The Grace of Yes
“I look back now and shudder at the woman I was then, so wrapped up in my career and my personal goals that I couldn’t conceive of sharing my time with children.” Lisa M. Hendey has been writing for mothers for years. She started up a blog called CatholicMom.com in […]

The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living by ...

Confession of Joe Cullen
The Confession of Joe Cullen is a crime novel than involves contemplation and thinking. The characters don’t just react, but think through issues involving drugs, faith, morality and love.

The Confession of Joe Cullen by Howard Fast

Salt Fat Acid Heat
Samin Nosrat shares her knowledge of cooking from years of working in restaurants, studying throughout the world and learning her family’s recipes. Her focus is on four key things: Salt, Fat, Acid and Heat. She proposes that if you learn how to use these four things correctly, you can make any dish and make it delicious.

Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat

The Next Right Thing
Life is made up of decisions. Some may be easy, but for big decisions it can be hard to know if you’re making the right one. Emily P. Freeman has taken to heart the best advice for those decisions – do the next right thing.

The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams
Adams relates all of his advice to personal stories in his life, including some major medical conditions he had to deal with. He writes in a relatable way. As a self-help book, it’s not from an expert, but more as a friend sharing his life lessons. It’s an interesting addition to the genre.

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Grace for the Good Girl
“In that moment, in the middle of all that mess, I had a fleeting, initially unwelcome thought: What is the truth here?” There are women who are always trying to be good – do the right thing, feel the right way, say the right thing – the good girls. The […]

Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman

Waiting For Tom Hanks
Annie Cassidy believes in true love. It’s what her parents had and every romantic comedy fills her with the hope that one day she will find her “Tom Hanks.” While she also dreams of having a movie produced from her own screenplay, she lives in a world where she’s happy, but stuck.

Waiting For Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey