Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life By Rabbi Ed Weinsberg with Dr. Robert Carey http://www.ConquerProstateCancerNow.com, and http://www.ConquerProstateCancer.com Reviewed by Anne L. Holmes for the NABBW This book, an account of Rabbi Ed’s — and his wife Yvonne’s — experiences with Prostate Cancer and the options they chose for […]
Canadian Retirement Planning Mistakes: Key Strategies on How to Take Action to Avoid Them Author: Grant W. Hicks, RDB, C.I.M., FSCI, Retirement Planning Specialist www.ghicks.com Amazon link: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1426913540/ref=sib_rdr_dp Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Grant Hicks is a financial educator and well-known among retirees for his expertise in advising retirees – and those about […]
Francesca of Lost Nation Author: Lucinda Sue Crosby http://stories.luckycinda.com/ Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Francesca-of-Lost-Nation-ebook/dp/B003MGKA5Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1291744576&sr=1-1 Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW You’ll have a hard time putting this book down, once you start reading it. This is a coming of age story, set in Lost Nation, Iowa, a real farm town located in Eastern Iowa, about halfway […]
Re-Branding Yourself After Age 50: Re-Charge your Career, Start a Business or Achieve More Professional Success in Midlife Author: Marva L. Goldsmith, AICI, CIP Website: http://www.branding50.com Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Like it or not, as Marva Goldsmith makes clear at the beginning of this book, we have all been branded! We’ve been […]
Every Little Step She Takes Author: Carolyn Steele Agosta http://www.carolynagosta.com Reviewed by Anne Holmes for the NABBW Warning: This is a “can’t put down” story, so don’t start reading it unless you have time in your schedule to finish it quickly. Every Little Step She Takes is the story of Amanda Long, an 18-year-old ballet […]
Courage and Croissants: Inspiring Joyful Living – A Story and Life Guidebook Authors: Suzanne Saxe-Roux, Ed.D and Jean P. Roux, Ph.D. http://www.healthyjoyfulliving.com/reserve-book-now/ Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This book, by real life husband and wife team Suzanne Saxe-Roux Ed. D and Jean P. Roux, Ph.D. is both a story and a life guidebook. […]
Emerging Voices Author: Laurel D. Rund http://essenceoflaurel.com/ Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Emerging Voices is a compilation of Laurel D. Rund’s original artwork and inspirational poetry that speaks to the many faces of loss and/or life transitions. Written after the death of her husband, Laurel says the book’s purpose is to encourage the […]
Fifty and Fabulous! The Best Years of a Woman’s Life Author: Jaki Scarcello www.fiftyfab.com Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Author Jaki Scarcello is on a mission to challenge and enhance our perspective on growing older. This book began as a series of interviews with women ages 45 to 102 in five countries. Their […]
The Reindeer Keeper: Believe Again Barbara Briggs Ward with illustrations by Suzanne Langelier-Lebeda www.thereindeerkeeper.com Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW This story about kindergarten teacher Abbey, her lumberyard owner husband Steve and what happens to them when they move into a turn-of-the-century farmhouse located on more than 120 acres “somewhere off County Route 12” […]
Water Running Downhill! Words of Empowerment for Women in Midlife Author: Joan Ellen Gage http://waterrunningdownhill.com Reviewed by: Anne Holmes Joan Ellen Gage is a self-taught poet and photographer and this short book of her poetry is enhanced by her charming and creative photography. A dental hygienist by training, she says she was inspired to write […]
