The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County

Book Review: The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County A Perspective for Women Who Understand the Power of Showing Up In my years as a funeral service professional, I’ve learned that the most meaningful acts of care rarely come from formal arrangements—they come from the...
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

A Review of The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion By Cathy Boomer  Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking is one of the most honest, disorienting, and ultimately redemptive books ever written about grief. Published in 2005, it chronicles the year...
“A Short Guide to a Happy Life” author Anna Quindlen

“A Short Guide to a Happy Life” author Anna Quindlen

  As a novelist and bestseller of other works, Anna Quindlen has come up with her way of showing us how she has kept a happy, nourished life, appreciating what is important and making good works a necessity for fulfillment. She uses captivating visuals and...
“Dream New Dreams”    author, Jai Pausch

“Dream New Dreams” author, Jai Pausch

Book Review  “Dream New Dreams” —Jai Pausch,   published:  May 2012   The widow of Randy Pausch who inspired thousands, with his Carnegie Mellon lecture, that became a subsequent book, “The Last Lecture”, has written her own memoir of the painful journey of his...