated. We’ve watched ’The Secret’ again. We’ve placed our orders with the universe. We’ve waited. And waited. And we just didn’t get […]
Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease Author: Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D., LDN Website: www.preventasecondheartattack.com Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW If you’re one of the 13 million Americans who have survived a heart attack or been diagnosed with heart disease – or you care about someone […]
Moving Can Be Murder Author: Susan Santangelo Website: www.babyboomermysteries.com Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Carol and Jim Andrews are back in this second installment of author Santangelo’s “Every Wife Has a Story” Carol and Jim Andrews Baby Boomer Mystery series. This time around, they’re right in the midst of Moving away from their […]
A House Interrupted: A Wife’s Story of Recovering from Her Husband’s Sex Addiction Author: Maurita Corcoran Website: www.mauritacorcoran.com/ Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a fascinating story. A personal narrative augmented by journal articles that chronicle author Maurita Corcoran’s experiences learning of and dealing with her husband’s sex addiction, it is above […]
Scandinavian Classic Baking Author: Pat Sinclair http://pelicanpub.com/proddetail.asp?prod=9781589808973 Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Scandinavians are known for their warm hospitality, welcoming family and friends into their homes with coffee and baked goods. Drinking coffee is almost the national pastime, and delicious breads and cookies are always served alongside the coffee. In Scandinavia, “Coffee tables” […]
