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A Memoir of Loss, Escape, and Renewal

Memoir

Date Published: June 11, 2025

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

 

How does a young woman cope when she cannot speak the truth?

When nineteen-year-old Lenore experiences sexual assault while studying
abroad in Italy, her entire world shifts. Survival becomes the focus of her
daily life, physical illness grabs control of her body, and no one can free
her from her pain. A ghost of herself, she takes the path of denial,
believing it’s the only way to protect her loved ones and herself from
her harsh reality.

On her journey toward peace, she assumes the expected roles of mother and
wife, but a traumatic diagnosis puts her at a crossroads. She must start
living the life she wants or roam her days as a victim in the chaos of fear.
Lenore’s escape through travel allows her to reconcile the
imprisonment she’s suffered over the years.

However, when another family tragedy strikes, Lenore understands she must
finally come to terms with the silence she’s kept. But what if one
incident that happened decades ago is too destructive, too deep to be
excavated? Will she be able to find herself in the rubble? Or will she be
lost forever?

 

About the Author

Award-winning travel writer Lenore Greiner grew up in Marin County where,
at thirteen, she began her writing journey as a lifelong journal
keeper.

At nineteen, her passion for adventure led her to Italy’s heart to
study at the University for Foreigners in Perugia and immerse herself in the
language and culture. There, the seeds of her memoir were sown.

Lenore has garnered eight prestigious Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing
and was honored in Best American Travel Writing 2013, edited by Elizabeth
Gilbert. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Fodor’s
travel guides, and three volumes of Shaking the Tree, an annual anthology
curated by the International Memoir Writers
Association.     

A graduate of UC Davis, Lenore married her college sweetheart, and they now
call Southern California home. They share two kids, two kayaks, and too many
rambunctious grandkids.

 

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The Definitive Guide to Help New Physicians Start Their Career on the Right
Path and Avoid Costly Mistakes

Non-Fiction (Medical, Memoir)

Date Published: March 18, 2025

Publisher: Elite Online Publishing

 

What every new physician needs to know now . . . and every practicing
doctor wishes they had known.

The truth behind The Business of Medicine.

 

You’re at the end of a long journey that has brought you from a
fledgling medical student with nothing but dreams and desire, through one of
the most arduous courses of study known to mankind, to a place of relief,
and . . . well, fear. As you begin this new chapter in your life, you will
soon discover that your studies have made you book-smart. But sadly, you
haven’t been exposed to the real world or the business side of
medicine . . . until now.

In The Business of Medicine, Dr. Tung Giep lifts the veil of the healthcare
industry to expose the underbelly that every new doctor needs to know to
join a new practice and begin your career.

 

•         Are you clear on your
career goals and career path?

•         What are the different
malpractice insurances?

•         What are your employment
options?

•         What questions should you
ask during a job interview?

•         How do you assess the
best compensation package?

•         What red flags should you
look for before signing a contract?

•         How do you get in and out
of a contract if needed . . . or can you?

•         How do you negotiate your
contract?

Packed with wisdom, guidance, and a healthy dose of humor, this book is the
definitive guide to help new physicians navigate the complex landscape of
the medical profession and emerge with far fewer bumps and bruises than they
would otherwise.

Dr. Tung Giep is a practicing neonatologist who has excelled in his
specialty for more than thirty years. His background includes board
certification in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine and over
twenty-five years as a medical director in community hospitals. Dr. Giep
founded and served as president of Newborn Intensive Care Specialists (NICS)
for seventeen years, where he and his staff provided hospitals with 24/7
neonatology, pediatric hospitalists, and Maternal Fetal Medicine programs.
In 2017, the company was sold to a national company.

His backstory as a refugee from Vietnam and eldest of four sons—all
of whom followed in the footsteps of their physician father—is the
story of a kid who, by no effort of his own, found himself in a family of
physicians and a country of opportunity. He took that foundation and made
his way in a profession that exposed him to the best and the worst of
humanity. Here, he shares what he learned in hopes that his experiences will
help others avoid some of the same mistakes and build a career—and
possibly a business—to be proud of.

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About the Author

 The son of a physician and the eldest of four boys who all grew up to
become doctors, Dr. Tung Giep knew early on what his career path would look
like. He always wanted to make a difference in the lives of patients and to
help shape the future of the healthcare system. The experience of emigrating
from Vietnam to the US after the Vietnam War strengthened his resolve and
built a resilience that he has carried throughout his life and career.

