Book Excerpt: The Change Guidebook: How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life

Book Title: The Change Guidebook: How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life Author: Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino Publishing Information: HCI, 2022 Link to Buy Book: Simon & Schuster Synopsis: Many of us know we need a change, an overhaul of the way we “do” life. We feel […]

Book Excerpt: The Elite: Think Like an Athlete Succeed Like a Champion

Book Title: The Elite: Think Like an Athlete Succeed Like a Champion Author: Dr. Jo Lukins Publishing Information: Turtle Publishing, 2021 Link to Buy Book: Amazon Synopsis: Athletes who reach the pinnacle of their sport have found the mental edge that sets them apart from everyone else – and that edge is within your reach. […]

Book Excerpt: Absent-Father Syndrome: Overcoming the Trauma of a Fatherless Childhood

Book Title: Absent-Father Syndrome: Overcoming the Trauma of a Fatherless Childhood Author: Morarji Peesay Publishing Information: Mascot books, 2022 Link to Buy Book: Barnes & Noble Synopsis: Great fear and anxiety can stem from the trauma of an absent father. Absent-father syndrome can become a generational issue. It can also affect everything in our lives—perhaps […]

Book Excerpt: From the Root to the Fruit: Rising Above Adversities

Book Title: From the Root to the Fruit: Rising Above Adversities Author: Shanae Cooper- Robinson Publishing Information: DayeLight Publishers, 2022 Link to Buy Book: Author Website Synopsis: From the Root to the Fruit: Rising Above Adversities is a memoir that documents my journey from nothing to something, struggle to triumph. It highlights my resilience and […]

Book Award Winner: Sales And Selling Yourself: If You Can Make Someone Laugh They Can Be Yours by Rick Breitweiser

Congratulations on your bronze book award! Synopsis This book is an integration of self-love and human qualities that will enable you to become a successful self-marketeer. As a guidebook, practical instruction and actionable advice and insights are simply explained to improve your personal brand recognition. Extensive coverage is lent to the importance of character building, […]

Book Award Winner: The Resilience Roadmap: 7 Guideposts for Charting Your Course in a Chaotic World by Mark Black

Congratulations on your silver book award! Synopsis If you are a purpose-driven difference-maker struggling to stay engaged when it seems like the odds are stacked against you, this book is for you. Based on a lifetime of thriving through tremendous adversity, Mark Black has created the instruction manual for how to thrive through adversity. The […]

Book Award Winner: The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress and Enjoy Your Life by D. Terrence Foster, MD

Congratulations on your bronze book award! Synopsis Are you or someone you know and honestly care about experiencing so much stress in life that it is so overwhelming, or are you or that person trying desperately to avoid that condition? Well, look no further! The Stress Book takes a comprehensive approach to stress management and […]

Book Award Winner: Barbwire, Brothels and Bombs in the Night: Surviving Vietnam by Connard Hogan

Congratulations on your gold book award! Synopsis Drafted at the age of twenty, Connard Hogan answers the call to serve his country, even while millions of Americans question their country’s presence in Vietnam. A naïve and inexperienced young man with an alcoholic and abusive father, Connard finds himself immersed in the toxic masculinity of the […]

Book Award Winner: Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops: A Memoir by Allison Hong Merrill

Congratulations on your gold book award! Synopsis A powerful true story of how a Taiwanese immigrant bride––disowned by her father, abandoned by her American husband; homeless, penniless, and inarticulate in English––defies cultural expectations and creates her own destiny. Allison Hong isn’t a typical fifteen-year-old Taiwanese girl. Unwilling to bend to the conditioning of her Chinese […]

Book Award Winner: Relentless Positivity: A Common Veteran Battling Uncommon Odds by Rear Admiral Kyle Cozad

Congratulations on your silver book award! Synopsis Author Kyle Cozad, retired US Navy Rear Admiral and current President and CEO of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, tells his own personal story following a service-related spinal cord injury while he was on active duty. Insightful, honest, and frank, his account describes how he bounced back from […]