In this heartfelt memoir; six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TVrsquo;s reality hitBraxton Family Values; Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health; family and career.While Braxton appears to be living a gilded lifemdash;selling 60 million records; appearing in sold-out Las Vegas performances and hit shows like Dancing with the Stars; and starring in her own reality seriesmdash;hers is in fact a tumultuous story; a tale of triumph over a life filled with obstacles; including two bankruptcy filings. The mother of an autistic child; Braxton long feared that her sonrsquo;s condition might be karmic retribution for earlier life choices; some of which will shock fans. But when heart ailments began plaguing her at the age of 41 and she was diagnosed with Lupus; Braxton knew she had to move beyond the self-recrimination and take charge of her own healing. Intensely honest and deeply inspirational; Unbreak My Heart is the never-before-told story of the measures Braxton took to make herself and her family whole again.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Update of Wrigley Field: An Unauthorized BiographyBy John CorbettI thoroughly enjoyed Stuart Sheas 2004 book; Wrigley Field: The Unauthorized Biography; and still believe it is the most thorough book on the history of the park; especially its origins and early years. (It remains to be seen whether the upcoming book; Before Wrigley Became Wrigley: The Inside Story of the First Years of the Cubs Home Field by Sean Deveney; will surpass it with respect to the early years.)I have been looking forward to this new release from Shea on the same topic; called Wrigley Field: The Long Life and Contentious Times of the Friendly Confines. Although I have purchased this book; I have not yet received it. But I have checked an extended excerpt of the book from the publishers website - which is the reason why I write this review. Based on that excerpt; it appears that this book is effectively a rewrite and update of Wrigley Field: An Unauthorized Biography. Much of the excerpt that I read is identical to the original book (including many of the subheadings); although in some places the writing has been tightened or expanded upon. It is also worth noting that this book carries the story beyond the time of the original book into the Ricketts era.In short; if you are expecting a brand new book on Wrigley Field by Shea; you will be disappointed. On the other hand; Sheas original book was an excellent work; and this book appears to improve and expand upon it. If you have the original book; you should consider reinvesting here. If you never read that book; but have an interest in learning about the colorful history of the Friendly Confines; dont miss this one.UPDATE: After having read through the book; I have a few other notes to share. First; the book has a few illustrations; all of which are different from the Unauthorized Biography version. Surprisingly; a picture showing the 1922-23 expansion of the ballpark (p. 45) is incorrectly described in the caption as a picture taken during the original 1914 construction of the park. Hopefully this and other minor errors will be fixed in the next pressing.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Lets root; root; for the Cubbies -- and their home for a centuryBy OldBloomIts a great read about the backstory of The Friendly Confines -- from the history of the ground it sits on to the people (men) whove guided its fortunes (and occasionally those of the Cubs) -- youll probably find out something you didn;t know on every page.A great gift for Cubs fans everywhere -- but read it first yourself as I did LOL!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent timeline of Wrigley historyBy James C LundinThis was an easy; fun read. I did not realize how much baseball history there is within the friendly confines. I attended many games when I lived in Chicago and always had fun. Having also lived in Boston; I can say that Wrigley is a more beautiful baseball park than Fenway. If you love the Cubs and Wrigley; then you really need to have this in your collection.