No comments about The Best That I Can Be.

3 comments about If Blind Guys Wear Sunglasses, Why Don't Deaf People Wear Ear Muffs.

1. BMD is one hell of a guy and now you too can learn what he has went through in an incredible life. This book is well worth every penny and hey...buy the book or the blind man dies! Read the book you will understand!



2. This so-called book is packed with lies and pitiful ramblings of a very sad person. Don't believe any of it. Anyone can type stuff up, but it does not make it true.



3. I wouldn't call this a book, but instead the un-substantiated rantings of a very PITIFUL person. Don't waste your time on this schlock!!!

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1 comments about The Bullet Meant for Me: A Memoir.

1. This is an excellent memoir about growing up in Texas, manhood, the aftermath of violence, and the long journey of recovery. The Bullet Meant for Me is intelligent and insightful-highly recommended!

1 comments about On the Edge of Reality.

1. a good account of a person's struggle through mental illness. A good selection for a psych class, too!

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2 comments about Scars for Life.

1. Dear Michael Kealman,

   So many times in life we can find ourselves in situations that seem unbearable. This book hits home with the feelings so many has suffered. It is truly a shame that this lifestyle has to exist. It is a true blessing that you seem to have control and know the direction you want to live. I hope, just like you, that people who read this book will pass it on. Thanks again for such an inspiration... Your book must of been hard to write. Keep up the strength and courage to know what you are doing is the right thing. Good Luck ....




2. SCARS FOR LIFE is written under the pseudonym Michael Kealman in order to protect innocent family members. This is a glaring look at domestic abuse from a child's eyes and offers insight into the sequelae resulting to children who are raised with a parent who abuses the other.

   Kealman bases his story on actual childhood events and relates throughout the book the emotional instability and physical trauma left behind when abuse occurs in a family. He points out that abuse can be mental as well as physical and can come from any member of the household. He also rather poignantly states that learning to recognize abuse can be the first step in healing.

   Kealman poses these questions, which are quite profound:

   Where do you store it all? How do you empty the brain?
   How are you supposed to forget?

   Kealman relates the different ways his siblings dealt with the abuse and the unfolding relationship between himself and his father, who was the abuser. It is refreshing to read that Kealman took a terrible situation and made something good of it: he used it as a learning experience for ways not to behave as a husband and father and, as a consequence, became a better spouse to his wife and parent to his daughter.

   Kealman points out that the abuse cycle can be broken and that there is help available to victims of abuse. He asks his readers to pass the book on when they are finished, and it is hoped that this book will help those who are dealing with abuse in their lives, as well as those who are abusing others.

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2 comments about No Time Out From Grief: Surviving the Death of My Son.

1. I found the book very compeling and my heart went out to the author and her family. The main point I received from the journels were don't forget our family and don't forget my son. I see how very important it is for the families to discuss their loss and remember to them their loved one. Don't be afraid to talk about someones life, they love knowing that you remember.

   The book was very emotional but every bit worth reading. It helped me better understand the griefing process and the overwheming pain of loosing a child.




2. No Time Out From Grief is an exceptional book and valuable contribution to grief literature. I highly recommend it for the newly bereaved, and especially for newly bereaved parents. Terri and John Huber offer testimony to the healing power of love and hope.One minute at a time, one foot in front of the other, this family learned to survive the tragic death of their son, and readers will gather strength from their story.