Reading Excursions

  Book Details: Book Title :   Behind Her Smile: The Adventures of a Tall Girl from WVA and Her Life as a Stewardess  by Beverly Golden Cuevas Category :  Adult Non-Fiction (18+),  392 pages Genre : Non-Fiction, Memoir Publisher :   Urlink Print & Media, LLC Release date:   August  2023 Content Rating :  PG. Suitable for adult audiences. Book Description: Being raised in Parkersburg,WVA, Janie didn't have big aspirations for her life. Tired of her dead-end job at the phone company her best friend suggested she interview to become a Stewardess. Fearful she would be rejected because of her height; she was shocked when she was accepted. A whole new world opened up to her. Seeing places she had only read about, spending time with politicians, movie stars and professional athletes. One special athlete, a professional basketball player named Wendell Ladner stole her heart with his southern charm. An extraordinary 'connection...

  MY REVIEW     Hardcover:  288 pages Publisher:  St. Martin’s Press (August 9, 2022) Language: English ISBN-10:  1250277817 ISBN-13: 978-1250277817 ⬅️ Click Photo for Purchase Information     “ Stock-car racing star, country singer, and sports broadcaster Kyle Petty shares his familial legacy, intertwined with NASCAR’s founding and history, in Swerve or Die―written with Pulitzer Prize-winner Ellis Henican, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of In the Blink of an Eye.    “Born into racing royalty. The only son of NASCAR’s winningest driver ever. The grandson of one of the sport’s true pioneers. The nephew of our very first Hall of Fame engine builder. It’s quite a family to represent, and through it all, I’ve somehow managed to keep being Kyle.”    Kyle Petty won his very first stock-car race, the Daytona ARCA 200, in 1979 when he was eighteen. Hailed as a third-generation professional NASCA...

MY REVIEW Paperback:  224 pages Publisher:  Thomas Nelson; Gld edition (February 13, 2018) Language:  English ISBN-10:  0785216731 ISBN-13:  978-0785216735 Click Picture for Purchase Information “ The captivating story behind the bestselling single in the history of Christian music—and the man who wrote it MercyMe’s crossover hit, “I Can Only Imagine,” has touched millions of people around the world. But few know about the pain, redemption, and healing that inspired it. Now Bart Millard, award-winning recording artist and lead singer of MercyMe, shares how his dad’s transformation from abusive father to man of God sparked a divine moment in music history.  Go behind the scenes of Bart’s life—and the movie based on it—to discover how God repaired a broken family, prepared Bart for ministry through music, and wrote the words on his heart that would change his life forever. I Can Only Imagine is a front-row seat to w...