Biography & Memoir

Review by Wanda Deschamps.Full disclosure: I wasn’t going to read How to Lose Everything by Christa Couture. I heard a bit about the content: childhood cancer, the death of an infant followed by the loss of her one-year old baby, then divorce and thought: “No. This one is not for me.” For some reason (and I cannot quite remember why), I changed my mind and read it. And I am so … [Read more...] about How to lose everything: A memoir

Reviewed by Sharon Broughton: Soul Full of Coal Dust is a riveting account that is part memoir, part medical and legal thriller, part underdog takes on the Goliath of systemic injustice.  With devastating clarity, it exposes the corruption, fraud, and medical, legal, and corporate malpractice that has denied miners and their families the life support and medical care that is … [Read more...] about Soul Full of Coal Dust – A Fight for Breath and Justice in Appalachia

Reviewed June 9 2020 by Wanda Deschamps: "It is perplexing that the world still suffers from such a limited understanding of disability. … [Read more...] about The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving Thriving and Changing the World

Reviewed June 2 2020 by Maryann Kerr: "If you have suffered burnout you will find some solace wisdom and practical advice on how to avoid it from this sysmpathetic title by Legaullt" … [Read more...] about Taking a Break from Saving the World: A Conservation Activist’s Journey from Burnout to Balance

ReviewedApril 28 2020 by Wanda Deschamps: "By publishing her memoir Sarah sets herself apart within the autistic community and its allies. And a voice she is--biting humorous insightful and candid. She bills her book as an 'anti-instruction guide.'" … [Read more...] about I Overcame My Autism: And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder