Most early governors stayed in boarding houses or hotels, according to the author. In 1840, Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln introduced legislation to appropriate money for a residence for the governor, but the bill didn’t... Read More

The contemporary Christian church faces a challenge: it must present its tenets effectively, making clear the relevance of the Gospel to life in the twenty-first century. Answering this challenge, Christians are creating contemporary... Read More

“After college I tried for a couple of years to get a job teaching,” explains the author about her experience in the late sixties. “Not one public or private school in the area would hire me-a teacher in a wheelchair.” Irvin, who... Read More

With an unprecedented mix of cultures in the American work environment today, employees at all levels of organizations need to learn to properly deal with the expectations of people from different cultures. “Mistakes are not limited to... Read More

Movie stars hire publicity agents and managers, but surely geniuses don’t. Yet Albert Einstein had one, in function if not in title. Helen Dukas helped shape Einstein’s image as the saintly old man we remember today. This massive... Read More

The ceremonies commemorating the second anniversary of September 11, 2001 remind Americans how relatively lucky they have been, how relatively unscathed by the horrors of the violence that occurs on foreign shores. It also reminds... Read More

The Learning Literature Series from Sound Room Publishers uses colloquial and vernacular language and contemporary images to tell the great stories of literature and history to young adults. This CD book takes the birthday of... Read More