October 13th, 2020
Books
Being originally from Wisconsin, which boasts being The Dairy State, I have alway loved cooking, baking and eating foods made with real butter. (I’m actually a butter snob, truth be told.) So when this sunny looking, smallish paperback came across my desk, touting that life is better with butter, I just had to pick it […]
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March 12th, 2016
Books
Title: The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker’s Guide to Growing Older Author: Robert L. Weber, Ph.D. and Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. Review by: Anne L. Holmes for the NABBW As we Boomers age, and start to consider what’s next in our lives, many of us take stock of what’s happened to us […]
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June 16th, 2015
Books
Grit in Your Craw: The Eight Strengths You Need to Succeed in Business and in Life Author: Robert Luckado Reviewed by Anne Holmes for the NABBW Let me make one thing immediately clear: Though unassuming in its looks, at just 5 x 8 and a shade over 100 pages, with a rather monochromatic cover and […]
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June 10th, 2015
Books
GOLD: How To Go From Lost To Found, Awaken Your Inner Power, And Discover Your Midas Touch Author: Vicki Lynn King Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Why does it seem that certain people get all the breaks while others struggle? Is it just luck, or is there something else to consider? Vicki Lynn […]
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June 10th, 2015
Books
Rainbows Over Ruins Author: Susan Sherayko, Foreword by Noah St. John Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes This book opens with an arresting personal crisis: Author Sherayko writes of how she came home from work one evening to discover more than a mere catastrophe. What she found when she turned the key in the […]
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July 18th, 2014
Books
The Living Memories Project: Legacies That Last Amazon Barnes & Noble Authors: Meryl Ain, Arthur M. Frischman, and Stewart Ain Reviewed for the NABBW by: Anne Holmes The Living Memories Project is a collection of inspirational personal accounts from more than 30 people, each sharing their own unique stories of how they have or are […]
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June 27th, 2014
Books
Where Do I Go From Here: Creating the Life You Love Amazon Kindle Barnes & Noble Nook Author: Vicki Lynn King Reviewed for the NABBW by: Anne L. Holmes Some books just make you feel good. Some have the potential to change your life. This one does both. Author Vicki Lynn King has created an […]
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July 23rd, 2013
Books
Self and Soul: On Creating a Meaningful Life Kindle edition Barnes & Noble Nook edition Author: Lorraine Ash, M.A., foreword by Joseph Dispenza http://www.LorraineAsh.com Reviewed for the NABBW by: Anne Holmes This is a brief but powerful memoir, whose goal is to speak directly to anyone who has experienced any sort of personal tragedy, life […]
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August 2nd, 2012
Inspiration
55+ Women Unite! Welcome All Wise Working Women Author: Georgian Lussier Website: http://hrhelp.squarespace.com Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Georgian Lussier\’s purpose in writing this book is to share her good news that the mid-life brain enables women to make substantial contributions and encourages them to celebrate their strengths. Through stories and examples, women […]
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July 30th, 2012
Inspiration
Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss Author: Jai Pausch Website: http://www.tworoadsbooks.com/index.php/books/dream-on-jai-pausch/ Reviewed By: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Jai Pausch, the widow of Randy Pausch -the Carnegie Mellon professor best known for authoring THE LAST LECTURE after his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer – gives us a remarkably frank, deeply moving and thematically rich […]
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