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    Just in! Review of Nothing So Broken by Chris Richards from Literary Titan. " If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live with the echo of someone else’s war or if you just like stories about complicated families and growing up, this one’s for you. I’d recommend  Nothing So Broken  to anyone who appreciates honest, character-driven stories that don’t sugarcoat real life." Read the rest of the review here:  Nothing So Broken | LITERARY TITAN NothingSo Broken  has reached  #2 in Hot New Releases /Vietnam War History,  #25 in Vietnam War biographies, #36 in disability biographies, #61 in Vietnam War History, and #266 in Asian history. Book description:  In the shadow of loss, a path to healing begins. Chris Richards grew up in a small New England mill town, where life was tough and loyalty ran deep. At just 19, his world was shaken when a close friend was left permanently disabled by a devastating accident. At the same time, Chris’s fath...

  Chris Richards, author of  Nothing So Broken , was recently interviewed by  Colonel Len Samborowski    on DFN Podcast: "Nothing So Broken: Vietnam War and the Power of Community."  Listen to the podcast HERE . Description of the podcast: Chris Richards is the Director at Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust and the author of Nothing So Broken . His powerful book details the impact of the Vietnam War on his family and the importance of community as a way to manage the pain. Along the way we discuss – War, Always About the Families (3:30), A Single Soldier (4:15), Agent Orange, the Spray (10:00), Mill Town America (16:10), Engineer-like (20:45), Aloneness vs. Loneliness (23:45), Perceptions of War  (25:45), and DFN (28:15).   Additional outtakes from a second interview from 34:20 to 41:30. You can grab a copy of Chris Richards’ book at MSI Press. When asked “Have a coupon?” – use the code “Luke” for a 25% discount. With this code, ALL proceeds from...

  John Arthur Lee has posted his review of Nothing So Broken by Chris Richards. A jaw-dropping book about hope and perseverance.  Beautifully composed and vividly depicted. Read the rest of the review here:  John Arthur Lee: Words and Snapshots: My Review: Nothing So Broken by Chris Richards NothingSo Broken  has reached  #2 in Hot New Releases /Vietnam War History,  #25 in Vietnam War biographies, #36 in disability biographies, #61 in Vietnam War History, and #266 in Asian history. Book description:  In the shadow of loss, a path to healing begins. Chris Richards grew up in a small New England mill town, where life was tough and loyalty ran deep. At just 19, his world was shaken when a close friend was left permanently disabled by a devastating accident. At the same time, Chris’s father began to show troubling symptoms linked to his service in the Vietnam War—unseen wounds that would slowly unravel the man he once knew. The weight of watching two peo...