Books like The First Year by Claudia Craig Marek

Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper follows a teenage girl who was born to serve as a perfect bone‑marrow donor for her sister’s leukemia, exploring family bonds, ethics, and identity as the siblings confront the life‑saving choices that define them.

Dr. Faith G. Harper explains how trauma rewires the brain and offers practical, neuroscience‑based exercises to help lay readers reclaim their mental health and achieve lasting wellness.

A concise, evidence‑based guide that categorizes children’s sexual behaviors into four groups—Natural and Healthy, Sexually Reactive, Extensive Mutual Sexual Behaviors, and Molestation—to aid parents, educators, and professionals in recognizing and responding appropriately.

At 25, television producer Richard M. Cohen is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and later faces colon cancer, yet he writes a hopeful memoir about resilience, family, and living fully amid chronic illness.

"HELP, I'M FALLING APART!! This quick read is informative and entertaining, with personal stories and documented research. SOME COMMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH FIBROMYALGIA: "The information was good and on point and will be very helpful ... I was left with a nice sense of 'belonging'."--Lori "This really is spot on and it help me understand some of the things I experience with fibro." -Rene "I want to get this for my family members to have!" -Amanda "you nailed it!" -Rene, AZ "Boy, did you hit the nail on the head." -Vanessa "This book is definitely worth reading, whether you have fibro or just wanted to understand someone with it better." -Chris "COVERS SO MUCH MORE THAN OTHER BOOKS: She writes in words that are easy to understand without lots of medical mumbo jumbo. A very easy read with lots/TONS of great information." -Lesia AND HERE'S WHAT SOME FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OTHERS ARE SAYING: "I was also deeply moved by the courage to live with this kind of anguish, the courage to cope with it, the courage to share about it ... I will never be able to see another TV ad without remembering what I learned ..." -Gloriana "Very well done and so informative ... I really had no idea of the severity of it." -JB "Author has done great work to explain various symptoms and offer you perspective of a patient with this often lifelong condition ... If you know someone who is suffering from fibromyalgia or you even suspect it might be your own condition, pick up this book and learn more" -Rob Please Note: A percentage of the revenue generated from the sale of this book will go to the research for treatment and cure for Fibromyalgia (http://www.afsafund.org)."--Amazon.

A candid, humorous memoir of Dawn Lawson’s journey from a traumatic childhood to bank robbery, prison, drag performance, and artistic rebirth, interwoven with her struggles with addiction and terminal illness.

Lara Parker, BuzzFeed deputy director, chronicles her decades‑long struggle with endometriosis, pelvic floor dysfunction, vulvodynia, and vaginismus, revealing the pain, stigma, and medical misdiagnosis that shaped her life.

At 53, Chairman and CEO Eugene O’Kelly’s life is upended when he is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Within months he documents his final days, reflecting on death, meaning, and the human spirit.