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Albert Camus

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

A Little Closer to Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm by Ginger Zee

"There is NO arrogance in this book or a "I told you so" attitude. [...]
Ginger shares her heart, her hurt, her traumatic childhood, her abusive relationships and more. [...] It's not all gloomy! You will also read about some of her career and the stories she has covered in various parts of the world. Whilst harrowing at times, this was a good book to read." Andrex, Goodreads

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

This is a feel-good book of true short stories ...Tales of a Mermaid Gone Over the Deep End by Teresa Fischtner

"Well, this is a little embarrassing. I didn't actually read the WHOLE book, but it's probably pretty good. I'm not sure what she said about me, but you should know—SHE shot me in the back on my 19th birthday!" – Ronny Fischtner (author's son)


Monday, April 1, 2019

from warm and fuzzy to dark and slightly crippling - Anomaly by Derra Nicole Sabo

Eyes are fixated on the dark popcorn ceiling above and ears are soaking in blue tunes as my autopilot mind becomes overwhelmed with the past, future and every cherry topped dream in between. 



Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Dark clouds were accumulating. - We Survived....At Last I Speak by Leon Malmed

"This memoir fascinated me from the beginning, with descriptions of normal life in Europe, but once I got to chapter 11, when the Nazis came into the author's life and changed it forever, I could not put the book down. Leon was just four in 1941, and his sister was five years older, and the story of how they survived in Nazi-occupied France is compelling. Even after the war ended, there were more trials to endure for this brother and sister." Beverly, Goodreads

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Perfectly imperfect... Dear You by Derra Nicole Sabo

A wonderful opportunity borne out of a complex and challenging experience, to recall the good times with loved ones, the chance to express the rarely spoken profound specifics of what binds friends and family together.

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Running Rampant - Outfoxing the Gaming Club: A Former Worker Reveals All by Pascale Batieufaye

"I have centered Outfoxing the Gaming Club on the emotional suffering I faced while working for my previous employer,"shares Batieufaye. "The book outlines guiding principles for those who have experienced maltreatment and anxiety in their own workplace. Readers will discover the crookedness that occurs right under the noses of the patrons, and unearth the oppression that the employees had to deal with on a daily basis."

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

living and working in - 2D Surgical Hospital: An Khe to Chu Lai South Vietnam by Lorna Griess

"i really enjoyed reading this book. [...] It is extremely well written." - J. Goodreads
"I enjoyed this. I will have to mention the series M*A*S*H once. It is a more serious version of that. It does contain comedy but most of it is deadly serious. " - John, Goodreads

Monday, October 9, 2017

revealing words... Dennis and Greer: A Love Story by Molly Gould

"Beautiful and gut-wrenching 
[...] this book is one of the most beautifully written pieces I have ever read. [...] I also really love the realness, I know this is redundant since this is and true story, but their letters to one another are raw and they do not sugarcoat things like many do when they write to someone, especially when it is a “new” romance and this I feel is what made their love story so strong."- Jessica, Goodreads

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

My Brain Is Out of Control: Memoirs of a Doctor as a Patient by Patrick Mbaya

"My Brain Is Out Of Control is a fascinating and affecting memoir. But it's also a memoir of great clarity, charting both a medical and an emotional journey. I found it a valuable read. I hope also that the writing of it was a cathartic journey for Mbaya himself. Here's to his recovery!" - The Bookbag


Monday, August 14, 2017

An Unconventional Lifetime Journey: My 269 Daily E-mail Stories by Bill Faulhaber

“I wonder why in the world my personal life would be of any interest to strangers.” - Bill
"Faulhaber speaks not to the erudite, but to Everyman. Reading his memoir is like participating in an archaeological excavation of one’s own backyard, where old coffeepots, pottery shards, and rusty golf clubs are unearthed alongside the occasional gem." - Nancy Walker

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Every story has a beginning, a journey, and an end - No Time to Cry by Vera Leinvebers

Every story has a beginning, a journey, and an end. Author Vera Leinvebers’s story begins in her beloved homeland of Latvia, just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Her early childhood is filled with joy and music, but this idyllic, carefree existence is irrevocably silenced by the advancing drumbeats of war.