“Anyone that gets washed down river, dressed in rags and carrying that sword, has got to have a remarkable story, and I want to hear it.” So quips the man who saves the hero of "Mayan Prophecies" from drowning. It is with such... Read More

“Many people think that a tree that grows crooked will never grow straight,” writes Salvatore Sarate. In "A Bronx Story", he has fictionalized his own life’s story to prove those people wrong. His tale is a sad one, but the... Read More

The heroine of Holly L. Lewitas’ debut novel is intelligent, clever, and intensely loyal. She is also covered with gray and white fur, but the fact that she happens to be a dog doesn’t stop Spunky from solving mysteries and... Read More

When Dubes 52 meets his parents in London for the first time since they left him and his younger brother with family in the West Indies, they seem like strangers. He is understandably reluctant to accept their affection. But a new life... Read More

Somewhere between art and science, cheesemaking is not for the faint of heart. Caldwell begins her guide to the enterprise with a great deal of science. An extremely nuanced process becomes friendly through the author’s cheery advice... Read More

The movement to source energy at the local level has boomed in recent years. "Power from the People" is a good guide for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the trend in an environmentally conscious way. Community energy has multiple... Read More

Throughout the eight chapters of her slim yet powerful parenting book, Dyan Eybergen—a Registered Nurse and Certified Parent Coach—delves into children’s perspectives on various situations, from toilet training and nighttime fears... Read More

It’s 2004 and Lisbon-born Jan Demir, at age thirty, is a very successful businessman content with his jet-setting lifestyle and girlfriend of the moment. Then he travels to Iran to meet a business contact, where he discovers the... Read More