“Nineteen years old, married six months to a dairy farmer, and five months pregnant, I was hiding in a feed room, as a cow was being stabbed with a pitchfork. The blood was running in rivulets down her legs, making puddles around her... Read More

“You can get…anything you want…at Alice’s Restaurant.” Those coming of age in the late 1960s probably remember folksinger Arlo Guthrie’s eighteen-minute tune relating his Thanksgiving 1965 arrest for littering in a small... Read More

Eat a low-fat, healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and grains. Decrease the fat in your diet. Exercise, or at least stay active. Make it a part of your life. Do not use the word diet. Change your attitude and your habits. None of... Read More

In 1983 a boy is initiated into a cult. In 1970 a young woman named Kelsey has a sexual encounter with Jim Morrison of The Doors. In the present, where this novel really begins, ex-L.A. homicide detective Mike Travis, “caffeine-free... Read More

The shadows dividing good and evil, free and imprisoned blur almost beyond recognition in O’Shea’s dramatic collection of the most intimate thoughts and experiences of eleven women. Ten speak from beyond society, behind the bars on... Read More

This book is a good read for those interested in the animal rights movement or those who enjoy biographies about intriguing people. Spira has definitely led an interesting life. Spira started to seek justice for the oppressed at a young... Read More