Nancy Oelklaus, HR, Austin, Texas, has authored “Journey from Head to Heart: Living and Working Authentically.” The book integrates logic, reason, emotion, spirituality, Christianity, science and ancient wisdom from a variety of sources to create a recipe for work/life balance. “Journey from Head to Heart” is a toolkit for those who are exhausted from solving never-ending problems, working harder and harder and not arriving at the destination where they truly want to be. Nancy’s book is full of good examples of the life lessons she gives.
Sue Mc Millan, EQ, Boulder, Colorado, is the editor of “Letters from Tully: A Woman’s Life on the Dakota Frontier.” The letters collected in this work were written by Sue’s great-aunt Estella (Tully) Bowen Culp, who was an active member of P.E.O. in the early 1900s. Tully was quite an outstanding woman in many ways – both early in her life and in the later years. Tully’s writings provide readers with a unique window into the past. “Letters from Tully” is full of nostalgia, sorrow, joy and loss – rich with those intimate details of living that make history come alive.
Mary Virginia Fox, V, Madison, Wisconsin, has written “Scheduling the Heavens: The Story of Edmond Halley.” Mary Virginia’s thought-provoking profile of Edmond Halley includes not only his most famous work in the field of astronomy – tracking the comet that bears his name, but details about his long career in which he studied tides, physics, mathematics, demographics and more. The book describes Halley’s tools and techniques in enlightening detail and exposes Halley’s uncommon selflessness when it came to encouraging other scientists.
Holly Scherer, W, Memphis, Tennessee, has co-authored the second edition of “Help! I’m a Military Spouse – I Get a Life Too! How to Craft a Life for You as You Move with the Military.” The book addresses several issues that military spouses face, including having to move your family every two to three years, sometimes to a foreign country; seeing a spouse deployed for months at a time, frequently to dangerous places; dealing with a spouse’s long work hours; and living on a military income. The lessons in the book help military spouses deal with the extreme challenges of marriage to a service member.
