We are in the midst of an energy crisis, says Kimberly Kingsley, one that has nothing to do with the price of gasoline at the pump. Modern life is full of demands that leech our personal energy stores. We guzzle caffeine in the morning... Read More

Western medicine appears to be at the height of its powers—impressive technology, huge building complexes dedicated to its practice and pursuit, a mind-boggling pharmacopeia—but preoccupied with curing, it appears to have lost touch... Read More

“Pollen, dust, animals, all these make me sneeze. I am done in by innocent things,” says a father who will never support his family, in the cleverly constructed short story “An Afternoon at the Movies.” His son imagines a film of... Read More

“How useful is that two-legged stool in the corner of the living room? Do we really need those prescriptions that expired when Reagan was president?” Nelson is a harsh taskmaster. An acknowledged clutterer, this author of several... Read More

United States couples looking to a foreign land to adopt a child are likely to harbor some reservations after reading this book, which as the subtitle states, is one individual’s personal account of international adoption. As a social... Read More

Managed health care is not the subject of this collection of doctors? stories about encounters with patients, but it is certainly the phantom under the bed. In nearly every story, the patient’s level of care is impacted significantly... Read More

In the seventh installment in the True-to-Life Series from Hamilton High, Reynolds tackles the touchy subject of teen sex vs. abstinence. Lauren, a senior at Hamilton High, has been dealing with “If you loved me…” ever since her... Read More

The words “truth” and “stories” in the title of this bold, subversive book should alert the wary reader and, more especially, the flummoxed library cataloguer that Ellen Douglas, after four decades of acclaimed fiction, is boxing... Read More