This book, copyright 2022, is an excellent source of information on the history of addiction, starting with the mention of a poem, the Gambler’s Lament, found in the Rig Veda, …
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“Dancing in the Light” by Thurman Strother
Posted on March 31, 2026
Many people who have a rather dramatic life story often hear, “You should write a book.” Such was the case with Derald Cochran who after many years of hearing this, …
Book Review of Living From the Soul by Sam Torode
Posted on July 11, 2025
With this short, simple book, Sam Torode presents the spiritual philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He uses as his primary source the journaling that Emerson did in 1833, upon returning …
A Review of “The Way of the Quiet Warrior” by Tom Dutta
Posted on January 1, 2024
Tom Dutta has written a book which is a component of a method of achieving success in business, but more than that, a way of achieving success in life. He …
A Review by Vera Tarman, MD
Posted on September 13, 2023
Michael Cowl Gordon, a specialist in addiction medicine with extensive personal experience in recovery, offers a captivating book that combines clinical insight with the power of the 12-step program – …
Joy
Posted on March 24, 2023
Some time last year I made the comment to Judy, my dear wife, that I don’t think I experience joy. She found this disturbing, and bought me The Book of …
A review of Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps by Richard Rohr
Posted on February 26, 2023
A review of Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps by Richard Rohr, Franciscan Media, 2011, 2021 Father Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest of the Roman Catholic church …
Fear No Evil: A Memoir by Natan Sharansky
Posted on July 9, 2022
I have just finished reading Fear No Evil by Natan Sharansky, and I am in awe of his courageous and heroic battle for survival against the “evil empire” of the …
Book Review – Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions, by Russell Brand
Posted on December 21, 2021
From time to time I may write a review of a book which I have read and which I believe may be of interest to my readers. Much has been …
