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Subject areas reflecting my experience and interests:
Arts and Crafts
Biography
Children
Communications
Computers
Consumer Affairs
Cooking
Cultural Studies
Education
Folklore and Fairy Tales
Gender Studies
Gerontology and Geriatrics
History
Home Improvement
How-to-do-it-yourself
Library and Information Science
Linguistics and Language Studies
Literature and Poetry
Nutrition and Diet
Psychology
Religion
Self-Improvement
Social Sciences
Sports and Recreation
Technology
Travel
Women’s Studies
Writing and Publishing
Completed indexes:
Arts
A Thousand Cuts: the Bizarre Underground World of Collectors and Dealers Who Saved the Movies by Dennis Bartok and Jeff Joseph (University Press of Mississippi, 2016)
Wildlife in Wild Lands: Photography for Conservation in Southern South America by Laura Crawford Williams (My Wild Life Press, 2017)
World of Art Tour (8-book series for middle grades) by various authors (Mason Crest, 2019)
Biographies and Memoirs
Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago: A Dual Biography of Mayor Augustus Garrett and Seminary Founder Eliza Clark Garrett by Charles H. Cosgrove (Southern Illinois University Press, 2020)
You Gotta' Be Kidding: The Story of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals by Mick Shannon (2020)
Business and Leadership
Forging an Ironclad Brand: A Leader's Guide by Lindsay Pedersen (Lioncrest Publishing, 2019)
Get Rich but Not Quick: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Real Estate Investment by Edward Beck (Lioncrest Publishing, 2017)
Hustlin' Hummingbird: How to Quickly Make up to $90,000 a Year Using Your Car with Uber or Lyft by Mukon Ngoyi (2019)
Leadership's Perfect Storm by Susan Inouye (Book Publishers Network, 2018)
Lost in Startuplandia: Wayfinding for the Weary Entrepreneur by E. Keller Fitzsimmons (Lioncrest Publishing, 2019)
Education and Children
Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools by Diane Ravitch (Knopf, 2020)
Health and Wellness
Bloom: 7 Steps to Reclaim Your Health, Cultivate Your Desires & Reignite Your Spark by Alejandra Carrasco, MD (Lioncrest Publishing, 2017)
The Happy Hormone Guide: A Plant-based Program to Balance Hormones, Increase Energy, & Reduce PMS Symptoms by Shannon Leparski (Blue Star Press, 2019)
History and Politics
BAIT: The Battle of Kham Duc by James D. McLeroy and Gregory W. Sanders (Hellgate Press, 2019)
Congressman Doc Hastings: Twenty Years of Turmoil by C. Mark Smith (Book Publishers Network, 2018)
Great Plains Politics by Peter J. Longo (University of Nebraska Press, 2018)
How We Don’t Die: The Seattle Medic One Story by Richard Rapport, MD (The History Press, 2019)
Route 9 Problem: The Battle for Lang Vei by Dave Stockwell (Book Publishers Network, 2017)
Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America's Public Schools by Diane Ravitch (Knopf, 2020)
You Gotta' Be Kidding: The Story of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals by Mick Shannon (2020)
Home Improvement
Beautifully Organized: A Guide to Function and Style in Your Home by Nikki Boyd (Paige Tate Select, 2019)
Just Add Water: Easy Techniques and Everyday Ideas for Inspiring Flower Arrangements by Cynthia Gaylin Bigony (West Margin Press, 2020)
Linguistics
Northwest Voices: Exploring Language and Culture in the Pacific Northwest by Kristin Denham, Editor (Oregon State University Press, 2019)
Why Study Linguistics by Kristin Denham and Anne Lobeck (Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Literature
The Cambridge Companion to American Literature of the 1930s, edited by William Solomon (Cambridge University Press 2018)
The Making of British Bourgeois Tragedy: Modernity and the Art of Ordinary Suffering by Alex Eric Hernandez (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Music
Boccaccio and the Invention of Musical Narrative by Eleonora M. Beck (European Press Academic Publishing, 2018)
Rethinking American Music (Music in American Life Series), edited by Tara Browner and Thomas Riis (University of Illinois Press, 2019)
