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Cindy Kolbe
Karen S. Barbera met her collaborator, Ellingtonian Randall Keith Horton, in the dining car of a train. Their definitive work on the history and resurrection of Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown and Beige will be released when the first public performance of the Ellington-Horton Black, Brown and Beige premiers in January 2022.
Cindy lives near Boston and presents workshops at Abilities Expos across the country and in Canada. She is a frequent guest on podcasts and has published more than 50 articles since 2016 in 22 different media. Her work has been featured in Power of Moms, Motherly, Option B, Women For One, Parent, The Mighty, Stigma Fighters, Grown and Flown, and more.
Cindy lives near Boston and presents workshops at Abilities Expos across the country and in Canada. She is a frequent guest on podcasts and has published more than 50 articles since 2016 in 22 different media. Her work has been featured in Power of Moms, Motherly, Option B, Women For One, Parent, The Mighty, Stigma Fighters, Grown and Flown, and more.
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Karen is Public Relations professional who has worked with of some of the top consumer product companies, including Wendy’s, Kraft Foods, Procter & Gamble, Avon Products, The Campbell Soup Company, Dial, Abbott Laboratories, Junior Achievement and The Ford Motor Company. She is the author of four biographical books on historically significant individuals and a contributing writer to several magazines. She has also conducted investigative journalism for The Wall Street Journal, KVOA-TV (NBC), Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), and the Arizona Attorney General. She and her husband Randy reside in Southern California and enjoy spending time with their six grown children and their expanding families.
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Recent book reviews for Cindy Kolbe’s Just Keep Swimming: a crash, a quest, and waves of hope
" Just Keep Swimming: a crash, a quest, and waves of hope by Cindy Kolbe is a deeply moving and inspiring memoir about a mother and daughter's journey through crisis, tragedy, and ultimately triumph. The book tells the true story of Cindy and Beth, who are thrown into a world of pain and uncertainty after a devastating car accident leaves Beth paralyzed from the neck down."
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" Cindy is a loving mother doing all the right things for her children and with her children when a tragic accident turns their world upside down. What could easily have destroyed other families made this family stronger and closer as mother and daughter enter the world of paralympic swimming. One of the most moving books I have ever read, because no matter what life sends you, ultimately what matters is how you respond to it. The Kolbes responded with courage and love. I loved this book."
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