‘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…

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    ‘From the Caribbean to the United States’: Prejudice, Harsh Treatment Are Overcome by Perseverance and One Boy’s Dreams

     

    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…

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    ‘Please Don’t Forget Me: Stories of the Survivors’: New Spiritual Memoir Shares One Couple’s Reliance on God While Facing Adversity

     

    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…

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    ‘The Sound of Hope: A True Story of an Adoptee’s Quest for Her Origins’

     

    WALDWICK, N.J., Feb. 16, 2009 — Every United States citizen enjoys the right and the liberty to have full access to their own public records, including birth certificates — except adoptees. Only six states allow adoptees to view their original birth certificate. In the other 44 states, ado…

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    ‘If Not Me, Then Who?’: Prominent Social Activist Discusses 40 Years of Fighting for Social Justice

     

    ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 27, 2009 — Social activists are all around us. Successful businessmen who turn the full weight of their influence and financial power to the cause of enacting social justice and alleviating poverty are something altogether different. In his new book, “If Not Me, Then Who…

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    Cancer as a Crucible: The Story of a Teenage Immigrant Who Survived Cancer and Built a New Life for Herself

     

    BEVERLY, Mass., Jan. 15, 2009 — No one who survives life-threatening cancer emerges from that dark tunnel the same person who entered. In her new memoir, “It Gets Better!” (published by AuthorHouse – http://www.authorhouse.com), Maria Machado Munroe draws together her ex…

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