Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. A refreshing, counter-cultural book on promoting independence in children.

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. A fascinating book that explores healing and healers of trauma and mental illness.

Len's Star Rating: 7 out of 10. An encouraging book that primarily addresses complementary, natural strategies for improving mental health and depressive symptoms.

Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. A collection of life stories and memories of a young woman in her experiences of the transformational power of education, friendships, and choosing self to escape the entrapments of poverty, isolation, and a dysfunctional, abusive family system.

Len's Star Rating: 5 out of 10. A book that expands upon concepts found in Dr. Nassim Taleb’s previous books Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan.