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Convictions of a Chef: Cooking for the Counterculture and the One Percent by Evan Marcus-Rotman

A poignant, well-rendered, entertaining account of an ex-convict’s journey to success… An ex-convict becomes a celebrated chef, against all the odds, in this astonishing narrative. Marcus-Rotman was only eight-years-old when his mother died, and he was sent to live with…
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CROFTER by Renée Carrier

Poetic, wholesome, and engrossing…A stunning achievement. Carrier’s love for words beautifully combines in this remarkable story of her dedication to whole-Earth philosophy. Carrier and her husband’s journey from becoming the owner of a remote parcel of land with nothing but…
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It’s About Time by Mickey Bridges

An absorbing and candid chronicle of hard-won success… Making his debut with a sincere, raw memoir, Bridges recounts his rocky journey from life of crime to professional and personal success. Born in a dysfunctional family to a chronically ill mother…
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120 Seats in a Boiler Room: The Creation of a Courageous Professional Theater by Lewis Kempfer

Uplifting, gorgeously written, emotional, and entertaining… Award-winning Kempfer narrates the fascinating story of how a near-century-old boiler room building at The Factory at Franklin minutes south of Nashville became a thriving theater company in his latest book. Kempfer had teamed…
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Listening to Chopin while fighting Nazis: A Journey into my Family’s WWII Polish Past by M. Alexander Charns

A deeply revealing, intimate account of a family’s Polish history… As a six-year-old boy, Charns came across a book named ‘I Survived Hitler’s Hell’ by A.P. Gwiazdowski and became curious about his family’s Polish history. As he grows older, he…
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Arc of the Poet: A Poetic Memoir by Roger Darnell

Breathtakingly candid and deeply insightful… An impressive memoir. Darnell celebrates his relationship with art in this immersive memoir. Drawing on personal experience of decades, Darnell applies psychology to real life in surprising ways, artfully building tension into his storytelling—from the…
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Karl’s Diary: It’s a Dog’s by Sharon Winters

A beautiful book that’s guaranteed to generate giggles, guffaws, and a few tears… Karl, a Boykin Spaniel rescue, finds his forever home, one filled with unconditional love and makes some fascinating friends thanks to a compassionate couple who adopt him…
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LION TAMER Book One: How It All Turned Out by Therese Marie Duncan

A deeply involving and consistently moving story of overcoming trauma… Duncan tells her story straight from the heart in her debut installment in the Lion Tamer series. Born as the sixth of ten children, in the Pacific Northwest, in Seattle,…
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A Season of Disruption by Jacqueline P. Walker

A deeply poignant and intense tale… Walker creates a captivating tale of courage, strength, and perseverance taking readers on a family’s journey to overcome a devastating loss. Life for Murna Moreland, a young Jamaican homemaker and mother of five, is…
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Swimming, Not Drowning: Poems by Mari-Carmen Marin

An enlightening, original and deeply poignant book about pain and healing… Writing in free verse, Marin takes the reader on her journey through her struggles with the anxiety disorder that often leads to depression, prompting dark thoughts. The first part,…