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Book Review: Great New 5-Star Reviews Recently for One Simple Text by Shaw and Brown (Reviews Part 1: Amazon)

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  Just in this week -- a new (great) review on Amazon on One Simple Text .  five stars:  This book was a great read and definitely Liz’s story is an inspiration to me and I’m sure everyone else who reads it!! Joining an earlier 5-star review: MUST READ Check them out HERE . Read more posts about this book and its authors HERE .

Book Review: 5 Stars from Readers' Favorite for Joanna Charnas's A Movie Lover's Search for Romance

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  Just in today! Readers' Favorite has rated A Movie Lover's Search for Romance as 5 stars! Here is a piece of the review: one of the most honest dating memoirs I've read Charnas is a delight to read and her optimism and experiences are nothing short of extraordinary. For the rest of the review, click HERE . For other posts by and about this book, Joanna Charnas, and other Charnas books, click HERE .

Aging Does Not Have To Be a Downer: Books by Cheryl Vassiliadis & Joanna Romer and by Bertha Cooper

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  Most modern countries tend to look at aging is a time of slowing down, of loss, of not being able to do what the aging adult has always been able to do or wanted (wants) to do. Creative Aging by Vassiliadis and Romer takes a very different view -- a positive one. An award-winning book, highly recommended by leading reviewers: This timely book...is geared to help those who are at or nearing retirement creatively to plan for their upcoming years. More than a how to, this is a book that opens readers' minds to possibilities ahead. Uplifting...thought-provoking."                                                                                                            --- Library Journal "Two boomers who have aged creatively share their advice in this well-written, inspiring book...Vassiliadis and Romer have crafted a book with a strong voice and a thematic approach that is just different enough to make it stand out from the glut of books targeting retiring boomers. For tho

Milestone in Pandemic Series: Ten Books Released!

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Yesterday, with the release of Julie Gentile's book, How to Stay Calm in Chaos , we reached release #10 of the books in our pandemic series--experts among our authors who have turned their expertise into providing advice, help, and encouragement with dealing with the fallout of various sorts of trying to cope with and manage life successfully during a pandemic. These books encompass a wide range of topics, all of them very pertinent to what is happening all around us. Which ones could help you? The  Pandemic and Hope , written by former priest and long-term, respected psychologist, Dr. Dennis Ortman. Read more HERE . Tips, Tools, and Anecdoates to Help during a Pandemic , written by San Diego social worker, Joanna Charnas. Read more HERE . God Speaks into Darkness , written by church leader, J Bennett Easterling. Read more HERE . Diary of an RVer during Quarantine, written by RV expert (judge of the RV Oopsies awards), Karry MacDonald. Read more HERE . Old and On Hold , written by

Introducing Cindy McKinley, MSI Press Author

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  Cndy McKinley is a parent, a teacher, and a writer.  She grew up in Milford, Michigan, and has lived there for about 40 years, attending Huron Valley Schools.  Cindy has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in the Teaching of Reading from Eastern Michigan University.  She taught lower elementary for seven years, also in Huron Valley Schools, both at Kurtz Elementary and Country Oaks Elementary.  Her children attended the very same elementary, middle school, and high school as she did! She now tutors children of all ages in the community and teaches English at Oakland Community College in Royal Oak.  She’s been teaching for over 25 years. In 2002 her first book, a children’s book called  One Smile,  was published.  It won the Benjamin Franklin award that year.  In 2013 her second children’s book,  One Voice,  came out. It immediately won the Preferred Choice Award and the Carol Reiser Award.  Both books show how simple random acts of kindness can change th

Just Released: How to Stay Calm in Chaos by Julie M. Gentile

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  Released today -- the next book in our pandemic series: How to Stay Calm in Chaos: An Everyday Self-Care Guide by Julie M. Gentile. Self-care is more important now than it has ever been. It is exactly what to turn to when you need to stay calm in chaos. is quick read goes beyond the basics of eating well, exercising, and getting quality sleep. Packed with smart self-care strategies, this book can help you get through each day of the week: - Sunday: Stay Present - Monday: Stay Motivated - Tuesday: Stay Flexible - Wednesday: Stay Realistic - Thursday: Stay Supported - Friday: Stay Connected - Saturday: Stay Resilient Whether you write it out, sweat it out, breathe it out, or let it go, these mind-body-spirit practices can help you cope with the ever-changing landscape we are living in. See also Julie's other book: 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas Read more posts about Julie and her books HERE .

Book Review (Goodreads): Rainstorm of Tomorrow - 5 stars

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  From Goodreads: 𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤 is a sound refutation of Stephen Hawking’s declaration that “philosophy is dead”: as philosophers have not kept up with science, their art is dated. This work, however, casts light on philosophical questions that are ultimately beyond the reach of science – the type of questions that can be addressed but not answered so long as we hold to our position of human beings. That being said, philosophy remains one of the most frustrating disciplines in that it welcomes questions but evades answers. This never-perishing sense of frustration is symbolized by the everlasting 𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑤, which is not something to be rid of but rather hailed as the ultimate driver of human civilization. Check it out HERE . Read more posts about this book and its author HERE .