Natural World and Outdoor Recreation
Alaska's Wild Plants, Revised Edition: A Guide to Alaska's Edible and Healthful Harvest, 2nd Edition, by Janice J. Schofield (Alaska Northwest Books, 2020)
Boulder Hiking Trails, 5th Edition: The Best of the Plains, Foothills, and Mountains by Ruth Carol Cushman and Glenn Cushman (Westwinds Press, 2019)
Wildlife in Wild Lands: Photography for Conservation in Southern South America by Laura Crawford Williams (My Wild Life Press, 2017)
Psychology and Self-Help
Communicating for Connection: A Self-Care Path for Resolving Differences by Bonnie R. Fraser (Aging Tree Publishing, 2018)
The Interplay of Psychology and Spirituality: A Resource for Counselors and Psychotherapists by Alexandra M. Hepburn (She Writes Press, 2019)
When I Do Relationships So Right How Do They Go So Wrong: Using Emotional Maturity to Transform Your Mind, Your Relationships, and the Generations to Come by Dana Elken Terrell (Comprehensive Therapy Approach, Inc., 2018)
Religion and Spirituality
Fortune and Faith in Old Chicago: A Dual Biography of Mayor Augustus Garrett and Seminary Founder Eliza Clark Garrett by Charles H. Cosgrove (Southern Illinois University Press, 2020)
In His Time by Michael Stewart (Anglican House Media, 2019)
The Interplay of Psychology and Spirituality: A Resource for Counselors and Psychotherapists by Alexandra M. Hepburn (She Writes Press, 2019)
The Sleeping Queen: The Divine Awakening of the Entrepreneurial Woman by Bettina Langerfeldt (Morgan James Publishing, 2017)
Sports and Fitness
Boulder Hiking Trails, 5th Edition: The Best of the Plains, Foothills, and Mountains by Ruth Carol Cushman and Glenn Cushman (Westwinds Press, 2019)
Gridiron Greats: Pro Football's Best Players (11-book series for middle grades) by Joe. L. Morgan and T.C. Thomas (Mason Crest, 2018)
Hack Your Fitness: The High Achiever's Guide to Getting Ripped in Under Three Hours a Week by Jay Kim (Lioncrest Publishing, 2017)
STEM and Sports (9-book series for middle grades) by Jacqueline Havelka and Andrew Luke (Mason Crest, 2019)
Travel Guides
Moon Amalfi Coast: With Capri, Naples, and Pompeii (Travel Guide), 1st Edition, by Laura Thayer (Moon Travel, 2019)
Moon Bali & Lombok (Travel Guide), 1st Edition, by Chantae Reden (Moon Travel, 2020)
Moon Barcelona & Beyond: With Catalonia (Travel Guide), 1st Edition, by Carol Moran (Moon Travel, 2020)
Moon Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the Isle of Skye (Travel Guide), 1st Edition, by Sally Coffey (Moon Travel, 2019)
Moon Greek Islands and Athens (Travel Guide), 1st Edition, by Sarah Souli (Moon Travel, 2020)
Moon Ireland (Travel Guide), 3rd Edition, by Camille DeAngelis (Moon Travel, 2020)
Moon Norway (Travel Guide), 2nd Edition, by David Nikel (Moon Travel, 2019)
Moon Oslo (Travel Guide), 2nd Edition, by David Nikel (Moon Travel, 2019)
Moon Provence (Travel Guide), 1st Edition, by Jamie Ivey (Moon Travel, 2019)
Women's Focus
Bloom: 7 Steps to Reclaim Your Health, Cultivate Your Desires & Reignite Your Spark by Alejandra Carrasco, MD (Lioncrest Publishing, 2017)
The Happy Hormone Guide: A Plant-based Program to Balance Hormones, Increase Energy, & Reduce PMS Symptoms by Shannon Leparski (Blue Star Press, 2019)
How to Get Your Joy Back: A Women's Guide to Midlife Career Transformation by Marie Luchsinger (The Women's Career Transformation Network, 2016)
The Sleeping Queen: The Divine Awakening of the Entrepreneurial Woman by Bettina Langerfeldt (Morgan James Publishing, 2017)
Writing and Publishing
Adventures in Research: Better, Faster Research Papers by Laura W. Harris (Ingram, 2017)
The IngramSpark Guide to Independent Publishing, International Edition by Brendan Clark (Graphic Arts Books, 2016)
The IngramSpark Guide to Independent Publishing, Revised Edition by Brendan Clark (Graphic Arts Books, 2018)
Metadata Essentials: Proven Techniques for Book Marketing and Discovery by Jake Handy and Margaret Harrison (Graphic Arts Books, 2018)
Subcontract Jobs: history, biography, political science, psychology, science, sociology
Sam Arnold-Boyd
