‘Brooklyn Beginnings’: A Geriatrician’s Odyssey
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2009 — Dr. Michael Gordon, a successful and prominent Canadian geriatrician, ethicist, educator, speaker, and author, presents “Brooklyn Beginnings,” a memoir examining his quest from humble beginnings in Brooklyn to his current renowned medical status in To…
Surviving the Streets as a Black Puerto Rican-American Orphan
NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2009 — When Henry Morales was orphaned at six years of age, he left home carrying sneakers and a bag of toy guns. Little did he know this scene would foreshadow his troubled and…
INDIANA, Pa., Oct. 1, 2009 — Venturing on a cross-continental journey was always a dream for author and avid bicyclist Doug Freedline. After a failed attempt in 1974, Freedline enlisted the company of a friend three years later and set out to finish what he started. In his new book, “Summer of…
Luminous Memoir Chronicles Children’s Descent Into Addiction
WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. 12, 2009 — It’s every mother’s worst nightmare: to wake up one day and realize that she is helpless to stop the downward spiral of her marriage, her family and her li…
New Memoir Details Effects of Alzheimer’s on Family
STERLING, Va., May 26, 2009 — In her new collection of memoirs, “36 Days Apart: A memoir of a daughter, her parents and the Beast named - Alzheimer’s: A story of Life, Love and Death” (p…
New Book Proves That You’re Never Too Old to Change Careers
WESTMINSTER, Colo., May 12, 2009 — “I am sure there are many people in their middle age who have lost their jobs, are unhappy with the job they have, or have a dream that has never been fulfilled,” Joe Rowsell writes in his new book,…
‘Approaching Neverland: A Memoir of Epic Tragedy & Happily Ever After’
SAN RAMON, Calif., April 29, 2009 — Imagine a mother attempting to murder her five children and telling them they will soon be in Neverland. Imagine, too, surviving this attempted murder and still loving one’s mother unreservedly. Peggy Kennedy, author of “Approaching Neverland:…
‘Mamma Called the Doctor: A Mother and Child’s Final Journey’
TORONTO, April 29, 2009 — Sometimes what had been a black-and-white issue suddenly can become gray when it hits home. That is what Antoinette Romana discovered when an amniocentesis revealed that she was pregnant with a Down syndrome baby. Antoinette and her husband, already parents of three sma…
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., April 9, 2009 — Poverty and hardship were commonplace for Alford Douglas. So was prejudice.
“From the Caribbean to the United States” is Douglas’s memoir (published by iUniverse), an inspiring story about his struggles, and a hard, honest look at racis…
BUFFALO, Wyo., Feb. 24, 2009 — In their touching new memoir, “Please Don’t Forget Me: Stories of the Survivors” (published by AuthorHouse), Dave and Jane Long share their remarkable story about how God’s grace during a time of adversity redefined, reshaped and streng…
