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March 22, 2024

EMPOWERMENT (A Journey of Discovery)

By Warren Pennicooke
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Erudite and witty, fully indexed and meticulously referenced, Warren Pennicooke’s EMPOWERMENT (A Journey of Discovery) is a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining investigation of the cultural...

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March 15, 2024

CREATING YOUR FIRST NOVEL

By Hank Quense
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

In CREATING YOUR FIRST NOVEL, Hank Quense discusses fiction beyond the prose and gives helpful lessons based on his extensive publishing experience. This is an...

March 4, 2024

OM VEL WAY: Be Happy and Make Happy

By Seval Seer
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Seval Seer's OM VEL WAY: Be Happy and Make Happy covers a huge amount of ground in its exploration of Hindu spirituality.

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Author and licensed psychotherapist Alena Scigliano treats narcissism like the proverbial hammer where every problem begins to look like a nail in her book, SWIMMING...

October 25, 2023

SPIRITUALITY 201 (Discovering The Inner Healer)

By Iván Figueroa-Otero MD
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

Regular pupils of Iván Figueroa-Otero’s “school of life” will find much to enjoy in this well-designed volume. Its sometimes-challenging style and lack of external references...

September 8, 2023

DO BETTER! BE BETTER!

By Mark D. Estes
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

While author Mark D. Estes has an undeniable desire to motivate, his writing voice in DO BETTER! BE BETTER! lacks a distinctive personality and the...

August 28, 2023

THE VULNERABLE ALPHA

By Jevon Almond
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Jevon Almond 's THE VULNERABLE ALPHA IS 99 percent inspiration and one percent perspiration—and while short on practical tips, his story does deal with the...

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July 28, 2023

ME POWER

By LaNysha T. Adams
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

In its quiet insistence on the centrality of self-knowledge, LaNysha Adams’ ME POWER is a guide to empowerment, and benefits from clear thinking and positivity,...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Part memoir, part communications primer, Cindy Bigbie's MY LINK TO MILDRED is a must-read for anyone in search of a reliable path to post-traumatic healing.

IR Approved
June 12, 2023

COMMUNICATE WITH COURAGE

By Michelle D. Gladieux
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Veteran coach and consultant Michelle Gladieux's COMMUNICATE WITH COURAGE provides a much-needed corrective to the struggles of effective communication that is both entertaining and informative.

May 22, 2023

EXTREME ENTREPRENEURS: Steve Jobs and Jesus Christ

By Tracy Emerick, Ph.D.
Rating:
1.8 / 5.0

Even readers who share Tracy Emerick’s Christian worldview will find the thesis of his book, EXTREME ENTREPRENEURS: Steve Jobs and Jesus Christ, strained. The comparisons...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Written in a concise and spirited manner for readers who believe in psychic powers and past lives, Jennifer Elizabeth Moore’s advice and perspective in EMPATHIC...

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