Reflections: Stories of Love, Inspiration, Remembrance and Power: A collection of short works about family, passion, leadership, heroism, honor, courage, meaning, living, spirituality and wisdom.

by Emilio Iodice

Emilio Iodice’s latest book resembles an elaborate painting, utilizing a broad spectrum of colors, tones, and styles that will lead you to those places you aspire to reach but rarely ever see. It is the product of collecting his shorter works, including articles, essays, stories, and lectures into one cohesive piece. Each section is designed for reading aloud, so the impact leaps from the page to inform, inspire, and enrich listeners’ hearts and minds.

The narrative thrust is a biographical story of two families’ harrowing journey of immigration that uplifts the spirit and probes into the soul. This multi-generational saga conveys the power of blood ties, shared sorrow, and unquenchable strength.

Full of images, from archival photographs to iconic works of art, Iodice guides the reader seamlessly from stories of family love to essays on singer Mario Lanza to inspirational quotes that chase away the darkness with light. Upon opening this great work, you will fully comprehend the art of reflection and take the first steps toward discovering a clear direction through the currents, rocks, shoals, and storms of existence, to arrive at the place of which you’ve dreamt but could not see.

686 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 13, 2014