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    Review of Susan Fowler’s Memoir Whistle Blower
    Miriam Diaz-Gilbert
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Review of Susan Fowler’s Memoir Whistle Blower

    Review of Susan Fowler's memoir Whistle Blower. If you have been sexually harassed and bullied in the workplace, this memoir will resonate.
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    Review of Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action
    Miriam Diaz-Gilbert
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Review of Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action

    Review of David Fajgenbaum's Chasing My Cure, a memoir of family, love, resiliency, hope, and always questioning and following the data.
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    Review of I am a Runner: The Memoirs of a Sepsis Survivor
    Miriam Diaz-Gilbert
    • May 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Review of I am a Runner: The Memoirs of a Sepsis Survivor

    Maria's story of survival and resiliency is compelling and powerful. Her positivity and faith help her to bounce back and run again.
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    Catra Corbett's Passion for Running Grueling Ultra Distances is Keeping Her Sober and Feeling Alive
    Miriam Diaz-Gilbert
    • Mar 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    Catra Corbett's Passion for Running Grueling Ultra Distances is Keeping Her Sober and Feeling Alive

    To stay sober and keep alive, Catra runs grueling ultra distances. "I enjoy the challenge of doing hard things. I'm enjoying the journey.
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    Reborn on the Run: Review of Ultrarunner Catra Corbett's Memoir
    Miriam Diaz-Gilbert
    • Jun 8, 2018
    • 3 min

    Reborn on the Run: Review of Ultrarunner Catra Corbett's Memoir

    "I had to be a drug addict to become an ultrarunner. I had to find a passion to overcome my addiction," writes Catra Corbett in he
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    Running for My Life: A Review of Rachel Cullen's Memoir
    Miriam Diaz-Gilbert
    • Feb 25, 2018
    • 3 min

    Running for My Life: A Review of Rachel Cullen's Memoir

    If running has given you new life, you will identity and empathize with, and be inspired by Rachel Cullen's journey in her memoir, Runni
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