Dr. Giep is a graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. He received
his medical degree and completed residency at The Medical University of
South Carolina (MUSC), then went on to complete his fellowship at
Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. His background includes
board certification in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine, a fellow
with the American Academy of Pediatrics, and over twenty-five years serving
as a medical director within community hospitals. He founded and served as
the president of NICS, providing hospitals with 24/7 Level-2 and Level-3
NICU and pediatric hospitalist programs for seventeen years before the
company was sold to a national company in 2017.

Throughout his career, he successfully developed and scaled neonatal
programs from the ground up, providing innovative and quality-focused
patient care and resulting in profitability and streamlined processes. Under
his leadership, several underperforming nurseries have been transformed into
high-performing and top producing units within a short turnaround time.
Additionally, he has led the initiative to implement an innovative
telemedicine program via Teledoc that provides clinicians 24/7 access to
neonatologists, helping to avoid unnecessary transfers and provide more
comprehensive care.

He is the Medical Director of Community Hospital Level-2 Nurseries for a
Children’s Hospital-affiliated hospital, where he manages the
development of the Neonatal Telemedicine Program. He credits much of his
success to a diverse background that includes clinical, business, and
financial expertise, along with his innate ability to cultivate meaningful
relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. His focus on a
collaborative and integrated approach to creating a seamless and
best-in-class healthcare experience for all—with the patient and the
families at the forefront—has been at the core of his entire career as
a healthcare provider.

Dr. Giep lives in Houston, TX with his wife, Michelle and sons Sebastian
and Benjamin, and enjoys travel, cooking, and keeping up with the latest
technology developments in the medical field. He insists that writing this
book has been one of the hardest things he has ever done in life.

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The Definitive Guide to Help New Physicians Start Their Career on the Right
Path and Avoid Costly Mistakes

Non-Fiction (Medical, Memoir)

Date Published: March 18, 2025

Publisher: Elite Online Publishing

 

What every new physician needs to know now . . . and every practicing
doctor wishes they had known.

The truth behind The Business of Medicine.

 

You’re at the end of a long journey that has brought you from a
fledgling medical student with nothing but dreams and desire, through one of
the most arduous courses of study known to mankind, to a place of relief,
and . . . well, fear. As you begin this new chapter in your life, you will
soon discover that your studies have made you book-smart. But sadly, you
haven’t been exposed to the real world or the business side of
medicine . . . until now.

In The Business of Medicine, Dr. Tung Giep lifts the veil of the healthcare
industry to expose the underbelly that every new doctor needs to know to
join a new practice and begin your career.

 

•         Are you clear on your
career goals and career path?

•         What are the different
malpractice insurances?

•         What are your employment
options?

•         What questions should you
ask during a job interview?

•         How do you assess the
best compensation package?

•         What red flags should you
look for before signing a contract?

•         How do you get in and out
of a contract if needed . . . or can you?

•         How do you negotiate your
contract?

Packed with wisdom, guidance, and a healthy dose of humor, this book is the
definitive guide to help new physicians navigate the complex landscape of
the medical profession and emerge with far fewer bumps and bruises than they
would otherwise.

Dr. Tung Giep is a practicing neonatologist who has excelled in his
specialty for more than thirty years. His background includes board
certification in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine and over
twenty-five years as a medical director in community hospitals. Dr. Giep
founded and served as president of Newborn Intensive Care Specialists (NICS)
for seventeen years, where he and his staff provided hospitals with 24/7
neonatology, pediatric hospitalists, and Maternal Fetal Medicine programs.
In 2017, the company was sold to a national company.

His backstory as a refugee from Vietnam and eldest of four sons—all
of whom followed in the footsteps of their physician father—is the
story of a kid who, by no effort of his own, found himself in a family of
physicians and a country of opportunity. He took that foundation and made
his way in a profession that exposed him to the best and the worst of
humanity. Here, he shares what he learned in hopes that his experiences will
help others avoid some of the same mistakes and build a career—and
possibly a business—to be proud of.

