• TALABook – Love Remembers: Holding on to Hope and Faith in the Face of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

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    Join TALA and Fort Worth native and author Kathe Ambrose Goodwin, along with Hollie Glover, Director of Education and Family Support Services at the James L West Center, for this compelling TALAHour. Ambrose-Goodwin writes of her husband Steve's diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's at the age of 61. Kathe lays bare the pain and frustration of their journey and how her family’s love and faith shine through, giving meaning and hope to even the darkest days. The book is available in print and digital versions. Purchase [...]

  • TALABook: Intelligent Emotions with Stephen Barth

    Join TALA and Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston Professor Stephen Barth to discuss his book Intelligent Emotions: On Self Responsibility, Owning Our Emotional Power, and Changing Our Reactions. This fun, insightful book delivers the tools to develop intelligent emotions, then demonstrates how to practice that emotional intelligence in daily life. Barth teaches courses in hospitality law and leadership. He is #3 on Global Guru’s Top 30 Hospitality Thought Leaders & Influencers for 2024.

  • TALABook featuring Pete Smith and his book Dare to Matter: Choosing an Unstuck and Unapologetic Life of Significance

    Join TALA 2025 Keynote Speaker Pete Smith for this TALABook event featuring his book Dare to Matter: Choosing an Unstick and Unapologetic Life of Significance. Pete reveals the findings of his self-described "obsession" with what it takes to live a life of significance. Interviewing and studying the lives of those who are making a difference in the word today - including stories from people you may or may not know - and sharing lessons learned from his own near-death experience, Smith answers the question that [...]

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