November 15th, 2013 Book Reviews
Pressing My Luck: A Doctor’s Lottery Journey Kindle Edition Author: Shirley Press, MD Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW As this memoir opens in early September 2010, Dr. Shirley Press is a board-certified, pediatric emergency physician with 30 years of experience treating children with acute medical conditions. She is director of the Pediatric Emergency […]
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September 23rd, 2013 Book Reviews
Shifting Gears To Your Life and Work After Retirement: A Boomer’s Roadmap to Transform Retirement into the Best Time of Your Life, Created by Two Boomers Who Did It Kindle Edition Nook Edition Author: Carolee Duckworth & Marie Langworthy http://www.shiftinggearstoyourlifeandworkafterretirement.com/ Reviewed for the NABBW by: Anne Holmes Thirty years with lots of time and not […]
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September 23rd, 2013 Book Reviews
I Thought I’d Be Done By Now: Hope and Help for Mothers of Adult Children Searching for Peace (Vol. 1) I Thought I’d Be Done By Now: Hope and Help for Mothers of Adult Children Searching for Peace (Vol. 1) Kindle Edition Nook Edition Author: Wendy Boorn, MC LPC http://www.MothersofAdultChildren.com Reviewed for the NABBW by: […]
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August 13th, 2013 Book Reviews
Class Reunions Can Be Murder — Every Wife Has A Story; A Carol and Jim Andrews Baby Boomer Mystery (Baby Boomer Mysteries) Kindle edition Author: Susan Santangelo http://babyboomermysteries.com/ Reviewed for NABBW by: Anne Holmes This book, the fourth of her Carol and Jim Andrews cozies, continues the humorous Baby Boomer Mystery series featuring Carol Andrews […]
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August 12th, 2013 Book Reviews
The Girl Who Did Not Like Her Name By Chloe JonPaul Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes How many of us lived through a time when we didn’t like our names? I know I did. And so did many people I know, including my daughter, for whom we thought we had selected a lovely […]
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August 9th, 2013 Book Reviews
Pirate’s Plunder: An Adele Bonny Adventure (Book 1) Kindle Edition Author: Wendy Wilkinson Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a fun book which chronicles the story of bounty hunter Adele Bonny, fictional niece, to the infamous real-life pirate, Anne Bonny. Though it’s been thirteen generations since Anne Bonny and her fellow pirates prowled […]
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July 23rd, 2013 Book Reviews
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June 2nd, 2013 Book Reviews
Blind Curves: One Woman’s Unusual Journey to Reinvent Herself and Answer: What Now? Kindle edition Barnes & Noble Nook edition Author: Linda Crill http://lindacrill.com/ Reviewed for NABBW by: Anne Holmes Vroom! Linda Crill is a former Fortune 100 corporate executive, who successfully transitioned into careers as a consultant/trainer and speaker, and eventually started a company […]
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May 17th, 2013 Book Reviews
Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon Kindle Edition Author: Paola Gianturco Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This is a wonderful book full of dazzling and powerful photos! But it is more than a “coffeetable book.” Grandmother Power is a potent collection of beautifully-written, sensitive stories — accompanied by stunningly fine images. It will make […]
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May 3rd, 2013 Book Reviews
Fierce with Age: Chasing God and Squirrels in Brooklyn Kindle Edition Author: Carol Orsborn Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW In her latest book, a memoir titled “Fierce with Age: Chasing God and Squirrels in Brooklyn,” Carol Orsborn records the ups and downs of a tumultuous year she spent facing, busting and ultimately triumphing […]
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