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Books that have truly affected me in positive ways
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items These are a few books I have read over the years whose stories have stuck with me long term.
Some of them are excellent works of fiction that have inspired me to do greater things with my life. Some are non-fiction. Some are memoirs.
Each of thes...
An excellent book that changed my whole perspective about how Black people are perceived when they go to the doctor. A must read for those of us with white privilege.
This book was written by a Black man who is a medical doctor. There is even a chap...
Black Man in a White Coat: Doctor's Reflections
Such a great book! This ties two historical events that happened in Manhattan, NY with historical fiction. There are deep emotions and a wonderful story weaving its way through this novel. An amazing book that gave me a new perspective on how to writ...
A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
This science fiction book hooked me in the first chapter. Wow. What a story !! I loved it all the way through to the very last page.
Someone asked me, repeatedly, “is it time travel.”
Well, we all travel through time. Don’t we? You have traveled ...
Time After Time: A Novel by Lisa Grunwald
One of my all time favorite science fiction short story collections. My dad bought me this book at an airport one time when he was on a business trip.
I have read the book so many this since then! The stories in this book have stuck with me for dec...
About Time: 12 Short SciFi Stories
This book was written by a man who couldnt read for the large bulk of his life. It’s been a while since I read this book - I am going to have to read it again because I can’t remember if he was born a slave or maybe it was his dad.
Anyway, this gen...
Life Is So Good: Dawson, George, Glaubman, Richard
Christian Science teaches that the Five Senses (See, Touch, Taste, Smell, Hear) are not real. They teach that death and sin and disease are not real. Christian Scientists don’t go to doctors.
The author wrote this book about her family who were Chr...
fathermothergod: My Journey Out of CS
This book talks about the origin of the spiritual belief system I grew up in - Christian Science. (Different from Scientology.)
This book relies on court documents, newspapers, and historical accounts to share the history of the Christian Science ch...
God's Perfect Child: Fraser, Caroline
“Perfect Peril.”
This book explains what a cult is and explains perfectly why people are sucked into cults and why it is so difficult to get them out of a cult.
It’s heart-breaking to see your loved ones sucked in and unable to get them out.
Perfect Peril: Christian Science and Mind Control
This is one of my all time favorite series of books. And by a woman author !!!!!
It’s a perfect combination of science fiction and fantasy !!
I think about these books from this series in particular:
The first book
Dolphins of Pern
The White Dra...
Dragonriders of Pern
Gaby Cocroft aka Gabrielle Didier is a phenomenal heroine in this book. I read this book in the 80s and remembered it around 2011 when I was in a bad marriage.
This novel helped me believe that life could get better even if it was going to get wors...
Rightfully Mine: Mortman, Doris - Books
This book is a memoirs of Elizabeth Gilbert who is in a mediocre marriage when the book starts and she doesn’t realize it.
As the book proceeds, she gets a divorce and moves on with her life. She moves through the steps of being frozen, afraid, try...
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Journey
This is an amazing, bold book about finding our own magical creativity, deep inside us.
I love this book! The cover is a perfect depiction of the colorful creativity that bursts out of us as we consume this book and act on the inspiration it gives ...
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear - Books
This book is a classic.
It took me at least 15 years to get through this book the first time I read it. I wasn’t ready the first time(s) I tried to read it. I had to go through a serious learning curve to be ready to really embrace the power this b...
The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition - Books
My book!
This is for folks who would love to be creative but don’t know where to start.
It’s also for folks who are already exceptionally creative and want to push themselves in new ways, creatively!
This book is full of simple exercises for ever...
Mere Creativity: And also some circus skills.
Another book I wrote.
A Book of Shadows is a book that witches compile of their spells and notes and bits of nature and whatever they use to cast spells and do their craft.
Many folks think witchcraft is complicated or evil.
I wrote this book t...
Simple Book of Shadows: Secular Witchcraft
A book my dad wrote. He wrote many books. And he asked that after his death, he have his time travel document published in any book published by him after his death.
10 years after his death, I was finally able to do that for him with this book.
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How To Travel Through Time