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Heart of Fire is an astounding story, and once you read it, you'll understand the title and it will give you hope.

Shirley Read-Jahn's memoir, Dancing Through Life, is as joyous as its title promises. Not that there are no trials and tribulations in the accounts of the seventy-plus years she describes. No, indeed. But the point of all of them for her is to keep dancing and laughing and hoping and loving it all.

One of the most tragic moments in Ethiopian history is the infamous 1983-1985 famine that hit the African nation and left tens and thousands dead. Dr. Byron Conner recounts these horrors in his memoir The Face of Hunger: Reflections on a Famine in Ethiopia published in 2016.

The Great Famine of Ethiopia is one of the most infamous tragedies to hit a country in recent history. The crisis gripped the African nation from 1983-1985 and affected millions of people, with around 8 million casualties. The massive hunger and poverty of Ethiopia is the subject of Dr. Byron Conner's memoir, The Face of Hunger: Reflections on a Famine in Ethiopia. Today, ReadersMagnet Review takes another look at this haunting narrative of a people's tragedy and how one man and his family responded to the call of medical service and missionary work.

This is a story of moving from abuse, crippling fear and low self-esteem to knowing the ultimate love of God. Author W. Veronica Lisare has discovered courage, joy, hope, freedom and fulfillment as she embraces her authentic identity as a daughter of the King of kings. She shares the intimate details of her journals from an unhappy childhood, through a loveless marriage, a divorce, the loss of a granddaughter and a battle with cancer to a rewarding nursing job and a second career as a minister of the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Anyone who enlists in the army gains a lot of benefits. Through the harsh training, an individual may gain knowledge, leadership, discipline, and determination along with other tangible benefits like job security, medical and dental care, and many more. However, among these benefits, two stand tall above the rest. Those are the excellent opportunity to serve one's duty to their own country and the camaraderie. This piece will talk about the latter. In his book, Grey Feathers: Led by Love of Country, author Daniel M. DeWald touches upon the bravery and unselfishness of the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Division as they fight for their country and for each other. He details how the Braves (Division's nicknames) looked out for each other as they followed their mission in Vietnam. Theirs was an inspiring show of camaraderie.