"Connected" is a wholly absorbing and spellbinding mystery from the start. A unique spin on the common police procedural, Connected: A Case of Unique Proximity by David Random is an exciting page turner. Harvard psychology professor Olek... Read More

"Helen" focuses on a woman whose street smarts and innate talents led her to a vital, off-screen California role. Anita Mishook’s "Helen" is an intriguing novel about a young Jewish woman who travels from New York to California seeking... Read More

Gold’s is a gripping take on the question of culpability related to mass deaths, an account in which few escape unscathed. Was he merely a cog in the machine, or a ruthless war criminal? Alan Gold’s "The Mechanic" follows a grieving... Read More

This is a necessary exegetical resource for those who wish to understand the Koran in a pluralistic context. In his refreshing and insightful Reaching Beyond Faith, Ibn Farabi treads the waters between blind faith in and a deep... Read More

This is a must-read for those who seek to effect change by breaking down needless barriers between people. Connecting dualism to fear, Dorothy Riddle explains human behavior in "Moving Beyond Duality", the third volume in her Enough for... Read More

Like the music it honors, "The Bakersfield Sound" has the power to move people in surprising ways. The Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced Okies Revolutionized American Music by Robert E. Price is an in-depth portrait of a... Read More

Weinberg paints a vivid portrait of a learned man who refused to be silenced. "Dolet" is the engaging tale of a real-life Inquisition-era writer and scholar. Compelling and action-filled, this historical novel portrays an uncelebrated... Read More

This outstanding guide to fostering peace in communities opens hearts up to facilitating justice in an often violent world. "The Sacred Ego" speaks from and to the heart as author Jalaja Bonheim implores humans, as individuals and as a... Read More