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About the Author

Tung Giep M.D

 The son of a physician and the eldest of four boys who all grew up to
become doctors, Dr. Tung Giep knew early on what his career path would look
like. He always wanted to make a difference in the lives of patients and to
help shape the future of the healthcare system. The experience of emigrating
from Vietnam to the US after the Vietnam War strengthened his resolve and
built a resilience that he has carried throughout his life and career.

Dr. Giep is a graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. He received
his medical degree and completed residency at The Medical University of
South Carolina (MUSC), then went on to complete his fellowship at
Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. His background includes
board certification in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine, a fellow
with the American Academy of Pediatrics, and over twenty-five years serving
as a medical director within community hospitals. He founded and served as
the president of NICS, providing hospitals with 24/7 Level-2 and Level-3
NICU and pediatric hospitalist programs for seventeen years before the
company was sold to a national company in 2017.

Throughout his career, he successfully developed and scaled neonatal
programs from the ground up, providing innovative and quality-focused
patient care and resulting in profitability and streamlined processes. Under
his leadership, several underperforming nurseries have been transformed into
high-performing and top producing units within a short turnaround time.
Additionally, he has led the initiative to implement an innovative
telemedicine program via Teledoc that provides clinicians 24/7 access to
neonatologists, helping to avoid unnecessary transfers and provide more
comprehensive care.

He is the Medical Director of Community Hospital Level-2 Nurseries for a
Children’s Hospital-affiliated hospital, where he manages the
development of the Neonatal Telemedicine Program. He credits much of his
success to a diverse background that includes clinical, business, and
financial expertise, along with his innate ability to cultivate meaningful
relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. His focus on a
collaborative and integrated approach to creating a seamless and
best-in-class healthcare experience for all—with the patient and the
families at the forefront—has been at the core of his entire career as
a healthcare provider.

Dr. Giep lives in Houston, TX with his wife, Michelle and sons Sebastian
and Benjamin, and enjoys travel, cooking, and keeping up with the latest
technology developments in the medical field. He insists that writing this
book has been one of the hardest things he has ever done in life.

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The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul

Memoir

Date Published: February 27th, 2025

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

 

 

Deborah Rudell’s world unravels when the leaders of her spiritual
commune are exposed, arrested, and imprisoned for bioterrorism and attempted
murder. Crushed and adrift, she moves her family off the commune to create a
sense of normalcy. But when her husband seeks an opportunity to dismantle
and rebuild a derelict fifty-foot schooner, Deborah uproots their children
once again and joins him in Kauai. For the next five years, she dedicates
her life to restoring a boat.

Pouring herself into the work at hand can only distract her so much as
disillusionment about the cult’s lies and manipulation slowly rises to
the surface. While she grapples with emotional turmoil and contemplates a
new life path, Deborah sets out to accomplish something she never thought
possible: sailing across the Pacific to the Olympic Peninsula. Will the
dangers that come with navigating the ocean be too much to bear, or will she
find resolution and fortitude in the turbulent adventure?

Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul is one
woman’s account of conquering overwhelming challenges with tenacity
and ingenuity and ultimately discovering her inner strength.

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Pacific Ocean – June 1992
     Even if I screamed no one would hear me over the sound of the waves and the fierce wind; a wind so strong my slender body couldn’t stay upright unless I held onto the boat. It was pitch black, and I was alone on the helm for the predawn watch aboard a fifty-foot wooden schooner. My husband slept in the cockpit, and three more crew members were tied into their bunks below.
     The compass glowed dim red in the blackness, preserving my night vision. It was the only thing my eyes discerned except the occasional foamy wave tops that glowed briefly with limey phosphorescence before being swept under the dark water of the next wave. My fingers, slick with rain and spray, encircled the spokes of the wheel as I adjusted our heading according to the pale numbers of the compass. I struggled to keep the needle on 000, our northerly heading, but the violent pitching of the vessel made it almost impossible.
     The end of June was supposed to be the ideal time to cross the Pacific from Hawaii to Washington, a time when conditions were the most stable. Yet here I was in forty-five knot winds. Technically, a gale.
     Harnessed to the boat, I clung to the wheel with my hands, to the decks with my bare toes, and to the compass heading with my eyes, my mind rapidly spinning out of control. Fear. Panic. Terror. We’ll be swamped, capsize, and drown.
     The sea was immensely powerful. Elixir was puny, fragile like a single piece of straw in a whitewater river. The masts will break off like toothpicks; we’ll tip over and sink. I imagined myself sliding off the boat, the cold water seeping into my foul weather gear, the waves holding my head beneath the foaming sea, breathing in the salty water, gasping.   

