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All of us have something about our childhood that stands out and Andie Mitchell is no exception. Food was her comfort and she found out at the age of 13 (weighing in at 200 lbs) that if she kept eating the way she had been, she would weigh close to 300 lbs by the time… Continue reading It Was Me All Along by Andie Mitchell
"I will not become my mother." These were famous last words from Domenica (Nikki) Ruta. It was touch and go for a while. Nikki's mom, Kathi, was a drug addict who wanted her daughter to have more than she did. This book is not only about Nikki's fight to try and find a "normal" life,… Continue reading With or Without You by Domenica Ruta
This book is part of BookCollaborative.com's Wit & Wisdom series which "provides artists with a platform through which they can gain exposure and recognition". The book contains a majority of oil paintings, watercolor paintings, and photographs of cats, both domestic and wild, along with cat and animal quotes from Winston Churchill to Charles Dickens. Mr.… Continue reading Cat Sayings: Wit & Wisdom from the Whiskered Ones (Wit & Wisdom #4) by Bradford G. Wheler
In a family so large that it tumbled and stretched to the edges of comprehension, every one of us came knocking on Aunt Jannie and Uncle Artus's front door eventually, looking for refuge. Mary "Beth" Ditto grew up in Judsonia, Arkansas, where there was no dancing allowed in public, sexual abuse was common, and being… Continue reading Coal to Diamonds: a Memoir by Beth Ditto
The first time I picked up an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader was about 20 years ago when I was at a gift shop on vacation. The book was a hoot and an eye opener and I had never learned so many fun facts in all of my life. I thought to myself, "What fun it… Continue reading Uncle John’s Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader (Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Annual #25) by Bathroom Readers’ Institute
I have tried my share of fad diets and this one was unique, but a little too "out there" for someone of my age. Taking a 20 minute cold bath every morning just doesn't work with my schedule AND my climate and I don't drink coffee at all, let alone on an empty stomach. I… Continue reading Six Weeks to OMG: Get Skinnier Than All Your Friends by Venice A. Fulton
A shocking account of the government’s attempt to conceal the effects of the toxic waste released by a secret nuclear weapons plant in Colorado and a community’s vain search for justice—soon to be a feature documentaryKristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most… Continue reading Full Body Burden by Kristen Iversen
This book is an autobiography about a pastor of a substantial California ministry who realizes while he is on a mission in India, that he is unhappy with his family life and has an affair with one of his parishioners. Then after he returns from India he faces the wrath of many while he destroys… Continue reading Lost + Found: Finding Myself By Getting Lost in an Affair by David Trotter
This book claims that you can "master the use of color in oils, acrylics or watercolors". As an occasional watercolor painter myself with an informal background in art, I found Mr. Bartges' suggested use of a color wheel to be an indispensable tool to choose colors whether you are painting or even decorating your home. … Continue reading Color is Everything: Beginners to Advanced Painters Can Learn What All Great Artists Know by Dan Bartges
One of the best ways to learn hieroglyphs is to study the names of the kings. Ms. DeNoyer's study aide is a "compilation of ancient Egyptian king names from Dynasty 0 to the Ptolemaic Dynasty with hieroglyphs, transliteration, and translation". Indeed the handbook is geared towards those people who are interested in Egyptian hieroglyphs whether… Continue reading Whose Cartouche is That? by Artie Rae DeNoyer