BookTrib’s Bites: Escape the Ordinary With These Four Books
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“Unshrink Yourself: 12 Mini-Shifts to Ditch Self-Doubt and Own Your Life” by Thanh Nguyen
“Unshrink Yourself” is a heart-driven guide to help you break free from self-doubt and start owning your life. If you’ve ever held back because you didn’t feel ready, smart or worthy enough, this book offers a turning point. Bestselling author and leadership coach Thanh Nguyen shares twelve small-but-mighty mindset shifts designed to quiet your inner critic, let go of perfectionism and step into your power.
Through honest stories and practical reflection exercises, she walks you through the steps she used to rebuild her confidence — from a voiceless immigrant teenager to an engineering executive, bestselling author, professor and speaker. Each mini-shift introduces a simple but profound change in how you think, speak and show up every day, helping you break self-sabotaging patterns, replace fear with compassion, speak up, stand tall and build confidence through consistent, courageous action. Because the world doesn’t need a smaller version of you.
Purchase at https://www.theencourageteam.com/unshrink.
“Reflections on Life’s Illusions: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness” by Jane Gallagher
“Reflections on Life’s Illusions: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness” dives into the pool of memory to explore what shaped the consciousness of the Baby Boom generation — and Jane Gallagher’s own perspective. Her lyrical prose interweaves a search for identity, love and meaning with reflections on the larger forces that defined an era, piecing together a “patchwork quilt” of vivid memories and social commentary, featuring the voices of leading intellectuals alongside her own.
The explosive years between 1954 and 1975, when McCarthyism, the Vietnam War, Watergate and systemic racism collided with the rise of feminism, civil rights and environmental awareness, inform Gallagher’s growing awareness, culminating in a life-changing hike through the mountains of Peru. Ultimately, this memoir offers a wise and graceful invitation to reexamine cultural stories, looking beyond nostalgia to rediscover wonder, curiosity and belonging for a deeper understanding of how culture molds belief — and how awareness can transform it.
Purchase at https://amzn.to/4p41kS1 or https://bookshop.org/a/2572/9781633379077.
“Gunbarrel Highway” by Sean Bridges
Texas trophy wife Claudia Grant dies after she causes an early morning car accident. In the other vehicle, Daniel Morrison, an attorney struggling with a pending divorce and pill addiction, panics and leaves the scene.
The victim’s husband, congressional candidate Hayden Grant, is a corrupt politician who seizes the opportunity and places a million-dollar reward on Daniel’s capture. Dead or alive.
Daniel is on the run. Roya Navarro, a determined San Antonio police detective, is hot on his trail with local law enforcement, county sheriffs, a hungry journalist and trigger-happy citizens all across the Lone Star state out on the hunt for the bounty.
IT’S 150 MILES TO THE BORDER AND THE ENTIRE STATE IS OUT FOR BLOOD. THERE’S NO TURNING BACK NOW …
Purchase at https://amzn.to/48NioFS.
“The BEST Christmas Pun & Dad Joke Book” by L. Newkirk
The perfect way to bring laughter to your holiday celebration! “The BEST Christmas Pun & Dad Joke Book” features 201 Christmas-themed gems, from fresh one-liners to classic knee-slappers. Plus, laugh (and groan) your way through 301 everyday puns for year-round fun — from sports, food, animals, celebrities and more, there’s something to tickle everyone’s funny bone. Here are just a few samples:
What did the football coach say to the broken vending machine? "Give me my quarterback."
Every New Year's Eve, I look forward to a good show at Times Square ... and year after year, they drop the ball.
Why is a broken drum the best Christmas present? You can’t beat it!
With squeaky-clean humor that’s appropriate for all ages, it makes a great stocking stuffer or Secret Santa gift for family, friends, co-workers … and, of course, dads!
Purchase at https://amzn.to/48I3CPu.
