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Welcome to my growing library of recommended reading. These are books I've loved! There are only a few I've gotten around to writing review blogs on so far, but this list will be growing!
If you have any books you want to recommend, message my facebook page. 

Reading for women's health professionals

Books for OB nurses, midwives, lactation consultants, doulas, childbirth educators, and those interested in this field
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Textbooks or educational trade books
  • Changing Birth on Earth by Gail Tully
  • The Peanut Ball: Basic and Advanced Techniques for use during labor and delivery by Cheri Grant
  • Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered by Dr. Rebecca Dekker 

Trade books, nonfiction
  • Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
  • Farewell to the East End by Jennifer Worth

Fictional reads
  • The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starnes Clark and Leslie Gould 
  • The Midwife’s Confession by Diane Chamberlain
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Nonfiction books

I like nonfiction books on the following topics.
  • Religion, Christianity  
  • Self-help
  • Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs
  • family and relationships
  • mental health and psychology
  • medical and health
  • History
  • other social matters such as politics and global events
  • others
Here are some nonfiction books I enjoyed reading.

Religion, Christianity  
 
Bible, theology, and doctrine
  • I suppose the bible itself should be top on the list. 
  • Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell
 
Lifestyle
  • A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans
  • Experiencing The Great I Am by Bryant and Cindy Helfin
  • The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
 
Devotionals, prayer books
  • Awaken by Priscilla Shirer
 
Self-help
  • The DEEP Journal by Donnie Ray Evege
 
Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs
  • The Diary of a Young Girl. Anne Frank by Anne Frank
 
Family and relationships
  • This Undeserved Life by Natalie Brenner

Mental health and psychology
  • Hijacked Brains by Henrietta Robin Barnes MD

Medical and health
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Other social matters such as politics and global events  
  • I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
 
Others
  • Athletic Alchemy by Donnie Ray Evege
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Fiction books

I like fiction books on the following topics.
  • Christian
  • Classic literature
  • Historical and the way of life especially in the 1800s
  • Social issues  
  • War and military
  • Clean romance, preferably faith-based
  • General / others
Here are some fiction books I enjoyed reading.

Christian
  • The Shack by Wm Paul Young
  • Wyoming by Colleen Coble
  • Christy by Catherine Marshall
 
Classic literature
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Historical and the way of life especially in the 1800s
  • The Help by Kathryn Stocket

Social issues  
  • Gray Mountain by John Grisham

War and military
  • Fire by Night by Lynn Austin

Clean romance, preferably faith-based
  • The Love Comes Softly series by Janette Oake
  • The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

General / others
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  • Home
  • About Leanna
  • My books
    • where to purchase
    • Happily Frugal
    • The Subject of Salvation >
      • bible study
      • Bible reading schedules
      • My faith journey
    • Lessons on the Author Life >
      • Book coaching
    • Lactation Lessons From Leanna
  • My blogs
    • blog topical directory
    • blog timeline directory
    • the scroll
  • Recommended reading
    • request a book review
  • Maternal Infant Wellness Education
  • Classes I teach
  • Birth & Breastfeeding Support
  • Christian Birth and Breastfeeding Professionals
  • Contact
  • Donate