Title: Small Beginnings Author: Dennis R. McLeod Publisher: Wild Side Publishing Genre: Memoir/Religion Pages: 250 ISBN: 978-0-473-40746-9 (ePub) Reviewed by: Ella Vincent Hollywood Book Review Small Beginnings is the inspiring story of Dennis McLeod, a missionary who overcame a traumatic childhood to give his life to God. Readers will be encouraged by McLeod’s perseverance. This
Title: A Life Established by Faith and Patience Author: Shelly Kauffman Publisher: Outskirts Press ISBN: 978-1-4787-2982-2 Pages: 137 Genre: Spiritual, Memoir Reviewed By: Susan Brown Hollywood Book Review Being a person of faith is a test - a test of trusting in something intangible and unseen. It is a choice to believe in the power
Title: Confessions of a Clueless Rebel Author: Tom Corbett Publisher: Hancock Press ISBN: 1948000202 Pages: 598 Genre: Autobiography Reviewed by: Susan Milam Hollywood Book Review Tom Corbett, author of Confessions of a Clueless Rebel, characterizes his autobiography as a story about “breaking away.” The author begins life as the “ordinary” only child of working-class Catholic
Title: Equanimity: The Spirit Within Author: Samuel D. Bartoli Publisher: Halo International ISBN: 978-1-61244-190-0 Genre: Religion & Spirituality Pages: 326 Reviewed by: Susan Milam Hollywood Book Review Equanimity: The Spirit Within chronicles the spiritual journey of author Samuel D. Bartoli, a former Southern California Golden Gloves Boxing Champion. Part memoir, part guidebook, Equanimity provides an
Title: Triumph Subtitle: Taming the Monster Within Author: Ingrid Kern Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing ISBN: 978-1457552984 Pages: 150 Genre: Self Help Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott Hollywood Book Review Triumph: Taming the Monster Within is the story of hopes dashed in childhood replaced by hopes fulfilled in later years, written by an intelligent, determined woman
Title: Our Fated Century Author: Grant Rodkey Publisher: IdeoPage Press Solutions LLC ISBN: 978-1-948928-15-1 Genre: Autobiography/History Page: 462 Reviewed by: Susan Milam Hollywood Book Review Our Fated Century uses the life of Dr. Grant Rodkey to examine the changes which have occurred in culture and in the medical profession during the one hundred plus years
Title: General Order No. 5: The Redemption of a Muslim American Patriot Author: F. Qasim ibn Ali Khan Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC ISBN: 978-1-5444-6776-3 Pages: 662 Genre: Autobiography Reviewed by: CC Thomas Hollywood Book Review Khan’s story, General Order No. 5: The Redemption of a Muslim American Patriot, took this reader completely by surprise. The
Title: Our Beguine: The Dance of Life Author: Joel M. Levin, MD Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 978-1496959478 Pages: 320 Genre: Memoir/Autobiography Reviewed by: Ella Vincent Hollywood Book Review Our Beguine: The Dance of Life is a heartwarming and emotional memoir about the love story between a man and woman in Chicago for over 40 years.
Title: A Fox in the Family Author: Jane Conner King Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC ISBN: 978-1-949169164 Pages: 100 Genre: Non-Fiction, Young Adult Reviewed by: Barbara Miller Hollywood Book Review One would have to have lived the experiences gained by author Jane Conner King in order to write with such detailed animal behavioral personification, bringing to
Title: Broken To Be Blessed Author: Louise Beaubrun-Macaluso, PhD Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC ISBN: 978-1948962513 Pages: 184 Genre: Memoir Reviewed by: Tara Mcnabb Hollywood Book Review Powerful and moving, Louise Beaubrun-Macaluso’s Broken To Be Blessed is a fascinating chronicle of one woman’s journey through tragedy, ultimately leading to healing and a renewed faith in God.
