Category Archives: Bios and Memoirs

This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism – Don Lemon

Posted on March 16, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Racism is a cancer that has been metastasizing throughout this land ever since Columbus showed up. It’s persisted because the right people had the luxury of ignoring it. Not anymore.” In fact, Donald Trump, a blatant … Continue reading →

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Keep Walking, Your Heart Will Catch Up: A Camino de Santiago journey – Cathay O. Reta

Posted on December 15, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “There is something mystical, magical about the Camino…I’m seeing a profound connection between the body, the mind and the heart. I’m finding a deep shaking as they join forces and get on the same page.” Newly … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business – Chris Fenton

Posted on October 27, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) So many people graduate from college and think they can get a job in the film industry only to face rejection and disappointment. This is a true story about a Dartmouth graduate who seeks fame and … Continue reading →

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Adventure by Chicken Bus: An Unschooling Odyssey through Central America – Janet LoSole

Posted on October 10, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Adventure by Chicken Bus is a travelogue written about a family who sold everything and went on a road trip through Central America between 2005- 2007. Janet and Lloyd have a plan, and they take their … Continue reading →

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Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top – Darren Prince and Kristen McGuiness

Posted on October 7, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) “At 15 years old, my love for baseball became a million-dollar baseball card business. By my late teens, I had turned my hobby into a successful memorabilia company. By the time I was 25, I … Continue reading →

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An Ambiguous Grief – Dominique Hunter

Posted on October 1, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) An Ambiguous Grief is a beautiful memoir written about a mother’s loss, her grief over her son Dylan’s death, and the story behind why it came to be this way. The focus is on Dylan, but … Continue reading →

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Toubab Tales: The Joys and Trials of Expat Life in Africa – Rob Baker

Posted on September 25, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) “I wouldn’t have missed my time in Mali for all the tea in the world.” “Thinking of the three cups of tea: bitter as death, pleasant as life and sweet as love, makes me realize … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Share Cheesecake: …because my life is too good to share with just anybody – Stephanie Mills

Posted on September 8, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) If you were to say that I was a huge consumer of female self-help books – or any self-help books for that matter, you would fail your polygraph test miserably. So when I picked up … Continue reading →

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Acid Test: LSD vs. LDS – Christopher Kimball Bigelow

Posted on August 9, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) I was intrigued by this book because the author, Christopher Kimball Bigelow, and I share two things in common: we were both raised in the Mormon Church during the same era and used drugs in … Continue reading →

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SAY SOMETHING – Jeremy Clarke

Posted on August 6, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Say Something is a short book of poetry providing an autobiographical window into the author’s life. Jeremy Clarke believes that every person’s journey in life should be heard and told. The inspiration comes from within his … Continue reading →

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