The Five People You’ll Meet in Prison A Memoir of Addiction, Mania & Hope Brandon M. Stickney After years of hedonism in the literary life, journalist Brandon M. Stickney is caught in an opiate epidemic drug sting and sentenced to prison. Surrounded by society’s most troubled individuals and hostile guards, Stickney faces his addiction and… Continue reading The Five People You’ll Meet in Prison
Category: Non-Fiction
Outpedaling “the Big C”
Outpedaling “the Big C” My Healing Cycle Across America Elizabeth McGowan “Proceed as the way opens” is how William Least Heat-Moon put it in his book, River Horse. The line becomes a sort of mantra for Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth McGowan, a melanoma survivor. Having been given a five-year clean bill of health, McGowan decides to bicycle… Continue reading Outpedaling “the Big C”
Last of the Gladiators
Last of the Gladiators A Memoir of Love, Redemption, and the Mob: by the Son of the Legendary Trial Lawyer Jimmy LaRossa James M. LaRossa Jr. From the 1960s until the turn of the 21st century, New York City was the world’s epicenter of organized and white-collar crime. During those four decades, the most feared… Continue reading Last of the Gladiators
Shocked by the Bible 2
Shocked by the Bible 2 Connecting the Dots in Scripture to Reveal the Truth They Don’t Want You to Know Joe Kovacs The Bible contains more mind-blowing information than most of us can possibly imagine. And it’s anything but trivia. It’s tons of Biblical facts … and big yet neglected ideas, that we all need… Continue reading Shocked by the Bible 2
Both Sides of the Line
Both Sides of the Line My Coach, the Boston Mob Enforcer; My Mentor, the Murderer; the True Story of Clyde Dempsey and the 1974 Don Bosco Bears Kevin Kelly High school players in a working class neighborhood of the 1970s gain desperately needed structure and guidance from Jack “Clyde” Dempsey, a scrappy, charismatic coach who… Continue reading Both Sides of the Line
Kaufman’s Hill
Kaufman’s Hill John C. Hampsy A profound and intensely moving boyhood memoir, Kaufman’s Hill opens with a prosaic neighborhood scene: The author and some other young boys are playing by the creek, one of their usual stomping grounds. But it soon becomes clear that much more is going on; the boy-narrator is struggling to find… Continue reading Kaufman’s Hill
Dispatches from the Eastern Front
Dispatches from the Eastern Front A Political Education from the Nixon Years to the Age of Obama Gerald Felix Warburg How does one arrive at a life in politics and policy? What happens to one’s ideals when confronted with the reality that the only way to get things done in Washington is compromise? Who are… Continue reading Dispatches from the Eastern Front
Diamond in the Dark
Diamond in the Dark Leaving the Shadow of Abuse Phyllis Hain Summary Order here
The Divine Secret
The Divine Secret The Awesome and Untold Truth About Your Phenomenal Destiny Joe Kovacs Why are we all here? What is the meaning of life? What in the world is God actually doing with us? And what really happens when we die? These fundamental questions have haunted philosophers and theologians alike since the dawn of… Continue reading The Divine Secret
Rebooting in Beverly Hills
Rebooting in Beverly Hills A Wise and Wild Path for Navigating the Dating World Marcy Miller Rebooting in Beverly Hills is Sex and the City for the next generation. It’s the witty, charming, and absolutely true account of Marcy Miller, a competent, attractive professional woman, as she struggles to re-enter the dating world after the… Continue reading Rebooting in Beverly Hills