People sometimes assume that once a book is published, every important story has been told. I wish that were true. The reality is that every author leaves something behind. Not because those stories aren’t meaningful, but because every book has limits. There are only so many pages, and eventually difficult decisions have to be made. […]
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When I finished writing Mother of Courage, I thought the hardest part was behind me. Months of organizing memories, checking dates, revisiting old family photographs, and finding the right words had finally led to a completed manuscript. I believed my role was finished. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The real journey began after the
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This is an excerpt from the book, Mother of Courage, an inspirational true story about Margaret Chanin, who despite the loss of both arms earned her dental degree, married and raised two boys, taught preventive dentistry for more than 20 years, and became nationally known for her advocacy of people with disabilities. Her journey through
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This is an excerpt from the book, Mother of Courage an Inspirational true story about Margaret Chanin, who despite the loss of both arms earned her dental degree, married and raised two boys, taught preventive dentistry for more than 20 years, and became nationally known for her advocacy of people with disabilities. Her journey through
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Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana is often quoted for his warning: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In his book The Life of Reason, Santayana stressed that progress depends on retention—that without memory, humanity wouldremain in a state of perpetual infancy. But perhaps history is more than remembering events. Its relevance
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“Miss Liberty” strides purposefully across the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in September 1943, leaning forward, perspiring, a wrench in her right hand, loaded down with all manner of equipment, a spade, mop, dust pan and brush, school books and ruler, oil and watering cans, compass, bottles of milk, civil defense cap, telephone operator’s
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