June Never Came: A Mother’s Guide to Living After the Loss of a Child Author: Patricia Burgess-Southerland Reviewed by Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a deceptively simple looking, small book. But author Burgess-Southerland has packed it full of coping strategies and healing projects she designed for herself after the loss of her son […]
The Love Fight: How ACHIEVERS & CONNECTORS Can Build a Marriage That Lasts Tony Ferretti, PhD & Peter J. Weiss, MD Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes We’ve all seen it happen over and over, of course: The Hollywood marriages (Liz Taylor is probably the most famous), the sports star marriages (Tiger Woods, Mike […]
The Cancer Solution: Taking Charge of Your Life With Cancer ~ A Cancer Handbook for Inquisitive Laypersons and Health Care Professionals Author: Jack C. Westman, MD, MS Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Author Westman, a psychiatrist by training, tells us right away that it was his wife Nancy’s 34 years of life with […]
America’s Suicide Author: Michael H. Davison Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne L. Holmes As I write this, the country is reeling from yet another mass murder. This time, in an historic church. All over the news and in social media, we are struggling to try to understand how this sort of terrible violence could […]
Grit in Your Craw: The Eight Strengths You Need to Succeed in Business and in Life Author: Robert Luckado Reviewed by Anne Holmes for the NABBW Let me make one thing immediately clear: Though unassuming in its looks, at just 5 x 8 and a shade over 100 pages, with a rather monochromatic cover and […]
Baby Boomer Reflections: Eighteen Special Years Between 1946 and 1964 Author: Fred Arnow Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes All Baby Boomers share a cornucopia of iconic memories. Among them: We remember where we were when we heard that President Kennedy had been shot. In fact, many of us recall that our schools called […]
GOLD: How To Go From Lost To Found, Awaken Your Inner Power, And Discover Your Midas Touch Author: Vicki Lynn King Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Why does it seem that certain people get all the breaks while others struggle? Is it just luck, or is there something else to consider? Vicki Lynn […]
One Chance, One Moment: Book One – the Mandy Story Author: Judith Kohnen Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Renowned singer/musician Garry Danzlo has decided to live a life of seclusion after a debilitating car accident destroys his musical career. Guilt-ridden and stubborn, he wants no part of the holistic nurse his sister has […]
Cleopatra: A Life Author: Stacy Schiff Reviewed by Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is an amazing, “can’t put down” type of book. Something I’d never have anticipated, since it’s a biography of a person who lived and reigned Egypt at least thirty years BC. So huge credit goes to author Stacey Schiff, who not […]
The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother’s Memoir Author: Bill Medley with Mike Marino, Foreward by Billy Joel Reviewed by Anne Holmes for the NABBW I’ll avoid the temptation to report that this is a “righteously good read,” but I will promise you that this is an incredible memoir, full of soul and inspiration. […]