     My teeth clamped tight around a paper tongue. No saliva left. I tried licking saltwater from my lips, but I couldn’t swallow. What had I been thinking over the last five years of building this boat and deciding to sail it across the Pacific? How could I have ever thought it would be fun or exciting? How did I ever dare to presume I could learn to be at sea when conditions were less than ideal? Let alone in a gale?
     Unable to find any relief from the deafening noise and violent motion of the storm, I tried to search inside myself for ways to navigate extreme distress and control my panic. All I found were images of me floating face down in the dark waves, alongside the corpses of my husband and son as we drifted among bits of a broken ship. And it was only our third night at sea; we’d only just begun our long ocean journey north.
     What’s that? My mind alerted me. There’s something on the rail. I strained to see through the black night. No, nothing. Yet I sensed something there on the rail, despite the thrashing seas and the wail-scream in the rigging. Whatever it was, the beings I intuited on the rail caught my attention, gradually pulling my focus away from my terror and thoughts of drowning. I had read books about people in life threatening situations, during which they experienced visions or heard voices that assisted them to survive untenable ordeals.
     Angels? Could that be possible? Is this what is happening to me? Has my mind snapped from the intensity of my circumstances?
There seemed to be several of them, round and smushing together. A perception rather than an actual vision, they appeared to be joking with each other, laughing so hard they nearly fell off the rail. I am definitely going off my rails.
     It was as if they were enjoying the ride, and at the same time assuring me that, despite the enormity of the sea and the ferocity of the wind, the elements were merely frolicking. This communication was through a mixture of pictures, words, and feelings conveyed in a flash. Frolicking? Really? Wind at this speed rips branches off trees and causes cars to veer off the road. The extremes of the Pacific Ocean proved larger, stronger, and louder than any thunder and lightning I had ever experienced on the lake where I grew up in British Columbia.

      As a pink blush started to permeate the gray of early day, I could make out the rail, emerging from the dark in a rosy glow, materializing into something solid and real, absent angels or anything else. The boat parts were like apparitions emerging from a fog, once again becoming part of a whole wooden ship.

 

About the Author

Deborah Rudell

A college professor in San Diego, California, Deborah Rudell participates
in her city’s vibrant writing community. She is a graduate of Hay
House Writer’s Workshop and the Certificate in Memoir Writing program
at San Diego Writers, Ink. Her work has been published in the International
Memoir Writers Association’s anthology, Shaking the Tree: I Didn’t See
That One Coming.

Deborah lives with her black cat in a tiny house built in 1906 by a retired
sea captain, who carved a sailing ship into the front door. This is her
first book.

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The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul

Memoir

Date Published: February 27th, 2025

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

 

 

Deborah Rudell’s world unravels when the leaders of her spiritual
commune are exposed, arrested, and imprisoned for bioterrorism and attempted
murder. Crushed and adrift, she moves her family off the commune to create a
sense of normalcy. But when her husband seeks an opportunity to dismantle
and rebuild a derelict fifty-foot schooner, Deborah uproots their children
once again and joins him in Kauai. For the next five years, she dedicates
her life to restoring a boat.

Pouring herself into the work at hand can only distract her so much as
disillusionment about the cult’s lies and manipulation slowly rises to
the surface. While she grapples with emotional turmoil and contemplates a
new life path, Deborah sets out to accomplish something she never thought
possible: sailing across the Pacific to the Olympic Peninsula. Will the
dangers that come with navigating the ocean be too much to bear, or will she
find resolution and fortitude in the turbulent adventure?

Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul is one
woman’s account of conquering overwhelming challenges with tenacity
and ingenuity and ultimately discovering her inner strength.

About the Author

Deborah Rudell

A college professor in San Diego, California, Deborah Rudell participates
in her city’s vibrant writing community. She is a graduate of Hay
House Writer’s Workshop and the Certificate in Memoir Writing program
at San Diego Writers, Ink. Her work has been published in the International
Memoir Writers Association’s anthology, Shaking the Tree: I Didn’t See
That One Coming.

Deborah lives with her black cat in a tiny house built in 1906 by a retired
sea captain, who carved a sailing ship into the front door. This is her
first book.

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