Fatherless, Fearless, Female

Being born as an illegitimate daughter to a woman who was way ahead of her time, put Mary Charity in a complex position. As much as she wanted a father, her mother did not wish to be married. Finally, she accepted her reality and vowed to not let her own child, Billy, be raised without a father. However, fate intervened and she found herself a widow at an early age. Along with an unbearable emotional trauma, his death brought financial troubles in her life.

Author Talks: James B. Hansom

James B. Hansom: As a Sailor for many years, one absorbs the rules of the oceans into one’s own life; as such every wave has a peak and a trough. Accepting bi-polar is no different, like a heart-beat you have the highs and the lows, just a little more intense! The mania phases can be really useful as one can get so much done in such a short amount of time, but afterward comes the crash which can halt you from achieving anything; so I guess things take about the same time overall.

Overland: 16 Total Strangers Traveling through 8 Countries in 1 Broken Down Truck – Welcome to Africa by Pete Mandra #BookReview

Although a cynic would doubt that a book, whose plot is based entirely upon traveling across Africa for six weeks in a truck filled with strangers, would be entertaining enough to actually allow them to immerse in it, the author’s humorous and sarcasm-filled writing with just enough details about the journey would definitely prove to…

#BookReview: Thrive Medicine – How To Cultivate Your Desires And Elevate Your Life by Colin Zhu, DO

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite Thrive Medicine – How To Cultivate Your Desires And Elevate Your Life by Colin Zhu, DO is a book that motivates its readers to not just live the life, rather thrive in it. This is a self-help book consisting of many inspirational thoughts. He has covered many aspects of…

#BookReview: Wild Roots – Coming Alive in the French Amazon by Donna Mulvenna

Discover the true happiness in life with Donna Mulvenna as she writes an unfiltered story about her life in French Guiana in her extraordinary memoir, Wild Roots – Coming Alive in the French Amazon! Life in Australia had always been almost perfect and convenient for Donna and yet that feeling of not belonging there or not…

A Peripatetic Life by Raymond Walley

Follow Raymond Walley around the world as he narrates his travel-filled past in A Peripatetic Life. When the author was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on 8th May 2015, he realized that he must document his rich history of traveling, learning, and, particularly, coping with life in general. Amidst all the uncertainty of life (and career),…

Breathtaking Beauty of Bali

The Indonesian island, Bali, is a reflection of what paradise must  look like. Bali has the potential of taking one’s breath away. I visited Bali last year in April, and I am still awestruck by its magnificence. We had planned to book a package with a travel agency, but later, we decided to explore this beautiful…