Thank you, Al Capone. Forget the glittering architecture, the kaleidoscopic public gardens, and the urbane cultural attractions. Ever since Prohibition (at least), Chicago has been saddled with a reputation as the crime capital of the... Read More

“Look. It’s empty out there, & cold. / Cold enough to reconcile / Even a father, even a son.” This epigraph from the poet Larry Levis launches this novel, set in northern Michigan. With prose at once lyrical and plainspoken,... Read More

Read this book with a purring cat on your lap; if you don’t own a cat adopt one immediately! As Papa Joe says in this lush novel’s beginning “people who don’t talk to animals cannot be trusted.” Of course Papa Joe also shares... Read More

Susanne T. Eden devotes her life to child s play. She writes “Play influences all aspects of development. Without play the development of the mind body and spirit is stunted.” Eden makes a convincing case that “play works as the... Read More

The oft-quoted line by John Donne “No man is an island” especially holds true in a business setting. No matter the size the industry the level of success or the management style every business is made up of one or more teams large or... Read More

Arthur M. Schlesinger taught past presidents an important lesson: If you want escapees from your administration to write glowing memoirs or how-to books for aspiring politicians about you, make sure to get assassinated. If you live to... Read More