Americans are a lazy group who remain stubbornly optimistic. At least, that’s what Heath and Adams indicate in their book, *Why We Read What We Read—*a discussion of modern... Read More

“Good! Now we shall have news from hell before breakfast,” quipped General Sherman upon hearing of the battlefield deaths of three pesky journalists. Damned by faint praise,... Read More

Even people who don’t really like poetry have a favorite E.E. Cummings poem. Playful, idiosyncratic, and iconoclastically original, Cummings is unique, his work perhaps the... Read More

Sex, scandal, drugs, and the Pope-these are central themes of this new novel about the death of a pope and the process of replacing him. The book is a turn from the author’s... Read More

Over the years, the subject of sports and their sons’ athletic experiences has been an easy conversation topic between men. This book offers a different perspective for... Read More

The author’s first book about light, The Beauty of Light, published in 1988, won the ALA Best Science Book award. Since then, Bova explains, “so much more has been learned... Read More

Confronted by a virtual avalanche of business information from the daily newspaper and the nightly news, it is easy to just let some information flow right on by. It is even... Read More

Few people would deny that television is the hot medium communications scholar Marshall McLuhan said it was, the giant glowing heart at the center of American popular culture.... Read More

Hyperbole. The lifeblood of sports broadcasting. ESPN-type channels and their insatiable need for dramatic footage magnify every play, exaggerate every action. Announcers... Read More

Unlike the noise of sexual harassment in the workplace, bullying at work is referred to here as a “silent epidemic.” It can affect a person’s dignity, self-esteem, job,... Read More

Mothers have earned the right to be insane. A needed mother is more important than a well-read one. Mothers of young children are allowed to post signs on their doors warning... Read More

Even the most creatively-challenged parent or caregiver will have an easy time occupying the children with this abundant and detailed collection of activities for children aged... Read More