Mike Edison Author Of You Are A Complete Disappointment A Triumphant Memoir Of Failed Expectations

05/10/16 • 17 min

This book is flat out, flat out! The tease goes like this... His dying father is in a hospital room hooked up to breathing apparatus making it difficult to communicate. He motioned the author Mike to come a little closer. He told Mike he was glad he was there and went on to tell his son, "YOU are a complete disappointment!" And he was just getting started.... This is a really raw, painful, intimate and ultimately joyful look at a very complex father/son relationship. But I think it could just as easily be a mother/son, daughter/father or mother/daughter relationship. It crosses all boundaries. I find it difficult to believe that this is as isolated as one might think. I believe people don't talk about it or are embarrassed to talk about it. How does one begin to process such a thought? A parent who is competitive and jealous of their own offspring. This is a must read for many reasons...it's entertaining and actually has some very funny moments, there are moments that made me uncomfortable but there is learning and growing and revelation too. This is one of those books that was a page turner and very easy to read. Reach out to Mike Edison at www.mikeedison.com/

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Marie Noel Groves Registered Herbalist And Author Of Body Into Balance Natural Solutions For The Whole Body Health

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Oh how I love this book! The style in which it is written, the organization, the cross referencing, the information love it, love it, love it.

Maria Noel Groves is a registered herbalist and can talk about what people did long before prescription companies started taking out trademarks and such. She talks about why one is better for a condition than say another herb. Although there are still some people who think of this sort of thing as voodoo it is not. She covers, Immune System, Cardiovascular, Digestive, Respiratory. There are availability ratings,descriptions of key properties,additional benefits of an herb or essential oil, best way to preparation methods and more.

She answers the question "Why herbal or natural medicine?" She big on education and this book I will keep forever. So much to digest, no pun intended, and learn~

Visit Maria Noel Groves website at: www.WinterGreenBotanicals.com

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Rita Coolidge Singer Songwriter Painter And Author of Delta Lady A Memoir

There are just so many nuggets in Rita Coolidge's book Delta Lady:A Memoir. Nuggets of wisdom, learning enlightenment, compassion, caring and biggest of all resiliance. I have always been a Rita Coolidge fan ever since first hearing Higher and Higher and playing that on the first Christian radio station I worked at. I loved her long dark hair, Cherokee heritage, her Boho style and the turquoise...loved seeing her wear all of her turquoise. Rita has been making music for a lifetime and she has worked with some of the greats like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Leon Russell and so many others there just isn't the time to list them all here but she covers so much of it in the book. She was married to Kris Kristofferson who I fell in love with after seeing A Star Is Born. She talks about their relationship and making beautiful music together, the ups and downs of it all. The biggest bombshell for me was learning about the Eric Clapton song Layla and what Rita contributed to it (uncredited). It's very clear her work was stolen and someone else's name was added to the credits on the album. When I played the interview on the air I received calls from listeners telling me that that part of the Layla song, the part that Rita wrote, was their favorite part. One of my favorite parts of the book was Rita perfectly describing aging "As you get older you gather layers and layers of life and you learn to wear them and carry them proudly or you let them take you down. And I choose to wear mine." It was such an honor talking with Rita Coolidge who for me is an artist in every sense of the word. Get Delta Lady: A Memoir at your local bookstore or at this Amazon.com link: https://www.amazon.com/Delta-Lady-Memoir-Rita-Coolidge/dp/0062372041/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465410690&sr=8-1&keywords=delta+lady